• ADDISC lumbar disc prosthesis: analytical and FEA testing of novel implants 

      Vanaclocha, Amparo; Vanaclocha, Vicente; Atienza, Carlos M.; Jordá Gómez, Pablo; Díaz Jiménez, Cristina; García Lorente, José Antonio Upna Orcid; Sáiz Sapena, Nieves; Vanaclocha, Leyre (Elsevier, 2023)   Artículo / Artikulua  OpenAccess
      The intact intervertebral disc is a six-freedom degree elastic deformation structure with shock absorption. “Ball-and-socket” TDR do not reproduce these properties inducing zygapophyseal joint overload. Elastomeric TDRs ...
    • Adhesion enhancement on a duplex DLC HiPIMS positive pulse doating performed by active screen plasma nitriding pretreatment on 316L stainless steel substrate 

      Gómez Alonso, Íñigo Upna Orcid; García Lorente, José Antonio Upna Orcid; Santiago, José Antonio; Fernández, Iván; Palacio, José F.; Braceras, Íñigo (Hindawi, 2022)   Artículo / Artikulua  OpenAccess
      Diamond-like carbon (DLC) coatings have been the object of research interest due to properties such as excellent wear resistance, low coefficient of friction, high hardness, high elastic modulus, and biocompatibility. ...
    • Antibacterial functionalization of PVD coatings on ceramics 

      Osés Martínez de Zúñiga, Javier Upna Orcid; García Fuentes, Gonzalo Upna Orcid; Palacio, José F.; García Lorente, José Antonio Upna Orcid; Rodríguez Trías, Rafael Upna Orcid (MDPI, 2018)   Artículo / Artikulua  OpenAccess
      The application of surface treatments that incorporate silver or copper as antibacterial elements has become a common practice for a wide variety of medical devices and materials because of their effective activity against ...
    • Biodegradable magnesium alloys for personalised temporary implants 

      Hendea, Radu Emil; Raducanu, Doina; Claver Alba, Adrián Upna Orcid; García Lorente, José Antonio Upna Orcid; Cojocaru, Vasile Danut; Nocivin, Anna; Stanciu, Doina; Serban, Nicolae; Ivanescu, Steliana; Trisca-Rusu, Corneliu; Campian, Radu Septimiu (MDPI, 2023)   Artículo / Artikulua  OpenAccess
      The objective of this experimental work was to examine and characterise the route for obtaining demonstrative temporary biodegradable personalised implants from the Mg alloy Mg10Zn-0.5Zr-0.8Ca (wt.%). This studied Mg alloy ...
    • A comparative study in the tribological behavior of DLC coatings deposited by HiPIMS technology with positive pulses 

      García Lorente, José Antonio Upna Orcid; Rivero Fuente, Pedro J. Upna Orcid; Barba Areso, Eneko; Fernández, Iván; Santiago, José A.; Palacio, José F.; Fuente, Gonzalo G.; Rodríguez Trías, Rafael Upna Orcid (MDPI, 2020)   Artículo / Artikulua  OpenAccess
      During the last few decades, diamond-like carbon (DLC) coatings were widely used for tribological applications, being an effective tool for improving the performance and the useful life of different machining tools. Despite ...
    • Comparative study of tribomechanical properties of HiPIMS with positive pulses DLC coatings on different tools steels 

      Claver Alba, Adrián Upna Orcid; Jiménez-Piqué, Emilio; Palacio, José F.; Almandoz Sánchez, Eluxka Upna Orcid; Fernández de Ara, Jonathan; Fernández, Iván; Santiago, José A.; Barba Areso, Eneko; García Lorente, José Antonio Upna Orcid (MDPI, 2021)   Artículo / Artikulua  OpenAccess
      Diamond-like carbon (DLC) coatings are very interesting due to their extraordinary properties; their excellent wear resistance, very low friction coefficient, great hardness, high elastic modulus or biocompatibility can ...
    • Desarrollo de procesos termoquímicos para el tratamiento simultáneo de envejecimiento y nitruración en plasma de aceros maraging 

