Patent Publication Number: US-7906617-B2

Title: Polyethylene binding peptides and methods of use

Description:
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION 
     This application claims priority under 35 U.S.C. §119 from U.S. Provisional Application Ser. No. 60/750,748, filed Dec. 15, 2005. 
    
    
     FIELD OF THE INVENTION 
     The invention relates to peptide based reagents having binding affinity for polyethylene (PE) polymers. 
     BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 
     Polyethylene is a thermoplastic commodity heavily used in consumer products where over 60M tons are produced worldwide every year. Polyethylene is made from the monomer ethene and can be produced through radical polymerization, anionic polymerization, and cationic polymerization. This is because ethene does not have any substituent groups which influence the stability of the propagation head of the polymer. Each of these methods results in a different type of polyethylene. 
     Because of its flexibility at low temperatures, excellent electrical resistance and low dielectric constant, Polyethylene is unique. PE&#39;s self-lubricating properties also make it ideal for applications such as rollers, skids and other end-uses which call for a non-stick, low-friction material. PE is available in a wide range of densities and formulations. Polyethylene is resistant to water, acids, alkalies, and most solvents. Its many applications include films or sheets for packaging, shower curtains, unbreakable bottles, pipes, pails, drinking glasses, and insulation for wire and cable. 
     The ubiquitous use of PE in industry makes it a prime material candidate for a variety of applications where the PE comprises some or all of a surface. One of the drawbacks to using PE as surface is that materials that bind to PE are specific and lack flexibility as binding agents. So for example where a new coating for PE is desired, a new search for a PE binding molecule with the desired property must be conducted. The resulting search is costly in both time and resources and not guaranteed to be successful. A system that is flexible and can be easily tailored for a variety of materials to be bound to PE is needed. The use of peptides as linkers or binders to PE offers some potential in this regard. 
     Peptides having a binding affinity to polymer and plastic surfaces are known. For example, Adey et al., ( Gene  156:27-31 (1995)) describe peptides that bind to polystyrene and polyvinyl chloride surfaces. Additionally, peptides that bind to polyurethane (Murray et al., U.S. Patent Application Publication No. 2002/0098524), polyethylene terephthalate (O&#39;Brien et al., copending and commonly owned U.S. Patent Application Publication No. 2005/0054752), and polystyrene, polyurethane, polycarbonate, and nylon (Grinstaff et al., U.S. Patent Application Publication No. 2003/0185870) have been reported. 
     There remains a need therefore for a peptide based reagent that binds PE that offers flexibility in bring a wide variety of materials to the PE surface with minimum investment in redesign. Applicants have solved the stated problem by providing peptide reagents comprising PE binding peptides (PEBP). The PE binding peptides of the invention may be modified with other functional or binding peptides allowing for the delivery of benefit agents to the PE surface or for the use of the reagents to adhere PE containing surfaces. 
     SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION 
     The present invention provides PE binding peptides that may be incorporated into peptide based reagents useful for delivering functional compounds to a PE surface. The PE binding peptides may comprise active domains that have linker or other functionality or target binding domains that bind various benefit agents that are delivered to the PE surface. 
     Accordingly, in one embodiment the invention provides a peptide reagent having a general structure selected from the group consisting of:
 
PE m −(PEBP) n ;  a)
 
PE m −(PEBP−BAp)n;  b)
 
PE m −(PEBP−AD) n ;  c)
 
PE m −(PEBP−TBD) n ; and  d)
 
PE m −(PEBP−L−BA) n ; and  e)
 
PE m −[(PEBP) q −L(x)−(PEBP)r]n−L−BA;  f)
 
wherein:
         i) PE is a PE moiety   ii) PEBP is a PE binding peptide having a PE binding domain;   iii) BA is at least one benefit agent;   iv) AD is at least one active domain incorporated into a PE binding peptide;   v) TBD is at least one target binding domain incorporated into a PE binding peptide;   vi) L is a linker molecule;   vii) m=the number of PE moieties available for binding;   viii) n=is less than or equal to m;   xi) p=1-20;   x) x=1-20; and   xi) r=1-50.
 
In an alternate embodiment the invention provides a peptide reagent having the general structure:
 
(BA)n−L m −PE p −[(X) a −(Y) b ] q −L r (BA) s  
       

     Wherein:
         i) BA is a benefit agent;   ii) PE is a PE moiety;   iii) L is a linker molecule;   iv) X is a PE peptide binding domain;   v) Y is an active domain; and   vi) wherein a, b, m, n, p, q, r, and s are non-negative integers wherein, b, n, r, and s may be 0; and
           a, p and q will at least be 1.   
               

     In another embodiment the invention provides a method for binding a substrate comprising PE to a target comprising:
         a) providing a peptide reagent of the invention: and   b) contacting the peptide reagent of (a) with a substrate comprising a PE moiety under conditions whereby the peptide reagent binds to the PE moiety.       

     Similarly the invention provides a method for delivering a benefit agent to a substrate comprising PE comprising:
         a) providing the peptide reagent of the invention having a benefit agent: and   b) contacting the peptide reagent of (a) with a substrate comprising a PE moiety under conditions whereby the peptide reagent binds to the PE moiety, whereby the benefit agent is delivered to the substrate.       

     In an alternate embodiment the invention provides a method for adhering two surfaces comprising:
         a) providing a first surface comprising PE comprising a first peptide regent having the general formula;
 
(PEBP−AD1)
           wherein:
               i) PEBP is a PE binding peptide; and   ii) AD1 is a first active domain;   
               
           b) providing a second surface comprising a target molecule comprising a second peptide reagent have the general formula;
 
(TBP−AD2)
           wherein:
               iii) TBP is a target binding peptide; and   iv) AD2 is a second active domain having affinity for the first active domain;   
               
           c) juxtaposing the first and second surfaces wherein the first and second peptide reagents adhere to each other through the first and second active domains, whereby the surfaces are adhered.       

     In a similar embodiment the invention provides A method for adhering two surfaces comprising:
         a) providing a first surface comprising a first target molecule comprising a first peptide regent having the general formula;
 
(TBP1−AD)
           wherein:
               i) TBP1 is a first target binding peptide; and   ii) AD is an active domain having binding affinity for PE;   
               
           b) providing a second surface comprising a second target molecule comprising a second peptide reagent have the general formula;
 
(TBP2−AD)
           wherein:
               iii) TBP2 is a second target binding peptide; and   
               iv) AD is an active domain having binding affinity for PE;   
           c) juxtaposing the first and second surfaces in the presence of a PE moiety wherein the first and second peptide reagents adhere to the PE moiety through the active domain, whereby the surfaces are adhered.       

     Additionally the invention provides a PE binding peptide having an amino acid sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NO&#39;s: 1-12. 
    
    
     
       BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE FIGURES AND SEQUENCE DESCRIPTIONS 
         FIG. 1  is a set of panels A-E which depict embodiments of the present invention as they are bound to a surface containing, in whole or in part, PE particles. 
         FIG. 2  is a set of panels A-C which depict embodiments of the present invention as they are bound to a PE coating containing, in whole or in part, PE particles, which is further bound to a surface. 
         FIG. 3  depicts an embodiment of the present invention as a diblock, optionally bound to a benefit agent at two different positions and/or a target molecule. Also depicted is the optional inclusion of a linker molecule and/or an active domain. 
         FIG. 4  depicts an embodiment of the present invention used to bond a PE containing surface with another surface which may contain PE or another known target molecule. 
         FIG. 5  depicts an embodiment of the present invention used to bond to surfaces together wherein neither necessarily contains PE. 
         FIG. 6  is a set of panels A-D which depict embodiments of the present invention used to coat a surface with PE. 
     
    
    
     SEQ ID NOs: 1-7 are PE binding-sequences. 
     SEQ ID NOs:13-41 are antimicrobial peptides sequences. 
     SEQ ID NOs: 42-66 are pigment binding peptides sequences. 
     SEQ ID NOs: 67-79 are print media binding peptide sequences: SEQ ID NOs: 67 and 68 bind to cotton fabric, SEQ ID NOs: 67 and 69 bind to polyester/cotton fabric, SEQ ID NOs: 67, and 70-72 bind to HAMERMILL® paper, SEQ ID NOs: 74-78 bind to cellulose, and SEQ ID NO: 79 binds to poly(ethylene terephthalate). 
     SEQ ID NOs: 80-175 are body surface binding peptide sequences: SEQ ID NOs: 80-87 are skin-binding peptide sequences, SEQ ID NOs: 88-175 are hair binding peptide sequences and SEQ ID NOs: 88 and 89 bind nails as well as hair. 
     SEQ ID NO:176 is the amino acid sequence of the Caspase 3 cleavage site that my be used as a peptide linker domain. 
     SEQ ID NOs: 177-179 are amino acid sequences of peptide linker domains. 
     A Sequence Listing is provided herewith on Compact Disk. The contents of the Compact Disk containing the Sequence Listing are hereby incorporated by reference in compliance with 37 CFR 1.52(e). The Compact Disks are submitted in triplicate and are identical to one another. The disks are labeled “Copy 1—Sequence Listing”, “Copy 2—Sequence Listing”, and CRF. The disks contain the following file: CL3315.ST25 having the following size: 39,000 bytes and which was created Nov. 20, 2006. 
     DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION 
     The present invention provides variable coating for PE substrates and surfaces. More specifically, the present invention provides peptide sequences that bind PE with a high affinity. These peptides can be bound covalently or otherwise to known substances to adapt PE for a variety of uses. Additionally, the present invention provides methods to develop and produce such peptides. 
     The following definitions and abbreviations are to be use for the interpretation of the claims and the specification. 
     “BA” means benefit agent. 
     “PE” means polyethylene 
     “PEBP” is a PE binding peptide 
     “PBP” means pigment-binding peptide. 
     The term “peptide” refers to two or more amino acids joined to each other by peptide bonds or modified peptide bonds. 
     The term “body surface” will mean any surface of the human body that may serve as a substrate for the binding of a peptide carrying a benefit agent. Typical body surfaces include but are not limited to hair, skin, nails, teeth, gums, and corneal tissue. 
     The term “benefit agent” is a general term applying to a compound or substance that may be coupled with a complex of PE and PE binding peptide in order to provide a desirable characteristic of the benefit agent to the complex. In the most general sense a benefit agent may be any element, molecule or compound that is not PE or a PE-binding peptide. Benefit agents typically include colorants such as pigments and dyes as well as pharmaceuticals, markers, conditioners, and fragrances. 
     The term “hair” as used herein refers to human hair, eyebrows, and eyelashes. 
     The term “skin” as used herein refers to human skin, or pig skin, Vitro-Skin® and EpiDerm™ which are substitutes for human skin. Skin as used herein as a body surface will generally comprise a layer of epithelial cells and may additionally comprise a layer of endothelial cells. 
     The term “nails” as used herein refers to human fingernails and toenails. 
     The terms “coupling” and “coupled” as used herein refer to any chemical association and includes both covalent and non-covalent interactions. 
     The term “pigment” refers to an insoluble, organic or inorganic colorant. 
     The term “print medium” refers to any substrate suitable for printing. 
     The term “dispersant” as used herein refers to a substance that stabilizes the formation of a colloidal solution of solid pigment particles in a liquid medium. 
     The term “PE binding peptide” refers to a peptide having specific affinity for PE. The PE binding peptide will typically be short ranging from about 7 to about 50 amino acids in length and may be generated recombinantly, synthetically or may be selected by combinatorial means. PE binding peptides may comprise various subdomains including but not limited to active domains, target domains and linker domains. Within any given PE binding peptide there resides a “PE binding domain” having affinity to PE. Any given PE binding peptide may contain only the PE binding domain or may contain this domain in conjunction with active or target domains having different functionality. 
     The term “active domain” as used herein applies to a subsequence of amino acids within a PE binding peptide. An active domain is a portion of the PE binding peptide that is not responsible for PE binding but provides additional functionality or benefit. In one embodiment for example an active domain may have antimicrobial functionality. In anther embodiment the active domain may have a linker function between two other domains or between the peptide and a benefit agent. In another embodiment the active domain may serve to bind a specific target analyte (target domain). 
     The term “linking domain” or “linker domain” as used herein applies to a particular of active domain that is used to either link two domains together, as a separator between two domains, or a domain and a terminal end. Linking domains may have a function beyond joining or separating two features of a peptide. 
     The term “target binding domain” as used herein applies to a particular type of peptide active domain that binds a target molecule, element, compound, or complex. The binding substrate for the target binding domain is referred to herein as the “target”. Typical targets will include but are not limited to biological analytes, (cells, cell membrane fractions, viral proteins, proteins, antibodies, antibody fragments, nucleic acids and the like), plant fibers, synthetic fibers, as well as organic and inorganic target complexes that will typically be found on surfaces or in print media. All target binding domains are active domains. A “body surface binding domain” is a target domain that has specific affinity for a body surface such as hair, skin, nails, teeth and the like. Similarly a “print media binding domain” will function to bind the elements of print media such as paper and other ink receptive surfaces. Within the context of print media domains there may be those domains that bind cellulose or cotton or other plant fibers. Additionally the target domains of the invention may be selected to bind specific benefit agents such as colorants (pigments, dyes) and conditioners or any other organic or inorganic complex. 
     “PE moiety” means a discrete substance comprising polyethylene that serves as a binding site for a PE binding peptide. PE moieties may make up a PE film, or be comprised within various PE coatings on surfaces and substrates. 
     The term “linker” or “spacer” or “linker molecule” or “spacer molecule” will be used interchangeably and will mean a molecule or compound used to bind a benefit agent to the PE-peptide complex. Any material that can bind said benefit agent to the complex can be used, including peptide based molecules. A linker molecule is distinct from a linker domain in that linker domains are inherently part of, or are proposed to be part of a peptide further comprising a PE-binding domain. A linker molecule, in whole or in part, may be identical to a linking domain, but a linking molecule does not contain a PE-binding domain. 
     As referred to herein a substance has “binding functionality” when it demonstrates specific affinity for a substance or target. 
     As referred to herein a substance has “catalytic functionality” when it demonstrates the ability to catalyze a chemical reaction. 
     As referred to herein a substance has “antimicrobial functionality when it demonstrates the ability to kill microbial cell populations. 
     As used herein the term “surface” when used in conjunction with a PE moiety means the point of contact for the PE moiety. Surfaces of the invention will typically be coated with PE or may themselves comprise PE moieties. Surfaces may take the form of solid support, a bead, a microsphere, a sheet, or a fiber. In some instances the surface of the invention may be layered or juxtaposed on a “secondary surface”. A “secondary surface” will typically be coated or layers with the PE surfaces of the invention. 
     The term “diblock structure” as used herein refers to a composition that consists of two different units or blocks, each serving a specific function. The peptide-based diblock structures of the present invention consist of a PE-binding peptide block coupled to a substrate, or a PE-binding peptide block coupled to a benefit agent. The diblock structure may contain multiple copies of the peptide block. 
     The term “triblock structure” as used herein refers to a pigment dispersant that consists of three different units or blocks, each serving a specific function. The peptide-based triblock structure of the present invention consists of a substrate-block, PE-binding peptide block, and a benefit agent block. The triblock structure may contain multiple copies of any of the peptide blocks. 
     The term “stringency” as it is applied to the selection of PE binding peptides, hair-binding, skin-binding, and nail-binding peptides of the present invention, refers to the concentration of the eluting agent (usually detergent) used to elute peptides from the substrate to which they are bound or for which they have affinity. Higher concentrations of the eluting agent provide more stringent conditions. 
     The term “amino acid” refers to the basic chemical structural unit of a protein or polypeptide. The following abbreviations are used herein to identify specific amino acids: 
     
