Acceleration of wound healing can be achieved with the use of wound dressings. Through the electrospinning technique, a polymeric scaffold composed of two layers was processed: a gelatin and polyvinylpyrrolidone layer with gentamicin, and a second layer of cellulose acetate. The conditions for the electrospinning process were standardized for voltage parameters, feed flow and the distance from the injector to the collector. Once the values of the main variables for the electrospinning were optimized, a three-hour processing time was established to allow the separation of the material from the collector. The obtained material was characterized by observations on scanning electron microscopy, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy and thermal analysis; contact angle measurement was performed to evaluate wettability properties, and antibacterial activity against Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Staphylococcus aureus were evaluated using the Kirby–Bauer test. The obtained fibers that form the bi-layer scaffold present diameters from 100 to 300 nm. The scaffold presents chemical composition, thermal stability, wettability characteristics and antibacterial activity that fulfill the proposal from this study, based on obtaining a scaffold that could be used as a drug delivery vehicle and a wound dressing material.

Electrospinning is a micrometric or nanometric scale fiber manufacturing technique with structural factors such as greater contact surface and pore size that allows the incorporation of biological agents in its structure, increasing their potential for medical applications. Due to the conditions required for the electrospinning process, like high voltage, in the present work, the evaluation of the antimicrobial activity of schizophyllan-based membranes elaborated by electrospinning at 20 kV incorporated with Hamamelis virginiana was carried out against Staphylococcus aureus, Candida albicans and Pseudomonas aeruginosa. The schizophyllan production was 1.97 gL-1 from strain Schizophyllum commune ScIBL1. The conditions for the process were standardized for voltage, feed flow and the distance from the injector to the collector. Membranes with smooth-edged fibers, diameter of 819 nm without presence of beads were obtained. However, it was found that the membranes lost antimicrobial activity against all the microorganisms evaluated, whereas, bioassays showed that null toxicity was presented.

Breast tissue-mimicking phantoms are essential tools for validating microwave imaging systems designed for early breast cancer detection. In this work, we report the fabrication and comprehensive characterization of oil-in-gelatin phantoms emulating normal, benign, and malignant breast tissues. The phantoms were manufactured with controlled mixtures of kerosene, safflower oil, and gelatin, and their dielectric properties were experimentally evaluated using a free-space transmission method with a Vector Network Analyzer across the 100 MHz–10 GHz range. Results demonstrated significant contrast in permittivity and conductivity among the different tissue types, consistent with values reported in the literature. Long-term stability was confirmed for up to six months under controlled storage. Additional structural and thermal characterization was performed using Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), differential scanning calorimetry (DSC), and thermogravimetric analysis (TGA), providing insight into molecular composition and thermal response. The proposed method enables reproducible, low-cost, and stable phantom fabrication, offering reliable tissue models to support experimental validation and optimization of microwave-based breast cancer detection systems.

In this work, an analysis of erosive wear was carried out on hot-work tool steels, AISI S1 (non-deformable steel with high chromium content) and AISI H13 (steel with high chromium, molybdenum, and vanadium content) subjected to the impact of alumina spherical particles (Al2O3) and silicon carbide angular particles (SiC), to understand their behaviour and performance under different particle shapes. An erosion rig based on the ASTM G76-95 standard was used to perform the testing. Tests were carried out using different impact angles, 30°, 45°, 60° and 90°, with a particle velocity of 30 ± 2 m/s and a particle flux of 63 g/min. Characterization techniques such as hardness tests and optical microscopy was used to know the morphology of the abrasive particles and identify the wear mechanisms. The erosion rates showed that AISI S1 steel exhibited higher erosion resistance than AISI H13 steel after the consistent impingement of abrasive particles. In addition, SiC particles inflicted higher erosion damage on surfaces than Al2O3 grits.

The study of the biological tissue varies its behavior, in function of the frequency to which it is subjected. The functions of Cole-Cole, Debye and Lorentz are considered the most used to study the parameters of conductivity and permittivity of biological tissue such as: liver, stomach, gray matter, pancreas, blood, breast tissue to name a few. Depending on the frequency, there may be three different relaxation times. These depend on the nature and physical characteristics of the tissue and its effect in the presence of an electromagnetic signal. The Cole-Cole function is most appropriate when considering a study in the frequency domain, and the Debye function is established to perform the study in the time domain. It is of particular interest to make a comparison between the methods of Cole-Cole and Debye, to define the advantages and disadvantages of each of them. The Lorentz function is used for frequencies of the Tera-Hertz order. Comparative graphs are obtained between both for the biological tissues mentioned above. For each of them the electrical parameters are calculated in a frequency range between 100 Hz and 10 GHz.

The increasing accumulation of polyethylene terephthalate (PET) bottles represents a significant environmental challenge due to their high consumption and limited recovery. The purpose of this study was to develop a sustainable alternative for reusing this waste by manufacturing educational test specimens for laboratory exercises in electrical mechanical engineering and industrial engineering programs. The proposed method was based on mechanical recycling and incorporated, as an innovation, a stage for measuring bottle parameters before processing to improve the quality and uniformity of the recycled material. The results were calculated with the participation of 6 students per test type, which showed that 66.66% of the specimens intended for impact tests and 83.33% of those intended for torsion tests exhibited adequate functional performance. Likewise, it was estimated that a weekly production of 1 kg of crushed PET would cover approximately half a week (three days) of laboratory practices, considering the large number of students. Therefore, it could use 60 to 80% of the total consumption during a standard 15-week course, depending on the situation, demonstrating that integrating recycling into academic activities supports the circular economy, reduces the environmental impact of plastic waste, and strengthens students’ practical training and professional skills.