Botteri, Gaia (Date of defense: 2018-03-14)
Diabetes represents one of the biggest health challenges of the 21st century. Insulin resistance is the primary defect in the most common form of diabetes, type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2D), and is defined ...
Amirthalingam, Ezhil (Date of defense: 2018-10-01)
This thesis has its main focus on developing multi-functional nanomaterials, that we called nano- and microtools through two different approaches, top-down to provide support and bottom up to give ...
Abás Prades, Sònia (Date of defense: 2018-05-31)
The distinctive reactivity of isocyanides has been recognised as an advantageous characteristic for the formation of heterocyclic compounds. In the present manuscript new synthetic possibilities are ...
Pérez Janer, Ferran (Date of defense: 2018-06-01)
Among transition metals used in organic chemistry, palladium has greatly contributed to the development of modern organic synthesis. This thesis is focused on the development of novel and efficient ...