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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 05, 2021
Filed:
Aug. 22, 2018
Kansas State University Research Foundation, Manhattan, KS (US);
Xiuzhi S. Sun, Manhattan, KS (US);
Hongzhou Huang, Manhattan, KS (US);
Tiffany L. Carter, Kansas City, MO (US);
Mark L. Weiss, Manhattan, KS (US);
Kansas State University Research Foundation, Manhattan, KS (US);
Abstract
Peptide hydrogels having a self-assembling, 3-dimensional nanofiber matrix are described. The nanofiber matrix comprises an amphiphilic peptide and optionally albumin. The peptide comprises (consists of) a terminal hydrophobic region, a central turning region, and a terminal hydrophilic region. Methods of making such hydrogels are also described, along with methods of using the hydrogels as scaffolding for tissue engineering, hemostatic agents, as well as 3-dimensional cell cultures, and for drug delivery, encapsulation of active agents (therapeutic cells, molecules, drugs, compounds), cell transplantation, cell storage, virus culture and storage.