@article{WiesenTippkoetterMuffleretal.2015,
  author    = {Wiesen, Sebastian and Tippk{\"o}tter, Nils and Muffler, Kai and Suck, Kirstin and Sohling, Ulrich and Ruf, Friedrich and Ulber, Roland},
  title     = {Adsorption of fatty acids to layered double hydroxides in aqueous systems},
  series = {Adsorption},
  volume    = {21},
  journal   = {Adsorption},
  number    = {6-7},
  publisher = {Springer},
  address   = {Berlin},
  pages     = {459 -- 466},
  year      = {2015},
  abstract  = {Due to their anion exchange characteristics, layered double hydroxides (LDHs) are suitable for the detoxification of aqueous, fatty acid containing fermentation substrates. The aim of this study is to examine the adsorption mechanism, using crude glycerol from plant oil esterification as a model system. Changes in the intercalation structure in relation to the amount of fatty acids adsorbed are monitored by X-ray diffraction and infra-red spectroscopy. Additionally, calcination of LDH is investigated in order to increase the binding capacity for fatty acids. Our data propose that, at ambient temperature, fatty acids can be bound to the hydrotalcite by adsorption or in addition by intercalation, depending on fatty acid concentration. The adsorption of fatty acids from crude glycerol shows a BET-like behavior. Above a fatty acid concentration of 3.5 g L-1, intercalation of fatty acids can be shown by the appearance of an increased interlayer spacing. This observation suggests a two phase adsorption process. Calcination of LDHs allows increasing the binding capacity for fatty acids by more than six times, mainly by reduction of structural CO32-.},
  language  = {en}
}
@article{TippkoetterDuweWiesenetal.2014,
  author    = {Tippk{\"o}tter, Nils and Duwe, Anna-Maria and Wiesen, Sebastian and Sieker, Tim and Ulber, Roland},
  title     = {Enzymatic hydrolysis of beech wood lignocellulose at high solid contents and its utilization as substrate for the production of biobutanol and dicarboxylic acids},
  series = {Bioresource Technology},
  volume    = {167},
  journal   = {Bioresource Technology},
  publisher = {Elsevier},
  address   = {Amsterdam},
  doi       = {10.1016/j.biortech.2014.06.052},
  pages     = {447 -- 455},
  year      = {2014},
  abstract  = {The development of a cost-effective hydrolysis for crude cellulose is an essential part of biorefinery developments. To establish such high solid hydrolysis, a new solid state reactor with static mixing is used. However, concentrations >10\% (w/w) cause a rate and yield reduction of enzymatic hydrolysis. By optimizing the synergetic activity of cellulolytic enzymes at solid concentrations of 9\%, 17\% and 23\% (w/w) of crude Organosolv cellulose, glucose concentrations of 57, 113 and 152 g L⁻¹ are reached. However, the glucose yield decreases from 0.81 to 0.72gg⁻¹ at 17\% (w/w). Optimal conditions for hydrolysis scale-up under minimal enzyme addition are identified. As result, at 23\% (w/w) crude cellulose the glucose yield increases from 0.29 to 0.49gg⁻¹. As proof of its applicability, biobutanol, succinic and itaconic acid are produced with the crude hydrolysate. The potential of the substrate is proven e.g. by a high butanol yield of 0.33gg⁻¹.},
  language  = {en}
}
@article{MuschallikMolinnusBongaertsetal.2017,
  author    = {Muschallik, Lukas and Molinnus, Denise and Bongaerts, Johannes and Pohl, Martina and Wagner, Torsten and Sch{\"o}ning, Michael Josef and Siegert, Petra and Selmer, Thorsten},
  title     = {(R,R)-Butane-2,3-diol Dehydrogenase from Bacillus clausii DSM 8716T: Cloning and Expression of the bdhA-Gene, and Initial Characterization of Enzyme},
  series = {Journal of Biotechnology},
  volume    = {258},
  journal   = {Journal of Biotechnology},
  publisher = {Elsevier},
  address   = {Amsterdam},
  issn      = {0168-1656},
  doi       = {10.1016/j.jbiotec.2017.07.020},
  pages     = {41 -- 50},
  year      = {2017},
  abstract  = {The gene encoding a putative (R,R)-butane-2,3-diol dehydrogenase (bdhA) from Bacillus clausii DSM 8716T was isolated, sequenced and expressed in Escherichia coli. The amino acid sequence of the encoded protein is only distantly related to previously studied enzymes (identity 33-43\%) and exhibited some uncharted peculiarities. An N-terminally StrepII-tagged enzyme variant was purified and initially characterized. The isolated enzyme catalyzed the (R)-specific oxidation of (R,R)- and meso-butane-2,3-diol to (R)- and (S)-acetoin with specific activities of 12 U/mg and 23 U/mg, respectively. Likewise, racemic acetoin was reduced with a specific activity of up to 115 U/mg yielding a mixture of (R,R)- and meso-butane-2,3-diol, while the enzyme reduced butane-2,3-dione (Vmax 74 U/mg) solely to (R,R)-butane-2,3-diol via (R)-acetoin. For these reactions only activity with the co-substrates NADH/NAD+ was observed. The enzyme accepted a selection of vicinal diketones, α-hydroxy ketones and vicinal diols as alternative substrates. Although the physiological function of the enzyme in B. clausii remains elusive, the data presented herein clearly demonstrates that the encoded enzyme is a genuine (R,R)-butane-2,3-diol dehydrogenase with potential for applications in biocatalysis and sensor development.},
  language  = {en}
}
@article{RoehlenPilasSchoeningetal.2017,
  author    = {R{\"o}hlen, Desiree and Pilas, Johanna and Sch{\"o}ning, Michael Josef and Selmer, Thorsten},
  title     = {Development of an amperometric biosensor platform for the combined determination of l-Malic, Fumaric, and l-Aspartic acid},
  series = {Applied Biochemistry and Biotechnology},
  volume    = {183},
  journal   = {Applied Biochemistry and Biotechnology},
  publisher = {Springer},
  address   = {Berlin},
  issn      = {1559-0291},
  doi       = {10.1007/s12010-017-2578-1},
  pages     = {566 -- 581},
  year      = {2017},
  abstract  = {Three amperometric biosensors have been developed for the detection of L-malic acid, fumaric acid, and L -aspartic acid, all based on the combination of a malate-specific dehydrogenase (MDH, EC 1.1.1.37) and diaphorase (DIA, EC 1.8.1.4). The stepwise expansion of the malate platform with the enzymes fumarate hydratase (FH, EC 4.2.1.2) and aspartate ammonia-lyase (ASPA, EC 4.3.1.1) resulted in multi-enzyme reaction cascades and, thus, augmentation of the substrate spectrum of the sensors. Electrochemical measurements were carried out in presence of the cofactor β-nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NAD+) and the redox mediator hexacyanoferrate (III) (HCFIII). The amperometric detection is mediated by oxidation of hexacyanoferrate (II) (HCFII) at an applied potential of + 0.3 V vs. Ag/AgCl. For each biosensor, optimum working conditions were defined by adjustment of cofactor concentrations, buffer pH, and immobilization procedure. Under these improved conditions, amperometric responses were linear up to 3.0 mM for L-malate and fumarate, respectively, with a corresponding sensitivity of 0.7 μA mM-1 (L-malate biosensor) and 0.4 μA mM-1 (fumarate biosensor). The L-aspartate detection system displayed a linear range of 1.0-10.0 mM with a sensitivity of 0.09 μA mM-1. The sensor characteristics suggest that the developed platform provides a promising method for the detection and differentiation of the three substrates.},
  language  = {en}
}
@article{PilasYaziciSelmeretal.2017,
  author    = {Pilas, Johanna and Yazici, Yasemen and Selmer, Thorsten and Keusgen, Michael and Sch{\"o}ning, Michael Josef},
  title     = {Optimization of an amperometric biosensor array for simultaneous measurement of ethanol, formate, d- and l-lactate},
  series = {Electrochimica Acta},
  volume    = {251},
  journal   = {Electrochimica Acta},
  publisher = {Elsevier},
  address   = {Amsterdam},
  issn      = {0013-4686},
  doi       = {10.1016/j.electacta.2017.07.119},
  pages     = {256 -- 262},
  year      = {2017},
  abstract  = {The immobilization of NAD+-dependent dehydrogenases, in combination with a diaphorase, enables the facile development of multiparametric sensing devices. In this work, an amperometric biosensor array for simultaneous determination of ethanol, formate, d- and l-lactate is presented. Enzyme immobilization on platinum thin-film electrodes was realized by chemical cross-linking with glutaraldehyde. The optimization of the sensor performance was investigated with regard to enzyme loading, glutaraldehyde concentration, pH, cofactor concentration and temperature. Under optimal working conditions (potassium phosphate buffer with pH 7.5, 2.5 mmol L-1 NAD+, 2.0 mmol L-1 ferricyanide, 25 °C and 0.4\% glutaraldehyde) the linear working range and sensitivity of the four sensor elements was improved. Simultaneous and cross-talk free measurements of four different metabolic parameters were performed successfully. The reliable analytical performance of the biosensor array was demonstrated by application in a clarified sample of inoculum sludge. Thereby, a promising approach for on-site monitoring of fermentation processes is provided.},
