TY - JOUR A1 - Näther, Niko A1 - Rolka, David A1 - Poghossian, Arshak A1 - Koudelka-Hep, M. A1 - Schöning, Michael Josef T1 - Two microcell flow-injection analysis (FIA) platforms for capacitive silicon-based field-effect sensors JF - Electrochimica Acta. 51 (2005), H. 5 Y1 - 2005 SN - 0013-4686 U6 - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.electacta.2005.04.066 SP - 924 EP - 929 ER - TY - CHAP A1 - Näther, Niko A1 - Poghossian, Arshak A1 - Platen, J. A1 - Yoshinobu, T. A1 - Koudelka-Hep, M. A1 - Schöning, Michael Josef T1 - Multi-parameter sensing of both physical and (bio-)chemical quantities using the same transducer principle T2 - Biochemical sensing utilisation of micro- and nanotechnologies : Warsaw, [23rd - 26th] November 2005 / ed. by M. Mascini ... Y1 - 2006 SP - 172 EP - 181 CY - Warsaw ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Näther, Niko A1 - Henkel, Hartmut A1 - Schneider, Andreas A1 - Schöning, Michael Josef T1 - Investigation of different catalytically active and passive materials for realising a hydrogen peroxide gas sensor JF - physica status solidi (a) . 206 (2009), H. 3 Y1 - 2009 SN - 1862-6319 N1 - Special Issue: Engineering of Functional Interfaces (EnFI 08) SP - 449 EP - 454 PB - Wiley CY - Weinheim ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Näther, Niko A1 - Emmerich, Rüdiger A1 - Berger, Jörg A1 - Friedrich, Peter A1 - Henkel, Hartmut A1 - Schneider, Andreas A1 - Schöning, Michael Josef T1 - A novel gas-phase hydrogen peroxide sensor basing on a combined physical/chemical transduction mechanism JF - Nanofunctional materials, nanostructures, and novel devices for biological and chemical detection : November 27 - December 1, 2006, Boston, Massachusetts, USA ; [at the 2006 MRS Fall Meeting]. Y1 - 2006 SN - 978-1-60423-407-7 N1 - Materials Research Society symposium proceedings ; 951 ; MRS fall meeting ; (2006.11.27-12.01 : ; Boston, Mass.) SP - 63 EP - 68 PB - Materials Research Soc. CY - Warrendale, Pa. ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Näther, Niko A1 - Auger, V. A1 - Poghossian, Arshak A1 - Koudelka-Hep, M. A1 - Schöning, Michael Josef T1 - A miniaturized flow-through cell in SU-8 technique for EIS sensors JF - Biomedizinische Technik. 49 (2004), H. 2 Y1 - 2004 SN - 0932-4666 SP - 994 EP - 995 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 - Nomdedeu, Mar Monsonis A1 - Willen, Christine A1 - Schieffer, Andre A1 - Arndt, Hartmut T1 - Temperature-dependent ranges of coexistence in a model of a two-prey-one-predator microbial food web JF - Marine Biology N2 - The objective of our study was to analyze the effects of temperature on the population dynamics of a three-species food web consisting of two prey bacteria (Pedobacter sp. and Acinetobacter johnsonii) and a protozoan predator (Tetrahymena pyriformis) as model organisms. We assessed the effects of temperature on the growth rates of all three species with the objective of developing a model with four differential equations based on the experimental data. The following hypotheses were tested at a theoretical level: Firstly, temperature changes can affect the dynamic behavior of a system by temperature-dependent parameters and interactions and secondly, food web response to temperature cannot be derived from the single species temperature response. The main outcome of the study is that temperature changes affect the parameter range where coexistence is possible within all three species. This has significant consequences on our ideas regarding the evaluation of effects of global warming. Y1 - 2012 U6 - http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00227-012-1966-x SN - 1432-1793 VL - 159 IS - 11 SP - 2423 EP - 2430 PB - Springer CY - Berlin ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Nguyen-Xuan, H. A1 - Rabczuk, T. A1 - Nguyen-Thoi, T. A1 - Tran, Thanh Ngoc A1 - Nguyen-Thanh, N. T1 - Computation of limit and shakedown loads using a node-based smoothed finite element method JF - International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering N2 - This paper presents a novel numerical procedure for computing limit and shakedown loads of structures using a node-based smoothed FEM in combination with a primal–dual algorithm. An associated primal–dual form based on the von Mises yield criterion is adopted. The primal-dual algorithm together with a Newton-like iteration are then used to solve this associated primal–dual form to determine simultaneously both approximate upper and quasi-lower bounds of the plastic collapse limit and the shakedown limit. The present formulation uses only linear approximations and its implementation into finite element programs is quite simple. Several numerical examples are given to show the reliability, accuracy, and generality of the present formulation compared with other available methods. Y1 - 2011 U6 - http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/nme.3317 SN - 1097-0207 VL - 90 IS - 3 SP - 287 EP - 310 PB - Wiley CY - Weinheim 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 - Nguyen, N.-H. A1 - Raatschen, Hans-Jürgen A1 - Staat, Manfred T1 - A hyperelastic model of biological tissue materials in tubular organs Y1 - 2010 N1 - ECCM 2010, IV European Conference on Computational Mechanics, Paris, France, May 16-21, 2010. SP - 1 EP - 12 ER -