ENM Physicochemical Characterisation Experimental Workflows

ENM Physicochemical Characterisation Experimental WorkflowsOverview The Environmental Nanoscience Group (ENG) of the University of Birmingham (UoB) has long experience on one of the key pillars of nanosafety research, which is the full physicochemical characterisation of the engineered nanomaterials (ENM). ENG has established detailed experimental workflows, which include the use of various instruments (e.g. TEM, DLS,…

Electronic Laboratory Notebooks

Electronic Laboratory NotebooksOverview One of the main objectives of NanoCommons is to promote the FAIR data principles, cross-project collaboration and data interoperability. This way, it will be possible to offer the nanosafety community with high quality data that can be combined to produce big datasets and be used in novel modelling, machine learning, deep learning…

Data and Metadata Semantic Annotation

Data & Metadata Semantic AnnotationOverview One of the main objectives of NanoCommons is to promote the FAIR data principles, cross-project collaboration and data interoperability. This way, it will be possible to offer the nanosafety community with high quality data that can be combined to produce big datasets and be used in novel modelling, machine learning,…

Using ontologies to make research data FAIR

Using Ontologies to Make Research Data FAIROverview Making the most impact with your research, it helps if you had your research data management (RDM) in place. Within the context of the RDM you work on making data more FAIR and perhaps even open, following the requirements from the European Commission. But RDM, FAIR, and Open…

Evaluation of theoretical descriptors for NM

Evaluation of Theoretical Descriptors for NMOverview The MOPAC program performs semi-empirical (quantum mechanical) calculations for the evaluation of theoretical descriptors (molecular and electronic properties) of NMs to tackle the size of NMs efficiently, i.e. the large number of atoms in a NM. The effect of solvents can be captured by the COSMO method implemented in…

Nanomaterial-Biological Interactions Knowledgebase

Nanomaterial-Biological Interactions KnowledgebaseOverview Novel toxicological methods need to look at realistic exposure levels during first-pass hazard identification studies to minimise the time and materials required for testing and rapidly identify materials of high concern. The EZ Metric assay utilises developing zebrafish embryos (Danio rerio) as an integrated sensing and amplification system that is easy to…

NanoImage TEM Image Analysis Tool

NanoImage TEM Image Analysis ToolOverview NanoImage (https://app.jaqpot.org/nanoImage), part of the Jaqpot Platform, offers tools for analysis of electron microscopy images of spherical particles and carbon nanotubes, allowing the user to derive descriptors for the materials directly from images, offering distinct advantage over manual procedures, in terms of speed and ability to represent the whole sample.…

Jaqpot Computational Platform for In Silico Modelling

Jaqpot Computational Platform for In Silico ModellingOverview Jaqpot is a computational platform for in silico modelling of chemical compounds, that provides both access to its services both over a User Interface (GUI) and an Application Programming Interface (API). It is a cloud-ready application that uses the benefits of Java, R and Python, having incorporated functionality…

NanoXtract: Nanoparticles Image Analysis Tool Powered by Enalos Cloud Platform

NanoXtractNanoparticles Image Analysis Tool Powered by Enalos Cloud PlatformOverview NanoXtract is a unique online tool for the calculation of image descriptors based on Transmission Electron Microscopy (TEM) images of NMs that was developed and made available through the Enalos Nanoinformatics platform. The tool can generate a set of 18 image descriptors that greatly enhance and…