TY - JOUR A1 - Behbahani, Mehdi A1 - Probst, M. A1 - Mai, A. A1 - Behr, Marek A1 - Tran, L. A1 - Vonderstein, K. A1 - Mottaghy, K. T1 - Numerical Prediction of Blood Damage in Biomedical Devices Y1 - 2010 N1 - Posterpresentation ; Biomedica Congress, Aachen, March 17-18, 2010 ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Siqueira, Jose R. A1 - Maki, Rafael M. A1 - Paulovich, Fernando V. A1 - Werner, Frederik A1 - Poghossian, Arshak A1 - Oliveira, Maria C. F. de A1 - Zucolotto, Valtencir A1 - Oliveira, Osvaldo N. Jr. A1 - Schöning, Michael Josef T1 - Use of information visualization methods eliminating cross talk in multiple sensing units investigated for a light-addressable potentiometric sensor JF - Analytical Chemistry N2 - The integration of nanostructured films containing biomolecules and silicon-based technologies is a promising direction for reaching miniaturized biosensors that exhibit high sensitivity and selectivity. A challenge, however, is to avoid cross talk among sensing units in an array with multiple sensors located on a small area. In this letter, we describe an array of 16 sensing units of a light-addressable potentiometric sensor (LAPS), which was made with layer-by-layer (LbL) films of a poly(amidomine) dendrimer (PAMAM) and single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWNTs), coated with a layer of the enzyme penicillinase. A visual inspection of the data from constant-current measurements with liquid samples containing distinct concentrations of penicillin, glucose, or a buffer indicated a possible cross talk between units that contained penicillinase and those that did not. With the use of multidimensional data projection techniques, normally employed in information visualization methods, we managed to distinguish the results from the modified LAPS, even in cases where the units were adjacent to each other. Furthermore, the plots generated with the interactive document map (IDMAP) projection technique enabled the distinction of the different concentrations of penicillin, from 5 mmol L−1 down to 0.5 mmol L−1. Data visualization also confirmed the enhanced performance of the sensing units containing carbon nanotubes, consistent with the analysis of results for LAPS sensors. The use of visual analytics, as with projection methods, may be essential to handle a large amount of data generated in multiple sensor arrays to achieve high performance in miniaturized systems Y1 - 2010 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1021/ac9024076 SN - 0003-2700 VL - 82 IS - 1 SP - 61 EP - 65 PB - ACS Publications CY - Washington ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Grottke, O. A1 - Braunschweig, T. A1 - Philippen, B. A1 - Gatzweiler, Karl-Heinz A1 - Gronloh, N. A1 - Staat, Manfred A1 - Rossaint, R. A1 - Tolba, R. T1 - A new model for blunt liver injuries in the swine JF - European Surgical Research N2 - Background: To elaborate the impact of new haemostatic agents we developed an instrument for the pressure-controlled induction of blunt liver injuries in a porcine animal model. Materials and Methods: A dilutional coagulopathy of 80% of animal blood volume was induced in 9 anaesthetized pigs. Animals were randomly assigned to be injured with a force of 112 Newton (N) (n = 1), 224 ± 19 N (n = 4) or 355 ± 35 N (n = 4). The impact of injury was measured by blood loss, survival time and coagulation parameters. Liver histology was obtained to evaluate the degree of liver injury. Results: The profound haemodilution resulted in a significant alteration of all coagulation parameters. After inflicting the injury with 355 ± 35 N, both the survival time (30 ± 9 min; p = 0.006) and blood loss (68 ± 16 ml min–1, p = 0.002) were significantly different as compared to injuries with 224 ± 19 N (survival time: 76 ± 20 min, blood loss: 23 ± 4 ml min–1). In contrast, an injury with 112 N led to an insignificant blood loss of only 239 ml. Conclusion: We developed a pressure-controlled clamp that allows for the induction of blunt liver traumas with highly reproducible injuries with a positive correlation with blood loss and survival. Y1 - 2010 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1159/000265053 SN - 1421-9921 VL - 44 IS - 2 SP - 65 EP - 73 PB - Karger CY - Basel ER -