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(43) Date of publication: 05.11.2014 Bulletin 2014/45 (21) Application number: 12861881.6 (22) Date of filing: 28.12.2012

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  C12M 1/02(2006.01) F28C 3/10(2006.01) F28C 3/00(2006.01) B01L 7/00(2006.01) (86) International application number: PCT/SG2012/000492 (87) International publication number: WO 2013/100859 (04.07.2013 Gazette 2013/27)

(84) Designated Contracting States: AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR (30) Priority: 28.12.2011 SG 201109702 (71) Applicant: Agency for Science, Technology and Research Singapore 138632 (SG)	(72) Inventors: PIPPER, Juergen Hans Singapore 138671 (SG) THULASINGA, Sankar Singapore 138671 (SG) (74) Representative: Webster, Jeremy Mark et al Mewburn Ellis LLP 33 Gutter Lane London EC2V 8AS London EC2V 8AS (GB)