Laboratory Of Biomechanics & Biocalorimetry (LOB²)

REPRESENTATIVE RECENT PUBLICATIONS:

(most recent first)


Murigande C, Regenass S, Wirz D, Daniels AU, Tyndall A (2009) A comparison between (3H)-thymidine incorporation and isothermal microcalorimetry for the assessment of antigen-induced lymphocyte proliferation, Immunological Investigations 38(1):65-75.

Stolz M, Gottardi R, Raiteri R, Miot S, Martin I, Imer R, Staufer U, Raducanu A, Düggelin Baschong W, Daniels AU, Friederich NF, Aszodi A, Aebi U (2009) Early detection of aging cartilage and osteoarthritis in mice and patient samples using atomic force microscopy, Nature Nanotechnology 4:186-192.

von Ah U, Wirz D, Daniels AU (2009) Isothermal micro calorimetry--a new method for MIC determinations: results for 12 antibiotics and reference strains of E. coli and S. aureus. BMC Microbiology 9:106-120.

Mengiardi S, Goepfert B, Tsakiris DA, Hersberger KE. Pitfalls in patient self-management of subcutaneous drug application: removal of rubber protection caps from ready-to-use syringes. Eur J Clin Pharmacol. 2009

von Ah U, Wirz D, Daniels AU. (2008) Rapid differentiation of methicillin-susceptible Staphylococcus aureus from methicillin-resistant S. aureus and MIC determinations by isothermal microcalorimetry. J Clin Microbiol. 46 (6):2083-7.

Candrian C, Bonacina E, Frueh JA, Vonwil D, Dickinson S, Wirz D, Heberer M, Jakob M, Martin I, Barbero A (2009) Intra-individual comparison of human ankle and knee chondrocytes in vitro: relevance for talar cartilage repair. Osteoarthritis & Cartilage 4:489-496.

Candrian C, Vonwil D, Barbero A, Bonacina E, Miot S, Farhadi J, Wirz D, Dickinson S, Hollander A, Jakob M, Li Z, Alini M, Heberer M, Martin I (2008) Engineered cartilage generated by nasal chondrocytes is responsive to physical forces resembling joint loading. Arthritis Rheum. 58(1):197-208.

Vig Slenters T, Hauser-Gerspach I, Daniels AU, Fromm KM (2008) Silver coordination compounds as light-stable, nano-structured and anti-bacterial coatings for dental implant and restorative materials. J. Mater. Chem. 18, 5359 - 5362,

Hauser-Gerspach I, Scandiucci de Freitas P, Daniels AU, Meyer J. (2008) Adhesion of Streptococcus sanguinis to glass surfaces measured by isothermal microcalorimetry (IMC). J Biomed Mater Res B Appl Biomater. 85(1):42-9.

Valderrabano V, Nigg BM, Hintermann B, Goepfert B, Dick W, Frank CB, Herzog W, von Tscharner V. Muscular lower leg asymmetry in middle-aged people. Foot Ankle Int. 2007 Feb;28(2):242-9.

Trampuz A, Salzmann S, Anteaume J, Daniels AU (2007) Isothermal microcalorimetry - a novel method for detection of microbial contamination in platelet products, Transfusion 47(9):1643-1650.

Valderrabano V, Nigg BM, von Tscharner V, Stefanyshyn DJ, Goepfert B, Hintermann B. Gait analysis in ankle osteoarthritis and total ankle replacement. Clin Biomech (Bristol, Avon). 2007 Jun 29;

Valderrabano V, von Tscharner V, Nigg BM, Hintermann B, Goepfert B, Fung TS, Frank CB, Herzog W. Lower leg muscle atrophy in ankle osteoarthritis. J Orthop Res. 2006 Dec;24(12):2159-69.

Scandiucci de Freitas P, Wirz D, Stolz M, Göpfert B, Friederich N-F, Daniels AU (2006), Pulsatile dynamic stiffness of cartilage-like materials and use of agarose gels to validate mechanical methods and models, J. Biomed. Materials Res. 78B(2):347-357.

Farhadi J, Fulco I, Miot S, Wirz D, Haug M, Dickinson SC, Hollander AP, Daniels AU, Pierer G, Heberer M, Martin I (2006) Pre-cultivation of engineered human nasal cartilage enhances the mechanical properties relevant for use in facial reconstructive surgery, Annals of Surgery. 244(6):978-985, December 2006.

Marsano A, Wendt D, Raiteri R, Gottardi R, Stolz M, Wirz D, Daniels AU, Salter D, Quinn TM, Martin I (2006)) Use of Hydrodynamic Forces to Engineer Cartilaginous Tissues Resembling the Non-Uniform Structure and Function of Meniscus, Biomaterials 35:5927-5934.

Miot S, Scandiucci de Freitas P, Wirz D, Daniels AU, Sims TJ, Hollander AP, Mainil-Varlet P, Heberer M, Martin I 2006) Cartilage tissue engineering by expanded goat articular chondrocytes, J. Orthopaedic Res. 24(5):1078-1085.