  language  = {en}
}
@inproceedings{AlKaidyUlberTippkoetter2014,
  author    = {Al-Kaidy, H. and Ulber, Roland and Tippk{\"o}tter, Nils},
  title     = {A platform technology for the automated reaction control in magnetizable micro-fluidic droplets},
  series = {Biomaterials - made in bioreactors : book of abstracts, May 26 - 28, 2014, Radisson Blu Park Hotel and Conference Dentre, Radebeul, Germany},
  booktitle = {Biomaterials - made in bioreactors : book of abstracts, May 26 - 28, 2014, Radisson Blu Park Hotel and Conference Dentre, Radebeul, Germany},
  publisher = {DECHEMA},
  address   = {Frankfurt am Main},
  pages     = {21 -- 22},
  year      = {2014},
  language  = {en}
}
@inproceedings{WulfhorstDuweMoehringetal.2016,
  author    = {Wulfhorst, H. and Duwe, A. and M{\"o}hring, S. and Jurca, O. and Tippk{\"o}tter, Nils},
  title     = {Analysis of pretreated biomass by differential scanning 132 calorimetry and multivariate data analysis},
  series = {New frontiers of biotech-processes (Himmelfahrtstagung) : 02-04 May 2016, Rhein-Mosel-Halle, Koblenz/Germany},
  booktitle = {New frontiers of biotech-processes (Himmelfahrtstagung) : 02-04 May 2016, Rhein-Mosel-Halle, Koblenz/Germany},
  publisher = {DECHEMA},
  address   = {Frankfurt am Main},
  pages     = {132},
  year      = {2016},
  language  = {en}
}
@misc{AlKaidyTippkoetterUlber2013,
  author    = {Al-Kaidy, Huschyar and Tippk{\"o}tter, Nils and Ulber, Roland},
  title     = {A system and a method for the implementation of chemical, biological or physical reactions [Europ{\"a}ische Patentanmeldung]},
  publisher = {Europ{\"a}isches Patentamt},
  address   = {Den Hague},
  pages     = {16 Seiten},
  year      = {2013},
  abstract  = {The invention relates to a system for the implementation of chemical, biological or physical reactions, consisting of - one or more magnetic micro-reactors, each comprising a shell made of hydrophobic magnetic nanoparticles encapsulating an aqueous core, - a plane platform comprising a surface to receive the micro-reactors, - a source that generates a magnetic field above or underneath the platform for manipulating the one or more hydrophobic magnetic micro-reactors, or for moving them along the surface of the platform from one position to another position, characterized in that the aqueous core of the one or more magnetic micro-reactors contains a reaction solution or buffer, and wherein the magnetic field generated by the source correlates to a defined position on the surface of the platform.},
  language  = {en}
}
@misc{StadtmuellerTippkoetterUlber2013,
  author    = {Stadtm{\"u}ller, Ralf and Tippk{\"o}tter, Nils and Ulber, Roland},
  title     = {A method for production of single-stranded nucleic acids [Europ{\"a}ische Patentanmeldung]},
  publisher = {Europ{\"a}isches Patentamt},
  address   = {Den Hague},
  pages     = {14 Seiten},
  year      = {2013},
  language  = {en}
}
@article{TippkoetterRoikaewUlber2008,
  author    = {Tippk{\"o}tter, Nils and Roikaew, W. and Ulber, Roland},
  title     = {Nitrate removal from whey concentrate with biotechnological regeneration of the waste water},
  series = {European dairy magazine : EDM},
  journal   = {European dairy magazine : EDM},
  number    = {1},
  isbn      = {0936-6318},
  pages     = {30 -- 32},
  year      = {2008},
  language  = {en}
}
@article{TippkoetterStueckmannKrolletal.2009,
  author    = {Tippk{\"o}tter, Nils and St{\"u}ckmann, Henning and Kroll, Stephen and Winkelmann, Gunda and Noack, Udo and Scheper, Thomas and Ulber, Roland},
  title     = {A semi-quantitative dipstick assay for microcystin},
  series = {Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry},
  volume    = {394},
  journal   = {Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry},
  number    = {3},
  publisher = {springer},
  address   = {Berlin},
  issn      = {1618-2650},
  doi       = {10.1007/s00216-009-2750-8},
  pages     = {863 -- 869},
  year      = {2009},
  abstract  = {An immunochromatographic lateral flow dipstick assay for the fast detection of microcystin-LR was developed. Colloid gold particles with diameters of 40 nm were used as red-colored antibody labels for the visual detection of the antigen. The new dipstick sensor is capable of detecting down to 5 µg·l-1 (ppb; total inversion of the color signal) or 1 ppb (observation of color grading) of microcystin-LR. The course of the labeling reaction was observed via spectrometric wave shifts caused by the change of particle size during the binding of antibodies. Different stabilizing reagents showed that especially bovine serum albumin (BSA) and casein increase the assays sensitivity and the conjugate stability. Performance of the dipsticks was quantified by pattern processing of capture zone CCD images. Storage stability of dipsticks and conjugate suspensions over 115 days under different conditions were monitored. The ready-to-use dipsticks were successfully tested with microcystin-LR-spiked samples of outdoor drinking- and salt water and applied to the tissue of microcystin-fed mussels.},
  language  = {en}
}
@article{BreuerMangSchoeningetal.2017,
  author    = {Breuer, Lars and Mang, Thomas and Sch{\"o}ning, Michael Josef and Thoelen, Ronald and Wagner, Torsten},
  title     = {Investigation of the spatial resolution of a laser-based stimulation process for light-addressable hydrogels with incorporated graphene oxide by means of IR thermography},
  series = {Sensors and Actuators A: Physical},
  volume    = {268},
  journal   = {Sensors and Actuators A: Physical},
  publisher = {Elsevier},
  address   = {Amsterdam},
  issn      = {0924-4247},
  doi       = {10.1016/j.sna.2017.11.031},
  pages     = {126 -- 132},
  year      = {2017},
  language  = {en}
}
@article{DemmerChowdhurySelmeretal.2017,
  author    = {Demmer, Julius K. and Chowdhury, Nilanjan Pal and Selmer, Thorsten and Ermler, Ulrich and Buckel, Wolfgang},
  title     = {The semiquinone swing in the bifurcating electron transferring flavoprotein/butyryl-CoA dehydrogenase complex from Clostridium difficile},
  series = {Nature Communications},
  volume    = {8},
  journal   = {Nature Communications},
  number    = {1},
  issn      = {2041-1723},
  doi       = {10.1038/s41467-017-01746-3},
  pages     = {1 -- 10},
  year      = {2017},
  language  = {en}
}
@article{WerkhausenAlbrachtCroninetal.2017,
  author    = {Werkhausen, Amelie and Albracht, Kirsten and Cronin, Neil J. and Meier, Rahel and Mojsen-Moeller, Jens and Seynnes, Olivier R.},
  title     = {Modulation of muscle-tendon interaction in the human triceps surae during an energy dissipation task},
  series = {Journal of Experimental Biology},
  volume    = {220},
  journal   = {Journal of Experimental Biology},
  number    = {22},
  issn      = {0022-0949},
  doi       = {10.1242/jeb.164111},
  pages     = {4141 -- 4149},
  year      = {2017},
  language  = {en}
}
@inproceedings{EngelThieringerTippkoetter2016,
  author    = {Engel, M. and Thieringer, J. and Tippk{\"o}tter, Nils},
  title     = {Microbial electrosynthesis for sustainable biobutanol production},
  series = {New frontiers of biotech-processes (Himmelfahrtstagung) : 02-04 May 2016, Rhein-Mosel-Halle, Koblenz/Germany},
  booktitle = {New frontiers of biotech-processes (Himmelfahrtstagung) : 02-04 May 2016, Rhein-Mosel-Halle, Koblenz/Germany},
  publisher = {DECHEMA},
  address   = {Frankfurt am Main},
  pages     = {77 -- 78},
  year      = {2016},
  language  = {en}
}
@inproceedings{HeringUlberTippkoetter2016,
  author    = {Hering, T. and Ulber, Roland and Tippk{\"o}tter, Nils},
  title     = {Development of a screening system for antimicrobial surfaces},
  series = {New frontiers of biotech-processes (Himmelfahrtstagung) : 02-04 May 2016, Rhein-Mosel-Halle, Koblenz/Germany},
  booktitle = {New frontiers of biotech-processes (Himmelfahrtstagung) : 02-04 May 2016, Rhein-Mosel-Halle, Koblenz/Germany},
  publisher = {DECHEMA},
  address   = {Frankfurt am Main},
  pages     = {129},
  year      = {2016},
  language  = {en}
