Cuko, Andy (Date of defense: 2018-09-24)
Properties of nanomaterials are known to be size dependent and generally are very different from those of the corresponding bulk. Such behaviour, which is strongly system and structure dependent, allows ...
Varga Pastor, Herminia de la (Date of defense: 2013-11-29)
The availability of most edible ectomycorrhizal mushrooms depends on their natural fructification. Therefore, mycorrhizal plant production could be an alternative for obtaining ectomycorrhizal edible ...
Lúcia Pérez, Marc (Date of defense: 2015-02-14)
Despite the outstanding progress made in the understanding of the immune response against viral pathogens as well as on the care-management of transplant patients since the beginning of organ transplantation, ...
Novoa Pardo, Eva Maria (Date of defense: 2012-12-20)
Gene translation is a central process in all cells, in which messenger RNA (mRNA) is decoded by the ribosome to produce a specific amino acid chain, that will later fold into an active protein. This ...
Salomó i Prat, Ernest (Date of defense: 2018-10-19)
Asymmetric hydrogenation of double bonds by means of organometallic catalysis is a powerful tool for organic synthesis; it is an efficient and simple method to produce valued chiral compounds. Among the ...
Ruiz Lozano, Tania Pamela (Date of defense: 2016-11-30)
Currently, the most effective treatment for severe obesity resulting in a large and marked weight loss is bariatric surgery (BS) (Courcoulas, AP et al. 2013).However, several studies have shown that ...
Galgoczy, Roland (Date of defense: 2013-12-03)
The extracellular matrix (ECM) hinders diffusion in both tissues and hydrogels used in 3D cultures. However, how geometric and non-geometric ECM properties contribute to diffusion hindrance remains ...
Santa Bárbara Ruiz, Paula (Date of defense: 2017-07-28)
Countless environmental aggressors could damage the integrity of tissues and organs. In humans, the limited regenerative ability prevents often the recovery of injured tissues, but this is not the case ...
Fernandes, Joana Gonçalves (Date of defense: 2019-06-20)
This dissertation has the main goal of developing ceramic materials for Mask-Image- Projection-based Stereolithography (MIP-SLA) technology, focused on electronic applications. To accomplish this aim, ...
Turquet, François-Xavier (Date of defense: 2018-12-17)
ROS (Reactive Oxygen Species), such as H2O2, HO● and O2-●, are naturally produced by the metabolism of living beings. However, they can appear in large quantities in the case of certain diseases ...