Patent ID: 8349349

Claim:
A biocompatible composition comprising: an implant comprising a substrate; a first component comprising a biodegradable material including a tissue binding end group and a functional group selected from the group consisting of biotin and avidin; and a second component comprising a biodegradable material including a substrate binding end group and a functional group selected from the group consisting of biotin and avidin, wherein the biodegradable material of the first component, the second component, or both, is selected from the group consisting of polylactides, poly(lactic acid), polyglycolides, poly(glycolic acid), poly(trimethylene carbonate), poly(dioxanone), poly(hydroxybutyric acid), poly(hydroxyvaleric acid), poly(lactic-co-glycolic acid), poly(lactide-co-(ε-caprolactone-)), poly(glycolide-co-(ε-caprolactone)), polycarbonates, poly(pseudo amino acids), poly(amino acids), poly(hydroxyalkanoate)s, polyalkylene oxalates, polyoxaesters, polyanhydrides, polyester anyhydrides, polyortho esters, and copolymers, block copolymers, homopolymers, blends, and combinations thereof, and wherein the functional group of the first component is different than the functional group of the second component and the first component adheres to a tissue surface and the second component adheres to the implant.