Table 1.

Outline table: an overview of the data tables in NKB, with a brief description of the general type or category of data collated in each table

Data tables in NaKnowBase	Description
Publication	Identification and metadata of the published manuscript from which the data originated
Medium	The medium in which the nanomaterial was tested (e.g., water, saline, cell culture medium, etc.)
Additive	Any substances that may have been added to the media (e.g., FBS, strep/pen)
Material	The composition of the nanomaterial and any physiochemical parameters reported
Contam	Any contaminants of the test material reported
Materialfg	Functional groups affixed to primary test material and the method of affixation
Functionalgroup	Identities of functional groups in database (e.g., alcohol groups)
Assay	The type of test system used (e.g., in vitro test system, electron microscopy)
Parameters	Parameters manipulated in the experiment (e.g., dose/concentration tested, test time, etc.)
Result	Measured results linked to the assays and parameters employed
Molecularresult	Pointer to results from complex assays such as genomics, proteomics, etc., that are deposited elsewhere