TY  - JOUR
A1  - Kotliar, Konstantin
A1  - Kozlova, Tatiana V.
A1  - Lanzl, Ines M.
T1  - Postoperative aqueous outflow in the human eye after glaucoma filtration surgery: biofluidmechanical considerations
JF  - Biomedizinische Technik = Biomedical Engineering
Y1  - 2009
SN  - 1862-278X
VL  - 54
IS  - 1
SP  - 14
EP  - 22
PB  - -
ER  - 
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Seidova, Seid-Fatima
A1  - Kotliar, Konstantin
A1  - Foerger, Frauke
A1  - Klopfer, Matthias
A1  - Lanzl, Ines
T1  - Functional retinal changes in Gaucher disease
JF  - Documenta Ophthalmologica
Y1  - 2009
SN  - 1573-2622
VL  - 118
IS  - 2
SP  - 151
EP  - 154
PB  - Springer
CY  - Berlin
ER  - 
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Garhofer, Gerhard
A1  - Bek, Toke
A1  - Boehm, Andreas G.
A1  - Gherghel, Doina
A1  - Grundwald, Juan
A1  - Jeppesen, Peter
A1  - Kergoat, Hélène
A1  - Kotliar, Konstantin
A1  - Lanzl, Ines
A1  - Lovasik, John V.
A1  - Nagel, Edgar
A1  - Vilser, Walthard
A1  - Orgul, Selim
A1  - Schmetterer, Leopold
T1  - Use of the retinal vessel analyzer in ocular blood flow research
JF  - Acta Ophthalmol
N2  - The present article describes a standard instrument for the continuous online determination of retinal vessel diameters, the commercially available retinal vessel analyzer. This report is intended to provide informed guidelines for measuring ocular blood flow with this system. The report describes the principles underlying the method and the instruments currently available, and discusses clinical protocol and the specific parameters measured by the system. Unresolved questions and the possible limitations of the technique are also discussed.
Y1  - 2010
U6  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1755-3768.2009.01587.x
SN  - 1755-3768
VL  - 88
IS  - 7
SP  - 717
EP  - 722
PB  - Wiley-Blackwell
CY  - Oxford
ER  - 
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Baumann, Marcus
A1  - Schwarz, Sonja
A1  - Kotliar, Konstantin
A1  - Eynatten, Maximilian von
A1  - Trucksaess, Arno
A1  - Burckhardt, Klaus
A1  - Lutz, Jens
A1  - Heemann, Uwe
A1  - Lanzl, Ines
T1  - Non-diabetic chronic kidney disease influences retinal microvasculature
JF  - Kidney and Blood Pressure Research
Y1  - 2009
SN  - 1423-0143
VL  - 32
IS  - 6
SP  - 428
EP  - 433
PB  - -
ER  - 
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Burkhardt, Klaus
A1  - Schwarz, Sonja
A1  - Pan, Chengrui
A1  - Stelter, Felix
A1  - Kotliar, Konstantin
A1  - Eynatten, Maxilian von
A1  - Sollinger, Daniel
A1  - Lanzl, Ines
A1  - Heemann, Uwe
A1  - Baumann, Marcus
T1  - Myeloid-related protein 8/14 complex describes microcirculatory alterations in patients with type 2 diabetes and nephropathy
JF  - Cardiovascular Diabetology
Y1  - 2009
SN  - 1475-2840
VL  - 8
IS  - 10
SP  - 1
EP  - 8
PB  - -
ER  - 
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Kotliar, Konstantin
A1  - Baumann, Marcus
A1  - Vilser, Walthard
A1  - Lanzl, Ines M.
T1  - Pulse wave velocity in retinal arteries of healthy volunteers
JF  - British Journal of Ophthalmology (eBJO)
Y1  - 2011
SN  - 1468-2079
VL  - 95
IS  - 11
SP  - 675
EP  - 679
PB  - BMJ Publ. Group
CY  - London
ER  - 
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Kotliar, Konstantin
A1  - Lanzl, Ines M.
A1  - Schmidt-Trucksäss, A.
A1  - Sitnikova, Diana
A1  - Ali, Mohammad
A1  - Blume, Katharina
A1  - Halle, Martin
A1  - Hansser, Henner
T1  - Dynamic retinal vessel response to flicker in obesity: A methodological approach
JF  - Microvascular Research
Y1  - 2011
SN  - 0026-2862
VL  - 81
IS  - 1
SP  - 123
EP  - 128
PB  - Elsevier
CY  - Amsterdam
ER  - 
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Dashevsky, Alexey V.
A1  - Lanzl, Ines M.
A1  - Kotliar, Konstantin
T1  - Non-penetrating intracanalicular partial trabeculectomy via the ostia of Schlemm's canal
JF  - Graefe's Archive for Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology
Y1  - 2011
SN  - 0721-832x
VL  - 249
IS  - 4
SP  - 565
EP  - 573
PB  - Springer
CY  - Berlin
ER  - 
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Maier, M. M.
