Roger Claude von Mentlen

Projects

• A histology-informed numerical structural and fluid mechanical investigation of pericardial patches for treatment of pulmonary artery stenosis / Team member / ongoing
• OsteoFusion: Highly osteoconductive and fast incorporating ceramic implant solutions for Sports Medicine (and Orthopedics) / Project leader / ongoing
• MyoPlus: Multisegmental, Functional Muscle Simulation in Physiologic Models / Team member / completed
• Measurement, statistical evaluation, and calibration of mechanical model parameters of human soft tissues / Team member / completed
• TAMINA® – lmproving proximal humerus fracture treatment / Team member / completed
• Mechanobiological plastic model / Team member / completed
• Kyburz stress test rear suspension / Team member / completed

Publications

Articles in scientific journal, peer-reviewed

Mathes, S. H. et al. (2010) 'A bioreactor test system to mimic the biological and mechanical environment of oral soft tissues and to evaluate substitutes for connective tissue grafts', Biotechnology & Bioengineering, 107(6), pp. 1029–1039. doi: 10.1002/bit.22893.

Written conference contributions, peer-reviewed

Kilchenmann, A. et al. (2026) 'Material testing and model calibration for computational studies of a novel technology for tendon graft fixation', in SSBE Annual Meeting, Bern, Switzerland, 3 September 2026. ZHAW Zurich University of Applied Sciences. doi: 10.21256/zhaw-37905.

Oral conference contributions and abstracts

• von Mentlen, R. et al. (2026) 'Characterizing frictional properties of achilles tendon : experimental insights for graft fixation modeling', in SSBE Annual Meeting 2026 Book of Abstracts. Swiss Society for Biomedical Engineering, p. 36. Available at: https://d3be6da1-9f52-45ef-a273-6a177ed83059.usrfiles.com/ugd/7a34fe_1aba708a87f5491883f751371a12b326.pdf#page=36.
• Wohlwend, L. et al. (2009) 'A bioreactor system for mechanical stimulation allows in vitro studies simulating in vivo conditions as close as possible', in 3rd International Symposium «Interface Biology of Implants», Rostock, Germany, 12-14 May 2009.

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