ABSTRACT
Pharmaceutical analysis deals with the detection of any drug compound or biological molecule that elicits a pharmacological response. Fast, efficient, and selective analytical methods are important for drug research and development as well as the clinical diagnosis of disease. The emergence of biological microelectromechanical systems (bio-MEMS) provides a new opportunity for the creation of high-throughput and portable analysis systems that can be used for a variety of pharmaceutical applications. These include in vivo sensing, point-of-care diagnostics, and high-throughput screening of drug candidates.
