@book{Artmann2011,
  author    = {Artmann, Gerhard},
  title     = {Stem cell engineering : principles and applications / Gerhard M. Artmann ... eds.},
  publisher = {Springer},
  address   = {Berlin [u.a.]},
  isbn      = {978-3-642-11864-7},
  pages     = {XLI, 541 S. : Ill., graph. Darst.},
  year      = {2011},
  language  = {en}
}
@article{StadlerGarveyBocahutetal.2012,
  author    = {Stadler, Andreas M. and Garvey, G. J. and Bocahut, A. and Sacquin-Mora, S. and Digel, Ilya and Schneider, G. J. and Natali, F. and Artmann, Gerhard and Zaccai, G.},
  title     = {Thermal fluctuations of haemoglobin from different species : adaptation to temperature via conformational dynamics},
  series = {Journal of the Royal Society Interface},
  volume    = {9},
  journal   = {Journal of the Royal Society Interface},
  number    = {76},
  publisher = {The Royal Society},
  address   = {London},
  issn      = {1742-5689},
  doi       = {10.1098/rsif.2012.0364},
  pages     = {2845 -- 2855},
  year      = {2012},
  abstract  = {Thermodynamic stability, configurational motions and internal forces of haemoglobin (Hb) of three endotherms (platypus, Ornithorhynchus anatinus; domestic chicken, Gallus gallus domesticus and human, Homo sapiens) and an ectotherm (salt water crocodile, Crocodylus porosus) were investigated using circular dichroism, incoherent elastic neutron scattering and coarse-grained Brownian dynamics simulations. The experimental results from Hb solutions revealed a direct correlation between protein resilience, melting temperature and average body temperature of the different species on the 0.1 ns time scale. Molecular forces appeared to be adapted to permit conformational fluctuations with a root mean square displacement close to 1.2 {\AA} at the corresponding average body temperature of the endotherms. Strong forces within crocodile Hb maintain the amplitudes of motion within a narrow limit over the entire temperature range in which the animal lives. In fully hydrated powder samples of human and chicken, Hb mean square displacements and effective force constants on the 1 ns time scale showed no differences over the whole temperature range from 10 to 300 K, in contrast to the solution case. A complementary result of the study, therefore, is that one hydration layer is not sufficient to activate all conformational fluctuations of Hb in the pico- to nanosecond time scale which might be relevant for biological function. Coarse-grained Brownian dynamics simulations permitted to explore residue-specific effects. They indicated that temperature sensing of human and chicken Hb occurs mainly at residues lining internal cavities in the β-subunits.},
  language  = {en}
}
@article{KurulganDemirciDemirciLinderetal.2012,
  author    = {Kurulgan Demirci, Eylem and Demirci, Taylan and Linder, Peter and Trzewik, J{\"u}rgen and Gierkowski, Jessica Ricarda and Gossmann, Matthias and Kayser, Peter and Porst, Dariusz and Digel, Ilya and Artmann, Gerhard and Temiz Artmann, Ayseg{\"u}l},
  title     = {rhAPC reduces the endothelial cell permeability via a decrease of contractile tensions induced by endothelial cells},
  series = {Journal of Bioscience and Bioengineering},
  volume    = {113},
  journal   = {Journal of Bioscience and Bioengineering},
  number    = {2},
  publisher = {Elsevier},
  address   = {Amsterdam},
  issn      = {1347-4421},
  doi       = {10.1016/j.jbiosc.2012.03.019},
  pages     = {212 -- 219},
  year      = {2012},
