TY - JOUR A1 - Breuer, Lars A1 - Raue, Markus A1 - Strobel, M. A1 - Mang, Thomas A1 - Schöning, Michael Josef A1 - Thoelen, R. A1 - Wagner, Torsten T1 - Hydrogels with incorporated graphene oxide as light-addressable actuator materials for cell culture environments in lab-on-chip systems JF - Physica status solidi (a) N2 - Abstractauthoren Graphene oxide (GO) nanoparticles were incorporated in temperature-sensitive Poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) (PNIPAAm) hydrogels. The nanoparticles increase the light absorption and convert light energy into heat efficiently. Thus, the hydrogels with GO can be stimulated spatially resolved by illumination as it was demonstrated by IR thermography. The temporal progression of the temperature maximum was detected for different concentrations of GO within the polymer network. Furthermore, the compatibility of PNIPAAm hydrogels with GO and cell cultures was investigated. For this purpose, culture medium was incubated with hydrogels containing GO and the viability and morphology of chinese hamster ovary (CHO) cells was examined after several days of culturing in presence of this medium. Y1 - 2016 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1002/pssa.201533056 SN - 1862-6300 VL - 213 IS - 6 SP - 1520 EP - 1525 PB - Wiley-VCH CY - Weinheim ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Pookhalil, Ali A1 - Amoabediny, Ghassem A1 - Tabesh, Hadi A1 - Behbahani, Mehdi A1 - Mottaghy, Khosrow T1 - A new approach for semiempirical modeling of mechanical blood trauma JF - The international journal of artificial organs N2 - Purpose Two semi-empirical models were recently published, both making use of existing literature data, but each taking into account different physical phenomena that trigger hemolysis. In the first model, hemoglobin (Hb) release is described as a permeation procedure across the membrane, assuming a shear stress-dependent process (sublethal model). The second model only accounts for hemoglobin release that is caused by cell membrane breakdown, which occurs when red blood cells (RBC) undergo mechanically induced shearing for a period longer than the threshold time (nonuniform threshold model). In this paper, we introduce a model that considers the hemolysis generated by both these possible phenomena. Methods Since hemolysis can possibly be caused by permeation of hemoglobin through the RBC functional membrane as well as by release of hemoglobin from RBC membrane breakdown, our proposed model combines both these models. An experimental setup consisting of a Couette device was utilized for validation of our proposed model. Results A comparison is presented between the damage index (DI) predicted by the proposed model vs. the sublethal model vs. the nonthreshold model and experimental datasets. This comparison covers a wide range of shear stress for both human and porcine blood. An appropriate agreement between the measured DI and the DI predicted by the present model was obtained. Conclusions The semiempirical hemolysis model introduced in this paper aims for significantly enhanced conformity with experimental data. Two phenomenological outcomes become possible with the proposed approach: an estimation of the average time after which cell membrane breakdown occurs under the applied conditions, and a prediction of the ratio between the phenomena involved in hemolysis. Y1 - 2016 U6 - https://doi.org/10.5301/ijao.5000474 SN - 1724-6040 VL - 39 IS - 4 SP - 171 EP - 177 PB - Sage CY - London ER - TY - BOOK A1 - Iomdina, E. N. A1 - Bauer, S. M. A1 - Kotliar, Konstantin T1 - БИОМЕХАНИКА ГЛАЗА: ТЕОРЕТИЧЕСКИЕ АСПЕКТЫ И КЛИНИЧЕСКИЕ ПРИЛОЖЕНИЯ T2 - Eye biomechanics : theoretical aspects and clinical applications Y1 - 2015 SN - 978-5-903025-57-2 PB - Real Time CY - Moscow ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Bertz, Morten A1 - Schöning, Michael Josef A1 - Molinnus, Denise A1 - Homma, Takayuki T1 - Influence of temperature, light, and H₂O₂ concentration on microbial spore inactivation: in-situ Raman spectroscopy combined with optical trapping JF - Physica status solidi (a) applications and materials science N2 - To gain insight on chemical sterilization processes, the influence of temperature (up to 70 °C), intense green light, and hydrogen peroxide (H₂O₂) concentration (up to 30% in aqueous solution) on microbial spore inactivation is evaluated by in-situ Raman spectroscopy with an optical trap. Bacillus atrophaeus is utilized as a model