Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Children's Medical Center Corporation

Invivo Therapeutics Corporation

Alex Aimetti

Robert Samuel Langer

Daniel Griffith Anderson

Daniel J Siegwart

Brian J Hess

Zhen Gu

John Harvey

Heng Lian Huang

A method of synthesizing copolymers is provided. The method can include coupling a degradable polymer to a poly(amino acid) and then deprotecting the copolymer if the poly(amino acid) contains protected side chains. Copolymer compositions are provided. These compositions include PLGA-PLL copolymers, PLGA-PLL-cbz copolymers, and copolymers of a polyester with a carboxylic acid end group coupled to a poly(amino acid) with an amine group. The compositions may include therapeutic blends and formulations of copolymers.

Poly((lactic-co-glycolic acid)-B-lysine) and process for synthesizing a block copolymer of PLGA {poly(lactic-co-glycolic acid)} and PLL (poly-&#x3f5;-cbz-L-lysine)

A glucose binding amphiphilic peptide hydrogel insulin delivery system that is responsive to glucose concentrations under physiological conditions is provided. Insulin is encapsulated in a glucose binding hydrogel, made from self-assembling amphiphilic peptides including a hydrophobic domain including a beta sheet forming region coupled to a charged hydrophilic domain modified to contain a glucose binding segment. The formulations are designed to release insulin as a function of blood glucose level, maintaining the patients' blood glucose level in an optimum range and avoiding both hyper- and hypoglycemia.

Self-regulated peptide hydrogel for insulin delivery

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Alex Aimetti