2
2019; Valencia et al. 2019; Khosravi et al. 2020; Tomadoni et al. 2020). With this in
mind, in this volume provides the principles and foundations for the design, development, manufacture and processing of reactive and functional polymers, with special emphasis on biopolymers, polyesters and polyurethanes (Gutiérrez and Alvarez
2017a; Herniou--Julien et al. 2019). This text also provides an in-depth review of
updated sources on reactive resins and silicones.
AcknowledgementsThe author would like to thank the Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones
Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET) (Postdoctoral internal fellowship PDTS-Resolution 2417),
Agencia Nacional de Promoción Científica y Tecnológica (ANPCyT) (grant PICT-2017-1362),
Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata (UNMdP) for financial support, and Dr. Mirian
Carmona-Rodríguez.
Conflicts of Interest The author declares no conflict of interest.
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Gutiérrez, T. J. (2017b). Effects of exposure to pulsed light on molecular aspects of edible films
made from cassava and taro starch. Innovative Food Science and Emerging Technologies, 41,
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foodhyd.2020.106272
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edible films made from plantain flour with added Aloe vera gel. Journal of Functional Foods,
26, 750–762. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jff.2016.08.054.
Gutiérrez, T. J., & Alvarez, V. A. (2017a). Cellulosic materials as natural fillers in starch- containing
matrix-based films: A review. Polymer Bulletin, 74(6), 2401–2430. https://doi.org/10.1007/
s00289-016-1814-0.
Gutiérrez, T. J., & Alvarez, V. A. (2017b). Eco-friendly films prepared from plantain flour/
PCL blends under reactive extrusion conditions using zirconium octanoate as a catalyst.
Carbohydrate Polymers, 178, 260–269. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.carbpol.2017.09.026.
T. J. Gutiérrez
2019; Valencia et al. 2019; Khosravi et al. 2020; Tomadoni et al. 2020). With this in
mind, in this volume provides the principles and foundations for the design, development, manufacture and processing of reactive and functional polymers, with special emphasis on biopolymers, polyesters and polyurethanes (Gutiérrez and Alvarez
2017a; Herniou--Julien et al. 2019). This text also provides an in-depth review of
updated sources on reactive resins and silicones.
AcknowledgementsThe author would like to thank the Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones
Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET) (Postdoctoral internal fellowship PDTS-Resolution 2417),
Agencia Nacional de Promoción Científica y Tecnológica (ANPCyT) (grant PICT-2017-1362),
Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata (UNMdP) for financial support, and Dr. Mirian
Carmona-Rodríguez.
Conflicts of Interest The author declares no conflict of interest.
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Alizadeh, R., Zarrintaj, P., Kamrava, S. K., Bagher, Z., Farhadi, M., Heidari, F., Komeili, A.,
Gutiérrez, T. J., & Saeb, M. R. (2019). Conductive hydrogels based on agarose/alginate/chitosan for neural disorder therapy. Carbohydrate Polymers, 224, 115161. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.
carbpol.2019.115161
Gutiérrez, T. J. (2017a). Surface and nutraceutical properties of edible films made from starchy
sources with and without added blackberry pulp. Carbohydrate Polymers, 165, 169–179.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.carbpol.2017.02.016.
Gutiérrez, T. J. (2017b). Effects of exposure to pulsed light on molecular aspects of edible films
made from cassava and taro starch. Innovative Food Science and Emerging Technologies, 41,
387–396. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ifset.2017.04.014.
Gutiérrez, T. J. (2018a). Active and intelligent films made from starchy sources/blackberry
pulp. Journal Polymers and the Environment, 26(6), 2374–2391. https://doi.org/10.1007/
s10924-017-1134-y.
Gutiérrez, T. J. (2018b). Are modified pumpkin flour/plum flour nanocomposite films biodegradable and compostable? Food Hydrocolloids, 83, 397–410. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.
foodhyd.2018.05.035.
Gutiérrez, T. J. (2019). Trends in polymers for agri-food applications: A note from the editor.
In: Gutiérrez, T. (Ed.). Polymers for Agri-Food Applications. Springer, Cham. https://doi.
org/10.1007/978-3-030-19416-1_1
Gutiérrez, T. J. (2021). In vitro and in vivo digestibility from bionanocomposite edible films based
on native pumpkin flour/plum flour. Food Hydrocolloids, 106272. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.
foodhyd.2020.106272
Gutiérrez, T. J., & Álvarez, K. (2016). Physico-chemical properties and in vitro digestibility of
edible films made from plantain flour with added Aloe vera gel. Journal of Functional Foods,
26, 750–762. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jff.2016.08.054.
Gutiérrez, T. J., & Alvarez, V. A. (2017a). Cellulosic materials as natural fillers in starch- containing
matrix-based films: A review. Polymer Bulletin, 74(6), 2401–2430. https://doi.org/10.1007/
s00289-016-1814-0.
Gutiérrez, T. J., & Alvarez, V. A. (2017b). Eco-friendly films prepared from plantain flour/
PCL blends under reactive extrusion conditions using zirconium octanoate as a catalyst.
Carbohydrate Polymers, 178, 260–269. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.carbpol.2017.09.026.
T. J. Gutiérrez