       
         
           
               
               
               
               
             
               
                   
                   
               
               
                   
                   
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                 Alanine 
                 Ala 
                 A 
               
               
                   
                 Arginine 
                 Arg 
                 R 
               
               
                   
                 Asparagine 
                 Asn 
                 N 
               
               
                   
                 Aspartic acid 
                 Asp 
                 D 
               
               
                   
                 Cysteine 
                 Cys 
                 C 
               
               
                   
                 Glutamine 
                 Gln 
                 Q 
               
               
                   
                 Glutamic acid 
                 Glu 
                 E 
               
               
                   
                 Glycine 
                 Gly 
                 G 
               
               
                   
                 Histidine 
                 His 
                 H 
               
               
                   
                 Isoleucine 
                 Ile 
                 I 
               
               
                   
                 Leucine 
                 Leu 
                 L 
               
               
                   
                 Lysine 
                 Lys 
                 K 
               
               
                   
                 Methionine 
                 Met 
                 M 
               
               
                   
                 Phenylalanine 
                 Phe 
                 F 
               
               
                   
                 Proline 
                 Pro 
                 P 
               
               
                   
                 Serine 
                 Ser 
                 S 
               
               
                   
                 Threonine 
                 Thr 
                 T 
               
               
                   
                 Tryptophan 
                 Trp 
                 W 
               
               
                   
                 Tyrosine 
                 Tyr 
                 Y 
               
               
                   
                 Valine 
                 Val 
                 V 
               
               
                   
                   
               
            
           
         
       
     
     “Gene” refers to a nucleic acid fragment that expresses a specific protein, including regulatory sequences preceding (5′ non-coding sequences) and following (3′ non-coding sequences) the coding sequence. “Native gene” refers to a gene as found in nature with its own regulatory sequences “Chimeric gene” refers to any gene that is not a native gene, comprising regulatory and coding sequences that are not found together in nature. Accordingly, a chimeric gene may comprise regulatory sequences and coding sequences that are derived from different sources, or regulatory sequences and coding sequences derived from the same source, but arranged in a manner different than that found in nature. A “foreign” gene refers to a gene not normally found in the host organism, but that is introduced into the host organism by gene transfer. Foreign genes can comprise native genes inserted into a non-native organism, or chimeric genes. 
     “Synthetic genes” can be assembled from oligonucleotide building blocks that are chemically synthesized using procedures known to those skilled in the art. These building blocks are ligated and annealed to form gene segments which are then enzymatically assembled to construct the entire gene. “Chemically synthesized”, as related to a sequence of DNA, means that the component nucleotides were assembled in vitro. Manual chemical synthesis of DNA may be accomplished using well-established procedures, or automated chemical synthesis can be performed using one of a number of commercially available machines. Accordingly, the genes can be tailored for optimal gene expression based on optimization of nucleotide sequence to reflect the codon bias of the host cell. The skilled artisan appreciates the likelihood of successful gene expression if codon usage is biased towards those codons favored by the host. Determination of preferred codons can be based on a survey of genes derived from the host cell where sequence information is available. 
     “Coding sequence” refers to a DNA sequence that codes for a specific amino acid sequence. “Suitable regulatory sequences” refer to nucleotide sequences located upstream (5′ non-coding sequences), within, or downstream (3′ non-coding sequences) of a coding sequence, and which influence the transcription, RNA processing or stability, or translation of the associated coding sequence. Regulatory sequences may include promoters, translation leader sequences, introns, polyadenylation recognition sequences, RNA processing site, effector binding site and stem-loop structure. 
     “Promoter” refers to a DNA sequence capable of controlling the expression of a coding sequence or functional RNA. In general, a coding sequence is located 3′ to a promoter sequence. Promoters may be derived in their entirety from a native gene, or be composed of different elements derived from different promoters found in nature, or even comprise synthetic DNA segments. It is understood by those skilled in the art that different promoters may direct the expression of a gene in different tissues or cell types, or at different stages of development, or in response to different environmental or physiological conditions. Promoters which cause a gene to be expressed in most cell types at most times are commonly referred to as “constitutive promoters”. It is further recognized that since in most cases the exact boundaries of regulatory sequences have not been completely defined, DNA fragments of different lengths may have identical promoter activity. 
     The term “expression”, as used herein, refers to the transcription and stable accumulation of sense (mRNA) or antisense RNA derived from the nucleic acid fragment of the invention. Expression may also refer to translation of mRNA into a polypeptide. 
     The term “transformation” refers to the transfer of a nucleic acid fragment into the genome of a host organism, resulting in genetically stable inheritance. Host organisms containing the transformed nucleic acid fragments are referred to as “transgenic” or “recombinant” or “transformed” organisms. 
     The term “host cell” refers to cell which has been transformed or transfected, or is capable of transformation or transfection by an exogenous polynucleotide sequence. 
     The terms “plasmid”, “vector” and “cassette” refer to an extra chromosomal element often carrying genes which are not part of the central metabolism of the cell, and usually in the form of circular double-stranded DNA molecules. Such elements may be autonomously replicating sequences, genome integrating sequences, phage or nucleotide sequences, linear or circular, of a single- or double-stranded DNA or RNA, derived from any source, in which a number of nucleotide sequences have been joined or recombined into a unique construction which is capable of introducing a promoter fragment and DNA sequence for a selected gene product along with appropriate 3′ untranslated sequence into a cell. “Transformation cassette” refers to a specific vector containing a foreign gene and having elements in addition to the foreign gene that facilitate transformation of a particular host cell. “Expression cassette” refers to a specific vector containing a foreign gene and having elements in addition to the foreign gene that allow for enhanced expression of that gene in a foreign host. 
     The term “phage” or “bacteriophage” refers to a virus that infects bacteria. Altered forms may be used for the purpose of the present invention. The preferred bacteriophage is derived from the “wild” phage, called M13. The M13 system can grow inside a bacterium, so that it does not destroy the cell it infects but causes it to make new phages continuously. It is a single-stranded DNA phage. 
     The term “phage display” refers to the display of functional foreign peptides or small proteins on the surface of bacteriophage or phagemid particles. Genetically engineered phage may be used to present peptides as segments of their native surface proteins. Peptide libraries may be produced by populations of phage with different gene sequences. 
     Standard recombinant DNA and molecular cloning techniques used herein are well known in the art and are described by Sambrook, J., Fritsch, E. F. and Maniatis, T., Molecular Cloning: A Laboratory Manual, Second Edition, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press, Cold Spring Harbor, N.Y. (1989) (hereinafter “Maniatis”); and by Silhavy, T. J., Bennan, M. L. and Enquist, L. W., Experiments with Gene Fusions, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Cold Press Spring Harbor, N.Y. (1984); and by Ausubel, F. M. et al., Current Protocols in Molecular Biology, published by Greene Publishing Assoc. and Wiley-Interscience (1987). 
     The present invention relates to peptides and peptide reagents that have specific binding affinity to PE in various conformations including complexes of the PE binding peptides linked to benefit agents, and optionally where the PE binding peptides comprise active peptide domains or target binding domains having binding or other functionality for other substances or surfaces. The PE peptide regent of the invention may take a variety of forms including those represented by the following structures:
 
PE m −(PEBP) n ;  a)
 
PE m −(PEBP−BA p )n;  b)
 
PE m −(PEBP−AD) n ;  c)
 
PE m −(PEBP−TBD) n ; and  d)
 
PE m −(PEBP−L−BA)n; and  e)
 
PE m −[(PEBP) q −L(x)−(PEBP)r]n−L−BA;  f)
 
     wherein:
         i) PE is a PE moiety   ii) PEBP is a PE binding peptide having a PE binding domain;   iii) BA is at least one benefit agent;   iv) AD is at least one active domain incorporated into a PE binding peptide;   v) TBD is at least one target binding domain incorporated into a PE binding peptide;   vi) L is a linker molecule;   vii) m=the number of PE moieties available for binding;   viii) n=is less than or equal to m;   xi) p=1-20;   x) x=1-20; and   xi) r=1-50.       

     Alternatively the PE peptides reagents of the invention may be configured according formula:
 
(BA) n −L m −PE p −[(X) a −(Y) b ] q −L r (BA) s  
         Wherein:   i) BA is a benefit agent;   ii) PE is a PE moiety;   iii) L is a linker molecule;   iv) X is a PE peptide binding domain;   v) Y is an active domain; and   vi) wherein a, b, m, n, p, q, r, and s are non-negative integers wherein, b, n, r, and s may be 0; and
           a, p and q will at least be 1.
 
Polyethylene Moieties
   
               

