  Recent advances in computational and experimental technologies applied to the
design and development of novel materials have brought out the need for
systematic, rational and efficient methods for the organization of knowledge in
the field. In this work, we present the initial steps carried out in the
development of MAMBO - an ontology focused on the organization of concepts and
knowledge in the field of materials based on molecules and targeted to
applications. Our approach is guided by the needs of the communities involved
in the development of novel molecular materials with functional properties at
the nanoscale. As such, MAMBO aims at bridging the gaps of ongoing efforts in
the development of ontologies in the materials science domain. By extending
current work in the field, the modular nature of MAMBO also allows
straightforward extension of concepts and relations to neighboring domains. Our
work is expected to enable the systematic integration of computational and
experimental data in specific domains of interest (nanomaterials, molecular
materials, organic an polymeric materials, supramolecular and bio-organic
systems, etc.). Moreover, MAMBO can be applied to the development of
data-driven integrated predictive frameworks for the design of novel materials
with tailored functional properties.
