Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zürich

Year	Thesis / Dissertation
2024	Ackermann J. Deep Learning in Orthopaedic Hip Surgery: A Comprehensive Approach to Computer-Assisted Planning, Navigation and Outcome Evaluation [DSc thesis]. Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zürich; 2024.
2023	Arn T. An Automated Pipeline for Three-Dimensional Preoperative Planning of High Tibial Osteotomies Under Consideration of Weight-Bearing [DSc thesis]. Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zürich; 2023.
2021	Avilla Royo E. Amnion-Healing Biomaterials for the Prevention of Fetoscopy-Related Preterm Births [DSc thesis]. Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zürich; 2021.
2011	Barbarino GG. Modeling the Mechanical Behavior of the Face [PhD thesis]. Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zürich; 2011.
2012	Bartalena G. Quantitative Cell Mechanics: New Insights from a Novel Functional Imaging Platform [DSc thesis]. Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zürich; 2012.
2017	Blache U. Fate and Potential of MSCs in Micro-Vascularized Tissue Models [DSc thesis]. Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zürich; 2017.
2018	Broguiere N. Engineering of Synthetic Extracellular Matrix Analogues Supporting and Guiding Neurons [PhD thesis]. Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zürich; 2018.
2014	Bruderer MS. Transcription Factor-Specific Reporter Constructs: Basis for the Functional Identification and Isolation of Subpopulations of Human Mesenchymal Stem Cells and Tool for Live Cell Approaches [PhD thesis]. Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zürich; 2014.
2021	Caprara S. Towards the Integration of Computational Methods in Spinal Surgical Planning: A Combination of Deep Learning, Statistical, and Finite Element Methods [PhD thesis]. Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zürich; 2021.
2014	Carretta R. Post-Yield Mechanics and Material Composition of Single Trabeculae: A Combined Experimental and Modelling Approach [PhD thesis]. Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zürich; 2014.
2019	Carrillo Lozano F. Three-Dimensional Computer-Assisted Methods for the Automation and Optimization of Preoperative Planning of Forearm Orthopaedic Surgeries [DSc thesis]. Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zürich; 2019.
2018	Cavalli E. Cell‐based Injectable Therapies for Cartilage Repair [PhD thesis]. Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zürich; 2018.
2012	Christen DB. Nonlinear Failure Prediction in Human Bone: A Clinical Approach Based on High Resolution Imaging [PhD thesis]. Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zürich; 2012.
2014	Cooper TA. High-Concentration Solar Trough Collectors and Their Application to Concentrating Photovoltaics [PhD thesis]. Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zürich; 2014.
1977	Denoth J. Röntgen-, Licht- und Elektronstreuung: Theorie - Störungsrechnung - Experiment [PhD thesis]. Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zürich; 1977.
2014	Diederich VEG. Polymeric Hydrogels With Mechanical Gradients [DSc thesis]. Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zürich; 2014.
2016	Egan TJ. Developing Antibody Discovery and Recombination Technology Towards the Goal of Modulating Cation Channels [PhD thesis]. Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zürich; 2016.
2021	Ellenberger LN. Towards Injury Screening and Prevention in Competitive Alpine Skiing: Development and Evaluation of Relevant Biomechanical Tests, Normative Reference Values and the Important Role of Biological Maturation [DSc thesis]. Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zürich; 2021.
2018	Enns-Bray WS. Identifying Individuals Predisposed to Hip Fracture [PhD thesis]. Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zürich; 2018.
2011	Favre P. A Model to Study Active Shoulder Motion and Stability [DSc thesis]. Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zürich; 2011.
2014	Fessel G. Mechanics of Collagen Cross-Links in Tendon Aging, Disease and as Potential Treatment for Injuries [DSc thesis]. Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zürich; 2014.
2019	Fleps I. Assessing the Risk of Hip Fracture: Subject-Specific Dynamic Models for the Simulation of Sideways Fall Impact [PhD thesis]. Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zürich; 2019.