     A polyethylene (PE) moiety, as defined herein, is the binding site of a polyethylene-binding peptide on a surface. Typically it is expected that surface area of the PE moiety that is presented to the PE binding peptide will be on the order of about 200 Angstroms to about 5000 angstroms. 
     The PE moiety may be incorporated into a surface in various ways. For example, the surface may be the surface of a PE substrate. Alternatively, the PE moiety may be imbedded into the surface of another material, such as a polymer, or may be a film or coating on the surface of another material, such as a metal, polymer, glass, cloth, and the like. The PE moiety may comprise a PE polymer or a copolymer of ethylene with one or more monomers such as vinyl acetate, acrylates, methacrylates, maleic acid, carbon monoxide, and α-olefins such as butene and hexene. The PE moiety may comprise high density polyethylene (HDPE), low density polyethylene (LDPE), linear low density polyethylene (LLDPE), high molecular weight polyethylene (HMWPE), ultra high molecular weight polyethylene (UHMWPE), or mixtures thereof. 
     Polyethylene is prepared commercially by the polymerization of ethylene using a variety or processes, such as high pressure processes, suspension processes, gas-phase processes, solution processes, with a variety of catalysts ( Ullmann&#39;s Encyclopedia of Industrial Chemistry,  6 th  edition, 2003, Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH and Co., Weinheim, Germany, Vol. 28, pp. 402-422). The PE polymer may be processed into various shapes or forms, such as beads, microspheres, sheets, rods, tubes, films, plates, rings, fibers, and microfilament, using injection molding, blow molding, extrusion, roll extrusion, and extrusion coating techniques, which are well known in the art. Polyethylene and polyethylene copolymers in various shapes are available commercially from companies such as Equistar Chemicals, LP (Houston, Tex.), BASF Corp. (Mount Olive, N.J.), Phillips 66 Co. (Bartelsville, Okla.), and Blueridge Films, Inc. (McKenney, Va.). 
     In one embodiment, the PE polymer or copolymer is a film bonded to another surface, such as metal, polymer, glass, cloth, and the like, using methods known in the art, such as heat sealing. 
     In another embodiment, the PE polymer or copolymer is a coating on another surface, such as metal, polymer, glass, cloth, and the like, prepared using methods known in the art, such as extrusion coating. 
     In another embodiment, the PE polymer or copolymer is imbedded into the surface of another material, such as another polymer. This may be done by adding particles, beads, or fragments of PE material into the other polymer as it cures or crystallizes. 
     Identification of PE-Binding Peptides 
     Peptides having affinity for PE, referred to herein as PE-binding peptides (PEBP), are peptide sequences that bind strongly to a PE moiety. The PE-binding peptides of the invention are from about 7 amino acids to about 50 amino acids, more preferably, from about 7 amino acids to about 25 amino acids, most preferably from about 7 to about 20 amino acids in length. Suitable PE-binding peptides may be selected using methods that are well known in the art. 
     The PE-binding peptides may be generated randomly and then selected against a PE substrate based upon their binding affinity for PE, as described by O&#39;Brien et al. (copending and commonly owned U.S. Patent Application Publication No. 2005/0054752), Adey et al., ( Gene  156:27-31, (1995)), Murray et al. (U.S. Patent Application Publication No. 2002/0098524) and Grinstaff et al. (U.S. Patent Application Publication No. 2003/0185870), all of which are incorporated herein by reference. The generation of random libraries of peptides is well known and may be accomplished by a variety of techniques including, bacterial display (Kemp, D. J.;  Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA  78(7):4520-4524 (1981), and Helfman et al.,  Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA  80(1):31-35, (1983)), yeast display (Chien et al.,  Proc Nat Acad Sci USA  88(21):9578-82 (1991)), combinatorial solid phase peptide synthesis (U.S. Pat. No. 5,449,754, U.S. Pat. No. 5,480,971, U.S. Pat. No. 5,585,275, U.S. Pat. No. 5,639,603), and phage display technology (U.S. Pat. No. 5,223,409, U.S. Pat. No. 5,403,484, U.S. Pat. No. 5,571,698, U.S. Pat. No. 5,837,500). Techniques to generate such biological peptide libraries are well known in the art. Exemplary methods are described in Dani, M.,  J. of Receptor  &amp;  Signal Transduction Res.,  21 (4):447-468 (2001), Sidhu et al.,  Methods in Enzymology  328:333-363 (2000), and  Phage Display of Peptides and Proteins, A Laboratory Manual , Brian K. Kay, Jill Winter, and John McCafferty, eds.; Academic Press, NY, 1996. Additionally, phage display libraries are available commercially from companies such as New England BioLabs (Beverly, Mass.). 
     A preferred method to randomly generate peptides is by phage display. Phage display is an in vitro selection technique in which a peptide or protein is genetically fused to a coat protein of a bacteriophage, resulting in display of fused peptide on the exterior of the phage virion, while the DNA encoding the fusion resides within the virion. This physical linkage between the displayed peptide and the DNA encoding it allows screening of vast numbers of variants of peptides, each linked to a corresponding DNA sequence, by a simple in vitro selection procedure called “biopanning”. In its simplest form, biopanning is carried out by incubating the pool of phage-displayed variants with a target of interest that has been immobilized on a plate or bead, washing away unbound phage, and eluting specifically bound phage by disrupting the binding interactions between the phage and the target. The eluted phage is then amplified in vivo and the process is repeated, resulting in a stepwise enrichment of the phage pool in favor of the tightest binding sequences. After 3 or more rounds of selection/amplification, individual clones are characterized by DNA sequencing. 
     Specifically, the PE-binding peptides may be selected using the following method. A suitable library of phage-peptides is generated using the methods described above or the library is purchased from a commercial supplier. After the library of phage-peptides has been generated, they are then contacted with an appropriate amount of the polymer substrate. The library of phage-peptides is dissolved in a suitable solution for contacting the substrate. The test substrate may be suspended in the solution or may be immobilized on a plate or bead. A preferred solution is a buffered aqueous saline solution containing a surfactant. A suitable solution is Tris-buffered saline (TBS) with 0.5% Tween® 20. The solution may additionally be agitated by any means in order to increase the mass transfer rate of the peptides to the polymer substrate, thereby shortening the time required to attain maximum binding. 
     Upon contact, a number of the randomly generated phage-peptides will bind to the polymer substrate to form a phage-peptide-polymer complex. Unbound phage-peptide may be removed by washing. After all unbound material is removed, phage-peptides having varying degrees of binding affinities for the polymer substrate may be fractionated by selected washings in buffers having varying stringencies. Increasing the stringency of the buffer used increases the required strength of the bond between the phage-peptide and polymer substrate in the phage-peptide-substrate complex. 
     A number of substances may be used to vary the stringency of the buffer solution in peptide selection including, but not limited to, acidic pH (1.5-3.0); basic pH (10-12.5); high salt concentrations such as MgCl 2  (3-5 M) and LiCl (5-10 M); water; ethylene glycol (25-50%); dioxane (5-20%); thiocyanate (1-5 M); guanidine (2-5 M); urea (2-8 M); and various concentrations of different surfactants such as SDS (sodium dodecyl sulfate), DOC (sodium deoxycholate), Nonidet P-40, Triton X-100, Tween® 20, wherein Tween® 20 is preferred. These substances may be prepared in buffer solutions including, but not limited to, Tris-HCl, Tris-buffered saline, Tris-borate, Tris-acetic acid, triethylamine, phosphate buffer, and glycine-HCl, wherein Tris-buffered saline solution is preferred. 
     It will be appreciated that phage-peptides having increasing binding affinities for the PE substrate may be eluted by repeating the selection process using buffers with increasing stringencies. The eluted phage-peptides can be identified and sequenced by any means known in the art. 
     In one embodiment, the following method for generating the PE-binding peptides of the present invention may be used. A library of combinatorially generated phage-peptides is contacted with PE to form phage peptide-substrate complexes. The phage-peptide-substrate complex is separated from uncomplexed peptides and unbound substrate, and the bound phage-peptides from the phage-peptide-substrate complexes are eluted from the complex, preferably by acid treatment. Then, the eluted phage-peptides are identified and sequenced. To identify peptide sequences that bind to PE but not to other substrates, a subtractive panning step may be added. Specifically, the library of combinatorially generated phage-peptides is first contacted with the non-target to remove phage-peptides that bind to it. Then, the non-binding phage-peptides are contacted with PE and the above process is followed. Alternatively, the library of combinatorially generated phage-peptides may be contacted with the non-target and PE simultaneously. Then, the phage-peptide-substrate complexes are separated from the phage-peptide-non-target complexes and the method described above is followed for the desired phage-substrate complexes. 
     Alternatively, a modified phage display screening method for isolating peptides with a higher affinity for polymer substrates may be used. In the modified method, the phage-peptide-substrate complexes are formed as described above. Then, these complexes are treated with an elution buffer. Any of the elution buffers described above may be used. Preferably, the elution buffer is an acidic solution. Then, the remaining, elution-resistant phage-peptide-substrate complexes are used to directly infect/transfect a bacterial host cell, such as  E. coli  ER2738. The infected host cells are grown in an appropriate growth medium, such as LB (Luria-Bertani) medium, and this culture is spread onto agar, containing a suitable growth medium, such as LB medium with IPTG (isopropyl β-D-thiogalactopyranoside) and S-Gal™. After growth, the plaques are picked for DNA isolation and sequencing to identify the peptide sequences with a high binding affinity for the substrate of interest. Alternatively, PCR may be used to identify the elution-resistant phage-peptides from the modified phage display screening method, described above, by directly carrying out PCR on the phage-peptide-substrate complexes using the appropriate primers, as described by Janssen et al. in U.S. Patent Application Publication No. 2003/0152976, which is incorporated herein by reference. 
     Production of PE-Binding Peptides 
     The PE-binding peptides of the present invention may be prepared using standard peptide synthesis methods, which are well known in the art (see for example Stewart et al.,  Solid Phase Peptide Synthesis , Pierce Chemical Co., Rockford, Ill., 1984; Bodanszky,  Principles of Peptide Synthesis , Springer-Verlag, New York, 1984; and Pennington et al.,  Peptide Synthesis Protocols , Humana Press, Totowa, N.J., 1994). Additionally, many companies offer custom peptide synthesis services. 
     Alternatively, the PE-binding peptides of the present invention may be prepared using recombinant DNA and molecular cloning techniques. Genes encoding the PE-binding peptides may be produced in heterologous host cells, particularly in the cells of microbial hosts, as described by Huang et al. (U.S. Patent Application Publication No. 2005/0050656) and O&#39;Brien et al., supra. 
     Preferred heterologous host cells for expression of the binding peptides of the present invention are microbial hosts that can be found broadly within the fungal or bacterial families and which grow over a wide range of temperature, pH values, and solvent tolerances. Because transcription, translation, and the protein biosynthetic apparatus are the same irrespective of the cellular feedstock, functional genes are expressed irrespective of carbon feedstock used to generate cellular biomass. Examples of host strains include, but are not limited to, fungal or yeast species such as  Aspergillus, Trichoderma, Saccharomyces, Pichia, Candida, Hansenula , or bacterial species such as  Salmonella, Bacillus, Acinetobacter, Rhodococcus, Streptomyces, Escherichia, Pseudomonas, Methylomonas, Methylobacter, Alcaligenes, Synechocystis, Anabaena, Thiobacillus, Methanobacterium  and  Klebsiella.    
     A variety of expression systems can be used to produce the peptides of the present invention. Such vectors include, but are not limited to, chromosomal, episomal and virus-derived vectors, e.g., vectors derived from bacterial plasmids, from bacteriophage, from transposons, from insertion elements, from yeast episoms, from viruses such as baculoviruses, retroviruses and vectors derived from combinations thereof such as those derived from plasmid and bacteriophage genetic elements, such as cosmids and phagemids. The expression system constructs may contain regulatory regions that regulate as well as engender expression. In general, any system or vector suitable to maintain, propagate or express polynucleotide or polypeptide in a host cell may be used for expression in this regard. Microbial expression systems and expression vectors contain regulatory sequences that direct high level expression of foreign proteins relative to the growth of the host cell. Regulatory sequences are well known to those skilled in the art and examples include, but are not limited to, those which cause the expression of a gene to be turned on or off in response to a chemical or physical stimulus, including the presence of regulatory elements in the vector, for example, enhancer sequences. Any of these can be used to construct chimeric genes for production of the any of the binding peptides of the present invention. These chimeric genes can then be introduced into appropriate microorganisms via transformation to provide high level expression of the peptides. 
     Vectors or cassettes useful for the transformation of suitable host cells are well known in the art. Typically the vector or cassette contains sequences directing transcription and translation of the relevant gene, one or more selectable markers, and sequences allowing autonomous replication or chromosomal integration. Suitable vectors comprise a region 5′ of the gene, which harbors transcriptional initiation controls and a region 3′ of the DNA fragment which controls transcriptional termination. It is most preferred when both control regions are derived from genes homologous to the transformed host cell, although it is to be understood that such control regions need not be derived from the genes native to the specific species chosen as a production host. Selectable marker genes provide a phenotypic trait for selection of the transformed host cells such as tetracycline or ampicillin resistance in  E. coli.    
     Initiation control regions or promoters which are useful to drive expression of the chimeric gene in the desired host cell are numerous and familiar to those skilled in the art. Virtually any promoter capable of driving the gene is suitable for producing the binding peptides of the present invention including, but not limited to: CYC1, HIS3, GAL1, GAL10, ADH1, PGK, PHO5, GAPDH, ADC1, TRP1, URA3, LEU2, ENO, TPI (useful for expression in  Saccharomyces ); AOX1 (useful for expression in  Pichia ); and lac, ara, tet, trp, IP L , IP R , T7, tac, and trc (useful for expression in  Escherchia coli ) as well as the amy, apr, npr promoters and various phage promoters useful for expression in  Bacillus.    
     Termination control regions may also be derived from various genes native to the preferred hosts. Optionally, a termination site may be unnecessary, however, it is most preferred if included. 
     The vector containing the appropriate DNA sequence as described supra, as well as an appropriate promoter or control sequence, may be employed to transform an appropriate host to permit the host to express the peptide of the present invention. Cell-free translation systems can also be employed to produce such peptides using RNAs derived from the DNA constructs of the present invention. Optionally, it may be desired to produce the instant gene product as a secretion product of the transformed host. Secretion of desired proteins into the growth media has the advantages of simplified and less costly purification procedures. It is well known in the art that secretion signal sequences are often useful in facilitating the active transport of expressible proteins across cell membranes. The creation of a transformed host capable of secretion may be accomplished by the incorporation of a DNA sequence that codes for a secretion signal which is functional in the production host. Methods for choosing appropriate signal sequences are well known in the art (see for example EP 546049 and WO 9324631). The secretion signal DNA or facilitator may be located between the expression-controlling DNA and the instant gene or gene fragment, and in the same reading frame with the latter. 
     Active Domains 
     As noted above active domains are peptide portions of the PE binding peptide that convey various additional functionality to the peptide. Any sequence of amino acids may be used as an active domain, including, but not limited to those functioning as a linker, those having binding functionality, having catalytic functionality and those having antimicrobial functionality. 
     An antimicrobial active domain may be particularly desirable if the PE moiety part of the diblock was for instance part of a kitchen countertop surface. Such antimicrobial sequences are well known in the art. Any peptide based antimicrobial sequence could be used as an active domain in the above embodiment. As non-limiting examples table 1 provides possible antimicrobial active domain sequences. 
     
