US Patent Issued to Emory University on April 8 for "Self-assembling collagen-like polypeptides for applications and uses related thereto" (Georgia, Texas Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,269,864, issued on April 8, was assigned to Emory University (Atlanta).

"Self-assembling collagen-like polypeptides for applications and uses related thereto" was invented by Vincent Conticello (Avondale Estates, Ga.), Andrea Merg (Atlanta) and Gavin Touponse (Fort Worth, Texas).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "This disclosure relates to collagen-like polypeptides and materials containing the same and uses in biomedical applications. In certain embodiments, this disclosure contemplates that collagen-like polypeptides and materials containing the same are functionalized with proteins or small molecules to create useful scaffolds for drug del...