Prof. Dr. Mathias Bonmarin

Personal profile

Position at the ZHAW

Senior lecturer and group leader

www.zhaw.ch/en/engineering/institutes-centres/icp-institute-of-computational-physics/sensors-and-measuring-systems

Professional development teaching

CAS Swiss Biodesign for MedTech Innovators

Expertise and research interests

medical engineering, biomedical sensors, wearables, clinical trials, healthcare innovation, biodesign

Educational background

Certificate of Advanced Studies (CAS) in University Didactic, February 2015, University of Fribourg, Fribourg Switzerland.

Ph.D. in Physical Chemistry, 4th of October 2010, Graduate School of Chemical Molecular Sciences CMSZH, Zurich University, Zurich Switzerland. Thesis: “Development of Ultrafast Time-Resolved Chiral Infrared Spectroscopy”. PhD advisor: Dr. Jan Helbing.

Master in Economics, July 2005 (summa cum laude), Catholic University of Louvain-La-Neuve, Louvain-La-Neuve Belgium.

Master in Optics, Optoelectronics and Microwaves, April 2004, Grenoble Institute of Technology, Grenoble France.

Master in Biomedical Engineering, October 2002, Aix-Marseilles University, Marseille France.

Professional milestones

Mathias Bonmarin was born in Bern, Switzerland in 1979. He studied at the graduate school of science and engineering POLYTECH Marseille part of Aix-Marseille University and obtained his master’s degree in biomedical engineering in 2002. His thesis was devoted to optical coherence tomography in dermatology and was performed in the group of Prof. Podoleanu at the University of Kent at Canterbury. He moved to the Grenoble Institute of Technology INP to gain an additional master in optics, optoelectronics and microwave. After a year at the Fresnel Institute in Marseille, he decided to broaden his perspective and studied economics at the University of Louvain-La-Neuve in Belgium where he graduated “summa cum laude.” Mathias went back to Switzerland in 2006 to do his PhD in physical chemistry at the University of Zurich in the group of Prof. Hamm. He joined the Zurich University of Applied Science as research associate in 2010 before being appointed senior lecturer at the Institute of Computational Physics in 2014. Between 2016 and 2017 he served as scientific collaborator at the Adolphe Merkle Institute of the University of Fribourg. He was also invited lecturer in the Master of Science in Biomedical Engineering of the University of Bern between 2015 and 2016. Between July 2018 and July 2019, Mathias was a Fulbright visiting scholar at the University of Cincinnati in the US in the group of Prof. Jason Heikenfeld at the College of Engineering and Applied Sciences. Since July 2019 he is leading the Sensors and Measuring Systems group and Professor ZFH.

Mathias is the co-founder of the startup companies Dermolockin, opus néoi and Nanolockin. He works as consultant for various companies. His research interests focus on the development of innovative sensors for the medicine and biology. He is particularly interested in promoting innovation in the medical field.

Membership of networks

• UZH Science Alumni (Member)
• Innosuisse - Swiss Innovation Agency (Expert)
• SSBE - Swiss Society for Biomedical Engineering (Member)
• IEEE - EMBS & IMS (Senior member)
• SKINTEGRITY.CH (Member)
• UZH Digital Society Initiative (DSI) - Community "Health" (Associate member)
• ZHAW Digital Future Labs (Member)
• Swiss Society for Dermatology and Venereology (Extraordinary member)
• Swiss Chemical Society (Member)
• ZHAW Digital Health Lab (Member)