       
         
           
               
             
               
                 TABLE 1 
               
             
            
               
                   
               
               
                 Antimicrobial active domain sequences. 
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
            
               
                 Species 
                 SEQ 
                   
               
               
                 of 
                 ID 
                   
               
               
                 origin 
                 NO: 
                 Sequence 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 Artificial 
                 13 
                 PKGLKKLLKGLKKLLKL 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 Artificial 
                 14 
                 KGLKKLLKGLKKLLKL 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 Artificial 
                 15 
                 KGLKKLLKLLKKLLKL 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 Artificial 
                 16 
                 LKKLLKLLKKLLKL 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 Artificial 
                 17 
                 LKKLLKLLKKLL 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 Artificial 
                 18 
                 VAKKLAKLAKKLAKLAL 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 Artificial 
                 19 
                 FAKLLAKALKKLL 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 Artificial 
                 20 
                 KGLKKGLKLLKKLLKL 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 Artificial 
                 21 
                 KGLKKLLKLGKKLLKL 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 Artificial 
                 22 
                 KGLKKLGKLLKKLLKL 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 Artificial 
                 23 
                 KGLKKLLKLLKKGLKL 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 Artificial 
                 24 
                 KGLKKLLKLLKKLGKL 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 Artificial 
                 25 
                 FALALKALKKLKKALKKAL 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 Artificial 
                 26 
                 FAKKLAKLAKKLAKLAL 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 Artificial 
                 27 
                 FAKLLAKLAKKLL 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 Artificial 
                 28 
                 FAKKLAKLALKLAKL 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 Artificial 
                 29 
                 FAKKLAKKLL 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 Artificial 
                 30 
                 FAKLLAKLAKKVL 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 Artificial 
                 31 
                 KYKKALKKLAKLL 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 Artificial 
                 32 
                 FALLKALLKKAL 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 Artificial 
                 33 
                 KRLFKKLKFSLRKY 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 Artificial 
                 34 
                 KRLFKKLLFSLRKY 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 Artificial 
                 35 
                 LLLFLLKKRKKRKY 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 
                   H. cecropia 
                 
                 36 
                 KWKLFKKIEKVGQNIRDGIIKAGPAVAWGQATQIAK 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 
                   Xenopus 
                 
                 37 
                 GIGKFLHSAKKFGKAFVGEIMNS 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 
                   Xenopus 
                 
                 38 
                 GIGKFLKKAKKFGKAFVKILKK 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 
                   Bos Taurus 
                 
                 39 
                 RLCRIVVIRVCR 
               
               
                   
               
               
                   Bos  Sp. 
                 40 
                 ILPWKWPWWPWRR 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 
                   H. sapiens 
                 
                 41 
                 DSHAKRHHGYKRKFHEKHHSHRGY 
               
               
                   
               
            
           
         
       
     
     Two sub-types of active domains, target binding domains and linking domains, have been given specific names in the discussion of this present invention. A target binding domain is an active domain that specifically binds to a known target. Target binding sequences are known in the art and can be developed using known techniques as well as techniques described herein. Non-limiting examples of targets to which target binding domains will bind include, pigments, dyes, chemical functional groups, print media, body surfaces (hair, skin, nails, teeth etc.) and biological analytes (cells, receptors, proteins, nucleic acids, viral particles, prions etc.) (see  FIGS. 4 ,  5  and  6  panel D). 
     A linking domain is an active domain that is specifically used to separate two domains or a domain from a terminal end. Any sequence of amino acids that does not contain a PE-binding site can be used as a linking domain. A linking domain can have activity beyond just separating two features of a peptide. A linking domain may provide a specific structure to the separating portion of the peptide. Conversely, a linking domain may also be selected to provide flexibility to the separating portion of the peptide. Additionally the linking domain may be created to specifically change the rheology of the medium the peptide is immersed in. Also the linking domain may be constructed so that it can be cleaved by, or act as the binding site for, a cleaving molecule or enzyme, for the purpose of releasing a portion of the peptide and/or the PE from the complex. 
     Preferred peptide linker domains are composed of the amino acids proline, lysine, glycine, alanine, and serine, and mixtures thereof. In addition, the peptide linker may contain a specific enzyme cleavage site, such as the protease Caspase 3 site, given by SEQ ID NO:176, which allows for the enzymatic removal of a portion of the peptide and/or the PE from the complex. The peptide linker may be from 1 to about 50 amino acids, preferably from 1 to about 20 amino acids in length. Examples of peptide linkers include, but are not limited to, SEQ ID NOs:176 to 179. These peptide linkers may be linked to the binding peptide sequence by any method know in the art. For example, the entire binding peptide-peptide linker-diblock may be prepared using the standard peptide synthesis methods described supra. In addition, the binding peptide and peptide linker blocks may be combined using carbodiimide coupling agents (see for example, Hermanson,  Bioconjugate Techniques , Academic Press, New York (1996)), diacid chlorides, diisocyanates and other difunctional coupling reagents that are reactive to terminal amine and/or carboxylic acid groups on the peptides. Alternatively, the entire binding peptide-peptide linker-diblock may be prepared using the recombinant DNA and molecular cloning techniques described supra. The linker may also be a combination of a peptide linker and an organic linker molecule, which may be prepared using the methods described above. Examples of specific linker peptides are given in table 2 below. 
     
       
         
           
               
             
               
                 TABLE 2 
               
             
            
               
                   
               
               
                 Linker peptides 
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
            
               
                 Species 
                 SEQ 
                   
               
               
                 of 
                 ID 
                   
               
               
                 origin 
                 NO: 
                 Sequence 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 Artificial 
                 176 
                 LESGDEVD 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 Artificial 
                 177 
                 TSTSKASTTT TSSKTTTTSS KTTTTTSKTS 
               
               
                   
                   
                 TTSSSST 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 Artificial 
                 178 
                 GQGGYGGLGS QGAGRGGLGG QG 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 Artificial 
                 179 
                 GPGGYGPGQQ 
               
               
                   
               
            
           
         
       
     
     Target domains of the invention are another type of active domain comprised within the PE binding peptide. Target domains will have binding affinity for various substance such as benefit agents (pigments, dyes, print media, biological analtyes, body surfaces (hair, skin, nails, teeth etc.) and the like). 
     Pigment binding domains are target domains that bind various pigments and colorants. Such pigments have application in the personal care as well as the printing industries. Similarly print media binding domains are target binding domains having specific affinity for various types of print media. Typically the print media will comprise cotton or cellulose targets or may be coated with a polymer such as nylon or PE giving rise to cotton, cellulose or polymer binding domains as part of the PE binding peptide. 
     Target domains may be uni-functional having binding affinity for a single target species or multifunctional, having affinity for a variety of targets. For example it may be desirable to combine a pigment binding domain or a print medium binding domain or both into the peptide part of the PE-peptide complex of the present invention. Such an embodiment that includes a print-medium binding domain may be particularly desirable if the complex already contains a benefit agent that is a colorant or dye. Pigment-binding peptides and print medium-binding peptides have been identified (See tables 3, 4, and 5, and O&#39;Brien et al., supra, hereby incorporated by reference The pigment-binding peptides typically comprise at least about 40 mole % of the amino acids: glycine, alanine, valine, leucine, isoleucine, methionine, proline, phenylalanine, and tryptophan Specifically, binding peptides were isolated that have a high affinity for the pigments carbon black, given as SEQ ID NOs:42-45, CROMOPHTHAL® Yellow, given as SEQ ID NOs: 46-53, SUNFAST® Magenta, given as SEQ ID NOs: 55-57, and SUNFAST® Blue, given as SEQ ID NOs: 54, 58-66. The cellulose-binding peptides of the invention comprise at least about 14 mole % of the amino acids: serine, threonine and tyrosine. Binding peptides having a high binding affinity for cellulose (a major component of cotton) include SEQ ID NOs: 73-78. The polyester-binding peptides of the invention comprise at least about 20 mole % of the amino acids: phenylalanine, tryptophan, and tyrosine. Binding peptides having a high affinity for polyester (poly(ethylene terephthalate)) include SEQ ID NO: 79. Additionally, binding peptides were isolated that have a binding affinity for the following print media: cotton, given as SEQ ID NOs: 67 and 68, polyester/cotton, given as SEQ ID NOs: 67 and 69, and printing paper, given as SEQ ID NOs: 67, and 70-72. 
     
       
         
           
               
             
               
                 TABLE 3 
               
             
            
               
                   
               
               
                 Pigment-Binding Peptides 
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                   
                   
                   
                   
                 SEQ 
               
               
                   
                   
                 Designated 
                 Peptide 
                 ID 
               
               
                   
                 Pigment 
                 Name 
                 Sequence 
                 NO: 
               
               
                   
               
               
                   
                 Carbon 
                 CB-71 
                 MPPPLMQ 
                 42 
               
               
                   
                 Black 
                 CB-72 
                 FHENWPS 
                 43 
               
               
                   
                   
                 CB-121 
                 RTAPTTPLLLSL 
                 44 
               
               
                   
                   
                 CB-122 
                 WHLSWSPVPLPT 
                 45 
               
               
                   
               
               
                   
                 Cromophtal ® 
                 CY-71 
                 PHARLVG 
                 46 
               
               
                   
                 Yellow 
                 CY-72 
                 NIPYHHP 
                 47 
               
               
                   
                   
                 CY-73 
                 TTMPAIP 
                 48 
               
               
                   
                   
                 CY-74 
                 HNLPPRS 
                 49 
               
               
                   
                   
                 CY-121 
                 AHKTQMGVRQPA 
                 50 
               
               
                   
                   
                 CY-122* 
                 ADNVQMGVSHTP 
                 51 
               
               
                   
                   
                 CY-123* 
                 AHNAQMGVSHPP 
                 52 
               
               
                   
                   
                 CY-124* 
                 ADYVGMGVSHRP 
                 53 
               
               
                   
                   
                 CY-125 
                 SVSVGMKPSPRP 
                 54 
               
               
                   
               
               
                   
                 Sunfast ® 
                 SM-71 
                 YPNTALV 
                 55 
               
               
                   
                 Magenta 
                 SM-72 
                 VATRIVS 
                 56 
               
               
                   
                   
                 SM-121 
                 HSLKNSMLTVMA 
                 57 
               
               
                   
               
               
                   
                 Sunfast ® 
                 SB-71 
                 NYPTQAP 
                 58 
               
               
                   
                 Blue 
                 SB-72 
                 KCCYSVG 
                 59 
               
               
                   
                   
                 SB-121 
                 RHDLNTWLPPVK 
                 60 
               
               
                   
                   
                 SB-122 
                 EISLPAKLPSAS 
                 61 
               
               
                   
                   
                 SB-123 
                 SVSVGMKPSPRP 
                 54 
               
               
                   
                   
                 SB-124** 
                 SDYVGMRPSPRH 
                 62 
               
               
                   
                   
                 SB-125** 
                 SDYVGMRLSPSQ 
                 63 
               
               
                   
                   
                 SB-126** 
                 SVSVGIQPSPRP 
                 64 
               
               
                   
                   
                 SB-127** 
                 YVSVGIKPSPRP 
                 65 
               
               
                   
                   
                 SB-128** 
                 YVCEGIHPCPRP 
                 66 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 *These sequences are analogs of CY-121. 
               
               
                 **These sequences are either analogs of SB-123 or are similar to the analogs of SB-123. 
               
            
           
         
       
     
     
       
         
           
               
             
               
                 TABLE 4 
               
             
            
               
                   
               
               
                 Print Medium-Binding Peptides 
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
               
            
               
                   
                   
                   
                   
                 SEQ 
               
               
                   
                 Print 
                 Designated 
                 Peptide 
                 ID 
               
               
                   
                 Medium 
                 Name 
                 Sequence 
                 NO: 
               
               
                   
               
               
                   
                 Cotton 
                 COT-71* 
                 SILPYPY 
                 67 
               
               
                   
                 fabric 
                 COT-72 
                 STASYTR 
                 68 
               
               
                   
               
               
                   
                 Polyester/ 
                 P/C-71 
                 LPVRPWT 
                 69 
               
               
                   
                 cotton 
                 P/C-72* 
                 SILPYPY 
                 67 
               
               
                   
                 fabric 
                   
                   
                   
               
               
                   
               
               
                   
                 Hammermill ® 
                 HCP-71 
                 GNTPSRA 
                 70 
               
               
                   
                 paper 
                 HCP-72 
                 HAIYPRH 
                 71 
               
               
                   
                   
                 HCP-73 
                 YQDSAKT 
                 72 
               
               
                   
                   
                 HCP-74* 
                 SILPYPY 
                 67 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 *These sequences are identical. 
               
            
           
         
       
     
     
       
         
           
               
             
               
                 TABLE 5 
               
             
            
               
                   
               
               
                 Cellulose and Poly(ethylene terephthalate)- 
               
               
                 Binding Peptides 
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
               
            
               
                 Print 
                   
                   
                 SEQ 
               
               
                 Medium 
                 Designated 
                 Peptide 
                 ID 
               
               
                 Ingredient 
                 Name 
                 Sequence 
                 NO: 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 Cellulose 
                 CEL-71 
                 VPRVTSI 
                 73 
               
               
                   
                 CEL-72 
                 MANHNLS 
                 74 
               
               
                   
                 CEL-73 
                 FHENWPS 
                 75 
               
               
                   
                 CEL-121 
                 THKTSTQRLLAA 
                 76 
               
               
                   
                 CEL-122 
                 KCCYVNVGSVFS 
                 77 
               
               
                   
                 CEL-123 
                 AHMQFRTSLTPH 
                 78 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 Poly(ethylene 
                 PET-121 
                 GTSDHMIMPFFN 
                 79 
               
               
                 terephthalate) 
               
               
                   
               
            
           
         
       
     
     Target domains that have binding affinity for body surfaces are particularly useful for the production of personal care compositions comprising colorants, and conditioners with specific binding affinity for the body surface. For example, it may be desirable to attach PE-peptide complex of the present invention in either a tri-block form or a di-block form to a body surface such as hair or skin. One method to achieve such a result is to incorporate a target binding domain into the peptide part of the present invention that binds hair, skin or another body surface. Both hair and skin binding domains can be produced by the methods described here, in the co-pending, commonly owned U.S. Ser. No. 10/935,642 (U.S. Patent Application Publication No. 2005/0050656) hereby incorporated by reference and in co-pending, commonly owned U.S. Ser. No. 11/074,473 (U.S. Patent Application Publication No. 2005/0226839) also hereby incorporated by reference. Examples of hair and skin binding domains are shown in Table 6. 
     
