TY  - JOUR
A1  - Ciritsis, Alexander
A1  - Horbach, Andreas
A1  - Staat, Manfred
A1  - Kuhl, Christiane K.
A1  - Kraemer, Nils Andreas
T1  - Porosity and tissue integration of elastic mesh implants evaluated in vitro and in vivo
JF  - Journal of Biomedical Materials Research: Part B:  Applied Biomaterials
N2  - Purpose
In vivo, a loss of mesh porosity triggers scar tissue formation and restricts functionality. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the properties and configuration changes as mesh deformation and mesh shrinkage of a soft mesh implant compared with a conventional stiff mesh implant in vitro and in a porcine model.

Material and Methods
Tensile tests and digital image correlation were used to determine the textile porosity for both mesh types in vitro. A group of three pigs each were treated with magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) visible conventional stiff polyvinylidene fluoride meshes (PVDF) or with soft thermoplastic polyurethane meshes (TPU) (FEG Textiltechnik mbH, Aachen, Germany), respectively. MRI was performed with a pneumoperitoneum at a pressure of 0 and 15 mmHg, which resulted in bulging of the abdomen. The mesh-induced signal voids were semiautomatically segmented and the mesh areas were determined. With the deformations assessed in both mesh types at both pressure conditions, the porosity change of the meshes after 8 weeks of ingrowth was calculated as an indicator of preserved elastic properties. The explanted specimens were examined histologically for the maturity of the scar (collagen I/III ratio).

Results
In TPU, the in vitro porosity increased constantly, in PVDF, a loss of porosity was observed under mild stresses. In vivo, the mean mesh areas of TPU were 206.8 cm2 (± 5.7 cm2) at 0 mmHg pneumoperitoneum and 274.6 cm2 (± 5.2 cm2) at 15 mmHg; for PVDF the mean areas were 205.5 cm2 (± 8.8 cm2) and 221.5 cm2 (± 11.8 cm2), respectively. The pneumoperitoneum-induced pressure increase resulted in a calculated porosity increase of 8.4% for TPU and of 1.2% for PVDF. The mean collagen I/III ratio was 8.7 (± 0.5) for TPU and 4.7 (± 0.7) for PVDF.

Conclusion
The elastic properties of TPU mesh implants result in improved tissue integration compared to conventional PVDF meshes, and they adapt more efficiently to the abdominal wall. © 2017 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Biomed Mater Res Part B: Appl Biomater, 106B: 827–833, 2018.
Y1  - 2018
U6  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/jbm.b.33877
SN  - 1552-4981
VL  - 106
IS  - 2
SP  - 827
EP  - 833
PB  - Wiley
CY  - New York, NY
ER  - 
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Figueroa-Miranda, Gabriela
A1  - Feng, Lingyan
A1  - Shiu, Simon Chi-Chin
A1  - Dirkzwager, Roderick Marshall
A1  - Cheung, Yee-Wai
A1  - Tanner, Julian Alexander
A1  - Schöning, Michael Josef
A1  - Offenhäusser, Andreas
A1  - Mayer, Dirk
T1  - Aptamer-based electrochemical biosensor for highly sensitive and selective malaria detection with adjustable dynamic response range and reusability
JF  - Sensor and Actuators B: Chemical
N2  - Malaria infection remains a significant risk for much of the population of tropical and subtropical areas, particularly in developing countries. Therefore, it is of high importance to develop sensitive, accurate and inexpensive malaria diagnosis tests. Here, we present a novel aptamer-based electrochemical biosensor (aptasensor) for malaria detection by impedance spectroscopy, through the specific recognition between a highly discriminatory DNA aptamer and its target Plasmodium falciparum lactate dehydrogenase (PfLDH). Interestingly, due to the isoelectric point (pI) of PfLDH, the aptasensor response showed an adjustable detection range based on the different protein net-charge at variable pH environments. The specific aptamer recognition allows sensitive protein detection with an expanded detection range and a low detection limit, as well as a high specificity for PfLDH compared to analogous proteins. The specific feasibility of the aptasensor is further demonstrated by detection of the target PfLDH in human serum. Furthermore, the aptasensor can be easily regenerated and thus applied for multiple usages. The robustness, sensitivity, and reusability of the presented aptasensor make it a promising candidate for point-of-care diagnostic systems.
