Klaus Plewa

Mr. Klaus Plewa

Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen, Germany
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Academic Career Length

18Years (2009-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

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7 November 2018 in Polymers
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Andres Diaz LantadaAndres Diaz Lantada
Andres Diaz Lantada
Wilhelm PflegingWilhelm Pfleging
Wilhelm Pfleging
HBHeino Besser
Heino Besser
MGMarkus Guttmann
Markus Guttmann
MWMarkus Wissmann
Markus Wissmann
JGJosefa Predestinación García-Ruíz
Josefa Predestinación García-Ruíz
The success of labs- and organs-on-chips as transformative technologies in the biomedical arena relies on our capacity of solving some current challenges related to their design, modeling, manufacturability, and usability. Among present needs for the industrial scalability and impact promotion of these bio-devices, their sustainable mass production constitutes a breakthrough for reaching the desired level of repeatability in systematic testing procedures based on labs- and organs-on-chips. The use of adequate biomaterials for cell-culture processes and the achievement of the multi-scale features required, for in vitro modeling the physiological interactions among cells, tissues, and organoids, which prove to be demanding requirements in terms of production. This study presents an innovative synergistic combination of technologies, including: laser stereolithography, laser material processing on micro-scale, electroforming, and micro-injection molding, which enables the rapid creation of multi-scale mold cavities for the industrial production of labs- and organs-on-chips using thermoplastics apt for in vitro testing. The procedure is validated by the design, rapid prototyping, mass production, and preliminary testing with human mesenchymal stem cells of a conceptual multi-organ-on-chip platform, which is conceived for future studies linked to modeling cell-to-cell communication, understanding cell-material interactions, and studying metastatic processes.

30 December 2009 in Microsystem Technologies
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TMTobias Müller
Tobias Müller
VPVolker Piotter
Volker Piotter
KPKlaus Plewa
Klaus Plewa
MGMarkus Guttmann
Markus Guttmann
HRHans-Joachim Ritzhaupt-Kleissl
Hans-Joachim Ritzhaupt-Kleissl
JHJuergen Hausselt
Juergen Hausselt

2 May 2011 in International Journal of Applied Ceramic Technology
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ARAndreas Ruh
Andreas Ruh
VPVolker Piotter
Volker Piotter
KPKlaus Plewa
Klaus Plewa
HRHans‐Joachim Ritzhaupt‐Kleissl
Hans‐Joachim Ritzhaupt‐Kleissl
JHJuergen Hausselt
Juergen Hausselt

24 July 2017 in Microsystem Technologies
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VPVolker Piotter
Volker Piotter
AKAlexander Klein
Alexander Klein
KPKlaus Plewa
Klaus Plewa
KBKenneth R. Beyerlein
Kenneth R. Beyerlein
HCHenry N. Chapman
Henry N. Chapman
SBSaša Bajt
Saša Bajt

2 January 2019 in The International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology
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GUIDO TOSELLOGUIDO TOSELLO
GUIDO TOSELLO
DMDavid Maximilian Marhöfer
David Maximilian Marhöfer
Aminul IslamAminul Islam
Aminul Islam
TMTobias Müller
Tobias Müller
KPKlaus Plewa
Klaus Plewa
VPVolker Piotter
Volker Piotter

14 May 2015 in Microsystem Technologies
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VPVolker Piotter
Volker Piotter
AKAlexander Klein
Alexander Klein
TMTobias Mueller
Tobias Mueller
KPKlaus Plewa
Klaus Plewa