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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 08, 2014
Filed:
Feb. 18, 2010
Timothy J. Deming, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Michael V. Sofroniew, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Chu-ya Yang, Changhua, TW;
Bingbing Song, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Yan AO, Harbor City, CA (US);
Timothy J. Deming, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Michael V. Sofroniew, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Chu-Ya Yang, Changhua, TW;
BingBing Song, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Yan Ao, Harbor City, CA (US);
The Regents of the University of California, Oakland, CA (US);
Abstract
This invention relates, e.g., to a composition suitable for administration to the central nervous system (CNS), comprising a block copolypeptide hydrogel, which comprises a biologically active material that is mixed with the hydrogel or that is attached to the polypeptide chain of the hydrogel, wherein the composition is suitable for administration to the CNS. Also disclosed are methods of making and using compositions of the invention as depots or as scaffolds for cell migration, and pharmaceutical compositions and kits for implementing methods of the invention.