@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}
}
@article{FrotscherMuanghongDursunetal.2016,
  author    = {Frotscher, Ralf and Muanghong, Danita and Dursun, G{\"o}zde and Goßmann, Matthias and Temiz Artmann, Ayseg{\"u}l and Staat, Manfred},
  title     = {Sample-specific adaption of an improved electro-mechanical model of in vitro cardiac tissue},
  series = {Journal of Biomechanics},
  volume    = {49},
  journal   = {Journal of Biomechanics},
  number    = {12},
  publisher = {Elsevier},
  address   = {Amsterdam},
  issn      = {0021-9290 (Print)},
  doi       = {10.1016/j.jbiomech.2016.01.039},
  pages     = {2428 -- 2435},
  year      = {2016},
  abstract  = {We present an electromechanically coupled computational model for the investigation of a thin cardiac tissue construct consisting of human-induced pluripotent stem cell-derived atrial, ventricular and sinoatrial cardiomyocytes. The mechanical and electrophysiological parts of the finite element model, as well as their coupling are explained in detail. The model is implemented in the open source finite element code Code_Aster and is employed for the simulation of a thin circular membrane deflected by a monolayer of autonomously beating, circular, thin cardiac tissue. Two cardio-active drugs, S-Bay K8644 and veratridine, are applied in experiments and simulations and are investigated with respect to their chronotropic effects on the tissue. These results demonstrate the potential of coupled micro- and macroscopic electromechanical models of cardiac tissue to be adapted to experimental results at the cellular level. Further model improvements are discussed taking into account experimentally measurable quantities that can easily be extracted from the obtained experimental results. The goal is to estimate the potential to adapt the presented model to sample specific cell cultures.},
  language  = {en}
}
@article{NiedermeyerZhouDursunetal.2016,
  author    = {Niedermeyer, Angela and Zhou, Bei and Dursun, G{\"o}zde and Temiz Artmann, Ayseg{\"u}l and Markert, Bernd},
  title     = {An examination of tissue engineered scaffolds in a bioreactor},
  series = {Proceedings in Applied Mathematics and Mechanics PAMM},
  volume    = {16},
  journal   = {Proceedings in Applied Mathematics and Mechanics PAMM},
  number    = {1},
  publisher = {Wiley-VCH},
  address   = {Weinheim},
  issn      = {1617-7061},
  doi       = {10.1002/pamm.201610038},
  pages     = {99 -- 100},
  year      = {2016},
  abstract  = {Replacement tissues, designed to fill in articular cartilage defects, should exhibit the same properties as the native material. The aim of this study is to foster the understanding of, firstly, the mechanical behavior of the material itself and, secondly, the influence of cultivation parameters on cell seeded implants as well as on cell migration into acellular implants. In this study, acellular cartilage replacement material is theoretically, numerically and experimentally investigated regarding its viscoelastic properties, where a phenomenological model for practical applications is developed. Furthermore, remodeling and cell migration are investigated.},
  language  = {en}
}