A1  - Feucht, N.
A1  - Winkler von Mohrenfels, C.
A1  - Kotliar, Konstantin
A1  - Fabian, E.
A1  - Lohmann, C. P.
T1  - Nahtlose Cerclage mit Skleratunnelfixation. Sutureless Encircling Band - Clinical Experience
JF  - Klinische Monatsblätter für Augenheilkunde
Y1  - 2011
SN  - 0344-6360
VL  - 228
IS  - 5
SP  - 473
EP  - 476
PB  - Thieme
CY  - Stuttgart
ER  - 
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Mikielewicz, Marek
A1  - Kotliar, Konstantin
A1  - Barraquer, Rafael I.
A1  - Michael, Ralph
T1  - Air-pulse corneal applanation signal curve parameters for the characterisation of keratoconus
JF  - British Journal of Ophthalmology (eBJO)
Y1  - 2011
SN  - 1468-2079
VL  - 95
IS  - 6
SP  - 793
EP  - 798
PB  - BMJ Publ. Group
CY  - London
ER  - 
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Pressler, Axel
A1  - Esefeld, Katrin
A1  - Scherr, Johannes
A1  - Ali, Mohammad
A1  - Hanssen, Henner
A1  - Kotliar, Konstantin
A1  - Lanzl, Ines
A1  - Halle, Martin
A1  - Kaemmerer, Harald
A1  - Schmidt-Trucksäss, Arno
A1  - Hager, Alfred
T1  - Structural alterations of retinal arterioles in adults late after repair of aortic isthmic coarctation
JF  - The American Journal of Cardiology
N2  - Patients after coarctation repair still have an increased risk of cardiovascular or cerebrovascular events. This has been explained by the persisting hypertension and alterations in the peripheral vessels. However, involvement of the central vessels such as the retinal arteries is virtually unknown. A total of 34 patients after coarctation repair (22 men and 12 women; 23 to 58 years old, age range 0 to 32 years at surgical repair) and 34 nonhypertensive controls underwent structural and functional retinal vessel analysis. Using structural analysis, the vessel diameters were measured. Using functional analysis, the endothelium-dependent vessel dilation in response to flicker light stimulation was assessed. In the patients after coarctation repair, the retinal arteriolar diameter was significantly reduced compared to that of the controls (median 182 μm, first to third quartile 171 to 197; vs 197 μm, first to third quartile 193 to 206; p <0.001). These findings were independent of the peripheral blood pressure and age at intervention. No differences were found for venules. The functional analysis findings were not different between the patients and controls (maximum dilation 3.5%, first to third quartile 2.1% to 4.5% vs 3.6%, first to third quartile 2.2% to 4.3%; p = 0.81), indicating preserved autoregulative mechanisms. In conclusion, the retinal artery diameter is reduced in patients after coarctation repair, independent of their current blood pressure level and age at intervention. As a structural marker of chronic vessel damage associated with past, current, or future hypertension, retinal arteriolar narrowing has been linked to stroke incidence. These results indicate an involvement of cerebral microcirculation in aortic coarctation, despite timely repair, and might contribute to explain the increased rate of cerebrovascular events in such patients.
Y1  - 2010
U6  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.amjcard.2009.10.070
SN  - 0002-9149
VL  - 105
IS  - 5
SP  - 740
EP  - 744
PB  - Elsevier
CY  - Amsterdam
ER  - 
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Kotliar, Konstantin
A1  - Svetlova, O. V.
A1  - Makarov, F. N.
A1  - Zaseeva, M. V.
T1  - Morfologicheskie i funktsional'nye osobennosti resnichnogo poiaska khrustalika kak kliuchevogo ispolnitel'nogo zvena v mekhanizme akkommodatsii glaza cheloveka = Morpho-functional characteristics of lens ciliary body as a key mechanism of accommodation in
JF  - Morfologiia (Saint Petersburg, Russia). 123 (2003), H. 3
Y1  - 2003
SN  - 1026-3543
N1  - Original in Russisch, English abstract
SP  - 7
EP  - 16
PB  - -
ER  - 
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Kotliar, Konstantin
A1  - Mogilevskiĭ, A. Ia.
A1  - Shilo, A. V.
A1  - Panchekha, A. P.
T1  - [Chaotic non-linear dynamics of alpha-band of the EEg and organization of the cortical activity of P300 wave] / Mogilevskiĭ, A. Ia. ; Kotliar, K. E. ; Shilo, A. V. ; Panchekha, A. P.
JF  - Zhurnal vyssheĭ nervnoĭ deiatelnosti imeni I P Pavlova. 58 (2008), H. 5
Y1  - 2008
SN  - 0044-4677
N1  - Original in Russisch ; English abstract
SP  - 562
EP  - 575
PB  - -
ER  - 
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Menzel, C.
