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  1. Antibacterial Coatings for Improving the Performance of Biomaterials

    Article • Coatings, February 2020, MDPI AG

    Dr Leire Ruiz-Rubio

  2. Lignin-Based Hydrogels: Synthesis and Applications

    Article • Polymers, January 2020, MDPI AG

    Dr Leire Ruiz-Rubio

  3. Characterization and Optimization of the Alkaline Hydrolysis of Polyacrylonitrile Membranes

    Article • Polymers, November 2019, MDPI AG

    Dr Leire Ruiz-Rubio

  4. Stimuli responsive UV cured polyurethane acrylated/carbon nanotube composites for piezoresistive sensing

    Article • European Polymer Journal, November 2019, Elsevier

    Dr Joaquim M Oliveira, Dr Leire Ruiz-Rubio

  5. Self-healable hyaluronic acid/chitosan polyelectrolyte complex hydrogels and multilayers

    Article • European Polymer Journal, November 2019, Elsevier

    Dr Leire Ruiz-Rubio

  6. Hidrogel injektagarriak eta haien aplikazioak ehun ingeniaritzan

    Article • EKAIA Euskal Herriko Unibertsitateko Zientzi eta Teknologi Aldizkaria, October 2019, UBC Press

    Dr Leire Ruiz-Rubio

  7. Biodegradable Shape-Memory Polymers

    Article • July 2019, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Leire Ruiz-Rubio

  8. Toward Advanced Functional Systems: Honeycomb-Like Polymeric Surfaces Incorporating Polyoxovanadates with Surface-Appended Copper-Cyclam Complexes

    Article • Molecules, June 2019, MDPI AG

    Dr Leire Ruiz-Rubio

  9. Short-term stability assessment for the analysis of emerging contaminants in seawater

    Article • Environmental Science and Pollution Research, June 2019, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Leire Ruiz-Rubio

  10. TiO2-Doped Electrospun Nanofibrous Membrane for Photocatalytic Water Treatment

    Article • Polymers, April 2019, MDPI AG

    Dr Leire Ruiz-Rubio

  11. Synthesis and Characterization of Covalently Crosslinked pH-Responsive Hyaluronic Acid Nanogels: Effect of Synthesis Parameters

    Article • Polymers, April 2019, MDPI AG

    Dr Leire Ruiz-Rubio

  12. Cover Image, Volume 136, Issue 28

    Article • Journal of Applied Polymer Science, April 2019, Wiley

    Dr Leire Ruiz-Rubio

  13. Hydrolysis of poly( l ‐lactide)/ZnO nanocomposites with antimicrobial activity

    Article • Journal of Applied Polymer Science, March 2019, Wiley

    Dr Leire Ruiz-Rubio

  14. Antibacterial multilayer of chitosan and (2-carboxyethyl)- β-cyclodextrin onto polylactic acid (PLLA)

    Article • Food Hydrocolloids, March 2019, Elsevier

    Dr Leire Ruiz-Rubio

  15. Development of multiactive antibacterial multilayers of hyaluronic acid and chitosan onto poly(ethylene terephthalate)

    Article • European Polymer Journal, March 2019, Elsevier

    Dr Leire Ruiz-Rubio

  16. Chitosan nanogels as nanocarriers of polyoxometalates for breast cancer therapies

    Article • Carbohydrate Polymers, February 2019, Elsevier

    Dr Leire Ruiz-Rubio

  17. The Effect of the Isomeric Chlorine Substitutions on the Honeycomb-Patterned Films of Poly(x-chlorostyrene)s/Polystyrene Blends and Copolymers via Static Breath Figure Technique

    Article • Materials, January 2019, MDPI AG

    Dr Leire Ruiz-Rubio

  18. Polysaccharide-Based Superabsorbents: Synthesis, Properties, and Applications

    Article • January 2019, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Leire Ruiz-Rubio

  19. Antibacterial Hyaluronic acid/Chitosan Multilayers onto Smooth and Micropatterned Titanium Surfaces

    Article • Carbohydrate Polymers, December 2018, Elsevier

    Dr Leire Ruiz-Rubio

  20. Evaluation of postcuring process on the thermal and mechanical properties of the Clear02™ resin used in stereolithography

