Itziar Insua Castellanos


PhD Student

PhD Student

Física de polímeros y fabricación avanzada

Reología y fabricación avanzada

943015436

itziar.insua@ehu.eus



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 for regenerative medicine and the customization/optimization of these systems through additive manufacturing.

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 01/01/2026
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 15/06/2025
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 01/01/2025
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 01/01/2025
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 01/01/2024
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 01/01/2024