A1  - Kotliar, Konstantin
A1  - Lanzl, I.
T1  - Retrospektive Untersuchung jahreszeitlich bedingter Einflussfaktoren auf den Augeninnendruck therapierter Glaukompatienten
JF  - Der Ophthalmologe
Y1  - 2009
SN  - 1433-0423
VL  - 106
IS  - 11
SP  - 1006
EP  - 1011
PB  - -
ER  - 
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Wiescher, A.
A1  - Kotliar, Konstantin
A1  - Neuhann, T.
A1  - Lanzl, Ines M.
T1  - Rasch progrediente Visusminderung beider Augen bei einem jungen Patienten
JF  - Der Ophthalmologe
N2  - Ein 34-jähriger männlicher Patient stellte sich zur Abklärung einer seit dem 9. Lebensjahr bestehenden und im letzten Jahr rasch progredienten Visusminderung beider Augen bei uns vor. Er beschrieb eine subjektiv zunehmende, im Spiegel für ihn selbst sichtbare, weißliche Trübung in der Pupille beidseits und eine starke Blendempfindlichkeit. Nebenbefundlich gab er rezidivierende Konjunktivitiden und morgens verklebte Lider an. Eine Allergie auf Gräserpollen und eine Unverträglichkeit auf Alkohol sowie mehrere Lebensmittel seien ebenfalls bekannt.

Zusätzlich leidet der Patient an stark ausgeprägtem atopischem Ekzem. Dieses wurde nie systemisch, sondern nur bei Bedarf mit kortisonhaltiger Salbe therapiert.
Y1  - 2010
U6  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00347-007-1586-x
SN  - 1433-0423
VL  - 105
IS  - 4
SP  - 389
EP  - 392
PB  - Springer
CY  - Berlin
ER  - 
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Kotliar, Konstantin
A1  - Maier, Mathias
A1  - Bauer, Svetlana
A1  - Feucht, Nikolaus
T1  - Effect of intravitreal injections and volume changes on intraocular pressure: clinical results and biomechanical model / Kotliar, Konstantin ; Maier, Mathias ; Bauer, Svetlana ; Feucht, Nikolaus ; Lohmann, Chris ; Lanzl, Ines
JF  - Acta Ophthalmologica Scandinavica. 85 (2007), H. 7
Y1  - 2007
SN  - 1755-3768
SP  - 777
EP  - 781
PB  - -
ER  - 
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Nurispahic, A.
A1  - Kotliar, Konstantin
A1  - Lanzl, I.
T1  - Messung der Akkommodation mittels optischer Biometrie
JF  - Der Ophthalmologe
Y1  - 2008
SN  - 1433-0423
VL  - 105
IS  - 4
SP  - 369
EP  - 375
PB  - -
ER  - 
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Lanzl, Ines M.
A1  - Seidova, Seid-Fatima
A1  - Erben, A.
A1  - Thürmel, K.
A1  - Kotliar, Konstantin
T1  - Diffuse stromale Hornhauttrübungen und Veränderungen der Hände
JF  - Der Ophthalmologe
N2  - Bilaterale stromale Hornhauttrübungen sind für den Augenarzt eine differenzialdiagnostische Herausforderung. Im folgenden Beitrag werden 2 Patieninnen (30 und 36 Jahre) mit unterschiedlich stark ausgeprägter stromaler diffuser Hornhauttrübung vorgestellt. Patientin 1 war kleinwüchsig (114 cm) und Patientin 2 normal groß (172 cm). Beide Patientinnen wiesen veränderte Gelenkstrukturen an Hand und Fußgelenken sowie diffuse stromale Hornhauttrübungen auf. Des Weiteren lagen eine Mitral- und Aorteninsuffizienz (Patientin 1) bzw. eine Aorteninsuffizienz (Patientin 2) vor. Die stromalen diffusen Hornhauttrübungen ließen im Zusammenhang mit den Gelenkveränderungen ein Scheie-Syndrom vermuten. Therapeutisch ist bei Patienten mit Visusminderung eine (lamelläre) Keratoplastik sinnvoll.
Y1  - 2010
U6  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00347-009-2066-2
SN  - 1433-0423
VL  - 107
IS  - 4
SP  - 363
EP  - 365
PB  - Springer
CY  - Berlin
ER  - 
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Lanzl, Ines M.
