TY - JOUR A1 - Dikta, Gerhard A1 - Reißel, Martin A1 - Harlaß, Carsten T1 - Semi-parametric survival function estimators deduced from an identifying Volterra type integral equation JF - Journal of multivariate analysis N2 - Based on an identifying Volterra type integral equation for randomly right censored observations from a lifetime distribution function F, we solve the corresponding estimating equation by an explicit and implicit Euler scheme. While the first approach results in some known estimators, the second one produces new semi-parametric and pre-smoothed Kaplan–Meier estimators which are real distribution functions rather than sub-distribution functions as the former ones are. This property of the new estimators is particular useful if one wants to estimate the expected lifetime restricted to the support of the observation time. Specifically, we focus on estimation under the semi-parametric random censorship model (SRCM), that is, a random censorship model where the conditional expectation of the censoring indicator given the observation belongs to a parametric family. We show that some estimated linear functionals which are based on the new semi-parametric estimator are strong consistent, asymptotically normal, and efficient under SRCM. In a small simulation study, the performance of the new estimator is illustrated under moderate sample sizes. Finally, we apply the new estimator to a well-known real dataset. KW - Volterra integral equation KW - Product-integration KW - Asymptotic efficiency KW - Semi-parametric random censorship model KW - Censored data KW - Survival analysis Y1 - 2016 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmva.2016.02.008 IS - 147 SP - 273 EP - 284 PB - Elsevier CY - Amsterdam ER - TY - CHAP A1 - Marinova, V. A1 - Kerroumi, I. A1 - Lintermann, A. A1 - Göbbert, J.H. A1 - Moulinec, C. A1 - Rible, S. A1 - Fournier, Y. A1 - Behbahani, Mehdi T1 - Numerical Analysis of the FDA Centrifugal Blood Pump T2 - NIC Symposium 2016 Y1 - 2016 SN - 978-3-95806-109-5 SP - 355 EP - 364 ER - TY - BOOK A1 - Lohse, Wolfram A1 - Laumann, Jörg A1 - Wolf, Christian T1 - Stahlbau, 1: Bemessung von Stahlbauten nach Eurocode mit zahlreichen Beispielen Y1 - 2016 SN - 978-3-8348-0867-7 SN - 978-3-8348-2058-7 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-8348-2058-7 PB - Springer Vieweg CY - Wiesbaden ET - 25., überarbeitete und aktualisierte Auflage ER - TY - GEN A1 - Möhring, S. A1 - Wulfhorst, H. A1 - Capitain, C. A1 - Roth, J. A1 - Tippkötter, Nils T1 - Fractioning of lignocellulosic biomass: Scale-down and automation of thermal pretreatment for parameter optimization T2 - Chemie Ingenieur Technik N2 - In order to efficiently convert lignocellulose, it is often necessary to conduct a pretreatment. The biomass considered in this study typically comprises of agricultural and horticultural residues, as well as beechwood. A very environmentally friendly method, namely, fungal pretreatment using white-rot fungi, leads to an enhanced enzymatic hydrolysis. In contrast to other processes presented, the energy input is extremely low. However, the fungal growth on the lignocellulosic substrates takes several weeks at least in order to be effective. Thus, the reduction of chemicals and energy for thermal processing is a target of our current research. Liquid hot water (LHW) and solvent-based pretreatment (OrganoSolv) require more complex equipment, as they depend on high temperatures (160 – 180 °C) and enhanced pressure (up to 20 bar). However, they prove to be promising processes in regard to the fractioning of lignocellulose. For optimal lignin recovery the parameters differ from those established in cellulose extraction. A novel screening system scaled down to a reaction volume of 100 mL has been developed and successfully tested for this purpose. Y1 - 2016 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1002/cite.201650288 SN - 0009-286X SN - 1522-2640 (eISSN) N1 - ProcessNet-Jahrestagung und 32. DECHEMA-Jahrestagung der Biotechnologen 2016, 12. - 15. September 2016, Eurogress Aachen VL - 88 IS - 9 SP - 1229 PB - Wiley-VCH CY - Weinheim ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Frotscher, Ralf A1 - Muanghong, Danita A1 - Dursun, Gözde A1 - Goßmann, Matthias A1 - Temiz Artmann, Aysegül A1 - Staat, Manfred T1 - Sample-specific adaption of an improved electro-mechanical model of in vitro cardiac tissue JF - Journal of Biomechanics N2 - We present an electromechanically coupled computational model for the investigation of a thin cardiac tissue construct consisting of human-induced pluripotent stem cell-derived atrial, ventricular and sinoatrial cardiomyocytes. The mechanical and electrophysiological parts of the finite element model, as well as their coupling are explained in detail. The model is implemented in the open source finite element code Code_Aster and is employed for the simulation of a thin circular membrane deflected by a monolayer of autonomously beating, circular, thin cardiac tissue. Two cardio-active drugs, S-Bay K8644 and veratridine, are applied in experiments and simulations and are investigated with respect to their chronotropic effects on the tissue. These results demonstrate the potential of coupled micro- and macroscopic electromechanical models of cardiac tissue to be adapted to experimental results at the cellular level. Further model improvements are discussed taking into account experimentally measurable quantities that can easily be extracted from the obtained experimental results. The goal is to estimate the potential to adapt the presented model to sample specific cell cultures. KW - hiPS cardiomyocytes KW - Homogenization KW - Hodgkin–Huxley models KW - Frequency adaption KW - Electromechanical modeling KW - Drug simulation KW - Computational biomechanics KW - Cardiac tissue Y1 - 2016 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbiomech.2016.01.039 SN - 0021-9290 (Print) SN - 1873-2380 (Online) VL - 49 IS - 12 SP - 2428 EP - 2435 PB - Elsevier CY - Amsterdam ER - TY - CHAP A1 - Engel, Mareike A1 - Thieringer, Julia A1 - Tippkötter, Nils T1 - Linking bioprocess engineering and electrochemistry for sustainable biofuel production T2 - Young Researchers Symposium, YRS 2016. Proceedings N2 - Electromicrobial engineering is an emerging, highly interdisciplinary research area linking bioprocesses with electrochemistry. In this work, microbial electrosynthesis (MES) of biobutanol is carried out during acetone-butanol-ethanol (ABE) fermentations with Clostridium acetobutylicum. A constant electric potential of −600mV (vs. Ag/AgCl) with simultaneous addition of the soluble redox mediator neutral red is used in order to study the electron transfer between the working electrode and the bacterial cells. The results show an earlier initiation of solvent production for all fermentations with applied potential compared to the conventional ABE fermentation. The f inal butanol concentration can be more than doubled by the application of a negative potential combined with addition of neutral red. Moreover a higher biofilm formation on the working electrode compared to control cultivations has been observed. In contrast to previous studies, our results also indicate that direct electron transfer (DET) might be possible with C. acetobutylicum. The presented results make microbial butanol production economically attractive and therefore support the development of sustainable production processes in the chemical industry aspired by the “Centre for resource-efficient chemistry and raw material change” as well as the the project “NanoKat” working on nanostructured catalysts in Kaiserslautern. Y1 - 2016 N1 - Young Researchers Symposium, YRS 2016, 14th - 15th April 2016, Fraunhofer-Zentrum Kaiserslautern SP - 49 EP - 53 PB - Fraunhofer Verlag CY - Karlsruhe ER - TY - CHAP A1 - Jung, Alexander A1 - Staat, Manfred A1 - Müller, Wolfram T1 - Effect of wind on flight style optimisation in ski jumping T2 - 15th International Symposium on Computer Simulation in Biomechanics ; July 9th-11th 2015, Edinburgh, UK Y1 - 2016 SP - 53 EP - 54 PB - The University of Edinburgh ; Loughborough University CY - Edinburgh ER - TY - CHAP A1 - Finger, Felix T1 - Comparative Performance and Benefit Assessment of VTOL and CTOL UAVs T2 - Deutscher Luft- und Raumfahrtkongress (DLRK) 2016, 13.