      Fernández de Ara, Jonathan (2015)   Tesis doctoral / Doktoretza tesia  OpenAccess
      El trabajo de investigación que se describe en esta tesis persigue un objetivo fundamental, que es el desarrollo de procesos de nitruración en plasma activados por arco eléctrico, susceptibles de ser trasladados a escala ...
    • Improved adhesion and tribological properties of altin-tisin coatings deposited by dcms and hipims on nitrided tool steels 

      Claver Alba, Adrián Upna Orcid; Randulfe Ceballos, Jesús José; Palacio, José F.; Fernández de Ara, Jonathan; Almandoz Sánchez, Eluxka Upna Orcid; Montalá, Francesc; Colominas, Carles; Cot, Víctor; García Lorente, José Antonio Upna Orcid (MDPI, 2021)   Artículo / Artikulua  OpenAccess
      Hard coatings, such as AlTiN-TiSiN, deposited by Physical Vapor Deposition (PVD) techniques are widely used in industrial applications to protect and increase the lifetime of industrial components, such as cutting tools, ...
    • Improved adhesion of the DCL coating using HiPIMS with positive pulses and plasma immersion pretreatment 

      Gómez Alonso, Íñigo Upna Orcid; Santiago, José A.; Fernández, Iván; Palacio, José F.; Diaz, Cristina; Mändl, Stephan; García Lorente, José Antonio Upna Orcid; Claver Alba, Adrián Upna Orcid (MDPI, 2021)   Artículo / Artikulua  OpenAccess
      Diamond-like carbon (DLC) coatings are used due to their extraordinary tribomechanical properties, great hardness, high elastic modulus, high wear resistance, low friction coefficient and chemical inertness, which provide ...
    • Improvement of the tribocorrosion properties of cemented carbide (WC-Tic-Co) samples with PVD coating 

      García Lorente, José Antonio Upna Orcid; Claver Alba, Adrián Upna Orcid; Marques, Mikel; Almandoz Sánchez, Eluxka Upna Orcid; Fernández de Ara, Jonathan; Palacio, José F.; Azkona, Ibon (MDPI, 2022)   Artículo / Artikulua  OpenAccess
      This study aims to investigate the improvement of the tribocorrosion properties of WC-TiC-Co substrates by coating them with hard coatings such as AlCrSiN using cathodic arc deposition. WC-TiC-Co is commonly used in the ...
    • Influence of friction coefficient on the performance of cold forming tools 

      Barba Areso, Eneko; Salcedo Pérez, Daniel Upna Orcid; Claver Alba, Adrián Upna Orcid; Luri Irigoyen, Rodrigo Upna; García Lorente, José Antonio Upna Orcid (MDPI, 2023)   Artículo / Artikulua  OpenAccess
      The automotive industry has undergone significant advancements and changes over time, resulting in the use of more complex parts in modern vehicles. As a consequence, the parts used in the manufacturing process are subject ...
    • Modificación de la respuesta fotocatalítica y bactericida de recubrimientos PVD de óxido de titanio mediante tratamientos de implantación iónica de nitrógeno por inmersión en plasma (PIII) 

      Esparza Gorráiz, Joseba (2017)   Tesis doctoral / Doktoretza tesia  OpenAccess
      El trabajo de tesis realizado tiene por objetivo profundizar en el conocimiento de las propiedades funcionales de los recubrimientos PVD de dióxido de titanio y específicamente en tratar de ampliar su respuesta fotocatalítica ...
    • Study of the industrial application of diamond-like carbon coatings deposited on advanced tool steels 

      Barba Areso, Eneko; Claver Alba, Adrián Upna Orcid; Montalá, Francesc; Palacio, José F.; Luis Pérez, Carmelo Upna; Sala, Neus; Colominas, Carles; García Lorente, José Antonio Upna Orcid (MDPI, 2024)   Artículo / Artikulua  OpenAccess
      The utilization of diamond-like carbon (DLC) coatings has emerged as a promising strategy to enhance the performance, durability, and functionality of industrial tools and components. Recognized for their exceptional ...

      El Repositorio ha recibido la ayuda de la Fundación Española para la Ciencia y la Tecnología para la realización de actividades en el ámbito del fomento de la investigación científica de excelencia, en la Línea 2. Repositorios institucionales (convocatoria 2020-2021).
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