The Bioengineering Area is an interdisciplinary research group of the IIT, focused on the application of electronics, biomaterials and nanotechnology fields, to the healthcare world. The research lines include electronic instrumentation, health metrology, biomechanics, microelectronics, communications and embedded systems, applied in systems and industrial processes.
The activity fields of the area are in accordance with the evolution of technology and the interests of the industry. In the area, systems and products are designed and developed with the most advanced technologies.
Casas Martínez, G., Sanz, A., López-Valdés, F.J., "Experimental evaluation of child restraint systems structural integrity and biomechanical response following repeated frontal impacts", Traffic Injury Prevention, doi: 10.1080/15389588.2026.2710385 In press: August 2026.
Valdano, M., Roka, S., Martínez, O., López-Valdés, F.J., "Child Occupant Protection in Buses and Coaches: A Parametric Study of Restraint Systems in Frontal Crashes", Traffic Injury Prevention, doi: 10.1080/15389588.2026.2704706 In press: August 2026.
Eranti, A., Tewari, Y., Palacios, R., Gupta, A., "Raman Spectroscopy Pre-Trained Encoder: A Self-Supervised Learning Approach For Data-Efficient Domain-Independent Spectroscopy Analysis", IEEE Access, Vol. 14, pp. 40311 - 40327, 2026. [Online: March 2026] doi: 10.1109/ACCESS.2026.3672109
González-Prieto, J., Arenillas, M., Sanz, E., Gutiérrez-Pecharromán, A., Muñoz Frías, J.D., Alonso, E., Morillo, M.C., Cristóbal, L., Giannetti, R., Maldonado, A.A., "Regenerative Peripheral Nerve Interface (RPNI) and vascularized Denervated Muscle Targets (VDMT): a preclinical rabbit model as a translational feasibility and methodological platform", Journal of Translational Medicine, Vol. 24, pp. 998, 2026. [Online: June 2026] doi: 10.1186/s12967-026-08453-yEva Paz holds a degree in Industrial Engineering and a Master’s degree in Production Engineering from the Polytechnic University of Madrid (Universidad Politécnica de Madrid). She earned her PhD from Comillas Pontifical University in 2017 with a doctoral dissertation entitled Acrylic Bone Cement Reinforced with Carbon-Based Nanomaterials. She is currently a lecturer at ICAI School of Engineering, Comillas Pontifical University, where she teaches courses in Materials Science, Chemical Engineering, and Non-Destructive Testing. She also serves as Head of Studies for the Bachelor's Degree in Biomedical Engineering. Her research activity is focused on the field of Biomedical Engineering, with particular interest in the development and characterization of advanced materials for biomedical applications. Her research areas include the design and fabrication of scaffolds for bone regeneration, prostheses, and biocompatible and bioactive materials, as well as the mechanical and biomechanical validation of materials and medical devices. In addition, she coordinates the Bioengineering area within the Institute for Research in Technology (IIT) at ICAI. She is the author of numerous scientific publications in high-impact international journals and actively participates in national and international research projects related to biomedical engineering and materials science.