| Nanotechnology Activities Survey in Spain |
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| Name of the Laboratory |
Packaging Department /AINIA
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| Department |
Tecnologías del Envase |
| Institution |
Ásoc. Investigación Industria Agroalimentaria |
| Institution (Acronym) |
AINIA |
| Contact Person (e-mail) |
Ana Valera / Daniel Rivera / Elvira Casas / ENGUIX NICOLÁS, Carlos / José Belenguer / José María Ferrer / Miguel García / Rafael Soro / Sonia Porta
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| Address |
C/Benjamin Franklin 5-11 |
| Postal code |
46980-Valencia |
| Province |
Valencia |
| Autonomous Region |
Valencia, Comunidad de |
| Country |
Spain |
| Phone |
+34 961366090 |
| Fax |
+34 961318008 |
| Website |
http://www.ainia.es/wps/portal/home |
| Main Research Areas |
* Envase
* Alimento
* Packaging
* Interacción envase-alimento
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| Participating Projects |
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* New sustainable, functionalized and competitive PHB material based in fruit by-products getting advanced solutions for packaging and non-packaging applications (PHBOTTLE)” - 2.873.649,00
Coordinator: Dra. Ana Valera: ) 7º Programa Marco de la UE, programa NMP.2011.2.3-1
* “Incorporación de nanoaditivos a materiales poliméricos de envases alimentarios para la mejora de sus propiedades mecánicas y barrera a los gases”
Coordinator: Dra. Ana Valera: Programa Torres Quevedo (PTQ-11-04911)
* Incorporación de nano-óxidos metálicos a aceros inoxidables y polímeros para la mejora de su condición higiénica. - 59.650,50
Coordinator: Adolfo Fernández Valdés: Miniesterio de Ciencia y Tecnología (PID-560630-2009-13) (212.000 €)
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| Three more relevant publications within 2010-2013 |
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* A.Imbernón, C.Enguix, J.A.Garde, T. Castrillón, S. Furman, A. Ammala, P. Casey, P. White - Póster: IV Congreso de Ingeniería y Tecnología de los Alimentos (CESIA 2006) Sesión Seguridad Alimentaria SAM-08SAM
* Francisco J. Giménez, Silvia M. Albillos, Elvira Casas-Sanz, Ziortza Cruz, Carlos García-Estrada, Ana García-Guerra, José García-Reverter, Miguel Garc - Trends in Food Science & Technology. In Press (http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.tifs.2013.05.007).
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| Instruments and equipment available |
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* TORAY (Medidas de PO2, H2O, CO2)
* Máquina Universal de Ensayos
* Planta piloto para la modificación de arcillas destinadas a nanocomposites
* DSC, Equipo de microencapsulación y nanoencapsulación
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| Number of researchers (14) |
| Permanent positions (Prof, Dr) |
8 |
| PhD(contracted) |
0 |
| PhD Students |
0 |
| Technicians |
5 |
| Others |
1 |
| PhD 2010-2013 |
0 |
| PhD Ramon y Cajal (currently) |
0 |
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| Participation in other Networks
M4nano |
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Nanotechnology for structural applications
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Nano powered ceramics
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Composite materials containing nanocrystals or powders
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Materials based on carbon nanotubes or fullerenes
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Nanoparticulate coatings
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Other - specify:
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NanoTechnology for information processing storage and transmission
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Nanoelectronics, materials and devices
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Optoelectronics/optical materials and devices
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Magnetic materials and devices
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Organic (opto) electronics
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Other - specify:
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Nano(bio)technology for medical applications
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Drug encapsulation
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Targeted drug delivery, molecular recognition
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Other - specify:
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Nanotechnology for sensor applications
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Nanostructured sensors
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Sensors based on biological molecules
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Other - specify:
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Nanotechnology for (electro)chemical processing technologies
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Filtration
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Catalysts or electrodes with nano-structured surface
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Other - specify:
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Long-term research with generic applications
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Self- assembly
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Quantum physics, mesoscopic systems, chemical
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Interfacing to organic / biological molecules
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Instruments and equipment, supporting sciences and technologies
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Analytical equipment and techniques
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Powder production and processing
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Deposition equipment and techniques
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Patterning equipment and techniques
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Other - specify:
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