A1  - Seidova, Seid-Fatima
A1  - Maier, Mathias
A1  - Schmidt-Trucksäss, Arno
A1  - Halle, Martin
A1  - Kotliar, Konstantin
T1  - Dynamic retinal vessel response to flicker in age-related macular degeneration patients before and after vascular endothelial growth factor inhibitor injection
JF  - Acta Ophthalmologica
Y1  - 2011
SN  - 1755-3768
VL  - 89
IS  - 5
SP  - 472
EP  - 479
PB  - Wiley
CY  - Weinheim
ER  - 
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Kotliar, Konstantin
A1  - Maier, Mathias
A1  - Bauer, Svetlana
A1  - Feucht, Nikolaus
A1  - Lohmann, Chris
A1  - Lanzl, Ines
T1  - Intravitreal injection of triamcinolone acetonide and intraocular pressure: author's reply
JF  - Acta Ophthalmologica
Y1  - 2008
SN  - 1755-3768
VL  - 86
IS  - 6
SP  - 692
EP  - 693
PB  - -
ER  - 
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Kotliar, Konstantin
A1  - Nagel, Edgar
A1  - Vilser, Walthard
A1  - Lanzl, Ines M.
T1  - Functional in vivo assessment of retinal artery microirregularities in glaucoma / Kotliar, Konstantin E. ; Nagel, Edgar ; Vilser, Walthard ; Lanzl, Ines M.
JF  - Acta Ophthalmologica. 86 (2008), H. 4
Y1  - 2008
SN  - 1755-3768
SP  - 424
EP  - 433
PB  - -
ER  - 
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Kotliar, Konstantin
A1  - Lanzl, Ines M.
A1  - Hanssen, Henner
A1  - Eberhardt, Karla
A1  - Vilser, Walthard
A1  - Halle, Martin
A1  - Heemann, Uwe
A1  - Schmidt-Trucksäss, Arno
A1  - Baumann, Marcus
T1  - Does increased blood pressure rather than aging influence retinal pulse wave velocity?
JF  - Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science, IOVS
N2  - Purpose: It was demonstrated previously that retinal pulse wave velocity (rPWV) as a measure of retinal arterial stiffness is increased in aged anamnestically healthy volunteers compared with young healthy subjects. Using novel methodology of rPWV assessment this finding was confirmed and investigated whether it might relate to the increased blood pressure usually accompanying the aging process, rather than to the aging itself.

Methods: A total of 12 young 25.5-year-old (24.0–28.8) [median(1st quartile–3rd quartile)] and 12 senior 68.5-year-old (63.8–71.8) anamnestically healthy volunteers; and 12 senior 63.0-year-old (60.8–65.0) validated healthy volunteers and 12 young 33.0-year-old (29.5–35.0) hypertensive patients were examined. Time-dependent alterations of vessel diameter were assessed by the Dynamic Vessel Analyzer in a retinal artery of each subject. The data were filtered and processed using mathematical signal analysis and rPWVs were calculated.

Results: rPWV amounted to 1200 (990-1470) RU (relative units)/s in the hypertensive group and to 1040 (700-2230) RU/s in anamnestically healthy seniors. These differed significantly from rPWVs in young healthy group (410 [280–500] RU/s) and in validated healthy seniors (400 [320–510] RU/s). rPWV associated with age and mean arterial pressure (MAP) in the pooled cohort excluded validated healthy seniors. In a regression model these associations remain when alternately adjusted for MAP and age. When including validated healthy seniors in the pooled cohort only association with MAP remains.

Conclusions: Both aging (with not excluded cardiovascular risk factors) and mild hypertension are associated with elevated rPWV. rPWV increases to a similar extent both in young mildly hypertensive subjects and in aged anamnestically healthy persons. Healthy aging is not associated with increased rPWV.
Y1  - 2012
U6  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1167/iovs.11-8815
SN  - 0146-0404
VL  - 53
IS  - 4
SP  - 2119
EP  - 2126
PB  - ARVO
CY  - Rockville, Md.
ER  - 
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Kotliar, Konstantin
A1  - Vilser, W.
A1  - Schmidt-Trucksäss, A.
A1  - Halle, M.
A1  - Lanzl, I. M.
T1  - Zeitliche Schwingungen retinaler Gefäßdurchmesser bei Gesunden unterschiedlichen Alters : Kreuz- und Autokorrelation für dynamische Gefäßanalyse
JF  - Der Ophthalmologe
Y1  - 2009
SN  - 1433-0423
VL  - 106
IS  - 7
SP  - 609
EP  - 618
PB  - -
ER  - 
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Kotliar, Konstantin
A1  - Nagel, Edgar
A1  - Vilser, Walthard
A1  - Seidova, Seid-Fatima
A1  - Lanzl, Ines
T1  - Microstructural alterations of retinal arterial blood column along the vessel axis in systemic hypertension
JF  - Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science, IOVS
N2  - Purpose: Image analysis by the retinal vessel analyzer (RVA) observes retinal vessels in their dynamic state online noninvasively along a chosen vessel segment. It has been found that high-frequency diameter changes in the retinal artery blood column along the vessel increase significantly in anamnestically healthy volunteers with increasing age and in patients with glaucoma during vascular dilation. This study was undertaken to investigate whether longitudinal sections of the retinal artery blood column are altered in systemic hypertension.