  abstract  = {All cells generate contractile tension. This strain is crucial for mechanically controlling the cell shape, function and survival. In this study, the CellDrum technology quantifying cell's (the cellular) mechanical tension on a pico-scale was used to investigate the effect of lipopolysaccharide (LPS) on human aortic endothelial cell (HAoEC) tension. The LPS effect during gram-negative sepsis on endothelial cells is cell contraction causing endothelium permeability increase. The aim was to finding out whether recombinant activated protein C (rhAPC) would reverse the endothelial cell response in an in-vitro sepsis model. In this study, the established in-vitro sepsis model was confirmed by interleukin 6 (IL-6) levels at the proteomic and genomic levels by ELISA, real time-PCR and reactive oxygen species (ROS) activation by florescence staining. The thrombin cellular contraction effect on endothelial cells was used as a positive control when the CellDrum technology was applied. Additionally, the Ras homolog gene family, member A (RhoA) mRNA expression level was checked by real time-PCR to support contractile tension results. According to contractile tension results, the mechanical predominance of actin stress fibers was a reason of the increased endothelial contractile tension leading to enhanced endothelium contractility and thus permeability enhancement. The originality of this data supports firstly the basic measurement principles of the CellDrum technology and secondly that rhAPC has a beneficial effect on sepsis influenced cellular tension. The technology presented here is promising for future high-throughput cellular tension analysis that will help identify pathological contractile tension responses of cells and prove further cell in-vitro models.},
  language  = {en}
}
@article{BassamHeschelerTemizArtmannetal.2012,
  author    = {Bassam, Rasha and Hescheler, J{\"u}rgen and Temiz Artmann, Ayseg{\"u}l and Artmann, Gerhard and Digel, Ilya},
  title     = {Effects of spermine NONOate and ATP on the thermal stability of hemoglobin},
  series = {BMC Biophysics},
  volume    = {5},
  journal   = {BMC Biophysics},
  publisher = {BioMed Central},
  address   = {London},
  issn      = {2046-1682},
  doi       = {10.1186/2046-1682-5-16},
  pages     = {Art. 16},
  year      = {2012},
  abstract  = {Background Minor changes in protein structure induced by small organic and inorganic molecules can result in significant metabolic effects. The effects can be even more profound if the molecular players are chemically active and present in the cell in considerable amounts. The aim of our study was to investigate effects of a nitric oxide donor (spermine NONOate), ATP and sodium/potassium environment on the dynamics of thermal unfolding of human hemoglobin (Hb). The effect of these molecules was examined by means of circular dichroism spectrometry (CD) in the temperature range between 25°C and 70°C. The alpha-helical content of buffered hemoglobin samples (0.1 mg/ml) was estimated via ellipticity change measurements at a heating rate of 1°C/min. Results Major results were: 1) spermine NONOate persistently decreased the hemoglobin unfolding temperature T u irrespectively of the Na + /K + environment, 2) ATP instead increased the unfolding temperature by 3°C in both sodium-based and potassium-based buffers and 3) mutual effects of ATP and NO were strongly influenced by particular buffer ionic compositions. Moreover, the presence of potassium facilitated a partial unfolding of alpha-helical structures even at room temperature. Conclusion The obtained data might shed more light on molecular mechanisms and biophysics involved in the regulation of protein activity by small solutes in the cell.},
  language  = {en}
}
@article{AkimbekovMansurovJandosovetal.2013,
  author    = {Akimbekov, Nuraly Shardarbekovich and Mansurov, Zulkhair and Jandosov, J. and Digel, Ilya and Gossmann, Matthias and Artmann, Gerhard and Temiz Artmann, Ayseg{\"u}l and Zhubanova, Azhar A.},
  title     = {Wound healing activity of carbonized rice husk},
  publisher = {Trans Tech Publications, Switzerland},
  address   = {B{\"a}ch},
  year      = {2013},
  abstract  = {The carbonized rice husk (CRH) was evaluated for its wound healing activity in rats using excision models. In this study, the influences of CRH on wound healing in rat skin in vivo and cellular behavior of human dermal fibroblasts in vitro were investigated. The obtained results showed that the CRH treatment promoted wound epithelization in rats and exhibited moderate inhibition of cell proliferation in vitro. CRH with lanolin oil treated wounds were found to epithelize faster as compared to controls.},
