Rodrigo Espinoza

Dr. Rodrigo Espinoza

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Academic Career Length

23Years (2004-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

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1 December 2018 in Applied Catalysis B: Environment and Energy
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MRManuel Romero-Sáez
Manuel Romero-Sáez
ADA.B. Dongil
A.B. Dongil
NBN. Benito
N. Benito
RERodrigo Espinoza
Rodrigo Espinoza
NENéstor Escalona
Néstor Escalona
FGF. Gracia
F. Gracia

1 November 2019 in Applied Surface Science
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Andreas RosenkranzAndreas Rosenkranz
Andreas Rosenkranz
Philipp GrützmacherPhilipp Grützmacher
Philipp Grützmacher
RERodrigo Espinoza
Rodrigo Espinoza
VFVictor M. Fuenzalida
Victor M. Fuenzalida
EBElodie Blanco
Elodie Blanco
ZZZhenyu Zhang
Zhenyu Zhang

1 March 2011 in Applied Surface Science
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DDD.E. Diaz-Droguett
D.E. Diaz-Droguett
RERodrigo Espinoza
Rodrigo Espinoza
VFV.M. Fuenzalida
V.M. Fuenzalida

13 February 2019 in Scientific Reports
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NBNicolás Bruna
Nicolás Bruna
BCB. Collao
B. Collao
ATA. Tello
A. Tello
PCP. Caravantes
P. Caravantes
NDN. Díaz-Silva
N. Díaz-Silva
JPJose Manuel Pérez-Donoso
Jose Manuel Pérez-Donoso
Here we report the biological synthesis of CdS fluorescent nanoparticles (Quantum Dots, QDs) by polyextremophile halophilic bacteria isolated from Atacama Salt Flat (Chile), Uyuni Salt Flat (Bolivia) and the Dead Sea (Israel). In particular, a Halobacillus sp. DS2, a strain presenting high resistance to NaCl (3–22%), acidic pH (1–4) and cadmium (CdCl2 MIC: 1,375 mM) was used for QDs biosynthesis studies. Halobacillus sp. synthesize CdS QDs in presence of high NaCl concentrations in a process related with their capacity to generate S2− in these conditions. Biosynthesized QDs were purified, characterized and their stability at different NaCl concentrations determined. Hexagonal nanoparticles with highly defined structures (hexagonal phase), monodisperse size distribution (2–5 nm) and composed by CdS, NaCl and cysteine were determined by TEM, EDX, HRXPS and FTIR. In addition, QDs biosynthesized by Halobacillus sp. DS2 displayed increased tolerance to NaCl when compared to QDs produced chemically or biosynthesized by non-halophilic bacteria. This is the first report of biological synthesis of salt-stable QDs and confirms the potential of using extremophile microorganisms to produce novel nanoparticles. Obtained results constitute a new alternative to improve QDs properties, and as consequence, to increase their industrial and biomedical applications.

1 September 2010 in Journal of Alloys and Compounds
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SFS. Fuentes
S. Fuentes
RZR.A. Zárate
R.A. Zárate
Emigdio Chavez-AngelEmigdio Chavez-Angel
Emigdio Chavez-Angel
PMP. Muñoz
P. Muñoz
MAM. Ayala
M. Ayala
PLP. Leyton
P. Leyton

1 October 2023 in Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Electronics
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BBB. V. BhaskaraRao
B. V. BhaskaraRao
DPDurga Prasad Pabba
Durga Prasad Pabba
RARadhamanohar Aepuru
Radhamanohar Aepuru
Ali Akbari-FakhrabadiAli Akbari-Fakhrabadi
Ali Akbari-Fakhrabadi
PLPrasad Lokhande
Prasad Lokhande
RERodrigo Espinoza
Rodrigo Espinoza