Publications 

Method for evaluating the antiviral properties of materials under BSL-1 conditions, Materials Today Advances 2026, 30, 100755

Transformative Bioactive Wear Resistant Ti3Au:N and Ti3Au:O Coatings for Medical Implants and Devices , Advanced Healthcare Materials, e03441  , 2026

From Molecular Architecture to Bioactivity: Unlocking the Potential of Chitosan-Ag3PO4 Hybrid Hydrogels, ACS Applied Polymer Materials, 2025

Multifunctional materials with potential antiviral applications in face masks, face shields, and hydrogels against mpox virus, Scientific Reports 15, 32075, 2025 

Concurrent Biocompatibility and Antimicrobial Functionality of Soft Diamond-Like Carbon Coating for Healthcare Applications, Advanced Healthcare Materials, 2501224 , 2025

Silver tungstate-loaded alginate films for broad-spectrum antimicrobial and antiviral applications, Materials Research Bulletin 195, 113856, 2025 

Carbon-Based Nanomaterials for Antiviral Applications, Advanced Functional Materials, 2024, 34, 38, 2402023 

Synergistic Integration of α-Ag2WO4 into PLA/PBAT for the Development of Electrospun Membranes: Advancing Structural Integrity and Antimicrobial Efficacy, ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces 2024, 16, 46, 63404–63418 

Calcium alginate films loaded with copper-molybdenum oxide nanoparticles for antimicrobial applications, Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering 2024, 12, 113935 

Metabolites as a Potential Therapeutic Intervention in Managing Viral Diseases: Insights from In Silico and Pre-clinical Studies, Pharmaceuticals 2024, 17(3), 328  

Next generation meshes for hernia repair: polypropylene meshes coated with antimicrobial benzalkonium chloride induced proliferative activity of fibroblasts, Heliyon  10 (1), 2024, e24237 

Autoimmune response after SARS-CoV-2 infection and SARS-CoV-2 vaccines, Autoimmunity Reviews 23, 3, 103508, 2024 

Non-coding RNAs as Key Regulators of the Notch Signaling Pathway in Glioblastoma: Diagnostic, Prognostic, and Therapeutic Targets, CNS & Neurological Disorders - Drug Targets (IF: 3.2) 2024 

SARS-CoV-2 NSP14 governs mutational instability and assists in making new SARS-CoV-2 variants, Computers in Biology and Medicine 170, 107899 

Biocompatible Ti3Au–Ag/Cu thin film coatings with enhanced mechanical and antimicrobial functionality, Biomaterials Research 27, 93 (2023) 

Carbon nanotube-wastewater treatment nexus: Where are we heading to?. Environmental Research  2023, 238, 117088 

Biocompatible Alginate Hydrogel Film Containing Acetic Acid Manifests Broad-Spectrum Antiviral and Anticancer Activities. Biomedicines 2023, 11(9), 2549 

Synthesis and characterization of nanobiochar from rice husk biochar for the removal of safranin and malachite green from water, Environmental Research 2023, 238, 116909 

In vivo and in vitro Biocompatible Alginate Film Crosslinked with Ca2+ and Co2+ Manifests Antiviral, Antibacterial and Anticancer Activity, European Polymer Journal 197, 112377 (2023) 

Tiger nut milk’s antiviral properties against enveloped and non-enveloped viruses: effect of concentration and adding sugar, International Journal of Molecular Sciences 2023, 24(15), 12018 

Biocompatible chitosan films containing acetic acid manifested potent antiviral activity against enveloped and non-enveloped viruses, International Journal of Molecular Sciences 2023, 24(15), 12028 

Study of biological properties of gold nanoparticles: low toxicity, no proliferative activity, no ability to induce cell gene expression and no antiviral activity, Chemico-Biological Interactions 2023, 382, 110646 

Development and validation of Ran as a prognostic marker in stage I and stage II primary breast cancer.  Life Sciences 2023, 329, 121964 

Multi-functional bioactive silver- and copper-doped diamond-like carbon coatings for medical implants. Acta Biomaterialia 2023; 167,54-68 

Biocompatible alginate film crosslinked with Ca2+ and Zn2+ possesses antibacterial, antiviral and anticancer activities, ACS Omega 2023; 8, 27, 24396–24405 

Photonic nanoparticles: emerging theranostics in cancer treatment. Therapeutic Delivery 14 (4), 2023 

Applications of Trimetallic Nanomaterials as Non-Enzymatic Glucose Sensors, Drug Development and Industrial Pharmacy 2023, 49 (6) 

COVID-19 Vaccines and Myocarditis: An Overview of Current Evidence, Biomedicines 2023, 11(5), 1469 