  subject      = {Wundheilung},
  language  = {en}
}
@article{BassamDigelHescheleretal.2013,
  author    = {Bassam, Rasha and Digel, Ilya and Hescheler, J{\"u}rgen and Temiz Artmann, Ayseg{\"u}l and Artmann, Gerhard},
  title     = {Effects of spermine NONOate and ATP on protein aggregation: light scattering evidences},
  series = {BMC Biophysics},
  journal   = {BMC Biophysics},
  publisher = {BioMed Central},
  address   = {London},
  isbn      = {2046-1682},
  url       = {http://nbn-resolving.de/10.1186/2046-1682-6-1},
  pages     = {1 -- 14},
  year      = {2013},
  language  = {en}
}
@article{MiciliValterOflazetal.2013,
  author    = {Micili, Serap C. and Valter, Markus and Oflaz, Hakan and Ozogul, Candan and Linder, Peter and F{\"o}ckler, Nicole and Artmann, Gerhard and Digel, Ilya and Temiz Artmann, Ayseg{\"u}l},
  title     = {Optical coherence tomography : a potential tool to predict premature rupture of fetal membranes},
  series = {Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers. Part H : Journal of engineering in medicine},
  volume    = {Vol. 227},
  journal   = {Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers. Part H : Journal of engineering in medicine},
  number    = {No. 4},
  publisher = {Sage},
  address   = {London},
  issn      = {0046-2039 (Print) ; 2041-3033 (E-Journal)},
  pages     = {393 -- 401},
  year      = {2013},
  language  = {en}
}
@article{ArinkinDigelPorstetal.2014,
  author    = {Arinkin, Vladimir and Digel, Ilya and Porst, Dariusz and Temiz Artmann, Ayseg{\"u}l and Artmann, Gerhard},
  title     = {Phenotyping date palm varieties via leaflet cross-sectional imaging and artificial neural network application},
  series = {BMC bioinformatics},
  volume    = {15},
  journal   = {BMC bioinformatics},
  number    = {55},
  issn      = {1471-2105},
  doi       = {10.1186/1471-2105-15-55},
  pages     = {1 -- 8},
  year      = {2014},
  abstract  = {Background True date palms (Phoenix dactylifera L.) are impressive trees and have served as an indispensable source of food for mankind in tropical and subtropical countries for centuries. The aim of this study is to differentiate date palm tree varieties by analysing leaflet cross sections with technical/optical methods and artificial neural networks (ANN). Results Fluorescence microscopy images of leaflet cross sections have been taken from a set of five date palm tree cultivars (Hewlat al Jouf, Khlas, Nabot Soltan, Shishi, Um Raheem). After features extraction from images, the obtained data have been fed in a multilayer perceptron ANN with backpropagation learning algorithm. Conclusions Overall, an accurate result in prediction and differentiation of date palm tree cultivars was achieved with average prediction in tenfold cross-validation is 89.1\% and reached 100\% in one of the best ANN.},
  language  = {en}
}
@article{StadlerGarveyEmbsetal.2014,
  author    = {Stadler, Alexander Maximilian and Garvey, Christopher J. and Embs, Jan Peter and Koza, Michael Marek and Unruh, Tobias and Artmann, Gerhard and Zaccai, Guiseppe},
  title     = {Picosecond dynamics in haemoglobin from different species: A quasielastic neutron scattering study},
  series = {Biochimica et biophysica acta (BBA): General Subjects},
  volume    = {1840},
  journal   = {Biochimica et biophysica acta (BBA): General Subjects},
  number    = {10},
  publisher = {Elsevier},
  address   = {Amsterdam},
  issn      = {1872-8006 (E-Journal); 0304-4165 (Print)},
  doi       = {10.1016/j.bbagen.2014.06.007},
  pages     = {2989 -- 2999},
  year      = {2014},
  language  = {en}
}
@article{SeifarthGossmannGrosseetal.2015,
  author    = {Seifarth, Volker and Goßmann, Matthias and Grosse, J. O. and Becker, C. and Heschel, I. and Artmann, Gerhard and Temiz Artmann, Ayseg{\"u}l},
