TY - JOUR A1 - Kilic, S. A. A1 - Raatschen, Hans-Jürgen A1 - Körfgen, B. A1 - Apaydin, N. M. A1 - Astaneh-Asl, A. T1 - FE Model of the Fatih Sultan Mehmet Suspension Bridge Using Thin Shell Finite Elements JF - Arabian Journal for Science and Engineering N2 - This paper presents the results of an eigenvalue analysis of the Fatih Sultan Mehmet Bridge. A high-resolution finite element model was created directly from the available design documents. All physical properties of the structural components were included in detail, so no calibration to the measured data was necessary. The deck and towers were modeled with shell elements. A nonlinear static analysis was performed before the eigenvalue calculation. The calculated natural frequencies and corresponding mode shapes showed good agreement with the available measured ambient vibration data. The calculation of the effective modal mass showed that nine modes had single contributions higher than 5 % of the total mass. They were in a frequency range up to 1.2 Hz. The comparison of the results for the torsional modes especially demonstrated the advantage of using thin shell finite elements over the beam modeling approach. KW - Suspension bridge KW - 3D nonlinear finite element model KW - Thin shell finite elements KW - Natural frequency KW - Effective modal mass Y1 - 2017 U6 - http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s13369-016-2316-y SN - 2191-4281 VL - 42 IS - 3 SP - 1103 EP - 1116 PB - Springer Nature ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Lopes, Pedro A1 - Leandro, Jorge A1 - Carvalho, Rita F. A1 - Bung, Daniel B. T1 - Alternating skimming flow over a stepped spillway JF - Environmental Fluid Mechanics Y1 - 2017 U6 - http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10652-016-9484-x SN - 1573-1510 VL - 17 IS - 2 SP - 303 EP - 322 PB - Springer CY - Berlin ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Hackl, M. A1 - Andermahr, J. A1 - Staat, Manfred A1 - Bremer, I. A1 - Borggrefe, J. A1 - Prescher, A. A1 - Müller, L. P. A1 - Wegmann, K. T1 - Suture button reconstruction of the central band of the interosseous membrane in Essex-Lopresti lesions: a comparative biomechanical investigation JF - The Journal of Hand Surgery (European Volume) Y1 - 2017 U6 - http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1753193416665943 SN - 2043-6289 (Online) SN - 1753-1934 (Print) VL - 42 IS - 4 SP - 370 EP - 376 PB - Sage CY - London ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Bäcker, Matthias A1 - Koch, Claudia A1 - Eiben, Sabine A1 - Geiger, Fania A1 - Eber, Fabian A1 - Gliemann, Hartmut A1 - Poghossian, Arshak A1 - Wege, Christina A1 - Schöning, Michael Josef T1 - Tobacco mosaic virus as enzyme nanocarrier for electrochemical biosensors JF - Sensors and Actuators B: Chemical N2 - The conjunction of (bio-)chemical recognition elements with nanoscale biological building blocks such as virus particles is considered as a very promising strategy for the creation of biohybrids opening novel opportunities for label-free biosensing. This work presents a new approach for the development of biosensors using tobacco mosaic virus (TMV) nanotubes or coat proteins (CPs) as enzyme nanocarriers. Sensor chips combining an array of Pt electrodes loaded with glucose oxidase (GOD)-modified TMV nanotubes or CP aggregates were used for amperometric detection of glucose as a model system for the first time. The presence of TMV nanotubes or CPs on the sensor surface allows binding of a high amount of precisely positioned enzymes without substantial loss of their activity, and may also ensure accessibility of their active centers for analyte molecules. Specific and efficient immobilization of streptavidin-conjugated GOD ([SA]-GOD) complexes on biotinylated TMV nanotubes or CPs was achieved via bioaffinity binding. These layouts were tested in parallel with glucose sensors with adsorptively immobilized [SA]-GOD, as well as [SA]-GOD crosslinked with glutardialdehyde, and came out to exhibit superior sensor performance. The achieved results underline a great potential of an integration of virus/biomolecule hybrids with electronic transducers for future applications in biosensorics and biochips. Y1 - 2017 U6 - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.snb.2016.07.096 SN - 0925-4005 VL - 238 SP - 716 EP - 722 PB - Elsevier CY - Amsterdam ER -