The present invention provides compositions and methods for an improved
coating for medical devices. Provided is a biofunctional coating
composition comprising at least one binding domain that has binding
specificity for a metallic surface material of a medical device, and at
least one binding domain that has binding specificity for cells of
endothelial cell lineage. Methods for coating a metallic surface of a
medical device, and for manufacturing of a medical device, comprise
contacting the metallic surface to be coated with the biofunctional
coating material in an amount effective to form a coating, and may
further comprise contacting the coated surface with cells of endothelial
cell lineage to bind the cells of endothelial cell lineage to the coated
surface.