Autonomous diagnostic systems: design of sensors capable of recognizing and releasing biomolecules 

    Fontana Escartín, Adrián (Date of defense: 2024-10-21)

    (English) This Ph.D. thesis delves into the realm of electrochemical biosensors, pivotal devices enabling the sensitive and timely detection of diverse biomolecules. Specifically, it explores the critical role of biosensors ...

    Computational fluid dynamic (CFD) study of polymer microencapsulation processes 

    Qizilbash, Masooma (Date of defense: 2024-11-11)

    (English) Microencapsulation process of polymers and biopolymer is the most important technique in a polymer industry to make it unique and applicable in various fields of daily life. When it comes to the accuracy of the ...

    Computational Studies on the Structure and Dynamics of Bioactive Peptides. 

    Corcho Sánchez, Francisco José (Date of defense: 2004-01-26)

    The present work focuses on the exploration of the conformational space of biological active peptides in different conditions with the aim of characterizing their conformational profile. Different techniques have been used ...

    Cyclic derivatives of D-glucose and tartaric acid as building blocks for renewable polyesters 

    Japu, Cristina (Date of defense: 2014-11-21)

    Three series of aromatic copolyesters derived from poly(ethylene terephthalate) (PET), poly(butylene terephthalate) (PBT) and poly(hexamethylene terephthalate) (PHT) have been synthesized by melt polycondensation in which ...

    Ionic copolyesters and their nanocomposites: synthesis, characterization and properties 

    Bautista Betancur, Mayka Irina (Date of defense: 2015-09-21)

    A polymer containing small amounts of ionic groups either along the polymer backbone chains or as pendant groups is defined as ionomer. As originally proposed by Eisenberg, the interaction between ionic groups leads to the ...

    Molecular dynamics simulations of seven-transmembrane receptors 

    Cordomí Montoya, Arnau (Date of defense: 2008-03-11)

    Seven transmembrane (7-TM) G protein coupled receptors (GPCR) constitute the largest family of integral membrane proteins in eukaryotes with more than 1000 members and encoding more than 2% of the human genome. These ...