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      3D Cytocompatible Composites of PCL/Magnetite 

      Díaz Tajada, Esperanza ORCID; Valle García, María Blanca; Ribeiro, Sylvie; Lanceros Méndez, Senentxu; Barandiarán García, José Manuel (MDPI, 2019-11-21)
      A study of Magnetite (Fe3O4)as a suitable matrix for the improved adhesion and proliferation of MC3T3-E1 pre-osteoblast cells in bone regeneration is presented. Biodegradable and magnetic polycaprolactone (PCL)/magnetite ...
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      A Bibliometric Analysis of Research on Supported Ionic Liquid Membranes during the 1995-2015 Period: Study of the Main Applications and Trending Topics 

      Abejón, Ricardo; Pérez Acebo, Heriberto ORCID; Garea, Aurora (MDPI, 2017-12)
      A bibliometric analysis based on Scopus database was performed to identify the global research trends related to Supported Ionic Liquid Membranes (SILMs) during the time period from 1995 to 2015. This work tries to improve ...
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      A flexible strain-responsive sensor fabricated from a biocompatible electronic ink via an additive-manufacturing process 

      Britton, James; Krukiewicz, Katarzyna; Chandrana, Malu; Fernández Hernández, Jorge ORCID; Poudel, Anup; Sarasua Oiz, José Ramón ORCID; FitzGerald, Una; Biggs, Manus J.P. (2021-08)
      Biosensor technologies are of great interest for applications in wearable electronics, soft robotics and implantable biomedical devices. To accelerate the adoption of electronics for chronic recording of physiological ...
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      A New Approach for the Fabrication of Cytocompatible PLLA-Magnetite Nanoparticle Composite Scaffolds 

      Díaz Tajada, Esperanza ORCID; Valle García, María Blanca; Ribeiro, Sylvie; Lanceros Méndez, Senentxu; Barandiarán García, José Manuel (MDPI, 2019-09-20)
      Magnetic biomimetic scaffolds of poly(L-lactide) (PLLA) and nanoparticles of magnetite (nFe(3)O(4)) are prepared in a wide ratio of compositions by lyophilization for bone regeneration. The magnetic properties, cytotoxicity, ...
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      A Preliminary Global Automatic Burned-Area Algorithm at Medium Resolution in Google Earth Engine 

      Roteta Otaegui, Ekhi ORCID; Bastarrica Izaguirre, Aitor ORCID; Ibisate González de Matauco, Askoa ORCID; Chuvieco, Emilio (MDPI, 2021-10-26)
      A preliminary version of a global automatic burned-area (BA) algorithm at medium spatial resolution was developed in Google Earth Engine (GEE), based on Landsat or Sentinel-2 reflectance images. The algorithm involves two ...
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      Above-ground biomass estimation from LiDAR data using random forest algorithms 

      Torre Tojal, Leyre ORCID; Bastarrica Izaguirre, Aitor ORCID; Boyano Murillo, Ana Isabel ORCID; López Guede, José Manuel ORCID; Graña Romay, Manuel María ORCID (Elsevier, 2022-02)
      Random forest (RF) models were developed to estimate the biomass for the Pinus radiata species in a region of the Basque Autonomous Community where this species has high cover, using the National Forest Inventory, allometric ...
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      Advances and Perspectives in Dental Pulp Stem Cell Based Neuroregeneration Therapies 

      Luzuriaga González, Jon ORCID; Polo Arroyabe, Yurena; Pastor Alonso, Oier; Pardo Rodríguez, Beatriz; Larrañaga Espartero, Aitor ORCID; Unda Rodríguez, Fernando José ORCID; Sarasua Oiz, José Ramón ORCID; Pineda Martí, José Ramón ORCID; Ibarretxe Bilbao, Gaskon ORCID (MDPI, 2021-03-29)
      Human dental pulp stem cells (hDPSCs) are some of the most promising stem cell types for regenerative therapies given their ability to grow in the absence of serum and their realistic possibility to be used in autologous ...
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      African burned area and fire carbon emissions are strongly impacted by small fires undetected by coarse resolution satellite data 

