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Aleksandra Nesic

Senior Investigator

University of Concepcion, Chile

Concepcion, Chile

Líneas de Investigación


1. Processing of biobased materials for food packaging, agriculture and environment remediation application

Educación

  •  Chemical Engineering, University of Belgrade, Serbia. Serbia, 2012

Experiencia Académica

  •   Senior Research Associate Full Time

    University of Belgrade, Serbia

    Vinca Institute for Nuclear Science

    Belgrade, Serbia

    2011 - At present

  •   senior Investigator Full Time

    University of Concepcion, Chile

    The technological development unit

    Concepcion, Chile

    2017 - At present

Experiencia Profesional

  •   Senior Research Associate Full Time

    University of Belgrade, Serbia

    Serbia

    2011 - At present

  •   Senior Investigator Full Time

    University of Concepcion, Chile

    Chile

    2017 - At present

Formación de Capital Humano


Participations in the projects
• „New technologies for monitoring and environmental protection from hazardous chemical substances and radiation “- (2011-2019 year)
• Executive program for scientific and technological cooperation between the Italian Republic and the Republic of Serbia „Innovative pectin-based films for food packaging: preparation and characterization “- (2013-2015 year)
• Executive program for scientific and technological cooperation between the Italian Republic and the Republic of Serbia „Development and improvement of polysaccharide-based films for potential application in food packaging. “- (2016-2018 year)
• Coordinator of project: Bilateral scientific and technological cooperation between the Republic of Serbia and the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD), ’’Novel pectin-based aerogels as new bio-insulators for potential application in food packaging’’-(2016-2018 year)
• Coordinator of Serbian group in COST Action CA15114 COST Association: ‘’Anti-Microbial Coating Innovations to prevent infectious diseases’’- (2016-2020 year)
• BASAL project PFB/27 (2017-2020)

Internships
2017, February; 2016, October-November, Visiting researcher In Institute for Thermal Separations, University of Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany. Processing of polysaccharide-based aerogels.
2016, March-June-Visiting researcher in Institute of Chemistry and Technology of Polymers, Napoli, Italy
2015, December-Visiting researcher in Laboratory “Polymères, Biopolymères, Surfaces” UMR 6270, University of Rouen – Mont-Saint-Aignan, France. Biobased food packaging. Barrier and sorption properties of thin films.
2015, March-June-Visiting researcher in Institute of Chemistry and Technology of Polymers, Napoli, Italy. Green technology. Biobased materials for food packaging, agriculture and biomedical application. Electrospinning.
2010, February-March-Institute for Corrosion and Multiphase Flow Technology, Ohio University, Athens, OH, USA- Investigation was related to the spreading corrosion inhibitor for the top of the line corrosion on mild steel.

International membership
-Member in scientific committee of Polychar World Forum on Advanced Materials



 

Article (31)