       
         
           
               
             
               
                 TABLE 6 
               
             
            
               
                   
               
               
                 Body Surface Binding Peptide Domains 
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
            
               
                   
                 SEQ 
                   
               
               
                 Body 
                 ID 
                   
               
               
                 Surface 
                 NO 
                 Sequence 
               
               
                   
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
            
               
                 Skin 
                 80 
                 FTQSLPR 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 Skin 
                 81 
                 TPFHSPENAPGS 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 Skin 
                 82 
                 KQATFPPNPTAY 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 Skin 
                 83 
                 HGHMVSTSQLSI 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 Skin 
                 84 
                 LSPSRMK 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 Skin 
                 85 
                 LPIPRMK 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 Skin 
                 86 
                 HQRPYLT 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 Skin 
                 87 
                 FPPLLRL 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 Nail 
                 88 
                 ALPRIANTWSPS 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 Nail 
                 89 
                 YPSFSPTYRPAF 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 Hair 
                 90 
                 YPSFSPTYRPAF 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 Hair 
                 91 
                 ALPRIANTWSPS 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 Hair 
                 92 
                 LESTPKMK 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 Hair 
                 93 
                 SVSVGMKPSPRP 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 Hair 
                 94 
                 LDVESYKGTSMP 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 Hair 
                 95 
                 RVPNKTVTVDGA 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 Hair 
                 96 
                 DRHKSKYSSTKS 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 Hair 
                 97 
                 KNFPQQKEFPLS 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 Hair 
                 98 
                 QRNSPPAMSRRD 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 Hair 
                 99 
                 TRKPNMPHGQYL 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 Hair 
                 100 
                 KPPHLAKLPFTT 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 Hair 
                 101 
                 NKRPPTSHRIHA 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 Hair 
                 102 
                 NLPRYQPPCKPL 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 Hair 
                 103 
                 RPPWKKPIPPSE 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 Hair 
                 104 
                 RQRPKDHFFSRP 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 Hair 
                 105 
                 SVPNK(T or P)VTVDGX 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 Hair 
                 106 
                 TTKWRHRAPVSP 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 Hair 
                 107 
                 WLGKNRIKPRAS 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 Hair 
                 108 
                 SNFKTPLPLTQS 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 Hair 
                 109 
                 KELQTRNVVQRE 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 Hair 
                 110 
                 GMPAMHWIHPFA 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 Hair 
                 111 
                 TPTANQFTQSVP 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 Hair 
                 112 
                 AAGLSQKHERNR 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 Hair 
                 113 
                 ETVHQTPLSDRP 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 Hair 
                 114 
                 LPALHIQRHPRM 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 Hair 
                 115 
                 QPSHSQSHNLRS 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 Hair 
                 116 
                 RGSQKSKPPRPP 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 Hair 
                 117 
                 THTQKTPLLYYH 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 Hair 
                 118 
                 TKGSSQAILKST 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 Hair 
                 119 
                 DLHTVYH 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 Hair 
                 120 
                 HIKPPTR 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 Hair 
                 121 
                 HPVWPAI 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 Hair 
                 122 
                 MPLYYLQ 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 Hair 
                 123 
                 HLTVPWRGGGSAVPFYSHSQITLPNH 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 Hair 
                 124 
                 GPHDTSSGGVRPNLHHTSKK 
               
               
                   
                   
                 EKRENRKVPFYSHSVTSRGNV 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 Hair 
                 125 
                 KHPTYRQ 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 Hair 
                 126 
                 HPMSAPR 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 Hair 
                 127 
                 MPKYYLQ 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 Hair 
                 128 
                 MHAHSIA 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 Hair 
                 129 
                 TAATTSP 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 Hair 
                 130 
                 LGIPQNL 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 Hair 
                 131 
                 AKPISQHLQRGS 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 Hair 
                 132 
                 APPTPAAASATT 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 Hair 
                 133 
                 DPTEGARRTIMT 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 Hair 
                 134 
                 EQISGSLVAAPW 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 Hair 
                 135 
                 LDTSFPPVPFHA 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 Hair 
                 136 
                 LPRIANTWSPS 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 Hair 
                 137 
                 RTNAADHPAAVT 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 Hair 
                 138 
                 SLNWVTIPGPKI 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 Hair 
                 139 
                 TDMQAPTKSYSN 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 Hair 
                 140 
                 TIMTKSPSLSCG 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 Hair 
                 141 
                 TPALDGLRQPLR 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 Hair 
                 142 
                 TYPASRLPLLAP 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 Hair 
                 143 
                 AKTHKHPAPSYS 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 Hair 
                 144 
                 TDPTPFSISPER 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 Hair 
                 145 
                 CAAGCCTCAGCGACCGAATA 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 Hair 
                 146 
                 WHDKPQNSSKST 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 Hair 
                 147 
                 NEVPARNAPWLV 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 Hair 
                 148 
                 NSPGYQADSVAIG 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 Hair 
                 149 
                 TQDSAQKSPSPL 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 Hair 
                 150 
                 TPPELLHGDPRS 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 Hair 
                 151 
                 TPPTNVLMLATK 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 Hair 
                 152 
                 NTSQLST 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 Hair 
                 153 
                 NTPKENW 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 Hair 
                 154 
                 NTPASNR 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 Hair 
                 155 
                 PRGMLST 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 Hair 
                 156 
                 PPTYLST 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 Hair 
                 157 
                 TIPTHRQHDYRS 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 Hair 
                 158 
                 TPPTHRL 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 Hair 
                 159 
                 LPTMSTP 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 Hair 
                 160 
                 LGTNSTP 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 Hair 
                 161 
                 TPLTGSTNLLSS 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 Hair 
                 162 
                 TPLTKET 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 Hair 
                 163 
                 QQSHNPP 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 Hair 
                 164 
                 TQPHNPP 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 Hair 
                 165 
                 STNLLRTSTVHP 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 Hair 
                 166 
                 HTQPSYSSTNLF 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 Hair 
                 167 
                 SLLSSHA 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 Hair 
                 168 
                 QQSSISLSSHAV 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 Hair 
                 169 
                 NASPSSL 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 Hair 
                 170 
                 HSPSSLR 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 Hair 
                 171 
                 K(H, R or N)SHHTH 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 Hair 
                 172 
                 E(H, R, or N)SHHTH 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 Hair 
                 173 
                 LESTSLL 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 Hair 
                 174 
                 TPLTKET 
               
               
                   
               
               
                 Hair 
                 175 
                 KQSHNPP 
               
               
                   
               
            
           
         
       
     