}
@inproceedings{RothMoehringTippkoetter2016,
  author    = {Roth, J. and M{\"o}hring, S. and Tippk{\"o}tter, Nils},
  title     = {Characterization and evaluation of lignocellulosic biomass 130 hydrolysates for ABE fermentation},
  series = {New frontiers of biotech-processes (Himmelfahrtstagung) : 02-04 May 2016, Rhein-Mosel-Halle, Koblenz/Germany},
  booktitle = {New frontiers of biotech-processes (Himmelfahrtstagung) : 02-04 May 2016, Rhein-Mosel-Halle, Koblenz/Germany},
  publisher = {DECHEMA},
  address   = {Frankfurt am Main},
  pages     = {130},
  year      = {2016},
  language  = {en}
}
@inproceedings{MoehringWulfhorstRothetal.2016,
  author    = {M{\"o}hring, S. and Wulfhorst, H. and Roth, J. and Tippk{\"o}tter, Nils},
  title     = {Pretreatment strategies for lignocellulosic biomass},
  series = {New frontiers of biotech-processes (Himmelfahrtstagung) : 02-04 May 2016, Rhein-Mosel-Halle, Koblenz/Germany},
  booktitle = {New frontiers of biotech-processes (Himmelfahrtstagung) : 02-04 May 2016, Rhein-Mosel-Halle, Koblenz/Germany},
  publisher = {DECHEMA},
  address   = {Frankfurt am Main},
  pages     = {131},
  year      = {2016},
  language  = {en}
}
@inproceedings{CapitainHeringTippkoetteretal.2016,
  author    = {Capitain, C. and Hering, T. and Tippk{\"o}tter, Nils and Ulber, Roland},
  title     = {Enzymatic polymerization of lignin model compounds and solubilized lignin in an aqueous ethanol extract},
  series = {New frontiers of biotech-processes (Himmelfahrtstagung) : 02-04 May 2016, Rhein-Mosel-Halle, Koblenz/Germany},
  booktitle = {New frontiers of biotech-processes (Himmelfahrtstagung) : 02-04 May 2016, Rhein-Mosel-Halle, Koblenz/Germany},
  publisher = {DECHEMA},
  address   = {Frankfurt am Main},
  pages     = {151 -- 152},
  year      = {2016},
  language  = {en}
}
@article{EckertRudolphGuoetal.2018,
  author    = {Eckert, Alexander and Rudolph, Tobias and Guo, Jiaqi and Mang, Thomas and Walther, Andreas},
  title     = {Exceptionally Ductile and Tough Biomimetic Artificial Nacre with Gas Barrier Function},
  series = {Advanced Materials},
  volume    = {30},
  journal   = {Advanced Materials},
  number    = {32},
  publisher = {Wiley-VCH},
  doi       = {10.1002/adma.201802477},
  pages     = {Article number 1802477},
  year      = {2018},
  abstract  = {Synthetic mimics of natural high-performance structural materials have shown great and partly unforeseen opportunities for the design of multifunctional materials. For nacre-mimetic nanocomposites, it has remained extraordinarily challenging to make ductile materials with high stretchability at high fractions of reinforcements, which is however of crucial importance for flexible barrier materials. Here, highly ductile and tough nacre-mimetic nanocomposites are presented, by implementing weak, but many hydrogen bonds in a ternary nacre-mimetic system consisting of two polymers (poly(vinyl amine) and poly(vinyl alcohol)) and natural nanoclay (montmorillonite) to provide efficient energy dissipation and slippage at high nanoclay content (50 wt\%). Tailored interactions enable exceptional combinations of ductility (close to 50\% strain) and toughness (up to 27.5 MJ m⁻³). Extensive stress whitening, a clear sign of high internal dynamics at high internal cohesion, can be observed during mechanical deformation, and the materials can be folded like paper into origami planes without fracture. Overall, the new levels of ductility and toughness are unprecedented in highly reinforced bioinspired nanocomposites and are of critical importance to future applications, e.g., as barrier materials needed for encapsulation and as a printing substrate for flexible organic electronics.},
  language  = {en}
}
@article{MuellerBeckersMussmannetal.2018,
  author    = {M{\"u}ller, Janina and Beckers, Mario and Mußmann, Nina and Bongaerts, Johannes and B{\"u}chs, Jochen},
  title     = {Elucidation of auxotrophic deficiencies of Bacillus pumilus DSM 18097 to develop a defined minimal medium},
  series = {Microbial Cell Factories},
  volume    = {17},
  journal   = {Microbial Cell Factories},
  number    = {1},
  publisher = {BioMed Central},
  issn      = {1475-2859},
  doi       = {10.1186/s12934-018-0956-1},
  pages     = {Article No. 106},
  year      = {2018},
  abstract  = {Background Culture media containing complex compounds like yeast extract or peptone show numerous disadvantages. The chemical composition of the complex compounds is prone to significant variations from batch to batch and quality control is difficult. Therefore, the use of chemically defined media receives more and more attention in commercial fermentations. This concept results in better reproducibility, it simplifies downstream processing of secreted products and enable rapid scale-up. Culturing bacteria with unknown auxotrophies in chemically defined media is challenging and often not possible without an extensive trial-and-error approach. In this study, a respiration activity monitoring system for shake flasks and its recent version for microtiter plates were used to clarify unknown auxotrophic deficiencies in the model organism Bacillus pumilus DSM 18097. Results Bacillus pumilus DSM 18097 was unable to grow in a mineral medium without the addition of complex compounds. Therefore, a rich chemically defined minimal medium was tested containing basically all vitamins, amino acids and nucleobases, which are essential ingredients of complex components. The strain was successfully cultivated in this medium. By monitoring of the respiration activity, nutrients were supplemented to and omitted from the rich chemically defined medium in a rational way, thus enabling a systematic and fast determination of the auxotrophic deficiencies. Experiments have shown that the investigated strain requires amino acids, especially cysteine or histidine and the vitamin biotin for growth. Conclusions The introduced method allows an efficient and rapid identification of unknown auxotrophic deficiencies and can be used to develop a simple chemically defined tailor-made medium. B. pumilus DSM 18097 was chosen as a model organism to demonstrate the method. However, the method is generally suitable for a wide range of microorganisms. By combining a systematic combinatorial approach based on monitoring the respiration activity with cultivation in microtiter plates, high throughput experiments with high information content can be conducted. This approach facilitates media development, strain characterization and cultivation of fastidious microorganisms in chemically defined minimal media while simultaneously reducing the experimental effort.},
  language  = {en}
}
@article{RoehlenPilasDahmenetal.2018,
  author    = {R{\"o}hlen, Desiree and Pilas, Johanna and Dahmen, Markus and Keusgen, Michael and Selmer, Thorsten and Sch{\"o}ning, Michael Josef},
  title     = {Toward a Hybrid Biosensor System for Analysis of Organic and Volatile Fatty Acids in Fermentation Processes},
  series = {Frontiers in Chemistry},
  journal   = {Frontiers in Chemistry},
  number    = {6},
  publisher = {Frontiers},
  address   = {Lausanne},
  doi       = {10.3389/fchem.2018.00284},
  pages     = {Artikel 284},
  year      = {2018},
  abstract  = {Monitoring of organic acids (OA) and volatile fatty acids (VFA) is crucial for the control of anaerobic digestion. In case of unstable process conditions, an accumulation of these intermediates occurs. In the present work, two different enzyme-based biosensor arrays are combined and presented for facile electrochemical determination of several process-relevant analytes. Each biosensor utilizes a platinum sensor chip (14 × 14 mm²) with five individual working electrodes. The OA biosensor enables simultaneous measurement of ethanol, formate, d- and l-lactate, based on a bi-enzymatic detection principle. The second VFA biosensor provides an amperometric platform for quantification of acetate and propionate, mediated by oxidation of hydrogen peroxide. The cross-sensitivity of both biosensors toward potential interferents, typically present in fermentation samples, was investigated. The potential for practical application in complex media was successfully demonstrated in spiked sludge samples collected from three different biogas plants. Thereby, the results obtained by both of the biosensors were in good agreement to the applied reference measurements by photometry and gas chromatography, respectively. The proposed hybrid biosensor system was also used for long-term monitoring of a lab-scale biogas reactor (0.01 m³) for a period of 2 months. In combination with typically monitored parameters, such as gas quality, pH and FOS/TAC (volatile organic acids/total anorganic carbonate), the amperometric measurements of OA and VFA concentration could enhance the understanding of ongoing fermentation processes.},
