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- Arroyo, F., et al.
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Sustainable Na2CO3 production from NaCl waste and CO2 sources using membrane technology
- 2023
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In: Circular Economy Processes for CO2 Capture and Utilization: Strategies and Case Studies. - 9780323956680 ; , s. 325-346
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Book chapter (other academic/artistic)abstract
- This chapter presents the preliminary results related to obtaining Na2CO3 through membrane distillation in a carbon capture and utilization scheme for the circular economy. This process is developed in a circular economy framework in which value can be given to waste streams or brines with high NaCl contents. The process proposes to capture CO2 from streams from multiple industrial processes such as biogas, combustion streams, or typical standard flue gases, based on a membrane process. The permeate and salt fluxes obtained when using membrane distillation to concentrate Na2CO3 have been explored. This was carried out through an experimental design which served to obtain a reliable model to predict permeate flux according to feed rate and feed temperature. The results showed that, for the range tested, the influence of the feed rate is greater than the influence of the temperature.
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- Rodriguez-Lorenzo, Andres, et al.
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Aesthetic Subunit Microvascular Reconstruction of the Cheek
- 2021
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In: Clinical Scenarios in Reconstructive Microsurgery. - Cham : Springer Nature.
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Book chapter (peer-reviewed)abstract
- The authors present the clinical scenario of a 75-year-old female patient presenting with a recurrent liposarcoma on the right cheek. As the oncological margins comprised more than 60% of the cheek aesthetic subunit, the defect was extended to the subunit boundaries. The reconstruction was successfully achieved by total subunit reconstruction of the cheek with a free anterolateral thigh flap.Reconstruction of a total facial aesthetic subunit with free flaps yields better final aesthetic outcomes by avoiding the patch appearance. Secondary reconstructions built on top of a solid primary reconstruction are planned from the start.
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- Rodriguez-Lorenzo, Andres, et al.
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Reconstruction of Total Maxillectomy and Orbital Floor with a Free Scapula Tip Flap
- 2021
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In: Clinical Scenarios in Reconstructive Microsurgery. - Cham : Springer Nature.
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Book chapter (peer-reviewed)abstract
- The scapula tip free flap is a well-suited flap for total maxillectomy reconstruction; however, when the orbital floor is included in the resection, an additional method of reconstruction is usually needed for the orbital floor, such as alloplastic material or bone grafts. In this chapter, a novel design of the Scapula tip free flap with a thin vascularized bone used for the orbital floor reconstruction after total maxillectomy is described
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- Rodriguez-Lorenzo, Andres, et al.
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Vascularized Vastus Lateralis Nerve Graft for Reconstruction of Composite Facial Nerve Defect
- 2021
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In: Clinical Scenarios in Reconstructive Microsurgery. - Cham : Springer Nature.
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Book chapter (peer-reviewed)abstract
- The authors present a clinical scenario of a 57 years-old man with a soft tissue sarcoma that underwent tumor resection including soft tissue, part of the mandible, and the marginal mandibular nerve branch, with a resulting nerve gap of 7 cm. Nerve reconstruction was performed with a vascularized vastus lateralis motor nerve graft along with a free anterolateral thigh flap. Two years postoperatively, the patient is tumor-free and shows good symmetry and function in the lower lip depressors and mentalis.Vascularized nerve grafts are best suited for reconstruction of large nerve defects and when the local conditions are suboptimal (e.g., radiation, scarred bed), since they provide more effective and faster nerve regeneration. The free anterolateral thigh flap and the vastus lateralis motor nerve are a good option for the complex facial nerve and soft tissue defects.Critical steps in this procedure include the use of intraoperative templates to shape the ALT, selection of a proper vascularized nerve graft donor site, pedicle and vascularized nerve graft dissection, and final insetting of nerve, vascular pedicle, and soft tissue.
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- Rodríguez, Rosa M., et al.
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A Review of Hesitant Fuzzy Sets : Quantitative and Qualitative Extensions
- 2016
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In: Fuzzy Logic in Its 50th Year. - Cham : Springer. - 9783319310930 - 9783319310916 ; , s. 109-128
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Book chapter (other academic/artistic)abstract
- Since the concept of fuzzy set was introduced, different extensions and generalizations have been proposed to manage the uncertainty in different problems. This chapter is focused in a recent extension so-called hesitant fuzzy set. Many researchers have paid attention on it and have proposed different extensions both in quantitative and qualitative contexts. Several concepts, basic operations and its extensions are revised in this chapter.
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- Sullivan, Heather McDuffie, et al.
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Recombinant Protein Production Using the Baculovirus Expression Vector System (BEVS)
- 2023
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In: Advanced Methods in Structural Biology. - 1940-6029. - 9781071631478 - 9781071631461 ; 2652, s. 55-77
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Book chapter (other academic/artistic)abstract
- The baculovirus expression vector system (BEVS) is one of the most popular eukaryotic systems for recombinant protein production. The focus of our protein production platform is the provision of recombinant proteins for research use, where generally only small quantities are required, in the range of tens of micrograms to a few hundred milligrams. Here, we present methods that reflect our standard operating procedures and setup to be able to frequently, and often repeatedly, produce many different types of proteins.
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