Y1  - 2018
U6  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.snb.2017.07.117
SN  - 0925-4005
VL  - 255
IS  - P1
SP  - 235
EP  - 243
PB  - Elsevier
CY  - Amsterdam
ER  - 
TY  - CHAP
A1  - Engemann, Heiko
A1  - Wiesen, Patrick
A1  - Kallweit, Stephan
A1  - Deshpande, Harshavardhan
A1  - Schleupen, Josef
T1  - Autonomous mobile manipulation using ROS
T2  - Advances in Service and Industrial Robotics
Y1  - 2018
SN  - 978-3-319-61276-8
U6  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-61276-8_43
N1  - International Conference on Robotics in Alpe-Adria Danube Region RAAD 2017;
Mechanisms and Machince Science book series, Vol 49.
SP  - 389
EP  - 401
PB  - Springer
CY  - Cham
ER  - 
TY  - CHAP
A1  - Hansen, Frank
A1  - Laack, Walter van
T1  - Schnittstelle Tod: Sind Religionen religiös und Wissenschaften wissend?
Y1  - 2018
SN  - 978-3-936624-36-6
N1  - Tagungsband des 5. Seminars mit dem gleichnamigen Titel vom 4. November 2017 in Aachen / Hansen, Frank [Interviewer] ; van Laack, Walter [Herausgeber] ; ...
PB  - van Laack GmbH
CY  - Aachen
ER  - 
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Molinnus, Denise
A1  - Hardt, Gabriel
A1  - Siegert, Petra
A1  - Willenberg, Holger S.
A1  - Poghossian, Arshak
A1  - Keusgen, Michael
A1  - Schöning, Michael Josef
T1  - Detection of Adrenaline in Blood Plasma as Biomarker for Adrenal Venous Sampling
JF  - Electroanalysis
N2  - An amperometric bi-enzyme biosensor based on substrate recycling principle for the amplification of the sensor signal has been developed for the detection of adrenaline in blood. Adrenaline can be used as biomarker verifying successful adrenal venous sampling procedure. The adrenaline biosensor has been realized via modification of a galvanic oxygen sensor with a bi-enzyme membrane combining a genetically modified laccase and a pyrroloquinoline quinone-dependent glucose dehydrogenase. The measurement conditions such as pH value and temperature were optimized to enhance the sensor performance. A high sensitivity and a low detection limit of about 0.5–1 nM adrenaline have been achieved in phosphate buffer at pH 7.4, relevant for measurements in blood samples. The sensitivity of the biosensor to other catecholamines such as noradrenaline, dopamine and dobutamine has been studied. Finally, the sensor has been successfully applied for the detection of adrenaline in human blood plasma.
Y1  - 2018
U6  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/elan.201800026
SN  - 1521-4109
VL  - 30
IS  - 5
SP  - 937
EP  - 942
PB  - Wiley-VCH
CY  - Weinheim
ER  - 
TY  - CHAP
A1  - Hüning, Felix
A1  - Heuermann, Holger
A1  - Wache, Franz-Josef
T1  - Wireless CAN
T2  - Tagungsband AALE 2018 : das Forum für Fachleute der Automatisierungstechnik aus Hochschulen und Wirtschaft ; 15. Fachkonferenz, Regensburg ; [15. Konferenz für Angewandte Automatisierungstechnik in Lehre und Entwicklung / TH Köln; VFAALE, Verein der Freunde und Förderer der Angewandten Automatisierungstechnik]
N2  - Das vorgestellte System zu Wireless CAN bietet die Möglichkeit, CAN kabellos zu übertragen. Beide vorgestellten und entwickelten Konzepte funktionieren korrekt und ermöglichen den Auf-bau von kabellosen CAN Schnittstellen. Durch den kleinen Aufbau kann diese Technologie auch für eingebettete Systeme verwendet werden. Zudem bietet dieser Ansatz die Möglichkeit, durch die Entwicklung von geeigneten ICs die Größe des Systems bis auf Bauteilgröße zu reduzieren, um eine noch bessere Integration in eingebettete Systeme zu ermöglichen. Dadurch wird die Technologie attraktiv für Einsatzgebiete, wo die oben aufgelisteten Vorteile zum Tragen kommen können. Diese Einsatzgebiete können sowohl im Automobil als auch im Industriebereich liegen.
