Esta académica también es parte del Centro de Investigación en Biodiversidad y Ambientes Sustentables (CIBAS) de la UCSC.
Líneas de Investigación
- Síntesis orgánica
- Síntesis y caracterización de polímeros funcionales para remoción de metales contaminantes
- Modificación de Biopolímeros para remediación ambiental
- Obtención de materiales nano y microporosos biobasados
Cursos que dicta
Pregrado
- Contaminación Ambiental
- Metales pesados y su impacto en el ambiente
Postgrado
- Tesis II
Publicaciones académicas
- Heavy metal accumulation in environmental matrices and a host–parasite system (Genypterus chilensis–Phocanema cattani) from the Biobío coast, Chile. https://doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.7417963.
- Citrate-buffered Yamanaka medium allows to produce high-yield bacterial nanocellulose in static culture using Komagataeibacter strains isolated from apple cider vinegar. Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology.
- Tailoring cellulose-based hydrogels by phosphorylation of unbleached kraft pulps for adsorption applications. Cellulose.
- Adsorbents Derived from Xylan Hemicellulose with Removal Properties of Pollutant Metals. Chinese Journal of Polymer Science. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10118-023-2897-3.
- Hydrogels derived from galactoglucomannan hemicellulose with inorganic contaminant removal properties. RSC Advances. https://doi.org/10.1039/D1RA06278F.
- Hydrogels derived from 2-hydroxyethyl-methacrylate and 2-acrylamido-2-methyl-1-propanesulfonic acid, with ability to remove metal cations from wastewater. Polymer Bulletin. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00289-019-02697-z.
- Effect of ultrasonic sonication time on the structural, optical and antibacterial properties of ceria nanostructures. Materials Research Express. https://doi.org/10.1088/2053-1591/ab2e6c.
- Heavy metal removal from aqueous systems using hydroxyapatite nanocrystals derived from clam shells. RSC Advances. https://doi.org/10.1039/c9ra04198b.
- Hydroxyapatite nanocrystals synthesized from calcium rich bio-wastes. Materials Letters. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matlet.2018.07.077.
- Nano-hydroxyapatite polymeric hydrogels for dye removal. RSC Advances. https://doi.org/10.1039/c8ra01887a.
- Hybrid photoluminescent materials containing a benzobisthiazole core for liquid crystal and gel applications. Soft Matter. https://doi.org/10.1039/c6sm02650h.
- Metal ion sorption by chitosan–tripolyphosphate beads. Journal of Applied Polymer Science. https://doi.org/10.1002/app.45511.
- Functionalized galactoglucomannan‐based hydrogels for the removal of metal cations from aqueous solutions. Journal of Applied Polymer Science. https://doi.org/10.1002/app.44093.
- New polycatenar Schiff bases derived from 1,3,4-thiadiazole: synthesis, mesomorphism and luminescence behaviour. Liquid Crystals. https://doi.org/10.1080/02678292.2016.1193907.
- Soft amphiphilic polyesters obtained from PEGs and silicon fatty compounds: structural characterizations and self-assembly studies. RSC Advances. https://doi.org/10.1039/c6ra03725a.
- Synthesis of new benzobisthiazole materials and a study of their mesomorphic and luminescence properties. Supramolecular Chemistry. https://doi.org/10.1080/10610278.2013.844809.
- Synthesis of novel symmetrical tetra- and hexacatenar di-amides containing 1,3,4-thiadiazole units and a study of their mesomorphic and luminescence properties. Liquid Crystals. https://doi.org/10.1080/02678292.2014.883446.
- Columnar liquid crystals based on amino-1,3,4-thiadiazole derivatives. Liquid Crystals. https://doi.org/10.1080/02678292.2012.686635.
- Novel supramolecular columnar liquid crystals based on thiosemicarbazides. Supramolecular Chemistry. https://doi.org/10.1080/10610278.2011.622390.
- Novel amides and Schiff's bases derived from 1,3,4-oxadiazole derivatives: synthesis and mesomorphic behaviour. Liquid Crystals. https://doi.org/10.1080/02678290902855885.
- Novel chiral calamitic liquid crystalline oxadiazoles as ferroelectric materials. Liquid Crystals. https://doi.org/10.1080/02678290802513790.
- Novel chiral liquid crystals based on amides and azo compounds derived from 2‐amino‐1,3,4‐thiadiazoles: synthesis and mesomorphic properties. Liquid Crystals. https://doi.org/10.1080/02678290701751434.
- Synthesis and mesomorphic properties of oxadiazole esters derived from (R)‐2‐octanol, (S)‐2‐n‐octyloxypropanol and (2S,3S)‐2‐chloro‐3‐methylpentanol. Liquid Crystals. https://doi.org/10.1080/02678290802211114.