Browsing by Author "Gabirondo Amenabar, Elena"
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3D Printable Conducting and Biocompatible PEDOT-graft-PLA Copolymers by Direct Ink Writing
Domínguez Alfaro, Antonio; Gabirondo Amenabar, Elena; Alegret Ramón, Nuria; De León Almazán, Claudia María; Hernández Aguirresarobe, Roberto; Vallejo Illarramendi, Ainara ; Prato, Maurizio; Mecerreyes Molero, David (Wiley-VCH GmbH, 2021-05-03)Tailor-made polymers are needed to fully exploit the possibilities of additive manufacturing, constructing complex and functional devices in areas such as bioelectronics. In this article, we show the synthesis of a conducting ... -
A single amino acid able to promote high-temperature ring-opening polymerization by dual activation
Gabirondo Amenabar, Elena; Świderek, Katarzyna; Marín Ameztoy, Edurne; Maiz Iginitz, Ainhoa; Larrañaga Espartero, Aitor ; Moliner, Vicent; Etxeberria Lizarraga, Agustín ; Sardon Muguruza, Haritz (Wiley, 2024-04)Amino acids are indispensable compounds in the body, performing several biological processes that enable proper functioning. In this work, it is demonstrated that a single amino acid, taurine, is also able to promote the ... -
Boosting the Reactivity of Bis-Lactones to Enable Step-Growth Polymerization at Room Temperature
Ximenis, Marta; Monot, Julien; Gabirondo Amenabar, Elena; Jeschke, Janna; Martín Vaca, Blanca; Bourissou, Didier; Sardon Muguruza, Haritz (ACS, 2024-03)The development of new sustainable polymeric materials endowed with improved performances but minimal environmental impact is a major concern, with polyesters as primary targets. Lactones are key monomers thanks to ... -
Degradable Alternating Copolymers by Radical Copolymerization of 2-Methylen-1,3-dioxepane and Crotonate Esters
Barquero Salaberria, Aitor; Zanoni, Arianna; Gabirondo Amenabar, Elena; González de San Román, Estibaliz ; Hamzehlou, Shaghayegh; Ximenis, Marta; Moscatelli, Davide; Sardon Muguruza, Haritz; Leiza Recondo, José Ramón (ACS, 2024-03)Producing backbone degradable copolymers via free-radical copolymerization is a promising, yet challenging method to develop more sustainable materials for many applications. In this work, we present the copolymerization ... -
Electroactive 3D printable poly (3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene)-graft-poly(ε-caprolactone) copolymers as scaffolds for muscle cell alignment
Domínguez Alfaro, Antonio; Criado González, Miryam; Gabirondo Amenabar, Elena; Lasa Fernández, Haizpea ; Olmedo Martínez, Jorge L.; Casado Pérez, Nerea; Alegret Ramón, Nuria; Müller Sánchez, Alejandro Jesús ; Vallejo Illarramendi, Ainara ; Mecerreyes Molero, David (Royal Society of Chemistry, 2021-12-02)The development of tailor-made polymers to build artificial three-dimensional scaffolds to repair damaged skin tissues is gaining increasing attention in the bioelectronics field. Poly (3,4-ethylene dioxythiophene) (PEDOT) ... -
Isomorphic polyoxyalkylenes copolyethers obtained by copolymerization of aliphatic diols
Basterrechea Gorostiza, Andere; Gabirondo Amenabar, Elena; Flores, Irma; Etxeberria Lizarraga, Agustín ; González Vives, Alba; Müller Sánchez, Alejandro Jesús ; Mecerreyes Molero, David; Coulembier, Olivier; Sardon Muguruza, Haritz (American Chemical Society, 2019-05-01)Isomorphism in random copolymers occurs when comonomer units can crystallize within a single crystalline lattice in the entire composition range. This ideal behavior is rare in random copolymers and only a few examples of ... -
New trends in the synthesis of polyesters: from catalyst design to chemical recycling
