Publications by authors named "Maria-Guadalupe Cardenas-Galindo"

The transformation of biomasses from agro-industrial waste can significantly impact the production of green chemicals from sustainable resources. Pectin is a biopolymer present in lignocellulosic biomass as Orange Peel Waste (OPW) and has possibilities for making platform compounds such as furfural for sustainable chemistry. In this work, we studied the transformation to furfural of OPW, pectins, and D-galacturonic acid (D-GalA), which is the main component (65 wt%) of pectin.

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The aim of this study was to characterize the morphological properties of amorphous silica nanoparticles (SiO NPs), their cytotoxicity and intracellular location within Human Osteoblasts (HOB). Additionally, SiO NPs were explored for their effectivity as carriers of CRTC3-siRNA on Human Preadipocytes (HPAd), and thus downregulate RGS2 gene expression. SiO NPs were synthesized using the method of Stöber at 45 °C, 56 °C, and 62 °C.

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