US Patent Issued to Northwestern University on Feb. 17 for "Dynamics within supramolecuar IKVAV matrices enhance functional maturation of human IPSCS-derived neurons and regeneration" (American, Japanese Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,552,833, issued on Feb. 17, was assigned to Northwestern University (Evanston, Ill.).

"Dynamics within supramolecuar IKVAV matrices enhance functional maturation of human IPSCS-derived neurons and regeneration" was invented by Zaida Alvarez Pinto (Chicago), Kohei Sato (Yokohama, Japan), Juan Alberto Ortega Cano (Chicago), Evangelos Kiskinis (Chicago) and Samuel I. Stupp (Chicago).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Provided herein are peptide amphiphiles (PAs) comprising a bioactive peptide, nanofibers displaying the bioactive PAs, and methods of use thereof. The disclosed peptide amphiphiles comprise a hydrophobic tail, a structural peptide s...