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The caNanoLab User's Guide is the companion documentation to the caNanoLab software application. The user's guide includes information and instructions for using caNanoLab.

The following topics introduce you to the caNanoLab portal and describe concepts you need to know to use caNanoLab.

• About caNanoLab – Provides an overview and instructions to start using the caNanoLab portal
• Managing Protocols – Describes how to submit and search for existing protocols
• Managing Samples – Describes the processes for submitting and updating samples, and searching samples
• Managing Sample Composition Annotations – Describes the caNanoLab Composition feature which displays and enables you to enter composition information for nanomaterial entities and functionalizing entities, as well as chemical associations. Also describes how to edit composition annotations.
• Managing Sample Characterizations – Describes the caNanoLab Characterization feature which displays and enables you to enter physico-chemical, in vitro and in vivo characterization information for samples. Also describes how to edit characterization annotations.
• Managing Publications – Describes how to submit and search samples publications such as journal articles, book chapters, reports as well as publications supporting sample data.
• Administration – Describes how to link to the NCI's Common Security Module (CSM) where you can create users in the User Provisioning Tool (UPT). It also describes curation processes and how to configure site preferences.
• MyWorkspace – Defines caNanoLab-relevant terms used in this guide.
• caNanoLab Glossary – Defines caNanoLab-relevant terms used in this guide.

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