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  - Iken, Heiko
A1  - Kirsanov, D.
A1  - Legin, A.
A1  - Schöning, Michael Josef
T1  - Novel Thin-Film Polymeric Materials for the Detection of Heavy Metals
JF  - Procedia Engineering
N2  - A variety of transition metals, e.g., copper, zinc, cadmium, lead, etc. are widely used in industry as components for wires, coatings, alloys, batteries, paints and so on. The inevitable presence of transition metals in industrial processes implies the ambition of developing a proper analytical technique for their adequate monitoring. Most of these elements, especially lead and cadmium, are acutely toxic for biological organisms. Quantitative determination of these metals at low activity levels in different environmental and industrial samples is therefore a vital task. A promising approach to achieve an at-side or on-line monitoring on a miniaturized and cost efficient way is the combination of a common potentiometric sensor array with heavy metal-sensitive thin-film materials, like chalcogenide glasses and polymeric materials, respectively.
Y1  - 2012
U6  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.proeng.2012.09.148
SN  - 1877-7058
N1  - Part of special issue "26th European Conference on Solid-State Transducers, EUROSENSOR 2012"
IS  - 47
SP  - 322
EP  - 325
PB  - Elsevier
CY  - Amsterdam
ER  - 
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Werner, Frederik
A1  - Groebel, Simone
A1  - Krumbe, Christoph
A1  - Wagner, Torsten
A1  - Selmer, Thorsten
A1  - Yoshinobu, Tatsuo
A1  - Baumann, Marcus
A1  - Schöning, Michael Josef
T1  - Nutrient concentration-sensitive microorganism-based biosensor
JF  - Physica Status Solidi (a)
Y1  - 2012
U6  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/pssa.201100801
SN  - 1862-6319
VL  - 209
IS  - 5
SP  - 900
EP  - 904
PB  - Wiley-VCH
CY  - Weinheim
ER  - 
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Olbertz, Klaus
A1  - Fahrig, Stephan
T1  - Offshoring als Betriebs(teil)übergang gemäß § 613a BGB
JF  - ZIP Zeitschrift für Wirtschaftsrecht
Y1  - 2018
SN  - 0723-9416
N1  - gedruckt in der Bereichsbibliothek Eupener Str. unter der Signatur 43 Z 548 vorhanden
IS  - 42
SP  - 2045
PB  - Verlag Dr. Otto Schmidt
CY  - Köln
ER  - 
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Aggarwal, P.
A1  - Dhiman, S.
A1  - Kumar, G.
A1  - Scherer, Ulrich W.
A1  - Singla, M. L.
A1  - Srivastava, A.
T1  - Optical study of poly(ethyleneterephthalate) modified by different ionizing radiation dose
JF  - Indian Journal of Pure and Applied Physics
N2  - Thin films of poly(ethyleneterephthalate) [PET]were exposed to radiation dose ranging from 10 to 30 kGy by using gamma rays in the range 12.8-177.8 MGy using swift light ions of hydrogen. There was no effect of the radiation dose on the optical behaviour of PET as a result of exposure to radiation dose up to 30 kGy brought about by gamma rays but a significant decrease in the optical band gap values was observed when PET was exposed to swift light ions of hydrogen. The data obtained are discussed in terms of optical studies carried out on PET using swift heavy ions.
Y1  - 2012
SN  - 0019-5596
VL  - 50
IS  - 2
SP  - 129
EP  - 132
ER  - 
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Reisgen, Uwe
A1  - Schleser, Markus
A1  - Mokrov, Oleg
A1  - Ahmed, Essam
T1  - Optimization of laser welding of DP/TRIP steel sheets using statistical approach
JF  - Optics and laser technology
N2  - Generally, the quality of a weld joint is directly influenced by the welding input parameter settings. Selection of proper process parameters is important to obtain the desired weld bead profile and quality. In this research work, numerical and graphical optimization techniques of the CO2 laser beam welding of dual phase (DP600)/transformation induced plasticity (TRIP700) steel sheets were carried out using response surface methodology (RSM) based on Box–Behnken design. The procedure was established to improve the weld quality, increase the productivity and minimize the total operation cost by considering the welding parameters range of laser power (2–2.2 kW), welding speed (40–50 mm/s) and focus position (−1 to 0 mm). It was found that, RSM can be considered as a powerful tool in experimental welding optimization, even when the experimenter does not have a model for the process. Strong, efficient and low cost weld joints could be achieved using the optimum welding conditions.
