News tagged with biochip


The Shrinky Dink solution

The Shrinky Dink solution

Technology / Engineering

created Sep 09, 2009 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Toys don't usually inspire high-tech innovation, but Michelle Khine's childhood favorite did just that.


Proteins in gel

Proteins in gel

Chemistry / Polymers

created Jun 24, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Biochips carrying thousands of DNA fragments are widely used for examining genetic material. Experts would also like to have biochips on which proteins are anchored. This requires a gel layer which can now ...





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Researchers Demonstrate Molecular Delivery System for Molecular Communication

Biology /

created Mar 27, 2008 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

NTT DoCoMo, Inc. announced today that in experiments being carried out jointly with Professor Kazuo Sutoh of the Department of Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo, and Associate Professor Shoji Takeuchi of the Institute ...


Plastic biochip speeds up protein detection

Physics / Condensed Matter

created Sep 28, 2006 | popularity 3.8 / 5 (13) | comments 0

A new, fast, and inexpensive way to test for medically important molecules, such the blood clot protein thrombin and faulty proteins present in Alzheimer’s disease, could emerge from research published today in the journal ...


Biochip allows genes to express themselves

Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine

created Feb 13, 2007 | popularity 4 / 5 (14) | comments 0

Biochip platforms that work as artificial cells are attractive for medical diagnostics, interrogation of biological processes, and for the production of important biomolecules. However, to match the complexity of nature, ...


Biochips can detect cancers before symptoms develop

Biochips can detect cancers before symptoms develop

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created May 12, 2008 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (22) | comments 1

In their fight against cancer, doctors have just gained an impressive new weapon to add to their arsenal. Researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy's Argonne National Laboratory have developed a chip that ...


Biochip mimics the body to reveal toxicity of industrial compounds

Biochip mimics the body to reveal toxicity of industrial compounds

Biology /

created Dec 17, 2007 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (18) | comments 0

A new biochip technology could eliminate animal testing in the chemicals and cosmetics industries, and drastically curtail its use in the development of new pharmaceuticals, according to new findings from ...


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Research lights up biochip potential

Technology / Engineering

created Aug 15, 2006 | popularity 4 / 5 (3) | comments 0

New research from a University of Alberta optics expert is shining a light on some of the challenges facing lab-on-a-chip technology. Electrical engineering professor Dr. Jim McMullin has developed a new type ...


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Biochip Technology Has a Great Future

Technology /

created Sep 15, 2004 | popularity 2.4 / 5 (9) | comments 0

Developers of Electrical Biochip Technology Nominated for German Technology and Innovation Award - Fraunhofer ISIT, Siemens and Infineon Plan Further Collaboration on Biochip Technology "We are pleased to have ...


Researchers develop portable biosensor that rapidly detects avian influenza

Rapid Response to Avian Flu Threat

Biology /

created Jan 26, 2007 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0

An interdisciplinary team of researchers led by Yanbin Li, professor of biological engineering in the University of Arkansas Division of Agriculture, has developed a portable biosensor for in-field, rapid screening ...


The pocket laboratory

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created Dec 20, 2004 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Made in Germany, the world’s first fully electric biochip can quickly, reliably and automatically detect pathogens or residual traces of antibiotics. For this development, the president of the Federal Republic awarded the ...


New biochip helps study living cells, may speed drug development

Technology / Engineering

created Oct 20, 2006 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Purdue University researchers have developed a biochip that measures the electrical activities of cells and is capable of obtaining 60 times more data in just one reading than is possible with current technology.



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