Fernández i Gallén, Andreu (Date of defense: 2022-07-08)
Membranes are present in all cells, in some viruses, and are involved in all kinds of biological functions. The goal of this thesis is to expand our knowledge of this element, in hope that this -on top ...
Massana-Cid, Helena (Date of defense: 2019-12-11)
In this thesis we investigate the structure formation and the out-of-equilibrium dynamics of driven and active magnetic colloids. The interactions in our system were tuned in situ by using external ...
Arauz-Garofalo, Gianluca (Date of defense: 2017-06-13)
Throughout this thesis we have assessed the prospects of microwave spectrometry (MWS) as a non-ionizing non-invasive monitoring alternative for stented patients in a very early proof-of-concept stage. In ...
Martínez Monge, Álvaro (Date of defense: 2019-05-28)
Single-molecule experiments have emerged as a powerful tool that allow researchers to investigate the physical behavior of individual molecules with unprecedented resolution. The feasibility exerting ...
Stern i Taulats, Enric (Date of defense: 2017-04-07)
Solid state materials are candidates to exhibit a large field-driven thermal response in the vicinity of first-order transitions. The strong sensitivity of the transition temperature with the applied ...
Conde Rubio, Ana (Date of defense: 2018-09-13)
This thesis is devoted to the nanofabrication, simulation and optical characterization of different plasmonic nanostructures. When an electromagnetic wave reaches a metallic nanostructure, it can ...
Mercadal Melià, Josep (Date of defense: 2022-06-16)
The development of living systems, from their conception to their death, involves a very tight coordination between gene expression in time and space. The processes involved in such an unfolding do not ...
Rodríguez Gallo, Carolina (Date of defense: 2024-03-22)
[eng] Geometrical frustration is a general phenomenon influencing the behavior of diverse natural systems across different length scales. Geometrical frustration arises when the symmetry of the interaction ...