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HYBRIDOMA PRODUCTION BY ELECTRO-ACOUSTIC FUSION

Award Information
Agency: National Science Foundation
Branch: N/A
Contract: N/A
Agency Tracking Number: 10669
Amount: $50,000.00
Phase: Phase I
Program: SBIR
Solicitation Topic Code: N/A
Solicitation Number: N/A
Timeline
Solicitation Year: N/A
Award Year: 1989
Award Start Date (Proposal Award Date): N/A
Award End Date (Contract End Date): N/A
Small Business Information
Chace Mill Bldg 1 Mill St
Burlington, VT 05401
United States
DUNS: N/A
HUBZone Owned: No
Woman Owned: No
Socially and Economically Disadvantaged: No
Principal Investigator
 David K Boraker
 Principal Investor
 (802) 658-5891
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Abstract

THE USE OF ULTRASOUND STANDING WAVES TO FACILITATE PRODUCTION OF MAMMALIAN CELL-CELL HYBRIDS BY ELECTROFUSION HAS BEEN DEMONSTRATED. HOWEVER, NO EVIDENCE HAS BEEN PRESENTED THAT SUCH HYBRIDS ARE CULTIVABLE OR FUNCTIONAL. THE PROPOSAL SEEKS SUPPORT TO CREATE MOUSE-MOUSE HYBRIDOMAS BY ELECTROACOUSTIC FUSION AND BY ELECTROFUSION, TO CULTURE THE RESULTING HYBRIDOMAS FOR DETERMINATION OF RELATIVE YIELDBY EACH METHOD, AND TO DETERMINE WHETHER SUCH HYBRIDOMAS SECRETE ANTIBODIES. ELECTROACOUSTIC FUSION ALLOWS THE USE OF PHYSIOLOGICAL SOLUTIONS IN CONTRAST TO ELECTROFUSION WHICH REQUIRES POTENTIALLY HARMFUL HYPOTONIC MEDIA, AND CONVENTIONAL POLYETHYLENE GLYCOL FUSION WHICH EMPLOYS TOXIC ORGANIC COMPOUNDS. ELECTROACOUSTIC FUSION THEREFORE OFFERS THE POSSIBILITY OF PRODUCING GREATER YIELDS OF VIABLE, FUNCTIONAL HYBRIDOMAS, ESPECIALLY WHEN DELICATE HUMAN CELLS ARE USED AS ONE OR BOTH OF THE CELL PARTNERS.

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