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EP 2 173 490 A1

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(43) Date of publication: 14.04.2010 Bulletin 2010/15 (21) Application number: 08830902.6 (22) Date of filing: 11.09.2008

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  B01L 3/00(2006.01) (86) International application number: PCT/US2008/076037 (87) International publication number: WO 2009/036186 (19.03.2009 Gazette 2009/12)

(84) Designated Contracting States: AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MT NL NO PL PT RO SE SI SK TR Designated Extension States: AL BA MK RS (30) Priority: 12.09.2007 US 853915 27.06.2008 US 76593 (71) Applicant: Q Labtech LLC Waterford, CT 06385 (US)	(72) Inventor: QIAN, Weimin Waterford CT 06385 (US) (74) Representative: Lane, Cathal Michael et al 5 Dartmouth Road Dublin 6 Dublin 6 (IE)