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The Cell-Surface Interaction, by J. S. Hayes, E. M. Czekanska and R. G. Richards. Studying Cell-Surface Interactions In Vitro: A Survey of Experimental Approaches and Techniques, by Stefanie Michaelis, Rudolf Robelek and Joachim Wegener. Harnessing Cell-Biomaterial Interactions for Osteochondral Tissue Regeneration, by Kyobum Kim, Diana M. Yoon, Antonios G. Mikos and F. Kurtis Kasper. Interaction of Cells with Decellularized Biological Materials, by Mathias Wilhelmi, Bettina Giere and Michael Harder. Evaluation of Biocompatibility Using In Vitro Methods: Interpretation and Limitations, by Arie Bruinink and Reto Luginbuehl. Artificial Scaffolds and Mesenchymal Stem Cells for Hard Tissues, by Margit Schulze and Edda Tobiasch. Bioactive Glass-Based Scaffolds for Bone Tissue Engineering, by Julia Will, Lutz-Christian Gerhardt and Aldo R. Boccaccini. Microenvironment Design for Stem Cell Fate Determination, by Tali Re´em and Smadar Cohen. Stem Cell Differentiation Depending on Different Surfaces, by Sonja Kress, Anne Neumann, Birgit Weyand and Cornelia Kasper. Designing the Biocompatibility of Biohybrids, by Frank Witte, Ivonne Bartsch and Elmar Willbold. Interaction of Cartilage and Ceramic Matrix, by K. Wiegandt, C. Goepfert, R. Pörtner and R. Janssen. Bioresorption and Degradation of Biomaterials, by Debarun Das, Ziyang Zhang, Thomas Winkler, Meenakshi Mour, Christina I. Günter, Michael M. Morlock, Hans-Günther Machens and Arndt F. Schilling.

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J. S. Hayes E. M. Czekanska R. G. Richards The Cell-Surface Interaction.- Stefanie Michaelis Rudolf Robelek achim Wegener Studying Cell-Surface Interactions In Vitro: A Survey of Experimental Approaches and Techniques.- Kyobum Kim Diana M. Yoon Antonios G. Mikos F. Kurtis Kasper Harnessing Cell-Biomaterial Interactions for Osteochondral Tissue Regeneration.- Mathias Wilhelmi Bettina Giere Michael Harder Interaction of Cells with Decellularized Biological Materials.- Arie Bruinink Reto Luginbuehl Evaluation of Biocompatibility Using In Vitro Methods: Interpretation and Limitations.- Margit Schulze Edda Tobiasch Artificial Scaffolds and Mesenchymal Stem Cells for Hard Tissues.- Julia Will Lutz-Christian Gerhardt Aldo R. Boccaccini Bioactive Glass-Based Scaffolds for Bone Tissue Engineering.- Tali Re´em Smadar Cohen Microenvironment Design for Stem Cell Fate Determination.- Sonja Kress Anne Neumann Birgit Weyand Cornelia Kasper Stem Cell Differentiation Depending on Different Surfaces.- Frank Witte Ivonne Bartsch Elmar Willbold Designing the Biocompatibility of Biohybrids.- K. Wiegandt C. Goepfert R. Pörtner R. Janssen Interaction of Cartilage and Ceramic Matrix.- Debarun Das Ziyang Zhang Thomas Winkler Meenakshi Mour Christina I. Günter Michael M. Morlock Hans-Günther Machens Arndt F. Schilling Bioresorption and Degradation of Biomaterials.

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Priv.-Doz. Dr.-Ing. Ralf Pörtner, geb. 1958 in Melle. 1978-1984 Studium der Chemietechnik in Dortmund. 1989 Promotion Uni Dortmund, Mechanische Verfahrenstechnik. 1989-1990 Post-Doc Uni Tsukuba, Japan. Seit 1990 Oberingenieur und Leiter Arbeitsgruppe Zellkulturtechnik und Tissue Engineering, TU Hamburg-Harburg, Institut für Bioprozess- und Biosystemtechnik. 2002-2007 Lehrbeauftragter HAW Hamburg. Seit 2008 Lehrbeauftragter an der FH Gießen-Friedberg. 1997 Habilitation und Ernennung zum Privatdozenten. Mitkoordinator des Forschungsschwerpunktes Regeneration, Implantate und Medizintechnik der TU Hamburg-Harburg und Sprecher der Forschungsgruppe Tissue Engineering. Studiengangkoordinator Bioverfahrenstechnik. Etwa 60 referierte Arbeiten sowie über 120 Tagungsbeiträge zu den Themen Zellkulturtechnik, Steuerung von Bioreaktoren, Tissue Engineering.

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