Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya: Recent submissions
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Novel multifunctional biomimetic peptides for bone tissue engineering
(English) Mimicking bone extracellular matrix (ECM) is essential to improve cell-material interactions. In this regard, the functionalization of materials with biomolecules derived from the bone ECM is a promising approach. ...
Nature-based solutions for waterfronts reconfigurations: Litoral Besòs, analysis of an urban sustainability transition in the Barcelona metropolitan area
(English) Cities need to respond urgently to societal challenges, such as urbanization, changes in climate, and risk management. These challenges require innovative solutions in urban systems developed with citizens to ...
Advances in nonlinear observer design for state and parameter estimation in energy systems
(English) Critical energy challenges are forcing a rapid modification of the current energy infrastructure. lndeed, larger renewable energy penetration, more distributed generation and storage, and higher degree of autonomy ...
Design of catalysts based on hydroxyapatite for carbon and nitrogen fixation
(English) Permanently polarized hydroxyapatite (p-HAp) has been recently proposed as a novel green catalyst. p-HAp is obtained by applying an electrical and thermal stimulation polarization process (TSP), which consists ...
Transitional coherent structures in shear and centrifugally driven flows
(English) Turbulence is not only omnipresent in our daily lives but also in engineering applications. However, not until the middle of the XXth century researchers began to realize that simple, relatively large-scale ...
Análisis de ciclo de vida de particiones interiores en la vivienda plurifamiliar de España. Análisis comparativo de los sistemas permutables usuales
(English) The growth and development of the construction sector has significant potential for sustainable development strategies, since it consumes considerable amounts of resources, materials and energy worldwide and is ...
Nano-enabled screen-printed electrodes for the determination of trace elements in aqueous environmental samples
(English) Acid mine drainage (AMD) is a wastewater originated from complex oxidation processes that has become one of the most challenges facing the global mining industry due to its acidity, high content of SO42- and other ...
El Panecillo de Quito, de monte-artificio a artefacto urbano
(English) The urban fabric of many cities, as they grew, engulfed hills found on the edges of their colonial layout. Cities and their inhabitants developed a complex relationship with these protrusions that questioned the ...
Effects of cold atmospheric plasmas on biomaterials: hydrogels and composites with calcium phosphates
(English) This PhD thesis is framed in the European Research Council starting grant project "Atmospheric Pressure plasma meets biomaterials far bone Cancer HEaling (APACHE)". The APACHE project is focused on the design of ...
Mitigating the anthropocene extinction via agrivoltaics and ecovoltaics
(English) This thesis examines agrivoltaics, ecovoltaics, and agriecovoltaics (A/E/ÆPV): innovative alternative formats of ground-mounted solar photovoltaic (PV) projects which integrate agricultural production and/or ...
Understanding consumers' perceptions to stimulate aquaculture fish consumption in Europe
(English) Fish can play a crucial role in feeding the growing global population and providing it with essential nutrients. However, the world’s fish stocks are limited and almost fully exploited. Consequently, aquaculture ...
Personalising robot assistance for cognitive training therapy
(English) There are 50 million people worldwide living with dementia, and this number is projected to triple by 2050. While there are no pharmacological treatments for this syndrome, behavioural therapy such as cognitive ...
Contribution to smart management services for electric vehicle charging using vehicular networks
(English) The most promising solution to reduce carbon emissions due to transportation is migrating from fossil-fuel vehicles to electric vehicles (EVs). In recent years, the decisive shift of drivers to use EVs has been ...
Remote distribution of quantum states assisted by multimode quantum memories
(English) The future quantum Internet will allow the transfer of quantum states between remote locations. However, bridging large distances is a challenging task due to losses in optical fibres. A promising approach to ...
Temporal and frequency differentiation of healthy and pathological lung tissue through minimally invasive electrical impedance spectroscopy
(English) Respiratory diseases, along with heart diseases, are the most prevalent in the world. The acquisition of lung samples is essential for a correct diagnosis of the disease. For peripheral lesions it is not easy to ...
Statistical methods for the analysis of complex epidemiology data
(English) Epidemiology is a relatively young and rapidly evolving science. Recent technological breakthroughs have allowed modern epidemiologists to raise increasingly ambitious research hypotheses. This has originated ...
Integration of sensors on 3D-printed zirconia ceramics to be used in structural applications
(English) Zirconia-based ceramics present unique combination of mechanical, thermal and chemical properties, making them a preferred choice in automotive, aerospace, heavy machinery, defence and healthcare sectors. However, ...
Modelling and optimization of industrial prosumers with renewable energy sources
(English) The current energy transition fosters the insertion of renewable energies and system decentralisation intending to achieve a more secure, sustainable and efficient energy market. The industry can play a key role ...
A novel approach to web tracking detection and removal with minimal functionality loss
(English) echnologies are extensively used to collect huge amounts of personal information from our online activity, including the things we search for, the sites we visit, the people we contact, or the products we buy. ...
Seismic performance improvement of underground structures through a low lateral stiffness design
(English) Recent decades have witnessed varying degrees of damage in underground structures, including instances of structural collapse, reported during post-earthquake hazard investigations. Therefore, the research on ...
