Increasing the security and traceability of biological samples in biobanks by blockchain technology

One of the main tasks in a biobank consists in storing biological samples in a high-quality condition in order to future research. At moment, there exist many applications to manage a biobank. However, in general, these are web-based applications. In these web-based applications different tasks can...

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Autores: Ortiz Lizcano, María Isabel, Arias Antúnez, Enrique, Hernández Bravo, Ángel, Caminero Herráez, María Blanca, Rojo Guillén, Tomás, Nam-Cha, Syong Hyun
Formato: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2023
País:España
Recursos:Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha
Repositorio:RUIdeRA. Repositorio Institucional de la UCLM
OAI Identifier:oai:ruidera.uclm.es:10578/36402
Acesso em linha:https://hdl.handle.net/10578/36402
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palavra-chave:Biobank
Biological samples
Blockchain
Security
Traceability
Smart contract
Descrição
Resumo:One of the main tasks in a biobank consists in storing biological samples in a high-quality condition in order to future research. At moment, there exist many applications to manage a biobank. However, in general, these are web-based applications. In these web-based applications different tasks can be done. Among them, it is possible to remark the following: informed consent, confidentiality, non-profit, respect for quality and safety standards, including traceability of samples. In this paper, we describe a blockchain smart contract to ensure the traceability of the processes done in a biobank meaning a step forward to guarantee this traceability.