    Article • Polymer Testing, October 2018, Elsevier

    Dr Leire Ruiz-Rubio

  21. Shape Memory Hydrogels Based on Noncovalent Interactions

    Article • September 2018, IntechOpen

    Dr Leire Ruiz-Rubio

  22. Polimeroetan oinarritutako fabrikazio gehigarria eta 3D inprimaketa: etorkizuneko teknologia gaur egungo gizartean

    Article • EKAIA Euskal Herriko Unibertsitateko Zientzi eta Teknologi Aldizkaria, September 2018, UBC Press

    Dr Leire Ruiz-Rubio

  23. Cover Image, Volume 67, Issue 9

    Article • Polymer International, August 2018, Wiley

    Dr Leire Ruiz-Rubio

  24. FROM MAGIC TO CHEMISTRY: A CONCEPTUAL APPROACH

    Article • July 2018, IATED Academy, S.L.

    Dr Leire Ruiz-Rubio

  25. PROBLEM-BASED LEARNING BY LABORATORY EXPERIMENTS IN POLYMER SCIENCE FOR CHEMISTRY AND MATERIALS SCIENCE UNDERGRADUATES

    Article • July 2018, IATED Academy, S.L.

    Dr Leire Ruiz-Rubio

  26. Plasma poly(acrylic acid) compatibilized hydroxyapatite-polylactide biocomposites for their use as body-absorbable osteosynthesis devices

    Article • Composites Science and Technology, June 2018, Elsevier

    Dr Leire Ruiz-Rubio

  27. Polymers beyond standard optical fibres - fabrication of microstructured polymer optical fibres

    Article • Polymer International, May 2018, Wiley

    Dr Leire Ruiz-Rubio

  28. Determining the Deacetylation Degree of Chitosan: Opportunities To Learn Instrumental Techniques

    Article • Journal of Chemical Education, May 2018, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Dr Leire Ruiz-Rubio

  29. Immobilization of Polyoxometalates on Tailored Polymeric Surfaces

    Article • Nanomaterials, March 2018, MDPI AG

    Dr Leire Ruiz-Rubio

  30. Formulation of Carbopol®/Poly(2-ethyl-2-oxazoline)s Mucoadhesive Tablets for Buccal Delivery of Hydrocortisone

    Article • Polymers, February 2018, MDPI AG

    Dr Leire Ruiz-Rubio

  31. Polysaccharide-Based Superabsorbents: Synthesis, Properties, and Applications

    Article • January 2018, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Leire Ruiz-Rubio

  32. U-Shaped and Surface Functionalized Polymer Optical Fiber Probe for Glucose Detection

    Article • Sensors, December 2017, MDPI AG

    Dr Leire Ruiz-Rubio

  33. Suppressing the Thermal and Ultraviolet Sensitivity of Kevlar by Infiltration and Hybridization with ZnO

    Article • Chemistry of Materials, November 2017, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Dr Leire Ruiz-Rubio

  34. Active release coating of multilayer assembled branched and ionic β-cyclodextrins onto poly(ethylene terephthalate)

    Article • Carbohydrate Polymers, October 2017, Elsevier

    Dr Leire Ruiz-Rubio, Dr Erlantz Lizundia

  35. CREATING A SME, A PROJECT-BASED LEARNING APPROACH TO IMPROVE KNOWLEDGE AND TRANSVERSAL SKILLS ON CHEMISTRY UNDERGRADUATES

    Article • March 2017, IATED Academy, S.L.

    Dr Leire Ruiz-Rubio

  36. PROJECT-BASED LEARNING IN INSTRUMENTAL TECHNIQUES FOR UNDERGRADUATE PHARMACY STUDENTS

    Article • March 2017, IATED Academy, S.L.

