Nanomaterial Registry
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RTI International began development of the Nanomaterial Registry in 2010 with the establishment of a set of minimal information about nanomaterials (MIAN) by which they would curate available nanomaterial characterizations and interaction studies. By establishing a MIAN, with a set of requested metadata, and using a controlled vocabulary by which to curate, RTI was able to then apply a data quality/quantity metric to each nanomaterial record, called compliance scores. Each nanomaterial record in the Registry contains a report of compliance to the MIAN – most easily seen when searching or browsing the database at the Registry’s website. Users can utilize compliance scores to determine an appropriate record or data set to investigate further based on their preferred level of reporting needs for their particular investigation. The Nanomaterial Registry began as a culling of nanomaterial data in pre-existing databases and has expanded to include literature, reports, and catalogs. The Registry continues to grow and accept data from research contributors. It is one of the primary resources by which Federal grant awardees can satisfy data sharing requirements.
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Data curated into the Nanomaterial Registry come from publicly-available sources, such as other databases, standard reference material reports, scientific literature, and manufacturer catalogs.
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RTI International would like to thank the National Institutes of Health (NIH) for funding this work, under contract HHSN268201000022C.
Publications
Ostraat, M. L.; Mills, K. C.; Guzan, K. A.; Murry, D. (2013) The Nanomaterial Registry: Facilitating the Sharing and Analysis of Data in the Diverse Nanomaterial Community. International Journal of Nanomedicine, 8(Suppl 1), 7–13. doi:10.2147/IJN.S40722
Guzan, K A; Mills, K C; Gupta, V; Murry, D; Scheier, C N; Willis, D A; Ostraat, M L (2013) Integration of data: the Nanomaterial Registry project and data curation. Computational Science & Discovery 6(1):1-8, doi: 10.1088/1749-4699/6/1/014007
Mills, K. C., Murry, D. A., Guzan, K. A., & Ostraat, M. (2014). Nanomaterial Registry: database that captures the minimal information about nanomaterial physico-chemical characteristics. Journal of Nanoparticle Research, 16, 2219. doi:10.1007/s11051-013-2219-8
Guzan, K.A.; Mills, K.C.; Gupta, V.; Ostraat, M.L. (2014). A Nanomaterial Registry. In M. Hull & D. Bowman (Eds.), Nanotechnology Environmental Health and Safety: Risks, Regulation and Management 2nd edition (pp. 153-172). Waltham, MA: Elsevier.
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