Publications

Journal Article

Damaser, Margot S; Valentini, Françoise A; Clavica, Francesco; Giarenis, Ilias (2024). Is the time right for a new initiative in mathematical modeling of the lower urinary tract? ICI-RS 2023. Neurourology and urodynamics, 43(6), pp. 1303-1310. Wiley 10.1002/nau.25362

Benouhiba, Amine; Walter, Armando; Jahren, Silje Ekroll; Martinez, Thomas; Clavica, Francesco; Obrist, Dominik; Civet, Yoan; Perriard, Yves (2024). Dielectric Elastomer Actuator-Based Valveless Impedance-Driven Pumping for Meso- and Macroscale Applications. Soft robotics, 11(2), pp. 198-206. Mary Ann Liebert 10.1089/soro.2022.0244

Benouhiba, Amine; Walter, Armando; Jahren, Silje Ekroll; Martinez, Thomas; Clavica, Francesco; Heinisch, Paul Philipp; Obrist, Dominik; Civet, Yoan; Perriard, Yves (2024). Dielectric elastomer Actuator-Based valveless pump as fontan failure assist device: Introduction and preliminary study. Interdisciplinary cardiovascular and thoracic surgery, 38(4) Oxford University Press 10.1093/icvts/ivae041

Jahren, Silje Ekroll; Martinez, Thomas; Walter, Armando; Clavica, Francesco; Heinisch, Paul Philipp; Buffle, Eric; Luedi, Markus M; Hörer, Jurgen; Obrist, Dominik; Carrel, Thierry; Civet, Yoan; Perriard, Yves (2024). Novel para-aortic cardiac assistance using a pre-stretched dielectric elastomer actuator. Interdisciplinary cardiovascular and thoracic surgery, 38(3) Oxford University Press 10.1093/icvts/ivae027

Amado, Pedro; Zheng, Shaokai; Lange, Dirk; Carugo, Dario; Waters, Sarah L.; Obrist, Dominik; Burkhard, Fiona; Clavica, Francesco (2024). The interplay between bacterial biofilms, encrustation, and wall shear stress in ureteral stents: a review across scales. Frontiers in urology, 3 Frontiers 10.3389/fruro.2023.1335414

Damaser, Margot; Valentini, Francoise; Clavica, Francesco (2023). ‘Is the time right for a new initiative in mathematical modelling of the lower urinary tract? ICI-RS 2023 (In Press). Neurourology and urodynamics Wiley-Liss

Jahren, Silje Ekroll; Obrist, Dominik; Haenggi, Matthias; Burkhard, Fiona; Clavica, Francesco (2023). Can cardiac pressure-volume catheters improve urodynamic assessment? An ex-vivo proof-of-concept. Frontiers in urology, 3 Frontiers 10.3389/fruro.2023.1258649

Jahren, Silje Ekroll; Martinez, Thomas; Walter, Armando; Ferrari, Lorenzo; Clavica, Francesco; Obrist, Dominik; Civet, Yoan; Perriard, Yves (2023). Hemodynamic effects of a dielectric elastomer augmented aorta on aortic wave intensity: An in-vivo study. Journal of biomechanics, 159, p. 111777. Elsevier 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2023.111777

Martinez, Thomas; Jahren, Silje Ekroll; Walter, Armando; Chavanne, Jonathan; Clavica, Francesco; Ferrari, Lorenzo; Heinisch, Paul Philipp; Casoni, Daniela; Haeberlin, Andreas; Luedi, Markus M; Obrist, Dominik; Carrel, Thierry; Civet, Yoan; Perriard, Yves (2023). A novel soft cardiac assist device based on a dielectric elastomer augmented aorta: an in vivo study. Bioengineering & translational medicine, 8(2) Wiley 10.1002/btm2.10396

Zheng, Shaokai; Obrist, Dominik; Burkhard, Fiona; Clavica, Francesco (2023). Fluid mechanical performance of ureteral stents: The role of side hole and lumen size. Bioengineering & translational medicine, 8(2) Wiley 10.1002/btm2.10407

Zheng, Shaokai; Amado, Pedro; Obrist, Dominik; Burkhard, Fiona; Clavica, Francesco (2022). An in vitro bladder model with physiological dynamics: Vesicoureteral reflux alters stent encrustation pattern. Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology, 10(1028325), p. 1028325. Frontiers Media 10.3389/fbioe.2022.1028325

Thirugnanasambandam, Mirunalini; Frey, Sabrina; Rösch, Yannick; Mantegazza, Alberto; Clavica, Francesco; Schwartz, Robert S; Cesarovic, Nikola; Obrist, Dominik (2022). Effect of Collateral Flow on Catheter-Based Assessment of Cardiac Microvascular Obstruction. Annals of biomedical engineering, 50(9), pp. 1090-1102. Springer 10.1007/s10439-022-02985-2

