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Schieber, Romain (Fecha de defensa: 2017-11-10)
Nowadays, cardiovascular diseases are mainly treated by implantation of a metallic or polymeric mesh, called stent, which maintains the artery widely open. This technique shows very good clinical results, ...
Castellanos Arboleda, Maria Isabel (Fecha de defensa: 2017-05-05)
Cobalt-chromium (CoCr) alloys are widely used as biomaterials for coronary stents due to their excellent mechanical properties, biocompatibility and corrosion resistance. However, these materials are ...
Khurana, Kanupriya (Fecha de defensa: 2017-11-10)
Bone is among the most transplanted tissues for regeneration of bone defects, caused by trauma, age-related bone loss or bone infections. Due to their similar characteristics to the mineral phase of ...
Buxadera Palomero, Judit (Fecha de defensa: 2017-07-19)
Titanium dental implants are a commonly used solution for the replacement of lost teeth. Even though the success rate is high, the number of infections related to the placement of the implant is still ...
Díez Escudero, Anna (Fecha de defensa: 2017-11-13)
Bone is the most transplanted tissue after blood. As pointed out by the World Health Organization, musculoskeletal diseases can potentially rise as the fourth largest cause of disability within the next ...
Safari, Alaleh (Fecha de defensa: 2017-03-31)
Total hip replacement (THR) has been one of the most successful surgeries in the 21st century. Ultra-high-molecular-weight-polyethylene (UHMWPE) shows favorable mechanical and tribological properties ...
Gómez Monterde, Javier (Fecha de defensa: 2017-02-17)
The present PhD thesis is framed within the Industrial Doctorate Plan promoted by the Generalitat de Catalunya and has been developed in cooperation between the Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya-Ba ...
Juan Muñoz, Jaime (Fecha de defensa: 2017-07-20)
A problem is not a problem anymore if no solution exists; therefore, in the present dissertation, a novel manufacturing technique, the In Situ Forming of a Liquid Infused Preform (ISFLIP), is proposed ...