-15.9.2016 Y1 - 2016 ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Zhang, Jin A1 - Heimbach, Tycho A1 - Scheer, Nico A1 - Barve, Avantika A1 - Li, Wenkui A1 - Lin, Wen A1 - He, Handan T1 - Clinical Exposure Boost Predictions by Integrating Cytochrome P450 3A4–Humanized Mouse Studies With PBPK Modeling JF - Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences N2 - NVS123 is a poorly water-soluble protease 56 inhibitor in clinical development. Data from in vitro hepatocyte studies suggested that NVS123 is mainly metabolized by CYP3A4. As a consequence of limited solubility, NVS123 therapeutic plasma exposures could not be achieved even with high doses and optimized formulations. One approach to overcome NVS123 developability issues was to increase plasma exposure by coadministrating it with an inhibitor of CYP3A4 such as ritonavir. A clinical boost effect was predicted by using physiologically based pharmacokinetic (PBPK) modeling. However, initial boost predictions lacked sufficient confidence because a key parameter, fraction of drug metabolized by CYP3A4 (ƒₘCYP3A4), could not be estimated with accuracy on account of disconnects between in vitro and in vivo preclinical data. To accurately estimate ƒₘCYP3A4 in human, an in vivo boost effect study was conducted using CYP3A4-humanized mouse model which showed a 33- to 56-fold exposure boost effect. Using a top-down approach, human ƒₘCYP3A4 for NVS123 was estimated to be very high and included in the human PBPK modeling to support subsequent clinical study design. The combined use of the in vivo boost study in CYP3A4-humanized mouse model mice along with PBPK modeling accurately predicted the clinical outcome and identified a significant NVS123 exposure boost (∼42-fold increase) with ritonavir. Y1 - 2016 U6 - https://doi.org/doi.org/10.1016/j.xphs.2016.01.021 SN - 0022-3549 VL - Volume 105 IS - Issue 4 SP - 1398 EP - 1404 PB - Elsevier CY - Amsterdam ER - TY - RPRT A1 - Damm, Marc André A1 - Anthrakidis, Anette A1 - Fend, Thomas T1 - Keramische Porenkörpersysteme als SCR-Mischer und Hydrolysekatalysator : BMBF-Projekt: Hydromix : Schlussbericht : Laufzeit: 01.10.2011 bis 31.03.2015 Y1 - 2016 CY - Aachen ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Dallas, Shannon A1 - Salphati, Laurent A1 - Gomez-Zepeda, David A1 - Wanek, Thomas A1 - Chen, Liangfu A1 - Chu, Xiaoyan A1 - Kunta, Jeevan A1 - Mezler, Mario A1 - Menet, Marie-Claude A1 - Chasseigneaux, Stephanie A1 - Declèves, Xavier A1 - Langer, Oliver A1 - Pierre, Esaie A1 - DiLoreto, Karen A1 - Hoft, Carolin A1 - Laplanche, Loic A1 - Pang, Jodie A1 - Pereira, Tony A1 - Andonian, Clara A1 - Simic, Damir A1 - Rode, Anja A1 - Yabut, Jocelyn A1 - Zhang, Xiaolin A1 - Scheer, Nico T1 - Generation and Characterization of a Breast Cancer Resistance Protein Humanized Mouse Model JF - Molecular Pharmacology N2 - Breast cancer resistance protein (BCRP) is expressed in various tissues, such as the gut, liver, kidney and blood brain barrier (BBB), where it mediates the unidirectional transport of substrates to the apical/luminal side of polarized cells. Thereby BCRP acts as an efflux pump, mediating the elimination or restricting the entry of endogenous compounds or xenobiotics into tissues and it plays important roles in drug disposition, efficacy and safety. Bcrp knockout mice (Bcrp−/−) have been used widely to study the role of this transporter in limiting intestinal absorption and brain penetration of substrate compounds. Here we describe the first generation and characterization of a mouse line humanized for BCRP (hBCRP), in which the mouse coding sequence from the start to stop codon was replaced with the corresponding human genomic region, such that the human transporter is expressed under control of the murine Bcrp promoter. We demonstrate robust human and loss of mouse BCRP/Bcrp mRNA and protein expression in the hBCRP mice and the absence of major compensatory changes in the expression of other genes involved in drug metabolism and disposition. Pharmacokinetic and brain distribution studies with several BCRP probe substrates confirmed the functional activity of the human transporter in these mice. Furthermore, we provide practical examples for the use of hBCRP mice to study drug-drug interactions (DDIs). The hBCRP mouse is a promising model to study the in vivo role of human BCRP in limiting absorption and BBB penetration of substrate compounds and to investigate clinically relevant DDIs involving BCRP. Y1 - 2016 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1124/mol.115.102079 SN - 1521-0111 VL - 89 IS - 5 SP - 492 EP - 504 PB - ASPET CY - Bethesda, Md. ER - TY - RPRT A1 - Bhattarai, Aroj A1 - Frotscher, Ralf A1 - Durong, Minh Tuán A1 - Staat, Manfred T1 - Schlussbericht zu BINGO. Optimierung des Systems Netzimplantat-Beckenboden zur therapeutischen Gewebeverstärkung nach der Integraltheorie. Y1 - 2016 N1 - Förderkennzeichen BMBF 03FH073PX2 CY - Aachen ER - TY - GEN A1 - Hering, T. A1 - Ulber, Roland A1 - Tippkötter, Nils T1 - Antimikrobielle Oberflächenmodifikation durch Mikropartikel T2 - Chemie Ingenieur Technik N2 - Die Ausbildung von Biofilmen in technischen Anlagen, wie z. B. Kühlkreisläufen, Wasseraufbereitungssystemen und Bioreaktoren, führen zu Materialschäden (Biofouling) und stark erhöhtem Energieaufwand. Im Rahmen der aktuellen Forschungsarbeiten erfolgen aktive sowie passive Bio-Modifikationen auf funktionalisierten magnetischen Mikropartikelober-flächen. Um die verschiedenen funktionalisierten magnetischen Mikropartikel zu analysieren und ihre antimikrobielle Wirkung zu testen, wird der Einsatz einer 3D-gedruckten, magnetischen Plattform für ein Fluoreszenz-basiertes Screening-System untersucht. Für den Oberflächenschutz wurden verschiedene, antimikrobiell funktionalisierte Partikelkombinationen mit dem Mikroorganismus Escherichia coli GFPmut2 in Bezug auf aktiven Oberflächenschutz verglichen. Um die antimikrobielle Oberflächeneffekte von synergistischen Kombinationen unterschiedlich funktionalisierter Partikel zu bestimmen, werden Oberflächen einem Magnetfeld ausgesetzt, das die Mikropartikel als definierte Schicht auf ihnen zurück hält. Diese modifizierten Oberflächen können sowohl durch Fluoreszenzspektroskopie als auch -mikroskopie analysiert werden. Y1 - 2016 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1002/cite.201650084 N1 - ProcessNet-Jahrestagung 2016 und 32. DECHEMA-Jahrestagung der Biotechnologen 2016, 12. - 15. September 2016, Eurogress Aachen VL - 88 IS - 9 SP - 1302 PB - Wiley-VCH CY - Weinheim ER - TY - GEN A1 - Engel, M. A1 - Tippkötter, Nils T1 - Einfluss eines Phenazin-Mediators und elektrischen Potenzials auf die Aceton-Butanol-Ethanol-Fermentation T2 - Chemie Ingenieur Technik N2 - In den letzten Jahren haben nachhaltige, biotechnologische Prozesse zunehmend an Bedeutung gewonnen. Die Aceton-Butanol-Ethanol-Fermentation (ABE-Fermentation) mit dem anaeroben Bakterium Clostridium acetobutylicum zur Gewinnung von Biobutanol könnte in diesem Zusammenhang eine Möglichkeit der nachhaltigen Kraftstoffproduktion darstellen. In dieser Arbeit wird der Einfluss zusätzlich verfügbarer Elektronen durch den Einsatz des Phenazin-Farbstoffs Neutralrot als Redoxmediator sowie das Anlegen eines elektrischen Potenzials während der ABE-Fermentation untersucht. Es wird gezeigt, dass das Neutralrot keinen Einfluss auf die Leerlaufspannung von ca. 500 mV vs. Ag/AgCl während der Fermentation hat. Der Mediator bewirkt allerdings eine frühere Butanolbildung sowie höhere Butanolkonzentrationen. Wird zudem die Mediatorkonzentration von 125 mM auf 250 mM angehoben, wird dabei auch die maximale Butanolkonzentration um 36 % ± 1,8 % innerhalb von28 Stunden gesteigert. Y1 - 2016 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1002/cite.201650105 SN - 0009-286X SN - 1522-2640 (eISSN) N1 - ProcessNet-Jahrestagung 2016 und 32. DECHEMA-Jahrestagung der Biotechnologen 2016, 12. - 15. September 2016, Eurogress Aachen VL - 88 IS - 9 SP - 1254 PB - Wiley-VCH CY - Weinheim ER - TY - CHAP A1 - Stephan, Achim A1 - Heuermann, Holger A1 - Prantner, Michael T1 - Cutting human tissue with novel atmospheric-pressure microwave plasma jet T2 - 46th European Microwave Conference (EuMC) Y1 - 2016 SN - 978-2-87487-043-9 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1109/EuMC.2016.7824490 SP - 902 EP - 905 PB - IEEE ER - TY - CHAP A1 - Streit, Wilfried T1 - Kalkulation T2 - Zahlentafeln für den Baubetrieb N2 - Das Kapitel behandelt die Kosten- und Preisermittlung, die Kostenvorgabe und Kostenkontrolle. Der Angebotspreis wird aufgeschlüsselt in die Einzelkosten der Teilleistungen, die Baustellengemeinkosten, die Allgemeinen Geschäftskosten und einen Zuschlag für Wagnis und Gewinn. Auf der Basis der Angebotskalkulation werden die Vorgaben für die Kostenkontrolle entwickelt. Y1 - 2016 SN - 978-3-658-02838-1 (Online) SN - 978-3-658-02837-4 (Print) U6 - https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-658-02838-1_13 SP - 1391 EP - 1501 PB - Springer Vieweg CY - Wiesbaden ET - 9., überarb. und aktual. Aufl. ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Goßmann, Matthias A1 - Frotscher, Ralf A1 - Linder, Peter A1 - Bayer, Robin A1 - Epple, U. A1 - Staat, Manfred A1 - Temiz Artmann, Aysegül A1 - Artmann, Gerhard T1 - Mechano-pharmacological characterization of cardiomyocytes derived from human induced pluripotent stem cells JF - Cellular physiology and biochemistry N2 - Background/Aims: Common systems for the quantification of cellular contraction rely on animal-based models, complex experimental setups or indirect approaches. The herein presented CellDrum technology for testing mechanical tension of cellular monolayers and thin tissue constructs has the potential to scale-up mechanical testing towards medium-throughput analyses. Using hiPS-Cardiac Myocytes (hiPS-CMs) it represents a new perspective of drug testing and brings us closer to personalized drug medication. Methods: In the present study, monolayers of self-beating hiPS-CMs were grown on ultra-thin circular silicone membranes and deflect under the weight of the culture medium. Rhythmic contractions of the hiPS-CMs induced variations of the membrane deflection. The recorded contraction-relaxation-cycles were analyzed with respect to their amplitudes, durations, time integrals and frequencies. Besides unstimulated force and tensile stress, we investigated the effects of agonists and antagonists acting on Ca²⁺ channels (S-Bay K8644/verapamil) and Na⁺ channels (veratridine/lidocaine). Results: The measured data and simulations for pharmacologically unstimulated contraction resembled findings in native human heart tissue, while the pharmacological dose-response curves were highly accurate and consistent with reference data. Conclusion: We conclude that the combination of the CellDrum with hiPS-CMs offers a fast, facile and precise system for pharmacological, toxicological studies and offers new preclinical basic research potential. KW - Inotropic compounds KW - Pharmacology KW - Ion channels KW - CellDrum KW - Heart tissue culture KW - Induced pluripotent stem cells KW - Cardiac myocytes Y1 - 2016 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1159/000443124 SN - 1421-9778 (Online) SN - 1015-8987 (Print) VL - 38 IS - 3 SP - 1182 EP - 1198 PB - Karger CY - Basel ER - TY - GEN A1 - Wulfhorst, H. A1 - Merseburg, J. A1 - Tippkötter, Nils T1 - Batteriekomponenten aus nachwachsenden Rohstoffen T2 - Chemie Ingenieur Technik N2 - In diesem Beitrag geht es um die Integration von Stoffströmen einer Lignocellulose-Bioraffinerie in Verfahren zur Batterieherstellung. Pflanzliche Reststoffe aus der Biokraftstoffherstellung wie Lignin sollen zur Herstellung neuer Batteriematerialien verwendet werden. Hierbei wird das Lignin als Matrix für die vorgraphitischen C-haltigen Einlagerungsverbindungen in den Elektroden genutzt. Die Si-C-Komposite werden durch das Einbetten von Si in eine Ligninmatrix mit anschließender Carbonisierung hergestellt. Das Lignin hierfür wird durch die sequentielle hydrothermale Vorbehandlung von Buchenholz bei variablen Bedingungen gewonnen und mit Si-Nanopartikel sowie als Referenz ohne Si-Nanopartikel gefällt. Die Ergebnisse zeigen, dass die sequenzielle Vorbehandlung höhere Ausbeuten im Vergleich zum LHW- oder Organosolv-Aufschluss liefert. Um eine Anode herzustellen, wurde das resultierende Si–C-Kompositmaterial carbonisiert, auf einen Stromsammler aufgetragen und elektro-chemisch charakterisiert. Der Einfluss der Vorbehandlungsschritte auf den Herstellungsprozess und die ökonomische Bewertung des untersuchten Bioraffinerie-Prozesses wurde mithilfe eines Stoffstrommodells