Agurtzane Mugica
Research Staff
Associate Professor
Física de polímeros multifásicos avanzados
Física de polímeros y fabricación avanzada
Miren Agurtzane Múgica Iztueta has been an Associate Professor in the Department of Polymers and Advanced Materials: Physics, Chemistry and Technology at the Faculty of Chemistry in San Sebastián (University of the Basque Country) since July 2017.
She conducts her teaching and research in the field of Physical Chemistry within the Department of Polymers and Advanced Materials: Physics, Chemistry, and she is also a member of the Institute of Polymeric Materials-POLYMAT at the University of the Basque Country (EHU) and the Basque Excellence Research Center-BERC POLYMAT.
Her primary research focus in recent years has been largely related to the structure-property relationships of polymers. She has studied the thermal transitions of polymers (mostly semicrystalline) and the factors influencing them. She has also conducted research on polymer blends, both in thermodynamic aspects related to miscibility (the central theme of her Doctoral thesis) and crystallinity, as well as in aspects related to mechanical properties: toughness and hardness. In her most recent projects, she has studied organo-inorganic hybrid materials based on biodegradable polymers and nanoreinforcements, using polymers reinforced with nanotubes and nanoclays. Currently, her research is primarily centered on the study of nucleation, crystallization, thermal fractionation, and confinement of nanomaterials and biopolymers.
She has 22 years of teaching experience in the university which has given her the opportunity to direct 8 Master's thesis and cosupervision of two Doctoral Theses. She has 3 six-year research periods and 4 five-year teaching periods. Participated in more than 35 Congresses, most of them international, collaborating in about 35 R+D+I projects and 52 publications(73% Q1) (web of Science).
In summary, she has wide experience in the physicochemical characterization of polymers in general, in the field of mixtures of polymers with simple molecules or with other polymers, as well as in the management of techniques such as thermal analysis.
Development of flame-retardant waterborne alkyd resins for wood coating
M. Puyadena, I. Etxeberria, G. Ortega, A. Mugica, E. Matxinandiarena, L. Martin, A. Barrio, A. Gonzalez and L. Irusta
Crystallization-Driven Quadrant-Specific Spherulitic Self-Assembly in Partially Miscible Biodegradable PBS/PCL/PBS-ran-PCL Blends
M. Safari, R. Kneepkens, R. Perez-Camargo, A. Mugica, M. Zubitur, M. Burghammer, G. Liu, D. Wang, J. Harings and A.J. Müller
How chain stereoconfiguration and molecular weight influence Poly(propylene oxide) crystallization
J. Torres-Rodriguez, C. Fornaciari, R. Perez-Camargo, A. Mugica, M. Zubitur, G. Preda, D. Pasini, O. Coulembier and A.J. Müller
Eco-sustainable magnetic polymer composites using recycled and rare-earth-free hard magnetic fillers
A. Haghighat, E. Matxinandiarena, M. Zubitur, A. Mugica, F. Bellato, A. Ferretti, A. Ponti, S. Ammar, M. Abdolrahimi, G. Varvaro, P. Maltoni, D. Cavallo, A. Omelyanchik, A.J. Müller and D. Peddis
Lab safety alert: a real case of isocyanate exposure
A. Prasad, G. Perli, M. Ximenis, A. Tejero, A. Mugica, L. Fonseca, A. Sangroniz, F. Vidal and H. Sardon
Effect of chemical structure on the crystallization kinetics of triple polymorphic high-sulfur-content polythioethers
V. Pirela, L. Unanue, J. Elgoyhen, J. Ramos, J. Vega, A. Mugica, M. Zubitur, C. Quoc Le, A. Chemtob, R. Tomovska, G. Reiter, J. Martín and A.J. Müller
The Use of Biodegradable Poly(e-Caprolactone) as a Matrix for Preparing Micro-Composites with NdFeB Recycled Magnetic Particles
E. Matxinandiarena, A. Mugica, M. Zubitur, R. Trouillet, S. Ammar and A.J. Müller
How the Aliphatic Glycol Chain Length Determines the Pseudoeutectic Composition in Biodegradable Isodimorphic poly(alkylene succinate-<i>ran</i>-caprolactone) Random Copolyesters
M. Safari, J. Torres, R. Perez-Camargo, A. de Ilarduya, A. Mugica, M. Zubitur, H. Sardon, G. Liu, D. Wang and A.J. Müller
Polyurethane/acrylic coatings for wood made hydrophobic by melamine addition
M. Puyadena, I. Etxeberria, G. Ortega, O. Sanz, A. Agirre, A. Mugica, E. Matxinandiarena, A. Barrio, A. González and L. Irusta
Phosphorus-containing lignin intermediates as reactive bio-based flame-retardants for polyurethane and acrylic coatings for wood
M. Puyadena, P. Widsten, T. Wirtanen, M. Kellock, G. Ortega, A. Mugica, E. Matxinandiarena, I. Etxeberria, L. Martin, A. Agirre, A. Barrio, A. González and L. Irusta
Waterborne hybrid polyurethane coatings containing Casein as sustainable green flame retardant through different synthesis approaches
M. Cobos, E. Pagalday, M. Puyadena, X. Cabido, L. Martin, A. Múgica, L. Irusta and A. González
Influence of chain topology on gel formation and direct ink printing of model linear and star block copolymers with poly(ethylene oxide) and poly(e-caprolactone) semi-crystalline blocks
Centeno E., Peñas M.I., Zhang P., Ladelta V., Mercado-Rico J., Matxinandiarena E., Zubitur M., Mugica A., Hadjichristidis N., A.J. Müller and Hernández R.
