Patent ID: 7659240

Claim:
A composition comprising: (a) a mucin-type protein wherein said mucin-type protein is selected from the group consisting of MUC1, MUC2, MUC3, MUC4, MUC5AC, MUC5B, MUC6, MUC7, MUC8, MUC9, MUC11 and MUC12; (b) an amphiphilic molecule, wherein said amphiphilic molecule is selected from the group consisting of phospholipids, phosphoglycerides, sphingolipids, prostaglandins, saturated fatty acids, unsaturated fatty acids, soaps, phosphatidyl choline, phosphatidylethanolamine, phosphatidylglycerol, phosphatidic acid, and phosphatidylserine; (c) a solid support matrix; and (d) a drug; wherein said mucin-type protein is non-covalently immobilized to said solid support matrix; said solid support matrix is surface modified with the amphiphilic molecule; and said drug interacts with said mucin-type protein.