Studium

Maschinenbaustudium an der Rheinisch Westfälischen Technischen Hochschule Aachen (RWTH Aachen)
Vertiefungsrichtung: Grundlagen - Kunststofftechnik/Medizintechnik

Arbeit

Seit August 2005
wissenschaftliche Mitarbeiterin am AME

Auszeichnungen

• John A. Waldhausen, MD, Young Investigator Award
  based on the manuscript
  "NeonatOx - A Pumpless Extracorporeal Lung Support for Premature Neonates"
  at the 7th International Conference on Pediatric Mechanical Circulatory Support Systems and Cardiopulmonary Perfusion, May 05-07, 2011; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

• AKM Förderpreis 2008, 2. Platz

• Helmut Reul, PhD, Young Investigator Award
  based on the manuscript
  "Development of a Miniaturized Heart-Lung Machine for Neonates with Congenital Heart Defect"
  at the 4th International Conference on Pediatric Mechanical Circulatory Support Systems and Cardiopulmonary Perfusion, May 22-24, 2008; Portland, Oregon, USA 

Mitgliedschaften

• International Society for Rotary Blood Pumps ISRBP (seit 2009)

• International Society for Pediatric Mechanical Cardiopulmonary Support (seit 2010; Gründungsmitglied)

Publikationen

• Arens J; Schnoering H; De Brouwer P; Pfennig M; Mager I; Vazquez-Jimenez JF; Schmitz-Rode T; Steinseifer U: Die Aachener MiniHLM – Eine miniaturisierte Herz-Lungen-Maschine für Neugeborene mit angeborenem Herzfehler. Kardiotechnik, 21(4):91-96, Dezember 2012
• Borchardt R; Schlanstein P; Mager I; Arens J; Schmitz-Rode T; Steinseifer U: In Vitro Performance Testing of a Pediatric Oxygenator With an Integrated Pulsatile Pump ASAIO Journal. 58(4):420-425, July/August 2012
• Schoberer M, Arens J, Lohr A, Seehase M, Jellema RK, Collins JJ, Kramer BW, Schmitz-Rode T, Steinseifer U, and Orlikowsky T: Fifty years of work on the artificial placenta: Milestones in the history of extracorporeal support of the premature newborn. Artif Organs, 36(6):512-516, 2012.
• Arens J, Schoberer M, Erben A, Orlikowsky T, Ophelders D, Jellema RK, Kramer BW, De Brouwer P, Schmitz-Rode T, Steinseifer U: Neonatox: A Pumpless Extracorporeal Lung Support for Premature Infants. ASAIO J, 58(7):48, 2012
• Borchardt R, Schlanstein PC, Arens J, Mager I, Schmitz-Rode T, Steinseifer U: Development of a pediatric oxygenator with integrated pulsatile pump and heat exchanger. ASAIO J, 58(7):48, 2012
• Arens J, Schoberer M, Erben A, Orlikowsky T, Ophelders D, Jellema RK, Kramer BW, De Brouwer P, Schmitz-Rode T, Steinseifer U: The NeonatOx: An Update on Design, In-Vitro, and In-Vivo Testing. Artif Organs, 36(5):A23, 2012
• Schoberer M, Arens J, Erben A, Ophelders D, Jellema RK, Kramer BW, De Brouwer P, Schmitz-Rode T, Steinseifer U, Orlikowsky T: Miniaturisation: The Clue to Clinical Application of the Artificial Placenta. Artif Organs, 36(5):A24, 2012
• Arens J, Schoberer M, Lohr A, Orlikowsky T, Seehase M, Jellema RK, Collins JJ, Kramer BW, Schmitz-Rode T, Steinseifer U: NeonatOx - A Pumpless Extracorporeal Lung Support for Premature Neonates. Artificial Organs. 35(11):997-1001, 2011
• Arens J, Schoberer M, Lohr A, Orlikowsky T, Seehase M, Jellema RK, Collins JJ, Kramer BW, Schmitz-Rode T, Steinseifer U: A Pumpless Extracorporeal Lung Assist for Premature Neonates: The Aachen Neonatox. Int J Artif Organs. 34(8): 670, 2011
• Schlanstein PC, Wagner G, Arens J, Pedraza D, Kopp R, Bensberg R, Rossaint R, Schmitz-Rode T, Steinseifer U:  Heart Lung Machine and Extracorporeal Life Support: A Modular System. Int J Artif Organs. 34(8): 625, 2011
