Version Number and Release Date: caNanoLab 2.0 December 2014 Primary audience: Investigators and researchers interested in information about the characterizations of nanomaterials used in biomedical research Installation Level: Intermediate - technical assistance may be required, download may require supporting infrastructure or software System Requirements: This is a web-based application that can be accessed through an industry standard browser. Installation requires: Memory 1GB or more (Linux, Solaris, or Windows) Disk storage 36 GB (minimum) Database Server: MySQL v 5.1.x JBoss Application Server, 5.1.0 JRE/JDK 1.6.x

Tool Overview

caNanoLab provides access to information on:

• Nanotechnology protocols in biomedicine
• Composition of nanomaterials
• Functions of nanomaterials (for example, therapeutic, targeting, diagnostic imaging)
• Physico-chemical characterizations including size, molecular weight, shape, physical state, surface chemistry, purity, solubility, and relaxivity
• In Vitro characterizations such as cytotoxicity, blood contact properties, oxidative stress, and immune cell functions
• Publications and reports from nanotechnology studies in biomedicine

caNanoLab was developed as a collaboration between the NCI Center for Biomedical Informatics and Information Technology (CBIIT), the NCI Nanotechnology Characterization Laboratory (NCL), and the NCI Cancer Centers of Nanotechnology Excellence (CCNEs).

Installation and Downloads

Downloads for caNanoLab are available as listed here. The caNanoLab Software License applies. There is also a caNanoLab GitHub Repository

caNanoLab 2.0 Artifacts

• caNanoLab_2.0.zip
• caNanoLab 2.0 Release Note
• caNanoLab 2.0 Installation Guide

caNanoLab 1.5.5 Artifacts

• caNanoLab 1.5.5 zip
• caNanoLab 1.5.5 Release Notes
• caNanoLab 1.5.5 Installation Guide

caNanoLab Archives

Downloadable files from previous releases of caNanoLab are also available from the caNanoLab GForge files tab archive.

caNanoLab Users Group

• caNanoLab Users List (Sign up to receive updates about caNanoLab.)
• Address for mail

Forum and Support

• Application Support
• ICR Workspace Coordinator: Mervi Heiskanen
• caNanoLab Users Listserv - Sign up for tool updates. Send mail (mailto:(CANANOLAB-USERS-L@LIST.NIH.GOV))
• caNanoLab GForge Project archive
• ICR Nanotech Working Group

Presentations, Demos and Other Materials

Refer to caNanoLab Presentations, Demos and Other Materials.

Documentation and Training

• caNanoLab User's Guide
• caNanoLab FAQ
• caNanoLab Design Document
• caNanoLab 2.0 Release Note
• caNanoLab 2.0 Installation Guide
• Previous versions of caNanoLab user documentation are available on GForge files tab archive. Technical documentation is available at the GForge docs tab archive.
• Online help is available through the application's Help button.

Related Tools and Terminology

• Nanoparticle Ontology (NPO)

• NCI EVS Thesaurus
• NCI cancer Data Standards Repository (caDSR)

Data Curation

Data curation is a key component for ensuring that data is appropriately annotated to facilitate data sharing in a semantically interoperable fashion. Data curation activities on caNanoLab are currently performed by nanotechnology data scientists at Washington University and the Nanotechnology Characterization Laboratory (NCL). Data curators assist in extracting data from publications and nanotechnology experiments, annotating extracted data, and providing overall data quality control. If you are interested in submitting your data into caNanoLab, please contact the caNanoLab Users Listserv.