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Overview

Christian Kaps is affiliated with Charité - University Medicine Berlin in Germany and has contributed to multiple fields within engineering and medicine. Their research spans a blend of technical innovation and clinical investigation, particularly focusing on electrical and electronic engineering and rheumatology.

The scientist's scholarly work encompasses various main topics, including:

  • Electric Vehicles and Infrastructure
  • Osteoarthritis Treatment and Mechanisms
  • Smart Grid Energy Management
  • Hybrid Renewable Energy Systems
  • Periodontal Regeneration and Treatments
  • Mesenchymal Stem Cell Research
  • Advanced Battery Technologies Research

Christian Kaps's publication record includes contributions to prominent journals, with frequent appearances in venues such as:

  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Osteoarthritis and Cartilage
  • Management Science
  • International Journal of Molecular Sciences
  • Osteoarthritis and Cartilage Open

Recent notable papers authored or co-authored by Kaps include:

  • "When Should the Off-Grid Sun Shine at Night? Optimum Renewable Generation and Energy Storage Investments", 2023, Management Science
  • "Role of Matrix-Associated Autologous Chondrocyte Implantation with Spheroids in the Treatment of Large Chondral Defects in the Knee: A Systematic Review", 2021, International Journal of Molecular Sciences
  • "Clinical outcome is significantly better with spheroid-based autologous chondrocyte implantation manufactured with more stringent cell culture criteria", 2020, Osteoarthritis and Cartilage Open
  • "An evaluation of cross-efficiency methods: With an application to warehouse performance", 2021, Applied Mathematics and Computation
  • "When the Wind of Change Blows, Build Batteries? Optimum Renewable Generation and Energy Storage Investments.", 2021, SSRN Electronic Journal

Kaps's frequent co-authors include:

  • Serguei Netessine
  • Simone Marinesi
  • Luciënne A. Vonk
  • Giulietta Roël
  • C. Eschen

Within their disciplinary scope, Kaps is engaged in several subfields of study, such as:

  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering
  • Rheumatology
  • Energy Engineering and Power Technology
  • Surgery
  • Urology

The integration of engineering principles with medical research is evidenced by their focus on osteoarthritis treatment and mechanisms, as well as regeneration and stem cell applications, reflecting an interdisciplinary approach bridging healthcare and technology.

Best Publications

  • Towards in situ tissue repair: human mesenchymal stem cells express chemokine receptors CXCR1, CXCR2 and CCR2, and migrate upon stimulation with CXCL8 but not CCL2.

    Jochen Ringe;Sandra Strassburg;Sandra Strassburg;Katja Neumann;Michaela Endres

  • Treatment of posttraumatic and focal osteoarthritic cartilage defects of the knee with autologous polymer-based three-dimensional chondrocyte grafts: 2-year clinical results

    Christian Ossendorf;Christian Kaps;Peter C Kreuz;Gerd R Burmester

  • BMP2 initiates chondrogenic lineage development of adult human mesenchymal stem cells in high-density culture.

    Bernhard Schmitt;Jochen Ringe;Thomas Häupl;Michael Notter

  • Stem cells for regenerative medicine: advances in the engineering of tissues and organs

    Jochen Ringe;Christian Kaps;Gerd-Rüdiger Burmester;Michael Sittinger

  • Porcine mesenchymal stem cells. Induction of distinct mesenchymal cell lineages.

    Jochen Ringe;Christian Kaps;Bernhard Schmitt;Kristina Büscher

  • Hyaluronic acid and autologous synovial fluid induce chondrogenic differentiation of equine mesenchymal stem cells: a preliminary study.

    A.A. Hegewald;J. Ringe;J. Bartel;I. Krüger

  • Osteogenic Induction of Human Bone Marrow-Derived Mesenchymal Progenitor Cells in Novel Synthetic Polymer–Hydrogel Matrices

    Michaela Endres;Dietmar Hutmacher;A.J. Salgado;Christian Kaps

  • Human platelet-rich plasma stimulates migration and chondrogenic differentiation of human subchondral progenitor cells.

    Jan Philipp Krüger;Sylvia Hondke;Michaela Endres;Axel Pruss

  • Treatment of focal degenerative cartilage defects with polymer-based autologous chondrocyte grafts: four-year clinical results

    Peter C Kreuz;Sebastian Müller;Christian Ossendorf;Christian Kaps

  • Formation of cartilage repair tissue in articular cartilage defects pretreated with microfracture and covered with cell-free polymer-based implants.

    Christoph Erggelet;Michaela Endres;Katja Neumann;Lars Morawietz

  • Regeneration of ovine articular cartilage defects by cell-free polymer-based implants.

    Christoph Erggelet;Katja Neumann;Michaela Endres;Kathrin Haberstroh

  • Relative percentage and zonal distribution of mesenchymal progenitor cells in human osteoarthritic and normal cartilage.

    David Pretzel;Stefanie Linss;Steffen Rochler;Michaela Endres

  • Key regulatory molecules of cartilage destruction in rheumatoid arthritis: an in vitro study.

    Kristin Andreas;Carsten Lübke;Thomas Häupl;Tilo Dehne

  • Bone morphogenetic proteins promote cartilage differentiation and protect engineered artificial cartilage from fibroblast invasion and destruction.

    Christian Kaps;Carsten Bramlage;Heike Smolian;Andreas Haisch

  • Chemokine profile of synovial fluid from normal, osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis patients: CCL25, CXCL10 and XCL1 recruit human subchondral mesenchymal progenitor cells.

    M. Endres;K. Andreas;G. Kalwitz;U. Freymann

  • Repair of Focal Cartilage Defects With Scaffold-Assisted Autologous Chondrocyte Grafts Clinical and Biomechanical Results 48 Months After Transplantation

    Peter C. Kreuz;Sebastian Müller;Undine Freymann;Christoph Erggelet

  • Healing parameters in a rabbit partial tendon defect following tenocyte/biomaterial implantation.

    Christiane Stoll;Thilo John;Claudia Conrad;Anke Lohan

  • The T-box transcription factor Brachyury mediates cartilage development in mesenchymal stem cell line C3H10T1/2.

    Andrea Hoffmann;Stefan Czichos;Christian Kaps;Dietmar Bächner

  • Human platelet supernatant promotes proliferation but not differentiation of articular chondrocytes.

    C. Kaps;A. Loch;A. Haisch;H. Smolian

  • PORCINE MESENCHYMAL STEM CELLS. INDUCTIONOF DISTINCT MESENCHYMAL CELL LINEAGES

    J Ringe;C Kaps;B Schmitt;K Buscher

Frequent Co-Authors

Michael Sittinger
Michael Sittinger Charité - University Medicine Berlin
Jochen Ringe
Jochen Ringe Charité - University Medicine Berlin
Thomas Häupl
Thomas Häupl Charité - University Medicine Berlin
Gerd R. Burmester
Gerd R. Burmester Charité - University Medicine Berlin
Orhan Sezer
Orhan Sezer Charité - University Medicine Berlin
Carsten Perka
Carsten Perka Charité - University Medicine Berlin
Dan Gazit
Dan Gazit Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Ranieri Cancedda
Ranieri Cancedda University of Genoa
Jan Buer
Jan Buer University of Duisburg-Essen
Dietmar W. Hutmacher
Dietmar W. Hutmacher Queensland University of Technology

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