Abstract: The invention is directed to delivery vehicles for delivering a substance of interest to a predetermined site. The delivery vehicle includes a substance and means for inducing availability of at least one compartment of the delivery vehicle toward the exterior, thus, allowing access of the substance to the exterior of the delivery vehicle at the predetermined site. The invention is further directed to uses of the delivery vehicle and methods for preparing the delivery vehicle.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of binding a compound to at least a part of a surface of an object, the method comprising the step of adsorbing a hydrophobin-like substance to the surface. The invention provides a method of providing a surface of an object with a reactive compound comprising the steps of coating at least a part of the surface of the object with a coating of a hydrophobin-like substance and contacting the compound with the coated hydrophobin-like substance to form a non-covalent bond between the hydrophobin-like substance and the compound.