生物芯片技术与缩微实验室

Biochip Technology and lab-on-a-chip

基于微加工技术发展起来的生物芯片，可以把成千上万乃至几十万个生命信息集成在一个很小的芯片上，对基因、抗原和活体细胞等进行分析和检测。用这些生物芯片制作的各种生化分析仪和传统仪器相比较具有体积小、重量轻、便于携带、无污染、分析过程自动化、分析速度快、所需样品和试剂少等诸多优点。这类仪器的出现将给生命科学研究、疾病诊断和治疗、新药开发、生物武器战争、司法鉴定、食品卫生监督、航空航天等领域带来一场革命。

Biochip as a new research field has enjoyed its rapid development in the past 10 years.Using microfabrication technology,thousands or hundred thousands of biological molecules can be assembled on a microchip.Those chip-based devices can be used to analyze mutations,antigens,cells,etc.Compared to the traditional analytical instruments,chip-based micro total analytical systems have many advantages,such as reduced size,lower consumption of both reagents and energy,contamination-free,etc.Biochip technology is believed to revolutionize the future research in life sciences,disease diagnosis,drug discovery,forensic sciences and outer space exploitation.