  title     = {Development of a Bioreactor to Culture Tissue Engineered Ureters Based on the Application of Tubular OPTIMAIX 3D Scaffolds},
  series = {Urologia Internationalis},
  volume    = {2015},
  journal   = {Urologia Internationalis},
  number    = {95},
  publisher = {Karger},
  address   = {Basel},
  issn      = {0042-1138},
  doi       = {10.1159/000368419},
  pages     = {106 -- 113},
  year      = {2015},
  language  = {en}
}
@incollection{DigelSadykovTemizArtmannetal.2015,
  author    = {Digel, Ilya and Sadykov, R. and Temiz Artmann, Ayseg{\"u}l and Artmann, Gerhard},
  title     = {Changes in intestinal microflora in rats induced by oral exposure to low lead (II) concentrations},
  series = {Lead Exposure and Poisoning: Clinical Symptoms, Medical Management and Preventive Strategies},
  booktitle = {Lead Exposure and Poisoning: Clinical Symptoms, Medical Management and Preventive Strategies},
  publisher = {Nova Science Publ.},
  isbn      = {9781634826990},
  pages     = {75 -- 99},
  year      = {2015},
  language  = {en}
}
@article{KowalskiLinderZierkeetal.2016,
  author    = {Kowalski, Julia and Linder, Peter and Zierke, S. and Wulfen, B. van and Clemens, J. and Konstantinidis, K. and Ameres, G. and Hoffmann, R. and Mikucki, J. and Tulaczyk, S. and Funke, O. and Blandfort, D. and Espe, Clemens and Feldmann, Marco and Francke, Gero and Hiecker, S. and Plescher, Engelbert and Sch{\"o}ngarth, Sarah and Dachwald, Bernd and Digel, Ilya and Artmann, Gerhard and Eliseev, D. and Heinen, D. and Scholz, F. and Wiebusch, C. and Macht, S. and Bestmann, U. and Reineking, T. and Zetzsche, C. and Schill, K. and F{\"o}rstner, R. and Niedermeier, H. and Szumski, A. and Eissfeller, B. and Naumann, U. and Helbing, K.},
  title     = {Navigation technology for exploration of glacier ice with maneuverable melting probes},
  series = {Cold Regions Science and Technology},
  journal   = {Cold Regions Science and Technology},
  number    = {123},
  publisher = {Elsevier},
  address   = {Amsterdam},
  issn      = {0165-232X},
  doi       = {10.1016/j.coldregions.2015.11.006},
  pages     = {53 -- 70},
  year      = {2016},
  abstract  = {The Saturnian moon Enceladus with its extensive water bodies underneath a thick ice sheet cover is a potential candidate for extraterrestrial life. Direct exploration of such extraterrestrial aquatic ecosystems requires advanced access and sampling technologies with a high level of autonomy. A new technological approach has been developed as part of the collaborative research project Enceladus Explorer (EnEx). The concept is based upon a minimally invasive melting probe called the IceMole. The force-regulated, heater-controlled IceMole is able to travel along a curved trajectory as well as upwards. Hence, it allows maneuvers which may be necessary for obstacle avoidance or target selection. Maneuverability, however, necessitates a sophisticated on-board navigation system capable of autonomous operations. The development of such a navigational system has been the focal part of the EnEx project. The original IceMole has been further developed to include relative positioning based on in-ice attitude determination, acoustic positioning, ultrasonic obstacle and target detection integrated through a high-level sensor fusion. This paper describes the EnEx technology and discusses implications for an actual extraterrestrial mission concept.},
  language  = {en}
}
@article{GossmannFrotscherLinderetal.2016,
  author    = {Goßmann, Matthias and Frotscher, Ralf and Linder, Peter and Bayer, Robin and Epple, U. and Staat, Manfred and Temiz Artmann, Ayseg{\"u}l and Artmann, Gerhard},
  title     = {Mechano-pharmacological characterization of cardiomyocytes derived from human induced pluripotent stem cells},
  series = {Cellular physiology and biochemistry},
  volume    = {38},
  journal   = {Cellular physiology and biochemistry},
  number    = {3},
  publisher = {Karger},
  address   = {Basel},
