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Wilfried Mokwa is affiliated with RWTH Aachen University in Germany. Their research focuses primarily on neuroscience, with a specialization in cellular and molecular neuroscience. Their work also intersects with fields such as molecular biology, radiology, nuclear medicine and imaging, electrical and electronic engineering, and biomedical engineering.

The scientist has contributed extensively to topics including neuroscience and neural engineering, photoreceptor and optogenetics research, retinal development and disorders, retinal and macular surgery, CCD and CMOS imaging sensors, muscle activation and electromyography studies, and the study and application of conducting polymers.

Recent publications by Wilfried Mokwa include:

  • Development and in vitro validation of flexible intraretinal probes, 2020, Scientific Reports
  • New epiretinal implant with integrated sensor chips for optical capturing shows a good biocompatibility profile in vitro and in vivo, 2021, BioMedical Engineering OnLine
  • Innovative retinal interfaces for optimized artificial vision - a new DFG funded Research Training Group, 2021, Neuroforum
  • Prediction of impedance characteristic during electrical stimulation with microelectrode arrays, 2025, Journal of Neural Engineering

Wilfried Mokwa has frequently published in journals such as Scientific Reports, BioMedical Engineering OnLine, Neuroforum, and the Journal of Neural Engineering.

Their research collaborations include frequent co-authors Sven Ingebrandt, Peter Walter, Rainer Kokozinski, Viviana Rincón Montes, and Jana Gehlen, indicating a multidisciplinary approach in their studies.

Best Publications

  • A programmable intraocular CMOS pressure sensor system implant

    K. Stangel;S. Kolnsberg;D. Hammerschmidt;B.J. Hosticka

  • Sputtered Iridium Oxide Films as Charge Injection Material for Functional Electrostimulation

    E. Slavcheva;R. Vitushinsky;W. Mokwa;U. Schnakenberg

  • Implantation and explantation of a wireless epiretinal retina implant device: observations during the EPIRET3 prospective clinical trial.

    Gernot Roessler;Thomas Laube;Claudia Brockmann;Thomas Kirschkamp

  • PZT thin films for piezoelectric microactuator applications

    H. Kueppers;T. Leuerer;U. Schnakenberg;W. Mokwa

  • Microfluidic biolector-microfluidic bioprocess control in microtiter plates.

    Matthias Funke;Andreas Buchenauer;Uwe Schnakenberg;Wilfried Mokwa

  • Micro-transponder systems for medical applications

    W. Mokwa;U. Schnakenberg

  • Initial investigations on systems for measuring intraocular pressure

    U Schnakenberg;P Walter;G vom Bögel;C Krüger

  • Surface micromachined pressure sensors with integrated CMOS read-out electronics

    H. Dudaicevs;M. Kandler;Y. Manoli;W. Mokwa

  • A monolithic sensor array of individually addressable microelectrodes

    R. Kakerow;Y. Manoli;W. Mokwa;M. Rospert

  • RF-sputtering of iridium oxide to be used as stimulation material in functional medical implants

    B Wessling;W Mokwa;U Schnakenberg

  • Development of a Completely Encapsulated Intraocular Pressure Sensor

    P. Walter;U. Schnakenberg;G. vom Bögel;P. Ruokonen

  • Bioprocess Control in Microscale: Scalable Fermentations in Disposable and User-Friendly Microfluidic Systems

    Matthias Funke;Andreas Buchenauer;Wilfried Mokwa;Stefanie Kluge

  • Implantation and explantation of an active epiretinal visual prosthesis: 2-year follow-up data from the EPIRET3 prospective clinical trial.

    J Menzel-Severing;T Laube;C Brockmann;N Bornfeld

  • Medical implants based on microsystems

    W Mokwa

  • Semiconductor microsystem embedded in flexible foil

    Hoc Khiem Trieu;Wilfried Mokwa;Lutz Ewe

  • CMOS-compatible capacitive high temperature pressure sensors

    Klaus Kasten;Jörg Amelung;Wilfried Mokwa;Wilfried Mokwa

  • Two-Dimensional Imaging of O2, H2O2, and Glucose Distributions by an Array of 400 Individually Addressable Microelectrodes

    Heinrich. Meyer;Heinz. Drewer;Bernd. Gruendig;Karl. Cammann

  • Electrodeposition and properties of NiW films for MEMS application

    E. Slavcheva;W. Mokwa;U. Schnakenberg

  • Characterization of electroplated nickel

    T. Fritz;H. S. Cho;K. J. Hemker;W. Mokwa

  • Micro-bioreactors for fed-batch fermentations with integrated online monitoring and microfluidic devices.

    A. Buchenauer;M.C. Hofmann;M. Funke;J. Büchs

  • Multianalyte sensor for the simultaneous determination of glucose, L-lactate and uric acid based on a microelectrode array

    H. Frebel;G.C. Chemnitius;K. Cammann;R. Kakerow

Frequent Co-Authors

Uwe Schnakenberg
Uwe Schnakenberg RWTH Aachen University
Peter Walter
Peter Walter University of California, San Francisco
Jochen Büchs
Jochen Büchs RWTH Aachen University
Yiannos Manoli
Yiannos Manoli University of Freiburg
Rolf W. Günther
Rolf W. Günther Charité - University Medicine Berlin
Frank Müller
Frank Müller Forschungszentrum Jülich
Rainer Waser
Rainer Waser RWTH Aachen University
Zsuzsanna Izsvák
Zsuzsanna Izsvák Max Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine
Andreas Offenhäusser
Andreas Offenhäusser Forschungszentrum Jülich
Ulrich Böttger
Ulrich Böttger RWTH Aachen University

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