RUGGED BAR CODE LABELING SYSTEM FOR EXTREME ENVIRONMENTS

Award Information

Agency: Department of Health and Human Services

Branch: N/A

Contract: N/A

Agency Tracking Number: 11435

Amount: $50,000.00

Phase: Phase I

Program: SBIR

Solicitation Topic Code: N/A

Solicitation Number: N/A

Timeline

Solicitation Year: N/A

Award Year: 1989

Award Start Date (Proposal Award Date): N/A

Award End Date (Contract End Date): N/A

Small Business Information

Triangle Research and Development Corporation

Box 12696

Resrch Triangle Pk, NC 27709

United States

DUNS: N/A

HUBZone Owned: No

Woman Owned: No

Socially and Economically Disadvantaged: No

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Research Institution

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Abstract

THIS PROJECT WILL DEVELOP A BAR-CODE-LABELING SYSTEM FOR USE BY THE NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE (NCI) TO IDENTIFY AND TRACK LARGE NUMBERS OF BIOLOGICAL SPECIMENS IN STANDARD STORAGE TUBES UNDER AMBIENT CONDITIONS THAT MAY VARY FROM 37 DEGREES CENTIGRADE WATER BATHS TO -196 DEGREES CENTIGRADELIQUID NITROGEN STORAGE. THE LABELING SYSTEM WILL USE A UNIQUE METHOD OF ATTACHING THE LABEL TO THE TUBE IN WHICH THE LABEL CANNOT FALL OFF OR BE ABRADED UNDER RIGOROUS CONDITIONS. THE BAR-CODE-LABEL DEFINITION WILL BE DETERMINED FROM THE ANALYSIS OF NCI REQUIREMENTS, WITH RESOLUTION LIMITATIONS DERIVED FROM FROST STUDIES ON COLD SAMPLES. THE FROST STUDIES WILL BE DIRECTED AT DEFINING THE PROBLEMS OF FROST ACCUMULATION DURING THE LABEL-READING OPERATION AND DETERMINING MEASURES THAT WILL INSURE OPTIMAL READABILITY. HIGH-RESOLUTION, PORTABLE, COMPUTERIZED BAR-CODE READERS WILL BE USED TO IDENTIFY SAMPLES. IT IS ANTICIPATED THAT THE INFORMATION GAINED IN THIS PROJECT COULD LEAD TO TOTALLY AUTOMATED STORAGE AND RETRIEVAL SYSTEMS FOR THE REPOSITORIES.

* Information listed above is at the time of submission. *

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RUGGED BAR CODE LABELING SYSTEM FOR EXTREME ENVIRONMENTS