Zheng, Shaokai; Amado, Pedro; Kiss, Bernhard; Stangl, Fabian; Haeberlin, Andreas; Sidler, Daniel; Obrist, Dominik; Burkhard, Fiona; Clavica, Francesco (2022). Quantitative evaluation of encrustations in double-J ureteral stents with micro-computed tomography and semantic segmentation. Frontiers in urology, 2 Frontiers 10.3389/fruro.2022.836563

Abou-Hassan, Ali; Barros, Alexander; Buchholz, Noor; Carugo, Dario; Clavica, Francesco; De Graaf, Petra; De La Cruz, Julia; Kram, Wolfgang; Mergulhao, Filipe; Reis, Rui L.; Skovorodkin, Ilya; Soria, Federico; Vainio, Seppo; Zheng, Shaokai (2021). Potential strategies to prevent encrustations on urinary stents and catheters – thinking outside the box: a European network of multidisciplinary research to improve urinary stents (ENIUS) initiative. Expert review of medical devices, 18(7), pp. 697-705. Taylor & Francis 10.1080/17434440.2021.1939010

Almanza, Morgan; Clavica, Francesco; Chavanne, Jonathan; Moser, David; Obrist, Dominik; Carrel, Thierry; Civet, Yoan; Perriard, Yves (2021). Feasibility of a Dielectric Elastomer Augmented Aorta. Advanced science, 8(6), p. 2001974. Wiley 10.1002/advs.202001974

Zheng, Shaokai; Carugo, Dario; Mosayyebi, Ali; Turney, Ben; Burkhard, Fiona; Lange, Dirk; Waters, Sarah; Clavica, Francesco (2021). Fluid mechanical modeling of the upper urinary tract. WIREs Mechanisms of Disease, 13(6) Wiley 10.1002/wsbm.1523

Mantegazza, Alberto; Ungari, Matteo; Clavica, Francesco; Obrist, Dominik (2020). Local vs. Global Blood Flow Modulation in Artificial Microvascular Networks: Effects on Red Blood Cell Distribution and Partitioning. Frontiers in physiology, 11 Frontiers Research Foundation 10.3389/fphys.2020.566273

Mantegazza, Alberto; Clavica, Francesco; Obrist, Dominik (2020). In vitro investigations of red blood cell phase separation in a complex microchannel network. Biomicrofluidics, 14(1), 014101. American Institute of Physics 10.1063/1.5127840

Chakrabarty, Basu; Bijos, Dominika; Vahabi, Bahareh; Clavica, Francesco; Kanai, Anthony; Pickering, Anthony; Fry, Christopher; Drake, Marcus (2019). Modulation of Bladder Wall Micromotions Alters Intravesical Pressure Activity in the Isolated Bladder (In Press). Frontiers in physiology, 9(1937) Frontiers Research Foundation 10.3389/fphys.2018.01937

Haeberlin, Andreas; Schürch, Klaus; Niederhauser, Thomas; Sweda, Romy; Schneider, Marc Philipp; Obrist, Dominik; Burkhard, Fiona C.; Clavica, Francesco (2018). Cardiac electrophysiology catheters for electrophysiological assessments of the lower urinary tract—A proof of concept ex vivo study in viable ureters. Neurourology and urodynamics, 38(1), pp. 87-96. Wiley-Liss 10.1002/nau.23816

Niederhauser, Thomas; Stojkova Gafner, Elena; Cantieni, Tarcisi; Grämiger, Michelle; Haeberlin, Andreas; Obrist, Dominik; Burkhard, Fiona C.; Clavica, Francesco (2017). Detection and quantification of overactive bladder activity in patients: Can we make it better and automatic? Neurourology and urodynamics, 37(2), pp. 823-831. Wiley-Liss 10.1002/nau.23357

Clavica, Francesco; Homsy, Alexandra; Jeandupeux, Laure; Obrist, Dominik (2016). Red blood cell phase separation in symmetric and asymmetric microchannel networks: effect of capillary dilation and inflow velocity. Scientific Reports, 6(36763), p. 36763. Nature Publishing Group 10.1038/srep36763

Book Section

Zheng, Shaokai; Carugo, Dario; Clavica, Francesco; Mosayyebi, Ali; Waters, Sarah (2022). Flow Dynamics in Stented Ureter. In: Soria, Federico; Rako, Duje; de Graaf, Petra (eds.) Urinary Stents. Current State and Future Perspectives (pp. 149-158). Springer 10.1007/978-3-031-04484-7_13

