Active control of surface plasmons in hybrid nanostructures 

    Randhawa, Sukanya (Fecha de defensa: 2012-12-04)

    Plasmonics nanostructures are becoming remarkably important as tools towards manipulating photons at the nanoscale. They are poised to revolutionize a wide range of applications ranging from integrated optical circuits, ...

    Advanced single molecule fluorescent tools to reveal spatiotemporal multi-molecular interactions in living cells 

    Mateos Estévez, Nicolás (Fecha de defensa: 2023-04-28)

    (English) The spatiotemporal organisation and compartmentalisation of molecules in living cells is crucial to regulate cell function. Dysregulation in how molecules dynamically explore their environment and interact with ...

    Desarrollo y validación de una plataforma optofluídica ultrasensible para la detección especifíca y selectiva de mercadores tumorales en oncología 

    Ortega. M, María A. (Fecha de defensa: 2015-11-11)

    Nowadays cancer is a devastating illness, so its early diagnosis could represent a powerful advantage in the struggle to eradicate it. The most recent technologies allowed the development of sensing platforms that led to ...

    Membrane protein nanoclustering as a functional unit of immune cells : from nanoscopy to single molecule dynamics 

    Torreño Piña, Juan Andrés (Fecha de defensa: 2015-10-02)

    State-of-the-art biophysical techniques featuring high temporal and spatial resolution have allowed for the first time the direct visualization of individual transmembrane proteins on the cell membrane. These techniques ...

    Molecular and cellular aspects of proprioceptive control in C. elegans 

    Malaiwong, Nawaphat (Fecha de defensa: 2023-10-24)

    (English) Locomotion behavior is the output of the integrated clues by the nervous system along with proprioceptive regulation, which encompasses responses such as avoiding, feeding, and reproduction. Mechanosensation, the ...

    Statistical analysis and plasmonic effects to extend the use of Raman spectroscopy in biochemistry 

    Marro Sánchez, Mònica (Fecha de defensa: 2013-07-12)

    Since its discovery in 1928, Raman spectroscopy (RS) has produced a revolution in the fields of analytical chemistry and molecular detection. Thanks to the latest technical advances, the expectations of the applicability ...