Browsing by Author "Ruano Torres, Guillem"

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    • Biohydrogel from unsaturated polyesteramide: Synthesis, properties and utilization as electrolytic medium for electrochemical supercapacitors 

      Ruano Torres, Guillem; Díaz Andrade, Angélica María; Tononi García, Jordi; Torras Costa, Juan; Puiggalí Bellalta, Jordi; Alemán Llansó, Carlos (Elsevier, 2020-02-01)
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      The utilization of hydrogels derived from biopolymers as solid electrolyte (SE) of electrochemical supercapacitors (ESCs) is a topic of increasing interest because of their promising applications in biomedicine (e.g. for ...

    • Conducting polymers and hybrid materials for technological applications 

      Ruano Torres, Guillem (Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, 2021-11-12)
      Doctoral thesis
      Open Access
      Depletion of natural resources and non-renewable energy sources has recently accelerated due to the development of globalized economy and industrialization. During the last years, the scientific community has devoted much ...

    • Conductive, self-healable and reusable poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene)-based hydrogels for highly sensitive pressure arrays 

      Babeli Aguilera, Ismael; Ruano Torres, Guillem; Casanovas Salas, Jordi; Ginebra Molins, Maria Pau; García Torres, José Manuel; Alemán Llansó, Carlos (Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC), 2020-07-07)
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      Covenantee:   Institut de Bioenginyeria de Catalunya
      Although challenging, the preparation of pure conducting polymer (CP) hydrogels as conductive flexible networks for developing high-performance functional platforms is an outstanding alternative to conventional approaches, ...

    • Doped photo-crosslinked polyesteramide hydrogels as solid electrolytes for supercapacitors 

      Ruano Torres, Guillem; Tononi García, Jordi; Curcó Cantarell, David; Puiggalí Bellalta, Jordi; Torras Costa, Juan; Alemán Llansó, Carlos (2020-09-14)
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      High-performance hydrogels play a crucial role as solid electrolytes for flexible electrochemical supercapacitors (ESCs). More specifically, all solid-state ESCs based on renewable, biodegradable and/or biocompatible ...

    • Electrical and chapacitive response of hydrogel solid-like electrolytes for supercapacitors 

      Ruano Torres, Guillem; Iribarren Laco, José Ignacio; Pérez Madrigal, Maria del Mar; Torras Costa, Juan; Alemán Llansó, Carlos (Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI), 2021-04-19)
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      Flexible hydrogels are attracting significant interest as solid-like electrolytes for energy storage devices, especially for supercapacitors, because of their lightweight and anti-deformation features. Here, we present a ...

    • Electroresponsive alginate-based hydrogels for controlled release of hydrophobic drugs 

      Puiggalí Jou, Anna; Cazorla, Eric; Ruano Torres, Guillem; Babeli Aguilera, Ismael; Ginebra Molins, Maria Pau; García Torres, José Manuel; Alemán Llansó, Carlos (American Chemical Society (ACS), 2020-11-09)
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      Stimuli-responsive biomaterials have attracted significant attention for the construction of on-demand drug release systems. The possibility of using external stimulation to trigger drug release is particularly enticing ...

    • Free-standing, flexible nanofeatured polymeric films prepared by spin-coating and anodic polymerization as electrodes for supercapacitors 

      Ruano Torres, Guillem; Molina García, Brenda Guadalupe; Torras Costa, Juan; Alemán Llansó, Carlos (2021-07-02)
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      Flexible and self-standing multilayered films made of nanoperforated poly(lactic acid) (PLA) layers separated by anodically polymerized poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene) (PEDOT) conducting layers have been prepared and used ...

    • Hydrogels for flexible and compressible free standing cellulose supercapacitors 

      Saborío González, Maricruz; Svelic, Petra; Casanovas Salas, Jordi; Ruano Torres, Guillem; Pérez Madrigal, María del Mar; Franco García, María Lourdes; Torras Costa, Juan; Estrany Coda, Francesc; Alemán Llansó, Carlos (Elsevier, 2019-09-01)
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      Cellulose-based supercapacitors display important advantages in comparison with devices fabricated with other materials, regarding environmental friendliness, flexibility, cost and versatility. Recent progress in the field ...

    • Poly(aspartic acid) biohydrogel as the base of a new hybrid conducting material 

      Fontana Escartín, Adrián; Ruano Torres, Guillem; Silva, Fiorella M.; Estrany Coda, Francesc; Puiggalí Bellalta, Jordi; Alemán Llansó, Carlos; Torras Costa, Juan (2021-12-06)
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      In the present study, a composite made of conducting polymer, poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene) (PEDOT), and a biodegradable hydrogel of poly(aspartic acid) (PASP) were electrochemically interpenetrated with poly(hydroxym ...

    • Self-healable and eco-friendly hydrogels for flexible supercapacitors 

      Babeli Aguilera, Ismael; Ruano Torres, Guillem; Puiggalí Jou, Anna; Ginebra Molins, Maria Pau; Alemán Llansó, Carlos; García Torres, José Manuel (Wiley (John Wiley & Sons), 2021-03-11)
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      One limitation of wearable electronics, and at the same time a challenge, is the lack of energy storage devices with multiple functionalities produced using clean and environmental-friendly strategies. Here, a multifunctional ...

    • Study on the control of porosity in films of polythiophene derivatives 

      Ruano Torres, Guillem; Alemán Llansó, Carlos; Torras Costa, Juan (Elsevier, 2019-11-07)
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      Conducting polymers typically exhibit different oxidation states, which are easily interchangeable among them by means of the application of an electrical potential. In this work, we present a theoretical and experimental ...

    • UV assisted photo reactive polyether-polyesteramide resin for future applications in 3D printing 

      Macías, Steffi I.; Ruano Torres, Guillem; Borràs Cristòfol, Núria; Alemán Llansó, Carlos; Armelín Diggroc, Elaine Aparecida (Wiley, 2021-11-30)
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      Among additive manufacturing, photocuring 3D printing technologies are very relevant because of its high printing speed and high precision. However, the limited performance of photosensitive thermoset polymers is the ...