Tutorials & Useful Links

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

• 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 for Beginners (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

• Arduino Information and Guides (External Site)

• Arduinos and the I2C protocol

• 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

• 3D Modeling Design tips & Free design software (from Penn Libraries)

• 3D Printing Online (External Site)

• 3D Printing Online Options (External Site)

• 3D Printing instructions for the lab

• 3D Printing Training and Workshops (from Penn Libraries)

• Instron test system use in the lab

• Laser cut service for metal parts (External site)

• Laser cut service (External Site)

• Laser cutter training procedure

• Onshape - Cloud-based CAD software (free for students)

• Onshape - Startup Guide

• Paper Microfluidic Device Fabrication in the lab

• Press fit boxes and other shapes (External site)

• Press fitting tutorial using Onshape

• Press fitting tutorial using SolidWorks

• Sewing Tutorial

• Solidworks Information, Guides, and Tutorials

• TinkerCad

Other

• Available software for Penn Engineering students

• Adobe Illustrator Basics (External Site)

• Adobe Illustrator Tutorial (Better)

• Adobe Premiere Pro Tutorial

• BE Labs website on your home screen: Android | iOS

• Clean up and waste disposal

• ImageJ imaging and tracking software (External site)

• Video tracking software by Kinovea (External site)

• Video tracking software by Physlets (External site) | Help Documentation | Video Tutorial

• Virtual PC Labs at Penn Engineering

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

• LinkedIn Learning (free for the Penn Community)

• 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)

• Virtual PC Labs at Penn Engineering

• Weiss Tech House - Incubator for student startups

• Weiss Tech House Garage Lab (166 A) - Freely accessible shop tools