TY  - CHAP
A1  - Digel, Ilya
A1  - Akimbekov, Nuraly Sh.
A1  - Kistaubayeva, Aida
A1  - Zhubanova, Azhar A.
ED  - Artmann, Gerhard
ED  - Temiz Artmann, Aysegül
ED  - Zhubanova, Azhar A.
ED  - Digel, Ilya
T1  - Microbial Sampling from Dry Surfaces: Current Challenges and Solutions
T2  - Biological, Physical and Technical Basics of Cell Engineering
N2  - Sampling of dry surfaces for microorganisms is a main component of microbiological safety and is of critical importance in many fields including epidemiology, astrobiology as well as numerous branches of medical and food manufacturing. Aspects of biofilm formation, analysis and removal in aqueous solutions have been thoroughly discussed in literature. In contrast, microbial communities on air-exposed (dry) surfaces have received significantly less attention. Diverse surface sampling methods have been developed in order to address various surfaces and microbial groups, but they notoriously show poor repeatability, low recovery rates and suffer from lack of mutual consistency. Quantitative sampling for viable microorganisms represents a particular challenge, especially on porous and irregular surfaces. Therefore, it is essential to examine in depth the factors involved in microorganisms’ recovery efficiency and accuracy depending on the sampling technique used. Microbial colonization, retention and community composition on different dry surfaces are very complex and rely on numerous physicochemical and biological factors. This study is devoted to analyze and review the (a) physical phenomena and intermolecular forces relevant for microbiological surface sampling; (b) challenges and problems faced by existing sampling methods for viable microorganisms and (c) current directions of engineering and research aimed at improvement of quality and efficiency of microbiological surface sampling.
KW  - Sampling methods
KW  - Surface microorganisms
KW  - Dry surfaces
KW  - Microbial adhesion
KW  - Swabbing
Y1  - 2018
SN  - 978-981-10-7904-7
U6  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-7904-7_19
SP  - 421
EP  - 456
PB  - Springer
CY  - Singapore
ER  - 
TY  - CHAP
A1  - de Honde, Lukas
A1  - Porst, Dariusz
A1  - Digel, Ilya
ED  - Fischerauer, Alice
T1  - A randomized, observational thermographic study of the neck region before and after a physiotherapeutic intervention
T2  - 2nd YRA MedTech Symposium 2017 : June 8th - 9th / 2017 / Hochschule Ruhr-West
Y1  - 2017
SN  - 978-3-9814801-9-1
U6  - http://dx.doi.org/10.17185/duepublico/43984
N1  - A young researchers track of the 7th IEEE Workshop & SENSORICA 2017
SP  - 122
EP  - 123
PB  - Universität Duisburg-Essen
CY  - Duisburg
ER  - 
TY  - CHAP
A1  - Schlemmer, Katharina
A1  - Porst, Dariusz
A1  - Bassam, Rasha
A1  - Artmann, Gerhard
A1  - Digel, Ilya
ED  - Erni, Daniel
ED  - Fischerauer, Alice
ED  - Himmel, Jörg
ED  - Seeger, Thomas
ED  - Thelen, Klaus
T1  - Effects of nitric oxide (NO) and ATP on red blood cell phenotype and deformability
T2  - 2nd YRA MedTech Symposium 2017 : June 8th - 9th / 2017 / Hochschule Ruhr-West
Y1  - 2017
SN  - 978-3-9814801-9-1
U6  - http://dx.doi.org/10.17185/duepublico/43984
N1  - A young researchers track of the 7th IEEE Workshop & SENSORICA 2017
SP  - 100
EP  - 101
PB  - Universität Duisburg-Essen
CY  - Duisburg
ER  - 
TY  - CHAP
A1  - Schneider, Oliver
A1  - Al Hakim, Taher
A1  - Kayser, Peter
A1  - Digel, Ilya
ED  - Erni, Daniel
ED  - Fischerauer, Alice
ED  - Himmel, Jörg
ED  - Seeger, Thomas
ED  - Thelen, Klaus
T1  - Development and trials of a test chamber for ultrasound-assisted sampling of living cells from solid surfaces
T2  - 2nd YRA MedTech Symposium 2017 : June 8th - 9th / 2017 / Hochschule Ruhr-West
Y1  - 2017
SN  - 978-3-9814801-9-1
U6  - http://dx.doi.org/10.17185/duepublico/43984
N1  - A young researchers track of the 7th IEEE Workshop & SENSORICA 2017
SP  - 96
EP  - 97
PB  - Universität Duisburg-Essen
CY  - Duisburg
ER  - 
TY  - CHAP
A1  - Kuhlen, Max
A1  - Digel, Ilya
ED  - Erni, Daniel
ED  - Fischerauer, Alice
ED  - Himmel, Jörg
ED  - Seeger, Thomas
ED  - Thelen, Klaus
T1  - Fluorescence signatures and detection limits of ubiquitous terrestrial bio-compounds
T2  - 2nd YRA MedTech Symposium 2017 : June 8th - 9th / 2017 / Hochschule Ruhr-West
Y1  - 2017
SN  - 978-3-9814801-9-1
U6  - http://dx.doi.org/10.17185/duepublico/43984
N1  - A young researchers track of the 7th IEEE Workshop & SENSORICA 2017
SP  - 102
EP  - 103
PB  - Universität Duisburg-Essen
CY  - Duisburg
ER  - 
TY  - CHAP
A1  - Digel, Ilya
A1  - Sadykov, R.
