Anàlisi de patrons funcional i estructurals en la regulació del calci en les cèl·lules cardíaques 

    Nolla Colomer, Carme (Date of defense: 2021-05-28)

    In 2019 the data published by the World Health Organization showed that the cardiac ischemia is the first cause of death worldwide. These diseases are caused by irregularities of the contractile mechanism’s function, ...

    Biointerfaces based on the combination of synthetic polymers and biomolecules 

    Puiggalí Jou, Anna (Date of defense: 2019-03-04)

    During the last decades, research focused on the preparation of highly selective and smart materials has increased considerably. For instances, it has been possible to achieve intelligent drug nano-carriers, biomolecular ...

    Dynamic behavior of type IV collagen at cell-biomaterial interface 

    Coelho, Nuno Miranda (Date of defense: 2012-05-25)

    The initial molecular events that take place at biomaterials interface mimic to a certain extent the natural interaction of cells with the extracellular matrix (ECM). In this thesis we describe the fate of adsorbed type ...

    Implicaciones del calcio extracelular y su receptor en mebrana (CaSR) en la angiogénesis y la osteogénesis. Relevancia en ingeniería tisular. 

    González Vázquez, Arlyng Gyveth (Date of defense: 2013-09-26)

    Bone injury is a major health problem nowadays. Bone tissue engineering is a promising strategy to solve it. In this field many reports pointed out the role of scaffolds containing a calcium phosphate glass, such as G5, ...

    Injectable biodegradable carriers for the delivery of therapeutic agents and tissue engineering 

    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 regenerative medicine ...

    Lactate-releasing PLA scaffolds for brain regeneration 

    Álvarez Pinto, Zaida (Date of defense: 2014-07-25)

    Stroke and traumatic brain injuries are common causes of disability, with loss of nerve tissue due to secondary degeneration, gliosis, and often the formation of cavities that inhibit neural cell growth. Recent attempts ...

    Nanoengineering approaches for guiding cellular behavior 

    Gugutkov, Dencho (Date of defense: 2017-06-29)

    Tissue engineering aims to replace restore or help regeneration of injured tissue or organ with scaffolds that mimic the natural extracellular matrix (ECM). The design of such scaffolds requires deeper understanding of the ...