NATIONAL LABORATORY OF NANOTECHNOLOGY

1. Róger Moya, R., Berrocal, A., Rodríguez-Zúñiga, A., Rodriguez-Solis, M., Villalobos-Barquero, V., Starbird, R., Vega-Baudrit, J., Biopulp from pineapple leaf fiber produced by colonization with two white-rot fungi: Trametes versicolor and Pleurotus ostreatus, BIORESOURCES, 11 (4), 8756-8746, 2016,

2. Stephani Stamboroski, S., Stachera, P., Corrales Ureña, Y., Hrycyna, G., Ribas Neto, W., Kazuki de Azambuja, W., Salz, D., Ihde, J., Michael Noeske, P., Leite Cavalcanti, W., Implementation of diverse non-centrosymmetric layer concepts for tuning the interface activity of a magnesium alloy, Appl Adhes Sci (2016) 4:6. DOI: 10.1186/s40563-016-0063-7.

3. Solano, V., Vega-Baudrit, J., Controlled Deposition of Gold and Silver on a Porous Silicone Matrixs. J J Nanomed Nanotech. 2016, 2(1): 006.

4. Moya, R., Rodríguez, A., Vega-Baudrit, J., Puente, A., Effects of adding TiO2 nanoparticles to a water-based varnish for wood applied to nine tropical woods of Costa Rica exposed to natural and accelerated weathering, J Coat Technol Res (2017) 14: 141, https://doi:10.1007/s11998-016-9848-7

5. Gonzalez, R., Cadiz, V., Riccardi, K., Vega-Baudrit, J., Isomerization of Fatty Acids A Cellular Barrier Mechanism in Nanotechnology? Journal of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, 17, 1-9, 2017, https://doi:10.1166/jnn.2017.13791

6. Solano, V., Vega-Baudrit, J., Gold, silver, copper and silicone hybrid nanostructure cytotoxicity, International Journal of Recent Scientific Research. Vol. 8, Issue, 2, pp. 15478-15486, February, 2017, ISSN 0976-3031.

7. Calderón, B., Johnson Monique E., Montoro Bustos Antonio R., Murphy Karen E., Winchester Michael R., Vega Baudrit José R., Silver Nanoparticles: Technological Advances, Societal Impacts, and Metrological Challenges, Frontiers in Chemistry, 5 (6), 2017, pp. 1-26.

8. Rivera-Álvarez, A., y Vega-Baudrit, J.R. (2017). Propuesta de incorporación de la nanotecnología en la educación formal media en Costa Rica, Momento: Revista de Física, No. 54E, Marzo 2017, pp. 90-99.

9. Villalobos, K., Rojas, H., González-Paz, R., Brenes Granados, D., González-Masís, J.,  Vega-Baudrit, J., Corrales-Ureña, Y., Production of Starch Films Using Propolis Nanoparticles as Novel Bioplasticizer, Journal of Renewable Materials,  Volume 5, Numbers 3-4, pp. 189-198, 2017,

10. Sibaja, B., Pereira Matheus, C., Ballestero, R.,Vega Baudrit, J., Auad, M., Synthesis and characterization of interpenetrating polymer networks (IPNs) from acrylated soybean oil and alpha-resorcylic acid: Part 1. Kinetic of network formation, Journal of Renewable Materials,  Volume 5, Numbers 3-4, pp. 231-240, 2017,

11. Sibaja, B., Pereira Matheus, C., Ballestero, R., Vega Baudrit, Farag, R., J., Auad, M., Synthesis and characterization of interpenetrating polymer networks (IPNs) from acrylated soybean oil and alpha-resorcylic acid: Part 2. Thermo-mechanical properties and linear fracture mechanics, Journal of Renewable Materials,  Volume 5, Numbers 3-4, pp. 241-250, 2017,

12. Orozco, F., Alfaro-González, B., Corrales, Y., Villalobos, K., Sánchez, A., Bravo, F., Vega-Baudrit, J., Arguello, O., Nanobiodiversity: The potential of extracellular nanostructures. Journal of Renewable Materials,  Volume 5, Numbers 3-4, pp. 199-207, ISSN online 2164-6341, 2017,

