Oriola Santandreu, David (Date of defense: 2016-01-15)
The present work deals with different aspects concerning the collective action of cytoskeletal molecular motors. The thesis is organized in two parts: the first part corresponds to the study of the ...
Pauné i Xuriguera, Eduard (Date of defense: 2002-11-15)
The subject of this thesis is viscous fingering in Hele-Shaw cells, or Hele-Shaw flows. We look for insights into the fundamental mechanisms<br/>underlying the physics of interface dynamics, which we ...
Campàs i Rigau, Otger (Date of defense: 2006-01-01)
[eng] The propulsion mechanisms that drive the movements of living cells constitute perhaps the most impressive engineering works of nature. Still, it is simply the interaction between molecules which ...
Gómez Orlandi, Javier (Date of defense: 2015-09-09)
In this thesis we apply a multidisciplinary approach, based on statistical physics and complex systems, to the study of neuronal dynamics. We focus on understanding, using theoretical and computational ...
Blanch Mercader, Carles (Date of defense: 2015-03-04)
The thesis belongs to the field of biophysicis, in particular we evaluate from a physicial perspective biological processes that occur at the celular and multicelular scales involving collective phenomena ...
Bitlloch Puigvert, Pau (Date of defense: 2012-10-11)
We study the formation and spreading of a turbulent jet of bubbles in microgravity. This has been analyzed from the recordings obtained in previous experimental campaigns of microgravity. Results have ...