A1  - Temiz Artmann, Aysegül
A1  - Artmann, Gerhard
T1  - Changes in intestinal microflora in rats induced by oral exposure to low lead (II) concentrations
T2  - Lead Exposure and Poisoning: Clinical Symptoms, Medical Management and Preventive Strategies
Y1  - 2015
SN  - 9781634826990
SP  - 75
EP  - 99
PB  - Nova Science Publ.
ER  - 
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Kowalski, Julia
A1  - Linder, Peter
A1  - Zierke, S.
A1  - Wulfen, B. van
A1  - Clemens, J.
A1  - Konstantinidis, K.
A1  - Ameres, G.
A1  - Hoffmann, R.
A1  - Mikucki, J.
A1  - Tulaczyk, S.
A1  - Funke, O.
A1  - Blandfort, D.
A1  - Espe, Clemens
A1  - Feldmann, Marco
A1  - Francke, Gero
A1  - Hiecker, S.
A1  - Plescher, Engelbert
A1  - Schöngarth, Sarah
A1  - Dachwald, Bernd
A1  - Digel, Ilya
A1  - Artmann, Gerhard
A1  - Eliseev, D.
A1  - Heinen, D.
A1  - Scholz, F.
A1  - Wiebusch, C.
A1  - Macht, S.
A1  - Bestmann, U.
A1  - Reineking, T.
A1  - Zetzsche, C.
A1  - Schill, K.
A1  - Förstner, R.
A1  - Niedermeier, H.
A1  - Szumski, A.
A1  - Eissfeller, B.
A1  - Naumann, U.
A1  - Helbing, K.
T1  - Navigation technology for exploration of glacier ice with maneuverable melting probes
JF  - Cold Regions Science and Technology
N2  - 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.
Y1  - 2016
U6  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.coldregions.2015.11.006
SN  - 0165-232X
IS  - 123
SP  - 53
EP  - 70
PB  - Elsevier
CY  - Amsterdam
ER  - 
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Dachwald, Bernd
A1  - Mikucki, Jill
A1  - Tulaczyk, Slawek
A1  - Digel, Ilya
A1  - Espe, Clemens
A1  - Feldmann, Marco
A1  - Francke, Gero
A1  - Kowalski, Julia
A1  - Xu, Changsheng
T1  - IceMole : A maneuverable probe for clean in situ analysis and sampling of subsurface ice and subglacial aquatic ecosystems
JF  - Annals of Glaciology
N2  - There is significant interest in sampling subglacial environments for geobiological studies, but they are difficult to access. Existing ice-drilling technologies make it cumbersome to maintain microbiologically clean access for sample acquisition and environmental stewardship of potentially fragile subglacial aquatic ecosystems. The IceMole is a maneuverable subsurface ice probe for clean in situ analysis and sampling of glacial ice and subglacial materials. The design is based on the novel concept of combining melting and mechanical propulsion. It can change melting direction by differential heating of the melting head and optional side-wall heaters. The first two prototypes were successfully tested between 2010 and 2012 on glaciers in Switzerland and Iceland. They demonstrated downward, horizontal and upward melting, as well as curve driving and dirt layer penetration. A more advanced probe is currently under development as part of the Enceladus Explorer (EnEx) project. It offers systems for obstacle avoidance, target detection, and navigation in ice. For the EnEx-IceMole, we will pay particular attention to clean protocols for the sampling of subglacial materials for biogeochemical analysis. We plan to use this probe for clean access into a unique subglacial aquatic environment at Blood Falls, Antarctica, with return of a subglacial brine sample.
