Programa de Doctorat en Polímers i Biopolímers: Recent submissions
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Formulation of anticorrosive paints employing conducting polymers
The intention and purpose of the present thesis is to prepare a series of protective coatings using some conducting polymers (CPs) as corrosion inhibitors. The use of organic paints is the most common method for corrosion ...
Tratamientos de tejidos de algodón con ozono: análisis de las variables de proceso, aproximación cinética, estudio del envejecimiento y caracterización superficial
Los tejidos de algodón se someten a procesos de preparación (desencolado, descrudado y blanqueo) basados en la eliminación de impurezas presentes en la superficie de la fibra. Actualmente se blanquean con peróxido de ...
Design, synthesis, characterization and development of novel organic conducting polymers with technological applications
In this thesis, a series of novel organic conducting polymers have been synthesized using alternative methods based on electrochemical techniques, which have allowed to broaden the knowledge in the field of the characterization ...
Study for poly[(R)-3-hydroxybutyrate] production by bacterial strains and its modification for drug delivery systems
Nowadays biopolymers are a good alternative to petrochemical polymers. One of these biopolymers is Poly[(R)-3- Hydroxybutyrate] (PHB) which is produced from renewable resources by various microorganisms and, after its use ...
Development of multifunctional biopolymeric materials for teatment of decubitus ulcers
Chronic wounds including pressure, venous, arterial and diabetic neuropathic ulcers, represent a significant burden to the healthcare system. These different chronic wound types do not share origin or cause, however they ...
Multifuncional biopolymer-bases materials for modulatig the activites of chromic wound enzymes
This thesis focuses on the development of active multifunctional dressing materials and nanoparticle formulations with suitable exploitation characteristics for chronic wounds treatment. Chronic wounds a growing clinical ...
Posttranslational modifications of human M3 muscarinic acetylcholine receptor: zooming in its functional implications
The human M3 muscarinic acetylcholine receptor (M3R) regulates many important physiological roles in the central and peripheral nervous systems, and it is involved in the pathophysiology of several neurodegenerative and ...
A theoretical approach to the engineering of bioinspired systems: design, applications & information management
L’enginyeria de sistemes bioinspirats ha crescut en importància i nombre d’aplicacions en el últims anys, atraient l’atenció dels científics sobre els seus usos potencials en camps com ara la bionanotecnologia, la ...
Study of nanocomposites prepared from polyamides and biodegradable polyesters and poly(ester amide)s
Polymer clay nanocomposites of polyamides and biodegradable polymers with three kinds of organomodified clays were prepared by different techniques (in situ polymerization, solution casting, and melt mixing). The polymers ...
Estudi de la utilització dels mapes de potencial electrostàtic i de polarització com a descriptors moleculars
La Ingeniería molecular se basa en el conocimiento de las características estereoelectrónicas que definen el reconocimiento molecular, que es el resultado de una complementariedad, tanto geométrica como electrónica, ...
Carbohydrate-based Polyurethanes and Polyamides: Synthesis, Characterization and Stereocomplex Formation
Esta tesis doctoral está dirigida al desarrollo de poliuretanos a partir de dioles derivados de carbohidratos. Los poliuretanos son polímeros muy versátiles que pueden ser usados en una amplia variedad de aplicaciones que ...
Human M3 muscarinic acetylcholine receptor protein-protein interactions: roles in receptor signaling and regualation
Muscarinic acetylcholine receptors (mAChRs) have been shown to mediate various functions in the central and peripheral nervous systems. These include modulation of exocrine glandular secretion, vasodilatation and smooth ...
Study of compatibilization methods for high density polyethylene and ground tyre rubber : exploring new route to recycle scrap tyres
Cotxes, camions, tractors, avions... tots necessiten els neumàtics com a component imprescindible per al seu funcionament. Malauradament, degut al desgast per ús, els neumàtics tenen una vida útil limitada que obliga a ...
Application of molecular simulation techniques to the design of nanosystems
Nanotechnology is a multidisciplinary branch of science and technology that involves a widerange of different fields such as chemistry, materials science, physics or chemical engineeringwhose goal is the production of new ...
Conformational properties of constrained proline analogues and their application in nanobiology
This thesis is composed of two parts:<br/><br/>We have used different computer simulation techniques to investigate the impact of different chemical modifications on the conformational preferences of proline and to examine ...
Simulación de estructuras y propiedades de poliamidas helicoidales
Los objetivos que se persiguen la memoria presentada puede desglosarse en dos grandes bloques temáticos, los cuales están estrechamente relacionados.<br/><br/>1) El estudio conformacional y estructural de diferentes ...
Allosteric interactions at the M3 muscarinic acetylcholine receptor
The extracellular loops of muscarinic acetylcholine receptors are predicted to play a role in the binding and regulation of allosteric modulators. Furthermore, the sequence of the five subtypes of muscarinic receptors shows ...
Synthesis, characterization and biomedical applications of microbial polymalic and polyglutamic acids derivatives
In the rapidly changing scientific world, contributions of scientists and engineers are leading to major new solutions of significant medical problems. Biology and medicine are beginning to reduce the problems of disease ...
Síntesis, estructura y aplicaciones de poliésteres secuenciales derivados de ácido glicólico y w-hidroxiácidos
La creciente demanda de materiales biodegradables para su utilización en el campo de la biomedicina ha incrementado el interés en la síntesis de nuevos polímeros. Los poliésteres alifáticos constituyen el grupo de polímeros ...
Molecular dynamics simulations of seven-transmembrane receptors
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 ...
