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    3D in vitro models for neural progenitor cell differentiation and network formation 

    Pereira, Inês Sousa (Date of defense: 2023-10-17)

    [eng] Conventional 2D in vitro and animal models have been found inadequate to fully uncover the intricate mechanisms happening in the brain and its diseases. Engineering-based models emerge as promising alternatives to ...

    Advanced Characterization of Interfaces of the Chalcogenide-Based Absorbers for the Thin Film Photovoltaic Technologies 

    Fonoll i Rubio, Robert (Date of defense: 2023-03-06)

    [eng] The thesis Advanced Characterization of Interfaces of the Chalcogenide-Based Absorbers for the Thin Film Photovoltaic Technologies is based on six articles that are published in high impact factor peer-reviewed ...

    Advanced computational tools for EELS data reduction and clustering, quantitative analysis and 3D reconstructions 

    Blanco Portals, Javier (Date of defense: 2021-03-04)

    This thesis has been primarily dedicated to the exploration and implementation of new computational analysis tools and techniques for the characterisation of nanomaterials and devices via transmission electron microscopy ...

    Advanced strategies for high efficiency kesterite thin film solar cells 

    Giraldo Muñoz, Sergio (Date of defense: 2018-03-16)

    The main objective of this thesis was to develop high efficiency thin film solar cells based on low-toxic and earth-abundant kesterite Cu2ZnSnSe4 (CZTSe) absorbers through the implementation of innovative doping strategies. ...

    Advances in carbon nanofiber-based supercapacitors 

    Daragmeh, Allan (Date of defense: 2017-07-21)

    Nowadays, our modern society huge challenges related to energy, savings as well as energy management, to improve and extend the standard of living to a growin population over 7000 million people, and do it with sustainable ...

    Advancing cancer precision medicine through cell-based functional assays and microfluidics. Finding the needle in a haystack to improve pediatric leukemia treatment 

    Manzano Muñoz, Albert (Date of defense: 2022-12-15)

    [eng] Personalized medicine has emerged to improve cancer treatment beyond classical approaches. The identification of genetic mutations by molecular analyses dominate personalized medicine initiatives promoting clinical ...

    Algorithmic strategies for seizing quantum computing 

    Pérez Salinas, Adrián (Date of defense: 2021-12-17)

    Quantum computing is an emergent technology with prospects to solve problems nowadays intractable. For this purpose it is a requirement to build computers capable to store and control quantum systems without losing ...

    Algorithms for light applications: from theoretical simulations to prototyping 

    Huguet Ferran, Adrià (Date of defense: 2023-01-20)

    [eng] Although the first LED dates to the middle of the 20th century, it has not been until the last decade that the market has been flooded with high efficiency and high durability LED solutions compared to previous ...

    Algunes qüestions de renormalització a la cromodinàmica quàntica 

    Espriu, D. (Domènec) (Date of defense: 1982-01-01)

    Sembla obligat començar fent referència a les raons teòriques i experimentals que ens fan creure en la Cromodinàmica Quàntica com en la Teoria de Camps adient a la descripció del mon hadrònic. Per a creure en una teoria ...

    Alternative Substrates for Sustainable and Earth-abundant Thin Film Photovoltaics 

    Becerril Romero, Ignacio (Date of defense: 2019-10-28)

    The development of sustainable energy sources with a high energy return on energy investment (EROI) that can substitute fossil fuels is a must in order to avoid the collapse of our current civilization. In this context, ...

    Analysis and design of heating systems for advanced automotive Radomes 

    Torres Sacristan, Marc (Date of defense: 2021-07-20)

    The main purpose of this thesis is to study how we could obtain a transparent heating system for a Radome. In the context of this thesis, transparent have two different meanings that are tied due to the objective of our ...

    Analysis and modelling of the solar energetic particle radiation environment in the inner heliosphere in preparation for Solar Orbiter 

    Pacheco Mateo, Daniel (Date of defense: 2019-04-30)

    The Sun is the main source of all kind of solar energetic particles in the Solar System, electrons, protons and ions with energies from few keV to several GeV. These particles are released from the solar corona and spread ...

    Aplicaciones de la dinámica de Fokker-Planck 

    Sancho, José M. (Date of defense: 1980-06-11)

    El estudio de la dinámica de un sistema físico macroscópico mediante sus ecuaciones microscópicas del movimiento tiene un interés innegable, pero posee también unas limitaciones muy poderosas. En primer lugar no siempre ...

    Assembly of colloidal nanocrystals into porous nanomaterials 

    Berestok, Taisiia (Date of defense: 2018-07-13)

    This thesis focuses on different aspects of NCs colloidal synthesis, the exploration of the relevant surface chemistries that afford NC assembly and the NC implementation into porous nanomaterials. The work is divided ...

    Automated color correction for colorimetric applications using barcodes 

    Benito Altamirano, Ismael (Date of defense: 2022-04-19)

    Color-based sensor devices often offer qualitative solutions, where a material change its color from one color to another, and this is change is observed by a user who performs a manual reading. These materials change their ...

    Band gap grading strategies for high efficiency kesterite based thin film solar cells 

    Andrade Arvizu, Jacob Antonio (Date of defense: 2021-09-10)

    The main subject of this work focuses on the development of advanced technological strategies for bandgap profile engineering on Earth-abundant and eco-friendly kesterite thin film solar cells which potentially optimize ...

    Bioengineering approach to study the role of cell migration during zebrafish heart regneration 

    Tekeli, Işil (Date of defense: 2016-02-03)

    Zebrafish heart regeneration remains one of the most interesting phenomena of the 21st century. Considering the extremely high rate of deaths due to cardiovascular diseases in the developed countries, 1 out of every 3 ...

    Biomechanics of the progression of colorectal carcinomas 

    Fornabaio, Giulia (Date of defense: 2023-04-14)

    [eng] Living tissues are active materials with the ability to undergo drastic shape and dimension transitions. If properly controlled, these morphological changes allow various physiological phenomena such as embryonic ...

    Biophysical properties of single-stranded DNA studied with single-molecule force spectroscopy 

    Viader Godoy, Xavier (Date of defense: 2021-01-29)

    In this thesis, single-molecule experiments using LOT are employed to extract accurate information about the thermodynamics and kinetics of various molecular systems, with special emphasis on the elastic properties of ...

    Bottom-up Engineering of Chalcogenide Thermoelectric Nanomaterials 

    Liu, Yu (Date of defense: 2018-07-12)

    In this thesis, it is detailed the bottom-up production and characterization of thermoelectric (TE) nanomaterials with significant enhanced performance by using colloidal nanocrystals (NCs) as building blocks. The production ...