Search Results - "Vega Baudrit, José Roberto"
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Tropical agroindustrial biowaste revalorization through integrative biorefineries—review part I: coffee and palm oil by-products
Published in Biomass conversion and biorefinery (2023)“…Tropical crops are an important source of wealth in many countries. The current agribusiness model is based on the production of a final commodity, leading to…”
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Green Synthesis of Gold and Silver Nanoparticles from Plant Extracts and Their Possible Applications as Antimicrobial Agents in the Agricultural Area
Published in Nanomaterials (Basel, Switzerland) (07-09-2020)“…Currently, metal nanoparticles have varied uses for different medical, pharmaceutical, and agricultural applications. Nanobiotechnology, combined with green…”
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Tropical agroindustrial biowaste revalorization through integrative biorefineries—review part II: pineapple, sugarcane and banana by-products in Costa Rica
Published in Biomass conversion and biorefinery (01-02-2024)“…Biorefineries are a model for greener production processes, based on the concept of bioeconomy. Instead of targeting first-generation biofuels—that compete…”
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Drug Solubility Enhancement through the Preparation of Multicomponent Organic Materials: Eutectics of Lovastatin with Carboxylic Acids
Published in Pharmaceutics (09-03-2019)“…Lovastatin (LOV) is a drug used to treat hypercholesterolemia. Recent studies have identified its antioxidant effects and potential use in the treatment of…”
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Curcumin Hybrid Lipid Polymeric Nanoparticles: Antioxidant Activity, Immune Cellular Response, and Cytotoxicity Evaluation
Published in Biomedicines (29-09-2022)“…Poor solubility and short biological half-life present a challenge that needs to be overcome in order to improve the recognized bioactivities of curcumin…”
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Hybrid Nanoparticles of Proanthocyanidins from Uncaria tomentosa Leaves: QTOF-ESI MS Characterization, Antioxidant Activity and Immune Cellular Response
Published in Plants (Basel) (30-06-2022)“…Previous studies in Uncaria tomentosa have shown promising results concerning the characterization of polyphenols with leaves yielding more diverse…”
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Accelerated Cr (VI) removal by a three‐dimensional electro‐Fenton system using green iron nanoparticles
Published in Water environment research (01-01-2024)“…Green‐synthesized iron nanoparticles (GAP‐FeNP) were used as particle electrodes in a three‐dimensional electro‐Fenton (3DEF) process to accelerate the removal…”
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Student Camps to Promote Scientific Vocations in STEM: The Quimi Camp Case
Published in Uniciencia (01-06-2023)“…[Objective] From 1988 to 2018, high school students in Costa Rica had to pass a final exam to graduate from high school and be eligible for public university…”
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Biosensors for the Detection of Bacterial and Viral Clinical Pathogens
Published in Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) (04-12-2020)“…Biosensors are measurement devices that can sense several biomolecules, and are widely used for the detection of relevant clinical pathogens such as bacteria…”
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Silk-based nano-biocomposite scaffolds for skin organogenesis
Published in Materials letters (15-11-2022)“…•Silk-based nano-biocomposite.•Biocomposite/nano-biocomposite scaffolds.•Skin organogenesis.•Wound healing. Silk produced by silkworms or spiders offers…”
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Self-assembly study of type I collagen extracted from male Wistar Hannover rat tail tendons
Published in Biomaterials research (23-11-2020)“…Background Collagen, the most abundant protein in the animal kingdom, represents a promising biomaterial for regenerative medicine applications due to its…”
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Irbesartan desmotropes: Solid-state characterization, thermodynamic study and dissolution properties
Published in Journal of pharmaceutical analysis (01-10-2019)“…Irbesartan (IBS) is a tetrazole derivative and antihypertensive drug that has two interconvertible structures, 1H- and 2H-tautomers. The difference between…”
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Biorefinery of Biomass of Agro-Industrial Banana Waste to Obtain High-Value Biopolymers
Published in Molecules (Basel, Switzerland) (23-08-2020)“…On a worldwide scale, food demand is increasing as a consequence of global population growth. This makes companies push their food supply chains' limits with a…”
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Nature-inspired innovations: unlocking the potential of biomimicry in bionanotechnology and beyond
Published in Discover nano (21-11-2024)“…Bionanotechnology research has surged to the forefront of scientific innovation, propelling the exploration of cutting-edge technologies and interdisciplinary…”
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Biodegradable plastics in aquatic ecosystems: latest findings, research gaps, and recommendations
Published in Environmental research letters (01-03-2022)“…The negative impact of plastic accumulation in aquatic ecosystems is a known and undeniable problem. However, while many of the scientific community’s…”
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Bovine Serum Albumin-Based Nanoparticles: Preparation, Characterization, and Antioxidant Activity Enhancement of Three Main Curcuminoids from Curcuma longa
Published in Molecules (Basel, Switzerland) (25-04-2022)“…Bovine Serum Albumin (BSA) lipid hybrid nanoparticles are part of the new solutions to overcome low bioavailability of poor solubility drugs such as…”
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Thermoanalytical techniques applied to the solid-state characterization of atorvastatin calcium trihydrate form I
Published in Chemical thermodynamics and thermal analysis (01-06-2024)“…Atorvastatin calcium trihydrate (ACT) is a synthetic lipid-lowering agent whose thermal character remains largely unknown or else mischaracterized due to being…”
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The effect of solution environment and the electrostatic factor on the crystallisation of desmotropes of irbesartan
Published in RSC advances (11-02-2019)“…The experimental conditions necessary for stabilising irbesartan (IBS) tautomers in solution and selectively obtaining the desmotropic crystal forms are…”
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Optimization of the biosynthesis of silver nanoparticles using bacterial extracts and their antimicrobial potential
Published in Biotechnology reports (Amsterdam, Netherlands) (01-12-2023)“…In the present study, silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) were biosynthesized using the supernatant and the intracellular extract of Cupriavidus necator, Bacillus…”
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Saquinavir-Piperine Eutectic Mixture: Preparation, Characterization, and Dissolution Profile
Published in Pharmaceutics (01-10-2023)“…The dissolution rate of the anti-HIV drug saquinavir base (SQV), a poorly water-soluble and extremely low absolute bioavailability drug, was improved through a…”
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