BIO CHIPS - OMICS Publishing Group

Online, July 24, 2012 (Newswire.com) - A bio chip is a collection of miniaturized test sites (micro arrays) arranged on a solid substrate that permits many tests to be performed at the same time in order to get higher throughput and speed. Typically, a biochip's surface area is not longer than a fingernail. Like a computer chip that can perform millions of mathematical operation in one second, a biochip can perform thousands of biological operations, such as decoding genes, in a few seconds. A genetic biochip is designed to "freeze" into place the structures of many short strands of DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid), the basic chemical instruction that determines the characteristics of an organism. Effectively, it is used as a kind of "test tube" for real chemical samples. The development of Biochips and tissue chips is a major thrust of the rapidly growing industrial biotechnology, which comprehends a very wide and vast range of research efforts in the field of genomics, proteomics, and pharmaceuticals, among other activities. These chips essentially perform hundreds or thousands of simultaneous biochemical reactions.

Journal of Biochips & Tissue Chips is using online manuscript submission, review and tracking systems of Editorial Manager®for quality and quick review processing. Review processing is performed by the editorial board members of Journal of Biochips & Tissue Chips or outside experts; at least two independent reviewers approval followed by editor approval is required for acceptance of any citable manuscript. Development of biochip-based sensors has been undertaken. In the present research, biological materials alone as well as in combination with piezo-resistive semiconductors and piezo-electric ceramics have been analysed and studied for the development of biochips. Biochip-based sensors have also been made by using such materials for various biomedical and scientific applications.Journal of Biochips & Tissue Chips functions as an inevitable resource for scientists in advancement of pharmaceutical and biotechnological research/industrial applications. Journal of Biochips & Tissue Chips helps to share researchers to share their studies, research and innovations with the common platform for better awareness in this area.