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Last Updated: July 2, 2013

Nanotechnology Activities Survey in Spain

Name of the Laboratory	Laboratorio Nuevos Materiales y Nanotecnología
Department	Conservacion y calidad de los alimentos
Institution	Instituto de Agroquímica y Tecnología de Alimentos
Institution (Acronym)	IATA, CSIC
Contact Person (e-mail)	LAGARON, Jose María / María de los Desamparados López Rubio / María José Ocio Zapata
Address	Apdo. Correos 73
Postal code	46100 Burjassot (Valencia)
Province	Valencia
Autonomous Region	Valencia, Comunidad de
Country	Spain
Phone	+34 96 3900022
Fax	+ 34 96 363 6301
Website	http://www.iata.csic.es/~conlag/
Main Research Areas	* Development of materials, blends and nanocomposites for food packaging applications * Nanocomposite Materials Development * Nanotechnology in the Food Area * Micro and Nanoencapsulation of Bioactives

Three more relevant publications within 2010-2013
* Fabra, María José; Busolo, MA; López Rubio, Amparo; Lagarón, José María - Trends in Food Science and Technology DOI: 10.1016/j.tifs.2013.01.004 * Martínez Sanz, Marta; López Rubio, Amparo; Lagarón, José María - Journal of Applied Polymer Science May 2013 ;128 (3) : 2197-2207 * Martínez Sanz, Marta; López Rubio, Amparo; Lagarón, José María - Journal of Applied Polymer Science June 2013 ; 128 (5) : 2666-2678

Number of researchers (15)
Permanent positions (Prof, Dr)	4
PhD(contracted)	3
PhD Students	4
Technicians	0
Others	4
PhD 2010-2013	0
PhD Ramon y Cajal (currently)	0

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