13. Ureña-Saborío, H., Madrigal-Carballo, S., Sandoval, J., Vega-Baudrit, J., Rodríguez-Morales, A., Encapsulation of Bacterial Metabolic Infiltrates Isolated from Different Bacillus Strains in Chitosan Nanoparticles as Potential Green Chemistry-Based Biocontrol Agents against Radopholus similis, Journal of Renewable Materials,  Volume 5, Numbers 3-4, pp. 290-299, 2017,

14. Brenes-Granados, D., Cubero-Sesin, J., Orozco, F., Jose Vega-Baudrit, and Gonzalez-Paz, R. (2016). Variation of physical properties of rigid polyurethane foams synthesized from renewable sources with different commercial catalysts. Journal of Renewable Materials,  Volume 5, Numbers 3-4, pp. 280-289, 2017,

15. Camacho, M., Corrales Ureña, Y., Lopretti, M., Bustamante Carballo, L., Moreno, G., Alfaro, B., Vega Baudrit, J., Synthesis and characterization of nanocrystalline cellulose derived from pineapple residues. Journal of Renewable Materials,  Volume 5, Numbers 3-4, pp. 271-279, 2017,

16. Alvarado-Cordero, E., Montes de Oca-Vásquez, G., Pereira-Reyes, R., Vega-Baudrit J y Esquivel-Alfaro, M. (2016). Production of polyhydroxybutyrate (PHB) by Bacillus megaterium DSM32 from residual glycerol of the Bioenergy Industry, Journal of Renewable Materials,  Volume 5, Numbers 3-4, pp. 323-331, 2017,

17. Segura-Salas, N., Orozco, F., Mora, L.D., Corrales, Y., Shakira, J., Vega-Baudrit, J., González-Paz, R., Synthesis and Reinforcement of Thermostable Polymers Using Renewable Resources,  Journal of Renewable Materials,  Volume 5, Numbers 3-4, pp. 313-322, 2017,

18. Mora, L., Orozco, F., Vega-Baudrit, J., and González-Paz, R. Thermal-mechanical characterization of polyurethane rigid foams: Effect of modifying bio-polyol content in isocyanate prepolymers. Journal of Renewable Materials,  Volume 5, Numbers 3-4, pp. 220-230, 2017,

19. Calderón-Jiménez, B., Sarmanho, G., Murphy, K., Montoro Bustos, A., Vega-Baudrit, J.R., NanoUV-VIS: An Interactive Visualization Tool for Monitoring the Evolution of Optical Properties of Nanoparticles Throughout Synthesis Reactions, Journal of Research of the National Institute of Standards and Technology, Volume 122, Article No. 37 (2017), pp. 1-10, 

20. Redondo-Gómez, C., Orozco, F., Michael Noeske, P., Soto-Tellini, V.,  Corrales Ureña, Y., Vega-Baudrit, J., Cholic acid covalently bound to multi-walled carbon nanotubes:  Improvements on dispersion stability, Materials Chemistry and Physics, 200 (2017) 331-341,

21. Vazquez-Vazquez, F.C., Chavarria-Bolaños, D., Villalobos-Vega, D., Vega-Baudrit, J., Pozos-Guillen, A, Masuoka-Itos, D., Alvarez-Perez, M., Characterization and cellular response of 3D-scaffold functionalized with PLA nanofibers. Dental Materials, Volume 33, Supplement 1, 2017, pp. e19-e20,

22. Brenes-Valverde, K., Conejo-Rodríguez, E., Vega-Baudrit, J., Montero-Aguilar, M., Chavarría-Bolaños, D., Evaluation of Microleakage by Gas Permeability and Marginal Adaptation of MTA and Biodentine™ Apical Plugs: In Vitro Study, ODOVTOS-Int. J. Dent. Sc. | No. 19-2: pp. 87-96, 2017. ISSN:1659-1046. DOI:

23. Torrentes, G., Miranda, B.C., Vega-Baudrit, J., Mata-Segreda, J., Castor oil (Ricinus communis) supercritical methanolysis, Energy, 140 (2017) pp. 426-435,