  language  = {en}
}
@inproceedings{HoffmannNierenGaebetal.2019,
  author    = {Hoffmann, Katharina and Nieren, Monika and G{\"a}b, Martina and Kasper, Anna and Elbers, Gereon},
  title     = {The potential of near infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) for the environmental biomonitoring of plants},
  series = {International conference on Life Sciences and Technology},
  volume    = {276},
  booktitle = {International conference on Life Sciences and Technology},
  number    = {012009},
  issn      = {1755-1315},
  doi       = {10.1088/1755-1315/276/1/012009},
  pages     = {1 -- 3},
  year      = {2019},
  abstract  = {In the current environmental condition, the increase in pollution of the air, water, and soil indirectly will induce plants stress and decrease vegetation growth rate. These issues pay more attention to be solved by scientists worldwide. The higher level of chemical pollutants also induced the gradual changes in plants metabolism and decreased enzymatic activity. Importantly, environmental biomonitoring may play a pivotal contribution to prevent biodiversity degradation and plants stress due to pollutant exposure. Several previous studies have been done to monitor the effect of environmental changes on plants growth. Among that, Near Infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) offers an alternative way to observe the significant alteration of plant physiology caused by environmental damage related to pollution. Impairment of photosynthesis, nutrient and oxidative imbalances, and mutagenesis.},
  language  = {en}
}
@article{SchiffelsSelmer2019,
  author    = {Schiffels, Johannes and Selmer, Thorsten},
  title     = {Combinatorial assembly of ferredoxin-linked modules in Escherichia coli yields a testing platform for Rnf-complexes},
  series = {Biotechnology and Bioengineering},
  journal   = {Biotechnology and Bioengineering},
  number    = {accepted article},
  publisher = {Wiley},
  address   = {Weinheim},
  doi       = {10.1002/bit.27079},
  pages     = {1 -- 36},
  year      = {2019},
  language  = {en}
}
@article{EngelBayerHoltmannetal.2019,
  author    = {Engel, Mareike and Bayer, Hendrik and Holtmann, Dirk and Tippk{\"o}tter, Nils and Ulber, Roland},
  title     = {Flavin secretion of Clostridium acetobutylicum in a bioelectrochemical system - Is an iron limitation involved?},
  series = {Bioelectrochemistry},
  journal   = {Bioelectrochemistry},
  number    = {In Press, Accepted Manuscript},
  publisher = {Elsevier},
  address   = {Amsterdam},
  issn      = {1567-5394},
  doi       = {10.1016/j.bioelechem.2019.05.014},
  year      = {2019},
  language  = {en}
}
@article{MoretAlkemadeUpcraftetal.2020,
  author    = {Moret, J.L.T.M. and Alkemade, J. and Upcraft, T.M. and Paulßen, Elisabeth and Wolterbeek, H.T. and Ommen, J.R. van and Denkova, A.G.},
  title     = {The application of atomic layer deposition in the production of sorbents for ⁹⁹Mo/⁹⁹ᵐTc generator},
  series = {Applied Radiation and Isotopes},
  volume    = {164},
  journal   = {Applied Radiation and Isotopes},
  number    = {109266},
  publisher = {Elsevier},
  address   = {Amsterdam},
  issn      = {0969-8043},
  doi       = {10.1016/j.apradiso.2020.109266},
  pages     = {9},
  year      = {2020},
  abstract  = {New production routes for ⁹⁹Mo are steadily gaining importance. However, the obtained specific activity is much lower than currently produced by the fission of U-235. To be able to supply hospitals with ⁹⁹Mo/⁹⁹ᵐTc generators with the desired activity, the adsorption capacity of the column material should be increased. In this paper we have investigated whether the gas phase coating technique Atomic Layer Deposition (ALD), which can deposit ultra-thin layers on high surface area materials, can be used to attain materials with high adsorption capacity for ⁹⁹Mo. For this purpose, ALD was applied on a silica-core sorbent material to coat it with a thin layer of alumina. This sorbent material shows to have a maximum adsorption capacity of 120 mg/g and has a ⁹⁹ᵐTc elution efficiency of 55 ± 2\% based on 3 executive elutions.},
  language  = {en}
}
@article{SchiedermeierRettnerHeilmannetal.2019,
  author    = {Schiedermeier, Maximilian and Rettner, Cornelius and Heilmann, Marcel and Schneider, Felix and Marz, Martin},
  title     = {Interference of automotive HV-DC-systems by traction voltage-source-inverters (VSI)},
  series = {2019 IEEE Transportation Electrification Conference (ITEC-India)},
  journal   = {2019 IEEE Transportation Electrification Conference (ITEC-India)},
  publisher = {IEEE},
  address   = {New York},
  doi       = {10.1109/ITEC-India48457.2019.ITECINDIA2019-37},
  pages     = {1 -- 6},
  year      = {2019},
  language  = {en}
}
@article{SvaneborgKarimiVarzanehHojdisetal.2016,
  author    = {Svaneborg, Carsten and Karimi-Varzaneh, Hossein Ali and Hojdis, Nils and Fleck, Franz and Everaers, Ralf},
  title     = {Multiscale approach to equilibrating model polymer melts},
  series = {Physical Review E},
  volume    = {94},
  journal   = {Physical Review E},
  number    = {032502},
  publisher = {AIP Publishing},
  address   = {Melville, NY},
  issn      = {2470-0053},
  doi       = {10.1103/PhysRevE.94.032502},
  year      = {2016},
  abstract  = {We present an effective and simple multiscale method for equilibrating Kremer Grest model polymer melts of varying stiffness. In our approach, we progressively equilibrate the melt structure above the tube scale, inside the tube and finally at the monomeric scale. We make use of models designed to be computationally effective at each scale. Density fluctuations in the melt structure above the tube scale are minimized through a Monte Carlo simulated annealing of a lattice polymer model. Subsequently the melt structure below the tube scale is equilibrated via the Rouse dynamics of a force-capped Kremer-Grest model that allows chains to partially interpenetrate. Finally the Kremer-Grest force field is introduced to freeze the topological state and enforce correct monomer packing. We generate 15 melts of 500 chains of 10.000 beads for varying chain stiffness as well as a number of melts with 1.000 chains of 15.000 monomers. To validate the equilibration process we study the time evolution of bulk, collective, and single-chain observables at the monomeric, mesoscopic, and macroscopic length scales. Extension of the present method to longer, branched, or polydisperse chains, and/or larger system sizes is straightforward.},
  language  = {en}
}
@article{SchwabHojdisLacayoetal.2016,
  author    = {Schwab, Lukas and Hojdis, Nils and Lacayo, Jorge and Wilhelm, Manfred},
  title     = {Fourier-Transform Rheology of Unvulcanized, Carbon Black Filled Styrene Butadiene Rubber},
  series = {Macromolecular Materials and Engineering},
  volume    = {301},
  journal   = {Macromolecular Materials and Engineering},
  number    = {4},
  publisher = {Wiley-VCH},
  address   = {Weinheim},
  issn      = {1439-2054},
  doi       = {10.1002/mame.201500356},
  pages     = {457 -- 468},
  year      = {2016},
  abstract  = {Rubber materials filled with reinforcing fillers display nonlinear rheological behavior at small strain amplitudes below γ0 < 0.1. Nevertheless, rheological data are analyzed mostly in terms of linear parameters, such as shear moduli (G′, G″), which loose their physical meaning in the nonlinear regime. In this work styrene butadiene rubber filled with carbon black (CB) under large amplitude oscillatory shear (LAOS) is analyzed in terms of the nonlinear parameter I3/1. Three different CB grades are used and the filler load is varied between 0 and 70 phr. It is found that I3/1(φ) is most sensitive to changes of the total accessible filler surface area at low strain amplitudes (γ0 = 0.32). The addition of up to 70 phr CB leads to an increase of I3/1(φ) by a factor of more than ten. The influence of the measurement temperature on I3/1 is pronounced for CB levels above the percolation threshold.},
  language  = {en}
}
@article{HarishWriggersJungketal.2016,
  author    = {Harish, Ajay B. and Wriggers, Peter and Jungk, Juliane and Hojdis, Nils and Recker, Carla},
  title     = {Mesoscale Constitutive Modeling of Non-Crystallizing Filled Elastomers},
