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Bio-based flame retardant for sustainable building materials

Yang, Yunxian (Date of defense: 2019-12-05)

As new promising alternatives, novel bio-based materials are already developed to apply in construction sectors due to biodegradability, low toxicity, sustainability, renewability, and acceptable general properties. However, ...

Bio-based polyesters from cyclic monomers derived from carbohydrates

Lavilla Aguilar, Cristina (Date of defense: 2013-11-29)

Polyesters are extremely versatile polymers which can be used in a wide variety of applications ranging from high performance materials to recyclable and degradable polymers. The preparation of polyesters from renewable ...

Bio-electro CO2 recycling into added value compounds: insights, routes, strategies and performance improvements

Romans Casas, Meritxell (Date of defense: 2024-11-22)

ENG- In recent years, the decarbonization of industry has emerged as a key strategy for fostering a sustainable and eco-friendly economy. One promising approach is the conversion of CO2, a major contributor to climate ...

Bio-inspired event-driven intelligence for motion estimation

Tian, Yi (Date of defense: 2025-05-19)

(English) Motion estimation problems can range from low degrees of freedom (DOF) ego-motion estimation to complex, high-DOF motion, which includes dense pixel displacement or optical flow. This information is essential for ...

Bio-inspired manganese-catalyzed asymmetric C-H oxidation: chiral pool expansion and predictive data analysis

Palone, Andrea (Date of defense: 2024-07-30)

ENG- The strategic, site, and enantioselective C-H oxygenation of aliphatic fragments holds significant appeal in organic chemistry due to the versatility of oxygen functionalities, which serve as valuable synthetic ...

Bio-inspired nanochannel platform for the detection of pathogens in healthcare-associated infections (HAIs)

Ambily Rajendran, Anandapadmanabhan (Date of defense: 2024-12-02)

Les malalties infeccioses, en particular les infeccions associades a l'atenció sanitària (IAAS), plantegen importants reptes per a la salut, ja que augmenten la mortalitat, la morbiditat i els costos sanitaris. Les IAAS ...

Bio-sensing applications of electromagnetic scattering from spheroidal objects

Zarrinkhat, Faezeh (Date of defense: 2022-12-20)

(English) Bio-sensing technology has progressed rapidly over the past years due to their plethora of applications such as disease diagnosis, drug monitoring detection of pollutants, and disease-causing micro-organisms. ...

Bioaccumulation of persistent organic pollutants (POPs) and biomarkers of pollution in Mediterranean deep-sea organisms / Bioacumulación de contaminantes orgánicos persistentes (COPs) y biomarcadores en organismos del mar Mediterráneo profundo

Koenig, Samuel (Date of defense: 2012-10-29)

The deep-sea has long been considered the last region one Earth to be untouched from anthropogenic disturbances. However, studies have shown that the deep-sea is not as pristine as once assumed and it has been suggested ...

Bioactive compounds from agri-food by-products. Extraction and application in microencapsulation

Umaña Zamora, Mónica María (Date of defense: 2021-07-08)

[eng] The agri-food industry generates a large amount of by-products that represent a significant environmental problem. The objective of this thesis was to propose alternatives for their exploitation in two ways, on the ...

Bioactive food compounds of Mediterranean and Nordic diets and their effects on nutritional and cardiovascular disease biomarkers

Pedret Figuerola, Anna (Date of defense: 2014-07-11)

L’objectiu principal de la tesis és valorar l’impacte de certs compostos bioactius de la dieta Mediterrània i Nòrdica, especialment de compostos fenòlics, sobre marcadors nutricionals i moleculars, els quals permetin ...

Bioactive glass coatings obtained by thermal spray techniques

Garrido Domínguez, Beatriz (Date of defense: 2022-06-22)

Bone tissue has an excellent healing response, recovering functional and structural properties when damaged. Notwithstanding, severe damage to the bone implies the need for surgery to recover. Different orthopaedic devices ...

Bioactive ion-releasing platforms for regenerative medicine applications

Ximenes Carballo, Celia (Date of defense: 2023-07-07)

(English) One of the most exploited tissue-engineering-based strategies nowadays is to use scaffolds that allow local stimulation of the targeted tissues, increasing therapy effectiveness while reducing toxicity. Therefore, ...

Bioactive molecules against proteasome and cysteine proteases. Synthetic approach to vicinal diamines

Bou Iserte, Lledó (Date of defense: 2025-04-11)

This PhD thesis presents research advancements in the fields of organic synthesis and medicinal chemistry. The work is structured into three chapters, each focusing on distinct topics. The first chapter explores the synthesis ...

Bioactivity of flavanols on the mucosa of the intestinal wall: enteroendocrine effects for preventing diet-induced obesity and associated pathologies

Ginés Mir, Iris (Date of defense: 2019-02-06)

Les proantocianidines han demostrat ser efectives estimulant el sistema enteroendocrí en condicions saludables, però els efectes sota un context d’obesitat encara estan per determinar. Donat això, aquesta tesi va ser ...

Bioadhesividad celular sobre superficies de armazones o matrices tisulares

Couceiro Otero, José (Date of defense: 2008-06-04)

- Introducción:<br/>La reparación de los grandes defectos óseos ha resultado un problema de interés clínico para los cirujanos ortopédicos durante siglos, poniéndose en práctica múltiples estrategias terapéuticas, tales ...

Bioanalytical and proteomic approaches in the study of pathologic ECs dysfunctionality, oxidative stress and the effect of PFKFB3 modulators

Nukala, Sarath Babu (Date of defense: 2019-05-23)

The vascular endothelium is one of the major targets of oxidative stress, playing an important role in the development of vascular-related disorders, such as atherosclerotic disease1. Oxidative stress increases the formation ...