Abou-Hassan, Ali; Barros, Alexander A.; Buchholz, Noor; Carugo, Dario; Clavica, Francesco; Mergulhao, Filipe; Zheng, Shaokai (2022). Preventing Biofilm Formation and Encrustation on Urinary Implants: (Bio)molecular and Physical Research Approaches. In: Soria, Federico; Rako, Duje; de Graaf, Petra (eds.) Urinary Stents. Current State and Future Perspectives (pp. 437-447). Springer 10.1007/978-3-031-04484-7_34

Conference or Workshop Item

Jahren, Silje E.; Martinez, Thomas; Heinisch, Paul Philipp; Clavica, Francesco; Walter, Armando; Bufflé, Eric; Carell, Thierry; Civet, Yoan; Hörer, Jürgen; Obrist, Dominik; Perriard, Yves (13 September 2023). In vivo validation of a novel soft aortic counterpulsation device based on dielectric elastomer actuators (Submitted). In: Swiss Society for Biomedical Engineering Annual Meeting. University of Basel, Allschwil. 13.09.2023.

Zheng, Shaokai; Obrist, Dominik; Burkhard, Fiona Christine; Clavica, Francesco (September 2022). Ureteric flow with indwelling stents: The role of side hole and lumen size (Unpublished). In: BMT2022 Joint Annual Conference of the Austrian, German and Swiss Societies for Biomedical Engineering.

Zheng, Shaokai; Obrist, Dominik; Dario, Carugo; Sarah, Waters; Burkhard, Fiona Christine; Clavica, Francesco (July 2022). An in-vitro investigation in stented ureter using micro-Particle Image Velocimetry: Does stent side-hole diameter matter? (Unpublished). In: 9th World Congress of Biomechanics. Taipei, China.

Ferrari, Lorenzo; Bereuter, Lukas David; Costantino, Maria Laura; Civet, Yoan; Perriar, Yves; Kiss, Bernhard; Obrist, Dominik; Burkhard, Fiona Christine; Clavica, Francesco (16 November 2021). Wave propagation investigations in an in-vitro model of the male urethra. In: IMech conference - Incontinence: the engineering challenge XIII.

Zheng, Shaokai; Pereira Amado, Pedro; Kiss, Bernhard; Stangl, Fabian Peter; Talon, Emile; Häberlin, Andreas David Heinrich; Obrist, Dominik; Burkhard, Fiona Christine; Clavica, Francesco (22 October 2021). Quantitative analysis of ureteral stents: encrustation depends on indwelling time and stent region (Submitted). In: World Congress of Endourology and Uro-Technology. Hamburg. September 23-25, 2021.

Chavanne, Jonathan; Clavica, Francesco; Martinez, Thomas; Civet, Yoan; Obrist, Dominik; Perriard, Yves (12 July 2021). Energy Analysis of a Cardiac Assist Device based on Dielectric Elastomer Actuator through an Equivalent Electrical Circuit (In Press). In: IEEE/ASME International Conference on Advanced Intelligent Mechatronics (AIM).

Bereuter, Lukas David; Ferrari, Lorenzo; Costantino, Maria Laura; Civet, Yoan; Perriard, Yves; Kiss, Bernhard; Obrist, Dominik; Burkhard, Fiona Christine; Clavica, Francesco (11 July 2021). IN-VITRO PLATFORM FOR WAVE PROPAGATION INVESTIGATIONS IN THE LOWER URINARY TRACT (Submitted). In: 26th Congress of the European Society of Biomechanics. Milan, Italy. July 11-14, 2021.

Zheng, Shaokai; Obrist, Dominik; Carugo, Dario; Waters, Sarah; Burkhard, Fiona Christine; Clavica, Francesco (11 July 2021). THE INTERPLAY BETWEEN FLUID MECHANICS AND ENCRUSTATIONS ON INDWELLING URETERAL STENTS. In: 26th Congress of the European Society of Biomechanics. Milan, Italy. July 11-14, 2021.

Chavanne, Jonathan; Haenni, Jonathan; Martinez, Thomas; Moser, David; Walter, Armando; Almanza, Morgan; Clavica, Francesco; Civet, Yoan; Perriard, Yves (November 2020). Manufacturing and Tests of a Tubular Multilayer Dielectric Elastomer Actuator for an Impedance Pump (Unpublished). In: 23rd International Conference on Electrical Machines and Systems (ICEMS). 24 - 27 Nov 2020.

Mantegazza, Alberto; Clavica, Francesco; Obrist, Dominik (August 2020). In vitro analysis of time-dependent red blood cell phase separation in a complex microchannel network (Unpublished). In: XXV International Conference of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics. Milano, Italy. 23-28 August 2020.