Projects

• ThermoPlaner3D / Team member / Project ongoing
• Feasibility testing of a wearable Bilirubin sensor / Project leader / Project completed
• Aseptuva Catheter / Project leader / Project completed
• Development of a stable and triggerable ultrasound transducer for in-vitro hyperthermia application / Project leader / Project completed
• Development of a thermotherapy device for cutaneous leishmaniasis lesions / Project leader / Project completed
• Digital Dermatology / Project leader / Project completed
• DentiHealth / Project leader / Project completed
• Use of digital tools for socially isolated people in home care and their relatives during social distancing – digital support against social isolation (DASI) / Team member / Project completed
• In vitro calibration of a new moisture sensor / Project leader / Project completed
• Development of a portable fluorescence measurement device / Project leader / Project completed
• Artificial Mechanical Skin Models / Deputy project leader / Project completed
• Smartphone-based distance measurements / Project leader / Project completed
• Wearable Device for Lymphedema Diagnostics / Project leader / Project completed
• DermaIR – Increasing the Capabilities of Dermatoscopy Using Thermal Imaging Sensors / Project leader / Project completed
• Measuring the Thermal Properties of the Human Skin In-Vivo / Project leader / Project completed
• Skinobi – Affordable Sensor to Track Skin Condition and Age / Project leader / Project completed
• PhD Network in Data Science / Team member / Project completed
• Thermal Imaging in Dermatology / Project leader / Project completed
• Nanolockin – Fast and Reliable Thermal Screening of Magnetic Nanoparticles / Project leader / Project completed
• Dermolockin – A New Diagnostic Tool for Skin Cancer Detection / Project co-leader / Project completed
• A New Diagnostic Tool for Skin Cancer Detection / Project leader / Project completed

Publications

• Schneider, Lukas; Kalt, Martina; Koch, Samuel; Sithamparanathan, Shanmugi; Villiger, Veronika; Mattiat, Johann; Kradolfer, Flavia; Slyshkina, Ekaterina; Luber, Sandra; Bonmarin, Mathias; Maake, Caroline; Spingler, Bernhard,

  2023.

  BODIPY-based photothermal agents with excellent phototoxic indices for cancer treatment.

  Journal of the American Chemical Society.

  145(8), pp. 4534-4544.

  Available from: https://doi.org/10.1021/jacs.2c11650

• Hagen, Raphael; Fehr, Daniel; Spano, Fabrizio; Babity, Samuel; Brambilla, Davide; Bonmarin, Mathias,

  2023.

  Portable multi-wavelength fluorescence measurement device : empirical evaluation.

  IEEE Transactions on Instrumentation and Measurement.

  Available from: https://doi.org/10.1109/TIM.2023.3270999

• Mirabello, Giulia; Steinmetz, Lukas; Geers, Christoph; Rothen-Rutishauser, Barbara; Bonmarin, Mathias; Fink, Alke Susanne; Lattuada, Marco,

  2023.

  Quantification of nanoparticles’ concentration inside polymer films using Lock-In Thermography.

  Nanoscale Advances.

  Available from: https://doi.org/10.1039/D3NA00091E

• Stängle, Sabrina; Domeisen Benedetti, Franzisca; Hediger, Hannele; Bonmarin, Mathias; Loeser, Martin; Fringer, André,

  2022.

  Use of digital technologies to combat loneliness and social isolation : a cross-sectional study in Swiss outpatient care during COVID-19 pandemic.

  BMC Nursing.

  21(1), pp. 181.

  Available from: https://doi.org/10.1186/s12912-022-00946-7

• Drexelius, Amy; Fehr, Daniel; Vescoli, Vincent; Heikenfeld, Jason; Bonmarin, Mathias,

  2022.

  A simple non-contact optical method to quantify in-vivo sweat gland activity and pulsation.

  IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering.

  69(8), pp. 2638-2645.

  Available from: https://doi.org/10.1109/TBME.2022.3151938

• Bonmarin, Mathias; Läuchli, Severin; Navarini, Alexander,

  2022.

  Augmented and virtual reality in dermatology : where do we stand and what comes next?.

  Dermato.

  2(1), pp. 1-7.

  Available from: https://doi.org/10.3390/dermato2010001

• Kirsch, Christoph; Fehr, Daniel; Babity, Samuel; Polomska, Anna; Detmar, Michael; Bonmarin, Mathias; Brambilla, Davide,

  2022.

  Development of a diffusion-weighed mathematical model for intradermal drainage quantification.

  Drug Delivery and Translational Research.

  12(4), pp. 897-905.

  Available from: https://doi.org/10.1007/s13346-021-01114-1

• Babity, Samuel; Couture, Frédéric; Campos, Estefânia V R; Hedtrich, Sarah; Hagen, Raphael; Fehr, Daniel; Bonmarin, Mathias; Brambilla, Davide,

  2021.