24. Ávila-Morales, G., Montes de Oca-Vásquez, G., Alvarado-Marchena, L., Pereira-Reyes, R., Hernández-Miranda, M., González-Paz R y Vega-Baudrit, J., Biosynthesis of silver nanoparticles using mint leaf extract (Mentha piperita) and its antibacterial activity. Advanced Science, Engineering and Medicine, Volume 9, Number 11, November 2017, pp. 914-923(10),

25. Gutierrez B, Bermúdez CV, Ureña YRC, Chacón SV, Baudrit RV (2017) Nanobots: Development and Future. Int J Biosen Bioelectron., 2(5): 00037. DOI:10.15406/ijbsbe.2017.02.00037

26. Corrales Ureña, Y., Leite Cavalcanti, W., Soltau, M., Villalobos, K., Rischka, K., Michael Noeske, P., Brune, K., Dieckhoff, S., Interfactant action of an amphiphilic polymer upon directing graphene oxide layer formation on sapphire substrates, Appl Adhes Sci (2017) 5:10, DOI 10.1186/s40563-017-0089-5

27. González-Masís, J., Cubero-Sesin, J., Vega-Baudrit, J., González-Paz, R., DEVELOPMENT AND CHARACTERIZATION OF BIOMATERIALS FOR BIOMIMETIC TISSUE APPLICATIONS, Journal of Engineering in Medical Devices, Vol.1, April-September 2017, ISSN: 2215-4914.

28. Moya, R., Rodriguez-Zuñiga, A., Berrocal, A., Vega-Baudrit, J., Effect of Silver Nanoparticles Synthesized with NPsAg-Ethylene Glycol (C2H6O2) on Brown Decay and White Decay Fungi of Nine Tropical Woods, Journal of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, Volume 17, Number 8, pp. 5233-5240(8), 2017,

29. Corrales, Y., Pereira, R., Sànchez, A., Kowalik, T., Rischka, K., Vega-Baudrit, J., Extracellular micro and nanoestructures forming the velvet worn solidified adhesive secretation, Materials Research Express, november 2017, aprobado para publicar, DOI: 10.1088/2053-1591/aa9940

30. Palma-Jiménez, M., Corrales Ureña, Y., Villalobos Bermúdez, C., Vega-Baudrit, J., Microgravity and Nanomaterials, Biophysics, 2017, aprobado, por publicar.

31. Lopretti, M., Esquivel, M., Madrigal, S, Corrales, Y. R., Vega-Baudrit, JR. Estudio preliminar de la obtención de compuestos híbridos de quitosano y polifenoles derivados de lignina a partir de subproductos agropecuarios. Revista Científica, vol. 27, No. 1, 2017, pp. 33-43,

32. Alvarado MA, Guzmán ON, Solís NM, Vega-Baudrit J., Recycling and Elimination of Wastes obtained from Agriculture by using Nanotechnology: Nanosensors. Int J Biosen Bioelectron 3(5): 00084. 2017. DOI: 10.15406/ijbsbe.2017.03.00084

33. Soto-Cruz, J., Alvarado-Aguilar, P., Vega-Baudrit, J., Redondo-Gómez, C., Soto-Tellini, V., Madrigal-Carballo, S., Rojas-Carrillo, O., Caracterización estructural de vesículas modificadas con quitosano, UNICIENCIA, Vol. 32, No. 1, pp. 32-45. Enero-Junio, 2018, ISSN Electrónico: 2215-3470, DOI:

34. Porras-Gómez, M., Vega-Baudrit, J., Garcia, F., Pereira, R., Núñez-Corrales, S. and Madrigal-Carballo, S. “Evaluation of the synergistic effect of EDTA-functionalized chitosan nanoparticles on imipenem delivery in Pseudomonas aeruginosa carbapenem-resistant strain AG1”. Journal of Biomaterials and Nanobiotechnology, 2018, 9, 64-78 pp. 64-78. DOI: 10.4236/jbnb.2018.91006

