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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 ...
Homotypic targeting and drug delivery in glioblastoma cells through cell membrane-coated boron nitride nanotubes
(Elsevier, 2020-07)
Glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) is one of the most aggressive types of brain cancer, characterized by rapid progression, resistance to treatments, and low survival rates; the development of a targeted treatment for this ...
An engineered coccolith-based hybrid that transforms light into swarming motion
(Elsevier ; Cell Press, 2021-03-24)
[EN] Translating energy into swarming motion for miniature entities remains
a challenge. This translation requires simultaneously breaking
the symmetry of the system to enable locomotion and a coupling effect
between ...
Exploiting the versatility of the layer-by-layer approach to fabricate antioxidant polymer microreactors: towards multifunctional systems for therapeutic applications
(2022-05-27)
La fabricación de cápsulas poliméricas mediante el método layer-by-layer (LbL) ha adquirido granprotagonismo en el ámbito de las aplicaciones biomédicas, gracias a la versatilidad que presenta, ya quepermite la funcionalización ...
Exploiting the layer-by-layer nanoarchitectonics for the fabrication of polymer capsules: A toolbox to provide multifunctional properties to target complex pathologies
(Elsevier, 2022-04)
[EN] Polymer capsules fabricated via the layer-by-layer (LbL) approach have attracted a great deal of attention for biomedical applications thanks to their tunable architecture. Compared to alternative methods, in which ...
Crystallization-Induced Gelling as a Method to 4D Print Low-Water-Content Non-isocyanate Polyurethane Hydrogels
(American Chemical Society, 2021-09-14)
[EN]The use of three-dimensional (3D) printable hydrogels for biomedical applications has attracted considerable attention as a consequence of the ability to precisely define the morphology of the printed object, allowing ...