TY  - CHAP
A1  - Bhattarai, Aroj
A1  - Frotscher, Ralf
A1  - Sora, M.-C.
A1  - Staat, Manfred
ED  - Onate, E.
T1  - A 3D finite element model of the female pelvic floor for the reconstruction of urinary incontinence
T2  - 11th World Congress on Computational Mechanics (WCCM XI) ; 5th European Conference on Computational Mechanics (ECCM V) ; 6th European Conference on Computational Fluid Dynamics (ECFD VI) ; July 20-25, 2014, Barcelona
Y1  - 2014
SP  - 1
EP  - 12
ER  - 
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Frotscher, Ralf
A1  - Staat, Manfred
T1  - Stresses produced by different textile mesh implants in a tissue equivalent
JF  - BioNanoMaterials
N2  - Two single-incision mini-slings used for treating urinary incontinence in women are compared with respect to the stresses they produce in their surrounding tissue. In an earlier paper we experimentally observed that these implants produce considerably different stress distributions in a muscle tissue equivalent. Here we perform 2D finite element analyses to compare the shear stresses and normal stresses in the tissue equivalent for the two meshes and to investigate their failure behavior. The results clearly show that the Gynecare TVT fails for increasing loads in a zipper-like manner because it gradually debonds from the surrounding tissue. Contrary to that, the tissue at the ends of the DynaMesh-SIS direct may rupture but only at higher loads. The simulation results are in good agreement with the experimental observations thus the computational model helps to interpret the experimental results and provides a tool for qualitative evaluation of mesh implants.
Y1  - 2014
U6  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1515/bnm-2014-0003
SN  - 2191-4672 (E-Journal); 2193-066X (E-Journal); 0011-8656 (Print); 1616-0177 (Print); 2193-0651 (Print)
VL  - 15
IS  - 1-2
SP  - 25
EP  - 30
PB  - De Gruyter
CY  - Berlin
ER  - 
TY  - CHAP
A1  - Frotscher, Ralf
A1  - Goßmann, Matthias
A1  - Temiz Artmann, Aysegül
A1  - Staat, Manfred
T1  - Simulation of cardiac cell-seeded membranes using the edge-based smoothed FEM
T2  - 1st International Conference "Shell and Membrane Theories in Mechanics and Biology: From Macro- to Nanoscale Structures", Minsk, Belarus, Sept. 16-20, 2013
Y1  - 2013
SN  - 978-985-553-135-8
SP  - 165
EP  - 167
PB  - Verl. d. Weißruss. Staatl. Univ.
CY  - Minsk
ER  - 
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Staat, Manfred
A1  - Trenz, Eva
A1  - Lohmann, Philipp
A1  - Frotscher, Ralf
A1  - Klinge, Uwe
A1  - Tabaza, Ruth
A1  - Kirschner-Hermanns, Ruth
T1  - New measurements to compare soft tissue anchoring systems in pelvic floor surgery
JF  - Journal of Biomedical Materials Research Part B: Applied Biomaterials
N2  - Suburethral slings as well as different meshes are widely used treating stress urinary incontinence and prolaps in women. With the development of MiniSlings and special meshes using less alloplastic material anchorage systems become more important to keep devices in place and to put some tension especially on the MiniSlings. To date, there are many different systems of MiniSlings of different companies on the market which differ in the structure of the used meshes and anchors. A new objective measurement method to compare different properties of MiniSling systems (mesh and anchor) is presented in this article. Ballistic gelatine acts as soft tissue surrogate. Significant differences in parameters like pull-out strength of anchors or shrinkage of meshes under loading conditions have been determined. The form and size of the anchors as well as the structural stability of the meshes are decisive for a proper integration. The tested anchorings sytems showed markedly different mechanical function at their respective load bearing capacity. As the stable fixation of the device in tissue is a prerequisite for a permanet reinforcement, the proposed test system permits further optimisation of anchor and mesh devices to improve the success of the surgical treatment
Y1  - 2012
U6  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/jbm.b.32654
SN  - 1552-4981
VL  - 100B
IS  - 4
SP  - 924
EP  - 933
PB  - Wiley
CY  - Hoboken, NJ
ER  - 
TY  - CHAP
A1  - Nix, Yvonne
A1  - Frotscher, Ralf
A1  - Staat, Manfred
ED  - Eberhardsteiner, J.
T1  - Implementation of the edge-based smoothed extended finite element method
T2  - Proceedings 6th European Congress on Computational Methods in Applied Sciences and Engineering (ECCOMAS 2012) Vienna, Austria, September 10-14, 2012
Y1  - 2012
ER  - 
TY  - CHAP
A1  - Frotscher, Ralf
A1  - Raatschen, Hans-Jürgen
A1  - Staat, Manfred
ED  - Eberhardsteiner, J.
T1  - Application of an edge-based smoothed finite element method on geometrically non-linear plates of non-linear material
T2  - Proceedings European Congress on Computational Methods in Applied Sciences and Engineering (ECCOMAS 2012)
Y1  - 2012
N1  - 6th European Congress on Computational Methods in Applied Sciences and Engineering (ECCOMAS 2012) Vienna, Austria, September 10-14, 2012
ER  - 
TY  - CHAP
A1  - Frotscher, Ralf
A1  - Raatschen, Hans-Jürgen
A1  - Staat, Manfred
ED  - Holzapfel, Gerhard A.
T1  - Effectiveness of the edge-based smoothed finite element method applied to soft biological tissues
T2  - ESMC-2012 - 8th European Solid Mechanics Conference, Graz, Austria, July 9-13, 2012
Y1  - 2012
SN  - 978-3-85125-223-1
PB  - Verlag d. Technischen Universität Graz
CY  - Graz
ER  -