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    • Characterization of the blood/surface interaction in multiscale thrombotic phenomena. 

      Mazo Barbara, Laura del (Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2019-05-31)
      Master thesis
      Restricted access - author's decision
      Covenantee:   Massachusetts Institute of Technology
      The increasing impact that cardiovascular diseases have on the population worldwide requires precision medicine to focus on personalized treatments, given the range of patient variability. This is why it is so important ...
    • Correlating rheological properties with direct ink writing printability in hydrogel – calcium phosphate slurries: effect of polymeric and ceramic content 

      Mazo Barbara, Laura del; Ginebra Molins, Maria Pau (Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2022-06-16)
      Conference lecture
      Open Access
      Direct Ink Writing enables the fabrication of personalized scaffolds for bone tissue engineering. The ink must be smoothly extruded through a narrow nozzle without clogging to form continuous filaments, which must retain ...
    • Direct ink writing of biomimetic hydroxyapatite scaffolds with tailored concave porosity 

      Mazo Barbara, Laura del; Díez Escudero, Anna; Lodoso Torrecilla, Irene; Aramesh, Morteza; Persson, Cecilia; Ginebra Molins, Maria Pau (2024-07-25)
      Article
      Open Access
      Covenantee:   Institut de Recerca Sant Joan de Déu / Universidad Carlos III de Madrid / Uppsala universitet / Institut de Bioenginyeria de Catalunya
      Direct ink writing (DIW) is a promising technology for the fabrication of personalized bone grafts, as it enables the customization of their geometrical conformation with high reproducibility and is compatible with the use ...
    • Improving the performance of synthetic and biomimetic 3D-printed bone grafts 

      Mazo Barbara, Laura del (Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2024-03-12)
      Doctoral thesis
      Restricted access - confidentiality agreement
      (English) Bone is the second most frequent tissue transplantation right after blood transfusion. Although it has natural self-healing abilities, bone grafts are required in critical size defects to provide mechanical ...
    • Microsphere incorporation as a strategy to tune the biological performance of bioinks 

      Bonany Mariñosa, Mar; Mazo Barbara, Laura del; Español Pons, Montserrat; Ginebra Molins, Maria Pau (SAGE publishing, 2022-01-01)
      Article
      Open Access
      Covenantee:   Centre de Recerca en Enginyeria Biomedica (CREB) / Institut de Bioenginyeria de Catalunya
      Although alginate is widely used as a matrix in the formulation of cell-laden inks, this polymer often requires laborious processing strategies due to its lack of cell adhesion moieties. The main objective of the present ...
    • Numerical simulation of the micro-extrusion process of printable biomaterials 

      Amani, Ahmad; Kizildag, Deniz; Castro González, Jesús; Mazo Barbara, Laura del; Pegueroles Neyra, Marta; Ginebra Molins, Maria Pau (Scipedia, 2022)
      Conference report
      Open Access
      This work aims to gain a better understanding of how the rheological properties of printable materials affect their processability, as well as the quality of the final product, which at the end can lead to reducing time ...
    • Rheological characterisation of ceramic inks for 3D direct ink writing: A review 

      Mazo Barbara, Laura del; Ginebra Molins, Maria Pau (Elsevier, 2021-12)
      Article
      Open Access
      3D printing is a competitive manufacturing technology, which has opened up new possibilities for the fabrication of complex ceramic structures and customised parts. Extrusion-based technologies, also known as direct ink ...
    • Self-hardening polycaprolactone/calcium phosphate inks for 3D printing of bone scaffolds: rheology, mechanical properties and shelf-life 

      Mazo Barbara, Laura del; Ginebra Molins, Maria Pau (Elsevier, 2024-07)
      Article
      Open Access
      The development of 3D-printed calcium phosphate bone grafts represents a breakthrough for personalized bone tissue engineering. However, their high brittleness is a limiting factor for clinical applications. The present ...
    • Toughening 3D printed biomimetic hydroxyapatite scaffolds: polycaprolactone-based self-hardening inks 

      Mazo Barbara, Laura del; Johansson, Linh Ha Huong Lovisa; Tampieri, Francesco; Ginebra Molins, Maria Pau (Elsevier, 2024-02)
      Article
      Open Access
      Covenantee:   Institut de Recerca Sant Joan de Déu / Mimetis Biomaterials / Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red. Bioingeniería, Biomateriales y Nanomedicina / Institut de Bioenginyeria de Catalunya
      The application of 3D printing to calcium phosphates has opened unprecedented possibilities for the fabrication of personalized bone grafts. However, their biocompatibility and bioactivity are counterbalanced by their high ...