Types of microarrays based on the types of probes used include but not limited to:
- DNA microarrays measure DNA or use DNA in their detection system. The four types of DNA microarrays include SNP, cDNA, BAC, and oligo DNA microarrays.
- Tissue microarrays create paraffin blocks from tissue samples, which are then used for pathology studies. They combine tissue cores from multiple donors into a single array.
- Antibody microarrays contain capture antibodies for detecting specific antigens. carbohydrate arrays are used to study carbohydrate binding proteins and analyze protein-glycan interactions.
- MMChipsanalyze data from different laboratories and study interactions between DNA and proteins. Techniques used include ChiP-chip and ChiP-Seq. Peptide microarrays are used to study protein–protein interactions and optimize these interactions.
- Protein microarraysare used to analyze a large number of proteins simultaneously. The three types are analytical protein microarrays, reverse-phase protein microarrays, and functional protein microarrays.
- Cellular microarrays are used to screen large chemical and genomic libraries and also study cellular environments.