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(88) Date of publication A3: 06.07.2017 (43) Date of publication: 26.09.2018 Bulletin 2018/39 (21) Application number: 16867307.7 (22) Date of filing: 19.11.2016

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  C12M 1/34(2006.01) G01N 21/75(2006.01) G01N 21/64(2006.01) (86) International application number: PCT/US2016/062958 (87) International publication number: WO 2017/087912 (26.05.2017 Gazette 2017/21)

(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 Designated Validation States: MA MD (30) Priority: 20.11.2015 US 201562257850 P 20.11.2015 US 201562257863 P 20.11.2015 US 201562257859 P 20.11.2015 US 201562257796 P (71) Applicant: Duke University Durham, NC 27705 (US)

(72) Inventors: HELLINGA, Homme W. Durham, NC 27705 (US) ALLERT, Malin J. Raleigh, NC 27613 (US) (74) Representative: Lahrtz, Fritz  Isenbruck Bösl Hörschler LLP Patentanwälte Prinzregentenstrasse 68 81675 München 81675 München (DE)