Tutorials & Useful Links
Biological & Chemical
Biological & Chemical
- Gel Electrophoresis - Horizontal
- Gel Electrophoresis - Vertical (PAGE/SDS-PAGE)
- Making and Pouring LB Agar Plates - Non-Sterile
- Making and Pouring LB Agar Plates - Sterile
- Making a PDMS chip
- Picking Bacterial Colonies and Liquid Bacterial Culture
- Using the conductivity meters in the lab
- Using the peristaltic pumps in the lab
Computer Science
Computer Science
- Anaconda Python Download (External Site) - Free Download and includes the Spyder IDE
- Learn Linux through the Raspberry Pi (Adafruit Site)
- Python Documentation (External Site)
- Python Introduction: Think Python by Allen Downey (External Site)
- PythonTutor - Visualize your code in Python, Java, C, etc. (External Site)
Electrical & Data Acquisition
Electrical & Data Acquisition
- Arduino Information and Guides
- Biopac software guide for use in the lab (Software version 4.0), sample.gtl file, sample.acq file
- Breadboard layout and simulation tool (Link to TinkerCad)
- Circuit building and debugging tips
- Circuit Drawing and Simulation Tool (Link to Circuit Labs - easier to use)
- Circuit Drawing Tool (Link to Digikey Page - more sophisticated)
- Circuit Simulation Site (Link to Falstad site)
- Electrical Circuits Explained (External Site)
- Electrical Test Cables
- Electronics Tutorial (Quickly learn basic electronics and how to use various devices)
- Electronics Tutorials (Link to Adafruit website)
- Electrophysiological Safety
- How to use a breadboard (Link to Sparkfun website)
- How to solder (Link to Sparkfun website)
- LabVIEW Tutorial (pdf file)
- Matlab-myDAQ interface Tutorial
- myDAQ as measurement and signal generation tools (Link to NI website)
- myDAQ to control an LED using LabVIEW (link to NI Website)
- Raspberry Pi and Analog to Digital conversion - Option 1 (Adafruit site)
- Raspberry Pi and Analog to Digital conversion - Option 2 (Adafruit site)
- Raspberry Pi setup and documentation (External Site)
- Raspberry Pi setup and use - Basic setup and use (External Site)
- Resistor Calculator (External Page)
Mechanical
Mechanical
- 3D Modeling Design tips & Free design software (from Penn Libraries)
- 3D Printing instructions for the lab
- 3D Printing Training and Workshops (from Penn Libraries)
- Instron test system use in the lab
- Laser cutter training procedure
- Onshape - Cloud-based CAD software (free for students)
- Paper Microfluidic Device Fabrication in the lab
- Press fitting tutorial using OnShape
- Press fitting tutorial using SolidWorks
- Solidworks Information, Guides, and Tutorials
- TinkerCad
Other
Other
- Available software for Penn Engineering students
- Adobe Illustrator Basics (External Site)
- BE Labs website on your home screen: Android | iOS
- Clean up and waste disposal
- Video tracking software by Kinovea (External site)
- Video tracking software by Physlets (External site) | Help Documentation | Video Tutorial
Other Facilities & Resources
Other Facilities & Resources
- AddLab - Professional 3D printing (paid)
- Biomedical Device Database with the Penn Libraries & Penn Health-Tech
- Biomedical Library 3D & Poster Printing
- Build your own MakerSpace
- Detkin ESE Lab
- Education Commons - Free 3D printing & scanning
- FAQs from CETS (Penn Engineering's IT group)
- Ketterer ESE Lab
- Laser cut metal parts (External site)
- MEAM labs (including the RPL and PML)
- Penn Entrepreneurship Legal Clinic
- Penn Health-Tech
- Rothberg Catalyzer at Penn
- Small Business Resources at Penn & Philadelphia (By Wharton Entrepreneurship)
- Weiss Tech House - Incubator for student startups
- Weiss Tech House Garage Lab (166 A) - Freely accessible shop tools