Mosayyebi, Ali; De Grazia, Antonio; Clavica, Francesco; Lange, Dirk; Somani, Bhaskar; Manes, Costantino; Carugo, Dario (13 November 2019). DOES FLOW DYNAMICS GOVERN DEPOSITION OF ENCRUSTATION IN URETERIC STENTS? (Unpublished). In: Incontinence: the engineering challenge. London.

Clavica, Francesco; Roth, Joy; Schneider, Marc Philipp; Civet, Yoan; Burkhard, Fiona; Perriard, Yves; Obrist, Dominik (November 2019). Impedance pumping as a non-invasive treatment for underactive bladder? An ex-vivo proof-of-concept-study in porcine bladders (Unpublished). In: Incontinence: The Engineering Challenge XII.

Clavica, Francesco; Zheng, Shaokai; Carugo, D.; Mosayyebi, A.; Waters, S.; Civet, Y.; Perriard, Y; Obrist, Dominik; Burkhard, Fiona (November 2019). Development of a biologically inspired in-vitro platform for long-term assessment of commercial and innovative ureteral stents (Unpublished). In: Incontinence: the Engineering Challenge XII. London, Great Britain. November 13-14, 2019.

Mantegazza, Alberto; Clavica, Francesco; Obrist, Dominik (27 October 2019). Microfluidic investigation of red blood cell phase separation in complex microchannel networks (Unpublished). In: 23rd International Conference on Miniaturized System for Chemistry and Life Sciences. Basel. 27-31 Oct 2019.

Clavica, Francesco; Roth, Joy; Schneider, Marc Philipp; Civet, Yoan; Burkhard, Fiona; Perriard, Yves; Obrist, Dominik (3 September 2019). Urine-Contactless Device to Empty Bladders: an Ex-Vivo Proof-of-Concept Study in Porcine Bladders (In Press). In: 49th International Continence Society Annual Meeting. Gothenburg, Sweden.

Mantegazza, Alberto; Clavica, Francesco; Obrist, Dominik (July 2018). Tubular pinch effect of red blood cells at low Reynolds number in in vitro models of microvascular bifurcations (Unpublished). In: World Congress of Biomechanics. Dublin, Ireland. July, 2018.

Mantegazza, Alberto; Clavica, Francesco; Obrist, Dominik (9 October 2017). In vitro measurements of apparent intrinsic viscosity in function of tube hematocrit and red blood cell velocity (Unpublished). In: Blood Flow: Current State and Future Prospects. Paris. 9.-11.10.2017.

Niederhauser, Thomas; Cantieni, Tarcisi; Grämiger, Michelle; Häberlin, Andreas; Obrist, Dominik; Clavica, Francesco (October 2016). Towards an automatic detection and quantification of urinary bladder activity in overactive bladder patients. Biomedizinische Technik / Biomedical engineering, 61(S1), p. 58. De Gruyter

Alexander, Grundmann; Clavica, Francesco; Andrin, Landolt; Matthew, Barret; Bruno, Weber; Obrist, Dominik (26 October 2015). Measurement of fluid pressure in microchannels (In Press). In: 19th International Conference on Miniaturized Systems for Chemistry and Life Sciences. Gyeongju (South Korea). 26.10.2015.

Clavica, Francesco; Alexandra, Homsy; Laure, Jeandupeux; Herbert, Keppner; Obrist, Dominik (October 2015). BLOOD CELL DYNAMICS IN A SIMPLE MODEL OF MICROVASCULAR NETWORKS (In Press). In: 19th International Conference on Miniaturized Systems for Chemistry and Life Sciences. Gyeongju (South Korea). October 2015.

Zolliker, Daniel; Niederhauser, Thomas; Grämiger, Michelle; van Mastrigt, Ron; Burkhard, Fiona C.; Obrist, Dominik; Clavica, Francesco (25 August 2015). Frequency Analysis of Urinary Bladder Pre-Voiding Activity in Normal and Overactive Human Detrusor: A Pilot Study (In Press). In: IEEE EMBC 2015 Milano.

Carugo, Dario; Zhang, Xunli; Drake, J. Marcus; Clavica, Francesco (October 2014). Formation and characteristics of laminar vortices in microscale environments within an obstructed and stented ureter: a computational study (Unpublished). In: 18th International Conference on Miniaturized Systems for Chemistry and Life Sciences. San Antonio (USA). 26.-30.10.2014.

Patent

University of Bern (2019). Urinary pumping device with an implantable activation arrangement (EP20702463.9A)

University of Bern (2019). Urinary pumping device (PCT/EP2020/052115)