Academic Work

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Sustainable Development Goals

Research interests

• Bionanomaterials
• Magnetic nanomaterials
• Polymer physical chemistry
• Drug delivery
• Tissue engineering

Profile

Dr. Roberto Olayo Valles holds a Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering from the Universidad de Puerto Rico en Mayagüez, completed graduate studies in the Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science at the University of Minnesota, and earned a Bachelor’s degree in Chemical Engineering from the Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana Unidad Iztapalapa.

His research focuses on the synthesis and characterization of nanostructured polymeric materials and magnetic nanomaterials with biomedical applications in drug delivery and tissue engineering. His primary research interests include plasma-deposited polymeric coatings, scaffolds for tissue regeneration, and magnetic field-activated drug delivery nanovectors. He works with block copolymers and biodegradable polymers such as chitosan, poly(lactic acid) (PLA), poly(lactic-co-glycolic acid) (PLGA), and polycaprolactone (PCL). For material characterization, he employs X-ray scattering techniques (WAXS/SAXS) and measures the specific absorption rate (SAR) of heat dissipated by magnetic nanoparticles under high-frequency alternating magnetic fields.

He advises theses and research projects in undergraduate and graduate programs in Physics, Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, and Biomedical Engineering, contributing to high-level human resource training.

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Research interests

• Bionanomaterials
• Magnetic nanomaterials
• Polymer physical chemistry
• Drug delivery
• Tissue engineering

Academic Work

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Some examples of publications

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Open Access	References	UN SDGs
OA	Hernández-Alonso, J.U., Pichardo-Sánchez, M.A., Huerta-Ochoa, S. and 7 more (...) (2025).Impact of Co-Substrates on the Production of Poly(3-hydroxybutyrate-co-3-hydroxyvalerate) by Burkholderia thailandensis E264. Materials,18(15)
	Escárcega Olivares, F.T., Olayo-Valles, R., García-Arrazola, R. and 4 more (...) (2023).Valorization of cactus cladode wastes and chitin nanowhiskers in biocomposite designed for sorption of new methylene blue. International Journal of Environmental Science and Technology,20(12) 13655-13672
	Tania Escárcega Olivares, F., Martínez Rodríguez, P., Olayo-Valles, R. and 2 more (...) (2023).Lignocellulosic and chitinous wastes as pollutant adsorbents and their enzymatic degradation. Value-Addition in Agri-Food Industry Waste through Enzyme Technology,137-152	\| 9 \|
	Ramírez Perez, E.R., Serratos, I.N., Millán-Pacheco, C. and 2 more (...) (2023).Modeling of the Interaction of Plasma-Polymerized Pyrrole with Immunoglobulin M (IgM) by Biocomputational Tools. IFMBE Proceedings,86179-187
OA	Uribe-Juárez, O., Godínez, R., Morales-Corona, J. and 8 more (...) (2021).Application of plasma polymerized pyrrole nanoparticles to prevent or reduce de-differentiation of adult rat ventricular cardiomyocytes. Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Medicine,32(9)	\| 3 \|
OA	Cortés-Ortiz, E., Olayo-Valles, R., Rodríguez-Talavera, R. and 6 more (...) (2021).Plasma Functionalized Scaffolds of Polyhydroxybutyrate Electrospun Fibers for Pancreatic Beta Cell Cultures. Frontiers in Materials,8
OA	León, J.G., Estrada-Villega, G.M., Olayo-González, R. and 4 more (...) (2020).CHARACTERIZATION AND RELEASE STUDY OF CURCUMIN LOADED IN POLY(LACTIC ACID) MICROFIBERS.. Revista de la Facultad de Ciencias,9(1) 125-141
	Rangel, M., Güizado-Rodríguez, M., Maldonado, J.L. and 3 more (...) (2020).Eco-friendly synthesis of regioregular poly(3-hexylthiophene) by direct arylation polymerization: Analysis of the properties that determine its performance in BHJ solar cells. Polymer,193	\| 7 \|

