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University Social Responsibility towards Engineering Undergraduates: The Effect of Methodology on a Service-Learning Experience
(MDPI, 2018-06)
Service-Learning (SL) experiences enable University Social Responsibility (USR) to be worked on in engineering studies as a core of education for Sustainability. The combined use of such experiences with active student-centered ...
Preparation of Nanocomposites of Poly(ε-caprolactone) and Multi-Walled Carbon Nanotubes by Ultrasound Micro-Molding. Influence of Nanotubes on Melting and Crystallization
(MDPI, 2017-08)
Ultrasound micro-molding technology was successfully applied to prepare nanocomposites based on a poly(epsilon-caprolactone) (PCL) matrix and multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs). Optimization of processing parameters ...
Poly(α-hydroxy Acids)-Based Cell Microcarriers
(MDPI, 2016-12-16)
Biodegradable poly(alpha-hydroxyacids) have gained increasing interest in the biomedical field for their use as cell microcarriers thanks to their biodegradability, biocompatibility, tunable mechanical properties/degradation ...
Ultrashort-pulsed laser ablation of poly-L-lactide (PLLA) for cell and tissue engineering applications
(2017-06-05)
La tecnología de ablación láser es una herramienta bien establecida para la modificación superficial de materiales de distinta naturaleza (metales, polímeros, cerámicas, vidrio¿). La ablación de material mediante láseres ...
Evaluation of Protective Coatings for High-Corrosivity Category Atmospheres in Offshore Applications
(MDPI, 2019-04-23)
The interest in renewable energies obtained from the resources availed in the ocean has increased during the last few years. However, the harsh atmospheric conditions in marine environments is a major drawback in the design ...
Synthesis and characterization of biodegradable thermoplastic elastomers for medical applications: Novel copolyesters as an alternative to polylactide and poly (e-caprolactone)
(2016-03-04)
La cirugía médica y la medicina regenerativa precisan de materiales biodegradables con propiedades elastoméricas que mejoren el rendimiento de los materiales utilizados actualmente en los scaffolds de ingeniería de tejidos ...
TaN thin films deposited by modulated pulsed power magnetron sputtering: Coating solutions for harsh environments
(2016-12-12)
Los recubrimientos duros que se utilizan actualmente en la Industria para aumentar la vida útil de distintos componentes, están basados en nitruros metálicos de transición depositados por la técnica de magnetrón sputtering ...
Tribocorrosion of high-strength low-alloy steels and coatings used in offshore applications.
(2018-11-28)
La presente tesis doctoral se centra en el estudio del comportamiento frente a tribocorrosión (corrosión y desgaste) de aceros de alta resistencia y baja aleación (HSLA, por sus signas en inglés) y recubrimientos utilizados ...
Development of Magnetically Active Scaffolds for Bone Regeneration
(MDPI, 2018-09)
This work reports on the synthesis, with the thermally induced phase separation (TIPS) technique, of poly (l-lactide) (PLLA) scaffolds containing Fe-doped hydroxyapatite (FeHA) particles for bone regeneration. Magnetization ...
In Vitro Degradation of Poly(caprolactone)/nHA Composites
(Hindawi Publishing, 2014)
The degradation behavior and mechanical properties of polycaprolactone/nanohydroxyapatite composite scaffolds are studied in phosphate buffered solution (PBS), at 37 degrees C, over 16 weeks. Under scanning electron ...