Brufau Penella, Jordi (Date of defense: 2009-01-30)
This thesis focuses on the use of smart materials in microrobotic applications. The development of materials with the capabilities to mechanically respond to electrical stimuli or, at the same time, ...
Martínez Illamola, Silvia (Date of defense: 2013-02-01)
The aim of this study was to establish the population pharmacokinetics of amikacin in newborns from serum concentration data obtained during the routine therapeutic drug monitoring and to explore the ...
Foguet Coll, Carles (Date of defense: 2019-12-20)
Metabolism is a hallmark of life and underlies most biological processes in both health and disease. For instance, dysregulation of liver metabolism underlies multifactorial disorders such as diabetes ...
Gordo Villoslada, Susana (Date of defense: 2008-06-30)
Protein-protein interactions are essential in biological processes and thus, they have become very promising therapeutic targets. Nevertheless, the artificial modulation of protein complexes remains a ...
Barranco Muñoz, Neus (Date of defense: 2020-06-22)
The regulated secretory pathway is a hallmark of professional secretory cells as neurons and endocrine cells. Significant peptidergic neurotransmitters as hormones, neurotrophins and growth factors ...
Guillamat Bassedas, Pau (Date of defense: 2017-06-23)
Groups of animals, bacterial colonies, cellular tissues and assemblies of subcellular extracts are some examples of experimental systems studied in the field of Active Soft Matter. All of them are ...
Mancinelli, Andrea (Date of defense: 2017-04-21)
The development of selective methods for the direct conversion of carbon−hydrogen bonds into carbon-heteroatom and carbon−carbon bonds remains a critical challenge in organic chemistry. An interesting ...
Coll San Martín, Laia (Date of defense: 2021-11-29)
Cancer was reported as the second leading cause of death in 2018 by the World Health Organisation. Cancer is defined as the set of diseases that proceeds in multiple phases generating a transformation ...
Arroyo Carrasco, Lizbeth Elaine (Date of defense: 2022-04-25)
The Industry 4.0 revolution is undergoing a profound transformation due to the unstoppable digitalization of our society. This historic dynamic is characterised by hyperconnectivity, where the Technosphere, ...
Mora García, Natalia (Date of defense: 2012-10-26)
Drosophila es un modelo versátil para entender las bases genéticas de la señalización celular. En particular, el ojo compuesto de Drosophila proporciona un tejido ideal para estudiar los mecanismos de ...