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To launch a basic search for a sample

  1. Click the Samples menu. The Manage Samples page appears.

  2. Click Search Existing Samples.

    Leaving all search criteria blank

    There are no required fields when you specify search criteria. If you leave all the fields blank, all items are returned.

  3. From the Sample Search page, fill in the following search criteria as needed. 

    Sample Search OptionsDescription

    Keywords

    Enter one or more keywords by which samples could be identified in this search. caNanoLab can search for characterization or publication keywords, as well as text describing characterizations.

    Sample Name

    Enter text for the name of a sample. Select Contains (for search using partial text) or Equals (for exact text search).

    Sample Point of Contact

    Enter text for the name or organization point of contact. Select Contains (for search using partial text) or Equals (for exact text search).

    Composition

    Nanomaterial Entity

    Select from the list the nanoparticle category to which the nanomaterial entity targeted by the search belongs. Example: Dendrimer

    Functionalizing Entity
    Select the functionalizing category to which the sample targeted by the search belongs. (This list may contain terms that are not defined in the help glossary. These terms have been added by curators as [other]; they may be reviewed and defined at a later time.) Select the function type category which best fits the sample targeted by the search.

    Characterization Type/Characterization

    Click the list on the left and select the characterization type that applies to the sample to be searched: Physico-Chemical, In Vitro, In Vivo, Ex Vivo, or Other Ex VV.

    Your selection determines the sub-categories that appear in the Characterization field to the right.

    Select one or more of the items in the Characterization list. (This list may contain terms that are not defined in the help glossary. These have been added by curators as [other]; they may be reviewed and defined at a later time.) To select more than one, use CTRL + click.

  4. Click Search.

    For information about the search results, refer to Sample Search Results.


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