Samasy: an automated system for sample selection and robotic transfer
Author(s) -
Clinton L. Cario,
John S. Witte
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
biotechniques
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.617
H-Index - 131
eISSN - 1940-9818
pISSN - 0736-6205
DOI - 10.2144/btn-2018-0090
Subject(s) - sample (material) , computer science , population , automation , selection (genetic algorithm) , set (abstract data type) , scale (ratio) , transfer (computing) , sample size determination , throughput , engineering , artificial intelligence , operating system , statistics , geography , physics , mechanical engineering , demography , cartography , mathematics , sociology , wireless , programming language , thermodynamics
Sample automation and management is increasingly important as the number and size of population-scale and high-throughput projects grow. This is particularly the case in large-scale population studies where sample size is far outpacing the commonly used 96-well plate format. To facilitate management and transfer of samples in this format, we present Samasy, a web-based application for the construction of a sample database, intuitive display of sample and batch information, and facilitation of automated sample transfer or subset. Samasy is designed with ease-of-use in mind, can be quickly set up, and runs in any web browser.
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