Les activitats del grup es centren en tres línies I+D, totes elles dirigides al desenvolupament de materials amb propietats tècniques avançades, per a la seva utilització en noves aplicacions per als sectors plàstic i farmacèutic. Aquesta recerca inclou la síntesi o biosíntesi dels polímers, la seva caracterització química i estructural, i l'avaluació de les propietats tèrmiques i mecàniques, així com la seva degradació en tres àrees diferents: polímers industrials, polímers sostenibles i polímers produïts per biosíntesi. També es fan diferents

The group carries out research on polymers of interest to industry (polyesters, polyurethanes, polyamides and polycarbonates) based on natural products that are easily accessible (mostly carbohydrates), with the aim of achieving sustainable new polymers with advanced properties that can replace traditional petroleum-based plastics. It also carries out research on biopolymers from microbial biosynthesis that are then modified for biomedical applications as membranes or drug delivery systems.

The group carries out research on polymers of interest to industry (polyesters, polyurethanes, polyamides and polycarbonates) based on natural products that are easily accessible (mostly carbohydrates), with the aim of achieving sustainable new polymers with advanced properties that can replace traditional petroleum-based plastics. It also carries out research on biopolymers from microbial biosynthesis that are then modified for biomedical applications as membranes or drug delivery systems.

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  • Enzymatic crosslinked hydrogels of gelatin and poly (vinyl alcohol) loaded with probiotic bacteria as oral delivery system 

    Corona Escalera, Aldo F.; Tinajero, Ernesto; García Reyes, Rudy A.; Luna Bárcenas, Gabriel; Seyfoddin, Ali; Padilla de la Rosa, José Daniel; González Ávila, Marisela; García Carvajal, Zaira Yunuen (Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI), 2022-12-09)
    Article
    Open Access
    Probiotic bacteria are widely used to prepare pharmaceutical products and functional foods because they promote and sustain health. Nonetheless, probiotic viability is prone to decrease under gastrointestinal conditions. ...
  • Nanoparticles made of poly(gama-glutamic acid) derivatives for drug delivery systems 

    Dorost, Porochista; Martínez de Ilarduya Sáez de Asteasu, Domingo Antxon; García Álvarez, Montserrat (2022)
    Conference lecture
    Open Access
    One of the treatments for cancer is chemotherapy but most anticancer drugs have a low therapeutic index, which causes toxicity complications in the healthy tissues [1]. To minimize these complications and improve the effect ...
  • Hydrophobic modification of poly(gamma-glutamic acid) by grafting 4-phenyl-butyl side groups for the encapsulation and release of doxorubicin 

    Dorost, Porochista; García Álvarez, Montserrat; Martínez de Ilarduya Sáez de Asteasu, Domingo Antxon (Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI), 2023-05-16)
    Article
    Open Access
    The delivery of drugs is a great challenge, since most of active pharmaceutical ingredients developed today are hydrophobic and poorly water soluble. From this perspective, drug encapsulation on biodegradable and biocompatible ...
  • Tunable enzymatic biodegradation of poly(butylene succinate): biobased coatings and self-degradable films 

    Peñas, Mario Ivan; Criado Gonzalez, Miriam; Martínez de Ilarduya Sáez de Asteasu, Domingo Antxon; Flores, Araceli; Raquez, Jean-Marie; Mincheva, Rosica; Müller, Alejandro J.; Hernánez, Rebeca (Elsevier, 2023-05-01)
    Article
    Open Access
    Biodegradation of polyesters driven by enzymes is considered as one of the most effective way of degradation of these materials, as a way to control plastics accumulation in the environment. In this study, we present two ...
  • IberWQ: new simulation tool for 2D water quality modelling in rivers and shallow estuaries 

    Cea Gómez, Luis; Bermúdez Hermida, Marta María; Puertas Agudo, Jerónimo; Bladé i Castellet, Ernest; Corestein, Georgina; Escolano Tercero, Enrique; Conde Vázquez, André; Bockelmann Evans, B.; Ahmadian, R. (2016-09)
    Article
    Open Access
    This paper presents a new freeware simulation tool (IberWQ) for 2D water quality modelling in rivers and non-stratified estuaries. The model computes the spatial and temporal evolution of several species and variables which ...
  • Elastomeric copolyesters of omega-pentadecalactone and cyclohexylenedimethylene succinate obtained by enzymatic polymerization 