Imer R, Akiyama T, De Rooij NF, Stolz M, Aebi U, Friederich NF, Koenig U, Wirz D, Daniels AU, Staufer U (2006) Development of Atomic Force Microscope for Arthroscopic Knee Cartilage Inspection, Japanese J. Applied Physics, 45(3B):2319-23.

Von Tscharner V, Goepfert B. Estimation of the interplay between groups of fast and slow muscle fibers of the tibialis anterior and gastrocnemius muscle while running. J Electromyogr Kinesiol. 2006 Apr;16(2):188-97.

Göpfert B, Valderrabano V, Hintermann B, Wirz D. Messung der Isometrischen Dorsalextensions- und Plantarflexions- Kraft in den Sprunggelenken Biomed Tech (Berl). 2005 Sep;50(9):282-6.

Daniels AU, Wirz D, Morscher EW (2005) Chapt. 3.4: Extreme differences in properties of successful bone cements, in The Well-Cemented Total Hip Arthroplasty: Theory and Practice, S Breusch and H Malchau, Eds., Springer-Verlag, Berlin DE.

Wirz D, Daniels AU, Göpfert B, Morscher EW (2005) Clinical Development and current status: Europe, in "Acrylic Bone Cement in the New Millenium", D. Smith, Ed., Supplement, Orthop. Clinics of N. Am. 36:63-73. Elsevier, Philadelphia PA.

Lewandowska-Szumiel M, Sikorski K, Szummer A, Komender J, Kowalski K, Daniels AU (2005) Experimental model for observation of micromotion in cell culture, J. Biomed. Mat. Res. 72B(2):379-387.

Becker, R., D. Wirz, C. Wolf, B. Gopfert, W. Nebelung and N. Friederich (2005). "Measurement of meniscofemoral contact pressure after repair of bucket-handle tears with biodegradable implants." Archives of Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery 125(4): 254-260.

Miot S, Woodfield T, Daniels AU, Suetterlin R, Peterschmitt I, Heberer M, van Blitterswijk CA, Riesle J, Martin I. Effects of scaffold composition and architecture on human nasal chondrocyte differentiation and cartilaginous matrix deposition. Biomaterials. 2005 May;26(15):2479-89.

von Tscharner V, Göpfert B, Wirz D, Friederich NF. Analyse der Veränderungen von Wavelet-transformierten elektromyographischen Signalen, wie sie beim Tragen einer Kniebandage entstehen. Biomedizinische Technik 2004 Mar;49(3)

Bader R., Göpfert B., Wirz D., Howald R., Datzmann T., Mittelmeier W., Steinhauser E.: Einfluss unterschiedlicher Gleitpaarungen auf die Luxationssicherheit von künstlichen Hüftgelenken. Biomaterialien 5, 2 (2004)

Göpfert B., Wirz D., Elke R., Dick W., Howald R., Bader R., Steinhauser E. Luxation in der Hüftendoprothetik: Vergleich unterschiedlicher in vitro-Konzepte zur Luxationssimulation. Biomaterialien 5, 2 (2004)

Wu J, Widmer KH, Zurfluh B, Goepfert B, Morscher EW. Secondary stability of cemented and non-cemented acetabular implants evivo under dynamic load. Zhonghua Wai Ke Za Zhi. 2004 Oct 22; 42(20)

Stolz M, Raiteri R, Daniels AU, Baschong W, Aebi U Dynamic shear modulus of porcine articular cartilage determined at two different levels of tissue organization by indentation-type atomic force microscopy. Biophys J. 2004 May;86(5):3269-83.

Lewis G, Daniels AU Use of isothermal heat-conduction microcalorimetry (IHCMC) for the evaluation of synthetic biomaterials, J Biomed Mater Res B Appl Biomater. 2003 Aug 15;66(2):487-501.

Wirz D, Zurfluh B, Göpfert B, Li F, Frick W, Morscher EW Results of in vitro studies about the mechanism of wear in the stem-cement interface of THR, in: Stainless Steels for Medical and Surgical Applications (STP 1438) Winters GL, Nutt MJ, editors. ASTM International 2003..

von Tscharner V, Göpfert B, Nigg BM. Changes in EMG signals for the muscle tibialis anterior while running barefoot or with shoes, J. Biomechanics 2003, Aug;36(8)

von Tscharner V, Goepfert B. Gender dependent EMGs of runners resolved by time/frequency and principal pattern analysis. J. Electromyography Kinesiologie. 2003 Jun;13(3)

Charlebois SJ, Daniels AU, Lewis G Isothermal microcalorimetry: an analytical technique for assessing the dynamic chemical stability of UHMWPE, Biomaterials 24: 291-296, 2003.

Charlebois SJ, Daniels AU, Smith RA Metabolic heat production as a measure of macrophage response to particles from orthopaedic implant materials, J. Biomed. Materials Res. 59: 166-175, 2002.