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Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 2 Zero Hunger
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SDG 6 Clean Water and Sanitation
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SDG 9 Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure
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SDG 12 Responsible Consumption and Production
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SDG 15 Life on Land
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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ELECTROSPINNING COAXIAL DE BIOPOLÍMEROS Y EXTRACTO DE BACCHARIS LATIFOLIA PARA EL DESARROLLO DE APÓSITOS CON PROPIEDADES ANTIMICROBIANAS Y ANTIOXIDANTES
Jerves Vazquez, F. C. (Director), Vera Cabezas, L. M. (Researcher), Jara Cobos, L. E. (Researcher) & Vanegas Peña, M. E. (Co-Director)
1/03/26 → 28/02/27
Project: Research
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Fungicides for use in organic agriculture based on metal nanoparticles/plants/biopolymers. Structural characterization and evaluation of its biocidal action.
Vanegas Peña, M. E. (Director), Cruzat Contreras, C. A. (Co-Director), Astudillo Aleman, A. L. (Researcher), Peña Tapia, D. F. (Researcher), Vera Cabezas, L. M. (Researcher), Andi Grefa, D. D. (Research Associate), Bonilla Jaime, J. A. (Research Associate), Bravo Sanchez, L. R. (Research Associate), Chavez Navarrete, P. T. (Research Associate), Chong Aguirre, P. A. (Research Associate), Novoa Nestor (Research Associate), Pacheco Coello, R. H. (Research Associate), Arrué, R. (Research Associate), SANTOS ORDOÑEZ, E. G. (Research Associate), VIELMA PUENTE, J. E. (Research Associate), Arevalo Lata, V. F. (Assimilated Technical Staff), AVELLAN MOLINA, J. M. (Assimilated Technical Staff), Bermejo Campos, D. F. (Assimilated Technical Staff), Castillo Zumba, M. A. (Assimilated Technical Staff), Herrera Robalino, D. M. (Assimilated Technical Staff), Mendoza Samaniego, N. V. (Assimilated Technical Staff) & Yanez Atiencia, P. J. (Assimilated Technical Staff)
17/04/23 → 16/12/26
Project: Research
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Use of agro-industrial lignocellulosic waste and polymeric recycling materials for the production of plastic-madera and bioethanol composits
Pelaez Samaniego, M. R. (Director), Fajardo Seminario, J. I. (Co-Director), Garcia Perez, T. (Co-Director), Amaya Pinos, J. B. (Researcher), Cazar Ramirez, M. E. (Researcher), Delgado Fernandez, M. E. (Researcher), Delgado Noboa, J. W. (Researcher), López López, L. M. (Researcher) & Vanegas Peña, M. E. (Researcher)
1/03/20 → 28/02/23
Project: Research
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Evaluation of environmentally sustainable technologies for the removal of manganese of the collection water for purification.
Vera Cabezas, L. M. (Director), Flores Zamora, M. E. (Co-Director), Cruzat Contreras, C. A. (Researcher), Vanegas Peña, M. E. (Researcher), Bermejo Campos, D. F. (Support Personnel I+D), Amaya Pinos, J. B. (Research Associate) & Bravo Sanchez, L. R. (Research Associate)
2/01/20 → 30/09/21
Project: Research
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Scaling, simulation and moderation of the biosorption process of emerging pollutants in columns
Vanegas Peña, M. E. (Director), Vera Cabezas, L. M. (Co-Director), Alvarez Palomeque, L. X. (Researcher), Astudillo Aleman, A. L. (Researcher), Cruzat Contreras, C. A. (Researcher) & Peñafiel Tenorio, M. E. (Researcher)
14/03/19 → 13/03/20
Project: Research
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Correction: Metal Nanoparticles Obtained by Green Hydrothermal and Solvothermal Synthesis: Characterization, Biopolymer Incorporation, and Antifungal Evaluation Against Pseudocercospora fijiensis (Nanomaterials, (2025), 15, 5, (379), 10.3390/nano15050379)
Caguana, T., Cruzat, C., Herrera, D., Peña, D., Arévalo, V., Vera, M., Chong, P., Novoa, N., Arrué, R. & Vanegas, E., Feb 2026, In: Nanomaterials. 16, 4, 229.Research output: Contribution to journal › Comment/debate
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Effects of silver nanoparticles on the physiology, stress, and mineral uptake of banana cultivars in vitro and greenhouse
Mendoza, N. V. (First Author), Hidalgo, K., Troya, L., Sánchez-Timm, E., Vielma, J., Vanegas Peña, M. E., Bogdanchikova, N., Pestryakov, A. & Chong, P. (Last Author), 11 Aug 2025, In: Frontiers in Plant Science. 16, p. 1-17 17 p., 1527137.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Inhibition of Fusarium oxysporum growth in banana by silver nanoparticles: in vitro and in vivo assays
Mendoza, N. V. (First Author), Yánez Atiencia, P. J., Magdama, F., Pacheco, R., Vielma, J., Vanegas Peña, M. E., Bogdanchikova, N., Pestryakov, A. & Chong, P. (Last Author), 24 Feb 2025, In: PLOS One. 20, 2, p. 1-15 15 p., e0308200.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access5 Scopus citations -
Metal Nanoparticles Obtained by Green Hydrothermal and Solvothermal Synthesis: Characterization, Biopolymer Incorporation, and Antifungal Evaluation Against Pseudocercospora fijiensis
Caguana Reyes, S. T. (First Author), Cruzat Contreras, C. A. (Corresponding Author), Herrera, D., Peña Tapia, D. F., Arévalo, V., Vera, M., Chong, P., Novoa, N., Arrué, R. & Vanegas Peña, M. E. (Last Author), Jan 2025, In: Nanomaterials. 15, 5, p. 1-24 24 p., 379.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access5 Scopus citations -
Machine learning for the adsorptive removal of ciprofloxacin using sugarcane bagasse as a low-cost biosorbent: comparison of analytic, mechanistic, and neural network modeling
Vera Cabezas, L. M. (First Author), Aguilar, J., Coronel, S., Juela, D., Cruzat, C. (Last Author) & Vanegas Peña, M. E. (Corresponding Author), 22 Jul 2024, In: Environmental Science and Pollution Research. 31, 35, p. 48674-48686 13 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
1 Scopus citations
Press/Media
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Propiedades antimicrobianas y biocidas de las nanopartículas, aplicadas en agricultura orgánica
29/03/24
1 Media contribution
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