  series = {Computational Mechanics},
  volume    = {57},
  journal   = {Computational Mechanics},
  publisher = {Springer},
  address   = {Berlin},
  issn      = {1432-0924},
  doi       = {10.1007/s00466-015-1251-1},
  pages     = {653 -- 677},
  year      = {2016},
  abstract  = {Elastomers are exceptional materials owing to their ability to undergo large deformations before failure. However, due to their very low stiffness, they are not always suitable for industrial applications. Addition of filler particles provides reinforcing effects and thus enhances the material properties that render them more versatile for applications like tyres etc. However, deformation behavior of filled polymers is accompanied by several nonlinear effects like Mullins and Payne effect. To this day, the physical and chemical changes resulting in such nonlinear effect remain an active area of research. In this work, we develop a heterogeneous (or multiphase) constitutive model at the mesoscale explicitly considering filler particle aggregates, elastomeric matrix and their mechanical interaction through an approximate interface layer. The developed constitutive model is used to demonstrate cluster breakage, also, as one of the possible sources for Mullins effect observed in non-crystallizing filled elastomers.},
  language  = {en}
}
@article{HentschkeHagerHojdis2014,
  author    = {Hentschke, Reinhard and Hager, Jonathan and Hojdis, Nils},
  title     = {Molecular Modeling Approach to the Prediction of Mechanical Properties of Silica-Reinforced Rubbers},
  series = {Journal of Applied Polymer Science},
  volume    = {131},
  journal   = {Journal of Applied Polymer Science},
  number    = {18},
  publisher = {Wiley},
  address   = {New York, NY},
  issn      = {1097-4628},
  doi       = {10.1002/app.40806},
  pages     = {1 -- 9},
  year      = {2014},
  abstract  = {Recently, we have suggested a nanomechanical model for dissipative loss in filled elastomer networks in the context of the Payne effect. The mechanism is based on a total interfiller particle force exhibiting an intermittent loop, due to the combination of short-range repulsion and dispersion forces with a long-range elastic attraction. The sum of these forces leads, under external strain, to a spontaneous instability of "bonds" between the aggregates in a filler network and attendant energy dissipation. Here, we use molecular dynamics simulations to obtain chemically realistic forces between surface modified silica particles. The latter are combined with the above model to estimate the loss modulus and the low strain storage modulus in elastomers containing the aforementioned filler-compatibilizer systems. The model is compared to experimental dynamic moduli of silica filled rubbers. We find good agreement between the model predictions and the experiments as function of the compatibilizer's molecular structure and its bulk concentration.},
  language  = {en}
}
@article{ElMoussaouiTalbiAtmaneetal.2020,
  author    = {El Moussaoui, Noureddine and Talbi, Sofian and Atmane, Ilyas and Kassmi, Khalil and Schwarzer, Klemens and Chayeb, Hamid and Bachiri, Najib},
  title     = {Feasibility of a new design of a Parabolic Trough Solar Thermal Cooker (PSTC)},
  series = {Solar Energy},
  volume    = {201},
  journal   = {Solar Energy},
  number    = {Vol. 201 (May 2020)},
  publisher = {Elsevier},
  address   = {Amsterdam},
  issn      = {0038-092X},
  doi       = {10.1016/j.solener.2020.03.079},
  pages     = {866 -- 871},
  year      = {2020},
  abstract  = {In this article, we describe the structure, the functioning, and the tests of parabolic trough solar thermal cooker (PSTC). This oven is designed to meet the needs of rural residents, including Urban, which requires stable cooking temperatures above 200 °C. The cooking by this cooker is based on the concentration of the sun's rays on a glass vacuum tube and heating of the oil circulate in a big tube, located inside the glass tube. Through two small tubes, associated with large tube, the heated oil, rise and heats the pot of cooking pot containing the food to be cooked (capacity of 5 kg). This cooker is designed in Germany and extensively tested in Morocco for use by the inhabitants who use wood from forests. During a sunny day, having a maximum solar radiation around 720 W/m2 and temperature ambient around 26 °C, maximum temperatures recorded of the small tube, the large tube and the center of the pot are respectively: 370 °C, 270 °C and 260 °C. The cooking process with food at high (fries, ..), we show that the cooking oil temperature rises to 200 °C, after 1 h of heating, the cooking is done at a temperature of 120 °C for 20 min. These temperatures are practically stable following variations and decreases in the intensity of irradiance during the day. The comparison of these results with those of the literature shows an improvement of 30-50 \% on the maximum value of the temperature with a heat storage that could reach 60 min of autonomy. All the results obtained show the good functioning of the PSTC and the feasibility of cooking food at high temperature (>200 °C).},
  language  = {en}
}
@article{MuschallikKippReckeretal.2020,
  author    = {Muschallik, Lukas and Kipp, Carina Ronja and Recker, Inga and Bongaerts, Johannes and Pohl, Martina and Gelissen, Melanie and Sch{\"o}ning, Michael Josef and Selmer, Thorsten and Siegert, Petra},
  title     = {Synthesis of α-hydroxy ketones and vicinal diols with the Bacillus licheniformis DSM 13T butane-2, 3-diol dehydrogenase},
  series = {Journal of Biotechnology},
  volume    = {202},
  journal   = {Journal of Biotechnology},
  number    = {Vol. 324},
  publisher = {Elsevier},
  address   = {Amsterdam},
  isbn      = {2590-1559},
  doi       = {10.1016/j.jbiotec.2020.09.016},
  pages     = {61 -- 70},
  year      = {2020},
  abstract  = {The enantioselective synthesis of α-hydroxy ketones and vicinal diols is an intriguing field because of the broad applicability of these molecules. Although, butandiol dehydrogenases are known to play a key role in the production of 2,3-butandiol, their potential as biocatalysts is still not well studied. Here, we investigate the biocatalytic properties of the meso-butanediol dehydrogenase from Bacillus licheniformis DSM 13T (BlBDH). The encoding gene was cloned with an N-terminal StrepII-tag and recombinantly overexpressed in E. coli. BlBDH is highly active towards several non-physiological diketones and α-hydroxyketones with varying aliphatic chain lengths or even containing phenyl moieties. By adjusting the reaction parameters in biotransformations the formation of either the α-hydroxyketone intermediate or the diol can be controlled.},
  language  = {en}
}
@article{EveraersKarimiVarzanehFlecketal.2020,
  author    = {Everaers, Ralf and Karimi-Varzaneh, Hossein Ali and Fleck, Franz and Hojdis, Nils and Svaneborg, Carsten},
  title     = {Kremer-Grest Models for Commodity Polymer Melts: Linking Theory, Experiment, and Simulation at the Kuhn Scale},
  series = {Macromolecules},
  volume    = {53},
  journal   = {Macromolecules},
  number    = {6},
  publisher = {ACS Publications},
  address   = {Washington, DC},
  issn      = {1520-5835},
  doi       = {10.1021/acs.macromol.9b02428},
  pages     = {1901 -- 1916},
  year      = {2020},
  abstract  = {The Kremer-Grest (KG) polymer model is a standard model for studying generic polymer properties in molecular dynamics simulations. It owes its popularity to its simplicity and computational efficiency, rather than its ability to represent specific polymers species and conditions. Here we show that by tuning the chain stiffness it is possible to adapt the KG model to model melts of real polymers. In particular, we provide mapping relations from KG to SI units for a wide range of commodity polymers. The connection between the experimental and the KG melts is made at the Kuhn scale, i.e., at the crossover from the chemistry-specific small scale to the universal large scale behavior. We expect Kuhn scale-mapped KG models to faithfully represent universal properties dominated by the large scale conformational statistics and dynamics of flexible polymers. In particular, we observe very good agreement between entanglement moduli of our KG models and the experimental moduli of the target polymers.},
  language  = {en}
}
@article{MeyerHentschkeHageretal.2017,
  author    = {Meyer, Jan and Hentschke, Reinhard and Hager, Jonathan and Hojdis, Nils and Karimi-Varzaneh, Hossein Ali},
