Patent ID: 7037517

Claim:
A method for delivering a guest molecule into an animal which comprises (a) incorporating said guest molecule onto the surface of a biomedical device or a polymeric micelle or into the biomedical device or said polymeric micelle, (b) coating said biomedical device with said polymeric micelle which incorporates the guest molecule or at least one polymeric micelle which is immobilized on the surface of the biomedical device, said polymeric micelle comprising either a hydrophobic outer shell and hydrophilic core or a hydrophilic outer shell or a hydrophobic inner shell, said polymeric micelle comprised of a block copolymer having a HLB value from about 1 to about 40, and (c) inserting said biomedical device into said animal, wherein said biomedical device is a contact lens or an intraocular lens.