organism. Individual spores are isolated and their chemical makeup is monitored under dynamically changing conditions (temperature, light, and H₂O₂ concentration) to mimic industrially relevant process parameters for sterilization in the field of aseptic food processing. While isolated spores in water are highly stable, even at elevated temperatures of 70 °C, exposure to H₂O₂ leads to a loss of spore integrity characterized by the release of the key spore biomarker dipicolinic acid (DPA) in a concentration-dependent manner, which indicates damage to the inner membrane of the spore. Intensive light or heat, both of which accelerate the decomposition of H₂O₂ into reactive oxygen species (ROS), drastically shorten the spore lifetime, suggesting the formation of ROS as a rate-limiting step during sterilization. It is concluded that Raman spectroscopy can deliver mechanistic insight into the mode of action of H₂O₂-based sterilization and reveal the individual contributions of different sterilization methods acting in tandem. KW - hydrogen peroxide KW - optical spore trapping KW - Raman spectroscopy KW - sterilization conditions KW - temperature Y1 - 2024 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1002/pssa.202300866 SN - 1862-6319 (Online) SN - 1862-6300 (Print) N1 - Corresponding author: Michael J. Schöning IS - Early View PB - Wiley-VCH CY - Berlin ER - TY - CHAP A1 - Kraft, Bodo A1 - Kohl, Philipp A1 - Meinecke, Matthias ED - Bernert, Christian ED - Scheurer, Steffen ED - Wehnes, Harald T1 - Analyse und Nachverfolgung von Projektzielen durch Einsatz von Natural Language Processing T2 - KI in der Projektwirtschaft : was verändert sich durch KI im Projektmanagement? Y1 - 2024 SN - 978-3-3811-1132-9 (Online) SN - 978-3-3811-1131-2 (Print) U6 - https://doi.org/10.24053/9783381111329 SP - 157 EP - 167 PB - UVK Verlag ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Schoenrock, Britt A1 - Muckelt, Paul E. A1 - Hastermann, Maria A1 - Albracht, Kirsten A1 - MacGregor, Robert A1 - Martin, David A1 - Gunga, Hans-Christian A1 - Salanova, Michele A1 - Stokes, Maria J. A1 - Warner, Martin B. A1 - Blottner, Dieter T1 - Muscle stiffness indicating mission crew health in space JF - Scientific Reports N2 - Muscle function is compromised by gravitational unloading in space affecting overall musculoskeletal health. Astronauts perform daily exercise programmes to mitigate these effects but knowing which muscles to target would optimise effectiveness. Accurate inflight assessment to inform exercise programmes is critical due to lack of technologies suitable for spaceflight. Changes in mechanical properties indicate muscle health status and can be measured rapidly and non-invasively using novel technology. A hand-held MyotonPRO device enabled monitoring of muscle health for the first time in spaceflight (> 180 days). Greater/maintained stiffness indicated countermeasures were effective. Tissue stiffness was preserved in the majority of muscles (neck, shoulder, back, thigh) but Tibialis Anterior (foot lever muscle) stiffness decreased inflight vs. preflight (p < 0.0001; mean difference 149 N/m) in all 12 crewmembers. The calf muscles showed opposing effects, Gastrocnemius increasing in stiffness Soleus decreasing. Selective stiffness decrements indicate lack of preservation despite daily inflight countermeasures. This calls for more targeted exercises for lower leg muscles with vital roles as ankle joint stabilizers and in gait. Muscle stiffness is a digital biomarker for risk monitoring during future planetary explorations (Moon, Mars), for healthcare management in challenging environments or clinical disorders in people on Earth, to enable effective tailored exercise programmes. KW - Ageing KW - Anatomy KW - Muscle KW - Musculoskeletal system KW - Physiology Y1 - 2024 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-54759-6 SN - 2045-2322 N1 - Corresponding author: Dieter Blottner VL - 14 IS - Article number: 4196 PB - Springer Nature CY - London ER - TY - RPRT A1 - Siegert, Petra A1 - Bongaerts, Johannes A1 - Wagner, Torsten A1 - Schöning, Michael Josef A1 - Selmer, Thorsten T1 - Abschlussbericht zum Projekt zur Überwachung biotechnologischer Prozesse mittels Diacetyl-/Acetoin-Biosensor und Evaluierung von Acetoin-Reduktasen zur Verwendung in Biotransformationen Y1 - 2022 N1 - Laufzeit: 01.01.2016 – 31.12.2019 (verlängert bis 31.12.2020) Förderkennzeichen: 322-8.03.04.02-FH-Struktur 2016/02 Gefördert durch: Ministerium