2020	Flohr FR. A Biomimetic 3D in Vitro Osteocyte Model Using Micro 3D Printed Lacuno-Canalicular Networks (μPLCNs) [DSc thesis]. Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zürich; 2020.
2018	Formica FA. From Electrospinning to Protein Engineering: Novel Approaches for Cartilage Repair [PhD thesis]. Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zürich; 2018.
2010	Fürnstahl P. Computer-Assisted Planning for Orthopedic Surgery [DSc thesis]. Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zürich; 2010.
2016	Gjoksi B. N-Methyl Pyrrolidone as a Polyvalent Small Chemical for the Prevention of Osteoporosis and Adiposity [PhD thesis]. Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zürich; 2016.
2022	Goff E. Osteocyte Lacunar Biomarkers in Human Rare Bone Diseases [PhD thesis]. Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zürich; 2022.
2023	Götschi T. Soft Tissue Mechanics Assessed With Ultrasound Shear Wave Elastography in Health and Disease [DSc thesis]. Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zürich; 2023.
2024	Griesbach JK. Mechanobiology and Mineralization Dynamics in Bone Health and Disease: Insights from Computational Modeling, Organotypic Models, and in Vivo Studies [PhD thesis]. Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zürich; 2024.
2001	Günther A. Large-Scale Structures in Rayleigh-Bénard Convection and Flow Over Waves [PhD thesis]. Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zürich; 2001.
2023	Harshbarger CL. Acoustically Focusing and Measuring Biological Cells [DSc thesis]. Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zürich; 2023.
2018	Holenstein CN. Quantitative Cell Mechanics in Two and Three Dimensions [DSc thesis]. Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zürich; 2018.
2011	Hollenstein MW. Mechanics of the Human Liver: Experiments and Modeling [DSc thesis]. Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zürich; 2011.
2020	Horváth ÁN. Stretching the Limits: A Novel Biophysical Tool to Study Cell Mechanics and Related Biological Questions [DSc thesis]. Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zürich; 2020.
2021	Hussien AAH. Mechanoregulation of Tendon Homeostasis and Inflammation [DSc thesis]. Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zürich; 2021.
2024	Jäger P. Deconstructing Tendon Cell Mechanosensation [DSc thesis]. Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zürich; 2024.
2020	Kessel B. Advanced Biofabrication Methods for Cartilage Tissue Engineering [PhD thesis]. Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zürich; 2020.
2018	Kesti MJJ. Bioprinting Technologies for Auricular Cartilage Tissue Engineering [PhD thesis]. Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zürich; 2018.
2015	Kirchberger MJ. Music Perception With Hearing Aids [PhD thesis]. Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zürich; 2015.
2008	Kirchen P. Steady-State and Transient Diesel Soot Emissions: Development of a Mean Value Soot Model and Exhaust-Stream and in-Cylinder Measurements [PhD thesis]. Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zürich; 2008.
1997	Knothe Tate ML. Theoretical and Experimental Study of Load-Induced Fluid Flow Phenomena in Compact Bone Tissue [PhD thesis]. Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zürich; 1997.
2007	Kohler T. A Service-Oriented Platform for Visualization and High-Throughput Structural Characterization in Bone Phenomics [PhD thesis]. Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zürich; 2007.
2024	Ladner Y. Tackling the Role of Multi-Axial Load in Mesenchymal Stromal Cell Chondrogenesis [PhD thesis]. Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zürich; 2024.
1999	Laib A. Microarchitecture of the Human Radius Assessed With High Resolution in Vivo 3D-QCT [PhD thesis]. Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zürich; 1999.
2011	Lambers FM. Functional Bone Imaging in an in Vivo Mouse Model of Bone Adaptation, Aging and Disease [PhD thesis]. Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zürich; 2011.
2020	Levinson CSJ. From Bedside to Bench and Back: Translatable Approaches for Cartilage Repair [PhD thesis]. Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zürich; 2020.
2013	Li Y. Multi-Scale Functional Imaging of Tendon [DSc thesis]. Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zürich; 2013.
