Dr. Florencia Ortega studied a Bachelor's degree in Food Science and Technology and received her Diploma degree from National University of La Plata (UNLP), Argentina 2016. During her PhD studies at the Centro de Investigación y Desarrollo en Criotecnología de Alimentos (CIDCA), Argentina, from 2016 to 2021, she studied the development of biodegradable materials with silver nanoparticles obtained by green synthesis techniques, which have a potential use as food packaging. From 2016 to the present, she has participated in different conferences related to polymeric materials and nanotechnology. She has published several articles in international indexed journals since 2017 in the area of materials and foods.