Patents Represented by Law Firm Merchant, Gould, Smith, Edell, Welter & Schmidte
  • Polypeptides with type IV collagen activity
    Patent number: 4876332
    Abstract: A composition which can bind heparin and promote cellular adhesion is provided which consists essentially of a polypeptide of the formula:met-phe-lys-lys-pro-thr-pro-ser-thr-leu-lys-ala-gly-glu-leu-arg,thr-ala-gly-ser-cys-leu-arg-lys-phe-ser-thr-met,asn-pro-leu-cys-pro-pro-gly-thr-lys-ile-leu,or mixtures thereof.Medical devices such as prosthetic implants, percutaneous devices, bandages and cell culture substrates coated with the polypeptide composition are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 1987
    Date of Patent: October 24, 1989
    Assignee: Regents of the Univeristy of Minnesota
    Inventors: Effie C. Tsilibary, Leo T. Furcht