Development of an advanced 3D culture system for human cardiac tissue engineering 

    Valls Margarit, Maria (Date of defense: 2017-07-07)

    Ischemic heart disease is a major cause of human death worldwide owing to the heart minimal ability to repair following injury. Other than heart transplantation, there are currently no effective or long-lasting therapies ...

    Study of cell response over nanopatterned ligands on diblock copolymer surfaces 

    Hortigüela Lázaro, Verónica (Date of defense: 2017-06-30)

    Cells in tissues are exposed to extracellular signals that integrate and appropriately translate into specific responses. Receptors at the cell membrane recognize a variety of soluble ligands, extracellular matrix proteins ...