Ximenes Carballo, Celia (Date of defense: 2023-07-07)
(English) One of the most exploited tissue-engineering-based strategies nowadays is to use scaffolds that allow local stimulation of the targeted tissues, increasing therapy effectiveness while reducing ...
Pore, Ameya Ravindra (Date of defense: 2023-07-27)
(English) Intraluminal procedures have opened up a new sub-field of minimally invasive surgery that use flexible instruments to navigate through complex luminal structures of the body, resulting in ...
Rodríguez Fernández, Antonio (Date of defense: 2023-07-21)
(English) People with spinal cord injury (SCI) may suffer lifelong sequels that influence every aspect of their lives, including motor and/or sensory impairment, difficulty breathing and/or swallowing, ...
Fernández Esteberena, Pablo Ricardo (Date of defense: 2023-09-27)
(English) Near-infrared diffuse optical spectroscopy (DOS) techniques are capable of non-invasive measurement of microvascular hemodynamic parameters of deep tissues (>1 cm penetration). One important ...
Narváez Dorado, Marien Cristina (Date of defense: 2023-09-29)
(English) Crutches are widely used as assistive walking devices for a diverse population. They are often prescribed by clinicians/therapists to help offload the lower extremities for individuals with ...
Miguel Fernández, Jesús de (Date of defense: 2023-11-17)
(English) The control strategies implemented in exoskeletons play a crucial role in determining the interaction between the device and user. However, it is unclear what is the most suitable control ...
Farahi, Maria (Date of defense: 2023-11-03)
(English) This thesis presents a comprehensive investigation of the reliability and efficacy of Ultra-Sound (US) signals and images for remote monitoring and early diagnosis in medical applications. The ...
Rey Viñoles, Sergi (Date of defense: 2023-11-03)
(English) The restoration of the functionality of lost teeth is mainly accomplished placing dental implants. However, in the case of alveolar bone atrophies, this treatment might not be possible. Various ...
Martínez Hernández, Marina (Date of defense: 2023-12-20)
(English) Cardiovascular diseases are the most common cause of death in the world. The heart has a very limited regeneration capacity. Thus, following tissue damage – e.g., myocardial infarction –, heart ...
Mazo Barbara, Laura del (Date of defense: 2024-03-12)
(English) Bone is the second most frequent tissue transplantation right after blood transfusion. Although it has natural self-healing abilities, bone grafts are required in critical size defects to ...