[EN] The high global generation of wastes and side streams from agri-food production has led to environmental impact and causes nature degradation due to their uncontrolled management. These wastes are profitable materials ...
[EN] The endorsement of functional features such as biocompatibility, mechanical integrity, or electrical conductivity to tissue engineering (TE) scaffolds is essential to stimulate cell adhesion and proliferation. In this ...
Gil-Castell, O.; Teruel-Juanes, Roberto; Arenga, Francesca; Salaberria, A. M.; Baschetti, M.G.; Labidi, J.; Badia, J.D.; Ribes-Greus, A.(Elsevier, 2019-09)
[EN] The preparation polyelectrolytes based on crosslinked poly(vinyl alcohol) (PVA) and chitosan (CS) was considered as a feasible alternative to develop highly functionalised, cost-effective and eco-friendly membranes ...
[EN] Taking advantage of the high functionalization capacity of poly(vinyl alcohol) (PVA), bead-free homogeneous nanofibrous mats were produced. The addition of functional groups by means of grafting strategies such as the ...
Ribes Greus, María Desamparados; Gil Castell, Óscar(Universitat Politècnica de València, 2020-06-17)
Degradation gives, as a result, the loss of the physicochemical properties of a given polymer material. The thermal analysis raises as an adequate tool for analysing and determining the results of polymer degradation, ...
Wolf, Mark Henning; Gil-Castell, Óscar; Cea, J.; Carrasco, J. C.; Ribes-Greus, María Desamparados(Springer-Verlag, 2022)
[EN] In this study, bionanocomposite films based on poly(lactide) (PLA) plasticised with poly(ethylene glycol) (PEG) (7.5 wt%) and reinforced with various contents of nanofibrillated cellulose (NFC) (1, 3, 5 wt%) were ...
Gil Castell, Óscar(Universitat Politècnica de València, 2019-07-16)
El estudio de nuevos materiales y metodologías ha resultado en un progreso exponencial de la ciencia de polímeros. Los recientes avances en la modificación de estos materiales, junto con el uso de técnicas de procesado ...
[EN] Dielectric Thermal Analysis (DETA) of a series of new thermoset obtained by click chemistry was performed. The new thermosets were obtained by a dual-curing process consisting in a first photochemical thiol-ene, ...
Ribes Greus, María Desamparados; Gil Castell, Óscar(Universitat Politècnica de València, 2020-06-17)
This module will give you the fundamentals and working principles for understanding the Differential Scanning Calorimetry (DSC) technique, as well as, the interpretation of the obtained results and the application to the ...
Ribes Greus, María Desamparados; Gil Castell, Óscar; Teruel Juanes, Roberto; Pascual José, Borja(Universitat Politècnica de València, 2020-06-17)
This module will give you the fundamentals and working principles for understanding the Dynamic Mechanical Thermal Analysis DMTA technique, as well as, the interpretation of the obtained results and the application to the ...
[EN] The hydrolysis of the polycaprolactone (PCL) as a function of the dissolution time in a formic/acetic acid mixture was considered as a method for tailoring the morphology of nanofibrous PCL scaffolds. Hence the aim ...
Rojas, Karina; Canales, Daniel; Amigo, Nicolas; Montoille, Lisette; Cament, Alejandro; Rivas, Lina M.; Gil-Castell, O.; Reyes, Pablo; Ulloa, Maria Teresa; Ribes-Greus, A.; Zapata, Paula A.(Elsevier, 2019-09-01)
[EN] Effective antimicrobial polymeric nanocomposites were prepared with low density polyethylene (LDPE) and zinc oxide nanoparticles by melt compounding. These nanoparticles (~17 nm) obtained by the sol¿gel method, were ...
[EN] Encapsulated fat-soluble powders containing vitamin A (VA) and E (VE) were prepared as
a feasible additive for extruded feed products. The e ect of the encapsulating agents (Capsul-CAP®,
sodium caseinate-SC) in ...
Gil Castell, Óscar; Cerveró, R.; TERUEL JUANES, ROBERTO; Badia, J. D.; Ribes Greus, María Desamparados(Scrivener Publishing, 2019)
[EN] Crosslinked poly(vinyl alcohol) (PVA) based composite films were prepared as polyelectrolyte membranes for low temperature direct ethanol fuel cells (DEFC). The membranes were functionalised by means of the addition ...
Gil Castell, Óscar; Badía Valiente, José David; Kittikorn, T.; Stromberg, E.; Martinez-Felipe, Alfonso; Ek, M.; Karlsson, S.; Ribes Greus, María Desamparados(Elsevier, 2014-10)
An accelerated hydrothermal degrading test was designed in order to analyse the synergic effect of water and temperature on PLA/sisal biocomposites with and without coupling agent. As well, the physicochemical properties ...
[EN] Monitoring and understanding the in vitro behaviour of polyester based scaffolds both comprising the study of the hydrolytic degradation and the cell seeding viability is essential to ensure the desired functionality, ...
[EN] The extended use of polymers from renewable resources such as aliphatic polyesters or polyhydroxyalkanoates boosted the necessity to understand their behaviour in an end-of-life scenario. Although they can be degraded ...
[EN] The long-term properties and end-of-life of polymers are not antagonist issues. They actually are
inherently linked by the duality between durability and degradation. The control of the service-todisposal
pathway ...
Ribes Greus, María Desamparados; Gil Castell, Óscar; Teruel Juanes, Roberto; Pascual José, Borja(Universitat Politècnica de València, 2021-06-09)
En este objeto de aprendizaje se estudian los elementos y la puesta en marcha de un montaje experimental de un sistema basado en pila de combustible de electrolito polimérico alimentada por hidrógeno.