Methods: Retinal arteries of 15 untreated patients with essential arterial hypertension (age, 50.9 ± 11.9 years) and of 15 age-matched anamnestically healthy volunteers were examined by RVA. After baseline assessment, a monochromatic luminance flicker (530–600 nm; 12.5 Hz; 20 s) was applied to evoke retinal vasodilation. Differences in amplitude and frequency of spatial artery blood column diameter change along segments (longitudinal arterial profiles) of 1 mm in length were measured and analyzed using Fourier transformation.

Results: In the control group, average reduced power spectra (ARPS) of longitudinal arterial profiles did not differ when arteries changed from constriction to dilation. In the systemic hypertension group, ARPS during constriction, baseline, and restoration were identical and differed from ARPS during dilation (P < 0.05). Longitudinal arterial profiles in both groups showed significant dissimilitude at baseline and restoration (P < 0.05).

Conclusions: The retinal artery blood column demonstrates microstructural alterations in systemic hypertension and is less irregular along the vessel axis during vessel dilation. These microstructural changes may be an indication of alterations in vessel wall rigidity, vascular endothelial function, and smooth muscle cells in this disease, leading to impaired perfusion and regulation.
Y1  - 2010
U6  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1167/iovs.09-3649
SN  - 0146-0404
VL  - 51
IS  - 4
SP  - 2165
EP  - 2172
PB  - ARVO
CY  - Rockville, Md.
ER  - 
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Kotliar, Konstantin
A1  - Lanzl, Ines M.
T1  - Can vascular function be assessed by the interpretation of retinal vascular diameter changes?
JF  - Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science, IOVS. 52 (2011), H. 1
Y1  - 2011
SN  - 0146-0404
SP  - 635
EP  - 636
PB  - ARVO
CY  - Rockville, Md.
ER  - 
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Kotliar, Konstantin
A1  - Mücke, Bruno
A1  - Vilser, Walthard
A1  - Schilling, Rudolf
T1  - Effect of aging on retinal artery blood column diameter measured along the vessel axis / Kotliar, Konstantin E. ; Mücke, Bruno ; Vilser, Walthard ; Schilling, Rudolf ; Lanzl, Ines M.
JF  - Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science, IOVS. 49 (2008), H. 5
Y1  - 2008
SN  - 0146-0404
SP  - 2094
EP  - 2102
PB  - -
ER  - 
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Novacek, V.
A1  - Tran, Thanh Ngoc
A1  - Klinge, U.
A1  - Tolba, R. H.
A1  - Staat, Manfred
A1  - Bronson, D. G.
A1  - Miesse, A. M.
A1  - Whiffen, J.
A1  - Turquier, F.
T1  - Finite element modelling of stapled colorectal end-to-end anastomosis : Advantages of variable height stapler design
JF  - Journal of Biomechanics
N2  - The impact of surgical staplers on tissues has been studied mostly in an empirical manner. In this paper, finite element method was used to clarify the mechanics of tissue stapling and associated phenomena. Various stapling modalities and several designs of circular staplers were investigated to evaluate the impact of the device on tissues and mechanical performance of the end-to-end colorectal anastomosis. Numerical simulations demonstrated that a single row of staples is not adequate to resist leakage due to non-linear buckling and opening of the tissue layers between two adjacent staples. Compared to the single staple row configuration, significant increase in stress experienced by the tissue at the inner staple rows was observed in two and three rows designs. On the other hand, adding second and/or third staple row had no effect on strain in the tissue inside the staples. Variable height design with higher staples in outer rows significantly reduced the stresses and strains in outer rows when compared to the same configuration with flat cartridge.
KW  - Variable height stapler design
KW  - Anastomotic leakage
KW  - Finite element modelling
KW  - End-to-end colorectal anastomosis
KW  - Surgical staplers
Y1  - 2012
U6  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jbiomech.2012.07.021
SN  - 1873-2380
VL  - 45
IS  - 115
SP  - 2693
EP  - 2697
PB  - Elsevier
CY  - Amsterdam
ER  - 
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Nguyen, Nhu Huynh
A1  - Duong, Minh Tuan
A1  - Tran, Thanh Ngoc
A1  - Pham, Phu Tinh
A1  - Grottke, O.
A1  - Tolba, R.
A1  - Staat, Manfred
T1  - Influence of a freeze–thaw cycle on the stress–stretch curves of tissues of porcine abdominal organs
JF  - Journal of Biomechanics
N2  - The paper investigates both fresh porcine spleen and liver and the possible decomposition of these organs under a freeze–thaw cycle. The effect of tissue preservation condition is an important factor which should be taken into account for protracted biomechanical tests. In this work, tension tests were conducted for a large number of tissue specimens from twenty pigs divided into two groups of 10. Concretely, the first group was tested in fresh state; the other one was tested after a freeze-thaw cycle which simulates the conservation conditions before biomechanical experiments. A modified Fung model for isotropic behavior was adopted for the curve fitting of each kind of tissues. Experimental results show strong effects of the realistic freeze–thaw cycle on the capsule of elastin-rich spleen but negligible effects on the liver which virtually contains no elastin. This different behavior could be explained by the autolysis of elastin by elastolytic enzymes during the warmer period after thawing. Realistic biomechanical properties of elastin-rich organs can only be expected if really fresh tissue is tested. The observations are supported by tests of intestines.
