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Matrix scaffold with antimicrobial activity

US8969290B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Worcester Polytechnic Institute · US

Inventors

Marsha Rolle · Worcester, US
Fioleda Prifti · Worcester, US
Chris Malcuit · Cuyahoga Falls, US
Terri Anne Camesano · Worcester, US
Tanja Dominko · Worcester, US
Denis Kole · Worcester, US

Key dates

Filing date	Jun 26, 2013
Grant date	Mar 3, 2015
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jun 26, 2033

Classification

Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
CPC primaryC07K2319/00
WIPO fieldBiotechnology
WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

The invention provides a scaffold of extracellular matrix polymers with recombinant chimeric peptides tethered thereto. The invention also provides recombinant chimeric peptides of antimicrobial peptides and extracellular matrix binding domains. The invention also provides methods for treating chronic wounds using the scaffold and/or recombinant chimeric peptides.

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