für Innovation, Wissenschaft und Forschung des Landes Nordrhein-Westfalen CY - Aachen ER - TY - INPR A1 - Ringers, Christa A1 - Bialonski, Stephan A1 - Solovev, Anton A1 - Hansen, Jan N. A1 - Ege, Mert A1 - Friedrich, Benjamin M. A1 - Jurisch-Yaksi, Nathalie T1 - Preprint: Local synchronization of cilia and tissue-scale cilia alignment are sufficient for global metachronal waves T2 - bioRxiv N2 - Motile cilia are hair-like cell extensions present in multiple organs of the body. How cilia coordinate their regular beat in multiciliated epithelia to move fluids remains insufficiently understood, particularly due to lack of rigorous quantification. We combine here experiments, novel analysis tools, and theory to address this knowledge gap. We investigate collective dynamics of cilia in the zebrafish nose, due to its conserved properties with other ciliated tissues and its superior accessibility for non-invasive imaging. We revealed that cilia are synchronized only locally and that the size of local synchronization domains increases with the viscosity of the surrounding medium. Despite the fact that synchronization is local only, we observed global patterns of traveling metachronal waves across the multiciliated epithelium. Intriguingly, these global wave direction patterns are conserved across individual fish, but different for left and right nose, unveiling a chiral asymmetry of metachronal coordination. To understand the implications of synchronization for fluid pumping, we used a computational model of a regular array of cilia. We found that local metachronal synchronization prevents steric collisions and improves fluid pumping in dense cilia carpets, but hardly affects the direction of fluid flow. In conclusion, we show that local synchronization together with tissue-scale cilia alignment are sufficient to generate metachronal wave patterns in multiciliated epithelia, which enhance their physiological function of fluid pumping. Y1 - 2021 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1101/2021.11.23.469646 N1 - Veröffentlicht in eLife 12:e77701 (https://doi.org/10.7554/eLife.77701). ER - TY - CHAP A1 - Bialonski, Stephan T1 - Are interaction clusters in epileptic networks predictive of seizures? T2 - Epilepsy: The Intersection of Neurosciences, Biology, Mathematics, Engineering, and Physics Y1 - 2016 SN - 978-143983886-0 SP - 349 EP - 355 PB - CRC Press ER - TY - CHAP A1 - Artmann, Gerhard A1 - Stadler, Andreas M. A1 - Embs, Jan P. A1 - Zaccai, Giuseppe A1 - Büldt, Georg A1 - Digel, Ilya A1 - Temiz Artmann, Aysegül T1 - The crucial role of water in a phase transition of hemoglobin at body temperature : [abstract] N2 - The observation of a temperature transition of hemoglobin occurring at a critical temperature close to body temperature KW - Hämoglobin KW - Erythrozyt KW - Körpertemperatur Y1 - 2010 ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Akimbekov, Nuraly S. A1 - Digel, Ilya A1 - Abdieva, Gulzhamal A1 - Ualieva, Perizat A1 - Tastambek, Kuanysh T1 - Lignite biosolubilization and bioconversion by Bacillus sp.: the collation of analytical data JF - Biofuels N2 - The vast metabolic potential of microbes in brown coal (lignite) processing and utilization can greatly contribute to innovative approaches to sustainable production of high-value products from coal. In this study, the multi-faceted and complex coal biosolubilization process by Bacillus sp. RKB 7 isolate from the Kazakhstan coal-mining soil is reported, and the derived products are characterized. Lignite solubilization tests performed for surface and suspension cultures testify to the formation of numerous soluble lignite-derived substances. Almost 24% of crude lignite (5% w/v) was solubilized within 14 days under slightly alkaline conditions (pH 8.2). FTIR analysis revealed various functional groups in the obtained biosolubilization products. Analyses of the lignite-derived humic products by UV-Vis and fluorescence spectrometry as well as elemental analysis yielded compatible results indicating the emerging products had a lower molecular weight and degree of aromaticity. Furthermore, XRD and SEM analyses were used to evaluate the biosolubilization processes from mineralogical and microscopic points of view. The findings not only contribute to a deeper understanding of microbe–mineral interactions in coal environments, but also contribute to knowledge of coal biosolubilization and bioconversion with regard to sustainable production of humic