Polyurethane/acrylic hybrid dispersions containing phosphorus reactive flame retardants as transparent coatings for wood
M. Puyadena, I. Etxeberria, L. Martin, A. Mugica, A. Agirre, M. Cobos, A. Gonzalez, A. Barrio and L. Irusta
Supernucleation Dominates Lignin/Poly(ethylene oxide) Crystallization Kinetics
M. Taverna, A. Altorbaq, S. Kumar, J. Olmedo-Martinez, C. Busatto, M. Zubitur, A. Mugica, V. Nicolau, D. Estenoz and A.J. Müller
Biodegradable binary blends of poly (butylene succinate) or poly (e-caprolactone) with poly (butylene succinate-ran-e-caprolactone)copolymers: Crystallization behavior
M. Safari, R. Pérez-Camargo, L. Ballester-Bayarri, G. Liu, A. Mugica, M. Zubitur, D. Wang and A.J. Müller
Structure and Properties of Reactively Extruded Opaque Post-Consumer Recycled PET
M. Candal, M. Safari, M. Fernandez, I. Otaegi, A. Mugica, M. Zubitur, G. Gerrica-echevarria, V. Sebastian, S. Irusta, D. Loaeza, M. Maspoch, O. Santana and A.J. Müller
Sequential Crystallization and Multicrystalline Morphology in PE-b-PEO-b-PCL-b-PLLA Tetrablock Quarterpolymers
E. Matxinandiarena, A. Mugica, A. Tercjak, V. Ladelta, G. Zapsas, N. Hadjichristidis, D. Cavallo, A. Flores and A.J. Müller
Flame retardant polyphosphoester copolymers as solid polymer electrolyte for lithium batteries
J. Olmedo-Martinez, L. Meabe, R. Riva, G. Guzman-Gonzalez, L. Porcarelli, M. Forsyth, A. Mugica, I. Calafel, A.J. Müller, P. Lecomte, C. Jerome and D. Mecerreyes
Analysis of plasticization and reprocessing effects on the segmental cooperativity of polylactide by dielectric thermal spectroscopy
B. Pascual-Jose, J. Badia, A. Múgica, F. Addiego, A.J. Müller and A. Ribes-Greus
Accelerating the crystallization kinetics of linear polylactides by adding cyclic poly (L-lactide): Nucleation, plasticization and topological effects
M. Ruiz, R. Pérez-Camargo, J. López, E. Penott-Chang, A. Múgica, O. Coulembier and A.J. Müller
Crystallization and morphology of triple crystalline polyethylene-b-poly(Ethylene oxide)-b-poly(e-caprolactone) pe-b-peo-b-pcl triblock terpolymers
E. Matxinandiarena, A. Múgica, M. Zubitur, V. Ladelta, G. Zapsas, D. Cavallo, N. Hadjichristidis and A.J. Müller
The Effect of the Cooling Rate on the Morphology and Crystallization of Triple Crystalline PE-b-PEO-b-PLLA and PE-b-PCL-b-PLLA Triblock Terpolymers
E. Matxinandiarena, A. Mugica, M. Zubitur, B. Zhang, V. Ladelta, G. Zapsas, N. Hadjichristidis and A.J. Müller
Controlling the Isothermal Crystallization of Isodimorphic PBS-ran-PCL Random Copolymers by Varying Composition and Supercooling
M. Safari, A. Mugica, M. Zubitur, A. Martinez de Ilarduya, S. Munoz-Guerra and A.J. Müller
Tailoring the isothermal crystallization kinetics of isodimorphic poly (butylene succinate-ran-butylene azelate) random copolymers by changing composition
I. Arandia, N. Zaldua, J. Maiz, R. Perez-Camargo, A. Mugica, M. Zubitur, R. Mincheva, P. Dubois and A.J. Müller
Crystallization kinetics as a sensitive tool to detect degradation in poly(lactide)/poly(epsilon-caprolactone)/ PCL-co-PC copolymers blends
G. Giacobazzi, M. Rizzuto, M. Zubitur, A. Mugica, D. Caretti and A.J. Müller
The Effect of Titanium Dioxide Surface Modification on the Dispersion, Morphology, and Mechanical Properties of Recycled PP/PET/TiO2 PBNANOs
E. Matxinandiarena, A. Mugica, M. Zubitur, C. Yus, V. Sebastian, S. Irusta, A. David Loaeza, O. Santana, M. Maspoch, C. Puig and A.J. Müller
Tuning the Thermal Properties and Morphology of Isodimorphic Poly[(butylene succinate)-ran-(epsilon-caprolactone)] Copolyesters by Changing Composition, Molecular Weight, and Thermal History
M. Safari, A. Martinez de Ilarduya, A. Mugica, M. Zubitur, S. Munoz-Guerra and A.J. Müller
Influence of Chain Topology (Cyclic versus Linear) on the Nucleation and Isothermal Crystallization of Poly(L-lactide) and Poly(D-lactide)
N. Zaldua, R. Lienard, T. Josse, M. Zubitur, A. Mugica, A. Iturrospe, A. Arbe, J. De Winter, O. Coulembier and A.J. Müller
Crystallization kinetics of polylactide: Reactive plasticization and reprocessing effects
B. Bruster, A. Montesinos, P. Reumaux, R. Perez-Camargo, A. Mugica, M. Zubitur, A.J. Müller, P. Dubois and F. Addiego
Crystallization and morphology of block copolymers and terpolymers with more than one crystallizable block
J. Palacios, A. Mugica, M. Zubitur and A.J. Müller
Can poly(epsilon-caprolactone) crystals nucleate glassy polylactide?