     If the present invention is desired to be used in connection with a hair care composition an effective amount of the complex for use in a hair care composition is herein defined as a proportion of from about 0.01% to about 10%, preferably about 0.01% to about 5% by weight relative to the total weight of the composition. Components of a cosmetically acceptable medium for hair care compositions are described by Philippe et al. in U.S. Pat. No. 6,280,747, and by Omura et al. in U.S. Pat. No. 6,139,851 and Cannell et al. in U.S. Pat. No. 6,013,250, all of which are incorporated herein by reference. For example, these hair care compositions can be aqueous, alcoholic or aqueous-alcoholic solutions, the alcohol preferably being ethanol or isopropanol, in a proportion of from about 1 to about 75% by weight relative to the total weight, for the aqueous-alcoholic solutions. Additionally, the hare care compositions may contain one or more conventional cosmetic or dermatological additives or adjuvants including but not limited to, antioxidants, preserving agents, fillers, surfactants, UVA and/or UVB sunscreens, fragrances, thickeners, wetting agents and anionic, nonionic or amphoteric polymers, and dyes or pigments. 
     In a number of embodiments the present invention could be used in a skin care composition. Skin care compositions are herein defined as compositions comprising an effective amount of a skin conditioner or a mixture of different skin conditioners in a cosmetically acceptable medium. The uses of these compositions include, but are not limited to, skin care, skin cleansing, make-up, and anti-wrinkle products. If the present invention is desired to be used in connection with a skin care composition an effective amount of the complex for skin care compositions is herein defined as a proportion of from about 0.001% to about 10%, preferably about 0.01% to about 5% by weight relative to the total weight of the composition. This proportion may vary as a function of the type of skin care composition. Suitable compositions for a cosmetically acceptable medium are described by Philippe et al. supra. For example, the cosmetically acceptable medium may be an anhydrous composition containing a fatty substance in a proportion generally of from about 10 to about 90% by weight relative to the total weight of the composition, where the fatty phase containing at least one liquid, solid or semi-solid fatty substance. The fatty substance includes, but is not limited to, oils, waxes, gums, and so-called pasty fatty substances. Alternatively, the compositions may be in the form of a stable dispersion such as a water-in-oil or oil-in-water emulsion. Additionally, the compositions may contain one or more conventional cosmetic or dermatological additives or adjuvants, including but not limited to, antioxidants, preserving agents, fillers, surfactants, UVA and/or UVB sunscreens, fragrances, thickeners, wetting agents and anionic, nonionic or amphoteric polymers, and dyes or pigments. 
     Benefit Agents 
     Benefit agents are any material or substance that may be complexed with the PE binding peptide in an manner so as to deliver a benefit at the point where the PE binding peptide is attached. In the most general sense the benefit agent will be the third component of the tri-block of PE and PE binding peptide. Any complex, compound or element may be used with the present invention as a benefit agent. If a user of the invention desires to have the features of a benefit agent combined with PE then a triblock may be constructed to include the benefit agent in the formation with PE and a PE-binding peptide. A benefit agent may be selected for the purpose of adding the physical, chemical and/or biological properties of said agent to the PE-peptide complex of the present invention. The result of this construct will be said benefit agent closely associated with PE and the activity of said benefit agent will be included within the triblock. 
     The triblock embodiment of this present invention is composed of at least one member of each block element but may also have multiple copies of identical or different members of one, two or all three block elements. Benefit agents can be used singularly or in a plurality. In some embodiments a plurality of peptide blocks or a plurality of PE blocks or a plurality of both blocks may be added to a single benefit agent block or a number of benefit agent blocks. For some small benefit agents, for non-limited example, those composed of an element, as many as 10,000 benefit agents could be added to a single PE-complex. For some large benefit agents, for non-limiting example, a dye embedded in a plastic bead as many as 10,000 PE complexes might be attached to a single benefit agent. 
     Benefit agents may be inorganic or organic in nature, this includes being polymer or peptide based. They may not be by definition either composed of PE or part of a PE-binding peptide, since such compositions are defined as categorically other parts of the triblock formation. Some preferred embodiments include benefit agents that are pigments, pharmaceuticals, markers, conditioners, colorants, and fragrances. 
     Pharmaceuticals. 
     A pharmaceutical generally means a substance dosed to an organism or thing to treat or prevent a disease or condition. A pharmaceutical benefit agent includes, in a non-limiting sense, the topical, internal or intracellular administration of a compound to an organism as a treatment or a prophylactic. A non-limiting example of this embodiment of the present invention would be the attachment of an anti-acne medication to formulation of the present invention designed to be a skin conditioner. A pharmaceutical benefit agent also includes a treatment to surface or item to prevent an infectious germ from being transmitted after contacting said surface or item. The addition of an antimicrobial compound to a construction of the present invention to be used on countertops would be a non-limiting example of this embodiment. Suitable pharmaceuticals are well known in the art. An extensive list is given by Kabonov et al. in U.S. Pat. No. 6,696,089, which is incorporated herein by reference (in particular, columns 16 to 18). Examples include, but are not limited to, antibacterial agents, antiviral agents, antifungal agents, anti-cancer agents, vaccines, radiolabels, anti-inflammatories, anti-glaucomic agents, local anesthetics, anti-neoplastic agents, antibodies, hormones, and the like. 
     Markers. 
     Markers as used and defined herein refer to a class of benefit agents that provide aid in detecting the presence of the PE-peptide complex to which they are, or were, attached. The marker benefit agent might be a dye, fluorescent label, radioactive element or some other signal. Radioactive P 32  is a non-limiting example of this type of marker benefit agent. Also the marker benefit agent might also be a substance that reacts with a dye, fluorescent label or other signal. Biotin used in connection with a labled-streptavidin compound is a non-limited example of this type of marker benefit agent. Additionally a marker benefit agent might also provide, or help to provide aid to detect, the presence or lack of presence of another specific chemical, compound, element or complex. By way of non-limiting example, the marker benefit agent might be a compound that is metabolized by a specific enzyme to produce a metabolite that reacts with a fluorescently labeled phosphine. The Staudinger ligation is a non-limiting example of this type of marker benefit agent. 
     Conditioners. 
     Conditioner benefits agents as referred to in discussion of the present invention generally mean benefit agents that provide an improvement to the appearance, texture or quality of the substance they are designed to condition. Conditioner benefit agents may be used with the present invention to condition any substance including but not limited to hair, skin, lips, leather, and upholstery. In the preferred embodiment the present invention is used in combination with a benefit agent that provides a conditioning effect to hair and skin. In the most preferred embodiment said hair and skin are human hair and human skin. 
     Hair conditioning agents as herein defined are agents which improve the appearance, texture, and sheen of hair as well as increasing hair body or suppleness. In the peptide-based hair conditioners of the present invention, any known hair conditioning agent may be used. Hair conditioning agents are well known in the art, see for example Green et al. (WO 0107009), incorporated herein by reference, and are available commercially from various sources. Suitable examples of hair conditioning agents include, but are not limited to, cationic polymers, such as cationized guar gum, diallyly quaternary ammonium salt/acrylamide copolymers, quaternized polyvinylpyrrolidone and derivatives thereof, and various polyquaternium-compounds; cationic surfactants, such as stearalkonium chloride, centrimonium chloride, and Sapamin hydrochloride; fatty alcohols, such as behenyl alcohol; fatty amines, such as stearyl amine; waxes; esters; nonionic polymers, such as polyvinylpyrrolidone, polyvinyl alcohol, and polyethylene glycol; silicones; siloxanes, such as decamethylcyclopentasiloxane; polymer emulsions, such as amodimethicone; and volumizing agents, such as nanoparticles (e.g., silica nanoparticles and polymer nanoparticles). The preferred hair conditioning agents of the present invention contain amine or hydroxyl functional groups to facilitate coupling to the hair-binding peptides. Examples of preferred conditioning agents are octylamine (CAS No. 111-86-4), stearyl amine (CAS No. 124-30-1), behenyl alcohol (CAS No. 661-19-8, Cognis Corp., Cincinnati, Ohio), vinyl group terminated siloxanes, vinyl group terminated silicone (CAS No. 68083-19-2), vinyl group terminated methyl vinyl siloxanes, vinyl group terminated methyl vinyl silicone (CAS No. 68951-99-5), hydroxyl terminated siloxanes, hydroxyl terminated silicone (CAS No. 80801-30-5), amino-modified silicone derivatives, [(aminoethyl)amino]propyl hydroxyl dimethyl siloxanes, [(aminoethyl)amino]propyl hydroxyl dimethyl silicones, and alpha-tridecyl-omega-hydroxy-poly(oxy-1,2-ethanediyl) (CAS No. 24938-91-8). 
     Skin conditioning agents as herein defined include, but are not limited to astringents, which tighten skin; exfoliants, which remove dead skin cells; emollients, which help maintain a smooth, soft, pliable appearance; humectants, which increase the water content of the top layer of skin; occlusives, which retard evaporation of water from the skin&#39;s surface; and miscellaneous compounds that enhance the appearance of dry or damaged skin or reduce flaking and restore suppleness. In the peptide-based skin conditioners of the present invention, any known skin conditioning agent may be used. Skin conditioning agents are well known in the art, see for example Green et al. supra, and are available commercially from various sources. Suitable examples of skin conditioning agents include, but are not limited to, alpha-hydroxy acids, beta-hydroxy acids, polyols, hyaluronic acid, D,L-panthenol, polysalicylates, vitamin A palmitate, vitamin E acetate, glycerin, sorbitol, silicones, silicone derivatives, lanolin, natural oils and triglyceride esters. The preferred skin conditioning agents of the present invention are polysalicylates, propylene glycol (CAS No. 57-55-6, Dow Chemical, Midland, Mich.), glycerin (CAS No. 56-81-5, Proctor &amp; Gamble Co., Cincinnati, Ohio), glycolic acid (CAS No. 79-14-1, DuPont Co., Wilmington, Del.), lactic acid (CAS No. 50-21-5, Alfa Aesar, Ward Hill, Mass.), malic acid (CAS No. 617-48-1, Alfa Aesar), citric acid (CAS No. 77-92-9, Alfa Aesar), tartaric acid (CAS NO. 133-37-9, Alfa Aesar), glucaric acid (CAS No. 87-73-0), galactaric acid (CAS No. 526-99-8), 3-hydroxyvaleric acid (CAS No. 10237-77-1), salicylic acid (CAS No. 69-72-7, Alfa Aesar), and 1,3 propanediol (CAS No. 504-63-2, DuPont Co., Wilmington, Del.). Polysalicylates may be prepared by the method described by White et al. in U.S. Pat. No. 4,855,483, incorporated herein by reference. Glucaric acid may be synthesized using the method described by Merbouh et al. ( Carbohydr. Res.  336:75-78 (2001). The 3-hydroxyvaleric acid may be prepared as described by Bramucci in WO 02012530. 
     Colorants. 
     The term colorant generally refers to a coloring agent. Colorants may be chemically organic or inorganic and may include pigments or dyes. The peptide-based colorants of the present invention may be prepared by covalently attaching a specific PE-binding peptide to a coloring agent, either directly or via a linker, using any of the coupling methodsknown in the art (see for example, U.S. Patent Application Publication No. 2005/0226839). 
     Pigments are a particularly suitable benefit agent. Pigments generally means an insoluble colorant. A wide variety of organic and inorganic pigments alone or in combination may be used in the present invention. Examples of organic pigments include, but are not limited to Cyan, Yellow, Red, Blue, Orange, Magenta, Black, Green, Violet, Light Cyan, and Light Magenta. Preferred organic pigments are carbon black, such as Carbon Black FW18, and colored pigments such as CROMOPHTHAL® Yellow 131AK (Ciba Specialty Chemicals), SUNFAST® Magenta 122 (Sun Chemical) and SUNFAST® Blue 15:3 (Sun Chemical). Examples of inorganic pigments include, but are not limited to finely divided metals, such as copper, iron, aluminum, and alloys thereof; and metal oxides, such as silica, alumina, and titania. Additional examples of suitable pigments are given by Ma et al. in U.S. Pat. No. 5,085,698, incorporated herein by reference. 
     The preferred coloring agents for use in the skin based applications of the present invention include but are not limited to the following dyes: eosin derivatives such as D&amp;C Red No. 21 and halogenated fluorescein derivatives such as D&amp;C Red No. 27, D&amp;C Red Orange No. 5 in combination with D&amp;C Red No. 21 and D&amp;C Orange No. 10, and the pigments: titanium dioxide, zinc oxide, D&amp;C Red No. 36 and D&amp;C Orange No. 17, the calcium lakes of D&amp;C Red Nos. 7, 11, 31 and 34, the barium lake of D&amp;C Red No. 12, the strontium lake D&amp;C Red No. 13, the aluminum lakes of FD&amp;C Yellow No. 5, of FD&amp;C Yellow No. 6, of D&amp;C Red No. 27, of D&amp;C Red No. 21, of FD&amp;C Blue No. 1, iron oxides, manganese violet, chromium oxide, ultramarine blue, and carbon black. 
     The preferred coloring agents for use with the present invention in the nail based applications include but are not limited to D&amp;C Red Nos. 8, 10, 30 and 36, the barium lakes of D&amp;C Red Nos. 6, 9 and 12, the calcium lakes of D&amp;C Red Nos. 7, 11, 31 and 34, the strontium lake of D&amp;C Red No. 30 and D&amp;C Orange No. 17 and D&amp;C Blue No. 6. Suitable hair coloring agents for use with the present invention include, but are not limited to dyes, such as 4-hydroxypropylamino-3-nitrophenol, 4-amino-3-nitrophenol, 2-amino-6-chloro-4-nitrophenol, 2-nitro-paraphenylenediamine, N,N-hydroxyethyl-2-nitro-phenylenediamine, 4-nitro-indole, Henna, HC Blue 1, HC Blue 2, HC Yellow 4, HC Red 3, HC Red 5, Disperse Violet 4, Disperse Black 9, HC Blue 7, HC Blue 12, HC Yellow 2, HC Yellow 6, HC Yellow 8, HC Yellow 12, HC Brown 2, D&amp;C Yellow 1, D&amp;C Yellow 3, D&amp;C Blue 1, Disperse Blue 3, Disperse violet 1, eosin derivatives such as D&amp;C Red No. 21 and halogenated fluorescein derivatives such as D&amp;C Red No. 27, D&amp;C Red Orange No. 5 in combination with D&amp;C Red No. 21 and D&amp;C Orange No. 10; and pigments, such as D&amp;C Red No. 36 and D&amp;C Orange No. 17, the calcium lakes of D&amp;C Red Nos. 7, 11, 31 and 34, the barium lake of D&amp;C Red No. 12, the strontium lake of D&amp;C Red No. 13, the aluminum lakes of FD&amp;C Yellow No. 5, of FD&amp;C Yellow No. 6, of D&amp;C Red No. 27, of D&amp;C Red No. 21, and of FD&amp;C Blue No. 1, iron oxides, manganese violet, chromium oxide, titanium dioxide, iron oxides, zinc oxide, barium oxide, ultramarine blue, bismuth citrate, and carbon black particles. 
     The preferred hair coloring agents of the present invention are D&amp;C Yellow 1 and 3, HC Yellow 6 and 8, D&amp;C Blue 1, HC Blue 1, HC Brown 2, HC Red 5, 2-nitro-paraphenylenediamine, N,N-hydroxyethyl-2-nitro-phenylenediamine, 4-nitro-indole, iron oxides, and carbon black. 
     Fragrances. 
     A fragrance is a complex, compound or element that releases, a substance which may be perceived by the sense of olfaction or chemical detection in any organism, but preferably, in humans. The object sensed or detected may be a part of or the whole of the fragrance benefit agent. In the preferred embodiment the odor is perceived as desirable to humans. However, some uses may combine the present invention with a fragrance benefit agent that is repellent to a class of organisms, including a class that contains or is humans. Any known fragrance or odor may be use as a benefit agent. It may be desirable to attach a fragrance benefit agent to the PE-peptide complex by a bond structure or linking molecule that allows the benefit agent to be released, in part or in whole, so that it may be perceived by a sensing organ or chemical detector. 
     Numerous fragrances, both natural and synthetic, are well known in the art. For example, Secondini ( Handbook of Perfumes and Flavors , Chemical Publishing Co., Inc., New York, 1990), incorporated herein by reference, describes many of the natural and synthetic fragrances used in cosmetics. Suitable natural fragrances include, but are not limited, to jasmines, narcissus, rose, violet, lavender, mint, spice, vanilla, anise, amber, orange, pine, lemon, wintergreen, rosemary, basil, and spruce. Suitable synthetic fragrances include, but are no limited to, acetaldehyde, C7 to C16 alcohols, benzyl acetate, butyric acid, citric acid, isobutyl phenyl acetate, linalyl butyrate, malic acid, menthol, phenyl ethyl cinnamate, phenyl propyl formate, tannic acid, terpineol, vanillin, amyl salicylate, benzaldehyde, diphenyl ketone, indole, and the like. 
