Dr. Jorge Uribe Calderón

ABOUT ME

RESEARCH SCIENTIST

Scientific Research Center of Yucatan (CICY)
Scientific Researcher
Materials Unit
Phone: (52) 999 942-83-30 ext 291

Research topics

My main scientific interests are the synthesis and surface modification of nanomaterials; including, their characterization and practical applications. The nanoparticles of interest include nanoclays, carbon nanotubes, graphene oxide, and nanocellulose crystal; in addition, biopolymers are also studied.

The practical application of my research is focused on four main fields: agriculture, medicine, energy, and material science.

Nanomaterials of interest

Carbon nanotubes

Nanofertilizer
Cancer treatment

Graphene oxide

Electrodes for battery and capacitors
Bone cement
Auto-healing composites

Nanoclays (laminar and fibrillar)

Nanofertilizer
Drug release
Aerogels
Polymer reinforcement
Drilling muds

Nanocellulose crystal

Biodegradable films
Polymer reinforcement
Unconventional sources

Biopolymers

Naturally structured cellulose
Electrode binders
Activated carbons for energy storage
Alginate from Sargasso
Drug delivery

EDUCATION

B. S.

Industrial chemical Engineering
Autonomous University of Yucatan
Merida Mexico
1994
Thesis “Developing of Conductive Composites Sensitive to Organic Solvent”

M. Eng.

Chemical Engineering, McGill University
Montreal, Qc. Canada
2003
Thesis “Melt intercalation and/or exfoliation of polystyrene-montmorillonite nanocomposites”

Ph. D.

Chemical Engineering, McGill University
Montreal, Qc. Canada
2008
Thesis “Clay modification for the production of polystyrene nanocomposites by melt processing”

Posdoctoral Studies

Department of Chemical Engineering, McGill University
Montreal, Qc. Canada
Laser Welding, Nanocellulose Crystals, Polymer Nanocomposites, Polymer Processing.
2008-2010

Professional Expertise

Research Associate
Department of Chemical Engineering, McGill University
Montreal, Qc. Canada
2010-2011

PUBLICATIONS

2020

Díaz-Arriaga, C.B., Baas-López, J.M., Pacheco-Catalán, D.E., Uribe-Calderon, J. Symmetric electrochemical capacitor based on PPy obtained via MnO2 reactive template synthesis. (2020) Synthetic Metals, 269, art. no. 116541. DOI: 10.1016/j.synthmet.2020.116541
Encalada-Alayola, J.J., Veranes-Pantoja, Y., Uribe-Calderón, J.A., Cauich-Rodríguez, J.V., Cervantes-Uc, J.M. Effect of type and concentration of nanoclay on the mechanical and physicochemical properties of bis-GMA/TTEGDMA dental resins (2020) Polymers, 12 (3), art. no. 601. DOI: 10.3390/polym12030601
Lobato-Aguilar, H.A., Lizama-Uc, G., Uribe-Calderon, J.A., Cauich-Rodriguez, J., Rodriguez-Fuentes, N., Cervantes-Uc, J.M. Antibacterial properties and release kinetics of chlorhexidine diacetate from montmorillonite and palygorskite clays. (2020) Journal of Biomaterials Applications, 34 (8), pp. 1052-1058. DOI: 10.1177/0885328219891710
Peraza-Ku, S.A., Cervantes-Uc, J.M., Escobar-Morales, B., Uribe-Calderon, J.A. Modification of Ceiba pentandra cellulose for drug release applications. (2020) E-Polymers, 20 (1), pp. 194-202. DOI: 10.1515/epoly-2020-0025
Guerrero-Bermea, C., Vazquez-Rodriguez, S., Sánchez-Valdes, S., Uribe-Calderon, J.A. Synthesis of montmorillonite/modified graphene oxide filler and its effect on the properties of PP composites. (2020) Polymer Bulletin. DOI: 10.1007/s00289-020-03281-6
Sánchez-Valdes, S., Ramírez-Vargas, E., Rodriguez-Gonzalez, J.A., Uribe-Calderón, J.A., Ramos de-Valle, L.F., Zuluaga-Parra, J.D., Martínez-Colunga, J.G., Solís-Rosales, S.G., Sánchez-Martínez, A.C., Flores-Flores, R., Saldívar-Guerrero, R. Organopalygorskite and Molybdenum Sulfide Combinations to Produce Mechanical and Processing Enhanced Flame-Retardant PE/EVA Blend Composites with Low Magnesium Hydroxide Loading. (2020) Journal of Vinyl and Additive Technology. DOI: 10.1002/vnl.21758