    Dr Leire Ruiz-Rubio

  37. Poli(metilmetakrilatoa)ren gainazal eraldakea. Sentsore adimendunak

    Article • EKAIA Euskal Herriko Unibertsitateko Zientzi eta Teknologi Aldizkaria, February 2017, UBC Press

    Dr Leire Ruiz-Rubio

  38. Polimero akrilikoak oftalmologian. Degradazio-prozesuaren analisia

    Article • EKAIA Euskal Herriko Unibertsitateko Zientzi eta Teknologi Aldizkaria, February 2017, UBC Press

    Dr Leire Ruiz-Rubio

  39. Branched and ionic β-Cyclodextrins multilayer assembling onto polyacrylonitrile membranes for removal and controlled release of triclosan

    Article • Carbohydrate Polymers, January 2017, Elsevier

    Dr Leire Ruiz-Rubio

  40. From isolated to 2D coordination polymers based on 6-aminonicotinate and 3d-metal ions: towards field-induced single-ion-magnets

    Article • CrystEngComm, January 2017, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Dr Leire Ruiz-Rubio

  41. Solvent and relative humidity effect on highly ordered polystyrene honeycomb patterns analyzed by Voronoi tesselation

    Article • Journal of Applied Polymer Science, June 2016, Wiley

    Dr Leire Ruiz-Rubio

  42. Preparation and characterization of soluble branched ionic β-cyclodextrins and their inclusion complexes with triclosan

    Article • Carbohydrate Polymers, May 2016, Elsevier

    Dr Leire Ruiz-Rubio

  43. Polysaccharide polyelectrolyte multilayer coating on poly(ethylene terephthalate)

    Article • Polymer International, April 2016, Wiley

    Dr Erlantz Lizundia, Dr Leire Ruiz-Rubio

  44. Towards the development of eco-friendly disposable polymers: ZnO-initiated thermal and hydrolytic degradation in poly(l-lactide)/ZnO nanocomposites

    Article • RSC Advances, January 2016, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Dr Erlantz Lizundia, Dr Leire Ruiz-Rubio

  45. Synthesis and characterization of near-infrared fluorescent and magnetic iron zero-valent nanoparticles

    Article • Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology A Chemistry, January 2016, Elsevier

    Dr Leire Ruiz-Rubio

  46. Influence of N-alkyl and α-substitutions on the thermal behaviour of H-bonded interpolymer complexes based on polymers with acrylamide or lactame groups and poly(4-vinylphenol)

    Article • Thermochimica Acta, August 2015, Elsevier

    Dr Erlantz Lizundia, Dr Leire Ruiz-Rubio

  47. Poly(l-lactide)/zno nanocomposites as efficient UV-shielding coatings for packaging applications

    Article • Journal of Applied Polymer Science, May 2015, Wiley

    Dr Erlantz Lizundia, Dr Leire Ruiz-Rubio

  48. Influence of α-methyl substitutions on interpolymer complexes formation between poly(meth)acrylic acids and poly(N-isopropyl(meth)acrylamide)s

    Article • Colloid & Polymer Science, February 2015, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Erlantz Lizundia, Dr Leire Ruiz-Rubio

  49. Thermal behaviour of H-bonded interpolymer complexes based on polymers with acrylamide or lactame groups and poly(acrylic acid): Influence of N-alkyl and α-methyl substitutions

    Article • Polymer Degradation and Stability, November 2014, Elsevier

    Dr Leire Ruiz-Rubio

  50. Polymer–polymer complexes of poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) and poly(N,N-diethylacrylamide) with poly(carboxylic acids): a comparative study

    Article • Colloid & Polymer Science, October 2013, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Leire Ruiz-Rubio

  51. Associative and segregative phase behaviour in mixtures of poly(N-tert-butylacrylamide) and poly(N,N-diethylacrylamide) with poly(4-vinylphenol): effect of solvent and concentration

    Article • Colloid & Polymer Science, May 2013, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Leire Ruiz-Rubio

  52. Reversible functionalization of nanostructured polymer surfaces via stimuli-responsive interpolymer complexes

    Article • European Polymer Journal, January 2013, Elsevier

    Dr Leire Ruiz-Rubio

  53. Associative and segregative phase separations of poly(N-tert-butylacrylamide)/poly(acrylic acid) mixtures. Effect of solvent

    Article • Colloid & Polymer Science, September 2010, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Leire Ruiz-Rubio

  54. pH responsive surfaces with nanoscale topography

    Article • Journal of Polymer Science Part A Polymer Chemistry, June 2010, Wiley

    Dr Leire Ruiz-Rubio