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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 26, 2018
Filed:
Oct. 15, 2006
Applicants:
Ehud Gazit, Ramat-HaSharon, IL;
Assaf Mahler, Ramat-HaSharon, IL;
Meital Reches, RaAnana, IL;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Romat at Tel-Aviv University Ltd., Tel-Aviv, IL;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61L 27/52 (2006.01); A61L 27/22 (2006.01); C07K 5/065 (2006.01); C07K 5/068 (2006.01); C07K 5/078 (2006.01); C07K 5/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61L 27/52 (2013.01); A61L 27/227 (2013.01); C07K 5/06078 (2013.01); C07K 5/06086 (2013.01); C07K 5/06139 (2013.01); C07K 5/06191 (2013.01);
Abstract
Novel peptide-based hydrogels, composed of short aromatic peptides (e.g., homodipeptides of aromatic amino acid residues) are disclosed. The hydrogels are characterized by remarkable rigidity and biocompatibility. Further disclosed are uses of these hydrogels in applications such as tissue engineering, drug delivery, cosmetics, implantation, packaging and the like. Further disclosed are processes and kits for preparing these hydrogels.