    Urpí Garriga, Lourdes; Alla Bedahnane, Abdelilah; Martínez de Ilarduya Sáez de Asteasu, Domingo Antxon (Elsevier, 2023-01)
    Article
    Open Access
    The use of renewable monomers and green polymerization processes for preparing new synthetic polymers is a hot topic today. In this work we have obtained high molecular weight copolyesters derived from ¿-pentadecalactone ...
  • Fluorine-free waterborne textile finishing agents for anti-stain and solvent-water separation based on low surface energy (co)poly(methacrylate)s 

    Lacruz, Amado; Salvador, Mireia; Blanco, Miren; Vidal, Karmele; Martínez de Ilarduya Sáez de Asteasu, Domingo Antxon (2022)
    Conference lecture
    Restricted access - publisher's policy
    Fabric functionalization to obtain omniphobic textiles is an increasing trend in our current society [1]. Fluorochemicals dominate the water and oil-repellent textile finishing market because of their excellent performance. ...
  • Enzymatic recycling of polymacrolactones 

    Martínez Cutillas, Alfredo; León Cabanillas, Salvador; Oh, Sejin; Martínez de Ilarduya Sáez de Asteasu, Domingo Antxon (2022-02-16)
    Article
    Open Access
    The use of renewable monomers to make new polyesters which could replace the ones obtained from petrochemical resources employing green processes is attracting a lot of attention these days. With this in mind, three different ...
  • Green metallic nanoparticles for cancer therapy: evaluation models and cancer applications 

    Tinajero, Ernesto; Salado Leza, Daniela; González Castillo, María del Carmen; Martínez Velázquez, Moisés; López, Zaira; Bravo Madrigal, Jorge; Knauth, Peter; Flores Hernández, Flor Y.; Herrera Rodríguez, Sara Elisa; Navarro González, Rosa Estela; Cabrera Wrooman, Alejandro; Krotzsch, Edgar; García Carvajal, Zaira Yunuen; Hernández Gutiérrez, Rodolfo (2021-10-18)
    Article
    Open Access
    Metal-based nanoparticles are widely used to deliver bioactive molecules and drugs to improve cancer therapy. Several research works have highlighted the synthesis of gold and silver nanoparticles by green chemistry, using ...
  • Curing kinetics of dually-processed acrylate-epoxy 3D printing resins 

    Konuray, Ali Osman; Morancho Llena, José María; Fernández Francos, Xavier; García Álvarez, Montserrat; Ramis Juan, Xavier (2021-07-01)
    Article
    Open Access
    In this work, the curing kinetics of a new ternary acrylate/epoxy/anhydride thermoset system which is used for dual-curing 3D-printing applications is studied. The first curing stage is an acrylate free-radical photopolymerization ...
  • Synthesis and characterization of poly(butylene terephthalate) copolyesters derived from threitol 

    Ittobane, Najim; Martínez de Ilarduya Sáez de Asteasu, Domingo Antxon; Alla Bedahnane, Abdelilah; Muñoz Guerra, Sebastián (2021-06-21)
    Article
    Open Access
    The synthesis, characterization, and thermal properties of partially renewable poly(butylene terephthalate) copolyesters containing alditol units are described. These copolyesters were obtained by polycondensation in ...
  • Poliuretano-ureas biobasados en dispersión acuosa para el sector de recubrimientos textiles 

    Lacruz Cruz, Amado; Salvador Ibañez, Mireia; Aliaga, Josep; Camps Ubach, Jan; Martínez de Ilarduya Sáez de Asteasu, Domingo Antxon (2021-12-01)
    Article
    Restricted access - publisher's policy
    This work is a summary of the research lines carried out in the company Color Center, S.A. for the development of sustainable waterborne polyurethane-ureas dispersions and their application in the textile coatings sector. ...

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