Y1  - 2018
SP  - 135
EP  - 144
PB  - VDE Verlag
ER  - 
TY  - CHAP
A1  - Pielen, Michael
A1  - Röth, Thilo
A1  - Flatten, T.
ED  - Proff, H.
T1  - Erfolgsfaktoren künftiger Geschäftsmodelle von urbanen, geteilten Mobilitätsdienstleistungen
T2  - Mobilität und digitale Transformation.  (9. Wissenschaftsforum Mobilität. Tagungsband)
N2  - Digitalisierung bezeichnet die Nutzung großer Datenmengen, die zu einer umfassenden Vernetzung aller Bereiche der Wirtschaft und Gesellschaft führen wird (BMWi, 2015 und ähnlich Köhler/Wollschläger, 2014: 79). Sie umfasst die Erhebung von analogen Informationen („Big Data“ in einem engen Sinne; z.B. O´Leary, 2013), ihre Speicherung in einem digitaltechnischen System (lokale Speicherung oder „Cloud Computing“ durch die Weiterentwickelung des Internets; z.B. Hashem et al., 2015: 101), die Analyse und Interpretation sowie den Transfer in andere Systeme („Internet der Dinge“ bzw. „Internet of Things“; z.B. Ashton, 2009).
Y1  - 2018
SN  - 978-3-658-20779-3
U6  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-658-20779-3_2
SP  - 435
EP  - 448
PB  - Springer Gabler
CY  - Wiesbaden
ER  - 
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Bhattarai, Aroj
A1  - Jabbari, Medisa
A1  - Anding, Ralf
A1  - Staat, Manfred
T1  - Surgical treatment of vaginal vault prolapse using different prosthetic mesh implants: a finite element analysis
JF  - tm - Technisches Messen
N2  - Particularly multiparous elderly women may suffer from vaginal vault prolapse after hysterectomy due to weak support from lax apical ligaments. A decreased amount of estrogen and progesterone in older age is assumed to remodel the collagen thereby reducing tissue stiffness. Sacrocolpopexy is either performed as open or laparoscopic surgery using prosthetic mesh implants to substitute lax ligaments. Y-shaped mesh models (DynaMesh, Gynemesh, and Ultrapro) are implanted in a 3D female pelvic floor finite element model in the extraperitoneal space from the vaginal cuff to the first sacral (S1) bone below promontory. Numerical simulations are conducted during Valsalva maneuver with weakened tissues modeled by reduced tissue stiffness. Tissues are modeled as incompressible, isotropic hyperelastic materials whereas the meshes are modeled either as orthotropic linear elastic or as isotropic hyperlastic materials. The positions of the vaginal cuff and the bladder base are calculated from the pubococcygeal line for female pelvic floor at rest, for prolapse and after repair using the three meshes. Due to mesh mechanics and mesh pore deformation along the loaded direction, the DynaMesh with regular rectangular mesh pores is found to provide better mechanical support to the organs than the Gynemesh and the Ultrapro with irregular hexagonal mesh pores.

Insbesondere ältere, mehrgebährende Frauen leiden häufiger an einem Scheidenvorfall nach einer Hysterektomie aufgrund der schwachen Unterstützung durch laxe apikale Bänder. Es wird angenommen, dass eine verringerte Menge an Östrogen und Progesteron im höheren Alter das Kollagen umformt, wodurch die Gewebesteifigkeit reduziert wird. Die Sakrokolpopexie ist eine offene oder laparoskopische Operation, die mit prothetischen Netzimplantaten durchgeführt wird, um laxe Bänder zu ersetzen. Y-förmige Netzmodelle (DynaMesh, Gynemesh und Ultrapro) werden in einem 3D-Modell des weiblichen Beckenbodens im extraperitonealen Raum vom Vaginalstumpf bis zum Promontorium implantiert. Numerische Simulationen werden während des Valsalva-Manövers mit geschwächtem Gewebe durchgeführt, das durch eine reduzierte Gewebesteifigkeit modelliert wird. Die Gewebe werden als inkompressible, isotrop hyperelastische Materialien modelliert, während die Netze entweder als orthotrope linear elastische oder als isotrope hyperlastische Materialien modelliert werden. Die Positionen des Vaginalstumpfs, der Blase und der Harnröhrenachse werden anhand der Pubococcygeallinie aus der Ruhelage, für den Prolaps und nach der Reparatur unter Verwendung der drei Netze berechnet. Aufgrund der Netzmechanik und der Netzporenverformung bietet das DynaMesh mit regelmäßigen rechteckigen Netzporen eine bessere mechanische Unterstützung und eine Neupositionierung des Scheidengewölbes, der Blase und der Urethraachse als Gynemesh und Ultrapro mit unregelmäßigen hexagonalen Netzporen.
