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(43) Date of publication: 14.11.2007 Bulletin 2007/46 (21) Application number: 06705124.3 (22) Date of filing: 08.02.2006

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  G01N 30/80(2006.01) B01D 15/08(2006.01) B01D 15/10(2006.01) B01L 11/00(2006.01) B01D 15/14(2006.01) (86) International application number: PCT/CA2006/000168 (87) International publication number: WO 2006/084354 (17.08.2006 Gazette 2006/33)

(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: 08.02.2005 US 651362 P 09.02.2005 CA 2496481 10.02.2005 US 651203 P (71) Applicants: MDS Inc. doing business through its MDS Sciex Division Concord, Ontario L4K 4V8 (CA) Applera Corporation Norwalk, CT 06856-5435 (US)	(72) Inventors: COVEY, Thomas Richmond Hill, Ontario L4V 4M1 (CA) KOVARIK, Peter Markham, Ontario L6E 1Z9 (CA) (74) Representative: Roberts, Mark Peter et al J.A. Kemp & Co. 14 South Square Gray's Inn London WC1R 5JJ London WC1R 5JJ (GB)