35.  Solano, V., Corrales.Y.R, Vega-Baudrit, J.R.   Immobilization of gold and silver on a biocompatible porous silicone matrix to obtain hybrid nanostructures. IEEE - Advancing Technology, 2017. Journal of Biomaterials and Nanobiotechnology, 9, 64-78 pp. 41-50. DOI: 10.4236/jbnb.2018.91004

36.  Chacón, N., Vega-Baudrit, J., Corrales, Y., Basis and Applications of Silicon Reinforced Adhesives. Organic & Medicinal Chem IJ. 2018; 5(1): 555654. DOI: 10.19080/OMCIJ.2018.05.555654

37.  Alfaro-González, B., Ulate, D., Alvarado, R., Argüello-Miranda, O., Chitosan-silver nanoparticles as an approach to control bacterial proliferation, spores and antibiotic-resistant bacteria, Biomed. Phys. Eng. Express 4 (3), 2018,  

38.  Palma-Jiménez, M., Blanco-Meneses, M., Vega-Baudrit, J., Study of Microorganisms Associated with the Chemical Compounds in a Tropical Soil, International Journal of Plant & Soil Science, 21(2): 1-13, 2018; pp. 1-13, Article no.IJPSS.39052, ISSN: 2320-7035.

39.  Hernández-Montelongo, J., Corrales-Ureña, Y., Machado, D., Lancelloti, M. Pinheiro, M., Rischka, K.,  Lisboa-Filho, P., Cotta, M.A., Electrostatic immobilization of antimicrobial peptides on polyethylenimine and their antibacterial effect against Staphylococcus epidermidis, Colloids and Surfaces B: Biointerfaces, Volume 164, 1 April 2018, pp. 370-378,

40.  Brenes-Valverde, K., Conejo-Rodríguez, E., Vega-Baudrit, J., Montero-Aguilar, M., Chavarría-Bolaños, D., Evaluation of Microleakage by Gas Permeability and Marginal Adaptation of MTA and Biodentine™ Apical Plugs: In Vitro Study, ODOVTOS-Int. J. Dent. Sc. | No. 20-1: pp. 57-67, 2018. ISSN:1659-1046. DOI:

41.  Arreche, R.A., Montes de Oca-Vásquez, G., Vega-Baudrit, J.R., Vázquez, P., Synthesis of Silver Nanoparticles Using Extracts from Yerba Mate (Ilex paraguariensis) Wastes, Waste and Biomass Valorization, 2018, pp. 1-9.

42.  Rojas Alfaro, J., Fernández Araya, L., Redondo Gómez, C., Vega Baudrit, J., Bio Refinery of Oily Wastes, Organic and Medicinal Chemistry International Journal, 6(5), 2018, pp. 1-7,  DOI: 10.19080/OMCIJ.2018.06.555698

43.  Corrales-Ureña, Y., Villalobos-Bermúdez, C., Pereira, R., Camacho, M., Estrada, E., Argüello-Miranda, O., Vega-Baudrit, J., Biogenic silica-based microparticles obtained as a sub-product of the nanocellulose extraction process from pineapple peels., Scientific Reports, Nature, (2018) 8:10417,

44.  Igal K., Arreche, R., Sambeth, J., Bellotti, N., Vega-Baudrit, J.R, Redondo-Gómez C., Vázquez, P., Antifungal activity of cotton fabrics finished modified silica-silver- carbon-based hybrid nanoparticles, Textile Research Journal, 89 (5), pp. 825-833, 2019,

45. Andrea M. Araya-Sibaja, Mariola Urgellés, Felipe Vásquez-Castro, Felipe Vargas-Huertas, José Roberto Vega-Baudrit, Teodolito Guillén-Girón, Mirtha Navarro-Hoyos and Silvia L. Cuffini, The effect of solution environment and the electrostatic factor on the crystallization of desmotropes of irbesartan, RSC Adv., 2019, 9, 5244-5250, DOI: 10.1039/C8RA10146A

46. Erika Alfaro-Mayorga, J.  Rodríguez-Rojas, M.  Bonilla, D.  Chavarría-Bolaños, J. R.  Vega-Baudrit and Victor Ivan Vargas, Physico–Chemical Characterization of Dentinal Surface Treated with Atmospheric Pressure Plasma, Plasma Medicine, 8 (4), 2018, pp. 357—364, ISSN 1947-5764. DOI: 10.1615/PlasmaMed.2019028860

