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Ronald E. Unger is affiliated with Johannes Gutenberg University of Mainz in Germany. Their research spans the intersection of medicine, engineering, and materials science, with a focus on biomedical engineering and biomaterials. The scientist's work concentrates heavily on bone tissue engineering materials and related biomedical applications.

The main fields of study for Ronald E. Unger include:

  • Medicine
  • Engineering
  • Materials Science

Within these overarching fields, subfields that frequently feature in their research are:

  • Biomedical Engineering
  • Biomaterials
  • Surgery
  • Molecular Biology
  • Surfaces, Coatings and Films

Research topics prominently associated with Unger cover:

  • Bone Tissue Engineering Materials
  • Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine
  • Polymer Surface Interaction Studies
  • Bone Metabolism and Diseases
  • Electrospun Nanofibers in Biomedical Applications
  • Orthopaedic Implants and Arthroplasty
  • Cell Image Analysis Techniques

The scientist has published multiple papers in several journals, including International Journal of Molecular Sciences and Advanced Healthcare Materials with two publications each. Other venues include Bioinformatics, Advanced Functional Materials, and BioMed Research International.

Recent papers authored or co-authored by Ronald E. Unger include:

  • EVICAN-a balanced dataset for algorithm development in cell and nucleus segmentation, 2020, Bioinformatics
  • Insights into the In Vitro Formation of Apatite from Mg-Stabilized Amorphous Calcium Carbonate, 2020, Advanced Functional Materials
  • Bone Scaffolds Based on Degradable Vaterite/PEG-Composite Microgels, 2020, Advanced Healthcare Materials
  • In Vivo Biocompatibility Investigation of an Injectable Calcium Carbonate (Vaterite) as a Bone Substitute including Compositional Analysis via SEM-EDX Technology, 2022, International Journal of Molecular Sciences
  • Effect of endothelial cell heterogeneity on nanoparticle uptake, 2020, International Journal of Pharmaceutics

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Unger in several publications include:

  • Laura Besch
  • Wolfgang Tremel
  • Romina Schröder
  • Annette Hasenburg
  • Roxana Schwab

Best Publications

  • Tissue-like self-assembly in cocultures of endothelial cells and osteoblasts and the formation of microcapillary-like structures on three-dimensional porous biomaterials.

    Ronald E Unger;Anne Sartoris;Kirsten Peters;Antonella Motta

  • Effects of nano-scaled particles on endothelial cell function in vitro: Studies on viability, proliferation and inflammation

    Kirsten Peters;Ronald E. Unger;C. James Kirkpatrick;Antonietta M. Gatti

  • The non-neuronal cholinergic system in humans: expression, function and pathophysiology.

    Ignaz Wessler;Heinz Kilbinger;Fernando Bittinger;Ronald Unger

  • Molecular basis of endothelial dysfunction in sepsis

    Kirsten Peters;Ronald E Unger;Joachim Brunner;C James Kirkpatrick

  • In vitro expression of the endothelial phenotype: comparative study of primary isolated cells and cell lines, including the novel cell line HPMEC-ST1.6R.

    Ronald E. Unger;Vera Krump-Konvalinkova;Kirsten Peters;C.James Kirkpatrick

  • Growth of human cells on a non-woven silk fibroin net: a potential for use in tissue engineering

    Ronald E Unger;Michael Wolf;Kirsten Peters;Antonella Motta

  • Lung epithelial cell lines in coculture with human pulmonary microvascular endothelial cells: development of an alveolo-capillary barrier in vitro

    Maria Iris Hermanns;Ronald E Unger;Kai Kehe;Kirsten Peters

  • The rapid anastomosis between prevascularized networks on silk fibroin scaffolds generated in vitro with cocultures of human microvascular endothelial and osteoblast cells and the host vasculature

    Ronald E. Unger;Shahram Ghanaati;Carina Orth;Anne Sartoris

  • Co-culture systems for vascularization — Learning from nature

    C. James Kirkpatrick;Sabine Fuchs;Sabine Fuchs;Ronald E. Unger;Ronald E. Unger

  • Polysorbate-80 coating enhances uptake of polybutylcyanoacrylate (PBCA)-nanoparticles by human and bovine primary brain capillary endothelial cells.

    P Ramge;R E Unger;J B Oltrogge;D Zenker

  • Crosstalk between osteoblasts and endothelial cells co-cultured on a polycaprolactone–starch scaffold and the in vitro development of vascularization

    Marina I. Santos;Ronald E. Unger;Rui A. Sousa;Rui L. Reis

  • Gold nanoparticles induce cytotoxicity in the alveolar type-II cell lines A549 and NCIH441.

    Chiara Uboldi;Daniele Bonacchi;Giada Lorenzi;M Iris Hermanns

  • Macrophage type modulates osteogenic differentiation of adipose tissue MSCs

    Yang Zhang;Thomas Böse;Ronald E. Unger;John A. Jansen

  • Influence of β-tricalcium phosphate granule size and morphology on tissue reaction in vivo

    Shahram Ghanaati;Shahram Ghanaati;Mike Barbeck;Carina Orth;Ines Willershausen

  • Endothelial cell colonization and angiogenic potential of combined nano- and micro-fibrous scaffolds for bone tissue engineering

    Marina I. Santos;Kadriye Tuzlakoglu;Kadriye Tuzlakoglu;Sabine Fuchs;Manuela E. Gomes

  • Generation of human pulmonary microvascular endothelial cell lines.

    Vera Krump-Konvalinkova;Fernando Bittinger;Ronald E Unger;Kirsten Peters

  • Inflammatory and cytotoxic responses of an alveolar-capillary coculture model to silica nanoparticles: Comparison with conventional monocultures

    Jennifer Kasper;Maria I Hermanns;Christoph Bantz;Michael Maskos;Michael Maskos

  • Uptake and cytotoxicity of citrate-coated gold nanospheres: Comparative studies on human endothelial and epithelial cells

    Christian Freese;Chiara Uboldi;Chiara Uboldi;Matthew I Gibson;Ronald E Unger

  • The chemical composition of synthetic bone substitutes influences tissue reactions in vivo: histological and histomorphometrical analysis of the cellular inflammatory response to hydroxyapatite, beta-tricalcium phosphate and biphasic calcium phosphate ceramics.

    Shahram Ghanaati;Shahram Ghanaati;Mike Barbeck;Rainer Detsch;Ulrike Deisinger

  • Response of micro- and macrovascular endothelial cells to starch-based fiber meshes for bone tissue engineering.

    Marina I. Santos;Sabine Fuchs;Manuela E. Gomes;Ronald E. Unger

Frequent Co-Authors

Sandra Van Vlierberghe
Sandra Van Vlierberghe Ghent University
Peter Dubruel
Peter Dubruel Ghent University
Antonella Motta
Antonella Motta University of Trento
Claudio Migliaresi
Claudio Migliaresi University of Trento
Matthew I. Gibson
Matthew I. Gibson University of Warwick
Michael Maskos
Michael Maskos Fraunhofer Society
Rui L. Reis
Rui L. Reis University of Minho
Etienne Schacht
Etienne Schacht Ghent University
Wolfgang Tremel
Wolfgang Tremel Johannes Gutenberg University of Mainz
Mário A. Barbosa
Mário A. Barbosa University of Porto

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