Alcoholic and non‑alcoholic rosé wines made with Saccharomyces cerevisiae var. boulardii probiotic yeast, Archives of Microbiology (2023) 205:201 

Role of Mammalian Target of Rapamycin (mTOR) Signalling in Oncogenesis, Life Sciences (IF:6.78) 323, 121662, 2023 

Engineered Highly Porous Polyvinyl Alcohol Hydrogels with Poly(3-hydroxybutyrate-co-3-hydroxyvalerate) and Graphene Nanosheets for Musculoskeletal Tissue Engineering: Morphology, Water Sorption, Thermal, Mechanical, Electrical Properties, and Biocompatibility, Materials 2023, 16(8), 3114 

Ran GTPase and its Importance in Cellular Signaling and Malignant Phenotype. International Journal of Molecular Sciences  2023, 24(4), 3065; 

Co-infection associated with SARS-CoV-2 and their management. Future Science OA 2023, FSO819 

Nanomaterials and Their Impact on the Immune System, International journal of Molecular Sciences 2023, 24(3), 2008 

Prospects and Obstacles for mRNA Vaccine Development, Drug Discover Today 2023, 103458.

Cellular and Molecular Basis of Therapeutic Approaches to Breast Cancer Cellular Signalling. Cellular Signalling 2023, 101, 110492. 

COVID-19 Signalome: Pathways for SARS-CoV-2 Infection and Impact on COVID-19 Associated Comorbidity. Cellular Signalling 101 (2023) 110495.

COVID-19 Signalome: Potential Therapeutic Interventions. Cellular Signalling 2022, 103, 110559. 

Pro-Myogenic Environment Promoted by the Synergistic Effect of Conductive Polymer Nanocomposites Combined with Extracellular Zinc Ions, Biology 2022, 11(12), 1706 

Antimicrobial Lipstick: Bio-based Composition against Viruses, Bacteria and Fungi. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces 2022, 14, 51, 56658–56665 

Engineering 3D Printed Bioactive Polylactic Acid Alginate Composite Scaffolds with Antibacterial and In Vivo Osteoinductive Capacity. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces 2022, 14, 48, 53593–53602

Cellular and Molecular Basis of Therapeutic Approaches to Breast Cancer Cellular Signalling. Cellular Signalling 2023, 101, 110492 

Matrix metalloproteinase 2 is a target of the RAN-GTP pathway and mediates migration, invasion and metastasis in human breast cancer. Life Sciences 2022, 310, 121046 

Non-Uniform Aspects of SARS-CoV-2 Intraspecies Evolution Reopen Questions on Its Origin, International Journal of Biological Macromolecules 2022, 222, 972-993 

Advances in Nanomaterial-Based Immunosensors for Prostate Cancer Screening. Biomedicine & Pharmacotherapy 2022, 155, 113649  

Scaffolds in the microbial resistant era: Fabrication, materials, properties and tissue engineering applications. Materials Today Bio 2022

Engineering alginate hydrogel films with poly(3-hydroxybutyrate-co-3-valerate) and graphene nanoplatelets: Enhancement of antiviral activity, cell adhesion and electroactive properties. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules, 219, 694-708 

Frontiers in Antimicrobial Materials. International Journal of Molecular Sciences 2022, 23(14), 8047 

Protein-based nanomaterials: a new tool for targeted drug delivery. Therapeutic Delivery 13(6) 

2D materials, synthesis, characterization and toxicity: A critical review. Chemico-Biological Interactions 365, 110081, 2022 

Application of nanotechnology to herbal antioxidants as improved phytomedicine: An expanding horizon. Biomedicine & Pharmacotherapy, 153, 113413, 2022 

Antiviral Characterization of Advanced Materials: Use of Bacteriophage Phi 6 as Surrogate of Enveloped Viruses Such as SARS-CoV-2. Int. J. Mol. Sci. 2022, 23(10)

Nanomedicine: Protein-Based Drug Delivery Nanomedicine Platforms: Recent Developments. Pharmaceutical nanotechnology 2022. 

Therapeutic Potential of Cannabinoids on Tumor Microenvironment: A Molecular Switch in Neoplasia Transformation. Integrative Cancer Therapies 2022

Crocin inhibits  angiogenesis and metastasis in colon cancer via Tnf. Alpha, NFkB and VEGF Pathways. Cells 2022, 11(9), 1502 

Would new SARS-CoV-2 variants change the war against COVID-19?. Epidemiologia 2022, 3(2), 229-237 

Association of COVID-19 with congenital and genetic disorders: a comprehensive review. Viruses 2022, 14(5), 910 

Biomedical applications of three-dimensional bioprinted craniofacial tissue engineering. Bioengineering & Translational Medicine, e10333 . 