substances. The detailed and comprehensive analyses demonstrate the huge biotechnological potential of Bacillus sp. for agricultural productivity and environmental health. KW - humic acid KW - Bacillus sp KW - lignite KW - Biosolubilization Y1 - 2021 SN - 1759-7277 VL - 12 IS - 3 SP - 247 EP - 258 PB - Taylor & Francis CY - London ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Digel, Ilya A1 - Akimbekov, Nuraly S. A1 - Rogachev, Evgeniy A1 - Pogorelova, Natalia T1 - Bacterial cellulose produced by Medusomyces gisevii on glucose and sucrose: biosynthesis and structural properties JF - Cellulose N2 - In this work, the effects of carbon sources and culture media on the production and structural properties of bacterial cellulose (BC) synthesized by Medusomyces gisevii have been studied. The culture medium was composed of different initial concentrations of glucose or sucrose dissolved in 0.4% extract of plain green tea. Parameters of the culture media (titratable acidity, substrate conversion degree etc.) were monitored daily for 20 days of cultivation. The BC pellicles produced on different carbon sources were characterized in terms of biomass yield, crystallinity and morphology by field emission scanning electron microscopy (FE-SEM), atomic force microscopy and X-ray diffraction. Our results showed that Medusomyces gisevii had higher BC yields in media with sugar concentrations close to 10 g L−1 after a 18–20 days incubation period. Glucose in general lead to a higher BC yield (173 g L−1) compared to sucrose (163.5 g L−1). The BC crystallinity degree and surface roughness were higher in the samples synthetized from sucrose. Obtained FE-SEM micrographs show that the BC pellicles synthesized in the sucrose media contained densely packed tangles of cellulose fibrils whereas the BC produced in the glucose media displayed rather linear geometry of the BC fibrils without noticeable aggregates. KW - Bacterial cellulose KW - Medusomyces gisevi KW - Carbon sources KW - Culture media KW - Cellulose nanostructure Y1 - 2023 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1007/s10570-023-05592-z SN - 1572-882X (Online) SN - 0969-0239 (Print) N1 - Corresponding author: Ilya Digel PB - Springer Science + Business Media CY - Dordrecht ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Turaliyeva, M. A1 - Yeshibaev, A. A1 - Digel, Ilya A1 - Elibayeva, G. A1 - Sydykova, A. A1 - Uspabayeva, A. A1 - Dosybayeva, G. A1 - Zhylysbayeva, A. A1 - Lakhanova, K. T1 - Molecular-genetic identification of emerged novel invasive pathogens of Asiatic Elm Ulmus pumila L JF - Life science journal N2 - The dwarf elm Ulmus pumila L. (Ulmaceae) is one of indigenous species of flora in Kazakhstan and forms a basis of dendroflora in virtually all settlements of the region. In the past decade, multiple outbreaks of previously unknown diseases of the small-leaved elm have been registered. In our study, by the molecular-genetic analysis it was found that the pathogens responsible for the outbreaks are microfungi belonging to the genus Fusarium – F. solani and F. oxysporum. The nucleotide sequences (ITS regions) isolated from the diseased trees showed very high similarity with the GenBank control numbers EU625403.1 and FJ478128.1 (100.0 and 99.0 % respectively). Oncoming research will focus on the search of natural microbial antagonists of the discovered phytopathogens. Y1 - 2014 U6 - https://doi.org/10.7537/marslsj1105s14.33 SN - 1097-8135 VL - 11 IS - Spec. iss. 5s SP - 171 EP - 175 PB - Marsland Press CY - New York ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Bialonski, Stephan A1 - Allefeld, C. A1 - Wellmer, J. A1 - Elger, C. A1 - Lehnertz, K. T1 - An approach to identify synchronization clusters within the epileptic network JF - Klinische Neurophysiologie Y1 - 2008 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1055/s-2008-1072881 VL - 39 IS - 1 SP - A79 ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Zhubanova, Azhar A. A1 - Digel, Ilya A1 - Nojima, H. A1 - Artmann, Gerhard T1 - The use of bactericidal effects of cluster ions generated by plasma in medical biotechnology N2 - The most of conventional methods of air purification use the power of a fan to draw in air and pass it through a filter. The problem of bacterial contamination of inner parts of such a type of air conditioners in some cases draws attention towards alternative air-cleaning systems. Some manufacturers offer to use the ozone's bactericidal and deodorizing