47.  Lopretti, M., Lecot, N., Rodríguez, A., Lluberas, G., Orozco, F., Bolaños, L., Montes de oca, G., Cerecetto, H., Vega-Baudrit, J., Biorefinery of Rice Husk to Obtain Functionalized Bioactive Compounds, Journal of Raw Materials, 7(4), 2019, pp. 313-324,

48.  Vazquez-Vazquez, F, Chanes-Cuevas, O., Masuoka, D., Arenas Alatorre, J., Chavarría, D., Vega-Baudrit, J., Serrano, J., Alvarez, M., Biocompatibility of Developing 3D-Printed Tubular Scaffold Coated with Nanofibers for Bone Applications, Journal of Nanomaterials, vol. 2019, pp. 1-13, Article ID 6105818, 2019.

49.  Rigg-Aguilar, P., Moya, R., Vega-Baudrit, J., Navarro-Mora,A., Gaitan-Alvarez, J., European Pallets Fabricated with Composite Wood Blocks from Tropical Species Reinforced with Nanocrystalline Cellulose: Effects on the Properties of Blocks and Static Flexure of the Pallet, Bioresources, 14 (2), 2019, pp. 3651-3667.   ISSN: 1930-2126

50.  Solís, E., Vega-Baudrit, J., Rodríguez, E., Meseguer, L., Estudio del Efecto de la Adición de Nanocelulosa del Desecho de Rastrojo de Piña en Mezclas para materiales de Construcción, Revista Iberoamericana de Polímeros y Materiales, 20(1), enero 2019, pp. 21-43. ISSN-e 0121-6651.

51.  Lopretti, M., Lluberas, G., Montanez, A., Silva, C., Vega-Baudrit, J., Pereira, R., Poliuretanos como producto de la Biorefinería de la Industrialización de Arroz, Revista Iberoamericana de Polímeros y Materiales, 20(1), enero 2019, pp. 44-53. ISSN-e 0121-6651.

52. Flores, N., Moya, R., Rodríguez, A., Vega-Baudrit, J., APPLICATION OF MULTILAYER CARBON NANOTUBES (MWCNT) ON NINE TROPICAL WOOD OF COSTA RICA AND THEIR IMPACT ON MECHANICAL RESISTANCE, Interciencia, 44 (2), 2019, pp. 88-93.

53.  Araya-Sibaja, A.M.; Vega-Baudrit, J.R.; Guillén-Girón, T.; Navarro-Hoyos, M.; Cuffini, S.L. Drug Solubility Enhancement through the Preparation of Multicomponent Organic Materials: Eutectics of Lovastatin with Carboxylic Acids. Pharmaceutics 2019, 11(3), 112,

54.  Orozco, F., Redondo-Gómez, C., Vega-Baudrit, J.R., Moreno-Villoslada, I., On the comparison between diafiltration and isothermal titration calorimetry: Determination of the amount of analytes bound to watersoluble polymers, Polymer Testing, 76 (2019) 443–447,

55.  Espinoza-Ramirez, A., Fuentes-Rodriguez, H., Hernandez-Herrera, E., Mora-Sandi, A., Vega-Baudrit, J.R. Nanobiodiversity and Biomimetic Adhesives Development: From Nature to Production and Application, Journal of Biomaterials and Nanobiotechnology, 10, 78-101, 2019,

56. Alvarado, K., Bolaños, M., Camacho, C., Quesada, E., Vega-Baudrit, J., Nanobiotechnology in Agricultural Sector: Overview and Novel Applications, Journal of Biomaterials and Nanobiotechnology, 10, 120-141, 2019,

57.  Alpizar-Vargas, L., Zúñiga-Montero, C., Rodríguez-Murillo, A., Vargas-Vásquez, A., Vega-Baudrit, J., Nutraceuticals: definition, applied nanoengineering in their production and applications, International Journal of Biosensors and Bioelectronics, 5(3), pp. 56‒61, 2019.