Y1  - 2018
U6  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1515/teme-2017-0115
SN  - 2196-7113
VL  - 85
IS  - 5
SP  - 331
EP  - 342
PB  - De Gruyter
CY  - Berlin
ER  - 
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Birgel, Stefan
A1  - Leschinger, Tim
A1  - Wegmann, Kilian
A1  - Staat, Manfred
T1  - Calculation of muscle forces and joint reaction loads in the shoulder area via an OpenSim based computer model
JF  - tm - Technisches Messen
N2  - Using the OpenSim software and verified anatomical data, a computer model for the calculation of biomechanical parameters is developed and used to determine the effect of a reattachment of the Supraspinatus muscle with a medial displacement of the muscle attachment point, which may be necessary for a rupture of the supraspinatus tendon. The results include the influence of the operation on basic biomechanical parameters such as the lever arm, as well as the calculated the muscle activations for the supraspinatus and deltoid. In addition, the influence on joint stability is examined by an analysis of the joint reaction force. The study provides a detailed description of the used model, as well as medical findings to a reattachment of the supraspinatus.

Mit der Software OpenSim und überprüften anatomischen Daten wird ein Computermodell zur Berechnung von biomechanischen Parametern entwickelt und genutzt, um den Effekt einer Refixierung des Supraspinatusmuskels mit einer medialen Verschiebung des Muskelansatzpunktes zu ermitteln, wie sie unter anderem nach einem Riss der Supraspinatussehne notwendig sein kann. Die Ergebnisse umfassen hierbei den Einfluss der Operation auf grundlegende biomechanische Parameter wie den Hebelarm sowie die berechneten Muskelaktivierungen für den Supraspinatus und Deltoideus. Zusätzlich wird der Einfluss auf die Gelenkstabilität betrachtet und durch eine Analyse der Gelenkreaktionskraft untersucht. Die Studie bietet eine detaillierte Beschreibung des genutzten Modells, sowie medizinische Erkenntnisse zu einer Refixierung des Supraspinatus.
Y1  - 2018
U6  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1515/teme-2017-0114
SN  - 2196-7113
VL  - 85
IS  - 5
SP  - 321
EP  - 330
PB  - De Gruyter
CY  - Berlin
ER  - 
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Oberländer, Jan
A1  - Mayer, Marlena
A1  - Greeff, Anton
A1  - Keusgen, Michael
A1  - Schöning, Michael Josef
T1  - Spore-based biosensor to monitor the microbicidal efficacy of gaseous hydrogen peroxide sterilization processes
JF  - Biosensors and Bioelectronics
N2  - In this work, a spore-based biosensor is evaluated to monitor the microbicidal efficacy of sterilization processes applying gaseous hydrogen peroxide (H2O2). The sensor is based on interdigitated electrode structures (IDEs) that have been fabricated by means of thin-film technologies. Impedimetric measurements are applied to study the effect of sterilization process on spores of Bacillus atrophaeus. This resilient microorganism is commonly used in industry to proof the sterilization efficiency. The sensor measurements are accompanied by conventional microbiological challenge tests, as well as morphological characterizations with scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and transmission electron microscopy (TEM). The sensor measurements are correlated with the microbiological test routines. In both methods, namely the sensor-based and microbiological one, a tailing effect has been observed. The results are evaluated and discussed in a three-dimensional calibration plot demonstrating the sensor's suitability to enable a rapid process decision in terms of a successfully performed sterilization.
Y1  - 2018
U6  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.bios.2017.12.045
SN  - 0956-5663
VL  - 104
SP  - 87
EP  - 94
PB  - Elsevier
CY  - Amsterdam
ER  -