      Ramo, Rubén; Roteta Otaegui, Ekhi ORCID; Bistinas, Ioannis; Van Wees, Dave; Bastarrica Izaguirre, Aitor ORCID; Chuvieco, Emilio; Van der Werf, Guido R. (National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 2021-03-02)
      Fires are a major contributor to atmospheric budgets of greenhouse gases and aerosols, affect soils and vegetation properties, and are a key driver of land use change. Since the 1990s, global burned area (BA) estimates ...
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      An engineered coccolith-based hybrid that transforms light into swarming motion 

      Lomora, Mihai; Larrañaga Espartero, Aitor ORCID; Rodríguez-Emmenegger, Cesar; Rodriguez, Brian; Dinu, Ionel Adrian; Sarasua Oiz, José Ramón ORCID; Pandit, Abhay (Elsevier ; Cell Press, 2021-03-24)
      [EN] Translating energy into swarming motion for miniature entities remains a challenge. This translation requires simultaneously breaking the symmetry of the system to enable locomotion and a coupling effect between ...
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      BAMS: A Tool for Supervised Burned Area Mapping Using Landsat Data 

      Bastarrica Izaguirre, Aitor ORCID; Alvarado Herrán, María Teresa ORCID; Artano Pérez, Karmele ORCID; Martinez Blanco, Maria Pilar ORCID; Mesanza Moraza, Amaia ORCID; Torre Tojal, Leyre ORCID; Ramo, Rubén; Chuvieco, Emilio (MDPI, 2014-12)
      A new supervised burned area mapping software named BAMS (Burned Area Mapping Software) is presented in this paper. The tool was built from standard ArcGIS (TM) libraries. It computes several of the spectral indexes most ...
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      Benefits of Polydopamine as Particle/Matrix Interface in Polylactide/PD-BaSO4 Scaffolds 

      Sadaba Larraona, Naroa; Larrañaga Espartero, Aitor ORCID; Orpella Aceret, Gemma; Bettencourt, Ana F.; Martin, Victor; Biggs, Manus; Ribeiro, Isabel A. C.; Ugartemendia, Jone M.; Sarasua Oiz, José Ramón ORCID; Zuza Hernández, Ester (MDPI, 2020-07-31)
      This work reports the versatility of polydopamine (PD) when applied as a particle coating in a composite of polylactide (PLA). Polydopamine was observed to increase the particle–matrix interface strength and facilitate the ...
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      Catechol End-Functionalized Polylactide by Organocatalyzed Ring-Opening Polymerization 

      Sadaba Larraona, Naroa; Salsamendi Telleria, Maitane; Casado Pérez, Nerea; Zuza Hernández, Ester; Muñoz Ugartemendia, Jone ORCID; Sarasua Oiz, José Ramón ORCID; Mecerreyes Molero, David ORCID; Mantione, Daniele; Detrembleur, Christophe; Sardon Muguruza, Haritz (MDPI, 2018-02-06)
      There is a great interest in incorporating catechol moieties into polymers in a controlled manner due to their interesting properties, such as the promotion of adhesion, redox activity or bioactivity. One possibility is ...
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      Compound Formation And Microstructure Of As-Cast High Entropy Aluminums 

      Sánchez Severino, Jon Mikel; Vicario Gómez, Iban ORCID; Albizuri Irigoyen, Joseba ORCID; Guraya Díez, María Teresa ORCID; Koval, Natalia; García, Jose Carlos (MDPI, 2018-03-09)
      The aim of this work is to study the microstructure of four high entropy alloys (HEAs) produced by large scale vacuum die casting. Al40Cu15Mn5Ni5Si20Zn15, Al45Cu15Mn5Fe5Si5Ti5Zn20, Al35Cu5Fe5Mn5Si30V10Zr10, and ...
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      Crystallization Behavior and Mechanical Properties of Poly(ε-caprolactone) Reinforced with Barium Sulfate Submicron Particles 

