FernandoGuillermoTorresMD

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• Engineering increased thermostability in the GH-10 endo-1,4-β-xylanase from Thermoascus aurantiacus CBMAI 756.
  de Souza AR, de Araújo GC, Zanphorlin LM, Ruller R, Franco FC, Torres FAG, Mertens JA, Bowman MJ, Gomes E, Da Silva R> ;Int. J. Biol. Macromol.. 2016-12-01
• 10 citations
  Impact and fracture analysis of fish scales from Arapaima gigas.
  Fernando G. Torres, M. Malásquez, Omar P. Troncoso> ;Materials Science & Engineering. C, Materials for Biological Applications. 2015 Jun 1
• 12 citations
  Characterization of dermal plates from armored catfish Pterygoplichthys pardalis reveals sandwich-like nanocomposite structure.
  Donna M. Ebenstein, Carlos Calderon, Omar P. Troncoso, Fernando G. Torres> ;Journal of the Mechanical Behavior of Biomedical Materials. 2015 May 1
• 7 citations
  Immunological properties of Andean starch films are independent of their nanometric roughness and stiffness.
  Fernando G. Torres, Omar P. Troncoso, Olimpia Gamucci, Stefania Corvaglia, Virgilio Brunetti, Giuseppe Bardi> ;International Journal of Biological Macromolecules. 2015 Apr 1
• 6 citations
  Failure analysis of porcupine quills under axial compression reveals their mechanical response during buckling.
  Fernando G. Torres, Omar P. Troncoso, John Diaz, Diego Arce> ;Journal of the Mechanical Behavior of Biomedical Materials. 2014 Nov 1
• 3 citations
  Reversible stress softening of collagen based networks from the jumbo squid mantle (Dosidicus gigas).
  Fernando G. Torres, Omar P. Troncoso, E. R. Rivas, C. G. Gomez, Daniel López> ;Materials Science & Engineering. C, Materials for Biological Applications. 2014 Apr 1
• 7 citations
  Physical characterization of the liquid adhesive from orb-weaving spiders
  Fernando G. Torres, Omar P. Troncoso, Fernando Cavalie> ;Materials Science & Engineering. C, Materials for Biological Applications. 2014 Jan 1
• 7 citations
  An experimental confirmation of thermal transitions in native and regenerated spider silks.
  Fernando G. Torres, Omar P. Troncoso, Carlos Torres, Wilson Cabrejos> ;Materials Science & Engineering. C, Materials for Biological Applications. 2013 Apr 1
• 105 citations
  Biocompatibility of Bacterial Cellulose Based Biomaterials
  Fernando G. Torres, Solene Commeaux, Omar P. Troncoso> ;Journal of Functional Biomaterials. 2012 Dec 5
• 49 citations
  Biodegradability and mechanical properties of starch films from Andean crops.
  Fernando G. Torres, Omar P. Troncoso, Carlos Torres, Diego A. Díaz, Evelin Amaya> ;International Journal of Biological Macromolecules. 2011 May 1
• 41 citations
  Structure-property relationships of a biopolymer network: the eggshell membrane.
  Fernando G. Torres, Omar P. Troncoso, Franco Piaggio, Alfredo Hijar> ;Acta Biomaterialia. 2010 Sep 1
• 15 citations
  Supercontraction of dragline silk spun by lynx spiders (Oxyopidae).
  José Pérez-Rigueiro, Gustavo R. Plaza, Fernando G. Torres, A. Hijar, Cheryl Y. Hayashi, G. B. Perea, Manuel Elices, Gustavo V. Guinea> ;International Journal of Biological Macromolecules. 2010 Jun 1
• 35 citations
  Mechanical Behavior of Silk During the Evolution of Orb-Web Spinning Spiders
  Manuel Elices, Gustavo R. Plaza, Miquel A. Arnedo, José Pérez-Rigueiro, Fernando G. Torres, Gustavo V. Guinea> ;Biomacromolecules. 2009 Jun 8
• 104 citations
  Nanocomposites of bacterial cellulose/hydroxyapatite for biomedical applications
  Cristian J. Grande, Fernando G. Torres, Clara M. Gómez, M. Carmen Bañó> ;Acta Biomaterialia. 2009 Jun 1
• 3 citations
  Characterization of the mechanical properties of tough biopolymer fibres from the mussel byssus of Aulacomya ater.
  Omar P. Troncoso, Fernando G. Torres, Cristian J. Grande> ;Acta Biomaterialia. 2008 Jul 1
• 45 citations
  Processing and characterization of porous structures from chitosan and starch for tissue engineering scaffolds.
  Javier Nakamatsu, Fernando G. Torres, Omar P. Troncoso, Yuan Min-Lin, Aldo R. Boccaccini> ;Biomacromolecules. 2006 Nov 14
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