Alejandra Torres - Nanotechnology

Author Information

Alejandra Torres is affiliated with the Center for Packaging Innovation (LABEN), Food Science and Technology Department, Technological Faculty, University of Santiago de Chile, Chile. Additionally, she is associated with CEDENNA, the Center for the Development of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology in Chile. Her research primarily focuses on nanotechnology applications in food packaging, particularly exploring the use of supercritical fluids and active nanocomposites to enhance material properties.

Research Contributions

Alejandra Torres has made significant contributions to the field of nanotechnology with a strong emphasis on sustainable food packaging. Her research includes the development and characterization of active nanocomposite films, the incorporation of bioactive compounds such as cinnamaldehyde and thymol into polymer matrices using supercritical carbon dioxide (scCO2), and the study of nanoparticle effects on material properties through molecular dynamics simulations. Notable works include her studies on the impregnation of PLA nanocomposites with cinnamaldehyde, the influence of nanoparticle shape on barrier properties, and the supercritical impregnation process for food applications. Her research is aimed at improving the thermal, mechanical, and barrier properties of packaging materials while maintaining sustainability.

Aliases

Alejandra Torres is also known by the aliases "A Torres" and "A. Torres".

Publication and Citation Metrics

Metric	Value
Citation Count	931
h-index	19
Paper Count	37

Publications:

Foaming with scCO2 and Impregnation with Cinnamaldehyde of PLA Nanocomposites for Food Packaging

DOI: 10.3390/pr10020376

Year: 2022

Nanoparticle Shape Influence over Poly(lactic acid) Barrier Properties by Molecular Dynamics Simulations

DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.1c04589

Year: 2022

Obtaining Active Polylactide (PLA) and Polyhydroxybutyrate (PHB) Blends Based Bionanocomposites Modified with Graphene Oxide and Supercritical Carbon Dioxide (scCO2)-Assisted Cinnamaldehyde: Effect on Thermal-Mechanical, Disintegration and Mass Transport Properties

DOI: 10.3390/polym13223968

Year: 2021

Effect of functionalized silica nanoparticles on the mass transfer process in active PLA nanocomposite films obtained by supercritical impregnation for sustainable food packaging

DOI: 10.1016/j.supflu.2020.104844

Year: 2020

Effect of supercritical incorporation of cinnamaldehyde on physical-chemical properties, disintegration and toxicity studies of PLA/lignin nanocomposites.

DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2020.11.140

Year: 2020

Extraction of Vanillin from Aqueous Matrices by Membrane-Based Supercritical Fluid Extraction: Effect of Operational Conditions on Its Performance

DOI: 10.1021/acs.iecr.0c01272

Year: 2020

Supercritical impregnation for food applications: a review of the effect of the operational variables on the active compound loading

DOI: 10.1080/10408398.2019.1567459

Year: 2019

Performance of butanol separation from ABE mixtures by pervaporation using silicone-coated ionic liquid gel membranes

DOI: 10.1039/C8RA09630A

Year: 2019

PLA/organoclay bionanocomposites impregnated with thymol and cinnamaldehyde by supercritical impregnation for active and sustainable food packaging

DOI: 10.1016/J.COMPOSITESB.2019.107336

Year: 2019

Effect of pressure and time on scCO2-assisted incorporation of thymol into LDPE-based nanocomposites for active food packaging

DOI: 10.1016/J.JCOU.2018.05.031

Year: 2018

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