The present disclosure is directed to devices, arrays, kits and methods for detecting
biomolecules in a tissue section (such as a fresh or archival sample, tissue microarray,
or cells harvested by an LCM procedure) or other substantially two-dimensional
sample (such as an electrophoretic gel or cDNA microarray) by creating "carbon
copies" of the biomolecules eluted from the sample and visualizing the biomolecules
on the copies using one or more detector molecules (e.g., antibodies or DNA probes)
having specific affinity for the biomolecules of interest. Specific methods are
provided for identifying the pattern of biomolecules (e.g., proteins and nucleic
acids) in the samples. Other specific methods are provided for the identification
and analysis of proteins and other biological molecules produced by cells and/or
tissue, especially human cells and/or tissue. The disclosure also provides a plurality
of differentially prepared and/or processed membranes that can be used in described
methods, and which permit the identification and analysis of biomolecules.