Xabier Larrañaga Etxabe
Research Staff
Assistant Professor
Polymers for health
Science and engineering of polymeric biomaterials
Xabier Larrañaga holds a Master’s degree in Industrial Engineering with a specialization in Materials (2018), and an International Cum Laude PhD awarded in 2024 through the Doctoral Program in Engineering of Materials and Sustainable Processes. In 2025 he joined the University of the Basque Country (EHU) as Assistant Professor in the Department of Mining Engineering and Metallurgy and Materials Science at the Bilbao School of Engineering. His research activity focuses on polymer processing and structural characterization, with a particular emphasis on multifunctional polymeric systems, advanced composites, shape-memory materials, and piezoelectric polymer-based responses. His contributions include the design and optimization of functional polymer architectures, the study of structure–property relationships in novel composite systems, and the development of characterization strategies to evaluate mechanical, thermal, and electromechanical performance.
Gold Nanorods as Effective Modulators of Shape Memory Behavior in Physiological Conditions of PLA/PEG Blends
X. Larranaga, S. Bittinger, U. Aizarna-Lopetegui, R. Schonlein, B. Rodriguez, J.R. Sarasua, E. Zuza and D. Jimenez de Aberasturi
Piezoelectric polylactic acid-based biomaterials: Fundamentals, challenges and opportunities in medical device design
R. Schonlein, P. Bhattarai, M. Raef, X. Larranaga, A. Poudel, M. Biggs, R. Aguirresarobe and J. Ugartemendia
Polylactide, Polycaprolactone, and Rice Husk—Biocomposites for Biomedical and Packaging Applications
A. Amin, X. Larranaga, A. Mohamed, S. Metwally, M. Sultan, S. Loutfy, E. Nashy and M. Abdel Raouf
The Combined Effects of Optical Purity, Chain Orientation, Crystallinity, and Dynamic Mechanical Activation as Means to Obtain Highly Piezoelectric Polylactide Materials
R. Schönlein, X. Larrañaga, M. Azkune, Y. Li, G. Liu, A.J. Müller, R. Aguirresarobe and J. Ugartemendia
Enhanced Piezoelectric Properties of Poly(L-lactide) Nanocomposite Microfiber Scaffolds Due to Polydopamine-Coating of Barium Titanate Nanoparticles
R. Schönlein, X. Larrañaga, A. Panfilo, Y. Li, A. Larrañaga, G. Liu, A.J. Müller, R. Aguirresarobe and J. Ugartemendia
Role of Inorganic Fillers on the Physical Aging and Toughness Loss of PLLA/BaSO4 Composites
X. Larrañaga, J.R. Sarasua and E. Zuza
