Patent ID: 7745570

Claim:
An adhesive peptide selected from the group consisting of: E 3 h 9 E 3 (SEQ ID NO: 4), K 3 h 9 E 3 (SEQ ID NO: 5), E 3 h 9 K 3 (SEQ ID NO: 6), K 3 h 9 K 3 (SEQ ID NO: 7) and X 3 h 9 X 3 (SEQ ID NO: 10), wherein h 9 is the hydrophobic core sequence FLIVIGSII (SEQ ID NO: 2); K 3 is the tripeptide lysine-lysine-lysine; E 3 is the tripeptide glutamic acid-glutamic acid-glutamic acid; and X 3 is the tripeptide diaminopropionic acid-diaminopropionic acid-diaminopropionic acid.