ASTM E2909-13

Standard Guide for Investigation/Study/Assay Tab-Delimited Format for Nanotechnologies (ISA-TAB-Nano): Standard File Format for the Submission and Exchange of Data on Nanomaterials and Characterizations (Withdrawn 2021)

ABSTRACT
This guide specifies the format for representing and sharing information about nanomaterials, small molecules and biological specimens along with their assay characterization data using spreadsheet or TAB-delimited files. It is intended to facilitate the meaningful submission and exchange of nanomaterial descriptions and characterization data (metadata and summary data) along with the other files (raw/derived data files, image files, protocol documents, etc.) among individual researchers and to or from nanotechnology resources. It also provides researchers with guidelines for representing nanomaterials and characterizations to achieve cross-material comparison.
SCOPE
1.1 This guide (ISA-TAB-Nano) specifies the format for representing and sharing information about nanomaterials, small molecules and biological specimens along with their assay characterization data (including metadata, and summary data) using spreadsheet or TAB-delimited files.  
1.2 The Appendices Sections contain a detailed listing of ISA-TAB-Nano fields (Appendix X1), a practical example (Appendix X2), a discussion of optional files (Appendix X3), and summary of background (Appendix X4).  
1.3 The values stated in SI units are to be regarded as standard. No other units of measurement are included in this standard.  
1.4 This standard does not purport to address all of the safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appropriate safety and health practices and determine the applicability of regulatory limitations prior to use.
WITHDRAWN RATIONALE
This guide (ISA-TAB-Nano) specifies the format for representing and sharing information about nanomaterials, small molecules and biological specimens along with their assay characterization data (including metadata, and summary data) using spreadsheet or TAB-delimited files.
Formerly under the jurisdiction of Committee E56 on Nanotechnology, this guide was withdrawn in December 2021. This standard is being withdrawn without replacement due to its limited use by industry.

General Information

• Status: Withdrawn
• Publication Date: 31-Jan-2013
• Withdrawal Date: 27-Dec-2021
• ICS: 07.120 - Nanotechnologies
• ICS: 35.040.01 - Information coding in general
• ICS: 35.240.70 - IT applications in science
• Technical Committee: E56 - Nanotechnology
• Drafting Committee: E56.01 - Informatics and Terminology

Standards Content (Sample)

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Designation: E2909 − 13
Standard Guide for
Investigation/Study/Assay Tab-Delimited Format for
Nanotechnologies (ISA-TAB-Nano): Standard File Format for
the Submission and Exchange of Data on Nanomaterials
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and Characterizations
This standard is issued under the fixed designation E2909; the number immediately following the designation indicates the year of
original adoption or, in the case of revision, the year of last revision. A number in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval. A
superscript epsilon (´) indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.
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1. Scope 2.3 Reports from NCL:
NCL200612A Dendrimer-Based MRI Contrast Agents, Pre-
1.1 This guide (ISA-TAB-Nano) specifies the format for
pared for Dendritic Nanotechnologies, Inc. December
representing and sharing information about nanomaterials,
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small molecules and biological specimens along with their
assay characterization data (including metadata, and summary
3. Significance and Use
data) using spreadsheet or TAB-delimited files.
3.1 This guide is intended to facilitate the meaningful
1.2 The Appendices Sections contain a detailed listing of
submission and exchange of nanomaterial descriptions and
ISA-TAB-Nano fields (Appendix X1), a practical example
characterization data (metadata and summary data) along with
(Appendix X2), a discussion of optional files (Appendix X3),
the other files (raw/derived data files, image files, protocol
and summary of background (Appendix X4).
documents, etc.) among individual researchers and to or from
1.3 The values stated in SI units are to be regarded as
nanotechnology resources. This guide also serves to empower
standard. No other units of measurement are included in this
organizations to adopt standard methods for representing data
standard.
in nanotechnology publications; and to provide researchers
1.4 This standard does not purport to address all of the
with guidelines for representing nanomaterials and character-
safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the
izations to achieve cross-material comparison. This guide
responsibility of the user of this standard to establish appro-
encourages standardization in the field of informatics, where
priate safety, health, and environmental practices and deter-
adherence ISA-TAB-Nano concepts nanotechnology to a
mine the applicability of regulatory limitations prior to use.
broader and established bioinformatics community.
1.5 This international standard was developed in accor-
3.2 The format of this guide is of a file structure that
dance with internationally recognized principles on standard-
contains four primary files—investigation, study, assay (ISA),
ization established in the Decision on Principles for the
and material files.
Development of International Standards, Guides and Recom-
3.2.1 In addition, raw or derived data files and any other
mendations issued by the World Trade Organization Technical
files (for example, image files, protocol documents) specific to
Barriers to Trade (TBT) Committee.
each assay can be shared along with the four primary ISA-
2. Referenced Documents TAB-Nano files if the data files are referenced in the primary
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ISA-TAB-Nano files. The specification does not provide for-
2.1 ISA-TAB Format Specification:
mat specification for files other than the four primary files:
ISA-TAB Release Candidate 1.0 ISA-TAB 1.0
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investigation, study, assay, and material files. The ISA-TAB-
2.2 Assay Protocol Documents from NCL:
Nano investigation file is used for three purposes: (1) to record
NCL Method GTA-1 (Version 1.1) LLC-PK1 Kidney Cyto-
all declarative information referenced in other files; (2)to
toxicity Assay
relate assay files to study files; and (3) to group multiple study
1 files that are part of the same investigation. The ISA-TAB-
This guide is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee E56 on Nanotech-
nology and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee E56.01 on Informatics and Nano study file is used to record information about the source,
Terminology.
Current edition approved Feb. 1, 2013. Published April 2013. DOI: 10.1520/
E2909-13.
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Available from ISAtools, http://isa-tools.org. Available from Nanotechnology Characterization Laboratory (NCL), Frederick
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Available from Nanotechnology Characterization Laboratory (NCL), Frederick National Laboratory for Cancer Research, SAIC-Frederick, Inc., P.O. Box B,
National Laboratory for Cancer Research, SAIC-Frederick, Inc., P.O. Box B, Frederick, MD 21702-1201, http://ncl.cancer.gov. Download available from http://
Frederick, MD 21702-1201, http://ncl.cancer.gov. ncl.cancer.gov/120406.pdf.
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