Chemical composition and antibacterial activity of red murta (Ugni molinae Turcz.) seeds: an undervalued Chilean resource
Chilean crab (Aegla cholchol) as a new source of chitin and chitosan with antifungal properties against Candida spp
Corn-Starch-Based Materials Incorporated with Cinnamon Oil Emulsion: Physico-Chemical Characterization and Biological Activity
Physical-Chemical Evaluation of Active Food Packaging Material Based on Thermoplastic Starch Loaded with Grape cane Extract
Phytostimulant properties of highly stable silver nanoparticles obtained with saponin extract from Chenopodium quinoa
Prospect of Polysaccharide-Based Materials as Advanced Food Packaging
Removal of Fe2+, Zn2+ and Mn2+ ions from the mining wastewater by lemon peel waste
Influence of different concentrations of Zn-carbonate phase on physical-chemical properties of antimicrobial agar composite films
Influence of thermoplasticized starch on physical-chemical properties of new biodegradable carriers intended for forest industry
Tailoring the physico-chemical and antimicrobial properties of agar-based films by in situ formation of Cu-mineral phase
Utilization of agro-industrial waste for removal of copper ions from aqueous solutions and mining-wastewater
Edible blend films of pectin and poly(ethylene glycol): Preparation and physico-chemical evaluation
Pectin-based nanocomposite aerogels for potential insulated food packaging application
Pectin/Carboxymethylcellulose Films as a Potential Food Packaging Material
Response surface methodology for optimisation of edible coatings based on dextran from Leuconostoc mesenteroides T3
Chitosan-triclosan films for potential use as bio-antimicrobial bags in healthcare sector
Design of pectin-sodium alginate based films for potential healthcare application: Study of chemico-physical interactions between the components of films and assessment of their antimicrobial activity
Mineralized agar-based nanocomposite films: Potential food packaging materials with antimicrobial properties
Pectin-polyvinylpyrrolidone films: A sustainable approach to the development of biobased packaging materials
Evaluation of Dye Adsorption Onto SBA-15 Using Image Analysis
New method for quantification of dye sorption using SBA mesoporous silica as a target sorbent
Novel biosensor films based on chitosan
Physical-chemical behavior of novel copolymers composed of methacrylic acid and 2-acrylamido-2-methylpropane sulfonic acid
The enhanced removal of cationic dyes in binary system using novel copolymers with two kinds of acidic groups
Biocomposite membranes of highly methylated pectin and mesoporous silica SBA-15
Novel composite films based on amidated pectin for cationic dye adsorption
Novel membrane adsorbers incorporating functionalized polyglycidyl methacrylate
Adsorption of azo dyes on polymer materials
Modification of chitosan by zeolite A and adsorption of Bezactive Orange 16 from aqueous solution
Characterization of chitosan/montmorillonite membranes as adsorbents for Bezactiv Orange V-3R dye
Complexation of amidated pectin with poly(itaconic acid) as a polycarboxylic polymer model compound

BookSection (4)

Adsorption of Dyes and Metal Ions by Chitosan and their Derivatives
Pectin Films for Application in Food Packaging
Preparation and Characterisation of Novel Biodegradable Material Based on Chitosan and Poly(Itaconic Acid) as Adsorbent for Removal of Reactive Orange 16 Dye from Wastewater
The influence of nanofillers on physical-chemicalproperties of polysaccharide-based film intendeed for food packaging

Proyecto (2)

Desarrollo de packaging biodegradable con propiedad activa para el control en poscosecha de Botritys cinerea, durante la exportación de uva de mesa chilena
EDIBLE POLYSACCHARIDE-BASED FILMS=> AN INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGICAL APPROACH TO PROLONG THE SHELF LIFE OF FOOD PRODUCTS,
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Aleksandra Nesic

Senior Investigator

Biomaterials

University of Concepcion, Chile

Concepcion, Chile

9
Gustavo Cabrera

Profesor Asistente

Facultad de Ciencias para el Cuidado de la Salud

Universidad San Sebastián, Campus Las tres Pascualas

Concepción, Chile

3
Neda Radovanovic

Research Associate

Biochemical engineering and Biotechnology

Innovation Center of Faculty of Technology and Metallurgy

Belgrade, Serbia

1
Claudia Mardones

Académica

Departamento Análisis Instrumental

UNIVERSIDAD DE CONCEPCIÓN

Concepción, Chile

1
Cecilia Tapia

Médico Asesor en Microbiología y Biología Molecular

Laboratorio

Clínica Dávila

SANTIAGO, Chile

1
Patricio De los Ríos

Profesor Asistente

Departamento de Ciencias Biologicas y Químicas

UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DE TEMUCO, ESCUELA DE CIENCIAS AMBIENTALES

Temuco, Chile

1
Joel Alderete

Full Professor

Universidad de Talca

Talca, Chile

1
Elisa Zúñiga

Académico titular

Química

Universidad M

Santiago, Chile

1
Ady Giordano

Profesor Asistente

Química

Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile

Santiago, Chile

1
Dietrich von Baer

Profesor Titular

Análisis Instrumental

UNIVERSIDAD DE CONCEPCIÓN - FACULTAD DE FARMACIA

Concepción, Chile