• Walter M, Brendle C, Arens J, Stollenwerk A, Kopp R, Bensberg R, Leonhardt S: Physiological Target Control in Long-Term Extracorporeal Oxygenation. Int J Artif Organs. 34(8): 625, 2011
• Borchardt R, Schlanstein P, Mager I, Arens J, Schmitz-Rode T, Steinseifer U: Experimental and Numerical Results of a Neonatal Oxygenator with Integrated Pulsatile Pump and Heat Exchanger. Int J Artif Organs. 34(8): 624, 2011
• Stollenwerk A, Gathmann F, Arens J, Bensberg R, Walter M, Kopp R, Kowalewski S: Safety Aware Pump-Control for a Rotary ECMO Blood Pump. Int J Artif Organs. 34(8): 617, 2011
• Wagner G, Schlanstein P, Arens J, Kopp R, Bensberg R, Rossaint R, Schmitz-Rode T, Steinseifer U: Consolidation of HLM and ECLS - The Modular Concept of I³-Assist. Biomedical Engineering. 56, ISSN 0939-4990, 2011
• Arens J, Schoberer M, Lohr A, Orlikowsky T, Seehase M, Jellema RK, Collins JJ, Kramer BW, Schmitz-Rode T, Steinseifer U: NeonatOx - A Pumpless Extracorporeal Lung Support for Premature Neonates. Artificial Organs. 35(4):A8, 2011
• Schoberer M, Arens J, Lohr A, Seehase M, Jellema RK, Collins JJ, Kramer BW, Schmitz-Rode T, Steinseifer U, Orlikowsky T: 50 Years of Research on the Artificial Placenta: Can we turn a Toy into a Treasure? Artificial Organs. 35(4):A9, 2011
• Wagner G, Schlanstein P, Arens J, Kopp R, Bensberg R, Rossaint R, Schmitz-Rode T, Steinseifer U: I³-Assist: Individual, Interactive, and Integrated Cardiopulmonary Assist - A Concept. Artificial Organs. 35(4):A9, 2011
• Borchardt R; Schlanstein P; Mager I; Arens J; Schmitz-Rode T; Steinseifer U: Experimental Evaluation of an Oxygenator With Integrated Pulsatile Pump for Pediatric Applications. Artificial Organs. 35(4): A17, 2011
• Bhavsar S; Seiwert M; Borchardt R; Graefe R; Schlanstein P; Arens J; Schmitz-Rode T; Steinseifer U: Numerical Modeling of Anisotropic Fiber Bundle Behavior in Oxygenators. Artificial Organs. 35(4): A18, 2011
• Borchardt R; Schlanstein P; Mager I; Arens J; Schmitz-Rode T; Steinseifer U: In-vitro performance testing of a pediatric oxygenator with integrated pulsatile pump. ASAIO Journal. 57(2): 109, 2011
• Kopp R, Bensberg R, Arens J, Steinseifer U, Schmitz-Rode T, Rossaint R, Henzler D: A Miniaturized Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenator with Integrated Rotary Blood Pump: Preclinical In Vivo Testing. ASAIO Journal. 57(3): 158-163, 2011
• Graefe R; Borchardt R; Arens J; Schlanstein P; Schmitz-Rode T; Steinseifer U: Improving oxygenator performance using computational simulation and flow field-based parameters. Artificial organs. 34(11):930-936, 2010
• Schnoering H; Arens J; Terrada E; Sachweh JS; Runge M; Schmitz-Rode T; Steinseifer U; Vazquez-Jimenez JF:  A newly developed miniaturized heart-lung machine – expression of inflammation in a small animal model. Artificial organs. 34(11):911-917, 2010
• Borchardt R, Schlanstein P, Arens J, Graefe R, Schreiber F, Schmitz-Rode T, et al. Description of a flow optimized oxygenator with integrated pulsatile pump. Artificial Organs. 34(11):904–910, 2010
• Arens J; Schnoering H; Pfennig M; Mager I; Vázquez-Jiménez JF; Schmitz-Rode T; Steinseifer U: The Aachen MiniHLM – A Miniaturized Heart-Lung Machine for Neonates with an Integrated Rotary Blood Pump. Artificial organs. 34(9):707-713, 2010
• Stollenwerk, J. Jörgens, J. Arens, M. Walter, R. Kopp, and S. Kowalewski: Model Based Diagnosis for Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation. The International Journal of Artificial Organs, vol. 33, iss. 7, p. 447, 2010