Exosomal mediated signal transduction through artificial microRNA (amiRNA): a potential target for inhibition of SARS-CoV-2. Cellular Signalling 95, 110334. 

Biocompatible Films of Calcium Alginate Inactivate Enveloped Viruses Such as SARS-CoV-2. Polymers 14(7), 1483 

Electroactive calcium-alginate/polycaprolactone/reduced graphene oxide nanohybrid hydrogels for skeletal muscle tissue engineering. Colloids and Surfaces B: Biointerfaces 214 (2022) 112455

Alginate: Enhancement Strategies for Advanced Applications. Int. J. Mol. Sci. (2022), 23(9), 4486

Recent Advances in Metal-based Antimicrobial Coatings for High-touch Surfaces. Int. J. Mol. Sci. (2022), 23(3), 1162 

Recent Advances in Anticancer Activity of Novel Plant Extracts and Compounds from Curcuma longa in Hepatocellular Carcinoma. J Gastrointest Canc (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12029-022-00809-z 

Gene Therapy for Neuropsychiatric Disorders: Potential Targets and Tools. CNS & Neurological Disorders - Drug Targets, 2022

The Importance of Accessory Protein Variants in the Pathogenicity of SARS-CoV-2. Archives of Biochemistry and Biophysics 717,109124, 2022 

Graphene Oxide versus Carbon Nanofibers in Poly(3-hydroxybutyrate-co-3-hydroxyvalerate) Films: Degradation in Simulated Intestinal Environments. Polymers 14(2), 348, 2022 

Graphene Nanoplatelets: In Vivo and In Vitro Toxicity, Cell Proliferative Activity, and Cell Gene Expression. Applied Sciences 12(2), 720 

Emergence of unique SARS-CoV-2 ORF10 variants and their impact on protein structure and function. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules 194,128-143, 2022

Periodically aperiodic pattern of SARS-CoV-2 mutations underpins the uncertainty of its origin and evolution.  Environmental Research 204B, 112092, 2022

On the association between COVID-19 vaccination levels and incidence and lethality rates at a regional scale in Spain.  Stochastic Environmental Research and Risk Assessment 2022 

A city-level analysis of PM2.5 pollution, climate and COVID-19 early spread in Spain. Journal of Environmental Health Science and Engineering 2022

Protective Face Masks: Current Status and Future Trends. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces 2021, https://doi.org/10.1021/acsami.1c12227 

Carbon-Based Nanomaterials: Promising Antiviral Agents to Combat COVID-19 in the Microbial Resistant Era.  ACS Nano 2021, 15, 5, 8069–8086

Fused Deposition Modelling: Current Status, Methodology, Applications and Future Prospects. Additive Manufacturing 2021, 47, 102378

The mechanism behind flaring/triggering of autoimmunity disorders associated with COVID-19. Autoimmunity reviews 2021.

Autoimmunity roots of the thrombotic events after COVID-19 vaccination .  Autoimmunity reviews 2021.

Fourth Generation Glucose Sensors Composed of Copper Nanostructures for Diabetes Management: A Critical Review. Bioengineering Translational Medicine 2021

Antimicrobial face shield: next generation of facial protective equipment against SARS-CoV-2 and multidrug-resistant bacteria. International Journal of Molecular Sciences 2021, 22(17), 9518

Additive manufacturing of anti-SARS-CoV-2 Copper-Tungsten-Silver alloy. Rapid Prototyping Journal 2021

Carbon Nanofibers versus Silver Nanoparticles: Time-dependent Cytotoxicity, Proliferation, and Gene Expression. Biomedicines 2021, 9(9), 1155    

Antiviral Face Mask Functionalized with Solidified Hand Soap: Low-Cost Infection Prevention Clothing against Enveloped Viruses Such as SARS-CoV-2. ACS Omega 2021, 6(36): 23495-23503

Potential Molecular Mechanisms of Rare Anti-Tumor Immune Response by SARS-CoV-2 in Isolated Cases of Lymphomas. Viruses 2021, 13(10), 1927 

Vaccines and Thrombosis – Roadblock or Dead-End Street?. Biomolecules 2021, 11, 1020. 