     Linker Molecules 
     Linker molecules may optionally be used with some embodiments of the present invention for the purpose of attaching the benefit agent to the PE-peptide complex (see  FIG. 2 , reference number  225 ). Any molecule, compound or complex that will attach the benefit agent to the complex can be used a linking molecule provided the linking molecule is does not contain PE or a PE-binding domain. The benefit agent may be attached to the complex to either the PE moiety or the peptide portion or in the case of a plurality of benefit agent possibly to both. The linking molecules may be designed to bond the benefit agent stably or in the alternative they may be designed to break and release the benefit agent from the complex in a given circumstance. Such circumstances could be, for non-limiting example, a range of pH, a range of temperatures, a range of pressure, while immersed in a certain media, the presence of a particular element, molecule or compound at a certain range of concentration, after a given passage of time, or at a certain average rate for a population of linker molecules. 
     Specifically the linker may be any of a variety of molecules, such as alkyl chains, phenyl compounds, ethylene glycol, amides, esters and the like. Preferred linkers are hydrophilic and have a chain length from 1 to about 100 atoms, more preferably, from 2 to about 30 atoms. Examples of preferred linkers include, but are not limited to, ethanol amine, ethylene glycol, polyethylene with a chain length of 6 carbon atoms, polyethylene glycol with 3 to 6 repeating units, phenoxyethanol, propanolamide, butylene glycol, butyleneglycolamide, propyl phenyl, and ethyl, propyl, hexyl, steryl, cetyl, and palmitoyl alkyl chains. The linker may be covalently attached to the peptide and the benefit agent using any of the coupling chemistries described above. In order to facilitate incorporation of the linker, a bifunctional cross-linking agent that contains a linker and reactive groups at both ends for coupling to the peptide and the benefit agent may be used. Suitable bifunctional cross-linking agents are well known in the art and include, but are not limited to diamines, such as 1,6-diaminohexane; dialdehydes, such as glutaraldehyde; bis N-hydroxysuccinimide esters, such as ethylene glycol-bis(succinic acid N-hydroxysuccinimide ester), disuccinimidyl glutarate, disuccinimidyl suberate, and ethylene glycol-bis(succinimidylsuccinate); diisocyantes, such as hexamethylenediisocyanate; bis oxiranes, such as 1,4 butanediyl diglycidyl ether; dicarboxylic acids, such as succinyldisalicylate; and the like. Heterobifunctional cross-linking agents, which contain a different reactive group at each end, may also be used. 
     Applications of PE Binding Peptides 
     It will be appreciated by the skilled person that PE binding peptides comprising active and target domains having specific functionality may be used in a multiplicity of formats including as delivery means for delivering benefits agents, in assays for diagnostic applications as well as in materials applications for coating PE surfaces. The following description of the figures presents a limited number of examples of the method of the invention, but is by no means inclusive of all possible applications and formats. 
     Referring to  FIG. 1  panel A, there is shown a surface  1  comprising, in whole or in part, a PE moiety  3 . At least some of the PE molecules  3  are exposed in various orientations on the exterior of the surface. The PE binding peptide  5  comprises at least one, but not limited to one, PE binding domain  7 . The PE binding domain  7  further comprises at least one, but not limited to one, PE binding site  15 . PE binding peptides  5  will bind specifically to PE molecules  3 , this binding will occur at the PE binding site  15  of the PE domain  7  within the PE binding peptide  5 . The PE-binding peptide  5  coupled to the PE moiety  3  forms a diblock structure. The formation of this diblock structure on a PE containing surface  1 , such as CORIAN® is useful for coating such surfaces with a protein layer to serve as a sacrificial layer or to mask properties of the surface  1 . 
       FIG. 1  panel B depicts another embodiment of the invention. In this embodiment, a PE binding peptide  5  also binds to a surface  1  comprising, in whole or in part, PE molecules  3 . A benefit agent  19  is coupled to the PE binding peptide  5  covalently, tonically or otherwise as described elsewhere herein. Although bound to the PE binding peptide  5 , the benefit agent  19  generally retains the biological, chemical and physical properties that it exhibited before being coupled to the PE binding peptide  5 . The complex of the PE particle  3 , the PE-binding peptide  5 , and the benefit agent  19  forms a triblock. The proximity of the benefit agent  19  to the surface  1  after binding allows the benefit agent  19  to be active at that location, and provides the chemical property of the benefit agent  19  on the PE containing surface  1 . Non-limiting examples of the benefit agents  19  are colorants such as dyes and pigments, conditioners, fragrances, pharmaceuticals and the like. 
       FIG. 1  panel C depicts still another embodiment of the invention. The PE binding peptide  5  binds to a surface  1  comprising PE  3  as above. Panel C, as in panels A and B, shows the PE binding peptide  5  comprising at least one, but not limited to one, PE binding domain  7  within its structure. The PE binding domain  7  comprises at least one, but not limited to one, PE binding site  15 . The PE binding peptide  5  of panel C further comprises at least one, but not limited to one, active domain  9  different from the PE binding domain  7 , yet within the same PE binding peptide  5 . By having an active domain  9  within the peptide  5  and the peptide  5  being bound to a PE-containing surface  1  this embodiment of the invention allows the property of the active domain  9  to be transmitted to the surface  1 . One non-limiting example of an active domain as exemplified here is a domain having antimicrobial properties. 
       FIG. 1  panel D depicts still another embodiment of the invention. The PE binding peptide  5  binds to a surface  1  comprising PE  3  as described above. In this embodiment, the PE binding peptide  5  comprises a specific target binding domain  11  targeting other molecules other than PE. In this embodiment, the PE-binding peptide  1  acts as an intermediary to bring the target molecules close to the surface  1 . This may be used to provide the chemical, biologic or physical function of target molecule  17  on the surface  1 . However, this embodiment may also be employed to isolate the target molecule  17  from the surrounding media. Another use may be to sample the surrounding media for the presence of the target molecule  17 . Non-limiting examples of the other target molecules  17  include benefit agents such as colorants (dyes and pigments) and conditioners as well as biological analytes, (cells, membrane fractions, viral particles, proteins, nucleic acids and the like), body surfaces, (hair, skin, nails, teeth and the like) as well as other organic and inorganic target complexes. 
       FIG. 1  panel E depicts still another embodiment of the invention. The PE binding peptide  5  binds to a surface  1  comprising PE  3  as above. Panel E depicts a PE binding peptide  5  that contains a linker domain  13  that serves to connect the PE binding peptide  5  to a benefit agent  19 . The linker domain  13  is a domain that selected to physically separate the benefit agent  19  from the PE binding domain(s)  7 . Alternatively, although not depicted in the  FIG. 1 , a single linker domain or many linker domains may be provided to separate various domains within the PE-binding peptide. For instance, it may be advantageous to separate the PE binding domain from an active domain, or to separate two or more active domains, a linker could be utilized to achieve this separation. The linker domain  13  may simply provide a steric benefit. Although in some uses of this embodiment the linker provides a specific structure or orientation between the PE binding peptide  5  and the benefit agent  19  or to limit the conformation of the benefit agent-PE binding peptide-PE triblock. In other uses of this embodiment the linker  13  provides a flexible region so that the benefit agent-PE binding peptide-PE triblock can form a particular conformation or a variety of different conformations. Still, in other uses of this embodiment the chemical and physical nature of the linker  13  may be used to change the rheology of the environment surrounding the surface  1  to which the peptide  5  is bound. Non-limiting examples of linker domains  13  that would alter the rheology of the surrounding surface include, hydrophobic, hydrophilic, or charged molecules. Additionally a linker domain  13  may be employed to release a benefit agent  19  from the PE-binding peptide  5  under various circumstances. Such circumstances may include for example, a certain range of pH, or a certain range of temperatures, or a certain range of pressures. Such circumstances may also include response to shock, response to the presence of a particular molecule, especially a peptide cleaving molecule, or the passage of time. 
     Referring to  FIG. 2  panel A, a surface  101  is shown that could be comprised of any surface material. Non-limiting examples of such surfaces are metal, paper, glass and cloth. A coating  121  comprised of in whole or in part, PE molecules or moieties  103  has been applied to the surface  101  as shown. In this embodiment of the invention, a PE-binding peptide  105  is targeted to the coating. As in the above descriptions the PE-binding peptide  105  comprises, in whole or in part, at least one PE-binding domain  107 , which itself comprises, in whole or in part, at least one PE-binding site  115 . As described elsewhere herein the PE-binding site  115  binds specifically to PE molecules  103 . In this embodiment the PE-binding site  115  binds to exposed portions of PE  103  in a PE coating  121  on attached to the surface  101 . In this embodiment the PE-binding peptide  105  is useful to provide an additional coating to PE coating  103  already applied to the surface  101 . Non-limiting examples of the uses for this embodiment include a sacrificial layer to protect the PE coating or in the case of multiple PE domains  107  and/or binding sites  115  to act as an adhesive between the PE coat  121  and other PE moieties  103  or surfaces  101 . 
     Similar to Panel A,  FIG. 2  Panel B depicts a PE-binding peptide  105  coupled to a PE coating  121  on a surface  101 . The PE-binding peptide  105  depicted in panel B further comprises a benefit agent  119 . In this embodiment of the invention, at least one, but not limited to one, benefit agent  119  is coupled to the PE-binding peptide  105  by a covalent, ionic or other interactive means. The PE binding peptide-benefit agent complex is in turn coupled to a PE moiety  103  within the PE coating  121  on the surface  101 . As described elsewhere herein the benefit agent  119  has some activity or functionally that persists while it is bound to the PE-binding peptide  105  and the complex is bound to the PE coating  121 . The active benefit agent  119  being brought to or near the coating  121  by the PE-binding peptide  105  conveys its activity to the coating, modifies the coating or enhances the coating. In a similar embodiment, a plurality of different types of PE-binding peptides  105  may be used in combination so that the different benefit agents  119  corresponding to the different PE-binding peptides  105  may interact, or act in concert to produce a desirable result. 
     Similar to Panel A,  FIG. 2  Panel C depicts a PE-binding peptide  105  bound to a PE coating  121  on a surface  101 . The PE-binding peptide  105  comprises all of the features of the PE-binding peptide  105  depicted in Panel A, with the added feature that the peptide includes an active domain  109  separate from the PE-binding domain. This active domain  109 , remains active as part of the PE-binding peptide  105 , and further continues to be active when the PE-binding peptide  105  binds to PE  103  within the PE coating  121 . The active domain  109 , by virtue of being part of the diblock containing the PE-binding peptide  105  and the PE coating  121 , is active in the proximity of the coating  121 . This allows the coating  121  to exhibit the activity of the active domain  109  contained in the PE-binding peptide  105  bound to the PE molecules  103  contained within the coating  121 . Additionally, as in panel B, a benefit agent  119  may also be chemically attached to the functional domain containing PE-binding peptide  105  (not shown). As stated above, an additional embodiment would be the use of a plurality of different types of PE-binding peptides  105  to interact or act in concert to produce a desirable result. 
     Referring to  FIG. 3 , another embodiment of the invention is shown in which the PE substrate is not bound to a larger surface. In this embodiment the PE exists as a PE moiety  203  which may be suspended in solution, such as cell growth media, air, water, oil, biological fluids, gels and the like. A PE-binding peptide  205  is depicted bound to the PE moiety  203 . The PE-binding peptide  205  contains within its peptide structure at least one, but not limited to one PE binding domain  207 . The PE binding domain  207  contains within its structure a PE binding site  215 . PE binding domains  207  and PE binding sites  215  bind PE moieties  203  specifically as described elsewhere herein. Binding of the PE-binding peptide  205  to the PE  203  occurs at the PE binding site  215  with the PE binding domain  207 . The binding of PE moieties  203  to the PE-binding peptide  205  forms a diblock structure. 
     Other embodiments of the invention add additional elements to the di-block formation of PE moiety  203  and PE-binding peptide  205 . One such embodiment, involves binding a benefit agent  219  to the PE-binding peptide  205 . The addition of a benefit agent  219  to the diblock structure forms a triblock structure. The benefit agent  219  may be coupled to the PE-binding peptide  205  by any known means, as described above. The function of benefit agents  219  is discussed in greater detail elsewhere herein. 
     Alternatively the benefit agent  223  may be attached to the PE moiety  203 . In this format, the benefit agent  223  is attached to the PE moiety or bead  203  typically by chemical means or bonds  225 . The bond may be part of the benefit agent  223  or may be an independent structure that is bound to the PE  203  for the purpose of binding the benefit agent  223 . In the alternative, the bond structure  225  may be bound to the benefit agent  223  for the purpose of binding it to the PE  203 . The binding structure  225  may be a permanent bond, but in some forms of the embodiment may be easily broken under certain conditions. In other forms of the embodiment, the bond  225  may allow the benefit agent  223  to be leached from the PE moiety or bead  203  under certain conditions. In still other forms of the embodiment, the bond  225  may allow the benefit agent  223  to be released over time at regular or specific time intervals. Alternatively, the bond  225  itself may be in whole or in part be composed of PE. In this way, the PE moiety or bead  203  may be in whole or in part the binding structure  225 . The benefit agent  223  may be partially or fully embedded with the PE moiety or bead  203 . 
     In another embodiment described by  FIG. 3 , the PE-binding peptide  205  is bound the PE  203  as described above and the complex may optionally be bound to a benefit agent  219  and/or  223  by any method described elsewhere herein. The additional feature of this embodiment is at least one or a plurality of additional active peptide domains  209  within the PE-binding peptide  205 . Any known peptide active domain  209  can be used in this embodiment. Alternatively, the active domain  209  may be a linker domain or may function as a target domain and bind a target  217 . 
     Additional embodiments of the invention are illustrated in  FIGS. 4 and 5 . Referring to  FIGS. 4 and 5 , a plurality of PE-binding peptides  305  may be employed to bring substances together.  FIG. 4  depicts a PE-binding peptide  305  used to bring a PE containing surface  301  together with another surface  333 . The PE containing surface  301  is comprised in whole or in part of PE moieties  303  At least some PE moieties  303  are exposed in part or in full on the at least one side of the surface  301 . Likewise, the non-PE surface or complementary surface  333 , is comprised in whole or in part of a known moiety  335  for which there exists a peptide binding-domain  329  or for which a peptide binding domain  329  can be designed using the methods described elsewhere herein. The amino acid structure of the PE-binding peptides  305  comprises in whole or in part of at least one PE binding domain  307 , but possibly more than one. The PE binding domain  307  itself comprises at least one or a plurality of PE binding sites  315 . PE binding sites  315  are able to bind to the exposed PE  303  of the PE containing surface  301  and in such way to adhere the PE-binding peptides  305  to surface  301 . In addition to comprising one or more PE binding domains  307 , the PE-binding peptide  305  of this embodiment also comprises at least one, but possibly more, target binding domains  311 . The target binding domain  311  specifically binds another target domain  337  in a handshake fashion allowing the complex to serve as an adhesive binding the PE and non-PE containing surfaces together. The target binding domain  311  in some uses may be capable of binding to itself. In that case, the target binding domain  311  and the target domain  337  could be identical. 