KW  - Autolysis
KW  - Decomposition
KW  - Freeze–thaw process
KW  - Spleen
KW  - Liver
Y1  - 2012
U6  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jbiomech.2012.07.008
SN  - 1873-2380
VL  - 45
IS  - 14
SP  - 2382
EP  - 2386
PB  - Elsevier
CY  - Amsterdam
ER  - 
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Kurulgan Demirci, Eylem
A1  - Demirci, Taylan
A1  - Linder, Peter
A1  - Trzewik, Jürgen
A1  - Gierkowski, Jessica Ricarda
A1  - Gossmann, Matthias
A1  - Kayser, Peter
A1  - Porst, Dariusz
A1  - Digel, Ilya
A1  - Artmann, Gerhard
A1  - Temiz Artmann, Aysegül
T1  - rhAPC reduces the endothelial cell permeability via a decrease of contractile tensions induced by endothelial cells
JF  - Journal of Bioscience and Bioengineering
N2  - All cells generate contractile tension. This strain is crucial for mechanically controlling the cell shape, function and survival. In this study, the CellDrum technology quantifying cell's (the cellular) mechanical tension on a pico-scale was used to investigate the effect of lipopolysaccharide (LPS) on human aortic endothelial cell (HAoEC) tension. The LPS effect during gram-negative sepsis on endothelial cells is cell contraction causing endothelium permeability increase. The aim was to finding out whether recombinant activated protein C (rhAPC) would reverse the endothelial cell response in an in-vitro sepsis model. In this study, the established in-vitro sepsis model was confirmed by interleukin 6 (IL-6) levels at the proteomic and genomic levels by ELISA, real time-PCR and reactive oxygen species (ROS) activation by florescence staining. The thrombin cellular contraction effect on endothelial cells was used as a positive control when the CellDrum technology was applied. Additionally, the Ras homolog gene family, member A (RhoA) mRNA expression level was checked by real time-PCR to support contractile tension results. According to contractile tension results, the mechanical predominance of actin stress fibers was a reason of the increased endothelial contractile tension leading to enhanced endothelium contractility and thus permeability enhancement. The originality of this data supports firstly the basic measurement principles of the CellDrum technology and secondly that rhAPC has a beneficial effect on sepsis influenced cellular tension. The technology presented here is promising for future high-throughput cellular tension analysis that will help identify pathological contractile tension responses of cells and prove further cell in-vitro models.
KW  - Cell permeability
KW  - Cellular force
KW  - Endothelial cells
KW  - Recombinant activated protein C
KW  - Lipopolysaccharide
KW  - Contractile tension
KW  - CellDrum
Y1  - 2012
U6  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jbiosc.2012.03.019
SN  - 1347-4421
VL  - 113
IS  - 2
SP  - 212
EP  - 219
PB  - Elsevier
CY  - Amsterdam
ER  - 
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Hanssen, H.
A1  - Nickel, T.
A1  - Drexel, V.
A1  - Hertel, G.
A1  - Emslander, I.
A1  - Sisic, Z.
A1  - Lorang, D.
A1  - Schuster, T.
A1  - Kotliar, Konstantin
A1  - Pressler, A.
A1  - Schmidt-Trucksäss, A.
A1  - Weis, M.
A1  - Halle, M.
T1  - Exercise-induced alterations of retinal vessel diameters and cardiovascular risk reduction in obesity
JF  - Atherosclerosis
Y1  - 2011
SN  - 0021-9150
VL  - 216
IS  - 2
SP  - 433
EP  - 439
PB  - Elsevier
CY  - Amsterdam
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  - JOUR
A1  - Leimena, W.
A1  - Artmann, Gerhard
A1  - Dachwald, Bernd
A1  - Temiz Artmann, Aysegül
A1  - Gossmann, Matthias
A1  - Digel, Ilya
T1  - Feasibility of an in-situ microbial decontamination of an ice-melting probe
JF  - Eurasian Chemico-Technological Journal. 12 (2010), H. 2
Y1  - 2010
SN  - 1562-3920
SP  - 145
EP  - 150
ER  - 
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Amin, Rashid
A1  - Temiz Artmann, Aysegül
A1  - Artmann, Gerhard
A1  - Lazarovici, Philip
A1  - Lelkes, Peter I.
T1  - Permeability of an In Vitro Model of Blood Brain Barrier (BBB)
JF  - 13th International Conference on Biomedical Engineering / Lim, Chwee Teck [Ed.]