• Schlanstein PC, Borchardt R, Arens J, Schmitz-Rode T, Steinseifer U: Investigation of the influence of pulsating silicone tubes inside an oxygenator. The International Journal of Artificial Organs, vol. 33, iss. 7, p. 423, 2010
• Arens J, De Brouwer P, Mager I, Brücker C, Schäfer M, Jacobs P, Schmitz-Rode T, Steinseifer U: Hemocompatibility Tests on Materials for a Multi-Tactile Sensor Concept. The International Journal of Artificial Organs, vol. 33, iss. 7, p. 480, 2010
• Walter, M.; Weyer, S.; Stollenwerk, A.; Kopp, R.; Arens, J., Leonhardt, S.: A physiological model for extracorporeal oxygenation controller design. Conf Proc IEEE Eng Med Biol Soc, 1, 434-437, 2010
• Stollenwerk, J. Jörgens, M. Walter, J. Arens, R. Kopp, and S. Kowalewski: Modelbasierte Fehlerdiagnose eines Membranoxygenators, in Proc. Biomedizinische Technik (BMT2010), 2010, vol. 55, de Gruyter, pp. 174-177
• M. Walter, A. Stollenwerk, T. Wartzek, J. Arens, R. Kopp, and S. Leonhardt: Automatisierung und Fehlerdiagnose bei der extrakorporalen Membranoxygenierung. at – Automatisierungstechnik, vol. 58, iss. 5, pp. 277-285, 2010
• J. Arens, P. De Brouwer, I. Mager, R. Kopp, M. Walter, A. Stollenwerk, T. Schmitz-Rode, and U. Steinseifer: A Dynamic Study on the Hemolytic Effect of Negative Pressure on Blood. ASAIO journal, vol. 56, iss. 2, pp. 96-96, 2010
• Heike Schnoering, Jutta Arens, Joerg S. Sachweh, Melanie Veerman, Rene Tolba, Thomas Schmitz-Rode, Ulrich Steinseifer, and Jaime F. Vazquez-Jimenez: The Aachen Miniaturized Heart-Lung Machine – First Results in a Small Animal Model. Artificial Organs. 33(11):935–940,2009
• J. Arens, H. Schnöring, M. Pfennig, I. Mager, J. Vázquez-Jiménez, T. Schmitz-Rode, and U. Steinseifer: The Aachen MiniHLM – A Miniaturized Heart Lung Machine for Neonates with Congenital Heart Defect. In: O. Dossel and W.C. Schlegel (Eds.): WC 2009 IFMBE Proceedings 25/VII; pp. 373-376, 2009
• Rüdger Kopp, Marian Walter, Jutta Arens, André Stollenwerk, Steffen Leonhardt, Thomas Schmitz-Rode, Stefan Kowalewski, Rolf Rossaint: Regelungs- und Sicherheitskonzepte für extrakorporale Systeme zur Lungenunterstützung / Automatic control and safety concepts for extracorporeal lung support. Biomedizinische Technik/Biomedical Engineering. Band 54, Heft 5, Seiten 289–297, 2009
• Stollenwerk, M. Walter, T. Wartzek, R. Kopp, J. Arens, and S. Kowalewski, "A Safety and Control Concept for Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation", The International Journal of Artificial Organs, vol. 32, iss. 7, p. 428, 2009
• Arens J.; Schnöring H.; Reisch F..; Vázquez-Jiménez JF.; Schmitz-Rode T.; Steinseifer U.: Development of a Miniaturized Heart-Lung Machine for Neonates With Congenital Heart Defect. ASAIO Journal. 54(5):509-513, 2008
• J. Arens, H. Schnöring, B. Buding, J. Vazquez, T. Schmitz-Rode, U. Steinseifer: Entwicklung einer miniaturisierten Herz-Lungen-Maschine für Neugeborene mit angeborenem Herzfehler.  41. Jahrestagung der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Biomedizinische Technik im VDE, Vol. 52, 2007, ISSN 0939-4990
• Strauß, G. Cattaneo, J. Arens, H. Reul, U. Steinseifer, T. Schmitz-Rode: Development of a Highly Integrated Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenator with Rotary Blood Pump – Concept and Functionality. Biomedizinische Technik, Volume 50, Suppl. Vol. 1, Part 2, 2005

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