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(88) Date of publication A3: 26.02.2015 (43) Date of publication: 27.04.2016 Bulletin 2016/17 (21) Application number: 14732164.0 (22) Date of filing: 18.06.2014

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  C23C 18/16(2006.01) C23C 18/08(2006.01) C23C 18/54(2006.01) B01J 19/18(2006.01) C23C 18/42(2006.01) (86) International application number: PCT/EP2014/062904 (87) International publication number: WO 2014/202702 (24.12.2014 Gazette 2014/52)

(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 Designated Extension States: BA ME (30) Priority: 18.06.2013 GB 201310860 (71) Applicant: Nexeon Limited Abingdon, Oxfordshire OX14 4SB (GB)	(72) Inventor: BENT, David William Brigend Vale of Glamorgan CF35 5DT (GB) (74) Representative: Gill Jennings & Every LLP  The Broadgate Tower 20 Primrose Street London EC2A 2ES London EC2A 2ES (GB)