The present invention provides an anti-thrombogenic and cellular-adhesion
coating composition for blood-contacting surfaces. The coating comprises a
covalent complex of from 1 to 30 hydrophobic silyl moieties of Formula I:
##STR1##
wherein R.sub.1 is an C.sub.1-18 alkyl or C.sub.6-32 aryl group, each
R.sub.2 is independently selected from the group consisting of C.sub.1-18
alkyl and C.sub.6-32 aryl, R.sub.3 is N or O, n is a number from 1 to 10,
directly bound to a heparin molecule via covalent bonding, with an
adhesive molecule directly bound to the heparin molecule. In one
embodiment, the coating comprises benzyl-(1,2 dimethyl)disilyl heparin,
wherein an adhesive molecule, such as fibronectin, is bound to the
heparin.