{"id":37185,"date":"2020-08-16T04:42:43","date_gmt":"2020-08-16T04:42:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.healthbenefitstimes.com\/glossary\/?p=37185"},"modified":"2020-08-16T04:42:43","modified_gmt":"2020-08-16T04:42:43","slug":"biochip","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.healthbenefitstimes.com\/glossary\/biochip\/","title":{"rendered":"Biochip"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>An electronic device that uses biological molecules as the framework for other molecules that act as semiconductors, and functions as an integrated circuit. The future working parts of the science of bioelectronics, biochips may consist of two- or three-dimensional arrays of organic molecules used as switching or memory elements. If biochip technology proves to be feasible, one application will be to shrink currently existing biosensors in size. This would enable the biosensors to be implanted in the body or in organs and tissues for the sake of monitoring and controlling certain bodily functions. A future possibility is to try to provide sight for the blind using protein-covered electrodes implanted in the eyes.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>An electronic device that uses biological molecules as the framework for other molecules that act as semiconductors, and functions as an integrated circuit. The future working parts of the science of bioelectronics, biochips may consist of two- or three-dimensional arrays of organic molecules used as switching or memory elements. If biochip technology proves to be [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-37185","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-b"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.1 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Biochip - Definition of Biochip<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"An electronic device that uses biological molecules as the framework for other molecules that act as semiconductors, and functions as an integrated circuit. The future working parts of the science of bioelectronics, biochips may consist of two- or three-dimensional arrays of organic molecules used as switching or memory elements. If biochip technology proves to be feasible, one application will be to shrink currently existing biosensors in size. This would enable the biosensors to be implanted in the body or in organs and tissues for the sake of monitoring and controlling certain bodily functions. A future possibility is to try to provide sight for the blind using protein-covered electrodes implanted in the eyes.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.healthbenefitstimes.com\/glossary\/biochip\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Biochip - Definition of Biochip\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"An electronic device that uses biological molecules as the framework for other molecules that act as semiconductors, and functions as an integrated circuit. The future working parts of the science of bioelectronics, biochips may consist of two- or three-dimensional arrays of organic molecules used as switching or memory elements. If biochip technology proves to be feasible, one application will be to shrink currently existing biosensors in size. This would enable the biosensors to be implanted in the body or in organs and tissues for the sake of monitoring and controlling certain bodily functions. A future possibility is to try to provide sight for the blind using protein-covered electrodes implanted in the eyes.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.healthbenefitstimes.com\/glossary\/biochip\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Glossary\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2020-08-16T04:42:43+00:00\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Glossary\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Glossary\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.healthbenefitstimes.com\/glossary\/biochip\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.healthbenefitstimes.com\/glossary\/biochip\/\",\"name\":\"Biochip - Definition of Biochip\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.healthbenefitstimes.com\/glossary\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2020-08-16T04:42:43+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2020-08-16T04:42:43+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.healthbenefitstimes.com\/glossary\/#\/schema\/person\/ccfef987a4882e6356ae6d77d33e74c5\"},\"description\":\"An electronic device that uses biological molecules as the framework for other molecules that act as semiconductors, and functions as an integrated circuit. The future working parts of the science of bioelectronics, biochips may consist of two- or three-dimensional arrays of organic molecules used as switching or memory elements. If biochip technology proves to be feasible, one application will be to shrink currently existing biosensors in size. This would enable the biosensors to be implanted in the body or in organs and tissues for the sake of monitoring and controlling certain bodily functions. A future possibility is to try to provide sight for the blind using protein-covered electrodes implanted in the eyes.