  A naked eye-invisible ratiometric fluorescent microneedle tattoo for real-time monitoring of inflammatory skin conditions.

  Advanced Healthcare Materials.

  11(6), pp. 2102070.

  Available from: https://doi.org/10.1002/adhm.202102070

• Polomska, Anna; Gousopoulos, Epameinondas; Fehr, Daniel; Bachmann, Andreas; Bonmarin, Mathias; Detmar, Michael; Lindenblatt, Nicole,

  2021.

  Development and clinical validation of the LymphMonitor technology to quantitatively assess lymphatic function.

  Diagnostics.

  11(10), pp. 1873.

  Available from: https://doi.org/10.3390/diagnostics11101873

• Steinmetz, Lukas; Geers, Christoph; Bonmarin, Mathias; Rothen-Rutishauser, Barbara; Petri-Fink, Alke; Lattuada, Marco,

  2021.

  Experimental and theoretical validation of plasmonic nanoparticle heat generation by using lock-in thermography.

  The Journal of Physical Chemistry C.

  125(10), pp. 5890-5896.

  Available from: https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jpcc.0c11419

• Malnati, Claudio; Fehr, Daniel; Spano, Fabrizio; Bonmarin, Mathias,

  2021.

  Modeling stratum corneum swelling for the optimization of electrode-based skin hydration sensors.

  Sensors.

  21(12), pp. 3986.

  Available from: https://doi.org/10.3390/s21123986

• Bonmarin, Mathias; Steinmetz, Lukas; Spano, Fabrizio; Geers, Christoph,

  2021.

  Using lock-in thermography to investigate stimuli-responsive nanoparticles in complex environments.

  IEEE Instrumentation & Measurement Magazine.

  24(4), pp. 3-10.

  Available from: https://doi.org/10.1109/MIM.2021.9448265

• Steinmetz, Lukas; Geers, Christoph; Balog, Sandor; Bonmarin, Mathias; Rodriguez-Lorenzo, Laura; Taladriz-Blanco, Patricia; Rothen-Rutishauser, Barbara; Petri-Fink, Alke,

  2020.

  A comparative study of silver nanoparticle dissolution under physiological conditions.

  Nanoscale Advances.

  Available from: https://doi.org/10.1039/D0NA00733A

• Babity, Samuel; Polomska, Anna K.; Couture, Frédéric; Bonmarin, Mathias; Fehr, Daniel; Detmar, Michael; Brambilla, Davide,

  2020.

  Rational design of a fluorescent microneedle tattoo for minimally invasive monitoring of lymphatic function.

  Journal of Controlled Release.

  327, pp. 350-359.

  Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jconrel.2020.08.017

• Steinmetz, Lukas; Bourquin, Joel; Barosova, Hana; Haeni, Laetitia; Caldwell, Jessica; Milosevic, Ana; Geers, Christoph; Bonmarin, Mathias; Taladriz-Blanco, Patricia; Rothen-Rutishauser, Barbara; Petri-Fink, Alke,

  2020.

  Rapid and sensitive quantification of cell-associated multi-walled carbon nanotubes.

  Nanoscale.

  Available from: https://doi.org/10.1039/d0nr03330h

• Steinmetz, Lukas; Kirsch, Christoph; Geers, Christoph; Petri-Fink, Alke; Bonmarin, Mathias,

  2020.

  Investigating a lock-in thermal imaging setup for the detection and characterization of magnetic nanoparticles.

  Nanomaterials.

  10(9).

  Available from: https://doi.org/10.3390/nano10091665

• Zhao, Yuan; Lin, Jou; Kundrat, David M.; Bonmarin, Mathias; Krupczak, John; Thomas, Som V.; Lyu, Mengyao; Shi, Donglu,

  2019.

  Photonically-activated molecular excitations for thermal energy conversion in porphyrinic compounds.

  Journal of Physical Chemistry C.

  Available from: https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jpcc.9b09374

• Steinmetz, Lukas; Taladriz‐Blanco, Patricia; Geers, Christoph; Spuch‐Calvar, Miguel; Bonmarin, Mathias; Balog, Sandor; Rothen‐Rutishauser, Barbara; Petri‐Fink, Alke,

  2019.

