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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 23, 2013
Filed:
Mar. 24, 2010
Applicants:
Daphne A. Salick, Lawrenceville, NJ (US);
Darrin J. Pochan, Landenburg, PA (US);
Joel P. Schneider, Middletown, MD (US);
Inventors:
Daphne A. Salick, Lawrenceville, NJ (US);
Darrin J. Pochan, Landenburg, PA (US);
Joel P. Schneider, Middletown, MD (US);
Assignee:
University of Delaware, Newark, DE (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C07K 7/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A peptide comprising the sequence VKVKVRVKVPPTKVKVRVKV-NHforms a hydrogel which has the ability to shear-thin and recover. The hydrogel, both before and after shear-thinning, is capable of killing bacteria, including methicillin-resistant(MRSA).