Jörg C. Gerlach, M.D., Ph.D.
Selected recent publications:

  • Marra KG, Rubin JP, Brayfield CA, Baun MJ, Gerlach JC. “3D Adipogenesis of Human Adipose Precursor Cells in a Four-Compartment, Hollow Fiber-based Bioreactor”. Artificial Organs, submitted 5/2006
  • Brayfiled, C, Marra KG, Leonard JP, Stauffer WR, Cui RX, Gerlach JC. Eximer Laser Channel Creation in Polyethersulfon Hollow Fibers for Compartmentalized in vitro Neuronal Cell Culture Scaffolds. Biomaterials, submitted
  • Johnen C, Beichelt D, Witascheck T, Hartmann B, Steffen I, Toman N, Gerlach JC. Biodegradable transfer- membrane- based culture of human epidermal and dermal cells. Burns, submitted
  • Grunwald A, Steffen I, Besseling A, Pless G, Zeilinger K, Puhl G, Mueller C, Gerlach JC. Quality Assessment of Metabolic Function in Cell Based Liver Support Systems. Tissue Engineering, submitted
  • Guthke R, Zeilinger K, Sickinger S, Schmidt-Heck W, Buentemeyer H, Iding K, Lehmann J, Pfaff M, Pless G, Gerlach JC. Dynamics of amino acid metabolism of primary human liver cells in 3D bioreactors. Bioprocess Biosyst Eng 2006, Mar 21 (Epub ahead of print).
  • Johnen C, Bräutigam K, Steffen I, Toman N , von Hesler F-W, Hartmann B, Ottomann C, A. Ekkernkamp A, Mehlitz T, Laurich O, Neuhaus P, Gerlach JC. Skin cell isolation for cell expansion is limited in patients using tobacco, alcohol, or are exhibiting diabetis mellitus. Burns 2006;32:194-200
  • Pfaff M, Toepfer S, Zeilinger K, Roth S, Driesch D, Woetzel D, Schmidt-Heck W, Guthke R, Witaschek T, Gerlach JC. Systems Analysis of the Dynamic Input/Output Behavior of a Multi-Compartment Capillary Membrane Bioreactor for High-Density Liver Cell Culture. Biomedizinische Technik 2005 (50): 1617-1618
  • Zeilinger K, Roth S, Witaschek T, Pfaff M, Toepfer S, Driesch D, Schmidt-Heck W, Guthke R, Gerlach JC. Kinetic Analysis of the Electrolyte istribution in a Perfusion #D-Bioreactor for High-Density Liver Cell Culture. Biomedizinische Technik 2005 (50):951-952
  • Schmidt-Heck W, Zeilinger K, Pless G, Gerlach JC, Pfaff M, Guthke R. Predicition of Performance of Human Liver Cell Bioreactors by Donor Organ Data. J.L. Oliveira et al. (Eds): ISBMDA 2005, LNBI 3745:109-119
  • Gerlach JC. Prospects of the use of hepatic cells for extracorporeal liver support. Acta Gastro-Enterologica Belgica 2005, Vol. LXVIII ;358-368
  • Pless G, Steffen I, Zeilinger K, Sauer I, Efimova E, Kehr DC, Roth S, Mieder T, Schwartländer R, Müller C, Wegner B, Hout MS, Neuhaus P, Gerlach JC. Metabolic performance of peimary human liver cells in four-compartment hollow fiber bioreactors for extracorporeal liver support. Tissue Engineering, submitted
  • Monga, PS, Hout MS, Baun MJ, Micsenyi A, Muller P, Tummalapalli L, Ranade AR, Strom SC, Gerlach JC. Mouse Fetal Liver Cells in Artificial Capillary Beds in Three-Dimensional Four-Compartment Bioreactors. Am J Pathol 2005;167:1279-1292
  • Sauer IM, Schwartlander R, Van der Jagt O, Steffen I, Efimova E, Pless G, Kehr DC, Kardassis D, Fruhauf JH, Gerlach JC, Neuhaus P. In vitro evaluation of the transportability of viable primary human liver cells originating from discarded donor organs in bioreactors. Artif Organs. 2005 Feb;29(2):144-51

CONTACT INFORMATION

Dr. Jörg Gerlach
Phone: 412-383-7150
Email: jgerlach@pitt.edu