     The complementary surface  333  is composed a known surface-exposed moiety or a complementary moiety  335 , for which there is a known peptide binding domain  329 , a complementary peptide binding domain  329 . A complementary moiety binding peptide  327  is composed of at least one, but possibly more than one, complementary moiety binding domain  329 , which itself is composed of at least one but possibly more than one complementary moiety binding site  331 . The complementary moiety binding site  331  binds specifically to complementary moieties  335  exposed on the complementary surface  333 . The complementary moiety binding peptide  327  is bound to the complementary surface  333  because it is composed of at least one complementary moiety binding domain  329  which contains at least one complementary moiety binding site  331 . In addition to the complementary moiety binding domain  329 , the complementary moiety binding peptide  327  also contains at least one but possibly more than one target domain  337 . As discussed above, the target binding domain  311  of the PE-binding peptide  305  binds to the target domain  337 . 
     It should be clear to one skilled in the art that the complementary surface  333  may be composed of PE itself and the complementary moiety binding domain  327  could be a PE binding domain. This embodiment is useful because it provides an adhesive that is specific and functional even in adverse circumstances among such circumstances, as not limiting examples, are the presence of water, oil, or dirt. 
       FIG. 5  depicts another embodiment of the invention useful for binding two surfaces together. In this embodiment neither surface needs to necessarily contain PE, although that possibility is not excluded. The primary structure of the peptide based adhesive is similar to that shown in  FIG. 4 . Two surfaces are provided  433 ,  439 . Each surface comprising a target molecule  435 ,  441  either of which may or may not be the same and may or not be PE. A peptide diblock is provided comprising in each case a target binding peptide  405  with a target binding domain  411  comprising a target binding site  431 . The target binding peptide  405  comprises a PE binding domain  407  having a PE binding site  415 , useful for binding PE moieties. Juxtapositioning of the two surfaces in the presence of PE moieties  403  results in adhesion of the surfaces though the PE. 
     It will be apparent to the skilled person that this embodiment may also be practiced with the addition of a benefit agent(s) and/or peptide domain(s) as describe above. This embodiment is useful because it provides an adhesive that is specific and functional even in adverse circumstances among such circumstances, as not limiting examples, are the presence of water, oil, or dirt. 
       FIG. 6  depicts an embodiment of the invention in which a surface  533  may be coated with PE  503  using PE-binding peptide  505  containing a target binding domain  511 .  FIG. 6  panel A depicts a surface  533  coated with a target peptide  527  that contains in part or whole a target domain  537 . The target peptide  527  may be applied to the surface  533  by any method either described herein or known in the art; one method will be described in detail later when discussing  FIG. 6  panel D. The PE-binding peptides  505  used in this embodiment each contain, as described above, at least one PE binding domain  507  which in turn contains at least one PE binding site  515 . The PE binding site  515  binds PE  503  specifically as described elsewhere herein. In addition to the PE binding domain  507 , the PE-binding peptides  505  also each contain at least one but possibly more than one target binding domain  511 . The target binding domain used is selected, or created, using methods described or known, to bind specifically to the target domain  537  of the target peptide  527  on the surface  533 . If the PE-binding peptide  505  and PE moieties  503  as described are allowed to move freely in a medium around the exposed surface  533 , PE-binding peptide  505  will adhere to the peptides  527  on the surface  533  through the bonding of the target binding domain  511  of the PE-binding peptide  505  to the target domain  537  of the surface peptide  527 . PE moieties in the media will bind to the PE binding site  515  of the PE binding domain  507  of the PE-binding peptide  505  forming a diblock structure. With PE  503  bound to the PE-binding peptide  505  and it in turn bound to the surface peptides  527  that are bound to the surface  533 , PE  503  moieties will coat the surface  533 . 
       FIG. 6  panel B, depicts the same interactions of PE-binding peptide  505 , PE  503  and a peptide coated surface  533 , as described in panel A, with the addition of a benefit agent  517  coupled to the PE-binding peptide  505  which itself contains at least one target binding domain  511 . Using methods described herein this embodiment couples a benefit agent  517  to the PE-binding peptide  505 . When the complex of the benefit agent  517  and the PE-binding peptide  505  bind a PE moiety  503  a triblock is formed. The triblock structure does not prevent the benefit agent  517  from being functionally active or from the target binding domain  511  from binding the target peptide  527 . The addition of a benefit agent  517  to the PE-binding peptide  505  allows the surface to be coated with both a benefit agent  519  and PE moieties  503 . Non-limiting examples of benefits agents  517  that may be used with this embodiment are dyes, colorants, antimicrobials, and stain repelling moieties. 
       FIG. 6  panel C, depicts the same interactions as in panel A, and provides the addition of a benefit agent  523  bound to PE. In this embodiment, the benefit agent  523  is attached to the PE moiety or bead  503  with a bond structure  525 . The bonding structure may be part of the benefit agent  523  or may be an independent structure that is bound to the PE  503  for the purpose of binding the benefit agent  523 . Or in the alternative, the bond structure  525  may be bound to the benefit agent  523  for the purpose of binding it to the PE  503 . The binding structure  523  may be a permanent bond, but in some forms of the embodiment may be easily broken under certain conditions. In other forms of the embodiment the binding structure  525  may allow the benefit agent  523  to be leached from the PE  503  under certain conditions. In still other forms of the embodiment the binding structure might allow the benefit agent  523  to be released over time at regular or specific time intervals. In an alternative form of this embodiment the binding structure  525  itself may be in whole or in part be composed of PE. In this form, the PE  503  may be in whole or in part the binding structure  525 . The benefit agent  523  may be partially or fully embedded with the PE  503 . A triblock structure is formed when the benefit agent  523  coupled to the PE moiety  503  that is inturn bound to the PE-binding peptide  505 . The triblock structure is capable of binding the target peptide as described above. 
       FIG. 6  panel D, Depicts a PE-binding peptide  505  and PE moiety or bead  503  similar to the PE-binding peptide  505  described in panel A. In this embodiment, the target peptide  527  depicted is not attached directly to the surface  533 . The target peptide  527  contains a target binding domain  537  as in panels A, B, and C and additionally contains a surface moiety binding domain  529 . The surface moiety binding domain  529  is selected to bind specifically to a known moiety that is known to be exposed on the surface  533 . The surface binding moiety domain  529  contains at least one, but possibly more than one, surface moiety bind site  531 . The surface moiety binding site  531  is the point of attachment between the surface moiety  535  and the surface moiety binding domain  529 . Through the interaction of the surface moiety binding domain  529  and the surface moiety  535  the PE-binding peptide  505  is attached to the surface  533 . Further through the binding interaction of the PE moieties or beads  503  and PE-binding peptide  505  bound to the surface  503 , the surface  503  is coated with PE moieties or beads  503 . 
     EXAMPLES 
     The present invention is further defined in the following Examples. It should be understood that these Examples, while indicating preferred embodiments of the invention, are given by way of illustration only. From the above discussion and these Examples, one skilled in the art can ascertain the essential characteristics of this invention, and without departing from the spirit and scope thereof, can make various changes and modifications of the invention to adapt it to various uses and conditions. 
     The meaning of abbreviations used is as follows: “min” means minute(s), “sec” means second(s), “h” means hour(s), “μL” means microliter(s), “mL” means milliliter(s), “L” means liter(s), “nm” means nanometer(s), “mm” means millimeter(s), “cm” means centimeter(s), “μm” means micrometer(s), “mM” means millimolar, “M” means molar, “mmol” means millimole(s), “μmole” means micromole(s), “g” means gram(s), “μg” means microgram(s), “mg” means milligram(s), “g” means the gravitation constant, “rpm” means revolutions per minute, “pfu” means plague forming unit, “BSA” means bovine serum albumin, “ELISA” means enzyme linked immunosorbent assay, “IPTG” means isopropyl β-D-thiogalactopyranoside, “A” means absorbance, “A 450 ” means the absorbance measured at a wavelength of 450 nm, “TBS” means Tris-buffered saline, “TBST-X” means Tris-buffered saline containing Tween® 20 where “X” is the weight percent of Tween® 20, “Xgal” means 5-bromo-4-chloro-3-indolyl-beta-D-galactopyranoside, “SEM” means standard error of the mean, “vol %” means volume percent. 
     General Methods: 
     Standard recombinant DNA and molecular cloning techniques used in the Examples are well known in the art and are described by Sambrook, J., Fritsch, E. F. and Maniatis, T.,  Molecular Cloning: A Laboratory Manual , Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press, Cold Spring Harbor, N.Y., 1989, by T. J. Silhavy, M. L. Bennan, and L. W. Enquist,  Experiments with Gene Fusions , Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, Cold Spring Harbor, N.Y., 1984, and by Ausubel, F. M. et al.,  Current Protocols in Molecular Biology , Greene Publishing Assoc. and Wiley-lnterscience, N.Y., 1987. 
     Materials and methods suitable for the maintenance and growth of bacterial cultures are also well known in the art. Techniques suitable for use in the following Examples may be found in  Manual of Methods for General Bacteriology , Phillipp Gerhardt, R. G. E. Murray, Ralph N. Costilow, Eugene W. Nester, Willis A. Wood, Noel R. Krieg and G. Briggs Phillips, eds., American Society for Microbiology, Washington, D.C., 1994, or by Thomas D. Brock in  Biotechnology: A Textbook of Industrial Microbiology , Second Edition, Sinauer Associates, Inc., Sunderland, Mass., 1989. 
     All reagents, restriction enzymes and materials used for the growth and maintenance of bacterial cells were obtained from Aldrich Chemicals (Milwaukee, Wis.), BD Diagnostic Systems (Sparks, Md.), Life Technologies (Rockville, Md.), or Sigma Chemical Company (St. Louis, Mo.), unless otherwise specified. 
     Example 1 
     Selection of Polyethylene-Binding Peptides Using Biopanning 
     The purpose of this Example was to identify phage peptides that bind to polyethylene (PE) using a modified phage display biopanning method. 
     Biopanning—Phage Display Selection of PE Binding Peptides 
     Phage Display Peptide Libraries: 
     The phage libraries used in the present invention, Ph.D.-12™ Phage Display Peptide Library Kit and Ph.D.-7™ Phage Display Library Kit, were purchased from New England BioLabs (Beverly, Mass.). These kits are based on a combinatorial library of random peptide 7 or 12-mers fused to a minor coat protein (pIII) of M13 phage. The displayed peptide is expressed at the N-terminus of pIII, such that after the signal peptide is cleaved, the first residue of the coat protein is the first residue of the displayed peptide. The Ph.D.-7 and Ph.D.-12 libraries consist of approximately 2.8×10 9  and 2.7×10 9  sequences, respectively. A volume of 10 μL contains about 55 copies of each peptide sequence. Each initial round of experiments was carried out using the original library provided by the manufacturer in order to avoid introducing any bias into the results. 
     Biopanning Against a PE Surface: 
     The polyethylene-binding peptides were identified using the biopanning method described below. Ultra high molecular weight polyethylene tape was used as the substrate in the biopanning method. A similar tape may be obtained from Davol, Inc, (Cranston, R.I.). The PE tape was cut into 1-cm squares and the squares were pretreated with 90% isopropanol for 30 min at room temperature, followed by washing 5 times for 10 min each with deionized water before the biopanning process. 
     The tape was placed in a tube and 5 mL of blocking buffer consisting of 1 mg/mL BSA in TBST containing 0.5% Tween® 20 (TBST-0.5%) was added to the tube and incubated for 1 h at 4° C. The PE tape was washed 5 times with TBST-0.5% and then 2 mL of TBST-0.5% containing 1 mg/mL BSA was added to each tube. Then, 10 μL of the original 12-mer phage library (2×10 11  pfu) was added to the PE tape and incubated for 15 min at room temperature. The PE tape was washed 10 times with TBST-0.5%. The PE tape was then transferred to a clean tube, 2 mL of a non-specific elution buffer consisting of 1 mg/mL BSA in 0.2 M glycine-HCl, pH 2.2, was added to the tube and incubated for 10 min. The PE tape was washed three more times with the elution buffer and then washed three times with TBST-0.5%. The PE tape, which had acid resistant phage peptides still attached, was used to directly infect the host cells  E. coli  ER 2738 (New England BioLabs, Beverly, Mass.), for phage amplifications. The PE tape was incubated with an overnight  E. coli  ER2738 culture diluted 1:100 in LB medium, at 37° C. for 4.5 h. After this time, the cell culture was centrifuged for 30 sec and the upper 80% of the supernatant was transferred to a fresh tube, ⅙ volume of PEG/NaCl (20% polyethylene glycol-800, obtained from Sigma Chemical Co. St. Louis, Mo., 2.5 M sodium chloride) was added, and the phage was allowed to precipitate overnight at 4° C. The precipitate was collected by centrifugation at 10,000×g at 4° C. and the resulting pellet was resuspended in 1 mL of TBS. This was the first round of amplified stock. The amplified first round phage stock was then titered according to the method described below. For the next round of biopanning, more than 2×10 11  pfu of phage stock from the first round was used. The biopanning process was repeated for 4 rounds. 
     After the acid wash steps in the final round of biopanning, the PE tape was used to directly infect 500 μL of mid-log phase bacterial host cells,  E. coli  ER2738, which were then grown in LB medium for 20 min and then mixed with 3 mL of agarose top (LB medium with 5 mM MgCl 2 , and 0.7% agarose) at 45° C. This mixture was spread onto a LB medium/IPTG/S-Gal™ plate (LB medium with 15 g/L agar, 0.05 g/L IPTG, and 0.04 g/L S-Gal™) and incubated overnight at 37° C. The black plaques were counted to calculate the phage titer. The single black plaques were randomly picked for DNA isolation and sequencing analysis. 
     A total of four rounds of biopanning were performed and the amino acid sequences of the high affinity, PE-binding phage peptides are given in Table 7. 
     
       
         
           
               
             
               
                 TABLE 7 
               
             
            
               
                   
               
               
                 Amino Acid Sequences of High Affinity 
               
               
                 PE-Binding Phage Peptides from the 
               
               
                 12-Mer Library 
               
            
           
           
               
               
               
            
               
                   
                 Amino Acid Sequence 
                 SEQ ID NO: 
               
               
                   
               
               
                   
                 HNKSSPLTAALP 
                 1 
               
               
                   
               
               
                   
                 LPPWKHKTSGVA 
                 2 
               
               
                   
               
               
                   
                 LPWWLRDSYLLP 
                 3 
               
               
                   
               
               
                   
                 VPWWKHPPLPVP 
                 4 
               
               
                   
               
               
                   
                 HHKQWHNHPHHA 
                 5 
               
               
                   
               
               
                   
                 HIFSSWHQMWHR 
                 6 
               
               
                   
               
               
                   
                 WPAWKTHPILRM 
                 7