The University of South Carolina seeks to use the sole source method to purchase of the Oroboros modular system for high resolution respirometry, plus associated hardware (O2K-Fluo Smart module) and software (Datlab). Sole source purchase is based on the fact that this is the only system currently available on the market that allows for simultaneous measurements of mitochondrial oxygen consumption, ATP, ROS production, and membrane potential in a 2-chamber machine that accepts both tissue and cell samples and an unlimited substrate injection. Additionally, the purchase of this system is necessary to insure compatibility and continuity of mitochondrial data collection and analysis.

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