\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.healthbenefitstimes.com\/glossary\/biochip\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.healthbenefitstimes.com\/glossary\/biochip\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.healthbenefitstimes.com\/glossary\/biochip\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/www.healthbenefitstimes.com\/glossary\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Biochip\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.healthbenefitstimes.com\/glossary\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.healthbenefitstimes.com\/glossary\/\",\"name\":\"Glossary\",\"description\":\"Difinitions\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/www.healthbenefitstimes.com\/glossary\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":\"required name=search_term_string\"}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.healthbenefitstimes.com\/glossary\/#\/schema\/person\/ccfef987a4882e6356ae6d77d33e74c5\",\"name\":\"Glossary\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.healthbenefitstimes.com\/glossary\/author\/adminglossary\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Biochip - Definition of Biochip","description":"An electronic device that uses biological molecules as the framework for other molecules that act as semiconductors, and functions as an integrated circuit. The future working parts of the science of bioelectronics, biochips may consist of two- or three-dimensional arrays of organic molecules used as switching or memory elements. If biochip technology proves to be feasible, one application will be to shrink currently existing biosensors in size. This would enable the biosensors to be implanted in the body or in organs and tissues for the sake of monitoring and controlling certain bodily functions. A future possibility is to try to provide sight for the blind using protein-covered electrodes implanted in the eyes.","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.healthbenefitstimes.com\/glossary\/biochip\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Biochip - Definition of Biochip","og_description":"An electronic device that uses biological molecules as the framework for other molecules that act as semiconductors, and functions as an integrated circuit. The future working parts of the science of bioelectronics, biochips may consist of two- or three-dimensional arrays of organic molecules used as switching or memory elements. If biochip technology proves to be feasible, one application will be to shrink currently existing biosensors in size. This would enable the biosensors to be implanted in the body or in organs and tissues for the sake of monitoring and controlling certain bodily functions. A future possibility is to try to provide sight for the blind using protein-covered electrodes implanted in the eyes.","og_url":"https:\/\/www.healthbenefitstimes.com\/glossary\/biochip\/","og_site_name":"Glossary","article_published_time":"2020-08-16T04:42:43+00:00","author":"Glossary","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Glossary","Est. reading time":"1 minute"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.healthbenefitstimes.com\/glossary\/biochip\/","url":"https:\/\/www.healthbenefitstimes.com\/glossary\/biochip\/","name":"Biochip - Definition of Biochip","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.healthbenefitstimes.com\/glossary\/#website"},"datePublished":"2020-08-16T04:42:43+00:00","dateModified":"2020-08-16T04:42:43+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.healthbenefitstimes.com\/glossary\/#\/schema\/person\/ccfef987a4882e6356ae6d77d33e74c5"},"description":"An electronic device that uses biological molecules as the framework for other molecules that act as semiconductors, and functions as an integrated circuit. The future working parts of the science of bioelectronics, biochips may consist of two- or three-dimensional arrays of organic molecules used as switching or memory elements. If biochip technology proves to be feasible, one application will be to shrink currently existing biosensors in size. This would enable the biosensors to be implanted in the body or in organs and tissues for the sake of monitoring and controlling certain bodily functions. A future possibility is to try to provide sight for the blind using protein-covered electrodes implanted in the eyes.","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.healthbenefitstimes.com\/glossary\/biochip\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.healthbenefitstimes.com\/glossary\/biochip\/"]}]},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.healthbenefitstimes.com\/glossary\/biochip\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/www.healthbenefitstimes.com\/glossary\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Biochip"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.healthbenefitstimes.com\/glossary\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.healthbenefitstimes.com\/glossary\/","name":"Glossary","description":"Difinitions","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.healthbenefitstimes.com\/glossary\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/www.healthbenefitstimes.com\/glossary\/#\/schema\/person\/ccfef987a4882e6356ae6d77d33e74c5","name":"Glossary","url":"https:\/\/www.healthbenefitstimes.com\/glossary\/author\/adminglossary\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.healthbenefitstimes.com\/glossary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/37185","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.healthbenefitstimes.com\/glossary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.healthbenefitstimes.com\/glossary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.healthbenefitstimes.com\/glossary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.healthbenefitstimes.com\/glossary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=37185"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.healthbenefitstimes.com\/glossary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/37185\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":37186,"href":"https:\/\/www.healthbenefitstimes.com\/glossary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/37185\/revisions\/37186"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.healthbenefitstimes.com\/glossary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=37185"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.healthbenefitstimes.com\/glossary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=37185"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.healthbenefitstimes.com\/glossary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=37185"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}