analysiert. Y1 - 2016 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1002/cite.201650333 SN - 0009-286X SN - 1522-2640 (eISSN) N1 - ProcessNet-Jahrestagung 2016 und 32. DECHEMA-Jahrestagung der Biotechnologen 2016, 12. - 15. September 2016, Eurogress Aachen VL - 88 IS - 9 SP - 1234 EP - 1235 PB - Wiley-VCH CY - Weinheim ER - TY - CHAP A1 - Laack, Walter van T1 - Schnittstelle Tod: Wo stehen wir nach 40 Jahren NTE-Forschung? Y1 - 2016 U6 - http://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:101:1-201603132912 SN - 978-3-936624-30-4 (Print-Ausgabe) SN - 978-3-936624-32-8 (Online-Ausgabe) N1 - Tagungsbeiträge des 4. Europäischen Seminars am 07. November 2015 in Aachen zum Thema Nahtoderfahrungen mit dem Serientitel: "Schnittstelle Tod" PB - van Laack GmbH CY - Aachen ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Roth, Jasmine A1 - Tippkötter, Nils T1 - Evaluation of lignocellulosic material for butanol production using enzymatic hydrolysate medium JF - Cellulose Chemistry and Technology N2 - Butanol is a promising gasoline additive and platform chemical that can be readily produced via acetone-butanolethanol (ABE) fermentation from pretreated lignocellulosic materials. This article examines lignocellulosic material from beech wood for ABE fermentation, using Clostridium acetobutylicum. First, the utilization of both C₅₋ (xylose) and C₆₋ (glucose) sugars as sole carbon source was investigated in static cultivation, using serum bottles and synthetic medium. The utilization of pentose sugar resulted in a solvent yield of 0.231 g·g_sugar⁻¹, compared to 0.262 g·g_sugar⁻¹ using hexose. Then, the Organosolv pretreated crude cellulose fibers (CF) were enzymatically decomposed, and the resulting hydrolysate medium was analyzed for inhibiting compounds (furans, organic acids, phenolics) and treated with ionexchangers for detoxification. Batch fermentation in a bioreactor using CF hydrolysate medium resulted in a total solvent yield of 0.20 gABE·g_sugar⁻¹. Y1 - 2016 VL - 50 IS - 3-4 SP - 405 EP - 410 PB - Editura Academiei Romane CY - Bukarest ER - TY - BOOK A1 - Krause, Thomas A1 - Ulke, Bernd ED - Krause, Thomas ED - Ulke, Bernd T1 - Zahlentafeln für den Baubetrieb Y1 - 2016 SN - 978-3-658-02838-1 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-658-02838-1 PB - Springer Fachmedien CY - Wiesbaden ET - 9., überarb. und aktual. Aufl. ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Steinbauer, Gerald A1 - Ferrein, Alexander T1 - 20 Years of RoboCup JF - KI - Künstliche Intelligenz Y1 - 2016 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1007/s13218-016-0442-z SN - 1610-1987 VL - 30 IS - 3-4 SP - 221 EP - 224 PB - Springer CY - Berlin ER - TY - GEN A1 - Roth, J. A1 - Tippkötter, Nils T1 - New Approach for Enzymatic Hydrolysis of Lignocellulose with Selective Diffusion Separation of the Monosaccharide Products T2 - Chemie Ingenieur Technik N2 - Enzymatic hydrolysis of lignocellulosic material plays an important role in the classical biorefinery approach. Apart from the pretreatment of the raw material, hydrolysis is the basis for the conversion of the cellulose and hemicellulose fraction into fermentable sugars. After hydrolysis, usually a solid-liquid separation takes place, in order to separate the residual plant material from the sugar-rich fraction, which can be subsequently used in a fermentation step. In order to factor out the separation step, the usage of in alginate immobilized crude cellulose fiber beads (CFBs) were evaluated. Pretreated cellulose fibers are incorporated in an alginate matrix together with the relevant enzymes. In doing so, sugars diffuse trough the alginate matrix, allowing a simplified delivery into the surrounding fluid. This again reduces product inhibition of the glucose on the enzyme catalysts. By means of standardized bead production the hydrolysis in lab scale was possible. First results show that liberation of glucose and xylose is possible, allowing a maximum total sugar yield of 75 %. Y1 - 2016 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1002/cite.201650301 SN - 0009-286X SN - 1522-2640 (eISSN) N1 - ProcessNet-Jahrestagung 2016 und 32. DECHEMA-Jahrestagung der Biotechnologen 