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(43) Date of publication: 25.02.2004 Bulletin 2004/09 (21) Application number: 02728786.1 (22) Date of filing: 16.04.2002

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7: B05D 3/10, B32B 27/04, B32B 27/08, B32B 27/30, B32B 27/32, B32B 27/34, B32B 27/36, C08F 283/00, C08F 283/02, C08F 283/04, C08L 39/08, C08L 67/03, C08L 77/06 (86) International application number: PCT/US2002/011983 (87) International publication number: WO 2002/085542 (31.10.2002 Gazette 2002/44)

(84) Designated Contracting States: AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE TR Designated Extension States: AL LT LV MK RO SI (30) Priority: 23.04.2001 US 285883 P 10.12.2001 US 340078 P 29.03.2002 US 268495 P (71) Applicants: MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY Cambridge, MA 02139 (US) TRUSTEES OF TUFTS COLLEGE Boston, MA 02111 (US)	(72) Inventors: TILLER, Joerg, C. Cambridge, MA 02139 (US) LIAO, Chun-Jen Cambridge, MA 02139 (US) LEWIS, Kim Newton, MA 02159 (US) KLIBANOV, Alexander, M. Newton, MA 02459 (US) (74) Representative: Hedley, Nicholas James Matthew et al Kilburn & Strode20 Red Lion Street London WC1R 4PJ London WC1R 4PJ (GB)