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Martijn van Griensven

Martijn van Griensven

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Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
74
Citations
17799
World Ranking
5658
National Ranking
139

Medicine

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74
Citations
18492
World Ranking
19449
National Ranking
709

Overview

Martijn van Griensven is affiliated with Maastricht University in the Netherlands. Their research spans multiple areas within medicine, biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology, with significant contributions to surgery, molecular biology, orthopedics, sports medicine, biomedical engineering, and epidemiology.

Their work focuses on key topics such as tendon structure and treatment, bone fractures and treatments, bone tissue engineering materials, research on SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19, orthopaedic implants and arthroplasty, tissue engineering and regenerative medicine, and orthopedic surgery and rehabilitation.

Recent notable publications include:

  • "Face masks: benefits and risks during the COVID-19 crisis" (2020, European Journal of Medical Research)
  • "The history and value of face masks" (2020, European Journal of Medical Research)
  • "Efficient healing of large osseous segmental defects using optimized chemically modified messenger RNA encoding BMP-2" (2022, Science Advances)
  • "Defining the variety of cell types in developing and adult human kidneys by single-cell RNA sequencing" (2021, npj Regenerative Medicine)
  • "Gene therapy for bone healing: lessons learned and new approaches" (2021, Translational Research)

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Martijn van Griensven include:

  • Elizabeth R. Balmayor (40 joint publications)
  • Wilfried Budach (18 joint publications)
  • Jan Haussmann (18 joint publications)
  • Christiane Matuschek (17 joint publications)
  • Bálint Tamaskovics (17 joint publications)

The scientist frequently publishes in the following venues:

  • European Journal of Medical Research (13 publications)
  • Orthopaedic Proceedings (12 publications)
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) (9 publications)
  • Frontiers in Immunology (8 publications)
  • Research Square (Research Square) (8 publications)

Martijn van Griensven's book publication includes a contribution to Frontiers Media with the title "Insights in Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine 2021: Novel Developments, Current Challenges, and Future Perspectives" (2023).

Best Publications

  • The challenge of establishing preclinical models for segmental bone defect research.

    Johannes C. Reichert;Siamak Saifzadeh;Siamak Saifzadeh;Martin E. Wullschleger;Devakara R. Epari

  • Dose-dependent immunomodulatory effect of human stem cells from amniotic membrane: a comparison with human mesenchymal stem cells from adipose tissue.

    Susanne Wolbank;Anja Peterbauer;Marc Fahrner;Simone Hennerbichler

  • Major secondary surgery in blunt trauma patients and perioperative cytokine liberation: determination of the clinical relevance of biochemical markers.

    Hans-Cristoph Pape;Martijn Van Griensven;John Rice;Axel Gänsslen

  • Five freely circulating miRNAs and bone tissue miRNAs are associated with osteoporotic fractures.

    Claudine Seeliger;Katrin Karpinski;Alexander T Haug;Helen Vester

  • Comparison of human bone marrow stromal cells seeded on calcium-deficient hydroxyapatite, beta-tricalcium phosphate and demineralized bone matrix.

    P. Kasten;R. Luginbühl;M. van Griensven;T. Barkhausen

  • Induced Hypothermia Does Not Harm Hemodynamics after Polytrauma: A Porcine Model

    Matthias Weuster;Philipp Mommsen;Roman Pfeifer;Juliane Mohr;Juliane Mohr

  • Impact of the Method of Initial Stabilization for Femoral Shaft Fractures in Patients With Multiple Injuries at Risk for Complications (Borderline Patients)

    Hans-Christoph Pape;Dieter Rixen;John Morley;Elisabeth Ellingsen Husebye

  • Alterations in the systemic inflammatory response after early total care and damage control procedures for femoral shaft fracture in severely injured patients.

    Paul John Harwood;Peter V. Giannoudis;Martijn van Griensven;Christian Krettek

  • Biochemical changes after trauma and skeletal surgery of the lower extremity: Quantification of the operative burden

    Hans-Christoph Pape;Reinhold E. Schmidt;John Rice;Martijn Van Griensven

  • Influence of sex and age on mods and cytokines after multiple injuries.

    Michael Frink;Hans-Christoph Pape;Martijn van Griensven;Christian Krettek

  • Strategies to engineer tendon/ligament-to-bone interface: Biomaterials, cells and growth factors

    Sonia Font Tellado;Elizabeth R. Balmayor;Martijn Van Griensven

  • Whole-Body CT in Haemodynamically Unstable Severely Injured Patients – A Retrospective, Multicentre Study

    Stefan Huber-Wagner;Peter Biberthaler;Sandra Häberle;Matthias Wierer

  • Cyclic mechanical stretching modulates secretion pattern of growth factors in human tendon fibroblasts

    Michael Skutek;Martijn Van Griensven;Johannes Zeichen;Nicole Brauer

  • Face masks: benefits and risks during the COVID-19 crisis.

    Christiane Matuschek;Friedrich Moll;Heiner Fangerau;Johannes C. Fischer

  • Selective blockade of interleukin-6 trans-signaling improves survival in a murine polymicrobial sepsis model.

    Tanja Barkhausen;Thomas Tschernig;Philip Rosenstiel;Martijn van Griensven

  • Light therapy by blue LED improves wound healing in an excision model in rats

    Natalia Adamskaya;Peter Dungel;Rainer Mittermayr;Joachim Hartinger

  • Effects of cyclic longitudinal mechanical strain and dexamethasone on osteogenic differentiation of human bone marrow stromal cells.

    M Jagodzinski;M Drescher;J Zeichen;S Hankemeier

  • Thermoresponsive self-assembled elastin-based nanoparticles for delivery of BMPs.

    Paulo C. Bessa;Raul Machado;Sylvia Nürnberger;Daniela Dopler

  • Modulation of proliferation and differentiation of human bone marrow stromal cells by fibroblast growth factor 2: potential implications for tissue engineering of tendons and ligaments.

    Stefan Hankemeier;Michaela Keus;Johannes Zeichen;Michael Jagodzinski

  • The proliferative response of isolated human tendon fibroblasts to cyclic biaxial mechanical strain.

    Johannes Zeichen;Martijn van Griensven;Ulrich Bosch

Frequent Co-Authors

Hans-Christoph Pape
Hans-Christoph Pape University of Zurich
Christian Krettek
Christian Krettek Hannover Medical School
Heinz Redl
Heinz Redl Ludwig Boltzmann Institute for Experimental and Clinical Traumatology
Peter V. Giannoudis
Peter V. Giannoudis University of Leeds
Dietmar W. Hutmacher
Dietmar W. Hutmacher Queensland University of Technology
Christian Gabriel
Christian Gabriel Charité - University Medicine Berlin
Rui L. Reis
Rui L. Reis University of Minho
Markus Huber-Lang
Markus Huber-Lang University of Ulm
Thomas Tschernig
Thomas Tschernig Saarland University
Alexandra P. Marques
Alexandra P. Marques University of Minho

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