Applied and basic studies of polyurethanes with less environmental impact to improve their standard applications in the industrial field. Substitution of certain fireproofing additives that are being banned in recent years.
Applied chemometrics. Search of chemometric tools to obtain interpretable complex analytical information signals.
Contribution of the apple variety and polyphenols to the properties of natural cider of the Basque Country. The aim is to develop ciders with local apples, selected in accordance with their agronomic and chemical advantages.
Coordination and organometallic complexes of transition metals. Synthesis, characterisation and applications. Magnetic functional materials. Photosensitive organometallic complexes for different applications (electroluminescent devices, catalysis, medicines, etc.).
Development of methods, using micro-extraction and chemometric techniques for the determination of toxic compounds in environmental, clinical, food and cosmetic samples.
Exopolysaccharides, probiotics and prebiotics: establishing a basic knowledge to enable the development of applications related to the food and agricultural industry.
Fungal self-regulators and their agrochemical applications: determining the biological function of new self-regulators involved in the growth and reproduction of microbial colonies.
Nanoparticles for biomedical applications. Functionalised particles for applications for immunodiagnostics. Hybrid particles for treatment of hyperthermia. Nanogels for controlled release of drugs and gene therapy.
New strategies for the preparation of materials with modified surfaces that result in smart responses: hydrophobicity, membranes to separate smart gases and vapours, stimulus / response materials...
Polymer blends: Polymer systems consisting mainly of engineering polymers and high performance polymers are studied.
Polymer matrix nanocomposites.
Polymeric materials for applications in medicine: study and preparation of polymeric formulations as support of therapeutic active ingredients and promoters of osteointegration.
Polymeric nanocomposites: the research focuses on multicomponent polymer systems incorporating nanoparticles, either laminar (layered clays organically modified and in the near future graphene) or carbon nanotubes.
Production strategies based on knowledge. Polymerisation kinetics in a disperse medium. Polymerisation in mini-emulsion. Polymer nanoparticles.Escalation of processes
Rheology, viscoelasticity, and applications of new-synthesis polymers and polymer nanocomposites.
Structured catalytic systems for energy and environmental applications. Preparation and characterisation of structured catalysts (monoliths, foams, and meshes) and microchannel reactors, and reactivity studies in clean energy production and for the elimination of pollutants.
Structured nanoparticles. Hybrid polymer-polymer and polymer-inorganic systems. Pickering systems. Morphology of particles and coatings.
Studies related to the Transportation of gases and vapours through multicomponent polymer-based materials: modification of biodegradable polymers. Study of membranes for the industrial separation of gases and vapours.
Sustainability. Dispersed polymers in water from renewable sources
Synthesis and characterisation of polymer nanocomposites.
