Figueroa-López, Kelly Johana; Castro-Mayorga, Jinneth Lorena; Andrade-Mahecha, Maragarita María; Cabedo, Luis; Lagaron, José María(MDPI AG, 2018-04)
[EN] The present study evaluated the effect of using electrospun polycaprolactone (PCL) as a barrier coating and black pepper oleoresin (OR) as a natural extract on the morphology, thermal, mechanical, antimicrobial, oxygen, ...
[EN] Multilayer biopapers composed of two electrospun layers of poly(3-hydroxybutyrate-co-3-hydroxyvalerate)
(PHBV) were impregnated, at the inner side of one of the layers, with cellulose nanocrystals (CNCs) and ...
Figueroa López, Kelly Johana(Universitat Politècnica de València, 2021-06-28)
[ES] El envasado activo es una de las tecnologías emergentes más relevantes de la industria alimentaria. Su objetivo es interactuar con el espacio de cabeza del envase para controlar las reacciones enzimáticas, químicas, ...
Melendez-Rodriguez, Beatriz; Torres-Giner, S.; Reis, Maria A. M.; Silva, Fernando; Matos, Mariana; Cabedo, Luis; Lagarón, José María(MDPI AG, 2021-04)
[EN] In the present study, a new poly(3-hydroxybutyrate-co-3-hydroxyvalerate-co-3-hydroxyhexanoate) [P(3HB-co-3HV-co-3HHx)] terpolyester with approximately 68 mol% of 3-hydroxybutyrate (3HB), 17 mol% of 3-hydroxyvalerate ...
Meléndez-Rodríguez, Beatriz; Reis, Maria A. M.; Carvalheira, Monica; Sammon, Chris; Cabedo, Luis; Torres-Giner, Sergio; Lagaron, Jose Maria(American Chemical Society, 2021-07-12)
[EN] In the present study, three different newly developed copolymers of poly(3-hydroxybutyrate-co-3-hydroxyval-erate) (PHBV) with 20, 40, and 60 mol % contents in 3-hydroxyvalerate (3HV) were produced by the biotechnological ...
[EN] In the present study, poly(ethylene-co-vinyl alcohol) with 44 mol % ethylene content (EVOH44) was managed to be processed, for the first time, by electrospinning assisted by the coaxial technology of solvent jacket. ...
Feijoo, Patricia; Samaniego-Aguilar, Kerly; Sánchez-Safont, Estefanía; Torres-Giner, S.; Lagaron, Jose M.; Gamez-Perez, Jose; Cabedo, Luis(MDPI AG, 2022-07)
[EN] Poly(3-hydroxybutyrate-co-3-valerate) (PHBV), being one of the most studied and commercially available polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs), presents an intrinsic brittleness and narrow processing window that currently hinders ...
Meléndez Rodríguez, Beatriz(Universitat Politècnica de València, 2022-07-21)
[ES] La producción y consumo de plásticos derivados de petróleo ha crecido exponencialmente en las últimas décadas, impactando en la naturaleza y los seres vivos. Los envases alimentarios son considerados la principal ...
Cabedo Mas, Luis; Villanueva Redon, María Pilar; Lagaron Cabello, José María; Giménez Torres, Enrique(Elsevier, 2017)
[EN] Nanocomposites of unmodified kaolinite (Kaol)/ethylene-vinyl alcohol copolymer (EVOH) with different Kaol contents have been obtained by a two-step process: melt blending in an internal mixer and film processing by ...
Figueroa-Lopez, Kelly J.; Torres-Giner, Sergio; Angulo, Inmaculada; Pardo-Figuerez, Maria; Escuin, Jose Manuel; Bourbon, Ana Isabel; Cabedo, Luis; Nevo, Yuval; Cerqueira, Miguel A.; Lagaron, Jose M.(MDPI AG, 2020-12)
[EN] Active multilayer films based on polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs) with and without high barrier coatings of cellulose nanocrystals (CNCs) were herein successfully developed. To this end, an electrospun antimicrobial ...
[EN] This paper reports the development of biodegradable active packaging films of poly(3-hydroxybutyrate-co-3-hydroxyvalerate) (PHBV) by the incorporation of alpha- and gamma-cyclodextrins (alpha-CD and gamma-CDs) containing ...
Figueroa-López, Kelly J.; Cabedo, Luis; Lagaron, Jose M.; Torres Giner, Sergio(Frontiers Media S.A., 2020-09)
[EN] In this research, different contents of eugenol in the 2.5-25 wt.% range were first incorporated into ultrathin fibers of poly(3-hydroxybutyrate-co-3-hydroxyvalerate) (PHBV) by electrospinning and then subjected to ...
Figueroa-López, Kelly J.; Torres-Giner, S.; Enescu, Daniela; Cabedo, Luis; Cerqueira, Miguel A.; Pastrana, Lorenzo M.; Lagaron, Jose M.(MDPI AG, 2020-03)
[EN] This research reports about the development by electrospinning of fiber-based films made of poly(3-hydroxybutyrate-co-3-hydroxyvalerate) (PHBV) derived from fermented fruit waste, so-called bio-papers, with enhanced ...
[EN] The main goal of this study was to develop poly(3-hydroxybutyrate-co-3-hydroxyvalerate) (PHBV) films with long-term antimicrobial capacity of interest in food packaging applications. To this end, eugenol was first ...
[EN] In this research, bio-based electrospun multilayered films for food packaging applications with good barrier properties and close to superhydrophobic behavior were developed. For this purpose, two different biopolymers, ...
[EN] This study reports on the development and characterization of organic recyclable high-oxygen-barrier multilayer films based on different commercial polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA) materials, including a blend with commercial ...
Torres-Giner, Sergio; Hilliou, Loic; Meléndez-Rodríguez, Beatriz; Figueroa-López, Kelly Johana; Madalena, Daniel; Cabedo, Luis; Covas, Jose A.; Vicente, Antonio; Lagaron, Jose M.(Elsevier, 2018-10-01)
[EN] New packaging materials based on green composite sheets consisting of poly(3-hydroxybutyrate-co-3-hydroxyvalerate) (PHBV) and coconut fibers (CFs) were obtained by twin-screw extrusion (TSE) followed by compression ...
Meléndez-Rodríguez, Beatriz; Castro-Mayorga, Jinneth L.; Reis, Maria A. M.; Sammon, Chris; Cabedo, Luis; Torres-Giner, Sergio; Lagaron, Jose M.(Frontiers Media SA, 2018-07-17)
[EN] In the present study, circular economy based and potentially low-cost poly(3-hydroxybutyrate-co-3-hydroxyvalerate) (PHBV) was produced by mixed microbial cultures derived from fruit pulp, an industrial by-product of ...
[EN] Novel green composites based on commercial poly(3-hydroxybutyrate) (PHB) filled with 10 wt % rice husk flour (RHF) were melt-compounded in a mini-mixer unit using triglycidyl isocyanurate (TGIC) as compatibilizer and ...
[EN] The present study reports on the production and characterization of a new biopackaging material made of poly(3-hydroxybutyrate-co-3-hydroxyvalerate) (PHBV) derived from municipal biowaste (MBW) and produced by the ...