A portable device for time-resolved fluorescence based on an array of CMOS SPADs with integrated microfluidics 

    Canals Gil, Joan (Date of defense: 2020-07-16)

    Traditionally, molecular analysis is performed in laboratories equipped with desktop instruments operated by specialized technicians. This paradigm has been changing in recent decades, as biosensor technology has become ...

    Advances in semiconducting nanowires for gas sensing: synthesis, device testing, integration and electronic nose fabrication 

    Domènech Gil, Guillem (Date of defense: 2019-12-19)

    The work presented in this dissertation is focused on the fabrication, integration and test of chemoresistive gas sensor devices and systems based on semiconducting nanowires (NWs). The first objective of this dissertation ...

    Antenna Design and Characterization for Biomedical Applications 

    Garcia Miquel, Aleix (Date of defense: 2018-06-15)

    The use of radiofrequency in biomedical devices is taking on increasing significance due to its contributions to the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of diseases, either for minimally invasive remote monitoring of ...

    Beam Secondary Shower Acquisition Design for the CERN High Accuracy Wire Scanner 

    Sirvent Blasco, Jose Luis (Date of defense: 2019-02-07)

    The LHC injectors upgrade (LIU) project aims to boost the LHC luminosity by doubling the beam brightness with the construction of the new LINAC4, the first linear accelerator on the LHC chain. The brighter beams require ...

    Bottom-up Engineering of Thermoelectric Nanomaterials and Devices from Solution-Processed Nanoparticle Building Blocks 

    Ortega Torres, Silvia (Date of defense: 2017-07-20)

    In the world around us, it is easy to think in different situations in which there are temperature gradients available. These could be converted into a great source of energy if using the proper technology. Thermoelectric ...

    Caracterización eléctrica de muestras biológicas con resonadores de cuarzo como nanosensores 

    Botaya Turón, Luis (Date of defense: 2016-11-17)

    La caracterización eléctrica local a escala nanométrica cobra un rol esencial en diversos campos de la biología. La caracterización eléctrica de muestras biológicas proporciona una visión sobre diferentes aspectos de ...

    Cell culture interfaces for different organ-on-chip applications: from photolithography to rapid-prototyping techniques with sensor embedding 

    Paoli, Roberto (Date of defense: 2019-12-09)

    Despite the last 60 years have seen major advances in many scientific and technological inputs of drug Research and Development, the number of new molecules hitting the market per billion US dollars of R&D spending has ...

    Compartmentalised microfluidic culture systems for in vitro modelling of neurological and neuromuscular microenvironments 

    Badiola Mateos, Maider (Date of defense: 2021-03-10)

    Movement of skeletal-muscle fibres is generated by the locomotion circuit, in which many cells play a different role. Failures in any part of the circuit can cause or define the severity of neuromuscular diseases (NMD), ...

    Data processing for Life Sciences measurements with hyphenated Gas Chromatography-Ion Mobility Spectrometry 

    Oller Moreno, Sergio (Date of defense: 2018-03-06)

    Recent progress in analytical chemistry instrumentation has increased the amount of data available for analysis. This progress has been encompassed by computational improvements, that have enabled new possibilities to ...

    Desarrollo de aptasensores para la detección de bacterias enteropatógenas 

    Sebastián Ávila, José Luis (Date of defense: 2017-10-05)

    El objetivo general de esta tesis doctoral fue el desarrollo de biosensores basados en aptámeros para la detección de bacterias enteropatógenas. Para ello se estudiaron diferentes estrategias de detección gracias a las ...

    Desarrollo de una tarjeta RFID flexible con capacidades sensoras para aplicaciones en logística de alimentación 

    Palacio Bonet, Francisco (Date of defense: 2017-07-03)

    En el momento de la realización de esta tesis doctoral, sobre el año 2004, la tecnología RFID empezaba a crecer, básicamente, gracias a la mejora en el control de stocks de los almacenes que implicaba posibilidad de ...

    Development and optimization of a Low Temperature Co-fired Ceramic suspension for Mask-Image-Projection-based Stereolithography 

    Fernandes, Joana Gonçalves (Date of defense: 2019-06-20)

    This dissertation has the main goal of developing ceramic materials for Mask-Image- Projection-based Stereolithography (MIP-SLA) technology, focused on electronic applications. To accomplish this aim, a low temperature ...

    Development and optimization of inkjet printing based technologies for hybrid printed circuit boards 

    Arrese Carrasquer, Javier (Date of defense: 2019-07-23)

    The main goal of this doctoral thesis is the development and optimization of inkjet- based technologies for hybrid electronic circuits manufacturing, as well contribute on the development of the incoming low cost electronics. ...

    Development of a Nano-Illumination Microscope 

    Franch Masdeu, Nil (Date of defense: 2022-07-21)

    This doctoral thesis proposes and explores a new approach to lensless microscopy, focusing on making high resolution imaging ubiquitous and low cost. A short introduction to microscopy frames the state of current techniques: ...

    Electrochemical Plug-and-Power e-readers for Point-of-Care Applications 

    Montes Cebrián, Yaiza (Date of defense: 2020-12-15)

    Point-of-Care diagnostic tests enable monitor health conditions and obtain fast results close to the patient, reducing medical costs, and allowing the control of infectious outbreaks. The interest in developing Point-of-Care ...

    Engineering poly (ethylene glycol) diacrylate-based microstructures to develop an in vitro model of small intestinal epithelium 

    Garcia Castaño, Albert (Date of defense: 2017-07-11)

    Most of the current in vitro cell culture models do not reproduce the anatomy of tissues and physiological behavior of cells in vivo and provide misleading results when compared to the real tissue. Microfabrication ...

    Estudio eléctrico y topográfico de apéndices bacterianos en la nanoescala 

    Lozano Caballero, Helena (Date of defense: 2020-10-13)

    Recently the property of some bacteria to exchange electrons with non-soluble electron acceptors, such as minerals, has been discovered. In addition, some of these bacteria can use electrodes as the final electron acceptor. ...

    Full-3D Printed Electronics Fabrication of Radiofrequency Circuits and Passive Components 

    Salas Barenys, Arnau (Date of defense: 2021-12-15)

    This doctoral thesis raises the idea that 3D printing can change the paradigm of radio- frequency electronics, which has been traditionally developed mainly conceiving planar topologies. A review on additive manufacturing ...

    Gas sensors based on carbon nanofibers: a low power consumption approach 

    Monereo Cuscó, Oriol (Date of defense: 2016-10-20)

    Gas sensors can be found in many activities ranging from environment protection, risk prevention, agriculture and even in food, chemical, and petrochemical industries. There exist different technologies for gas sensors ...

    Heterogeneous Integration of RF and Microwave Systems Using Multi-layer Low-Temperature Co-fired Ceramics Technology 

    Ahyoune, Saiyd (Date of defense: 2017-07-13)

    The aim of this work is the development of a modelling methodology for the fast analysis of non-radiative multilayer RF passive components without compromising solution accuracy. Instead of following a compact model approach, ...