Patent ID: 7097855

Claim:
A method of drug delivery, the method comprising steps of: introducing into an animal's body (i) a polymerizable material (prepolymer), wherein the polymerizable material includes unsaturated carbon—carbon bonds, (ii) a thermal polymerization initiator selected from the group consisting of 2,2′-azobis-[N,N′-dimethyleneisobutyramidine] dihydrochloride and derivatives of 2,2′-azobis-[N,N′-dimethyleneisobutyramidine] dihydrochloride, and (iii) a diagnostic, therapeutic, or prophylactic agent; and applying thermal energy transdermally for a sufficient amount of time to polymerize or crosslink the said prepolymer, or allowing the pre-polymer to polymerize or crosslink using only the animal's own body heat as a thermal energy source.