M. Rizzuto, L. Marinetti, D. Caretti, A. Mugica, M. Zubitur and A.J. Müller
Dielectric, mechanical and transport properties of bisphenol A polycarbonate/graphene nanocomposites prepared by melt blending
A. Oyarzabal, A. Cristiano-Tassi, E. Laredo, A. Bello, M. Zubitur, A. Mugica and A.J. Müller
The Complex Amorphous Phase in Poly(butylene succinate-ran-butylene azelate) Isodimorphic Copolyesters
I. Arandia, A. Mugica, M. Zubitur, R. Mincheva, P. Dubois, A.J. Müller and A. Alegria
Crystallization of Cyclic Polymers
R. Pérez-Camargo, A. Mugica, M. Zubitur and A.J. Müller
Self-Nucleation of Crystalline Phases Within Homopolymers, Polymer Blends, Copolymers, and Nanocomposites
R. Michell, A. Mugica, M. Zubitur and A.J. Müller
The role of PLLA-g-montmorillonite nanohybrids in the acceleration of the crystallization rate of a commercial PLA
N. Zaldua, A. Mujica, M. Zubitur, A. Iturrospe, A. Arbe, J. Raquez, G. Lo Re, P. Dubois and A.J. Müller
Application of SSA Thermal Fractionation and X-Ray Diffraction to Elucidate Comonomer Inclusion or Exclusion from the Crystalline Phases in Poly(butylene succinate-ran-butylene azelate) Random Copolymers
I. Arandia, A. Mugica, M. Zubitur, A. Iturrospe, A. Arbe, G. Liu, D. Wang, R. Mincheva, P. Dubois and A.J. Müller
Synthesis and Characterization of Double Crystalline Cyclic Diblock Copolymers of Poly(epsilon-caprolactone) and Poly(l(d)-lactide) (c(PCL-b- PL(D)LA))
R. Liénard, N. Zaldua, T. Josse, J. De Winter, M. Zubitur, A. Mugica, A. Iturrospe, A. Arbe, O. Coulembier and A.J. Müller
Plasticization and Cocrystallization in LLDPE/Wax Blends
T. Gumede, A. Luyt, R. Perez-Camargo, A. Iturrospe, A. Arbe, M. Zubitur, A. Mugica and A.J. Müller
Hydrolytic degradation of nanocomposites based on poly(l-lactic acid) and layered double hydroxides modified with a model drug
A. Oyarzabal, A. Mugica, A.J. Müller and M. Zubitur
Sequential crystallization and morphology of triple crystalline biodegradable PEO-b-PCL-b-PLLA triblock terpolymers
J. Palacios, A. Mugica, M. Zubitur, A. Iturrospe, A. Arbe, L. Guoming, D. Wang, J. Zhao, N. Hadjichristidis and A.J. Müller
Plasticization and anti-plasticization effects caused by poly(lactide-ran-caprolactone) addition to double crystalline poly(L-lactide)/poly(epsilon-caprolactone) blends
M. Rizzuto, A. Mugica, M. Zubitur, D. Caretti and A.J. Müller
How Composition Determines the Properties of Isodimorphic Poly(butylene succinate-ran-butylene azelate) Random Biobased Copolymers: From Single to Double Crystalline Random Copolymers
I. Arandia, A. Mugica, M. Zubitur, A. Arbe, G. Liu, D. Wang, R. Mincheva, P. Dubois and A.J. Müller
Thermal decomposition of phenoxy/clay nanocomposites: Effect of organoclay microstructure
M. Angeles Corres, M. Zubitur, M. Cortazar and A. Mugica
Crystallization of Cyclic Polymers
R. Pérez-Camargo, A. Mugica, M. Zubitur and A.J. Müller