  issn      = {1421-9778 (Online)},
  doi       = {10.1159/000443124},
  pages     = {1182 -- 1198},
  year      = {2016},
  abstract  = {Background/Aims: Common systems for the quantification of cellular contraction rely on animal-based models, complex experimental setups or indirect approaches. The herein presented CellDrum technology for testing mechanical tension of cellular monolayers and thin tissue constructs has the potential to scale-up mechanical testing towards medium-throughput analyses. Using hiPS-Cardiac Myocytes (hiPS-CMs) it represents a new perspective of drug testing and brings us closer to personalized drug medication. Methods: In the present study, monolayers of self-beating hiPS-CMs were grown on ultra-thin circular silicone membranes and deflect under the weight of the culture medium. Rhythmic contractions of the hiPS-CMs induced variations of the membrane deflection. The recorded contraction-relaxation-cycles were analyzed with respect to their amplitudes, durations, time integrals and frequencies. Besides unstimulated force and tensile stress, we investigated the effects of agonists and antagonists acting on Ca²⁺ channels (S-Bay K8644/verapamil) and Na⁺ channels (veratridine/lidocaine). Results: The measured data and simulations for pharmacologically unstimulated contraction resembled findings in native human heart tissue, while the pharmacological dose-response curves were highly accurate and consistent with reference data. Conclusion: We conclude that the combination of the CellDrum with hiPS-CMs offers a fast, facile and precise system for pharmacological, toxicological studies and offers new preclinical basic research potential.},
  language  = {en}
}
@inproceedings{SchlemmerPorstBassametal.2017,
  author    = {Schlemmer, Katharina and Porst, Dariusz and Bassam, Rasha and Artmann, Gerhard and Digel, Ilya},
  title     = {Effects of nitric oxide (NO) and ATP on red blood cell phenotype and deformability},
  series = {2nd YRA MedTech Symposium 2017 : June 8th - 9th / 2017 / Hochschule Ruhr-West},
  booktitle = {2nd YRA MedTech Symposium 2017 : June 8th - 9th / 2017 / Hochschule Ruhr-West},
  editor    = {Erni, Daniel and Fischerauer, Alice and Himmel, J{\"o}rg and Seeger, Thomas and Thelen, Klaus},
  publisher = {Universit{\"a}t Duisburg-Essen},
  address   = {Duisburg},
  organization    = {MedTech Symposium},
  isbn      = {978-3-9814801-9-1},
  doi       = {10.17185/duepublico/43984},
  pages     = {100 -- 101},
  year      = {2017},
  language  = {en}
}
@article{SeifarthGrosseGrossmannetal.2017,
  author    = {Seifarth, Volker and Grosse, Joachim O. and Grossmann, Matthias and Janke, Heinz Peter and Arndt, Patrick and Koch, Sabine and Epple, Matthias and Artmann, Gerhard and Temiz Artmann, Ayseg{\"u}l},
  title     = {Mechanical induction of bi-directional orientation of primary porcine bladder smooth muscle cells in tubular fibrin-poly(vinylidene fluoride) scaffolds for ureteral and urethral repair using cyclic and focal balloon catheter stimulation},
  series = {Journal of Biomaterials Applications},
  volume    = {32},
  journal   = {Journal of Biomaterials Applications},
  number    = {3},
  publisher = {Sage},
  address   = {London},
  issn      = {1530-8022},
  doi       = {10.1177/0885328217723178},
  pages     = {321 -- 330},
  year      = {2017},
  language  = {en}
}
@misc{ArtmannLinderBayeretal.2017,
  author    = {Artmann, Gerhard and Linder, Peter and Bayer, Robin and Gossmann, Matthias},
  title     = {Celldrum electrode arrangement for measuring mechanical stress [Patent of invention]},
  publisher = {WIPO},
  address   = {Geneva},
  pages     = {18 Seiten},
  year      = {2017},