2016, 12. - 15. September 2016, Eurogress Aachen VL - 88 IS - 9 SP - 1237 PB - Wiley-VCH CY - Weinheim ER - TY - GEN A1 - Capitain, C. A1 - Hering, T. A1 - Tippkötter, Nils T1 - Enzymatische Polymerisation von Ligninmodellkomponenten und Organosolv-Lignin mit aromatischen Aminosäuren T2 - Chemie Ingenieur Technik N2 - Die stoffliche Nutzung von Lignin aus Bioraffinerien ist ein wichtiger Bestandteil für den Wertschöpfungsprozess von nachwachsenden, pflanzlichen Rohstoffen. Lignin zählt zu den wenigen erneuerbaren Quellen für phenolische Bestandteile, wird aber derzeit meist nur thermisch verwertet. Ziel dieses Forschungsvorhabens ist die Funktionalisierung von Lignin zur Verbesserung der Adhäsionseigenschaften. Als funktionelle Gruppe wird die aromatische Aminosäure L-DOPA verwendet, die charakteristisch für die Adhäsionskraft von Muscheln ist. Lignin ist ein geeignetes Stützgerüst, da es ein Polymer ist, das durch enzymkatalysierte Polymerisation gebildet wird. Essenziell für die Entwicklung ist ein besseres Verständnis über die Bildung von Lignin-Polymeren und deren verschiedene Eigenschaften. Um die Einflussfaktoren auf Kettenlänge und Polymerisationseffizienz zu untersuchen, werden zurzeit sowohl Ligninmodellkomponenten (LMK) als auch gelöstes Organosolv-Lignin verwendet. Laufende Untersuchungen werden zeigen, ob sich die enzymatische Polymerisationsreaktion auf ein gelöstes Ligninpolymer aus einem Organosolv-Aufschluss übertragen lässt. Y1 - 2016 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1002/cite.201650374 SN - 0009-286X SN - 1522-2640 (eISSN) N1 - ProcessNet-Jahrestagung 2016 und 32. DECHEMA-Jahrestagung der Biotechnologen 2016, 12. - 15. September 2016, Eurogress Aachen VL - 88 IS - 9 SP - 1236 PB - Wiley-VCH CY - Weinheim ER - TY - CHAP A1 - Tippkötter, Nils ED - Kaltschmidt, Martin T1 - Grundlagen der bio-chemischen Umwandlung T2 - Energie aus Biomasse : Grundlagen, Techniken und Verfahren Y1 - 2016 SN - 978-3-662-47437-2 (Print) SN - 978-3-662-47438-9 (Online) U6 - https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-47438-9 SP - 1447 EP - 1500 PB - Springer Vieweg CY - Berlin ; Heidelberg ET - 3., aktualisierte, erweiterte Auflage ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Albanna, Walid A1 - Conzen, Catharina A1 - Weiss, Miriam A1 - Clusmann, Hans A1 - Fuest, Matthias A1 - Mueller, Marguerite A1 - Brockmann, Marc Alexander A1 - Vilser, Walthard A1 - Schmidt-Trucksäss, Arno A1 - Hoellig, Anke A1 - Seiz, Marcel A1 - Thomé, Claudius A1 - Kotliar, Konstantin A1 - Schubert, Gerrit Alexander T1 - Retinal Vessel Analysis (RVA) in the context of subarachnoid hemorrhage: A proof of concept study JF - PLoS ONE N2 - Background Timely detection of impending delayed cerebral ischemia after subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) is essential to improve outcome, but poses a diagnostic challenge. Retinal vessels as an embryological part of the intracranial vasculature are easily accessible for analysis and may hold the key to a new and non-invasive monitoring technique. This investigation aims to determine the feasibility of standardized retinal vessel analysis (RVA) in the context of SAH. Methods In a prospective pilot study, we performed RVA in six patients awake and cooperative with SAH in the acute phase (day 2–14) and eight patients at the time of follow-up (mean 4.6±1.7months after SAH), and included 33 age-matched healthy controls. Data was acquired using a manoeuvrable Dynamic Vessel Analyzer (Imedos Systems UG, Jena) for examination of retinal vessel dimension and neurovascular coupling. Results Image quality was satisfactory in the majority of cases (93.3%). In the acute phase after SAH, retinal arteries were significantly dilated when compared to the control group (124.2±4.3MU vs 110.9±11.4MU, p<0.01), a difference that persisted to a lesser extent in the later stage of the disease (122.7±17.2MU, p<0.05). Testing for neurovascular coupling showed a trend towards impaired primary vasodilation and secondary vasoconstriction (p = 0.08, p = 0.09 resp.) initially and partial recovery at the time of follow-up, indicating a relative improvement in a time-dependent fashion. Conclusion RVA