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• Graphene polymer foams and sponges’ preparation and applications 

  Abbasi, Hooman; Antunes, Marcelo de Sousa Pais; Velasco Perero, José Ignacio (Elsevier, 2022-06-15)
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  Among graphene-based polymer composites, great interest has arisen in the past decade about combining the addition of graphene-based materials into different polymer-based matrices, more recently based on engineering and ...
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  Packaging from renewable sources with antimicrobial properties: development and applications 

  Silva, Luan Ramos da; Almeida Bachega Casari, Andressa Cecília; Santos R.C, Bruna; Avelino, Kely; Ferraz, Michaela; Justi, Priscila; Pereira Lima, Rene; Velasco Perero, José Ignacio; Matta Fakhouri, Farayde (2018-11-16)
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  A large amount of packaging has been used and discarded daily, and most of them are discarded in the nature and require many years to decompose. The use of synthetic polymers, due to its advantages and processability, is ...
• Effect of soy protein/starch edible coatings on drying kinetics of french fries 

  Silva, Franciele; Matta Fakhouri, Farayde; Galante Manozzo, Raquel; Amadeu Antunes, Carolina; Santos, Maycon; Caon, Thiago; Martelli Maria, Silvia (2018-01)
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  The potato (Solanum tuberosum) is an annual herbaceous, growing up to 100 cm in height and produces a tuber that ranks as the fourth world food crop, after maize, wheat and rice. Although the United States is the fifth ...
• Edible coatings from renewable sources to increase the shelf life of different food types 

  Dambros Pereira, Amanda; Martelli, Silvia Maria; Matta Fakhouri, Farayde (2018-01)
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  Edible coatings are considered a semi permeable layer, which can be applied to food products, thus creating a passive modified atmosphere. These coatings are composed of a macromolecule, a plasticizing agent, a pH adjuster ...
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  Production and characterization of starch nanoparticles 

  Mirele Chaves da Silva, Normane; Freitas de Lima, Fernando; Fialho L.Lima, Rosana; Albuquerque M., Elaine; Velasco Perero, José Ignacio; Matta Fakhouri, Farayde (2018-07-04)
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  In recent years, the increasing interest in nanomaterials of natural origin has led to several studies in the area of nano-sized particles from natural polysaccharide polymers, such as cellulose, starch, and chitin. These ...
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  PLA-OMMT Nanocomposites manufactured by reactive extrusion 

  Carrasco Alonso, Félix Ángel; Santana Pérez, Orlando Onofre; Cailloux, Jonathan; Maspoch Rulduà, M. Lluïsa (IAPC Publishing, 2017-05-03)
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• PLA-based foams: tissue engineering 

  Velasco Perero, José Ignacio; Antunes, Marcelo de Sousa Pais (2015-04-02)
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  Biodegradable porous scaffolds with or without bioactive molecules prepared by clean techniques attract an enormous interest for tissue engineering applications. Scaffolds work as structural support for both cell ...
• Polyimides 

  Abbasi, Hooman; Antunes, Marcelo de Sousa Pais; Velasco Perero, José Ignacio (2015-12-22)
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