Class: SpecimenContainer

A vessel in which a specimen is held or to which it is attached - for storage or as a substrate for growth (e.g. a cell culture dish) or analysis (e.g. a microscope slide or 96-well plate)

URI: crdch:SpecimenContainer

Parents

• is_a: Entity - Any resource that has its own identifier

Referenced by Class

• SpecimenContainer ➞parent_container _0..1 SpecimenContainer
• SpecimenStorageActivity ➞container _0..* SpecimenContainer
• Specimen ➞contained_in _0..1 SpecimenContainer

Attributes

Own

• id _0..1
  • Description: The 'logical' identifier of the entity within the system of record. The simple value of this attribute stands for an identifier of this data object within the system, it can be used as a reference from other objects within the same system (i.e. primary and foreign keys), and it should be unique per type of object. The same data object copied to a different system will likely have a different "id" in the new system since "id" values are system specific and do not represent persistent business identifiers. Business identifiers are assigned outside the information system and are captured in the "identifier" field. The "id" field is more likely to be a serially or randomly generated value that is assigned to the data object as it is created in a system.
  • Range: CrdchString
• identifier _0..*
  • Description: A 'business' identifier or accession number for the entity, typically as provided by an external system or authority, that are globally unique and persist across implementing systems. Also, since these identifiers are created outside the information system through a specific business process, the Identifier type has additional attributes to capture this additional metadata so the actual identifier values are qualified by the context that created those values. This additional context allows "identifier" instances to be transmitted as business data across systems while still being able to trace them back to the system of origin.
  • Range: Identifier
• container_type _0..1
  • Description: The kind of the container.
  • Range: CodeableConcept
  • Examples: Capillary blood collection tube, Sputum specimen container, Cell culture flask, Glass slide
• container_number _0..1
  • Description: Informal number by which the container is referenced or identified (e.g. a slide number, or a well number in a plate)
  • Range: CrdchString
• additive _0..*
  • Description: A material substance added to the container (typically to support the primary contained object - e.g. culture media to support cell growth)
  • Range: Substance
  • Examples: DMEM, DMEM+Serum, RPMI, RPMI+Serum
• parent_container _0..1
  • Description: A larger container of which this container is a part (e.g. the complete 96-well plate of which a single well is a part)
  • Range: SpecimenContainer