Clinical utility of novel biosensing platform: Diagnosis of coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 at point of care. Materials letters 304 (2021) 130612 

Antiviral properties of alginate-based biomaterials: promising antiviral agents against SARS-CoV-2. ACS Applied Bio Materials 2021, https://doi.org/10.1021/acsabm.1c00523 

Nanoarchitectures in Management of Fungal Diseases: An Overview. Applied Sciences 11, 7119 (2021) 

Overview of Key Molecular and Pharmacological Targets for Diabetes and Associated Diseases. Life Sciences 2021, 278, 119632 

Prosthetic Meshes for Hernia Repair: State of Art, Classification, Biomaterials, Antimicrobial Approaches, and Fabrication Methods. Journal of Biomedical Material Research A, 2021; 

Predicting COVID-19—Comorbidity Pathway Crosstalk-Based Targets and Drugs: Towards Personalized COVID-19 Management. Biomedicines 2021, 9(5), 556 

Targeting LIN28: a new hope in prostate cancer theranostics. Future Oncology 2021

A Unique View of SARS-COV-2 through the Lens of ORF8 Protein. Computers in Medicine and Biology, 2021, 

Notable sequence homology of the ORF10 protein introspects the architecture of SARS-COV-2. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules 181, 801-809, 2021

Multi-Layer Graphene Oxide in Human Keratinocytes: Time-Dependent Cytotoxicity, Proliferation, and Gene Expression. Coatings 11(4), 414, 2021

Enhancement of Antimicrobial Activity of Alginate Films with a Low Amount of Carbon Nanofibers (0.1% w/w). Applied Science 11(5), 2311, 2021

Protective Face Mask Filter Capable of Inactivating SARS-CoV-2, and Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus and Staphylococcus epidermidis. Polymers 13(2), 207, 2021

The viral capsid as novel nanomaterials for drug delivery. Future Science OA (2021) FSO744 

Novel Semi-Interpenetrated Polymer Networks of Poly(3-Hydroxybutyrate-co-3-Hydroxyvalerate)/Poly (Vinyl Alcohol) with Incorporated Conductive Polypyrrole Nanoparticles. Polymers 13(1), 57, 2021

Implications derived from S-protein variants of SARS-CoV-2 from six continents. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules 191, 934-955 , 2021 

Zinc Chloride: Time-Dependent Cytotoxicity, Proliferation and Promotion of Glycoprotein Synthesis and Antioxidant Gene Expression in Human Keratinocytes. Biology 10(11), 1072, 2021.

Exploiting the Metabolism of the Gut Microbiome as a Vehicle for Targeted Drug Delivery to the Colon. Pharmaceuticals 14(12), 1211, 2021.

3D Printed Cobalt-Chromium-Molybdenum Porous Superalloy with Superior Antiviral Activity. International Journal of Molecular Sciences 22(23), 12721,  2021.

Non-Woven Infection Prevention Fabrics Coated with Biobased Cranberry Extracts Inactivate Enveloped Viruses Such as SARS-CoV-2 and Multidrug-Resistant Bacteria. International Journal of Molecular Sciences 22(23), 12719,  2021.

Green Composites Films with Antibacterial Properties. In: Thomas S., Balakrishnan P. (eds) Green Composites. Materials Horizons: From Nature to Nanomaterials. Springer, Singapore, pp 485-506, 2021.

Possible Transmission Flow of SARS-CoV-2 Based on ACE2 Features. Molecules 25, 5906, 2020.

STRUCTURAL SNAPSHOT: The Structural Basis of Accelerated Host Cell Entry by SARS‐CoV‐2. The FEBS Journal, 2020.

Injectable Gel Form of a Decellularized Bladder Induces Adipose-Derived Stem Cell Differentiation into Smooth Muscle Cells In Vitro,  International Journal of Molecular Sciences 21, 8608, 2020

Graphene Oxide Nanosheets versus Carbon Nanofibers: Enhancement of Physical and Biological Properties of Poly(3-hydroxybutyrate-co-3-hydroxyvalerate) Films for Biomedical Applications, International Journal of Biological Macromolecules 143, 1000-1008, 2020.

Study of 1D and 2D Carbon Nanomaterial in Alginate Films.  Nanomaterials 10, 206, 2020.

Physical and Biological Properties of Alginate/Carbon Nanofibers Hydrogel Films,  International Journal of Biological Macromolecules 151, 499-507, 2020.

Bio-Nanocomposite Hydrogel Based on Zinc Alginate/Graphene Oxide: Morphology, Structural Conformation, Thermal Behavior/Degradation, and Dielectric Properties, Polymers 12(3), 702, 2020

A spatio-temporal analysis for exploring the effect of temperature on COVID-19 early evolution in Spain, Science of the Total Environment 728, 138811, 2020.

The effect of climate on the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic: a review of findings and statistical methods,  Progress in Physical Geography, 1-14, 2020.

