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(88) Date of publication A3: 13.07.2006 (43) Date of publication: 25.04.2007 Bulletin 2007/17 (21) Application number: 05778459.7 (22) Date of filing: 11.08.2005

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  G01N 21/35(2006.01) A01B 79/00(2006.01) G01N 33/24(2006.01) G01N 21/85(2006.01) (86) International application number: PCT/BE2005/000129 (87) International publication number: WO 2006/015463 (16.02.2006 Gazette 2006/07)

(84) Designated Contracting States: AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR (30) Priority: 13.08.2004 GB 0418108 (71) Applicant: K.U. Leuven Research and Development 3000 Leuven (BE)	(72) Inventor: MOUNEM MOUAZEN, Abdul B-3010 Kessel-Lo (BE) (74) Representative: Bird, Ariane et al Bird Goën & Co Klein Dalenstraat 42A 3020 Winksele 3020 Winksele (BE)