Prof. Dr. Barbara Röhrnbauer
Prof. Dr. Barbara Röhrnbauer
ZHAW
School of Engineering
Forschungsschwerpunkt Biomechanical Engineering
Technikumstrasse 71
8400 Winterthur
Work at ZHAW
Position
- Professor for Tissue Biomechanics
- Senior lecturer IMES in Mechanical Engineering
- Deputy Programme Director, BSc Mechanical Engineering
Focus
Teaching
- Mechanical Engineering: Mechanics - Kinematics and Kinetics
- Mechanical Engineering: Mechanics - Strength of materials
- Mechanical Engineering: Mechanics - Finite Element Method
- Focus: Biomechanical Engineering
Network
Membership of networks
Projects
- Towards mechanically biocompatible implant materials for pelvic floor repair / Project leader / Project ongoing
- Towards tailored mechanical properties of artificial tissue models / Project leader / Project completed
Publications
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Moser, Nathalie; Skawran, Stephan; Steigmiller, Klaus; Röhrnbauer, Barbara; Winklehner, Thomas; Reiner, Cäcilia S.; Betschart, Cornelia,
2024.
Diagnostics.
14(9), pp. 923.
Available from: https://doi.org/10.3390/diagnostics14090923
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Röhrnbauer, Barbara,
2023.
Mechanical properties of pelvic implants : interaction between implants and tissue
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In:
Brieu, Mathias; Cosson, Michel; Nielsen, Poul, eds.,
Biomechanics of the Female Reproductive System: Breast and Pelvic Organs.
Academic Press.
pp. 247-272.
Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-823403-7.00021-X
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Hofmann, Jonas; Fialová, Christina; Adlhart, Christian; Strassmann, Marc; Rimann, Markus; Röhrnbauer, Barbara,
2024.
Micro and macromechanics of electrospun membranes under uniaxial and biaxial loading conditions [poster].
In:
29th Congress of the European Society of Biomechanics (ESB), Edinburgh, Scotland, 30 June - 3 July 2024.
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Cabral, Kianna; Thiriot, Laureline; Röhrnbauer, Barbara; Bonmarin, Mathias; Spano, Fabrizio,
2023.
3D printing of solid liquid composites for cell-like based artificial skin model [poster].
In:
33rd Annual Conference of the European Society for Biomaterials (ESB), Davos, Switzerland, 4-8 September 2023.
ZHAW Zürcher Hochschule für Angewandte Wissenschaften.
Available from: https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-30588
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Cauquil, Eléonore; Kiener, Luca; Hofmann, Jonas; Spano, Fabrizio; Röhrnbauer, Barbara,
2023.
In:
33rd Annual Conference of the European Society for Biomaterials (ESB), Davos, Switzerland, 4-8 September 2023.
ZHAW Zürcher Hochschule für Angewandte Wissenschaften.
Available from: https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-30272
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Hofmann, Jonas; Fialová, Christina; Adlhart, Christian; Strassmann, Marc; Rimann, Markus; Röhrnbauer, Barbara,
2024.
Large-porous or nano-fibrous? – a mechanical perspective on implant materials for the pelvic floor.
In:
29th Congress of the European Society of Biomechanics (ESB), Edinburgh, Scotland, 30 June - 3 July 2024.
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Röhrnbauer, Barbara,
2024.
Dank Grundlagenforschung zum idealen Netz?.
In:
10. Internationaler Kongress Gynäkologie Update, Universitätsspital Zürich, Schweiz, 25.-27. Januar 2024.
Publications before appointment at the ZHAW
- B. Röhrnbauer, C. Betschart, D. Perucchini, M. Bajka, D. Fink, C. Maake, E. Mazza, and D.A. Scheiner. Measuring tissue displacement of the anterior vaginal wall using the novel aspiration technique in vivo. Scientific Reports, 7(1):1–7, 2017. doi:10.1038/s41598-017-16083-0
- G. Ochsner, M.J. Wilhelm, R. Amacher, A. Petrou, N. Cesarovic, S. Staufert, B. Röhrnbauer, F. Maisano, C. Hierold, M. Meboldt, and M. Schmid Daners. In Vivo Evaluation of Physiologic Control Algorithms for Left Ventricular Assist Devices Based on Left Ventricular Volume or Pressure. ASAIO Journal, 63(5):568–577, 2017. doi:10.1097/MAT.0000000000000533
- M.M. Maurer, B. Röhrnbauer, A. Feola, J. Deprest, and E. Mazza. Prosthetic meshes for repair of hernia and pelvic organ prolapse: Comparison of biomechanical properties. Materials, 8(5):2794–2808, 2015. doi:10.3390/ma8052794
- M. M. Maurer, B. Röhrnbauer, A. Feola, J. Deprest, and E. Mazza. Mechanical biocompatibility of prosthetic meshes: A comprehensive protocol for mechanical characterization. Journal of the Mechanical Behavior of Biomedical Materials, 40:42–58, 2014. doi:10.1016/j.jmbbm.2014.08.005
- B. Röhrnbauer and E. Mazza. Uniaxial and biaxial mechanical characterization of a prosthetic mesh at different length scales. Journal of the Mechanical Behavior of Biomedical Materials, 29:7–19, 2014. doi:10.1016/j.jmbbm.2013.07.021
- B. Röhrnbauer, G. Kress, and E. Mazza. A physically based structural model for a textile prosthetic mesh. International Journal of Solids and Structures, 51(3-4):633–646, 2014. doi:10.1016/j.ijsolstr.2013.10.030
- B. Röhrnbauer, Y. Ozog, J. Egger, E. Werbrouck, J. Deprest, and E. Mazza. Combined biaxial and uniaxial mechanical characterization of prosthetic meshes in a rabbit model. Journal of Biomechanics, 46(10):1626–1632, 2013. doi:10.1016/j.jbiomech.2013.04.015
- B. Röhrnbauer and E. Mazza. A non-biological model system to simulate the in vivo mechanical behavior of prosthetic meshes. Journal of the Mechanical Behavior of Biomedical Materials, 20:305–315, 2013. doi:10.1016/j.jmbbm.2013.01.029
- Röhrnbauer, B. Mechanical characterization and modeling of prosthetic meshes. PhD thesis, 2013. doi: 10.3929/ethz-a-009781983
- [Conference proceeding] B. Röhrnbauer, M. Sciancalepore, M. Singer, T. Johne, and P. Dupont. An efficient and comprehensive methodology to evaluate the misalignment of pump shafts using FEM. In Pump summit, Düsseldorf, 2014
- [Conference proceeding] B. Röhrnbauer, G. Kress, and E. Mazza. Mechanical biocompatibility of medical mesh implants. In Proceedings of the 8th European Solid Mechanics Conference (ESMC), Graz, 2012
- [Conference proceeding] B. Röhrnbauer, G. Kress, and E. Mazza. Mechanical modeling of medical mesh implants at the mesoscale. In Proceedings in Applied Mathematics and Mechanics of the 83rd Annual Meeting (GAMM), Darmstadt, 2012
- [Conference proceeding] B. Röhrnbauer, G. Kress, and E. Mazza. Multiscale characterization and modeling of medical mesh implants. In Proceedings of the XI International Conference on Computational Plasticity (COMPLAS), Barcelona, 2011
- [Conference proceeding] B. Röhrnbauer, M. Bajka, C. Betschart, D. Perucchini, D. Fink, E. Mazza, and D.A. Scheiner. Measurement of the mechanical response of the vaginal wall,. In Proceedings of the Eighth International Conference on the Ultrasonic Measurement and Imaging of Tissue Elasticity, Vlissingen, 2009