Dr. med. Vincent Hofbauer

Head of Experimental Orthopedics - Niels-Stensen-Straße site
Head of UKM International and International Patient Management
Staff Unit of the Medical Director
Münster University Hospital
 
Senior Physician and Specialist for Orthopedics and Trauma Surgery, 
Specialized Trauma Surgery and Hand Surgery
 

Staff - ZMK site

  • Priv.-Doz. Dr. med. Jan Pützler, M. Sc.

    Attending Physician for Orthopedics and Trauma Surgery and ABS-authorized Physician

    Research focus:
    Periprosthetic infections, bone and soft tissue infections, revision endoprosthetics, anti-infective coatings

    jan.puetzler@ukmuenster.de

  • Julian Hasselmann, M. Sc.

    Research Assistant - ZMK site, Doctoral Candidate (Dr. rer. medic.)

    VDI Münsterland network representative Young Engineers

    Research focus:
    Anti-infective coatings, (bio-)mechanical, physical und tribological material testing, analysis und development, microscopic analysis

  • Dipl.-Des. (FH) Max Tönnemann

    Research Assistant - ZMK site, Doctoral Candidate (Dr. rer. medic.)
    Projekt Manager 3D-Center UKM
     
    Resarch focus:
    Additive Manufacturing at the Point of Care, medical device development, 3D data generation, CAD design and algorithm-driven design
     

  • Melanie Nonhoff, M. Sc.

    Research Assistant - ZMK site, Doctoral Candidate (Dr. rer. nat.)
    Research focus:
    Anti-infective coatings, microbiological analysis, competing biofilm models
     

  • Lydia Schulze (geb. Sanchez-Real), B.Sc.

    Research Assistant - ZMK site, Doctoral Candidate (Dr. rer. medic.)

    Research focus:
    Absorbable adjuvants, medical 3D printing

    lydia.schulze@ukmuenster.de

  • Lukas Jürgensen

    Resident Physician in the Clinic of General Orthopedics and Tumororthopedics, Doctoral Candidate (Dr. med.)
    Research focus:
    Individualized patient care using 3D printing and computer-assisted surgery (CAS, "navigation"), additive manufacturing of medical devices at the point of care

    lukas.juergensen@ukmuenster.de

  • Dr. med. Robert Rischen, M. Sc.

    Resident Physician in the Clinic of Radiology, Doctoral Candidate (Dr. med.)
    Research focus:
    Imaging parameters in 3D printing

    robert.rischen@ukmuenster.de

  • Dipl.-Wirt.-Ing. (FH) Alexander Hüsers

    Research Assistant - ZMK site, Doctoral Candidate (Dr. rer. medic.)

    Project Coordinator 3D-Center UKM

    Research focus:
    AI-based process optimisation in the operating theatre, AI-based optimisation of sterile goods and material processes, medical device development

Current Doctoral Candidates

  • Jule Hillebrand

    Doctoral Candidate (Dr. med. dent.)
    Dissertation topic:
    Extracorporeal activation of the antibacterial effect of a biopolymer implant coating by means of focused high-energy shock waves - a microbiological analysis

    jule.hillebrand@ukmuenster.de

  • Nicolas Luhr

    Doctoral Candidate (Dr. med.)

    Dissertation topic:
    Optimisation of the existing therapy algorithm through stability assessment and biomechanical evaluation of composite osteosynthesis after partial pelvic resection in tumour orthopedics.
     

    nluhr@uni-muenster.de

Current Doctoral Candidates

  • Lukas Jürgensen

    Resident Physician in the Clinic of General Orthopedics and Tumororthopedics, Doctoral Candidate (Dr. med.)
    Research focus:
    Individualized patient care using 3D printing and computer-assisted surgery (CAS, "navigation"), additive manufacturing of medical devices at the point of care

    lukas.juergensen@ukmuenster.de

Current Student Projects

  • René Bieber

    Bachelor Thesis for the Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering

    Topic of the bachelor thesis:

    Tribological investigation of anti-infective biopolymer implant coatings in soft tissue contact under realistic mapping of the tribosystem using a wear pot

  • Felix Dömer

    Master Thesis for the Master of Science in Biomedical Technology

    Topic of the master thesis:

    TBD

Completed Student Projects

  • René Edelmann

    Scientific project in cooperation with Münster University of Applied Sciences

    Project topic:
    Stability assessment and biomechanical evaluation of composite osteosyntheses after partial pelvic resection in tumor orthopedics using the finite element method (FEM)

    rene.edelmann@fh-muenster.de

  • Arne Pollmanns

    Practical phase in cooperation with Münster University of Applied Sciences

    Focus of the practical phase:

    Support in additive manufacturing at the point of care