2D Barcode for DNA Encoding

Authors

  • Elena Purcaru “Carol Davila” University of Medicine and Pharmacy
  • Cristian Toma Academy of Economic Studies

Keywords:

DNA - Deoxyribonucleic acid, 2D barcode, DNA2DBC, PDF417, code symbology

Abstract

The paper presents a solution for endcoding/decoding DNA information in 2D barcodes. First part focuses on the existing techniques and symbologies in 2D barcodes field. The 2D barcode PDF417 is presented as starting point. The adaptations and optimizations on PDF417 and on DataMatrix lead to the solution – DNA2DBC – DeoxyriboNucleic Acid Two Dimensional Barcode. The second part shows the DNA2DBC encoding/decoding process step by step. In conclusions are enumerated the most important features of 2D barcode implementation for DNA.

Author Biographies

Elena Purcaru, “Carol Davila” University of Medicine and Pharmacy

Bucharest General Medicine Faculty

Cristian Toma, Academy of Economic Studies

Economic Informatics Department

References

Harry E. Burke, Automating Management Information Systems: Barcode Engineering and Implementation, Thomson Learning Publishing House, ISBN 0-442-20712-3.

Roger C. Palmer, The Bar Code Book, Helmers Publishing, ISBN 0-911261-09-5

DataMatrix 2D barcode standard ISO/IEC 16022:2006

http://grandzebu.net/index.php?page=/informatique/codbar-en/pdf417

http://makebarcode.com/info/info.html

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barcode

QR 2D barcode standard ISO/IEC 18004:2006

http://www.asciitable.com

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Published

2011-09-30

How to Cite

Purcaru, E., & Toma, C. (2011). 2D Barcode for DNA Encoding. Journal of Mobile, Embedded and Distributed Systems, 3(3), 142-153. Retrieved from http://jmeds.eu/index.php/jmeds/article/view/2D-Barcode-for-DNA-Encoding

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