JIMÉNEZ ROSADO , Mercedes

Fertilization is an increasingly common practice in horticulture. Nevertheless, the conventionally used fertilization method is ineffective, and it generates contamination problems due to excess nutrients. Therefore, new technologies, such as nanofertilization or controlled-release systems of fertilizers, are currently being tested. Thus, the...

El incremento de la producción hortícola, provocado por la nueva tendencia hacia una alimentación más sana, ha generado la necesidad de crear sistemas de horticultura intensiva. Estos sistemas subsisten gracias al uso de fertilizantes, ya que el suelo no es capaz de regenerar sus nutrientes tan rápidamente como requiere este tipo de...

Climate Change, the large accumulation of waste, the generation of microplastics and the recent scarcity of raw materials are some of the problems that have led to a radical change in the conception of economy from a linear system to a circular system. Thus, different policies, such as Green Deal of the European Union or Horizon Europe, have...

Nowadays, natural polymer-based films are considered potentially environmentally friendly alternatives to conventional plastic films, due to many advantageous properties, including their easy processability, high flexibility, non-toxicity, low cost, high availability, and environmental safety. However, they are limited in their application by a...

Nowadays, biopolymer-based films are being developed as an alternative to conventional plastic-based films, mainly because they are non-toxic, flexible, inexpensive, and widely available. However, they are restricted in their applications due to several deficiencies in their properties. Accordingly, the reinforcement of these materials with...

Nowadays, antioxidants and antibacterial activity play an increasingly vital role in biosystems due to the biochemical and biological reactions that involve free radicals and pathogen growth, which occur in many systems. For this purpose, continuous efforts are being made to minimize these reactions, including the use of nanomaterials as...

Nowadays, there are still numerous challenges for well-known biomedical applications, such as tissue engineering (TE), wound healing and controlled drug delivery, which must be faced and solved. Hydrogels have been proposed as excellent candidates for these applications, as they have promising properties for the mentioned applications,...

La economía circular se está convirtiendo en uno de los conceptos más importantes en la economía mundial debido a los grandes beneficios medioambientales que presenta. No obstante, la falta de personal cualificado en esta área está provocando un gran rechazo en el sector industrial. Es por ello que la Universidad de Sevilla está incluyendo...