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(88) Date of publication A3: 06.10.2005 (43) Date of publication: 07.06.2006 Bulletin 2006/23 (21) Application number: 04782755.5 (22) Date of filing: 01.09.2004

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  H05B 6/00(1980.01) H05B 6/80(1980.01) H05B 6/64(1980.01) G21G 4/00(1974.07) (86) International application number: PCT/US2004/028331 (87) International publication number: WO 2005/027575 (24.03.2005 Gazette 2005/12)

(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 PL PT RO SE SI SK TR (30) Priority: 10.09.2003 US 501682 P 26.11.2003 US 525509 P (71) Applicant: Alfred University Alfred, NY 14802 (US)	(72) Inventors: SAHA, Subrata, Biomedical Material Engineering Alfred, NY 14802 (US) MOHAN VC, Ram Bethesda, MD 20817 (US) DELREGNO, Gary E., Science Program Alfred, NY 14802 (US) (74) Representative: Dobler, Markus  Karlstrasse 8 88212 Ravensburg 88212 Ravensburg (DE)