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(43) Date of publication: 29.04.2009 Bulletin 2009/18 (21) Application number: 07784729.1 (22) Date of filing: 03.08.2007

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  G01N 22/00(2006.01) G01N 33/24(2006.01) G01N 23/22(2006.01) G01N 21/84(2006.01) G01N 21/35(2006.01) (86) International application number: PCT/AU2007/001087 (87) International publication number: WO 2008/017107 (14.02.2008 Gazette 2008/07)

(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 MT NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR Designated Extension States: AL BA HR MK RS (30) Priority: 09.08.2006 AU 2006904299 (71) Applicant: THE UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND St Lucia QLD 4072 (AU)	(72) Inventors: ADAIR, Benjamin, Joseph, Ivan Karalee, Queensland 4306 (AU) DJORDJEVIC, Nenad Brookfield, Queensland 4069 (AU) (74) Representative: Eisenführ, Speiser & Partner  Patentanwälte Rechtsanwälte Postfach 10 60 78 28060 Bremen 28060 Bremen (DE)