2019

Parra-Elizondo, V., Cuentas-Gallegos, A.K., Escobar-Morales, B., Baas-López, J.M., Uribe-Calderón, J.A., Pacheco-Catalán, D.E. Electrochemical assessment of As-deposited Co(OH)2 by electrochemical synthesis: The effect of synthesis temperature on performance. (2019) Energies, 12 (22), art. no. 4246. DOI: 10.3390/en12224246
Solís-Ruiz, J.A., Alonzo-Medina, G.M., May-Pat, A., Dominguez-Cherit, L., Acuña-Gonzalez, N., Cervantes-Uc, J.M., Uribe-Calderon, J. Improvement of fatigue strength and fracture toughness of bone cement by incorporation of aromatic structures to formulations. (2019) International Journal of Polymeric Materials and Polymeric Biomaterials, 68 (15), pp. 924-930. DOI: 10.1080/00914037.2018.1525536
Zuluaga-Parra, J.D., Sanchez-Valdes, S., Ramos-de Valle, L.F., Flores-Gallardo, S., Uribe-Calderón, J.A., Beltrán-Ramírez, F.I., Romero-García, J., Narro-Céspedes, R.I., Morales-Cepeda, A.B., Lozano-Ramírez, T., Rodriguez-Gonzalez, J.A. Effect of magnetite nanoparticles and their surface modification on the mechanical and magnetic properties of silicon-based magnetic elastomer nanocomposite. (2019) Polymer Composites, 40 (10), pp. 3981-3988. DOI: 10.1002/pc.25259
Moo-Tun, N.M., Valadez-Gonzalez, A., Uribe-Calderon, J.A. Thermo-Oxidative Aging of LDPE/Stearoyl Chloride-Grafted Cellulose Nanocrystals Blown Films. (2019) Journal of Polymers and the Environment. DOI: 10.1007/s10924-019-01424-z

2018

Blas-Sevillano, R.H., Veramendi, T., La Torre, B., Velezmoro-Sánchez, C.E., Oliva, A.I., Mena-Martínez, M.E., Herrera-Kao, W.A., Uribe-Calderon, J., Cervantes-Uc, J.M. Physicochemical characterization of several types of naturally colored cotton fibers from Peru. (2018) Carbohydrate Polymers, 197, pp. 246-252. DOI:10.1016/j.carbpol.2018.06.006
Lobato-Aguilar, H., Uribe-Calderón, J.A., Herrera-Kao, W., Duarte-Aranda, S., Baas-López, J.M., Escobar-Morales, B., Cauich-Rodríguez, J.V., Cervantes-Uc, J.M. Synthesis, characterization and chlorhexidine release from either montmorillonite or palygorskite modified organoclays for antibacterial applications. (2018) Journal of Drug Delivery Science and Technology, 46, pp. 452-460. DOI: 10.1016/j.jddst.2018.06.007
Moo-Tun, N.M., Valadez-González, A., Uribe-Calderon, J.A. Thermo-oxidative aging of low density polyethylene blown films in presence of cellulose nanocrystals and a pro-oxidant additive. (2018) Polymer Bulletin, 75 (7), pp. 3149-3169. DOI: 10.1007/s00289-017-2204-y
Cisneros-Rosado, D.E., Paz-Alpuche, E.F., Uribe-Calderon, J.A. The effect of surface modification of Palygorskite on the morphology, mechanical, and thermal properties of Nylon 6/Palygorskite nanocomposites prepared by melt compounding. (2018) Polymer Composites, 39, pp. E1531-E1543. DOI: 10.1002/pc.24427
Pech-Cohuo, S.-C., Canche-Escamilla, G., Valadez-González, A., Fernández-Escamilla, V.V.A., Uribe-Calderon, J. Production and Modification of Cellulose Nanocrystals from Agave tequilana Weber Waste and Its Effect on the Melt Rheology of PLA. (2018) International Journal of Polymer Science, 2018, art. no. 3567901. 16. DOI: 10.1155/2018/3567901

