Course Title: Practical Instrumental Analysis Methods

Prerequisite: -

Targeted group: Students of food health

Credits: 1

Second semester of 2015-16

Course duration: One semester

Location: Nutrition Department/Faculty of Medical Sciences

Level: Master's degree

Course type: Practical

Professor: Dr. Mitra Rezayi

 

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Overall Objective:

Recognition of the mechanism and function of the instruments used for the analysis of food components

Specific Objectives:

-Familiarization of students with the quantitative measurement methods of food components

-Familiarization of students with the qualitative measurement methods of food components

-Familiarization of students with the classic methods of decomposition/preparation of samples for experiments

-Familiarization of students with instrumental methods

Contents and Order of Presentation:

(Titles and outlines of the educational materials required to attain the semester's objective, including theoretical teachings and practical skills)

 

Session	Date	Titles	Executors
1		Introduction to Safety Measures in Laboratory	Dr. Rezayi
2		Solution Making and Preparation of Compositions in Micro- and Macro-scale Concentrations	Dr. Rezayi
3		Standardization and Introduction to a Standard Curve	Dr. Rezayi
4		Measurement of Potassium Dichromate Concentration in an Unknown Solution Using Spectrophotometry in the Visible Region	Dr. Rezayi
5		Measurement of DNA Conjugate in Edible Oils Using Spectrophotometry in the UV Region	Dr. Rezayi
6		Introduction to Determining Maximum Absorption of Compositions in the UV-Vis Region	Dr. Rezayi
7		Determining the Portion of Quinidine Sulfate or Vitamin B12 Using the Fluorescence Spectrophotometric Device	Dr. Rezayi
8		Making of TLC Plate and its Methods of Instantiation and Isolation	Dr. Rezayi
9		Production of Chromatography Column and Proper Solution Systems for the Isolation of Materials	Dr. Rezayi
10		Introduction to HPLC and its Mechanism	Dr. Rezayi
11		Measurement of Fatty Acid Structures Using the GC Device	Dr. Hashemi
12		Introduction to FT-IR Device	Dr. Rezayi
13		Introduction to the Atomic Absorption Device for the Measurement of Heavy Metals	Dr. Rezayi

 

 

 

Teaching Method:

Lectures, discussions, performing practical tests, question-and-answer

Student Evaluation Method:

Presenting work report: 4 points

 Observing safety measures in the experiments: 2 points

Proper conduction of experiments and calculation of accurate figures: 3 points

Written exam: 11 points

References:

 

Prepared by:

Educational Planning Department at the Education Development Center/Mashhad Medical Sciences