  Lock‐in thermography to analyze plasmonic nanoparticle dispersions.

  Particle & Particle Systems Characterization.

  2019(1900224).

  Available from: https://doi.org/10.1002/ppsc.201900224

• Polomska, Anna K.; Proulx, Steven T.; Brambilla, Davide; Fehr, Daniel; Bonmarin, Mathias; Brändli, Simon; Meboldt, Mirko; Steuer, Christian; Vasileva, Tsvetina; Reinke, Nils; Leroux, Jean-Christophe; Detmar, Michael,

  2019.

  Minimally-invasive method for the point-of-care quantification of lymphatic vessel function.

  JCI Insight.

  Available from: https://doi.org/10.1172/jci.insight.126515

• Zhao, F. J.; Bonmarin, Mathias; Chen, Z. C.; Larson, M.; Fay, D.; Runnoe, D.; Heikenfeld, J.,

  2019.

  Ultra-simple wearable local sweat volume monitoring patch based on swellable hydrogels.

  Lab on a Chip.

  Available from: https://doi.org/10.1039/C9LC00911F

• Anzengruber, Florian; Alotaibi, Fayez; Kaufmann, Lilian S.; Ghosh, Adhideb; Oswald, Martin R.; Maul, Julia-Tatjana; Meier Käppeli, Barbara Katharina; French, Lars E.; Bonmarin, Mathias; Navarini, Alexander A.,

  2018.

  Thermography : high sensitivity and specificity diagnosing contact dermatitis in patch testing.

  Allergology International.

  68(2).

  Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.alit.2018.12.001

• Lemal, Philipp; Geers, Christoph; Monnier, Christophe A.; Crippa, Federica; Daum, Leopold; Urban, Dominic A.; Rothen-Rutishauser, Barbara; Bonmarin, Mathias; Petri-Fink, Alke; Moore, Thomas L.,

  2017.

  Lock-in thermography as a rapid and reproducible thermal characterization method for magnetic nanoparticles.

  Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials.

  427, pp. 206-211.

  Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmmm.2016.11.012

• Monnier, Christophe A.; Crippa, Federica; Geers, Christoph; Knapp, Evelyne; Rothen-Rutishauser, Barbara; Bonmarin, Mathias; Lattuada, Marco; Petri-Fink, Alke,

  2017.

  Lock-In thermography as an analytical tool for magnetic nanoparticles: measuring heating power and magnetic fields.

  The Journal of Physical Chemistry C.

  121(48), pp. 27164-27175.

  Available from: https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jpcc.7b09094

• Monnier, C. A.; Lattuada, M.; Burnand, D.; Crippa, F.; Martinez-Garcia, J. C.; Hirt, A. M.; Rothen-Rutishauser, B.; Bonmarin, Mathias; Petri-Fink, A.,

  2016.

  A lock-in-based method to examine the thermal signatures of magnetic nanoparticles in the liquid, solid and aggregated states.

  Nanoscale.

  8(27), pp. 13321-13322.

  Available from: https://doi.org/10.1039/c6nr02066f

• Bonmarin, Mathias; Le Gal, Frédérique-Anne,

  2015.

  A lock-in thermal imaging setup for dermatological applications.

  Skin Research and Technology.

  21(3), pp. 284-290.

  Available from: https://doi.org/10.1111/srt.12189

• Bonmarin, Mathias; Le Gal, Frédérique-Anne,

  2014.

  Lock-in thermal imaging for the early-stage detection of cutaneous melanoma : a feasibility study.

  Computers in Biology and Medicine.

  47, pp. 36-43.

  Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compbiomed.2014.01.008

• Lanz, Thomas; Bonmarin, Mathias; Stuckelberger, Michael; Schlumpf, Christian; Ballif, Christophe; Ruhstaller, Beat,

  2013.

  Electrothermal finite-element modeling for defect characterization in thin-film silicon solar modules.

  IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Quantum Electronics.

  19(5), pp. 1-8.