  abstract  = {The invention pertains to a CellDrum electrode arrangement for measuring mechanical stress, comprising a mechanical holder (1 ) and a non-conductive membrane (4), whereby the membrane (4) is at least partially fixed at its circumference to the mechanical holder (1), keeping it in place when the membrane (4) may bend due to forces acting on the membrane (4), the mechanical holder (1) and the membrane (4) forming a container, whereby the membrane (1) within the container comprises an cell- membrane compound layer or biological material (3) adhered to the deformable membrane 4 which in response to stimulation by an agent may exert mechanical stress to the membrane (4) such that the membrane bending stage changes whereby the container may be filled with an electrolyte, whereby an electric contact (2) is arranged allowing to contact said electrolyte when filled into to the container, whereby within a predefined geometry to the fixing of the membrane (4) an electrode (7) is arranged, whereby the electrode (7) is electrically insulated with respect to the electric contact (2) as well as said electrolyte, whereby mechanical stress due to an agent may be measured as a change in capacitance.},
  language  = {en}
}
@book{ArtmannTemizArtmannZhubanovaetal.2018,
  author    = {Artmann, Gerhard and Temiz Artmann, Ayseg{\"u}l and Zhubanova, Azhar A. and Digel, Ilya},
  title     = {Biological, physical and technical basics of cell engineering},
  editor    = {Artmann, Gerhard and Temiz Artmann, Ayseg{\"u}l and Zhubanova, Azhar A. and Digel, Ilya},
  publisher = {Springer},
  address   = {Singapore},
  isbn      = {978-981-10-7903-0},
  pages     = {xxiv, 481 Seiten ; Illustrationen, Diagramme},
  year      = {2018},
  language  = {en}
}
@incollection{ArtmannMeruvuKizildagetal.2018,
  author    = {Artmann, Gerhard and Meruvu, Haritha and Kizildag, Sefa and Temiz Artmann, Ayseg{\"u}l},
  title     = {Functional Toxicology and Pharmacology Test of Cell Induced Mechanical Tensile Stress in 2D and 3D Tissue Cultures},
  series = {Biological, Physical and Technical Basics of Cell Engineering},
  booktitle = {Biological, Physical and Technical Basics of Cell Engineering},
  editor    = {Artmann, Gerhard and Temiz Artmann, Ayseg{\"u}l and Zhubanova, Azhar A. and Digel, Ilya},
  publisher = {Springer},
  address   = {Singapore},
  isbn      = {978-981-10-7904-7},
  doi       = {10.1007/978-981-10-7904-7_7},
  pages     = {157 -- 192},
  year      = {2018},
  abstract  = {Mechanical forces/tensile stresses are critical determinants of cellular growth, differentiation and migration patterns in health and disease. The innovative "CellDrum technology" was designed for measuring mechanical tensile stress of cultured cell monolayers/thin tissue constructs routinely. These are cultivated on very thin silicone membranes in the so-called CellDrum. The cell layers adhere firmly to the membrane and thus transmit the cell forces generated. A CellDrum consists of a cylinder which is sealed from below with a 4 μm thick, biocompatible, functionalized silicone membrane. The weight of cell culture medium bulbs the membrane out downwards. Membrane indentation is measured. When cells contract due to drug action, membrane, cells and medium are lifted upwards. The induced indentation changes allow for lateral drug induced mechanical tension quantification of the micro-tissues. With hiPS-induced (human) Cardiomyocytes (CM) the CellDrum opens new perspectives of individualized cardiac drug testing. Here, monolayers of self-beating hiPS-CMs were grown in CellDrums. Rhythmic contractions of the hiPS-cells induce membrane up-and-down deflections. The recorded cycles allow for single beat amplitude, single beat duration, integration of the single beat amplitude over the beat time and frequency analysis. Dose effects of agonists and antagonists acting on Ca2+ channels were sensitively and highly reproducibly observed. Data were consistent with published reference data as far as they were available. The combination of the CellDrum technology with hiPS-Cardiomyocytes offers a fast, facile and precise system for pharmacological and toxicological studies. It allows new preclinical basic as well as applied research in pharmacolgy and toxicology.},
