Nano-related experimental workflows

Nano-related Experimental WorkflowsOverview LEITAT is offering guidance on nano-related experimental workflows, which may include site visits, either to established facilities (as a reference in terms of layout, equipment needs, workflow, etc.) or to new facilities (in order to identify potential pitfalls), web-based information exchange forums, organisation of round-robin tests to evaluate inter-laboratory precision. Support on…

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…

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…

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…

EcoToxicological Laboratory Workflows

EcoToxicological Laboratory WorkflowsOverview The Ecotoxicology & Chemical Risk Group at the Centre for Ecology & Hydrology (CEH) is an important node within the European Nanosafety infrastructure providing expertise and facilities in support of ecological effect and risk assessment studies with nanoparticles including detection of toxicity and biodiversity effects in soils and surface waters.  CEH can…

Knowledge infrastructure supporting the physicochemical characterisation of nanomaterials (ACEnano)

Knowledge Infrastructure Supporting the Physicochemical Characterisation of Nanomaterials (ACEnano)Overview Edelweiss Connect offers a knowledge infrastructure which supports collection and sharing of physicochemical characterisation protocols, structured metadata and data. Currently, the knowledge infrastructure (KI) supports the activities related to data collection and method optimisation in ACEnano project and aims to further disseminate this knowledge to the…

Omics Data Analysis

Omics Data AnalysisOverview The NanoCommons Knowledge Base is based on the BioXM TM Knowledge Management Environment, a software developed over the last 15 years by Biomax Informatics AG and applied in multiple collaborative research projects and commercial environments. Within NanoCommons the following services are offered: Omics data analysis tools The following methods are currently available to…