Andre R Fajardo

PeerJ Editor & Reviewer

Summary

Prof. André Ricardo Fajardo is graduated in Chemistry (2007), M.Sc. (2009) and Ph.D. (2013) degrees in Chemistry at Maringá State University (Brazil). Ph.D. with a sandwich period at CERMAV (Grenoble-France, 2012-2013). Currently, he is Professor at Universidade Federal Pelotas (Brazil). Research-leader in the Laboratory of Technology and Development of Composites and Polymeric Materials (LaCoPol). He is the author of more than 80 papers with IF and his main research interests include polymer chemistry, polymeric biomaterials, polymeric composites, natural polymers, hydrogels, and absorbent materials.

Biomaterials Composites Environmental Contamination & Remediation Environmental Impacts Food, Water & Energy Nexus Gels Green Chemistry Polymers

Editorial Board Member

PeerJ Materials Science

Past or current institution affiliations

Universidade Federal de Pelotas

Work details

Professor

Universidade Federal de Pelotas

April 2014

Center of Chemical, Pharmaceutical and Food Sciences

Teaching Fields: Physico-chemistry; Experimental Physico-Chemistry; Polymer Science; Materials Characterization Techniques. Research Fields: Polymers; Polysaccharides; Polymer Modification; Polymer Materials; Polymer Composites; Hydrogels; Biomaterials; Environmental Remediation; Heterogeneous Catalysis.

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April 24, 2025

Flexural properties of 3D printed continuous flax fiber reinforced polyethylene composites

Minggan Wang, Xiaohui Song, Zhengwei Yang, Chunlei Luo, Songda Chi, Hao Jiang

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj-matsci.34

August 29, 2023

Current situation and future perspectives for the use of fungi in the biomaterial industry and proposal for a new classification of fungal-derived materials

Luz Alba Ballen Sierra, Thairine Mendes-Pereira, Glen Jasper Yupanqui García, Carla Queiroga Werkhaizer, Juliana B. de Rezende, Thiago Augusto Borges Rodrigues, Fernanda Badotti, Emanuelle Santos de Carvalho Cardoso, Andréa Miura da Costa, Ana Paula Uetanabaro, Maria Teresa Aguilar, Aristóteles Góes-Neto

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj-matsci.31

February 4, 2022

Antimicrobial properties, cytotoxicity, colour and mechanical behavior of light-cured resin composites containing modified Novaron

Zhihui Han, Wenjuan Liu, Yang Sun, Qianrong Zhou, Yue Zhao, Jian Sun, Bangshang Zhu, Youcheng Yu

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj-matsci.19

March 23, 2021

Valorization of discarded industrial fish processing wastes for the extraction of gelatin to use as biodegradable fish bait matrix using RSM

Karunanithi Masilan, Neethirajan Neethiselvan, Robinson Jeya shakila, Balasubramanian Sivaraman, Thangaraji Ravikumar, Muralidharan Nagarajan, Arjunan Karthy, Durairaj Sukumar

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj-matsci.14

September 1, 2020

The influence of thermal treatments on the secondary structure of silk fibroin scaffolds and their interaction with fibroblasts

Tomoko Hashimoto, Yuka Nakamura, Yasushi Tamada, Hiromichi Kurosu, Tsunenori Kameda

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj-matsci.8

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January 10, 2019

Optimization of a pretreatment and hydrolysis process for the efficient recovery of recycled sugars and unknown compounds from agricultural sweet sorghum bagasse stem pith solid waste

Ting-Ting Jiang, Yan Liang, Xiang Zhou, Zi-Wei Shi, Zhi-Jun Xin

https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.6186 PubMed 30647997