chemistry

María Vallet-Regí

María Vallet-Regí is a chemistry topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand María Vallet-Regí rather than just read about it. In short: María Vallet-Regí (born 19 April 1946) is a Spanish inorganic chemist. As of 2012, she heads the Smart Biomaterials group at the Universidad Complutense de Madrid.

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Reference excerpt

María Vallet-Regí (born 19 April 1946) is a Spanish inorganic chemist. As of 2012, she heads the Smart Biomaterials group at the Universidad Complutense de Madrid.

Early life María Vallet-Regí was born in Las Palmas, Spain. She studied chemistry at the Universidad Complutense de Madrid (Spain) and received her Ph.D. there in 1974.

Career As of 2012, she is a full professor of inorganic chemistry and head of the research group Smart Biomaterials in the Department of Inorganic and Bioinorganic Chemistry of the Faculty of Pharmacy at Universidad Complutense de Madrid. Vallet-Regí has written more than 600 articles and several books. She was the most-cited Spanish scientist, according to ISI Web of Knowledge, in the field of Materials Science in these past decades.

Research areas Bioceramic-based bone-grafting materials and scaffolds for regenerative biomedicine. Production and study of bioceramic systems for controlled release of biotechnological and antitumoral species. Nanoparticles and biocompatible matrices for biotechnological applications. Silica-based ordered mesoporous materials as release systems of biologically active species, cell encapsulation in silica porous materials, mesoporous materials for gene therapy and transfection, organic-inorganic hybrid materials.

Awards and honors María Vallet-Reg is Fellow of Biomaterials Science and Engineering at the International College of Fellows of Biomaterials Science and Engineering (ICF-BSE), Numbered Fellow of the Spanish Royal Academy of Engineering and the Royal National Academy of Pharmacy. She received the Prix Franco-Espagnol 2000 from Societé Française de Chimie, the Spanish Royal Society of Chemistry (RSEQ) award in Inorganic Chemistry 2008, the Spanish National Research Award in Engineering 2008, FEIQUE Research award 2011 and the RSEQ Research Award and Gold Medal 2011. In 2019 she was awarded with the Medal of Merit in Research and University Education, in its gold category.

References

External links "valletregigroup". www.ucm.es (in Spanish). Retrieved 2018-11-01. CV

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Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with María Vallet-Regí

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what María Vallet-Regí claims or describes in one sentence, then invent the smallest concrete situation in which that sentence is true. In chemistry, the smallest case is usually a single object, a single equation or a single measurement. Check that every symbol or term in your sentence has a meaning in that case.

Example 2 — changing one variable

Take the situation from Example 1 and change exactly one quantity: double it, halve it, or set it to zero. Predict what should happen to María Vallet-Regí before you calculate. Comparing your prediction with the result is the fastest way to find out whether you understand the idea or only the words.

Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about María Vallet-Regí ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of María Vallet-Regí

In research: María Vallet-Regí appears in chemistry research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses María Vallet-Regí in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: María Vallet-Regí is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics 1946 births, Complutense University of Madrid alumni, Inorganic chemists, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for María Vallet-Regí outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

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Frequently asked questions

What is María Vallet-Regí in simple terms?

María Vallet-Regí (born 19 April 1946) is a Spanish inorganic chemist. As of 2012, she heads the Smart Biomaterials group at the Universidad Complutense de Madrid.

Why does María Vallet-Regí matter?

Because it connects several chemistry ideas at once: it gives you a definition you can apply, a quantity you can calculate, and a way to check whether a result is plausible.

How should I study María Vallet-Regí?

Read the excerpt, restate it from memory, then work through the examples and applications listed on this page. The five-step study plan above takes about twenty minutes.

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