  Available from: https://doi.org/10.1109/JSTQE.2013.2250259

• Bonmarin, Mathias; Le Gal, Frédérique-Anne,

  2016.

  Thermal Imaging in Dermatology

  .

  In:

  Imaging in dermatology.

  Elsevier.

  pp. 437-454.

  Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-802838-4.00031-5

• Comi, Ennio; Knapp, Evelyne; Battaglia, Mattia; Kirsch, Christoph; Weidmann, Stefano; Jenatsch, Sandra; Hiestand, Roman; Bonmarin, Mathias; Ruhstaller, Beat; et al.,

  2022.

  Electro-thermal model for lock-in infrared imaging of defects in perovskite solar cells [paper].

  In:

  EU PVSEC Proceedings.

  8th World Conference on Photovoltaic Energy Conversion, Milan, Italy, 26-30 September 2022.

  WIP.

  pp. 241-246.

  Available from: https://doi.org/10.4229/WCPEC-82022-2BO.8.3

• Wilcox, Logan M.; Bonmarin, Mathias; Donnell, Kristen M.,

  2022.

  Pulsed-active microwave thermography [paper].

  In:

  2022 IEEE International Instrumentation and Measurement Technology Conference (I2MTC).

  IEEE International Instrumentation and Measurement Technology Conference (I2MTC), Ottawa, Canada, 16-19 May 2022.

  IEEE.

  pp. 1-6.

  Available from: https://doi.org/10.1109/I2MTC48687.2022.9806511

• Hagen, Raphael; Fehr, Daniel; Spano, Fabrizio; Brambilla, Davide; Bonmarin, Mathias,

  2022.

  Portable multi-wavelength fluorescence measurement device [paper].

  In:

  2022 IEEE International Symposium on Medical Measurements and Applications (MeMeA).

  XVII IEEE International Symposium on Medical Measurements and Applications, Messina, Italy, 22-24 June 2022.

  IEEE.

  Available from: https://doi.org/10.1109/MeMeA54994.2022.9856591

• Fehr, Daniel; Sassenburg, Renske; Blunschi, Jacqueline; Lay-Ekuakille, Aimé; Massaro, Alessandro; Bonmarin, Mathias; Spano, Fabrizio,

  2021.

  A capacitive color-changing electronic skin for touch sensing applications [paper].

  In:

  Proceedings of the International Symposium on Medical Measurements and Applications.

  2021 IEEE International Symposium on Medical Measurements and Applications (MeMeA), Lausanne, Switzerland, 23-25 June 2021.

  IEEE.

  Available from: https://doi.org/10.1109/MeMeA52024.2021.9478674

• Zubiaga, Asier; Kirsch, Christoph; Boiger, Gernot Kurt; Bonmarin, Mathias,

  2021.

  A simple instrument to measure the thermal transport properties of the human skin [paper].

  In:

  Proceedings of the International Symposium on Medical Measurements and Applications.

  2021 IEEE International Symposium on Medical Measurements and Applications (MeMeA), Lausanne, Switzerland, 23-25 June 2021.

  IEEE.

  Available from: https://doi.org/10.1109/MeMeA52024.2021.9478754

• Drexelius, Amy; Fehr, Daniel; Vescoli, Vincent; Heikenfeld, Jason; Bonmarin, Mathias,

  2021.

  Investigating sweat glands activity using thermal imaging and computational modelling [poster].

  In:

  The yearly meeting of the Biomedical Photonics Network 2021, "Progress in Biomedical Photonics", 9 December 2021.

• Bösch, Barbara; Fehr, Daniel; Rossi, René; Bonmarin, Mathias; Boesel, Luciano; Spano, Fabrizio,

  2021.

  Optical tactile skin : development of an optical electronic skin for pressure sensing applications [poster].

  In:

  The yearly meeting of the Biomedical Photonics Network 2021, "Progress in Biomedical Photonics", 9 December 2021.

• Bonmarin, Mathias; Holzer, Lorenz; Schmid, Bruno; Münch, Beat,

  2015.

  Aktive Thermographie für Hautkrebs Diagnose : Möglichkeiten und Grenzen [poster].

