Patent ID: 8901084

Claim:
A self-assembling peptide comprising: (a) a first amino acid domain that mediates self-assembly, wherein the domain comprises a sequence of alternating hydrophobic and hydrophilic amino acids that are complementary and structurally compatible, and that self-assemble into a macroscopic structure when present in unmodified form, which sequence is selected from the group consisting of: SEQ ID NO: 1, SEQ ID NO: 2, SEQ ID NO: 3, SEQ ID NO: 4, SEQ ID NO: 6, SEQ ID NO: 7, SEQ ID NO: 8, SEQ ID NO: 9, SEQ ID NO: 10, SEQ ID NO: 11, SEQ ID NO: 12, SEQ ID NO: 14, SEQ ID NO: 15, SEQ ID NO: 16, and SEQ ID NO: 18; and b) a second amino acid domain that does not self-assemble in isolated form, wherein the first and second amino acid domains are joined by a single peptide bond; wherein the peptide self-assembles when present as the only peptide in a solution; and wherein the total number of amino acids comprising the self-assembling peptide is less than 36 amino acids.