A.F. Martins Costa MSc | People Pages: Find employees & contact details | University of Twente

I obtained my master in Membrane Engineering in a joined Erasmus Mundus program between the University of Twente, University of Montpellier and UCT Prague in 2020. This interesting master program allowed me to expand my skills in different membrane processes while exchanging experiences with a highly multicultural group.

I am currently a PhD candidate at the Biomechanical Engineering department in the Engineering Organ Support Technologies group. In the PhD, I research and develop an integrated technology combining the functions of membrane oxygenation (pulmonary support) and hemofiltration (renal support) in a single artificial device. In this project, we aim to provide solutions for a medical complication with great social and economic impact by joining expertise in clinical data analysis, device design and development of animal experiments.

Expertise

Medicine and Dentistry
- Lung
- Renal Replacement Therapy
- Gas Exchange
- Blood Flow
- Ultrafiltration
- Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy
- Extracorporeal
Engineering
- Oxygenator

Organisations

Publications

2025

Quantifying the influence of combined lung and kidney support using a cardiovascular model and sensitivity analysis-informed parameter identification (2025)Computers in biology and medicine, 186. Article 109668. Thiel, J.-N., Costa, A. M., Wiegmann, B., Arens, J., Steinseifer, U. & Neidlin, M.https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compbiomed.2025.109668

2024

Development of a Novel Artificial Lung And Kidney Assist Device – From Fiber Specifications to Device Design (2024)The International journal of artificial organs, 47(7), 474-475. Martins Costa, A., Halfwerk, F., Wiegmann, B., Thiel, J.-N., Neidlin , M. & Arens, J.https://doi.org/10.1177/03913988241279540The artificial placenta - Development of a lung and kidney assist device for criticallly ill preterm neonates (2024)The International journal of artificial organs, 47(7), 518-519. van Galen, D., Rochow, N., Haag, U., Fusch, C., Martins Costa, A., Halfwerk, F. & Arens, J.https://doi.org/10.1177/03913988241279540The artificial placenta - Development of a lung and kidney assist device for criticallly ill preterm neonates (2024)The International journal of artificial organs, 47(7), 421-565. van Galen, D., Rochow, N., Haag, U., Fusch, C., Martins Costa, A., Halfwerk, F. & Arens, J.https://doi.org/10.1177/03913988241279540Influence of utilizing hemodialysis membranes outside-in on solute clearance and filtration efficiency – One step towards a novel combined lung and kidney support device (2024)Journal of membrane science, 698. Article 122575. Martins Costa, A., Halfwerk, F. R., Thiel, J.-N., Wiegmann, B., Neidlin, M. & Arens, J.https://doi.org/10.1016/j.memsci.2024.122575Towards a novel combined lung and kidney support device – effect of utilizing hemodialysis membranes outside-in on solute clearance and filtration efficiency in full blood (2024)Perfusion, 39(1_suppl), 202-202. Article 62. Martins Costa, A., Halfwerk, F. R., Wiegmann, B., Thiel, J.-N., Neidlin, M. & Arens, J.https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/epub/10.1177/02676591241239138Combined Respiratory and Renal Support in a Novel Device - Influence of Utilizing Dialysis Fibers Outside-In on Full Blood Clearance and Filtration Efficiency (2024)ASAIO Journal. Martins Costa, A., Halfwerk, F. R., Thiel, J.-N., Wiegmann, B., Neidlin, M. & Arens, J.https://journals.lww.com/asaiojournal/citation/2024/05003/asaio_2024_70th_annual_meeting_abstracts.1.aspx

2023

Effect of hollow fiber configuration and replacement on the gas exchange performance of artificial membrane lungs (2023)Journal of membrane science, 680. Article 121742. Costa, A. M., Halfwerk, F. R., Thiel, J.-N., Wiegmann, B., Neidlin, M. & Arens, J.https://doi.org/10.1016/j.memsci.2023.121742Development of a combined, highly integrated extracorporeal lung and kidney support device (RenOx): Evaluation of fibre configurations on gas exchange preservation (2023)Perfusion, 38(1 suppl), 140-141. Martins Costa, A., Wiegmann, B., Thiel, J.-N., Neidlin, M., Halfwerk, F. R. & Arens, J.https://doi.org/10.1177/02676591231162023Novel Size-Variable Dedicated Rodent Oxygenator for ECLS Animal Models: Introduction of the “Ratox” Oxygenator and Preliminary In-Vitro Results (2023)Micromachines, 14(4). Article 800. Strudthoff, L., Focke, J. M., Hesselmann, F., Kaesler, A., Martins Costa, A., Schlanstein, P. C., Schmitz-Rode, T., Steinseifer, U., Steuer, N. B., Wiegmann, B., Arens, J. & Jansen, S. V.https://doi.org/10.3390/mi14040800

Research profiles

Address

University of Twente

Horst Complex (building no. 20), room Z134
De Horst 2
7522 LW Enschede
Netherlands

Navigate to location

Organisations