Khurana, Kanupriya (Date of defense: 2017-11-10)
Bone is among the most transplanted tissues for regeneration of bone defects, caused by trauma, age-related bone loss or bone infections. Due to their similar characteristics to the mineral phase of ...
Díez Escudero, Anna (Date of defense: 2017-11-13)
Bone is the most transplanted tissue after blood. As pointed out by the World Health Organization, musculoskeletal diseases can potentially rise as the fourth largest cause of disability within the next ...
Raymond, Yago (Date of defense: 2021-09-13)
Bone grafting is a common medical practice in today’s society, being bone the second most transplanted tissue worldwide after blood. Therefore, it represents a field of major interest for both, biomedical ...
Safari, Alaleh (Date of defense: 2017-03-31)
Total hip replacement (THR) has been one of the most successful surgeries in the 21st century. Ultra-high-molecular-weight-polyethylene (UHMWPE) shows favorable mechanical and tribological properties ...
Atakan, Aylin (Date of defense: 2018-05-29)
This study evolved to its last form primarily around the development of a hybrid material is the core of the work. This hybrid material is then further explored for two different applications which are ...
Mazo Barbara, Laura del (Date of defense: 2024-03-12)
(English) Bone is the second most frequent tissue transplantation right after blood transfusion. Although it has natural self-healing abilities, bone grafts are required in critical size defects to ...