effects, but the wide spreading of such systems is restricted by the fact that toxic effects of ozone in respect of human beings are well known. In 2000 Sharp Inc. introduced "Plasma Cluster Ions (PCI)" air purification technology, which uses plasma discharge to generate cluster ions (I 0-14 ). This technology has been developed for those customers that are conscious about health and hygiene. In our experiments, we focused on some principal aspects of plasma-generated ions application - time-dependency and irreversibility of bactericidal action, spatial and kinetic characteristics of emitted cluster particles, their chemical targets in the microbial cells. KW - Clusterion KW - Raumluft KW - Luftreiniger KW - Plasmacluster ion technology KW - Air purification Y1 - 2007 ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Bogoyavlenskiy, A. P. A1 - Digel, Ilya A1 - Berezin, V. E. T1 - Assessment of dot-blot ELISA sensitivity on membrane sorbent using various peroxidase substrates N2 - The sensitivity of the peroxidase reaction in dot-blot ELISA significantly depends on the substrate. The highest sensitivity is observed using benzidine and diamine- phenol combinations as the substrates due to the reaction of the coupled oxidation (NADI) KW - Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay KW - Peroxidase KW - ELISA KW - phenols KW - naphtols KW - aromatic amines Y1 - 1997 ER - TY - CHAP A1 - Bialonski, Stephan A1 - Lehnertz, Klaus T1 - From time series to complex networks: an overview T2 - Recent Advances in Predicting and Preventing Epileptic Seizures: Proceedings of the 5th International Workshop on Seizure Prediction N2 - The network approach towards the analysis of the dynamics of complex systems has been successfully applied in a multitude of studies in the neurosciences and has yielded fascinating insights. With this approach, a complex system is considered to be composed of different constituents which interact with each other. Interaction structures can be compactly represented in interaction networks. In this contribution, we present a brief overview about how interaction networks are derived from multivariate time series, about basic network characteristics, and about challenges associated with this analysis approach. Y1 - 2013 SN - 978-981-4525-36-7 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1142/9789814525350_0010 SP - 132 EP - 147 ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Kozhalakova, A. A. A1 - Zhubanova, Azhar A. A1 - Mansurov, Z. A. A1 - Digel, Ilya A1 - Tazhibayeva, S. M. A1 - Artmann, Gerhard A1 - Temiz Artmann, Aysegül T1 - Adsorption of bacterial lipopolysaccharides on carbonized rice shell JF - Science of Central Asia (2010) Y1 - 2010 SP - 50 EP - 54 ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Ngamga, Eulalie Joelle A1 - Bialonski, Stephan A1 - Marwan, Norbert A1 - Kurths, Jürgen A1 - Geier, Christian A1 - Lehnertz, Klaus T1 - Evaluation of selected recurrence measures in discriminating pre-ictal and inter-ictal periods from epileptic EEG data JF - Physics Letters A N2 - We investigate the suitability of selected measures of complexity based on recurrence quantification analysis and recurrence networks for an identification of pre-seizure states in multi-day, multi-channel, invasive electroencephalographic recordings from five epilepsy patients. We employ several statistical techniques to avoid spurious findings due to various influencing factors and due to multiple comparisons and observe precursory structures in three patients. Our findings indicate a high congruence among measures in identifying seizure precursors and emphasize the current notion of seizure generation in large-scale epileptic networks. A final judgment of the suitability for field studies, however, requires evaluation on a larger database. Y1 - 2016 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.physleta.2016.02.024 SN - 0375-9601 VL - 380 IS - 16 SP - 1419 EP - 1425 PB - Elsevier CY - Amsterdam ER - TY - CHAP A1 - Stadler, Andreas M. A1 - Embs, Jan P. A1 - Zerlin, Kay A1 - Digel, Ilya A1 - Artmann, Gerhard A1 - Zaccai, Joe A1 - Büldt, Georg T1 - Temperature transitions of hemoglobin and cytosolic water diffusion in human red blood cells : [poster] N2 - Background Hemoglobin interactions in red blood cells Hemoglobin dynamics in human red blood cells Diffusion of H2O in red blood cells KW - Erythrozyt KW - Hämoglobin KW - cytosolic water diffusion KW - hemoglobin dynamics Y1 - 2007 ER -