Y1  - 2009
SN  - 978-3-540-92841-6
N1  - IFMBE Proceedings ; 23, Track 1 ; ICBME 2008 3–6 December 2008 Singapore
SP  - 81
EP  - 84
ER  - 
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Behbahani, Mehdi
A1  - Mai, A.
A1  - Bergmann, B.
A1  - Waluga, C.
A1  - Behr, M.
A1  - Tran, L.
A1  - Vonderstein, K.
A1  - Mottaghy, K.
T1  - Modeling and Numerical Simulation of Blood Damage
Y1  - 2010
N1  - Posterpresentation ; Umbrella Symposium "Modelling and Simulation in Medicine, Engineering and Sciences", Forschungszentrum Jülich, January 18-20, 2010
ER  - 
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Behbahani, Mehdi
A1  - Waluga, C.
A1  - Arlt, S.
A1  - Behr, M.
A1  - Mottaghy, K.
T1  - Computational Analysis of Platelet Aggregation in a Taylor-Couette System
JF  - The International Journal of Artificial Organs. 31 (2008), H. 7
Y1  - 2008
SN  - 0391-3988
N1  - Posterpresentation ; European Society of Artificial Organs (ESAO), Geneva, Switzerland
SP  - 643
ER  - 
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Behbahani, Mehdi
A1  - Mai, A.
A1  - Waluga, C.
A1  - Bergmann, B.
A1  - Tran, L.
A1  - Vonderstein, K.
A1  - Behr, M.
A1  - Mottaghy, K.
T1  - Numerical Modeling of Flow-Related Thrombus Formation under Physiological and Non-Physiological Flow Conditions
JF  - Acta Physiologica
Y1  - 2010
SN  - 1748-1716
N1  - Joint Congress of the Scandinavian and German Physiological Societies, Copenhagen, Denmark, March 27-30, 2010
VL  - 198
IS  - Supplement 677
SP  - 185
ER  - 
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Behbahani, Mehdi
A1  - Probst, M.
A1  - Mai, A.
A1  - Behr, M.
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  - Probst, M.
A1  - Behbahani, Mehdi
A1  - Borrmann, E.
A1  - Elgeti, S.
A1  - Nicolai, M.
A1  - Behr, M.
T1  - Hemodynamic Modeling for Numerical Analysis and Design of Medical Devices
Y1  - 2010
N1  - Posterpresentation ; NIC Symposium 2010 ; 24 - 25 February 2010 Jülich, Germany
ER  - 
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Behbahani, Mehdi
A1  - Waluga, C.
A1  - Stock, S.
A1  - Mai, A.
A1  - Bergmann, B.
A1  - Behr, M.
A1  - Tran, L.
A1  - Vonderstein, K.
A1  - Scheidt, H.
A1  - Oedekoven, B.
A1  - Mottaghy, K.
T1  - Modelling and Numerical Analysis of Platelet Reactions and Surface Thrombus Growth
Y1  - 2009
N1  - Posterpresentation ; European Society of Biomaterials (ESB), Lausanne, Switzerland, September 7-10, 2009
ER  - 
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Behbahani, Mehdi
A1  - Nam, J.
A1  - Waluga, C.
A1  - Behr, M.
A1  - Pasquali, M.
A1  - Mottaghy, K.
T1  - Modeling and Numerical Analysis of Platelet Activation, Adhesion and Aggregation in Artificial Organs
Y1  - 2010
U6  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/01.mat.0000369377.65122.a3
N1  - Posterpresentation American Society of Artificial Organs (ASAIO), Baltimore, USA, May 27-29, 2010
ER  - 
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Jansen, S. V.
A1  - Behbahani, Mehdi
A1  - Laumen, M.
A1  - Kaufmann, T.
A1  - Hormes, M.
A1  - Behr, M.
A1  - Schmitz-Rode, T.
A1  - Steinseifer, U.
T1  - Investigation of Steady Flow Through a Realistic Model of the Thoracic Human Aorta Using 3D Stereo PIV and CFD-Simulation
Y1  - 2010
N1  - Posterpresentation ; American Society of Artificial Organs (ASAIO), Baltimore, USA, May 27-29, 2010
ER  - 
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Nam, J.
A1  - Arora, D.
A1  - Behbahani, Mehdi
A1  - Probst, M.
A1  - Benkowski, R.
A1  - Behr, M.
A1  - Pasquali, M.
T1  - New computational method in hemolysis analysis for artificial heart pump
Y1  - 2010
N1  - Posterpresentation ; American Society of Artificial Organs (ASAIO), Baltimore, USA, May 27-29, 2010
ER  - 
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Behbahani, Mehdi
A1  - Tran, L.
A1  - Jockenhövel, S.
A1  - Behr, M.
A1  - Mottaghy, K.
