Rallo Tolós, Héctor (Date of defense: 2021-02-09)
The mobility of the future undoubtedly involves the electrification of vehicles. The increase in social awareness towards a reduction in CO2 emissions, together with the introduction of new laws regulating ...
Bruna Escuer, Pere (Date of defense: 2007-11-15)
L'objectiu de la tesi és estudiar la cinètica de les cristal·litzacions primàries en vidres metàl·lics mitjançant simulacions de tipus phase field. Una cristal·lització primària és una transició de fase ...
Levato, Riccardo (Date of defense: 2015-01-09)
The design of smart biomaterial devices plays a key role to improve the way conventional therapies are being delivered, and to promote the development of new approaches for advanced therapies, such as ...
Arespacochaga Santiago, Nicolás de (Date of defense: 2015-12-18)
A more sustainable and secure energy supply is required for the forthcoming generations; where the actual dependence on the fossil fuel reserves should be replaced by self-sufficiency and use of renewable ...
Gallinetti, Sara (Date of defense: 2014-09-19)
Bone is among the most frequently transplanted tissues in the body. In Europe, about one million patients encounter a surgical bone reconstruction annually. The worldwide market of bone replacement ...
Castellanos Arboleda, Maria Isabel (Date of defense: 2017-05-05)
Cobalt-chromium (CoCr) alloys are widely used as biomaterials for coronary stents due to their excellent mechanical properties, biocompatibility and corrosion resistance. However, these materials are ...
Pérez Antoñanzas, Román (Date of defense: 2011-07-22)
When bone regeneration is needed, natural bone grafts are widely used. They are the best option since they present the same composition to that of bone, contain living cells with osteogenic potential, ...
Fraioli, Roberta (Date of defense: 2016-11-14)
Despite being biocompatible and with adequate mechanical properties for application as a bone replacement material, titanium lacks osteoinductive capacity, i.e. it supports new bone growth on its surface ...
Morales Narváez, Eden (Date of defense: 2013-07-21)
Analytical disciplines are an important field for the progress of healthcare and medicine. In fact the technologies related to analytical disciplines may reveal important information for early diagnosis, ...
Aljure Osorio, David Eduardo (Date of defense: 2017-06-02)
Aerodynamic analysis has become one of the most important tools in many engineering applications. In this sense, this thesis work is aimed at performing aerodynamic analysis of different geometries, ...