- For the matrix size, enter numbers for rows and columns and click the Update button.
The window now displays column [#] headings that you can name for your matrix. - Click an underlined column heading. Available options can be specific for the type of characteristic you are defining. As described below, select an option or if there are none or if you prefer, select [Other] to name the column yourself.
- Column Type – You must select either Datum or Condition. In the cases noted below, based on your Characterization selection at the top of the Characerization page, customized options may display for the following fields.
- Column Name and Column Property – Select or enter a column name.
If you selected Datum for Column Type, the following characterizations display customized name fields.
For a physico-chemical characterization, use the criteria in the first table.
For an in vitro characterization, use the criterion in the second table.Column Type "Datum" is selected with this characterization
Autopopulated Column Name Option[s]
Molecular Weight
Molecular Weight
Purity
% puity for sample
Relaxivity
R1, R2, T1, T2
Size
PD1, Peak N, RMS size, Z Average
Surface
charge, surface area, zeta potential
If you selected Condition for Column Type, for all characterizations, Column Name displays the options listed in the left column of the following table. When you make a name selection, Condition Propertiesoptions may correspond to the name you selected; those are shown in the right column. Select one of the column properties, where appropriate.
Column Type "Condition" is selected; Column Name is autopopulated with these options
Condition Property for Column Name
Centrifugation
N/A
Culture Media
media type, serum percentage
Electromagnetic Radiation
bandwidth, frequency, time, wavelength
Freeze Thaw
N/A
Long Term Storage
lyophilized, time
Lyophilization
time
pH
N/A
Sample concentration
N/A
Short Term Storage
lyophilized, time
Solvent Media
ion concentration, ionic strength, molecular formula, osmolality, serum percentage, with serum
Sonication
number of pulses, pulse duration
Temperature
N/A
- Column Value Type – Select one of the value types listed in the Value Type drop-down list.
- boolean
- mean
- median
- mode
- observed
- standard deviation
- Z-score
- Column Value Unit – Select or enter the appropriate value unit.
- Constant Value? – Enter a constant value, if appropriate.
- Click Set Column Order to indicate the order of the column headings in the matrix you have defined.
- Click Save to confirm the your matrix design choices. After you do so, the names you selected show as column headings. Click Remove to delete the column, or Cancel to close the window.
- Click Save on the Finding page, as well.