MarÃa Carmen Garrigós
University of Alicante, Spain
Title: Potential natural additives and agro-industrial by-products in biopolymer formulations for active food packaging
Biography
Biography: MarÃa Carmen Garrigós
Abstract
María del Carmen Garrigós, PhD in Chemistry in the University of Alicante (2003). Associate Professor in Analytical Chemistry in the University of Alicante from 2015. Author of 38 research papers published in journals in Analytical Chemistry, Food Technology and Polymer Science. The main research areas are: Chemical modification of biopolymers; Natural additives for active packaging; Edible films; TPUs obtained from vegetable oils; Valorisation of agro-food residues; Carbohydrate-based advanced biomaterials; Extraction and encapsulation of bioactive compounds; Quality control methods and multivariate analysis for food authentication.