Biochips at Medical Drugs Glossary

What is Biochips? Micro-scale systems for bioanalysis based on integrated circuit technology. Biochips include molecular microarrays (gene chips, protein chips, small molecule chips), microfluidics systems (lab-on-a-chip), and fiber-optic-based arrays.

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