Courses taught by the professor in recent trimesters

*Courses are conducted in spanish

Num.	Trim.	Course Name	Level
1	26I	Investigación Doctoral I	Posgrado
2	26I	Laboratorio de Óptica	Licenciatura
3	26I	Laboratorio de Óptica	Licenciatura
4	26I	Mecánica Elemental II	Licenciatura
5	26I	Método Experimental I	Licenciatura
6	26I	Método Experimental II	Licenciatura
7	26I	Proyecto Terminal II Investigación Experimental	Licenciatura
8	26I	Temas Selectos de Fisicoquímica de Fluidos	Licenciatura
9	26I	Temas Selectos de Ingeniería Biomédica	Licenciatura
10	26I	Trabajo Experimental XI	Posgrado
11	25O	Física Experimental Intermedia I	Licenciatura
12	25O	Laboratorio de Óptica	Licenciatura
13	25O	Mecánica Elemental II	Licenciatura
14	25O	Método Experimental II	Licenciatura
15	25O	Proyecto Terminal I Investigación Experimental	Licenciatura
16	25O	Temas Selectos de Fisicoquímica de Fluidos	Licenciatura
17	25O	Temas Selectos de Sistemas Poliméricos	Licenciatura
18	25O	Trabajo Experimental X	Posgrado
19	25P	Física Experimental Intermedia I	Licenciatura
20	25P	Ingeniería de Tejidos	Posgrado
21	25P	Laboratorio de Óptica	Licenciatura
22	25P	Método Experimental II	Licenciatura
23	25P	Método Experimental II	Licenciatura
24	25P	Temas Selectos de Ingeniería Biomédica	Licenciatura
25	25I	Biomateriales	Posgrado
26	25I	Física Experimental Intermedia I	Licenciatura
27	25I	Introducción a la Investigación III	Posgrado
28	25I	Laboratorio de Óptica	Licenciatura
29	25I	Método Experimental II	Licenciatura
30	25I	Método Experimental II	Licenciatura
31	25I	Temas Selectos de Ingeniería Biomédica	Licenciatura
32	25I	Trabajo Experimental IX	Posgrado
33	24O	Cursos Complementarios	Licenciatura
34	24O	Física Experimental Intermedia I	Licenciatura
35	24O	Laboratorio de Óptica	Licenciatura
36	24O	Método Experimental II	Licenciatura
37	24O	Proyecto de Ingeniería Biomédica II	Licenciatura
38	24O	Proyecto Terminal III Nuevos Materiales	Licenciatura
39	24O	Trabajo Experimental VIII	Posgrado
40	24P	Laboratorio de Óptica	Licenciatura
41	24P	Laboratorio de Óptica	Licenciatura
42	24P	Método Experimental II	Licenciatura
43	24P	Proyecto de Ingeniería Biomédica I	Licenciatura
44	24P	Proyecto Terminal II Nuevos Materiales	Licenciatura
45	24P	Proyecto Terminal III Nuevos Materiales	Licenciatura
46	24P	Temas Selectos de Ingeniería Biomédica	Licenciatura
47	24P	Trabajo Experimental VII	Posgrado
48	24I	Física Experimental Intermedia I	Licenciatura
49	24I	Fisicoquímica de Polímeros I	Posgrado
50	24I	Laboratorio de Óptica	Licenciatura
51	24I	Método Experimental II	Licenciatura
52	24I	Proyecto Terminal I Nuevos Materiales	Licenciatura
53	24I	Proyecto Terminal II Nuevos Materiales	Licenciatura
54	24I	Temas Selectos de Sistemas Poliméricos	Licenciatura
55	24I	Trabajo de Investigación IX	Posgrado
56	23O	Cursos Complementarios	Licenciatura
57	23O	Física Experimental Intermedia I	Licenciatura
58	23O	Laboratorio de Óptica	Licenciatura
59	23O	Método Experimental II	Licenciatura
60	23O	Proyecto Terminal I Nuevos Materiales	Licenciatura

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