2013	Li X. A Hybrid Graft of Silk-Based Artificial Ligament and TCP/PEEK Anchorage for ACL Reconstruction [DSc thesis]. Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zürich; 2013.
2016	Li Z. Time-Lapsed in Vivo Bone Response to Implantation in a Mouse Model of Disease and Treatment [PhD thesis]. Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zürich; 2016.
2023	Liebmann F. Augmented Reality Guidance and Automatic Registration for Open Lumbar Fusion [DSc thesis]. Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zürich; 2023.
2016	Loebel C. Engineering Hyaluronan-Tyramine Hydrogels to Modulate Mesenchymal Stem Cell Behavior [PhD thesis]. Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zürich; 2016.
2012	Loosli Y. Numerical Homogenization of Subcellular Cytoskeletal Processes to Reveal Novel Mechanisms of Rho/Rac Dependent Adhesion [DSc thesis]. Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zürich; 2012.
2000	Mayer M. Microelectronic Bonding Process Monitoring by Integrated Sensors [PhD thesis]. Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zürich; 2000.
1997	Mazza E. Experimental Methods for the Characterization of Micrometer-Sized Mechanical Structures [PhD thesis]. Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zürich; 1997.
2023	Mehl J. Mechanical Aspects of Extracellular Matrix Assembly and Angiogenesis During Bone Healing [DSc thesis]. Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zürich; 2023.
2013	Mhanna R. Engineering Chondrogenic Micro-Environments for Tissue Engineering Applications [PhD thesis]. Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zürich; 2013.
2024	Miescher I. Improving Tendon Healing With Electrospun Implants Containing Hyaluronic Acid [DSc thesis]. Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zürich; 2024.
2015	Millan CA. Formation of Engineered Microtissues by Schiff Base Crosslinking [PhD thesis]. Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zürich; 2015.
2025	Moschini G. The Role of Hypoxic-Signaling in the Pathogenesis of Tendinopathy [PhD thesis]. Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zürich; 2025.
1994	Müller R. 3D Assessment and Analysis of Trabecular Bone Architecture [PhD thesis]. Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zürich; 1994.
2010	Müller T. Bioimaging and Biomechanics of Bone Competence and Implant Stability [PhD thesis]. Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zürich; 2010.
2016	Müller M. Material Development for the 3D Printing of Osteochondral Grafts [PhD thesis]. Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zürich; 2016.
2008	Nazarian A. Relative Interaction of Material and Structure in Normal and Pathologic Bone [PhD thesis]. Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zürich; 2008.
2013	Nebuloni L. Monitoring Angiogenesis in Tissue Engineering Through Time-Lapsed Vascular Imaging [PhD thesis]. Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zürich; 2013.
1975	Nigg BM. Untersuchung über das menschliche Gleichgewichtsverhalten: Darstellung einer neuen Messmethode, Standardisierung und Anwendung in Normal- und Belastungssituationen [PhD thesis]. Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zürich; 1975.
2015	Nimeskern LG. Functional Characterization of Auricular Cartilage in Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine [PhD thesis]. Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zürich; 2015.
2017	Öztürk E. Biomimicking Cartilage: Engineering the Matrix, Molecular Pathways and Oxygen Sensing of Chondrocytes [PhD thesis]. Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zürich; 2017.
2021	Passini FS. Tendon Mechanotransduction in Human Athletic Performance and Aging [DSc thesis]. Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zürich; 2021.
2022	Peruzzi CRP. Nanoscale Deformation Mechanisms and Yield Prediction of Lamellar Bone [PhD thesis]. Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zürich; 2022.
2017	Razafiarison T. Deciphering the Mechanosensitivity of Mesenchymal Stem Cells to Their Environment [DSc thesis]. Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zürich; 2017.
2011	Rigozzi S. Structure and Function in Tendon: Experimental Studies on the Ultrastructural Determinants of Tendon Biomechanical Function [PhD thesis]. Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zürich; 2011.
2016	Schätti OR. A Model to Study Articular Cartilage Mechanical and Biological Responses to Sliding and Rolling Loads [PhD thesis]. Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zürich; 2016.
