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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 05, 2022
Filed:
Mar. 11, 2016
Trustees of Tufts College, Medford, MA (US);
Jonathan A. Kluge, Southborough, MA (US);
Fiorenzo G. Omenetto, Lexington, MA (US);
David L. Kaplan, Concord, MA (US);
Trustees of Tufts College, Medford, MA (US);
Abstract
The present disclosure provides certain silk-fibroin compositions with particular characteristics and/or properties. In some embodiments, the disclosure provides low molecular weight compositions. In some embodiments, the disclosure provides silk fibroin compositions that comprise an active (e.g., a biological) agent or component. In some embodiments, the disclosure provides low molecular weight silk fibroin compositions that comprise an active (e.g., a biological) agent or component. In some embodiments, an active agent is stabilized in a silk composition, e.g., for a period of time and/or against certain conditions or events. In some embodiments, a component present in a silk fibroin composition may be subject to analysis and/or characterization. In some embodiments, a component present in a silk fibroin composition may be recovered from the composition.