Y1  - 2012
U6  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.optlastec.2011.06.028
SN  - 1879-2545 (E-Journal); 0030-3992 (Print); 0308-4280 (Print)
VL  - 44
IS  - 1
SP  - 255
EP  - 262
PB  - Elsevier
CY  - Amsterdam
ER  - 
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Boettcher, Martin
A1  - Haselhuhn, Angelika
A1  - Jakse, Gerhard
A1  - Brehmer, Bernhard
A1  - Kirschner-Hermanns, Ruth
T1  - Overactive bladder syndrome: an underestimated long-term problem after treatment of patients with localized prostate cancer?
JF  - BJU international
N2  - In this study we observed courses of micturition symptoms and differentiated degrees of symptoms for each point in time while also considering the impact of bothersomeness. Our data show that not only significantly more patients who have undergone BT suffer from OAB than those who have undergone RP, but also that those affected show significantly higher values for severity of OAB symptoms throughout the whole observation period of 36 months. Our data analysis further shows that variability of OAB symptoms as well as fluctuation of severity of OAB symptoms vary to a significantly higher degree after BT than after RP. Looking only at mean figures at a given point in time clearly underestimates the underlying problem. This fact is not reflected in the literature.
KW  - quality of life
KW  - prostate cancer
KW  - prostatectomy
KW  - incontinence
KW  - brachytherapy
Y1  - 2012
U6  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1464-410X.2011.10623.x
SN  - 1365-2176 (E-Journal); 1464-410X (E-Journal); 0007-1331 (Print); 1464-4096 (Print)
VL  - 109
IS  - 12
SP  - 1824
EP  - 1830
PB  - Wiley-Blackwell
CY  - Oxford
ER  - 
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Gutheil, Inge
A1  - Berg, Tommy
A1  - Grotendorst, Johannes
T1  - Performance Analysis of Parallel Eigensolvers of two Libraries on BlueGene/P
JF  - Journal of Mathematics and Systems Science
N2  - Many applications in computational science and engineering require the computation of eigenvalues and vectors of dense symmetric or Hermitian matrices. For example, in DFT (density functional theory) calculations on modern supercomputers 10% to 30% of the eigenvalues and eigenvectors of huge dense matrices have to be calculated. Therefore, performance and parallel scaling of the used eigensolvers is of upmost interest. In this article different routines of the linear algebra packages ScaLAPACK and Elemental for parallel solution of the symmetric eigenvalue problem are compared concerning their performance on the BlueGene/P supercomputer. Parameters for performance optimization are adjusted for the different data distribution methods used in the two libraries. It is found that for all test cases the new library Elemental which uses a two-dimensional element by element distribution of the matrices to the processors shows better performance than the old ScaLAPACK library which uses a block-cyclic distribution.
KW  - performance analysis
KW  - Elemental
KW  - ScaLAPACK
KW  - eigensolvers
KW  - Numerical linear algebra
Y1  - 2012
U6  - http://dx.doi.org/10.17265/2159-5291/2012.04.003
SN  - 2159-5291
VL  - 2
IS  - 4
SP  - 231
EP  - 236
PB  - David Publishing
CY  - Libertyville
ER  - 
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Henken, F. E.
A1  - Oosterhuis, K.
A1  - Öhlschläger, Peter
A1  - Bosch, L.
A1  - Hooijberg, E.
A1  - Haanen, J. B. A. G.
A1  - Steenbergen, R. D. M.
T1  - Preclinical safety evaluation of DNA vaccines encoding modified HPV16 E6 and E7
JF  - Vaccine
N2  - Persistent infection with high-risk human papillomaviruses (hrHPV) can result in the formation of anogenital cancers. As hrHPV proteins E6 and E7 are required for cancer initiation and maintenance, they are ideal targets for immunotherapeutic interventions. Previously, we have described the development of DNA vaccines for the induction of HPV16 E6 and E7 specific T cell immunity. These vaccines consist of ‘gene-shuffled’ (SH) versions of HPV16 E6 and E7 that were fused to Tetanus Toxin Fragment C domain 1 (TTFC) and were named TTFC-E6SH and TTFC-E7SH. Gene-shuffling was performed to avoid the risk of inducing malignant transformation at the vaccination site. Here, we describe the preclinical safety evaluation of these candidate vaccines by analysis of their transforming capacity in vitro using established murine fibroblasts (NIH 3T3 cells) and primary human foreskin keratinocytes (HFKs). We demonstrate that neither ectopic expression of TTFC-E6SH and TTFC-E7SH alone or in combination enabled NIH 3T3 cells to form colonies in soft agar. In contrast, expression of HPV16 E6WT and E7WT alone or in combination resulted in effective transformation. Similarly, retroviral transduction of HFKs from three independent donors with both TTFC-E6SH and TTFC-E7SH alone or in combination did not show any signs of immortalization. In contrast, the combined expression of E6WT and E7WT induced immortalization in HFKs from all donors. Based on these results we consider it justified to proceed to clinical evaluation of DNA vaccines encoding TTFC-E6SH and TTFC-E7SH in patients with HPV16 associated (pre)malignancies.