2007	Schneider P. Ultrastructural Phenotyping of Murine Bone Using Synchrotron Micro- and Nano-Computed Tomography [PhD thesis]. Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zürich; 2007.
2019	Schönenberger AD. Biomaterial Immunomodulation and Macrophage Involvement in Tendon Repair [DSc thesis]. Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zürich; 2019.
2016	Senteler M. The Effect of Sagittal Alignment of Spine and Pelvis on Intervertebral Joint Loads: Numerical Biomechanical Modeling and Simulation of Subject Specific Alignment [PhD thesis]. Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zürich; 2016.
2004	Snedeker JG. Towards a Finite Element Human Body Model for Use in Trauma Research [PhD thesis]. Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zürich; 2004.
2011	Solà i Carós JM. Continuous Non-Invasive Blood Pressure Estimation [PhD thesis]. Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zürich; 2011.
2005	Stauber M. Volumetric Spatial Decomposition of Porous Microstructures: A Framework for Element Based Analysis of Trabecular Bone [PhD thesis]. Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zürich; 2005.
2023	Stauber T. Intrinsic and Extrinsic Healing Mechanisms in Tendon: Crosstalk and Regenerative Potential [DSc thesis]. Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zürich; 2023.
2008	Stok K. Biological Quantification of Murine Osteoarticular Joints Following Treatment Using Stem Cell-Based Gene Therapy [PhD thesis]. Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zürich; 2008.
2014	Studer D. Engineering Phenotypically Stable Cartilage [PhD thesis]. Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zürich; 2014.
2004	Thurner PJ. Imaging of Cellular and Extra-Cellular Stressed Matter Using Synchrotron Radiation Based Micro-Computed Tomography [PhD thesis]. Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zürich; 2004.
2019	Tourolle D. A Micro-Scale Multiphysics Framework for Fracture Healing and Bone Remodelling [PhD thesis]. Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zürich; 2019.
2020	Trachsel LM. Molecularly Engineered Poly(2-Oxazoline)s as Building Blocks for the Fabrication of Biomaterials and Biointerfaces [PhD thesis]. Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zürich; 2020.
2013	Uhl AR. Non-Vacuum Deposition of Cu(In,Ga)Se₂ Absorber Layers for Thin Film Solar Cells [PhD thesis]. Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zürich; 2013.
2015	Vetsch JR. Perfusion Bioreactors for Bone Tissue Engineering: A Combined Experimental and Computational Approach [PhD thesis]. Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zürich; 2015.
2007	Voide R. Functional Phenotyping of Bone: A Hierarchical Assessment of Bone Failure Characteristics [PhD thesis]. Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zürich; 2007.
2024	von Atzigen M. Novel Technologies in Spinal Fusion: AR, AI, and Robotics [DSc thesis]. Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zürich; 2024.
2008	Webster DJ. A Combined Experimental and Computational Model for Genetic Control of Micro Structural Bone Adaptation [PhD thesis]. Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zürich; 2008.
2018	Weishaupt R. Molecular Engineering of Nanocellulose for Biomedical Applications [DSc thesis]. Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zürich; 2018.
2020	Widmer J. Patient Specific Material Mapping for Functional Outcome Prediction and Planning in Spinal Surgery [PhD thesis]. Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zürich; 2020.
2013	Widmer Soyka RP. Simulation of Biomaterial Flow in Trabecular Bone [DSc thesis]. Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zürich; 2013.
2011	Wong JC-H. Macroporous Polymers from Particle-Stabilized Foams for Ferroelectrets [PhD thesis]. Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zürich; 2011.
2019	Wunderli SLJ. Mechanical and Niche-Dependent Regulation of Intrinsic Tendon Repair and Degeneration Mechanisms [DSc thesis]. Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zürich; 2019.
2014	Wüst S. 3D Bioprinting of Multicellular Skeletal Tissues [PhD thesis]. Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zürich; 2014.
2015	Zwahlen A. Combined Experimental and Computational Multiscale Failure Assessment in Human Trabecular Bone [PhD thesis]. Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zürich; 2015.