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(43) Date of publication: 05.04.2006 Bulletin 2006/14 (21) Application number: 03726872.9 (22) Date of filing: 14.05.2003

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  C30B 33/00(1980.01) C30B 29/00(1980.01) (86) International application number: PCT/US2003/015226 (87) International publication number: WO 2004/106599 (09.12.2004 Gazette 2004/50)

(84) Designated Contracting States: AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IT LI LU MC NL PT RO SE SI SK TR (71) Applicant: Rutgers, The State University New Brunswick, New Jersey 08903 (US)	(72) Inventors: RIMAN, Richard Belle Mead, NJ 08502 (US) MCCANDLISH, Larry Highland Park, NJ 08904 (US) LIU, Xiangyuan Highland Park, NJ 08904 (US) (74) Representative: Schmidt, Karsten et al Albihns GmbH, Bayerstrasse 83 80335 München 80335 München (DE)