Y1  - 2012
U6  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.vaccine.2012.04.013
SN  - 0264-410X
VL  - 30
IS  - 28
SP  - 4259
EP  - 4266
PB  - Elsevier
CY  - Amsterdam
ER  - 
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Hötter, Jan-Steffen
A1  - Fateri, Miranda
A1  - Gebhardt, Andreas
T1  - Prozessoptimierung des SLM-Prozesses mit hoch-reflektiven und thermisch sehr gut leitenden Materialien durch systematische Parameterfindung und begleitende Simulationen am Beispiel von Silber
JF  - RTejournal - Forum für Rapid Technologie
N2  - Additive Manufacturing durch Aufschmelzen von Metallpulvern hat sich auf breiter Front als Herstellverfahren, auch für Endprodukte, etabliert. Besonders für die Variante des Selective Laser Melting (SLM) sind Anwendungen in der Zahntechnik bereits weit verbreitet und der Einsatz in sensitiven Branchen wie der Luftfahrt ist in greifbare Nähe gerückt. Deshalb werden auch vermehrt Anstrengungen unternommen, um bisher nicht verarbeitete Materialien zu qualifizieren. Dies sind vorzugsweise Nicht-Eisen- und Edelmetalle, die sowohl eine sehr hohe Reflektivität als auch eine sehr gute Wärmeleitfähigkeit aufweisen – beides Eigenschaften, die die Beherrschung des Laser-Schmelzprozesses erschweren und nur kleine Prozessfenster zulassen. Die Arbeitsgruppe SLM des Lehr- und Forschungsgebietes Hochleistungsverfahren der Fertigungstechnik hat sich unter der Randbedingung einer kleinen und mit geringer Laserleistung ausgestatteten SLM Maschine der Aufgabe gewidmet und am Beispiel von Silber die Parameterfelder für Einzelspuren und wenig komplexe Geometrien systematisch untersucht. Die Arbeiten wurden von FEM Simulationen begleitet und durch metallographische Untersuchungen verifiziert. Die Ergebnisse bilden die Grundlage zur schnellen Parameterfindung bei komplexen Geometrien und bei Veränderungen der Zusammensetzung, wie sie bei zukünftigen Legierungen zu erwarten sind. Die Ergebnisse werden exemplarisch auf unterschiedliche Geometrien angewandt und entsprechende Bauteile gezeigt.
N2  - Additive manufacturing by melting of metal powders is a method that has been established even for the manufacturing of final products. In particular, Selective Laser Melting (SLM) is currently applied for prosthetic dentistry. In the near future, this technology will access sensitive industries like aerospace engineering. This leads to the need to process new materials. Therefore, especially non-ferrous metals and noble metals must be determined and qualified. These materials have in common a very high reflectivity and an excellent thermal conductivity. In general, these two properties counteract the control of the melt pool and contribute to very narrow process windows. The “SLM” research team of the Aachen University of Applied Science, AcUAS (FH Aachen) systematically investigated process parameter fields for silver. The work focused on a small SLM desktop machine with comparably low laser power. The results are verified using FEA and metallographic inspections and will support future set-ups for complex geometries. Furthermore, the obtained parameter fields are applied to make different geometric objects and to manufactured parts, which are presented.
KW  - SLM
KW  - Selektives Laser Schmelzen
KW  - Silber
Y1  - 2012
U6  - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:0009-2-33639
SN  - 1614-0923
VL  - 9
IS  - 1
SP  - 1
EP  - 14
PB  - Fachhoschule Aachen
CY  - Aachen
ER  -