Changes in air pollution during COVID-19 lockdown in Spain: a multi-city study, Journal of Environmental Sciences 101, 16-26, 2020

Acrylic-Based Hydrogels as Advanced Biomaterials, In A. Serrano-Aroca and S. Deb (Eds.), Acrylate polymers for advanced applications, IntechOpen, ISBN 978-1-78985-183-0  (2020) 

Acrylic-Based Materials for Biomedical and Bioengineering Applications. In A. Serrano-Aroca and S. Deb (Eds.), Acrylate polymers for advanced applications, IntechOpen, ISBN 978-1-78985-183-0  (2020)

Calcium alginate/graphene oxide films: Reinforced composites able to prevent Staphylococcus aureus and methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus epidermidis infections with no cytotoxicity for human keratinocyte HaCaT cells, European Polymer Journal,  110, 14-21 , 2019. 

Graphene oxide in zinc alginate films: Antibacterial activity, cytotoxicity, zinc release, water sorption/diffusion, wettability and opacity,  PloS ONE 14(3):e0212819. 

Carbon Nanofibers in Pure Form and in Calcium Alginate Composites Films: New Cost-Effective Antibacterial Biomaterials against the Life-Threatening Multidrug-Resistant Staphylococcus epidermidis,  Polymers  (2019) 11(3):453.

Carbon Nanomaterials and LED Irradiation as Antibacterial Strategies against Gram-positive Multidrug-resistant Pathogens, International Journal of Molecular Science 2019, 20(14), 3603.

Saccharomyces Cerevisiae Var. Boulardii: Valuable Probiotic Starter for Craft Beer Production,  Applied Science 2019, 9(16), 3250.

Human Adipose-derived Mesenchymal Stem Cells Accelerate Decellularized Neobladder Regeneration,  Regenerative Biomaterials, rbz049.

Poly(2-hydroxyethyl acrylate) hydrogels reinforced with graphene oxide: remarkable improvement of water diffusion and mechanical properties. Journal of Applied Polymer Science, 135, 46158.

Green synthetic routes to alginate-graphene oxide composite hydrogels with enhanced physical properties for bioengineering applications, European Polymer Journal,  103, 198-206 (2018). 

Low-Cost Advanced Hydrogels of Calcium Alginate/Carbon Nanofibers with Enhanced Water Diffusion and Compression Properties.  Polymers, 10, 405.

Modelling of Biomass Concentration, Multi-Wavelength Absorption and Discrimination Method for Seven Important Marine Microalgae Species,  Energies, 11(5), 1089.

Bioengineering approaches for bladder regeneration,  International Journal of Molecular Sciences 19, 1796.

Poly(3-hydroxybutyrate-co-3-hydroxyvalerate):Enhancement Strategies for Advanced Applications, Polymers 10(7), 732. 

Antimicrobial Characterization of Advanced Materials for Bioengineering Applications, J. Vis. Exp. (138), e57710.

Enhancement of Hydrogel’s properties for Biomedical Applications: Latest Achievements. In S. Haider and A. Haider  (Eds.), Hydrogels, InTech, pp 91-120  (2018) 

Dynamic mechanical analysis and water vapour sorption of highly porous poly(methyl methacrylate). Polymer 125:58-65. (2017)

Enhancement of water diffusion and compression performance of crosslinked alginate films with a minuscule amount of graphene oxide. Scientific Reports 7:11684 (2017) 

Synthesis of irregular graphene oxide tubes using green chemistry and their potential use as reinforcement materials for biomedical applications. PloS ONE 12(9):e0185235. (2017)

Latest Improvements of Acrylic-Based Polymer Properties for Biomedical Applications. In Boreddy S.R. Reddy (Ed.), Acrylic polymers in healthcare, InTech, ISBN 978-953-51-3594-4, Print ISBN 978-953-51-3593-7, pp 75-98 (2017)   

Patents and Utility models

1. Biodegradable Biomaterial (Patent). P202030999. 02 Oct 2020 

2. Biodegradable  and antimicrobial scaffold for bone tissue engineering and its fabrication procedure (Patent). ES2913574B2. 07 March 2023 (patented technology selected for inclusion in a Feature article in Nature Biotechnology 2023,41,1385).   

3. Facial protection element against risks of exposure to infectious biological agents (Utility model).

U202130782. 15 Abril 2021.

4. Synthesis of new hydrophilic biodegradable materials made of natural biopolymers (Patent). P202230138.  21 Feb 2022.

5. Improved surgical mesh for hernia repair (Patent). EP22383246 and PCT/EP2023/085942, 2024.

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