T1  - Numerical prediction of thrombocyte reactions for application to a vascular flow model
JF  - British Journal of Surgery
Y1  - 2011
SN  - 1365-2168
N1  - 46th Congress of the European Society for Surgical Research, Aachen, Germany, 25-28 May 2011 ; ESSR Abstracts 2011 ; Oral Sessions OP10-5
VL  - 98
IS  - S5
SP  - S17
PB  - Oxford University Press
CY  - Oxford
ER  - 
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Behbahani, Mehdi
A1  - Tran, L.
A1  - Waluga, C.
A1  - Behr, M.
A1  - Oedekoven, B.
A1  - Mottaghy, K.
T1  - Model-based Numerical Analysis of Platelet Adhesion, Thrombus Growth and Aggregation for Assist Devices
JF  - The International Journal of Artificial Organs. 32 (2009), H. 7
Y1  - 2009
SN  - 0391-3988
N1  - Abstracts - Oral Presentations: XXXVI Annual ESAO Congress, 2-5 September 2009, Compiègne - France; European Society of Artificial Organs (ESAO), Compiegne, France, September 2-5, 2009
SP  - 398
EP  - 398
ER  - 
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Steinseifer, Ulrich
A1  - Kashefi, Ali
A1  - Hormes, Marcus
A1  - Schoberer, Mark
A1  - Orlikowsky, Thorsten
A1  - Behbahani, Mehdi
A1  - Behr, Marek
A1  - Schmitz-Rode, Thomas
T1  - Miniaturization of ECMO Systems : Engineering Challenges and Methods
JF  - Artificial Organs. 33 (2009), H. 5
Y1  - 2009
SN  - 1525-1594
N1  - Fifth International Conference on Pediatric Mechanical Circulatory Support Systems and Pediatric Cardiopulmonary Perfusion Abstracts <May 28, 2009>
SP  - A55
EP  - A55
ER  - 
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Behbahani, Mehdi
A1  - Probst, M.
A1  - Mai, A.
A1  - Tran, L.
A1  - Vonderstein, K.
A1  - Keschenau, P.
A1  - Linde, T.
A1  - Steinseifer, U.
A1  - Behr, M.
A1  - Mottaghy, K.
T1  - The influence of high shear on thrombosis and hemolysis in artificial organs
JF  - Artificial Organs
Y1  - 2010
SN  - 0391-3988
N1  - Special Issue: SI ; Meeting abstract
VL  - 33
IS  - 7
SP  - 426
EP  - 426
ER  - 
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Jansen, Sebastian
A1  - Behbahani, Mehdi
A1  - Laumen, Marco
A1  - Kaufmann, Tim
A1  - Hormes, Marcus
A1  - Schmitz-Rode, Thomas
A1  - Behr, Marek
A1  - Steinseifer, Ulrich
T1  - 3D Stereo-PIV Validation for CFD-Simulation of Steady Flow through the Human Aorta using Rapid-Prototyping techniques
Y1  - 2010
N1  - abstract ; IV International Symposium on Modelling of Physiological Flows, Sardinia, Italy, June 02-05, 2010 ; MPF2010
ER  - 
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Behbahani, Mehdi
A1  - Nicolai, M.
T1  - Interaktive Exploration von Blutströmungsprozessen in Herzpumpen
JF  - VRCA-Jahresbericht 2005/2006
Y1  - 2006
N1  - Virtual Reality Center <Aachen >
SP  - 88
EP  - 90
PB  - Virtual Reality Center
CY  - Aachen
ER  - 
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Behbahani, Mehdi
A1  - Behr, M.
A1  - Arora, D.
A1  - Coronado, O.
A1  - Pasquali, M.
T1  - CFD Analysis of MicroMed Debakey Pump and Hemolysis Prediction / Behbahani, M. ; Behr, M. ; Arora, D. ; Coronado, O. ; Pasquali, M.
JF  - Artificial Organs. 30 (2006), H. 11
Y1  - 2006
SN  - 1525-1594
N1  - Abstracts 14th Congress of the International Society for Rotary Blood Pumps, Leuven, Belgium, August 31–September 2, 2006 ; S7-4
SP  - A45
EP  - A46
ER  - 
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Behbahani, Mehdi
A1  - Behr, Marek
A1  - Nicolai, Mike
A1  - Probst, Markus
T1  - Towards Shape Optimization for Ventricular Assist Devices Using Parallel Stabilized FEM
JF  - NIC Symposium 2008 : symposium, 20 - 21 February 2008, Forschungszentrum Jülich ; proceedings / organized by John von Neumann Institute for Computing. Ed. by Gernot Münster; Dietrich Wolf; Manfred Kremer (ed.)
Y1  - 2008
SN  - 978-3-9810843-5-1
N1  - NIC series ; 39
SP  - 325
EP  - 332
PB  - Forschungszentrum
CY  - Jülich
ER  -