KW  - Antarctic Glaciology
KW  - Extraterrestrial Glaciology
KW  - Glaciological instruments and methods
KW  - Subclacial exploration
KW  - Subglacial lakes
Y1  - 2014
U6  - http://dx.doi.org/10.3189/2014AoG65A004
SN  - 1727-5644
VL  - 55
IS  - 65
SP  - 14
EP  - 22
PB  - Cambridge University Press
CY  - Cambridge
ER  - 
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Konstantinidis, Konstantinos
A1  - Flores Martinez, Claudio
A1  - Dachwald, Bernd
A1  - Ohndorf, Andreas
A1  - Dykta, Paul
A1  - Bowitz, Pascal
A1  - Rudolph, Martin
A1  - Digel, Ilya
A1  - Kowalski, Julia
A1  - Voigt, Konstantin
A1  - Förstner, Roger
T1  - A lander mission to probe subglacial water on Saturn's moon enceladus for life
JF  - Acta astronautica
Y1  - 2015
SN  - 1879-2030 (E-Journal); 0094-5765 (Print)
VL  - Vol. 106
SP  - 63
EP  - 89
PB  - Elsevier
CY  - Amsterdam
ER  - 
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Mansurov, Z. A.
A1  - Jandosov, J. M.
A1  - Kerimkulova, A. R.
A1  - Azat, S.
A1  - Zhubanova, A. A.
A1  - Digel, Ilya
A1  - Savistkaya, I. S.
A1  - Akimbekov, N. S.
A1  - Kistaubaeva, A. S.
T1  - Nanostructured carbon materials for biomedical use
JF  - Eurasian chemico-technological journal : quarterly journal of the International Higher Education Academy of Sciences
N2  - One of the priority trends of carbon nanotechnology is creation of nanocomposite systems. Such carbon nanostructured composites were produced using - raw materials based on the products of agricultural waste, such as grape stones, apricot stones, rice husk. These products have a - wide spectrum of application and can be obtained in large quantities. The Institute of Combustion Problems has carried out the work on synthesis of the nanostructured carbon sorbents for multiple applications including the field of biomedicine. The article presents the data on the synthesis and physico-chemical properties of carbonaceous sorbents using physicochemical methods of investigation: separation and purification of biomolecules; isolation of phytohormone - fusicoccin; adsorbent INGO-1 in the form of an adsorption column for blood detoxification, oral (entero) sorbent - INGO-2; the study of efferent and probiotic properties and sorption activity in regard to the lipopolysaccharide (LPS), new biocomposites - based on carbonized rice husk (CRH) and cellular microorganisms; the use of CRH in wound treatment. A new material for blood detoxication (INGO-1) has been obtained. Adsorption of p-cresyl sulfate and indoxyl sulfate has shown that active carbon adsorbent can remove clinically significant level of p-cresyl sulfate and indoxyl sulfate from human plasma. Enterosorbent INGO-2 possesses high adsorption activity in relation to Gram-negative bacteria and their endotoxins. INGO-2 slows down the growth of conditionally pathogenic microorganisms, without having a negative effect on bifido and lactobacteria. The use of enterosorbent INGO-2 for sorption therapy may provide a solution to a complex problem - detoxication of the digestive tract and normalization of the intestinal micro ecology. The immobilized probiotic called "Riso-lact" was registered at the Ministry of Health of the Republic of Kazakhstan as a biologically active food additive. The developed technology is patented and provides production of the medicine in the form of freeze-dried biomass immobilized in vials.
Y1  - 2014
U6  - http://dx.doi.org/10.18321/ectj224
SN  - 1562-3920
VL  - 15 (2013)
IS  - 3
SP  - 209
EP  - 217
PB  - Institute of Combustion Problems
CY  - Almaty
ER  -