Peptides and compositions for prevention of cell adhesion and methods of using same

1. A surface coated with a composition comprising a peptide comprising an amino acid sequence selected from the group consisting of FDYDWY (SEQ ID NO: 2), FNFDWY (SEQ ID NO: 5), and combinations thereof, wherein the surface is a medical device, and wherein the medical device is selected from the group consisting of artificial blood vessels, catheters and other devices for the removal or delivery of fluids to patients, artificial hearts, artificial kidneys, orthopedic pins, prosthetic joints, plates, urinary devices, ventricular or arterio-venous shunts, prostheses, breast implants, penile prostheses, vascular grafting prostheses, aneurysm repair devices, mechanical heart valves, artificial joints, artificial larynxes, otological implants, anastomotic devices, vascular catheter ports, vascular stents, clamps, embolic devices, wound drain tubes, ocular lenses, dental implants, hydrocephalus shunts, pacemakers and implantable defibrillators, needleless connectors, and voice prostheses.

2. The surface of claim 1 , wherein the catheter is selected from the group consisting of urological tubes, biliary tubes, endotracheal tubes, peripherably insertable central venous catheters, dialysis catheters, long term tunneled central venous catheters, peripheral venous catheters, short term central venous catheters, arterial catheters, pulmonary catheters, Swan-Ganz catheters, urinary catheters, and peritoneal catheters.

3. The surface of claim 1 , wherein the medical device is an ocular lens.

4. The surface of claim 1 , wherein the peptide is cyclized.

5. The surface of claim 4 , wherein the peptide is cyclized via a linker attached to the C and N termini.

6. The surface of claim 1 , wherein the peptide is up to 35 amino acids in length.

7. The surface of claim 6 , wherein the peptide comprises FDYDWY (SEQ ID NO: 2).

8. The surface of claim 6 , wherein the peptide comprises FNFDWY (SEQ ID NO: 5) and is up to 26 amino acids in length.

9. A medical device comprising a polymeric matrix into which a composition comprising a peptide comprising an amino acid sequence selected from the group consisting of FDYDWY (SEQ ID NO: 2), FNFDWY (SEQ ID NO: 5), and combinations thereof is incorporated.

10. The medical device of claim 9 , wherein the medical device is selected from the group consisting of artificial blood vessels, catheters and other devices for the removal or delivery of fluids to patients, artificial hearts, artificial kidneys, orthopedic pins, prosthetic joints, plates, urinary devices, ventricular or arterio-venous shunts, prostheses, breast implants, penile prostheses, vascular grafting prostheses, aneurysm repair devices, mechanical heart valves, artificial joints, artificial larynxes, otological implants, anastomotic devices, vascular catheter ports, vascular stents, clamps, embolic devices, wound drain tubes, ocular lenses, dental implants, hydrocephalus shunts, pacemakers and implantable defibrillators, needleless connectors, and voice prostheses.

11. The medical device of claim 10 , wherein the catheter is selected from the group consisting of urological tubes, biliary tubes, endotracheal tubes, peripherally-insertable central venous catheters, dialysis catheters, long term tunneled central venous catheters, peripheral venous catheters, short term central venous catheters, arterial catheters, pulmonary catheters, Swan-Ganz catheters, urinary catheters, and peritoneal catheters.

12. The medical device of claim 9 , wherein the medical device is an ocular lens.

13. The medical device of claim 9 , wherein the peptide is cyclized.

14. The medical device of claim 13 , wherein the peptide is cyclized via a linker attached to the C and N termini.

15. The medical device of claim 9 , wherein the peptide is up to 35 amino acids in length.

16. The medical device of claim 15 , wherein the peptide comprises FDYDWY (SEQ ID NO: 2).

17. The medical device of claim 15 , wherein the peptide comprises FNFDWY (SEQ ID NO: 5) and is up to 26 amino acids in length.

18. A surface coated with a composition comprising a peptide comprising an amino acid sequence selected from the group consisting of FDYDWY (SEQ ID NO: 2), FNFDWY (SEQ ID NO: 5), and combinations thereof, wherein the peptide is up to 35 amino acids in length.

19. The surface of claim 18 , wherein the surface is a medical device; a laboratory article; a household article; an article involved in water purification, water storage, or water delivery; or an article involved in food processing.

20. The surface of claim 19 , wherein the medical device is selected from the group consisting of artificial blood vessels, catheters and other devices for the removal or delivery of fluids to patients, artificial hearts, artificial kidneys, orthopedic pins, prosthetic joints, plates, urinary devices, ventricular or arterio-venous shunts, prostheses, breast implants, penile prostheses, vascular grafting prostheses, aneurysm repair devices, mechanical heart valves, artificial joints, artificial larynxes, otological implants, anastomotic devices, vascular catheter ports, vascular stents, clamps, embolic devices, wound drain tubes, ocular lenses, dental implants, hydrocephalus shunts, pacemakers and implantable defibrillators, needleless connectors, and voice prostheses.

21. The surface of claim 20 , wherein the catheter is selected from the group consisting of urological tubes, biliary tubes, endotracheal tubes, peripherably insertable central venous catheters, dialysis catheters, long term tunneled central venous catheters, peripheral venous catheters, short term central venous catheters, arterial catheters, pulmonary catheters, Swan-Ganz catheters, urinary catheters, and peritoneal catheters.

22. The surface of claim 19 , wherein the medical device is an ocular lens.

23. The surface of claim 19 , wherein the household article is selected from the group consisting of food processing equipment for home use, materials for infant care, tampons, soap, detergents, health and skincare products, household cleaners and toilet bowls.

24. The surface of claim 19 , wherein the laboratory article is selected from the group consisting of microscopic slide, a culturing hood, and a tissue culture vessel or container.

25. The surface of claim 24 , wherein the tissue culture vessel or container is a Petri dish.

26. The surface of claim 18 , wherein the surface is immersed in water.

27. The surface of claim 26 , wherein the surface is selected from the group consisting of ships'/boats's hulls, submergence vehicles, navigational aids, screens, nets, constructions, floating or emplaced offshore platforms, buoys, signaling equipment and articles which come into contact with sea water or salty water, pilings, marine markers, cabling, pipes, fishing nets, bulkheads, and cooling towers.

28. The surface of claim 18 , wherein the peptide is cyclized.

29. The surface of claim 28 , wherein the peptide is cyclized via a linker attached to the C and N termini.

30. The surface of claim 18 , wherein the peptide comprises FDYDWY (SEQ ID NO: 2).

31. The surface of claim 18 , wherein the peptide comprises FNFDWY (SEQ ID NO: 5) and is up to 26 amino acids in length.