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(88) Date of publication A3: 02.11.2023 (43) Date of publication: 01.01.2025 Bulletin 2025/01 (21) Application number: 23775767.9 (22) Date of filing: 27.03.2023

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  D01D 5/34(2006.01) D01F 8/16(2006.01) D01F 1/07(2006.01) D01F 8/14(2006.01) D04H 1/541(2012.01) D01F 1/04(2006.01) (52) Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC): D01D 5/08; D01F 8/06; D01F 8/14; D01F 1/07; D01F 6/625; D01F 1/04 (86) International application number: PCT/US2023/016455 (87) International publication number: WO 2023/183654 (28.09.2023 Gazette 2023/39)

(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 ME MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR Designated Extension States: BA Designated Validation States: KH MA MD TN (30) Priority: 25.03.2022 US 202263323924 P (71) Applicants: North Carolina State University Raleigh, NC 27606 (US) Aja Labs, Inc. Houston, TX 77089 (US)

(72) Inventors: FORD, Ericka, N. Raleigh, NC 27606 (US) DEDMON, Hannah Raleigh, NC 27606 (US) BANERJEE, Debjyoti Raleigh, NC 27606 (US) MURPHY, Christopher Durham, NC 27713 (US) WATTS, Christopher Rockingham, VA 22801 (US) BABAYO, Hajara Raleigh, NC 27606 (US) MOORE, Mary Ellen Ellisville, MO 39437 (US) (74) Representative: Isarpatent  Patent- und Rechtsanwälte Barth Hassa Peckmann & Partner mbB Friedrichstraße 31 80801 München 80801 München (DE)