  title     = {Molecular Simulation of Viscous Dissipation due to Cyclic Deformation of a Silica-Silica Contact in Filled Rubber},
  series = {Macromolecules},
  volume    = {50},
  journal   = {Macromolecules},
  number    = {17},
  issn      = {1520-5835},
  doi       = {10.1021/acs.macromol.7b00947},
  pages     = {6679 -- 6689},
  year      = {2017},
  language  = {en}
}
@article{HagerHentschkeHojdisetal.2015,
  author    = {Hager, Jonathan and Hentschke, Reinhard and Hojdis, Nils and Karimi-Varzaneh, Hossein Ali},
  title     = {Computer Simulation of Particle-Particle Interaction in a Model Polymer Nanocomposite},
  series = {Macromolecules},
  volume    = {48},
  journal   = {Macromolecules},
  number    = {24},
  issn      = {1520-5835},
  doi       = {10.1021/acs.macromol.5b01864},
  pages     = {9039 -- 9049},
  year      = {2015},
  language  = {en}
}
@article{WallerBraunHojdisetal.2007,
  author    = {Waller, Mark P. and Braun, Heiko and Hojdis, Nils and B{\"u}hl, Michael},
  title     = {Geometries of Second-Row Transition-Metal Complexes from Density-Functional Theory},
  series = {Journal of Chemical Theory and Computation},
  volume    = {3},
  journal   = {Journal of Chemical Theory and Computation},
  number    = {6},
  issn      = {1549-9626},
  doi       = {10.1021/ct700178y},
  pages     = {2234 -- 2242},
  year      = {2007},
  language  = {en}
}
@article{SvaneborgKarimiVarzanehHojdisetal.2018,
  author    = {Svaneborg, Carsten and Karimi-Varzaneh, Hossein Ali and Hojdis, Nils and Fleck, Franz and Everaers, Ralf},
  title     = {Kremer-Grest Models for Universal Properties of Specific Common Polymer Species},
  series = {Soft Condensed Matter},
  journal   = {Soft Condensed Matter},
  number    = {1606.05008},
  year      = {2018},
  abstract  = {The Kremer-Grest (KG) bead-spring model is a near standard in Molecular Dynamic simulations of generic polymer properties. It owes its popularity to its computational efficiency, rather than its ability to represent specific polymer species and conditions. Here we investigate how to adapt the model to match the universal properties of a wide range of chemical polymers species. For this purpose we vary a single parameter originally introduced by Faller and M{\"u}ller-Plathe, the chain stiffness. Examples include polystyrene, polyethylene, polypropylene, cis-polyisoprene, polydimethylsiloxane, polyethyleneoxide and styrene-butadiene rubber. We do this by matching the number of Kuhn segments per chain and the number of Kuhn segments per cubic Kuhn volume for the polymer species and for the Kremer-Grest model. We also derive mapping relations for converting KG model units back to physical units, in particular we obtain the entanglement time for the KG model as function of stiffness allowing for a time mapping. To test these relations, we generate large equilibrated well entangled polymer melts, and measure the entanglement moduli using a static primitive-path analysis of the entangled melt structure as well as by simulations of step-strain deformation of the model melts. The obtained moduli for our model polymer melts are in good agreement with the experimentally expected moduli.},
  language  = {en}
}
@article{MayerHentschkeHageretal.2017,
  author    = {Mayer, Jan and Hentschke, Reinhard and Hager, Jonathan and Hojdis, Nils and Karimi-Varnaneh, Hossein Ali},
  title     = {A Nano-Mechanical Instability as Primary Contribution to Rolling Resistance},
  series = {Scientific Reports},
  volume    = {7},
  journal   = {Scientific Reports},
  number    = {Article number 11275},
  publisher = {Springer},
  address   = {Berlin},
  issn      = {2045-2322},
  year      = {2017},
  language  = {en}
}
@article{EngelHoltmannUlberetal.2018,
  author    = {Engel, Mareike and Holtmann, Dirk and Ulber, Roland and Tippk{\"o}tter, Nils},
  title     = {Increased Biobutanol Production by Mediator-Less Electro-Fermentation},
  series = {Biotechnology Journal},
  volume    = {14},
  journal   = {Biotechnology Journal},
  number    = {4},
  publisher = {Wiley-VCH},
  address   = {Weinheim},
  issn      = {1860-7314},
  doi       = {10.1002/biot.201800514},
  year      = {2018},
  abstract  = {A future bio-economy should not only be based on renewable raw materials but also in the raise of carbon yields of existing production routes. Microbial electrochemical technologies are gaining increased attention for this purpose. In this study, the electro-fermentative production of biobutanol with C. acetobutylicum without the use of exogenous mediators is investigated regarding the medium composition and the reactor design. It is shown that the use of an optimized synthetic culture medium allows higher product concentrations, increased biofilm formation, and higher conductivities compared to a synthetic medium supplemented with yeast extract. Moreover, the optimization of the reactor system results in a doubling of the maximum product concentrations for fermentation products. When a working electrode is polarized at -600 mV vs. Ag/AgCl, a shift from butyrate to acetone and butanol production is induced. This leads to an increased final solvent yield of Yᴀᴃᴇ = 0.202 gg⁻¹ (control 0.103 gg⁻¹), which is also reflected in a higher carbon efficiency of 37.6\% compared to 23.3\% (control) as well as a fourfold decrease in simplified E-factor to 0.43. The results are promising for further development of biobutanol production in bioelectrochemical systems in order to fulfil the principles of Green Chemistry.},
  language  = {en}
}
@article{EckertAbbasiMangetal.2020,
  author    = {Eckert, Alexander and Abbasi, Mozhdeh and Mang, Thomas and Saalw{\"a}chter, Kay and Walther, Andreas},
  title     = {Structure, Mechanical Properties, and Dynamics of Polyethylenoxide/Nanoclay Nacre-Mimetic Nanocomposites},
  series = {Macromolecules},
  volume    = {53},
  journal   = {Macromolecules},
  number    = {5},
  publisher = {ACS Publications},
  address   = {Washington, DC},
  issn      = {1520-5835},
  doi       = {10.1021/acs.macromol.9b01931},
  pages     = {1716 -- 1725},
  year      = {2020},
  abstract  = {Nacre-mimetic nanocomposites based on high fractions of synthetic high-aspect-ratio nanoclays in combination with polymers are continuously pushing boundaries for advanced material properties, such as high barrier against oxygen, extraordinary mechanical behavior, fire shielding, and glass-like transparency. Additionally, they provide interesting model systems to study polymers under nanoconfinement due to the well-defined layered nanocomposite arrangement. Although the general behavior in terms of forming such layered nanocomposite materials using evaporative self-assembly and controlling the nanoclay gallery spacing by the nanoclay/polymer ratio is understood, some combinations of polymer matrices and nanoclay reinforcement do not comply with the established models. Here, we demonstrate a thorough characterization and analysis of such an unusual polymer/nanoclay pair that falls outside of the general behavior. Poly(ethylene oxide) (PEO) and sodium fluorohectorite form nacre-mimetic, lamellar nanocomposites that are completely transparent and show high mechanical stiffness and high gas barrier, but there is only limited expansion of the nanoclay gallery spacing when adding increasing amounts of polymer. This behavior is maintained for molecular weights of PEO varied over four orders of magnitude and can be traced back to depletion forces. By careful investigation via X-ray diffraction and proton low-resolution solid-state NMR, we are able to quantify the amount of mobile and immobilized polymer species in between the nanoclay galleries and around proposed tactoid stacks embedded in a PEO matrix. We further elucidate the unusual confined polymer dynamics, indicating a relevant role of specific surface interactions.},
  language  = {en}
}
@article{BergsMonakhovaDiehletal.2021,
  author    = {Bergs, Michel and Monakhova, Yulia and Diehl, Bernd W. and Konow, Christopher and V{\"o}lkering, Georg and Pude, Ralf and Schulze, Margit},
  title     = {Lignins isolated via catalyst-free organosolv pulping from Miscanthus x giganteus, M. sinensis, M. robustus and M. nagara: a comparative study},
  series = {Molecules},
  volume    = {26},
  journal   = {Molecules},
  number    = {4},
  publisher = {MDPI},
  address   = {Basel},
  issn      = {1420-3049},
  doi       = {10.3390/molecules26040842},
  year      = {2021},
