Cross-linking agents for hydrogels that contain cleavable peptides and short-chain polymers

US8952095B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• CELLENDES GmbH · DE

Inventors

• Helmut Wurst · Tübingen, DE
• Karima Larbi · Singapore, SG
• Markus Herrmann · Reutlingen, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Feb 4, 2011
• Grant date: Feb 10, 2015
• Expiry date: Jul 6, 2031

Classification

• Technology area (CPC C): Chemistry; Metallurgy
• CPC primary: C12N2537/10
• WIPO field: Pharmaceuticals
• WIPO sector: Chemistry

Abstract

A peptide cross-linking agent in the form of a linear molecule has a molecular mass of 3 to approximately 60 kDa. The peptide cross-linking agents are used for cross-linking functionalized polymers to form hydrogels having two or more components.