Patent ID: 7572766

Claim:
A coating for an implant, the coating comprising: at least one peptide consisting of 7 to 60 amino acids, which peptide binds specifically to a surface of the implant, wherein the surface is selected from the group consisting of a polymer, a ceramic, a plastic, a metal, a metal oxide, a non-metal oxide, and a combination thereof; and at least one peptide consisting of 7 to 60 amino acids, which peptide binds specifically to a bone morphogenetic protein and has a core binding motif consisting of SEQ ID NO:28 or a conservatively substituted variant consisting of one or more conservative substitutions in the core binding motif other than for Pro and Gly residues in the core binding motif, and wherein the surface- and the bone morphogenetic-binding peptide are linked and can be modified to comprise one or more of a terminal modification and a modification to facilitate the linking between the surface- and the bone morphogenetic-binding peptides which binds specifically to a surface of the implant and the at least one peptide which binds specifically to bone morphogenetic protein.