Research topics

• Use and validation of bioactive metabolites in the management of pests and natural enemies
• Evaluation of the characteristics of biological structures, including agricultural and forestry by-products, on a molecular scale and nanoscale aiming the development of micro- and nanosystems
• Bioprospection of aromatic and medicinal plants from Cerrado biome
• Chemical characterization to add value to genetic resources of plants, animals and microrganisms
• Development of electrochemicals with nanostructured materials for detection and quantification of phenolic compounds (flavonoids, anthocyanins; tannins) of plants
• Development of liposomal, lipid, metal and polymer micro- and nanosystems obtained by green synthesis routes aiming delivery and sustained release of bioactives and immobilization of molecules
• Development of functional surfaces applicable to active food packaging, edible films, bioremediation systems, nanobiosensors, nanocatalysts, biomimetic and nanoforensis
• Development and validation of analytical methods
• Chemical ecology applied to agricultural pest management
• 2D and 3D tests for evaluating the nanotoxicity and nanoecotoxicity in vitro and in vivo in bacteria, yeast, algae, mammalian cells, plants, microcrustaceans, nematodes and fish
• Molecular studies on the physiological processes of pests and biological control agents
• Study of electrochemical and optical biosensors to use in agriculture and food sciences
• Digital manufacturing by additive manufacturing, subtractive manufacturing, reverse engineering and 3D bioprinting of biological scaffolds, reactionware and labware
• Implementation of systems for industrial scaling-up, waste management, impact assessment, mathematical modeling and sustainability of nanobiotechnology processes
• Investigation of nanostructured materials for release of semiochemicals
• Metabolite prospection for pest control
• Molecules prospection to apply in the production of functional foods

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