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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 25, 2014
Filed:
Jun. 19, 2007
Applicant:
Hanna Rapaport, Lehavim, IL;
Inventor:
Hanna Rapaport, Lehavim, IL;
Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 38/04 (2006.01); C07K 2/00 (2006.01); C07K 4/00 (2006.01); C07K 5/00 (2006.01); C07K 7/00 (2006.01); C07K 14/00 (2006.01); C07K 16/00 (2006.01); C07K 17/00 (2006.01); A61K 38/00 (2006.01); A61K 51/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The present invention relates to the field of tissue engineering and more specifically to amphiphilic peptides and peptide matrices thereof useful in vitro and in situ biomineralization and inducing bone repair. The present invention provides peptides, which are useful in hydrogels and other pharmaceutical compositions, and methods and kits of use for bone repair and promotion of biomineralization. Certain hydrogels according to the invention comprise cells within or adhered to the peptide matrix.