Francisco Javier Alonso Montemayor

A review on antibacterial and therapeutic plasma-enhanced activities of natural extracts

Published in Journal of King Saud University - Science

Emerging traditional drug-multiresistant bacteria has become a critical health problem worldwide, which has motivated the development of alternative therapies and technologies to combat infections associated with such bacteria. The application of antibacterial and non-cytotoxic natural extracts combined with the therapeutic use of cold plasma offer...

Effect of cold air plasma on the morphology and thermal stability of bleached hemp fibers

Published in Revista Mexicana de Ingeniería Química

The use of cold plasma surface modification techniques has lately gained increasing interest as a complementary option (nonpollutant and free of hazardous chemicals) to increase the thermal stability of bio-based fibers, and thus make them more suitable for polymer reinforcing applications. A considerable amount of studies has been performed to imp...

Enhancing the Mechanical Performance of Bleached Hemp Fibers Reinforced Polyamide 6 Composites: A Competitive Alternativ...

Published in Polymers

Automotive and industrial design companies have profusely used commodity materials like glass fiber-reinforced polypropylene. These materials show advantageous ratios between cost and mechanical properties, but poor environmental yields. Natural fibers have been tested as replacements of glass fibers, obtaining noticeable tensile strengths, but bei...

Chapter 1. Physical Chemistry on Food Science and Technology

In general, physical chemistry is a multidisciplinary science that involves knowledge of thermodynamics, quantum chemistry, transport phenomena, electrochemistry, among other. In foods, physical chemistry is useful to understand the changes of foods and provide the basis for the food processing optimization. In this context, take in count thermodyn...