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ArticleJournal of cheminformatics2025

Addressing standardization and semantics in an electronic lab notebook for multidisciplinary use: LabIMotion.

Chia-Lin Lin, Pei-Chi Huang, Christof Wöll, Patrick Théato, Christian Kübel, Lena Pilz, Nicole Jung, Stefan Bräse

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Article in Journal of cheminformatics, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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8 authors.

Chia-Lin LinInstitute of Biological and Chemical Systems, Functional Molecular Systems (IBCS), Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Kaiserstraße 12, 76131, Karlsruhe, Germany.
Pei-Chi HuangInstitute of Biological and Chemical Systems, Functional Molecular Systems (IBCS), Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Kaiserstraße 12, 76131, Karlsruhe, Germany.
Christof WöllInstitute of Functional Interfaces (IFG), Karlsruhe Institute of Technolgy, Kaiserstraße 12, 76131, Karlsruhe, Germany.
Patrick ThéatoInstitute for Chemical Technology and Polymer Chemistry (ITCP), Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Kaiserstraße 12, 76131, Karlsruhe, Germany.
Christian KübelInstitute of Nanotechnology (INT), Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Kaiserstraße 12, 76131, Karlsruhe, Germany.
Lena PilzInstitute of Functional Interfaces (IFG), Karlsruhe Institute of Technolgy, Kaiserstraße 12, 76131, Karlsruhe, Germany.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5616-9003
Nicole JungInstitute of Biological and Chemical Systems, Functional Molecular Systems (IBCS), Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Kaiserstraße 12, 76131, Karlsruhe, Germany. nicole.jung@kit.edu.
Stefan BräseInstitute of Biological and Chemical Systems, Functional Molecular Systems (IBCS), Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Kaiserstraße 12, 76131, Karlsruhe, Germany. stefan.braese@kit.edu.

Funding

Bundesministerium für Bildung und Forschung 03ZU1205OACarl-Zeiss-Stiftung LPDeutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft 441958208Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft Germany's Excellence Strategy (2082/1, 390761711)Helmholtz Program Information 33.43.11
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Abstract

This work presents the LabIMotion extension for the Chemotion Electronic Lab Notebook (ELN), expanding its capabilities from organic chemistry to support interdisciplinary research and enabling the description of workflows. LabIMotion enhances documentation by introducing customizable components structured across three levels-Elements, Segments, and Datasets-enabling flexible, hierarchical organization and reuse of data. Through the integration of links to ontologies, the extension ensures precise, machine-readable data, promoting interoperability and adherence to FAIR principles. The extension features an intuitive, user-friendly interface that allows researchers to easily create new ELN content by leveraging a set of customizable, generic methods. Scientists can set up new data fields, can link data fields, or establish workflows, and the extension translates those needs directly into usable functionality at their command. Through this high degree of flexibility, a wide range of specific research needs can be met. The LabIMotion Hub plays a crucial role in distributing and updating components, fostering standardization, and enabling collaborative development within scientific communities. These advancements significantly improve the ELN's adaptability, usability, and relevance across various research disciplines.Scientific contributionThis work demonstrates how research data management systems can be designed to support discipline-specific requirements in chemistry research while offering a high flexibility and interoperability to deal with interdisciplinary work. The developed software, LabIMotion, offers a versatile approach for integrating novel research aspects into a research data environment, fostering bottom-up processes for defining schemas and standardizing scientific workflows. In particular, the software's support for community-driven extensions, combined with a clear definition of content and its assignment to ontology terms, provides unique advantages for creating adaptable tools suited to the complexities of the scientific environment.

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ChemistryData transferDigitalizationElectronic lab notebookFAIR data

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PMID40369666
PMCPMC12080067

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