Publications by authors named "Benjamin Sattler"

By using Ni nanoparticles, the bonding of Ni base superalloys can be achieved with shear strengths well above 200 MPa in a joining process at comparatively low temperatures between 675 °C and 975 °C. This is enabled due to the high surface-to-volume ratio of nanoparticles, which leads to distinctly lower melting and sintering temperatures than those of the corresponding bulk material. The nanoparticles in this study are employed in high-metal nanopastes, whereby different chemical compositions of the pastes and different sizes of Ni nanoparticles were investigated.

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Aims: The evaluation of in vivo shaping of mitral valved stent prototypes using cardiac computed tomography (CT) was the focus of this study.

Methods And Results: Twelve pigs received a self-expanding mitral valved stent, composed of an atrial element connected to a tubular ventricular body at a modified angle (45°, 90°, 110°) resulting in three designs. Cardiac CT was performed three weeks after implantation, with focus placed on stent design-related parameters: possible left ventricular outflow tract obstruction and stent shaping.

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Aim: To test the microablation of excess graft choroidal tissue with the pulsed electron avalanche knife (PEAK-fc) in an in-vitro model of autologous retinal pigment epithelium (RPE)-choroid translocation.

Methods: Choroidal tissue of porcine RPE-choroid explants was ablated with the PEAK-fc. Tissue morphology was assessed by light microscopy (LM) and scanning electron microscopy (SEM).

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