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Chemicals

SoloDB provides a comprehensive chemical management system designed to track, organize, and ensure safety compliance for all chemicals in your laboratory environment. This module helps you maintain detailed records of chemicals, their containers, safety information, and usage roles.

Chemical Organization

Chemicals in SoloDB are organized in a hierarchical structure:

  1. Chemical Groups (Main Chemicals): Chemicals are categorized into groups that share similar properties or purposes. Each group has a name, code, and a flag indicating whether Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS) are required.

  2. Chemicals: Individual chemical substances with properties such as:

    • Name, CAS number, and chemical formula

    • Physical state (solid, liquid, gas, or other)

    • Classification as standard or non-standard product

    • Safety information (icons, statements)

    • CMRH (Carcinogenic, Mutagenic, Reprotoxic, Hormone Disruptive) classifications

    • Description and additional properties

  3. Chemical Containers: Physical instances of chemicals stored in specific locations, with properties including:

    • Container type

    • Location and sub-location

    • Expiration, opening, and arrival dates

    • Amount and concentration

    • Owner and associated users

    • Method of use and purpose

    • Order information (supplier, order number)

Chemical groups

Chemical groups (Main Chemicals) allow you to organize related chemicals together. Each group has a unique name and code, and you can specify whether chemicals in this group require Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS).

Chemical import

SoloDB supports importing chemical data from external sources, allowing you to efficiently add multiple chemicals and containers to the system at once.

Container types

Container types define the different kinds of containers used to store chemicals. Each container type can have specific properties and may be associated with a label template for printing.

Chemical roles

Chemical roles define the relationships between users and chemicals, specifying what responsibilities or permissions users have regarding specific chemicals. Roles can be active or inactive and may be part of an approval workflow.

Safety icons

Safety icons provide visual indicators of chemical hazards, helping users quickly identify potential dangers associated with specific chemicals.

Barcode Scanning

The barcode scanning feature allows users to efficiently manage chemical containers using barcodes. This feature streamlines the process of tracking, registering, and managing chemicals in your laboratory environment.

Labels

SoloDB supports generating and printing labels for chemical containers, ensuring proper identification and safety information is visible on all containers. The label system allows you to create custom label templates, print labels individually or in batches, and integrate with external labeling systems.

20 June 2025