Current Members

Caio G. Otoni, Ph.D. Materials Sci. Eng.
Assistant Professor, Department of Materials Engineering, UFSCar
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caio.otoni@ufscar.br 

 

Postdoctoral Fellows

Crisiane A. Marangon, Ph.D. Bioengineering
Biopolymer nanoparticles to control food pathogens
Collaboration with Dr. Luiz Mattoso at Embrapa
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Rodrigo Duarte, Ph.D. Materials Sci.
Whole utilization of fruits processing waste for the production of biopolymer films with UV-blocking properties for biodegradable packaging
Collaboration with Dr. Henriette Azeredo at Embrapa
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PhD Students

Giuliana T. Franco, M.Sc. Physical Chemistry
Solution blow cast multilayer materials
Collaboration with Dr. Luiz Mattoso at Embrapa | currently at UBC with Prof. Emily Cranston for 1 year
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Rafael R. A. Silva, M.Sc. Food Sci. Technol.
Triboelectric nanogenerators
Collaboration with Dr. Luiz Mattoso at Embrapa
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Laís Possari, M.Sc. Materials Sci. Eng.
Biodegradable thermoplastic materials filled with orange processing waste
Collaboration with Prof. Silvia Bettini at DEMa/UFSCar
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Marina Azerêdo, M.Sc. Materials Sci. Eng.
Liquid filtration membranes
Collaboration with Dr. José Marconcini at Embrapa | currently at Grenoble INP with Prof. Julien Bras for 1 year
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Letícia B. Santos, B.Sc. Chemistry
Bioplastics from orange and tomato processing losses
Collaboration with Dr. Henriette Azeredo at Embrapa
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MSc Students

Amanda R. Sorigotti, B.Sc. Materials Eng.
Solution blow spun nanofibrous biopolymer mats
Collaboration with Dr. Luiz Mattoso at Embrapa | currently with Embraer
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Gabriela F. Almeida, M.Sc. Chemistry
Solution blow spinning, PLA/nanocellulose/lignin, water remediation
Collaboration with Dr. Luiz Mattoso at Embrapa
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Natália S. Souza, B.Sc. Physics
Polymeric fibers as drying additives for refractory castables
Collaboration with Prof. Victor Pandolfelli and Prof. Dereck Muche at DEMa/UFSCar
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Anderson Z. Fan, B.Sc. Materials Eng.
Orientad bacterial cellulose hydrogels
Collaboration with Dr. Luiz Mattoso at Embrapa and Prof. Hernane Barud at UNIARA
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Ana Carolina R. Ribeiro, B.Sc. Wood Industrial Eng.
Nanocellulose/chitosan hemostatic foams
Supervised by Prof. André Missio at UFPel
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Anna B. B. Pereira, B.Sc. Chemistry
Bacterial cellulose nanocrystal composites
Collaboration with Prof. Márcia Aouada at UNESP
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Érica Oliveira, B.Sc. Food Eng.
Bioplastics from Amazonian fruits
Collaboration with Prof. Lizandro Manzato at IFAM
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BSc Students

Eduardo M. Daniel, B.Sc.-to-be Physical Engineering
Swimming supraparticles (details at FAPESP)
Collaboration with Dr. Bruno Mattos at Aalto Univ.
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Mariana P. Garcia, B.Sc.-to-be Physical Engineering
Magnetic drawing of artifical polymeric cilia
Collaboration with Prof. Watson Loh at Unicamp
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