  abstract  = {As a low-input crop, Miscanthus offers numerous advantages that, in addition to agricultural applications, permits its exploitation for energy, fuel, and material production. Depending on the Miscanthus genotype, season, and harvest time as well as plant component (leaf versus stem), correlations between structure and properties of the corresponding isolated lignins differ. Here, a comparative study is presented between lignins isolated from M. x giganteus, M. sinensis, M. robustus and M. nagara using a catalyst-free organosolv pulping process. The lignins from different plant constituents are also compared regarding their similarities and differences regarding monolignol ratio and important linkages. Results showed that the plant genotype has the weakest influence on monolignol content and interunit linkages. In contrast, structural differences are more significant among lignins of different harvest time and/or season. Analyses were performed using fast and simple methods such as nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy. Data was assigned to four different linkages (A: β-O-4 linkage, B: phenylcoumaran, C: resinol, D: β-unsaturated ester). In conclusion, A content is particularly high in leaf-derived lignins at just under 70\% and significantly lower in stem and mixture lignins at around 60\% and almost 65\%. The second most common linkage pattern is D in all isolated lignins, the proportion of which is also strongly dependent on the crop portion. Both stem and mixture lignins, have a relatively high share of approximately 20\% or more (maximum is M. sinensis Sin2 with over 30\%). In the leaf-derived lignins, the proportions are significantly lower on average. Stem samples should be chosen if the highest possible lignin content is desired, specifically from the M. x giganteus genotype, which revealed lignin contents up to 27\%. Due to the better frost resistance and higher stem stability, M. nagara offers some advantages compared to M. x giganteus. Miscanthus crops are shown to be very attractive lignocellulose feedstock (LCF) for second generation biorefineries and lignin generation in Europe.},
  language  = {en}
}
@article{JablonskiMuenstermannNorketal.2021,
  author    = {Jablonski, Melanie and M{\"u}nstermann, Felix and Nork, Jasmina and Molinnus, Denise and Muschallik, Lukas and Bongaerts, Johannes and Wagner, Torsten and Keusgen, Michael and Siegert, Petra and Sch{\"o}ning, Michael Josef},
  title     = {Capacitive field-effect biosensor applied for the detection of acetoin in alcoholic beverages and fermentation broths},
  series = {physica status solidi (a) applications and materials science},
  volume    = {218},
  journal   = {physica status solidi (a) applications and materials science},
  number    = {13},
  publisher = {Wiley-VCH},
  address   = {Weinheim},
  issn      = {1862-6319},
  doi       = {10.1002/pssa.202000765},
  pages     = {7 Seiten},
  year      = {2021},
  abstract  = {An acetoin biosensor based on a capacitive electrolyte-insulator-semiconductor (EIS) structure modified with the enzyme acetoin reductase, also known as butane-2,3-diol dehydrogenase (Bacillus clausii DSM 8716ᵀ), is applied for acetoin detection in beer, red wine, and fermentation broth samples for the first time. The EIS sensor consists of an Al/p-Si/SiO₂/Ta₂O₅ layer structure with immobilized acetoin reductase on top of the Ta₂O₅ transducer layer by means of crosslinking via glutaraldehyde. The unmodified and enzyme-modified sensors are electrochemically characterized by means of leakage current, capacitance-voltage, and constant capacitance methods, respectively.},
  language  = {en}
}
@article{LowisFergusonPaulssenetal.2021,
  author    = {Lowis, Carsten and Ferguson, Simon and Paulßen, Elisabeth and Hoehr, Cornelia},
  title     = {Improved Sc-44 production in a siphon-style liquid target on a medical cyclotron},
  series = {Applied Radiation and Isotopes},
  volume    = {172},
  journal   = {Applied Radiation and Isotopes},
  number    = {Art. 109675},
  publisher = {Elsevier},
  address   = {Amsterdam},
  issn      = {0969-8043},
  doi       = {10.1016/j.apradiso.2021.109675},
  year      = {2021},
  language  = {en}
}
@article{MonakhovaDiehl2021,
  author    = {Monakhova, Yulia and Diehl, Bernd W. K.},
  title     = {A step towards optimization of the qNMR workflow: proficiency testing exercise at an GxP-accredited laboratory},
  series = {Applied Magnetic Resonance},
  volume    = {52},
  journal   = {Applied Magnetic Resonance},
  publisher = {Springer Nature},
  address   = {Wien},
  issn      = {1613-7507},
  doi       = {10.1007/s00723-021-01324-3},
  pages     = {581 -- 593},
  year      = {2021},
  abstract  = {Quantitative nuclear magnetic resonance (qNMR) is considered as a powerful tool for multicomponent mixture analysis as well as for the purity determination of single compounds. Special attention is currently paid to the training of operators and study directors involved in qNMR testing. To assure that only qualified personnel are used for sample preparation at our GxP-accredited laboratory, weighing test was proposed. Sixteen participants performed six-fold weighing of the binary mixture of dibutylated hydroxytoluene (BHT) and 1,2,4,5-tetrachloro-3-nitrobenzene (TCNB). To evaluate the quality of data analysis, all spectra were evaluated manually by a qNMR expert and using in-house developed automated routine. The results revealed that mean values are comparable and both evaluation approaches are free of systematic error. However, automated evaluation resulted in an approximately 20\% increase in precision. The same findings were revealed for qNMR analysis of 32 compounds used in pharmaceutical industry. Weighing test by six-fold determination in binary mixtures and automated qNMR methodology can be recommended as efficient tools for evaluating staff proficiency. The automated qNMR method significantly increases throughput and precision of qNMR for routine measurements and extends application scope of qNMR.},
  language  = {en}
}
@article{BechtSchollmayerMonakhovaetal.2021,
  author    = {Becht, Alexander and Schollmayer, Curd and Monakhova, Yulia and Holzgrabe, Ulrike},
  title     = {Tracing the origin of paracetamol tablets by near-infrared, mid-infrared, and nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy using principal component analysis and linear discriminant analysis},
  series = {Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry},
  volume    = {413},
  journal   = {Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry},
  publisher = {Springer Nature},
  issn      = {1618-2650},
  doi       = {10.1007/s00216-021-03249-z},
  pages     = {3107 -- 3118},
  year      = {2021},
  abstract  = {Most drugs are no longer produced in their own countries by the pharmaceutical companies, but by contract manufacturers or at manufacturing sites in countries that can produce more cheaply. This not only makes it difficult to trace them back but also leaves room for criminal organizations to fake them unnoticed. For these reasons, it is becoming increasingly difficult to determine the exact origin of drugs. The goal of this work was to investigate how exactly this is possible by using different spectroscopic methods like nuclear magnetic resonance and near- and mid-infrared spectroscopy in combination with multivariate data analysis. As an example, 56 out of 64 different paracetamol preparations, collected from 19 countries around the world, were chosen to investigate whether it is possible to determine the pharmaceutical company, manufacturing site, or country of origin. By means of suitable pre-processing of the spectra and the different information contained in each method, principal component analysis was able to evaluate manufacturing relationships between individual companies and to differentiate between production sites or formulations. Linear discriminant analysis showed different results depending on the spectral method and purpose. For all spectroscopic methods, it was found that the classification of the preparations to their manufacturer achieves better results than the classification to their pharmaceutical company. The best results were obtained with nuclear magnetic resonance and near-infrared data, with 94.6\%/99.6\% and 98.7/100\% of the spectra of the preparations correctly assigned to their pharmaceutical company or manufacturer.},
  language  = {en}
}
@article{NiedermeierPennerUsherovichetal.2023,
  author    = {Niedermeier, Jana and Penner, Crystal and Usherovich, Samuel and B{\´e}langer-Champagne, Camille and Paulßen, Elisabeth and Hoehr, Cornelia},
