REPORT DESCRIPTION
Biochips Market – Overview
Biochips are miniaturized laboratories, which can perform simultaneous biochemical reactions. On the
basis of functionality, biochips are classified as DNA chips, protein chips, lab-on-a-chips, and tissue and
cell arrays. DNA chips, biochips or DNA microarrays consists of a microscope slide made of materials
such as glass, silicon chips, and nylon membrane, which is printed with thousands of minute spots. These
spots contain a known DNA sequence or gene in an orderly sequence. DNA microarray uses nucleic acid
hybridization principle and type of DNA microarrays include cDNA microarrays, Oligo DNA microarrays,
BAC microarrays, and SNP microarrays. Moreover, protein microarrays or protein chips contain platform
made of glass or silicon containing spots of proteins arranged at defined locations, which interact with
probe molecule in high-throughput manner. Protein arrays can be used in major areas such as protein
function, expression profiling, drug discovery, and biomarker discovery.