Programa de Doctorat en Polímers i Biopolímers: Recent submissions
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Application of computer simulation approaches to study the structure and properties of polymeric systems
The study at the nanoscopic level of the polymeric systems is a keystone for a deeper understanding of their internal structure and properties, not only at nanometric scale but also at macroscopic level. The disciplines ...
Developmet of flexible electrodes and lightweight capacitors
This work has focused on the study and development of hierarchically, flexible electrodes and lightweight capacitor using as a source of flexibility. the y-polyglutamic acid (y-PGA) and as an electroactive polymer the ...
Polyesters containing cyclic carbohydrate-based units obtained by ring opening polymerization
In recent years, as a result of climate change, the interest in sustainable materials has increased dramatically. The replacement of compounds of petrochemical origin by bio-based has spread to all areas of chemistry. ...
Self-assembly of phenylalanine derivatives
Since the pioneering work of Reches and Gazit in 2003, in which the formation of diphenylalanine (FF) nanotubes in aqueous solution was discovered, significant efforts have been made to develop a new generation of biomaterials ...
Sustainable plastics derived from renewable resources
In this century, the major use of synthetic polymers have been as replacements for more traditional materials, particulary in packaging. Today the packaging industry is by far the major user of plastics. Another interesting ...
Estudio de mejora de las propiedades de polímeros conductores electrogenerados : verificación de parámetros de aplicación tecnológica
Since their discovery, the spectacular properties of polymers called "conducting" have given rise to an important field of study in order to obtain knowledge about them and their commercial application in many fields such ...
Structural and functional studies of AT-Rich DNA ligands and their effect on trypanosoma brucei
AT-rich sequences confer unique properties to DNA, such as high polymorphism and flexibility. The abundance of AT-rich DNA in several pathogens' genomes and the ability of specific molecules to selectively target AT base ...
Structural and functional effects of natural phenolic compounds on rhodopsin mutants associated with retinitis pigmentosa
Dietary polyphenols represent a group of secondary metabolites which widely occur in fruits, vegetables, wine, tea, extra virgin olive oil, chocolate and other cocoa products. Previous studies have shown the interaction ...
Polymers and peptide-polymer conjugates as bioactive platforms and carriers for the encapsulation of biomolecules
In the last decade, conductive polymers have received great interest in both scientific and technological levels due to the electroactive properties exhibited by these materials. For this reason, the main aim of this ...
Nanostructured coatings for controlling bacterial biofilms and antibiotic resistance
The accelerated emergence of drug resistant bacteria is one of the most serious problems in healthcare and the difficulties in finding new antibiotics make it even more challenging. To overcome the action of antibiotics ...
Study of the monofilar suture based on the segmented copolymer GL-b-(GL-co-TMC-co-CL-)-b-GL thermal behavior, degradability and incorporation of active agents : polymers and biopolymers
Biomaterials based on block segmented copolymers constituted by hard and soft segments have attracted much attention for biomedical applications in the last decades, specifically as absorbable monofilament sutures. ...
Vibrational spectroscopies study of Pinus resin in materials from cultural heritage objects
Many historical objects have coatings or varnish layers on the surface. In order to determine their conservation and historical contextualization is necessary to know its origin, why they were applied, the application ...
Surface nano-structured materials to control bacterial contamination
The spread of bacteria and infections, initially associated with an increased number of hospital-acquired infections, has now extended into the community causing severe and difficult to treat diseases. Additionally, many ...
Structural studies of AT-rich DNA
Non-coding DNA is rich in adenines and thymines. Their unique properties, such as high polymorphism, flexibility, transitional states that lead to DNA hairpin formation and the possibility to adopt either Watson-Crick or ...
Synthesis, characterization and biomedical applications of biodegradable poly(ester amide)s and related polymers
Synthetic biopolymers have attracted considerable attention in the last decades in the biomedical field. Poly(ester amide)s are a family of biodegradable polymers that can be tailored for specific applications due to the ...
Síntesis y caracterización de un nuevo polímero conductor basado en biimidazol para pilas de combustible de electrolito polimérico
En esta tesis se sintetiza y caracteriza un nuevo polímero basado en el biimidazol, el poli[4-4'(p-fenilen)-2,2'bi-1H-imidazol] (PBII), con el objetivo de evaluar su viabilidad como polímero conductor en membranas de pilas ...
Ionic copolyesters and their nanocomposites: synthesis, characterization and properties
A polymer containing small amounts of ionic groups either along the polymer backbone chains or as pendant groups is defined as ionomer. As originally proposed by Eisenberg, the interaction between ionic groups leads to the ...
Design and bioapplication of nanointerfaces based on conducting polymers
This Thesis reports the fabrication and characterization of interfaces based on conducting polymers (CPs), which are designed with at least one dimension in the nanometric scale, for bioapplications such as scaffolds for ...
Crystallization, processing and applications of new polyesters
Poly(alkylene dicarboxylate)s constitute a family of biodegradable polymers with increasing interest for both commodity and speciality applications. The most of these polymers can be prepared from biobased diols and ...
Estudis estructurals de complexos de les proteïnes HMG amb DNA
High Mobility Group proteins (HMG) are architectural factors involved in modulating chromatin structure and influencing a myriad of cellular processes such as transcription, replication and DNA repair. Altered levels of ...
