Biochips to diagnose diseases in tissue or blood samples may largely replace test-tubes. The entire lab can be conducted on the chip, called lab-on-a-chip, rather than add external tubing to detecting or measuring devices.[1]
Researchers are developing a way to test glucose levels of saliva, as a way of replacing blood tests to measure glucose.[2]
Diagnoses can be made more quickly and more accurately with biochips. Cancers can be detected through biochips before symptoms occur.[3]
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On the International Space Station Lab-on-a-chip experiments can be performed. It is small group of astronauts that maintain a huge number of experiments in a limited time span and under resource constrainted conditions. Compare the Lab-on-a-chip application in a terrestial and outer space environment!
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