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Acknowledgements The author would like to thank the Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones
Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET) (Postdoctoral fellowship internal 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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T. J. Gutiérrez
Acknowledgements The author would like to thank the Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones
Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET) (Postdoctoral fellowship internal 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). 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. (2017b). 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. (2018a). Active and intelligent films made from starchy sources/blackberry
pulp. Journal of 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). Data on physicochemical properties of active films
derived from plantain flour/PCL blends developed under reactive extrusion conditions. Data in
Brief, 15, 445–448. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dib.2017.09.071.
Gutiérrez, T. J., & Alvarez, V. A. (2017c). 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.
Gutiérrez, T. J., & Alvarez, V. A. (2017d). Properties of native and oxidized corn starch/polystyrene blends under conditions of reactive extrusion using zinc octanoate as a catalyst. Reactive
and Functional Polymers, 112, 33–44. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.reactfunctpolym.2017.01.002.
Gutiérrez, T. J., & Alvarez, V. A. (2018). Bionanocomposite films developed from corn starch and
natural and modified nano-clays with or without added blueberry extract. Food Hydrocolloids,
77, 407–420. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodhyd.2017.10.017.
T. J. Gutiérrez