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Dieter Scharnweber

Dieter Scharnweber

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Materials Science

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66
Citations
12820
World Ranking
5461
National Ranking
324

Overview

Dieter Scharnweber is affiliated with TU Dresden in Germany and has contributed to research primarily at the intersection of biochemistry, molecular biology, medicine, and engineering. Their work spans multiple specialized fields including biomedical engineering, cell biology, genetics, biomaterials, and surgery.

The main research topics addressed by Scharnweber include:

  • Proteoglycans and glycosaminoglycans research
  • Bone tissue engineering materials
  • Connective tissue disorders research
  • Electrospun nanofibers in biomedical applications
  • Orthopaedic implants and arthroplasty
  • Periodontal regeneration and treatments
  • Dental materials and restorations

Several recent papers exemplify the scope and focus of Scharnweber's research:

  • "Success and side effects of different treatment options in the low current attack of bacterial biofilms on titanium implants," 2020, Bioelectrochemistry
  • "Covalent linkage of sulfated hyaluronan to the collagen scaffold Mucograft® enhances scaffold stability and reduces proinflammatory macrophage activation in vivo," 2021, Bioactive Materials
  • "Chemically modified glycosaminoglycan derivatives as building blocks for biomaterial coatings and hydrogels," 2021, Biological Chemistry
  • "Surface Functionalization of Poly(l-lactide-co-glycolide) Membranes with RGD-Grafted Poly(2-oxazoline) for Periodontal Tissue Engineering," 2022, Journal of Functional Biomaterials
  • "Sodium alendronate loaded poly(l-lactide- co-glycolide) microparticles immobilized on ceramic scaffolds for local treatment of bone defects," 2020, Regenerative Biomaterials

Frequent coauthors collaborating with Scharnweber include:

  • Matthias Schnabelrauch
  • Vera Hintze
  • Cornelia Wolf-Brandstetter
  • Stephanie Möller
  • Sandra Rother

Scharnweber has published in a variety of scientific journals, with frequent appearances in:

  • Biological Chemistry
  • Bioelectrochemistry
  • Bioactive Materials
  • Journal of Functional Biomaterials
  • Regenerative Biomaterials

Best Publications

  • Immune responses to implants – A review of the implications for the design of immunomodulatory biomaterials

    Sandra Franz;Stefan Rammelt;Dieter Scharnweber;Jan C. Simon

  • Functionally graded materials for biomedical applications

    W Pompe;H Worch;M Epple;W Friess

  • Coating of titanium implants with collagen, RGD peptide and chondroitin sulfate.

    Stefan Rammelt;Till Illert;Susanne Bierbaum;Dieter Scharnweber

  • Collagen type I-coating of Ti6Al4V promotes adhesion of osteoblasts.

    U. Geissler;U. Hempel;C. Wolf;D. Scharnweber

  • Titanium powder sintering for preparation of a porous functionally graded material destined for orthopaedic implants.

    M Thieme;K P Wieters;K P Wieters;F Bergner;F Bergner;D Scharnweber;D Scharnweber

  • Functionalization of dental implant surfaces using adhesion molecules

    H. Schliephake;D. Scharnweber;M. Dard;A. Sewing

  • Generation of Ultrahydrophobic Properties of Aluminium – A first Step to Self‐cleaning Transparently Coated Metal Surfaces

    Michael Thieme;Ralf Frenzel;Sylvia Schmidt;Frank Simon

  • Effect of RGD peptide coating of titanium implants on periimplant bone formation in the alveolar crest. An experimental pilot study in dogs.

    Henning Schliephake;Dieter Scharnweber;Michael Dard;Sophie Rössler

  • Electrochemically assisted deposition of thin calcium phosphate coatings at near‐physiological pH and temperature

    S Rössler;A Sewing;M Stölzel;R Born

  • Characterization of oxide layers on Ti6Al4V and titanium by streaming potential and streaming current measurements

    S. Roessler;R. Zimmermann;D. Scharnweber;C. Werner

  • Biological nano-functionalization of titanium-based biomaterial surfaces: a flexible toolbox.

    René Beutner;Jan Michael;Bernd Schwenzer;Dieter Scharnweber

  • Proliferation and differentiation of rat calvarial osteoblasts on type I collagen-coated titanium alloy.

    Becker D;Geissler U;Hempel U;Bierbaum S

  • Chemical and biological functionalization of titanium for dental implants

    H. Schliephake;D. Scharnweber

  • Influence of surface pretreatment of titanium- and cobalt-based biomaterials on covalent immobilization of fibrillar collagen.

    Rainer Müller;Jochen Abke;Edith Schnell;Dieter Scharnweber

  • Biomimetic coatings functionalized with adhesion peptides for dental implants

    S. Roessler;R. Born;D. Scharnweber;H. Worch

  • The osteogenic effect of electrosprayed nanoscale collagen/calcium phosphate coatings on titanium.

    Lise T. de Jonge;Sander C.G. Leeuwenburgh;Jeroen J.J.P. van den Beucken;Joost te Riet;Joost te Riet

  • Osteoconductive modifications of Ti-implants in a goat defect model: characterization of bone growth with SR muCT and histology.

    Ricardo Bernhardt;Juliette van den Dolder;Sussane Bierbaum;Rene Beutner

  • Collageneous matrix coatings on titanium implants modified with decorin and chondroitin sulfate: characterization and influence on osteoblastic cells.

    Susanne Bierbaum;Timothy Douglas;Thomas Hanke;Dieter Scharnweber

  • Preparation of superhydrophilic microrough titanium implant surfaces by alkali treatment

    Stefano Tugulu;Konrad Löwe;Dieter Scharnweber;Falko Schlottig

  • Comparison of microfocus- and synchrotron X-ray tomography for the analysis of osteointegration around Ti6Al4V implants.

    R Bernhardt;D Scharnweber;B Müller;P Thurner

Frequent Co-Authors

Hartmut Worch
Hartmut Worch TU Dresden
Rainer Jordan
Rainer Jordan TU Dresden
Wolfgang Pompe
Wolfgang Pompe TU Dresden
Hermann Ehrlich
Hermann Ehrlich TU Bergakademie Freiberg
Martin von Bergen
Martin von Bergen Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research
John A. Jansen
John A. Jansen Radboud University
Ronald E. Unger
Ronald E. Unger Johannes Gutenberg University of Mainz
Jürgen Schiller
Jürgen Schiller Leipzig University

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