• Moving to e-Service Learning in Higher Education 

      Dapena, Adriana; Castro-Castro, Paula-María; Ares-Pernas, Ana (MDPI, 2022)
      [Abstract] Service Learning is a methodology in which students achieve academic and transversal competences related to the curriculum of a subject while performing a service for the benefit of the community. With the ...
    • Physical Aging Behavior of a Glassy Polyether 

      Monnier, Xavier; Marina, Sara; López de Pariza, Xabier; Sardón, Haritz; Martín, Jaime; Cangialosi, Daniele (MDPI, 2021)
      [Abstract] The present work aims to provide insights on recent findings indicating the presence of multiple equilibration mechanisms in physical aging of glasses. To this aim, we have investigated a glass forming polyether, ...
    • Polyethylene/ Poly(3-hydroxybutyrate-co-3-hydroxyvalerate /Carbon Nanotube Composites for Eco-Friendly Electronic Applications 

      Fernández Armada, David; González Rodríguez, Victoria; Costa, Pedro; Lanceros-Mendez, Senentxu; Arias-Ferreiro, Goretti; Abad, María-José; Ares-Pernas, Ana (Elsevier, 2022-08)
      [Abstract] The development of new conducting composites, for electric and electronic applications, with lower environmental impact is a relevant issue. Blending poly (3-hydroxybutyrate-co-3-hydroxyvalerate (PHBV) with ...
    • Polymorphism in Non-Fullerene Acceptors Based on Indacenodithienothiophene 

      Marina, Sara; Scaccabarozzi, Alberto D.; Gutiérrez-Fernández, Edgar; Solano, Eduardo; Khirbat, Aditi; Ciammaruchi, Laura; Iturrospe, Amaia; Balzer, Alex; Yu, Liyang; Gabirondo, Elena; Monnier, Xavier; Sardón, Haritz; Anthopoulos, Thomas D.; Caironi, Mario; Campoy-Quiles, Mariano; Müller, Christian; Cangialosi, Daniele; Stingelin, Natalie; Martín, Jaime (Wiley, 2021)
      [Abstract] Organic solar cells incorporating non-fullerene acceptors (NFAs) have reached remarkable power conversion efficiencies of over 18%. Unlike fullerene derivatives, NFAs tend to crystallize from solutions, resulting ...
    • Preparation and Characterization of Bionanocomposite Films Based on Wheat Starch and Reinforced With Cellulose Nanocrystals 

      Montero, Belén; Rico, Maite; Barral, Luis; Bouza, Rebeca; López, Joaquín; Schmidt, Anja; Bittmann-Hennes, Birgit (Springer Nature, 2021)
      [Abstract] In recent times, the attention of scientific community has been focusing on the replacement of petroleum-based polymers by others more environmentally friendly. In this sense, bionanocomposites based on ...
    • Preparation of Poly(vinyl Alcohol) Microparticles for Freeze Protection of Sensitive Fruit Crops 

      Sabando, Constanza; Ide, Walther; Rodríguez-Llamazares, Saddys; Bastías, Richard; Valenzuela, Miguel; Rojas, Claudio; Castaño, Johanna; Pettinelli, Natalia; Bouza, Rebeca; Müller, Niels (MDPI, 2022)
      [Abstract] Poly(vinyl alcohol) (PVA) displays ice recrystallization inhibition (IRI) properties as many antifreeze proteins found in cold tolerant organisms. The molecular architecture and composition (molecular weight and ...
    • Printability Study of a Conductive Polyaniline/Acrylic Formulation for 3D Printing 

      Arias-Ferreiro, Goretti; Ares-Pernas, Ana; Lasagabáster-Latorre, Aurora; Aranburu, Nora; Guerrica-Echevarria, Gonzalo; Dopico-García, M. Sonia; Abad, María-José (MDPI, 2021)
      [Abstract] There is need for developing novel conductive polymers for Digital Light Processing (DLP) 3D printing. In this work, photorheology, in combination with Jacobs working curves, efficaciously predict the printability ...
    • Service-Learning Projects in University Degrees Based on Sustainable Development Goals: Proposals and Results 

      Castro-Castro, Paula-María; Ares-Pernas, Ana; Dapena, Adriana (MDPI AG, 2020-09-25)
      [Abstract] We present several Service-Learning projects developed considering Sustainable Development Goals to provide the students skills for the support of a sustainable society. This project begins with collecting ...
    • The Treatment With the SGLT2 Inhibitor Empagliflozin Modifies the Hepatic Metabolome of Male Zucker Diabetic Fatty Rats Towards a Protective Profile 

      Aragón Herrera, Alana; Otero-Santiago, Manuel; Anido Varela, Laura; Moraña Fernández, Sandra; Campos-Toimil, Manuel; García-Caballero, Tomas; Barral, Luis; Tarazón, Estefanía; Roselló-Lletí, Esther; Portolés, M; Gualillo, Oreste; Moscoso, Isabel; Lage Fernández, Ricardo; González-Juanatey, J.R.; Feijóo-Bandín, Sandra; Lago, Francisca (Frontiers Media, 2022-01-02)
      [Abstract] The EMPA-REG OUTCOME (Empagliflozin, Cardiovascular Outcome Event Trial in patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (T2DM)) trial evidenced the potential of sodium-glucose cotransporter 2 (SGLT2) inhibitors for ...
    • Unraveling the complex polymorphic crystallization behavior of the alternating copolymer DMDS-alt-DVE 

      Pirela, Valentina; Elgoyhen, Justine; Tomovska, Radmila; Martín, Jaime; Cuong, M.Q. Le; Chemtob, Abraham; Bessif, Brahim; Heck, Barbara; Reiter, Günter; Müller, Alejandro J. (American Chemical Society, 2023-07-14)
      [Abstract]: A complex crystallization behavior was observe the alternating copolymer DMDS-alt-step-growth polymerization. Understanding the underlying complex crystallization processes of such innovative polythioethers is ...
    • Y6 Organic Thin-Film Transistors with Electron Mobilities of 2.4 cm² V⁻¹ s⁻¹ via Microstructural Tuning 

      Gutiérrez Fernández, Edgar; Scaccabarozzi, Alberto D.; Basu, Aniruddha; Solano, Eduardo; Anthopoulos, Thomas D.; Martín, Jaime (2022-01-05)
      [Abstract] There is a growing demand to attain organic materials with high electron mobility, μe, as current reliable reported values are significantly lower than those exhibited by their hole mobility counterparts. Here, ...