biochip
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17 sectionsContents
- History
- Microarray fabrication
- Protein biochip array and other microarray technologies
- Types
- DNA microarrays
- Protein chips
- Lab-on-a-chip (LOC)
- Cell chips
- Microfluidic chips
- Applications
- Medical diagnostics
- Drug development and personalized medicine
- Genomics and proteomics
- Environmental monitoring
- Agricultural biotechnology
- See also
- References
thumb|Hundreds of gel drops are visible on the biochip.
In molecular biology, biochips are engineered substrates ("miniaturized laboratories") that can host large numbers of simultaneous biochemical reactions. One of the goals of biochip technology is to efficiently screen large numbers of biological analytes, with potential applications ranging from disease diagnosis to detection of bioterrorism agents. For example, digital microfluidic biochips are under investigation for applications in biomedical fields. In a digital microfluidic biochip, a group of (adjacent) cells in the microfluidic array can be configured to work as storage, functional operations, as well as for transporting fluid droplets dynamically.