is technically feasible in patients with SAH and can detect fluctuations in vessel diameter and autoregulation even in less severely affected patients. Preliminary data suggests potential for RVA as a new and non-invasive tool for advanced SAH monitoring, but clinical relevance and prognostic value will have to be determined in a larger cohort. Y1 - 2016 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0158781 SN - 1932-6203 VL - 11 IS - 7 PB - PLOS CY - San Francisco ER - TY - GEN A1 - Kuthan, K. A1 - Al-Kaidy, Huschyar A1 - Tippkötter, Nils T1 - Tropfenbasierte Enzymreaktionen auf Glasoberflächen im μL-Maßstab mit ortsaufgelöster pL-Dosierung der Reaktanden T2 - Chemie Ingenieur Technik N2 - Mit der Entwicklung wässriger Tropfen, die mit einer schützenden Hülle magnetisierbarer, hydrophober Partikel umgeben sind, ergeben sich neue Möglichkeiten im Bereich der Mikrofluidik. So können die Tropfen als flüssige Mikroreaktoren eingesetzt werden. Der wässrige Kern dieser Mikroreaktoren besteht aus einer Substratlösung für enzymatische Umsetzungen. Durch Bewegen der Mikroreaktoren können diese über immobilisierten Enzymen positioniert werden, um so einen enzymatischen Umsatz innerhalb der Mikroreaktoren zu realisieren. Hierfür wurde eine neue Mikroreaktorplattform-Technologie etabliert. Die Mikroreaktoren können aufgrund ihrer magnetisierbaren Hüllenpartikel über elektromagnetische Spulen bewegt werden. Die Bewegung erfolgt dabei mit einer automatisierten Aktuatorplattform, bestehend aus einer 3x3 Doppelspulenmatrix mit Magnetkernen. Als modellhaftes Reaktionssystem wird eine Enzymkaskade eingesetzt, die sich aus einer b-Glucosidase, Glucose-Oxidase und Meerrettichperoxidase zusammensetzt. Primär untersuchte Substrate sind Fluorescein-di-b-D-glucopyranoside, und 1-(3,7-Dihydroxy-10H-phenoxazin-10-yl)-ethanon, bei deren Umsatz fluoreszierende Produkte entstehen. Y1 - 2016 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1002/cite.201650117 N1 - ProcessNet-Jahrestagung 2016 und 32. DECHEMA-Jahrestagung der Biotechnologen 2016, 12. - 15. September 2016, Eurogress Aachen VL - 88 IS - 9 SP - 1336 EP - 1337 PB - Wiley-VCH CY - Weinheim ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Murib, M. S. A1 - Yeap, W. S. A1 - Eurlings, Y. A1 - Grinsven, B. van A1 - Boyen, H.-G. A1 - Conings, B. A1 - Michiels, L. A1 - Ameloot, Marcel A1 - Carleer, R. A1 - Warmer, J. A1 - Kaul, P. A1 - Haenen, K. A1 - Schöning, Michael Josef A1 - Ceuninck, W. de A1 - Wagner, P. T1 - Heat-transfer based characterization of DNA on synthetic sapphire chips JF - Sensors and Actuators B: Chemical N2 - In this study, we show that synthetic sapphire (Al₂O₃), an established implant material, can also serve as a platform material for biosensors comparable to nanocrystalline diamond. Sapphire chips, beads, and powder were first modified with (3-aminopropyl) triethoxysilane (APTES), followed by succinic anhydride (SA), and finally single-stranded probe DNA was EDC coupled to the functionalized layer. The presence of the APTES-SA layer on sapphire powders was confirmed by thermogravimetric analyis and Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy. Using planar sapphire chips as substrates and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) as surface-sensitive tool, the sequence of individual layers was analyzed with respect to their chemical state, enabling the quantification of areal densities of the involved molecular units. Fluorescence microscopy was used to demonstrate the hybridization of fluorescently tagged target DNA to the probe DNA, including denaturation- and re-hybridization experiments. Due to its high thermal conductivity, synthetic sapphire is especially suitable as a chip material for the heat-transfer method, which was employed to distinguish complementary- and non-complementary DNA duplexes containing single-nucleotide polymorphisms. These results indicate that it is possible to detect mutations electronically with a chemically resilient and electrically insulating chip material. Y1 - 2016 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.snb.2016.02.027 SN - 0925-4005 VL - 230 IS - 230 SP - 260 EP - 271 PB - Elsevier CY - Amsterdam ER -