  In:

  25. Deutscher Hautkrebskongress, Arbeitsgemeinschaft Dermatologische Onkologie ADO, München, 10.-12. September 2015.

  ZHAW Zürcher Hochschule für Angewandte Wissenschaften.

  Available from: https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-23968

• Lanz, Thomas; Bonmarin, Mathias; Ruhstaller, Beat; Offermans, Ton,

  2014.

  Failure modes in all-plastic encapsulated flexible organic solar modules : experimental and computational analysis [poster].

  In:

  Graetzel, Michael; Nazeeruddin, Mohammad, eds.,

  Proceedings of the 6th International Conference on Hybrid and Organic Photovoltaics (HOPV14).

  6th International Conference on Hybrid and Organic Photovoltaics (HOPV14), Ecublens, 11-14 May 2014.

  nanoGe.

• Bonmarin, Mathias; Haarmann, Jens,

  2020.

  «Let’s Biodesign!» : vom Operationssaal zum disruptiven Medizinprodukt.

  Competence.

  2020, pp. 16-18.

  Available from: https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-21265

• Bonmarin, Mathias,

  2013.

  Dem Hautkrebs auf der Spur.

  Swiss Engineering STZ.

  2013(10), pp. 31-32.

• Stängle, Sabrina; Domeisen Benedetti, Franzisca; Bonmarin, Mathias; Loeser, Martin; Fringer, André,

  2021.

  Use of digital tools for socially isolated people in home care and their relatives during social distancing.

  In:

  15th International Family Nursing Conference (IFNC15) : Family Nursing Throughout the Life Course, online, 28 June - 2 July 2021.

• Polomska, A.; Proulx, S. T.; Fehr, Daniel; Bonmarin, Mathias; Leroux, J.; Detmar, M.,

  2019.

  A minimally-invasive method for the quantification of lymphatic vessel function in the skin.

  In:

  Society for Investigative Dermatology (SID) 2019 Meeting Abstract Supplement.

  Society for Investigative Dermatology 2019 (SID 2019), Chicago IL, USA, 8-11 May 2019.

  Elsevier.

  Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jid.2019.03.1106

• Bonmarin, Mathias,

  2017.

  Skinsure : eine neue Methode zur Bestimmung der thermalen Eigenschaften der Haut.

  In:

  Forum Cosmeticum, Basel, 10.-12. Mai 2017.

  Gesellschaft Schweizerischer Kosmetik-Chemiker.

Patents and patent applications

• Larson, Mikel; Bonmarin, Mathias; Heikenfeld, Jason,

  2022.

  Sweat sensors based on measuring a swellable volume.

  Patent number US2022015688 A1

  (2022-01-20)

  .

  Available from: https://worldwide.espacenet.com/patent/search?q=pn%3DUS2022015688A1

• Geers, Christoph; Bonmarin, Mathias; Fink, Alke; Monnier, Christophe,

  2020.

  Method for characterizing particles producing heat when exposed to light and device for carrying out the method.

  Patent number US2020182813 A1

  (2020-06-11)

  .

  Available from: https://worldwide.espacenet.com/patent/search?q=pn%3DUS2020182813A1

• Bonmarin, Mathias; von Schulthess, Patrick; Fahrni, Simon; Gründler, Tobias; Künzli, Pascal; Reinke, Nils,

  2019.

  Measurement system and method for characterizing tissue.

  Patent number US2019183350 A1

  (2019-06-20)

  .

  Available from: https://worldwide.espacenet.com/patent/search?q=pn%3DUS2019183350A1

• Monnier, Christophe; Bonmarin, Mathias; Crippa, Federica; Fink, Alke; Geers, Christoph,

  2019.

  Sample holder and lock-in thermography system with such.

  Patent number US2019154602 A1

  (2019-05-23)

  .

  Available from: https://worldwide.espacenet.com/patent/search?q=pn%3DUS2019154602A1

• Reinke, Nils; Fastrich, Andreas; Bonmarin, Mathias,

  2015.

  Device and method for characterization of tissue.

  Patent number EP2897520 A1

  (2015-07-29)

  .

  Available from: https://worldwide.espacenet.com/patent/search?q=pn%3DEP2897520A1

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