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(43) Date of publication: 09.05.2001 Bulletin 2001/19 (21) Application number: 99938720.2 (22) Date of filing: 09.07.1999

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7: G01N 21/00, G01N 21/01, G01N 21/29, G01N 21/64, G01N 21/75, G01J 1/48 (86) International application number: PCT/US9915/486 (87) International publication number: WO 0003/226 (20.01.2000 Gazette 2000/03)

(84) Designated Contracting States: AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE (30) Priority: 10.07.1998 US 92394 P (71) Applicant: Chemmotif, Inc. Concord, MA 01742-2411 (US)	(72) Inventors: SPITLER, Mark, T. Concord, MA 01742 (US) STUHL, Louis, S. Bedford, MA 01730 (US) (74) Representative: Müller-Boré & PartnerPatentanwälte  Grafinger Strasse 2 81671 München 81671 München (DE)