  title     = {Optical Fibers as Dosimeter Detectors for Mixed Proton/Neutron Fields - A Biological Dosimeter},
  series = {electronics},
  volume    = {12},
  journal   = {electronics},
  number    = {2},
  publisher = {MDPI},
  address   = {Basel},
  issn      = {2079-9292},
  doi       = {10.3390/electronics12020324},
  pages     = {11 Seiten},
  year      = {2023},
  abstract  = {In recent years, proton therapy has gained importance as a cancer treatment modality due to its conformality with the tumor and the sparing of healthy tissue. However, in the interaction of the protons with the beam line elements and patient tissues, potentially harmful secondary neutrons are always generated. To ensure that this neutron dose is as low as possible, treatment plans could be created to also account for and minimize the neutron dose. To monitor such a treatment plan, a compact, easy to use, and inexpensive dosimeter must be developed that not only measures the physical dose, but which can also distinguish between proton and neutron contributions. To that end, plastic optical fibers with scintillation materials (Gd₂O₂S:Tb, Gd₂O₂S:Eu, and YVO₄:Eu) were irradiated with protons and neutrons. It was confirmed that sensors with different scintillation materials have different sensitivities to protons and neutrons. A combination of these three scintillators can be used to build a detector array to create a biological dosimeter.},
  language  = {en}
}
@article{PennerUsherovichNiedermeieretal.2022,
  author    = {Penner, Crystal and Usherovich, Samuel and Niedermeier, Jana and B{\´e}langer-Champagne, Camille and Trinczek, Michael and Paulßen, Elisabeth and Hoehr, Cornelia},
  title     = {Organic Scintillator-Fibre Sensors for Proton Therapy Dosimetry: SCSF-3HF and EJ-260},
  series = {electronics},
  volume    = {12},
  journal   = {electronics},
  number    = {1},
  publisher = {MDPI},
  address   = {Basel},
  issn      = {2079-9292},
  doi       = {10.3390/electronics12010011},
  pages     = {12 Seiten},
  year      = {2022},
  abstract  = {In proton therapy, the dose from secondary neutrons to the patient can contribute to side effects and the creation of secondary cancer. A simple and fast detection system to distinguish between dose from protons and neutrons both in pretreatment verification as well as potentially in vivo monitoring is needed to minimize dose from secondary neutrons. Two 3 mm long, 1 mm diameter organic scintillators were tested for candidacy to be used in a proton-neutron discrimination detector. The SCSF-3HF (1500) scintillating fibre (Kuraray Co. Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, Japan) and EJ-260 plastic scintillator (Eljen Technology, Sweetwater, TX, USA) were irradiated at the TRIUMF Neutron Facility and the Proton Therapy Research Centre. In the proton beam, we compared the raw Bragg peak and spread-out Bragg peak response to the industry standard Markus chamber detector. Both scintillator sensors exhibited quenching at high LET in the Bragg peak, presenting a peak-to-entrance ratio of 2.59 for the EJ-260 and 2.63 for the SCSF-3HF fibre, compared to 3.70 for the Markus chamber. The SCSF-3HF sensor demonstrated 1.3 times the sensitivity to protons and 3 times the sensitivity to neutrons as compared to the EJ-260 sensor. Combined with our equations relating neutron and proton contributions to dose during proton irradiations, and the application of Birks' quenching correction, these fibres provide valid candidates for inexpensive and replicable proton-neutron discrimination detectors},
  language  = {en}
}
@article{HaegerGrankinWagner2023,
  author    = {Haeger, Gerrit and Grankin, Alina and Wagner, Michaela},
  title     = {Construction of an Aspergillus oryzae triple amylase deletion mutant as a chassis to evaluate industrially relevant amylases using multiplex CRISPR/Cas9 editing technology},
  series = {Applied Research},
  journal   = {Applied Research},
  number    = {Early View},
  publisher = {Wiley-VCH},
  issn      = {2702-4288},
  doi       = {10.1002/appl.202200106},
  pages     = {1 -- 15},
  year      = {2023},
  abstract  = {Aspergillus oryzae is an industrially relevant organism for the secretory production of heterologous enzymes, especially amylases. The activities of potential heterologous amylases, however, cannot be quantified directly from the supernatant due to the high background activity of native α-amylase. This activity is caused by the gene products of amyA, amyB, and amyC. In this study, an in vitro CRISPR/Cas9 system was established in A. oryzae to delete these genes simultaneously. First, pyrG of A. oryzae NSAR1 was mutated by exploiting NHEJ to generate a counter-selection marker. Next, all amylase genes were deleted simultaneously by co-transforming a repair template carrying pyrG of Aspergillus nidulans and flanking sequences of amylase gene loci. The rate of obtained triple knock-outs was 47\%. We showed that triple knockouts do not retain any amylase activity in the supernatant. The established in vitro CRISPR/Cas9 system was used to achieve sequence-specific knock-in of target genes. The system was intended to incorporate a single copy of the gene of interest into the desired host for the development of screening methods. Therefore, an integration cassette for the heterologous Fpi amylase was designed to specifically target the amyB locus. The site-specific integration rate of the plasmid was 78\%, with exceptional additional integrations. Integration frequency was assessed via qPCR and directly correlated with heterologous amylase activity. Hence, we could compare the efficiency between two different signal peptides. In summary, we present a strategy to exploit CRISPR/Cas9 for gene mutation, multiplex knock-out, and the targeted knock-in of an expression cassette in A. oryzae. Our system provides straightforward strain engineering and paves the way for development of fungal screening systems.},
  language  = {en}
}
@article{BlockMayWetzeletal.2023,
  author    = {Block, Franziska and May, Alexander and Wetzel, Katharina and Adels, Klaudia and Elbers, Gereon and Schulze, Margit and Monakhova, Yulia},
  title     = {What is the best spectroscopic method for simultaneous analysis of organic acids and (poly)saccharides in biological matrices: Example of Aloe vera extracts?},
  series = {Talanta Open},
  volume    = {7},
  journal   = {Talanta Open},
  number    = {Art. No. 100220},
  publisher = {Elsevier},
  address   = {Amsterdam},
  issn      = {2666-8319},
  doi       = {10.1016/j.talo.2023.100220},
  pages     = {1 -- 9},
  year      = {2023},
  abstract  = {Several species of (poly)saccharides and organic acids can be found often simultaneously in various biological matrices, e.g., fruits, plant materials, and biological fluids. The analysis of such matrices sometimes represents a challenging task. Using Aloe vera (A. vera) plant materials as an example, the performance of several spectro-scopic methods (80 MHz benchtop NMR, NIR, ATR-FTIR and UV-vis) for the simultaneous analysis of quality parameters of this plant material was compared. The determined parameters include (poly)saccharides such as aloverose, fructose and glucose as well as organic acids (malic, lactic, citric, isocitric, acetic, fumaric, benzoic and sorbic acids). 500 MHz NMR and high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) were used as the reference methods. UV-vis data can be used only for identification of added preservatives (benzoic and sorbic acids) and drying agent (maltodextrin) and semiquantitative analysis of malic acid. NIR and MIR spectroscopies combined with multivariate regression can deliver more informative overview of A. vera extracts being able to additionally quantify glucose, aloverose, citric, isocitric, malic, lactic acids and fructose. Low-field NMR measurements can be used for the quantification of aloverose, glucose, malic, lactic, acetic, and benzoic acids. The benchtop NMR method was successfully validated in terms of robustness, stability, precision, reproducibility and limit of detection (LOD) and quantification (LOQ), respectively. All spectroscopic techniques are useful for the screening of (poly)saccharides and organic acids in plant extracts and should be applied according to its availability as well as information and confidence required for the specific analytical goal. Benchtop NMR spectroscopy seems to be the most feasible solution for quality control of A. vera products.},
  language  = {en}
}