      Amestoy Muñoz, Hegoi; Diego Martín, Paul ORCID; Meaurio Arrate, Emiliano ORCID; Muñoz Ugartemendia, Jone ORCID; Sarasua Oiz, José Ramón ORCID (MDPI, 2021-05-02)
      Poly(ε-caprolactone) (PCL) was mixed with submicron particles of barium sulfate to obtain biodegradable radiopaque composites. X-ray images comparing with aluminum samples show that 15 wt.% barium sulfate (BaSO4) is ...
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      Crystallization Behavior and Morphology of Biodegradable Poly(ε-caprolactone)/Reduced Graphene Oxide Scaffolds 

      Díaz Tajada, Esperanza ORCID; Mendivil, Ainhoa; León, Joseba (MDPI, 2022-08-24)
      Morphology, thermal properties and the non-isothermal melt crystallization kinetics of biodegradable poly(ε-caprolactone) (PCL)/reduced graphene oxide (rGO) scaffolds are studied with differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) ...
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      Crystallization-Induced Gelling as a Method to 4D Print Low-Water-Content Non-isocyanate Polyurethane Hydrogels 

      Fanjul Mosteirin, Marcos Noé; Aguirresarobe, Robert; Sadaba Larraona, Naroa; Larrañaga Espartero, Aitor ORCID; Marín Ameztoy, Edurne; Martín, Jaime; Ramos Gómez, Nicolás; Arno, Maria C.; Sardon Muguruza, Haritz; Dove, Andrew (American Chemical Society, 2021-09-14)
      [EN]The use of three-dimensional (3D) printable hydrogels for biomedical applications has attracted considerable attention as a consequence of the ability to precisely define the morphology of the printed object, allowing ...
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      Delamination Fracture Behavior of Unidirectional Carbon Reinforced Composites Applied to Wind Turbine Blades 

      Boyano Murillo, Ana Isabel ORCID; López Guede, José Manuel ORCID; Torre Tojal, Leyre ORCID; Fernández Gámiz, Unai; Zulueta Guerrero, Ekaitz ORCID; Mujika Garitano, Faustino ORCID (MDPI, 2021-01-27)
      One of the materials that is used widely for wind turbine blade manufacturing are fiber-reinforced composites. Although glass fiber reinforcement is the most used in wind turbine blades, the use of carbon fiber allows ...
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      Development of a Sentinel-2 burned area algorithm: Generation of a small fire database for sub-Saharan Africa 

      Roteta Otaegui, Ekhi ORCID; Bastarrika Iriarte, Ainhoa; Padilla, M.; Storm, T.; Chuvieco, E. (Elsevier, 2019-03-01)
      A locally-adapted multitemporal two-phase burned area (BA) algorithm has been developed using as inputs Sentinel-2 MSI reflectance measurements in the short and near infrared wavebands plus the active fires detected by ...
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      Development of Magnetically Active Scaffolds for Bone Regeneration 

      Díaz Tajada, Esperanza ORCID; Valle García, María Blanca; Ribeiro, Sylvie; Lanceros Méndez, Senentxu; Barandiarán García, José Manuel (MDPI, 2018-09)
      This work reports on the synthesis, with the thermally induced phase separation (TIPS) technique, of poly (l-lactide) (PLLA) scaffolds containing Fe-doped hydroxyapatite (FeHA) particles for bone regeneration. Magnetization ...
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      Educating Future Agricultural Engineers at the University of Burgos, Spain, through a Service-Learning Project on Rural Depopulation and Its Social Consequences 

      Revilla Cuesta, Víctor; Skaf, Marta; Manso Morato, Javier; San José Lombera, José Tomás ORCID; Ortega López, Vanesa (MDPI, 2023-03-02)
      A Service-Learning Project (S-LP) is a teaching experience through which the concepts covered during an educational course can practically be applied to address a given social problem. It is therefore a useful teaching ...