Data processing application based on plug-ins architecture and XML for handling analytical data

This paper describes a data processing application allowing the handling and the visualization of analytical data obtained from the chemical analyses on natural dyes identified in art objects selected in the context of the Euro-Mediterranean MedColourTech project. To provide user with functionalities for handling chemical content, we integrate and exploit existing open sources plugins of the Bioclipse platform. Then, and for specific needs of the MedColourTech project, we implement a new plugins allowing the management and the handling of information relating to the art objects, dyes identified in the samples, coloring compounds and their biological sources... etc. The rich functionality, intuitive user interface, portability, extensibility and powerful plugin architecture make MedColourTech application an ideal workbench for handling natural organic dyes.