Gabirondo Amenabar, Elena (2022-07-26)Los poliésteres han demostrado ser un material interesante para la misión de sostenibilidad que propone Naciones Unidas en el ámbito de los "Objetivos de Desarrollo Sostenible". Una de las razones fundamentales de su ... -
Polyether Single and Double Crystalline Blends and the Effect of Lithium Salt on Their Crystallinity and Ionic Conductivity
Olmedo Martínez, Jorge L.; Pastorio, Michele; Gabirondo Amenabar, Elena; Lorenzetti, Alessandra; Sardon Muguruza, Haritz; Mecerreyes Molero, David; Müller Sánchez, Alejandro Jesús (MDPI, 2021-06-25)In this work, blends of Poly(ethylene oxide), PEO, and poly(1,6-hexanediol), PHD, were prepared in a wide composition range. They were examined by Differential Scanning Calorimetry (DSC), Polarized Light Optical Microscopy ... -
Polyether Synthesis by Bulk Self-Condensation of Diols Catalyzed by Non-eutectic Acid Base Organocatalysts
Basterrechea Gorostiza, Andere; Gabirondo Amenabar, Elena; Jehanno, Coralie; Zhu, Haijin; Flores, Irma; Müller Sánchez, Alejandro Jesús ; Etxeberria Lizarraga, Agustín ; Mecerreyes Molero, David; Coulembier, Olivier; Sardon Muguruza, Haritz (American Chemical Society, 2019-01-25)Polyethers constitute a well-established class of polymers covering a wide range of applications from industrial man-ufacturing to nanomedicine. Nevertheless, their industrial implementation is limited to short chain ... -
Polymorphism in Non-Fullerene Acceptors Based on Indacenodithienothiophene
Marina Barbier, Sara Luisa; Scaccabarozzi, Alberto D.; Gutiérrez Fernández, Edgar; Solano, Eduardo; Khirbat, Aditi; Ciammaruchi, Laura; Iturrospe Ibarra, Amaia; Balzer, Alex; Yu, Liyang; Gabirondo Amenabar, Elena; Monnier, Xavier; Sardon Muguruza, Haritz; Anthopoulos, Thomas D.; Caironi, Mario; Campoy-Quiles, Mariano; Müller, Christian; Cangialosi, Daniele; Stingelin, Natalie; Martín Pérez, Jaime (Wiley, 2021-07)Organic solar cells incorporating non-fullerene acceptors (NFAs) have reached remarkable power conversion efficiencies of over 18%. Unlike fullerene derivatives, NFAs tend to crystallize from solutions, resulting in bulk ... -
Semiconducting polymer nanoporous thin films as a tool to regulate intracellular ROS balance in endothelial cells
Criado González, Miryam; Bondi, Luca; Marzuoli, Camilla; Gutiérrez Fernández, Edgar; Tullii, Gabriele; Ronchi, Carlotta; Gabirondo Amenabar, Elena; Sardon Muguruza, Haritz; Rapino, Stefania; Malferrari, Marco; Cramer, Tobias; Antognazza, Rosa Maria; Mecerreyes Molero, David (ACS, 2023-07)The design of soft and nanometer-scale photoelectrodes able to stimulate and promote the intracellular concentration of reactive oxygen species (ROS) is searched for redox medicine applications. In this work, we show ... -
Synthesis and characterisation of innovative polyesteramides using organocatalysis
Gabirondo Amenabar, Elena (2020-10-16)[EN]Poly(e-caprolactam) and poly(L-lactide) are well known polymers that belong to polyamide and polyester families respectively. The aim of this project was to synthesise new poly(esteramide)s, poly(e-caprolactam-co-lactide) ... -
Unexpected structural properties in the saturation region of the odd-even effects in aliphatic polyethers: Influence of crystallization conditions
Flores, Irma; Pérez Camargo, Ricardo Arpad; Gabirondo Amenabar, Elena; Caputo, Maria Rosaria; Liu, Guoming; Wang, Dujin; Sardon Muguruza, Haritz; Müller Sánchez, Alejandro Jesús (ACS, 2022-01-04)A series of aliphatic polyethers with different chain lengths (nCH2= 6 to 12, and 16) is studied employing differential scanning calorimetry and X-rays scattering. The calorimetric and structural behavior of samples ...