Itziar Insua

PhD Student

Itziar Insua Castellanos obtained her BSc in Chemistry from the University of the Basque Country in July 2021. She did her bachelor project with under the supervision of Dr. Robert Aguirresarobe and Dra. Itxaso Calafel about the 3D printing of hydrogels for oral personalized medicine obtaining the maximum score with honours in the subject. After that, she did the Master in Chemistry and Polymers at the University of the Basque Country obtaining a specialization in polymers in 2022. The master thesis was a continuation of the investigation done in the Bachelor thesis regarding the 3D printing process of hydrogels and also obtained the maximum score possible. Currently, she is doing the PhD under the supervision of Dra. Itxaso Calafel and Dra. Mercedes Fernández in Rheology and Advanced Manufacturing Group. Her research is focused on controlled release systems of amniotic membrane protein extract for regenerative medicine and the customization/optimization of these systems through additive manufacturing.

Publicaciones

Hierarchical tuning of viscoelasticity in tetra-PEG hydrogels via Au(I)–thiolate coordination

Insua I., Aguirresarobe R., de Souza Nunes J., Dupin D., Acera A., Calafel I. and Fernandez M.

POLYMER Vol. 356 10.1016/j.polymer.2026.130042 01/0

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Recycling of Epoxy Resin via Blending with Polycaprolactone for Fused Filament Fabrication 3D Printing Applications

I. Razquin, L. Mediavilla, M. Cobos, I. Insua, I. Calafel, N. Aranburu, I. Larraza, L. Martin, A. Gonzalez and L. Irusta

MACROMOLECULAR MATERIALS AND ENGINEERING Vol. 310, Núm. 10 10.1002/mame.202500131 15/0

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Rheological Insight into the 3D Printability of Carboxymethyl Cellulose-Based Hydrogels

I. Insua, O. Etzold, I. Calafel, R. Aguirresarobe, M. Calderón and M. Fernández

Gels Vol. 11, Núm. 4 10.3390/gels11040259 01/0

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Characterization techniques of hydrogels in healthcare

I. Insua, M. Calderón, I. Calafel, M. Fernandez and R. Aguirresarobe

Characterization Techniques Of Hydrogels In Healthcare pp. 39–84 10.1016/B978-0-443-22017-3.00012-3 01/0

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On the Progress of 3D Printed Hydrogels Through Fourier Transform Rheology

M. Fernandez, I. Insua, O. Etzold, M. Calderon, R. Aguirresarobe and I. Calafel

Proceedings Of The Iberian Meeting On Rheology, Ibereo 2024 Vol. 56, pp. 61–64 10.1007/978-3-031-67217-0_14 01/0

Deciphering the Rheological Properties of 3D Printed Semi-interpenetrated Hydrogels

I. Insua, R. Aguirresarobe, M. Fernandez and I. Calafel

Proceedings Of The Iberian Meeting On Rheology, Ibereo 2024 Vol. 56, pp. 96–100 10.1007/978-3-031-67217-0_21 01/0