PEPTIDE-BASED HYDROGEL PARTICLES AND USES THEREOF

摘要

Compositions comprising self-assembled hydrogel particles formed of short peptides which comprise one or more aromatic amino acid residue(s) in an inverted emulsion are disclosed. Such hydrogel particles which encapsulate an active agent and uses thereof in therapeutic and diagnostic applications are also disclosed.

主权项

1. A composition comprising a plurality of physically discrete hydrogel particles, each hydrogel particle comprising a three-dimensional network made of a plurality of self-assembled peptides and an aqueous medium, wherein each peptide in the plurality of peptides comprises 2-6 amino acid residues, at least one of the amino acids being an aromatic amino acid.