  language  = {en}
}
@incollection{DuongSeifarthTemizArtmannetal.2018,
  author    = {Duong, Minh Tuan and Seifarth, Volker and Temiz Artmann, Ayseg{\"u}l and Artmann, Gerhard and Staat, Manfred},
  title     = {Growth Modelling Promoting Mechanical Stimulation of Smooth Muscle Cells of Porcine Tubular Organs in a Fibrin-PVDF Scaffold},
  series = {Biological, Physical and Technical Basics of Cell Engineering},
  booktitle = {Biological, Physical and Technical Basics of Cell Engineering},
  editor    = {Artmann, Gerhard and Temiz Artmann, Ayseg{\"u}l and Zhubanova, Azhar A. and Digel, Ilya},
  publisher = {Springer},
  address   = {Singapore},
  isbn      = {978-981-10-7904-7},
  doi       = {10.1007/978-981-10-7904-7_9},
  pages     = {209 -- 232},
  year      = {2018},
  abstract  = {Reconstructive surgery and tissue replacements like ureters or bladders reconstruction have been recently studied, taking into account growth and remodelling of cells since living cells are capable of growing, adapting, remodelling or degrading and restoring in order to deform and respond to stimuli. Hence, shapes of ureters or bladders and their microstructure change during growth and these changes strongly depend on external stimuli such as training. We present the mechanical stimulation of smooth muscle cells in a tubular fibrin-PVDFA scaffold and the modelling of the growth of tissue by stimuli. To this end, mechanotransduction was performed with a kyphoplasty balloon catheter that was guided through the lumen of the tubular structure. The bursting pressure was examined to compare the stability of the incubated tissue constructs. The results showed the significant changes on tissues with training by increasing the burst pressure as a characteristic mechanical property and the smooth muscle cells were more oriented with uniformly higher density. Besides, the computational growth models also exhibited the accurate tendencies of growth of the cells under different external stimuli. Such models may lead to design standards for the better layered tissue structure in reconstructing of tubular organs characterized as composite materials such as intestines, ureters and arteries.},
  language  = {en}
}
@inproceedings{BayerHeschelerArtmannetal.2019,
  author    = {Bayer, Robin and Hescheler, J{\"u}rgen and Artmann, Gerhard and Temiz Artmann, Ayseg{\"u}l},
  title     = {Treating arterial hypertension in a cell culture well},
  series = {3rd YRA MedTech Symposium 2019 : May 24 / 2019 / FH AachenW},
  booktitle = {3rd YRA MedTech Symposium 2019 : May 24 / 2019 / FH AachenW},
  editor    = {Staat, Manfred and Erni, Daniel},
  publisher = {Universit{\"a}t Duisburg-Essen},
  address   = {Duisburg},
  organization    = {MedTech Symposium},
  isbn      = {978-3-940402-22-6},
  doi       = {10.17185/duepublico/48750},
  pages     = {5 -- 6},
  year      = {2019},
  abstract  = {Hypertension describes the pathological increase of blood pressure, which is most commonly associated with the increase of vascular wall stiffness [1]. Referring to the "Deutsche Bluthochdruck Liga" this pathology shows a growing trend in our aging society. In order to find novel pharmacological and probably personalized treatments, we want to present a functional approach to study biomechanical properties of a human aortic vascular model. In this method review we will give an overview of recent studies which were carried out with the CellDrum technology [2] and underline the added value to already existing standard procedures known from the field of physiology. Herein described CellDrum technology is a system to measure functional mechanical properties of cell monolayers and thin tissue constructs in-vitro. Additionally, the CellDrum enables to elucidate the mechanical response of cells to pharmacological drugs, toxins and vasoactive agents. Due to its highly flexible polymer support, cells can also be mechanically stimulated by steady and cyclic biaxial stretching.},
  language  = {en}
}