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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 04, 2025
Filed:
Feb. 17, 2020
Northwestern University, Evanston, IL (US);
The University of North Carolina AT Chapel Hill, Durham, NC (US);
Samuel I. Stupp, Chicago, IL (US);
Melina R. Kibbe, Chapel Hill, NC (US);
Mark R. Karver, Chicago, IL (US);
Erica B. Peters, Durham, NC (US);
Miranda So, Highland Park, NJ (US);
Neel Anand Mansukhani, Chicago, IL (US);
Mazen Albaghdadi, Brookline, MA (US);
Nick D. Tsihlis, Durham, NC (US);
Northwestern University, Evanston, IL (US);
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Durham, NC (US);
Abstract
Provided herein are peptide amphiphiles (PAs). In some embodiments, provided herein are targeting PAs comprising a PA backbone and a targeting moiety. In some embodiments, provided herein are therapeutic PAs comprising a PA backbone and a therapeutic agent. In some embodiments, the peptide amphiphiles are co-assembled into nanofibers. In some embodiments, the nanofibers may be used for the treatment of atherosclerosis or related disease.