RNA and DNA Microarrays -- Aptamer Arrays -- Oligonucleotide microarrays for identification of microbial pathogens and detection of their virulence-associated or drug-resistance determinants -- Protein MicroArrays printed from DNA MicroArrays -- Lithographically-defined two- and three-dimensional tissue microarrays -- Ratiometric lectin microarray analysis of the mammalian cell surface glycome -- Cell microarrays based on hydrogel microstructures for the application to cell-based biosensor -- Fabrication of Bacteria and Virus Microarrays Based on Polymeric Capillary Force Lithography -- 3D Polymer Scaffold Arrays -- PDMS microfluidic capillary systems for patterning proteins on surfaces and performing miniaturized immunoassays -- Merging Photolithography and Robotic Protein Printing to Create Cellular Microarrays -- Generation of Protein and Cell Microarrays on Functionalized Surfaces -- Microprinting of Liver Micro-organ for Drug Metabolism Study -- Microcontact printing -- Micromolding for the Fabrication of Biological Microarrays -- Progress Report on Microstructured Surfaces Based on Chemical Vapor Deposition -- Methods for Forming Human Microvascular Tubes in Vitro and Measuring Their Macromolecular Permeability -- Microarray Bioinformatics.

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