2017

Gonzalez-Chi, P.I., Rodríguez-Uicab, O., Martin-Barrera, C., Uribe-Calderon, J., Canché-Escamilla, G., Yazdani-Pedram, M., May-Pat, A., Avilés, F. Influence of aramid fiber treatment and carbon nanotubes on the interfacial strength of polypropylene hierarchical composites. (2017) Composites Part B: Engineering, 122, pp. 16-22. DOI: 10.1016/j.compositesb.2017.04.006
Uribe-Calderon, J., Díaz-Arriaga, C. The effects of carbon nanotubes, blend composition and glycidyl methacrylate-grafted polypropylene compatibilizer on the morphology, mechanical and electrical properties of polypropylene-polyamide 6 blends. (2017) Polymer Bulletin, 74 (5), pp. 1573-1593. DOI: 10.1007/s00289-016-1790-4
Cisneros-Rosado, D., Uribe-Calderon, J.A. Effect of Surface Modification of Palygorskite on the Properties of Polypropylene/Polypropylene-g-Maleic Anhydride/Palygorskite Nanocomposites. (2017) International Journal of Polymer Science, 2017, art. no. 9143589, 20. DOI: 10.1155/2017/9143589
García-Rosado, I.J., Uribe-Calderón, J., Alonso-Vante, N. Nitrogen-doped reduced graphite oxide as a support for CoSe electrocatalyst for oxygen reduction reaction in alkaline media (2017) Journal of the Electrochemical Society, 164 (6), pp. F658-F666. DOI: 10.1149/2.1531706jes

2016 / 2013 / 2012 / 2011 / 2010 / 2009 / 2008 / 1997

2016

Avilés, F., May-Pat, A., Canché-Escamilla, G., Rodríguez-Uicab, O., Ku-Herrera, J.J., Duarte-Aranda, S., Uribe-Calderon, J., Gonzalez-Chi, P.I., Arronche, L., La Saponara, V. Influence of carbon nanotube on the piezoresistive behavior of multiwall carbon nanotube/polymer composites. (2016) Journal of Intelligent Material Systems and Structures, 27 (1), pp. 92-103. DOI: 10.1177/1045389X14560367

2013

Zetina-Hernández, O., Duarte-Aranda, S., May-Pat, A., Canché-Escamilla, G., Uribe-Calderon, J., Gonzalez-Chi, P.I., Avilés, F. Coupled electro-mechanical properties of multiwall carbon nanotube/polypropylene composites for strain sensing applications (2013) Journal of Materials Science, 48 (21), pp. 7587-7593. DOI: 10.1007/s10853-013-7575-3

2012

Huq, T., Salmieri, S., Khan, A., Khan, R.A., Le Tien, C., Riedl, B., Fraschini, C., Bouchard, J., Uribe-Calderon, J., Kamal, M.R., Lacroix, M. Nanocrystalline cellulose (NCC) reinforced alginate based biodegradable nanocomposite film (2012) Carbohydrate Polymers, 90 (4), pp. 1757-1763. DOI: 10.1016/j.carbpol.2012.07.065
Khan, R.A., Salmieri, S., Dussault, D., Tufenkji, N., Uribe-Calderon, J., Kamal, M.R., Safrany, A., Lacroix, M. Preparation and Thermo-Mechanical Characterization of C,itosan Loaded Methylcellulose-Based Biodegradable Films: Effects of Gamma Radiation. (2012) Journal of Polymers and the Environment, 20 (1), pp. 43-52. DOI: 10.1007/s10924-011-0336-y
Kamal, M.R., Uribe-Calderon, J. Book Chapter: Nanoparticles and polymer nanocomposites. (2012) Graphite, Graphene, and Their Polymer Nanocomposites, pp. 353-392. DOI: 10.1201/b13051

2011

Ghasemi, H., Carreau, P.J., Kamal, M.R., Uribe-Calderon, J. Preparation and characterization of PET/clay nanocomposites by melt compounding. (2011) Polymer Engineering and Science, 51 (6), pp. 1178-1187. DOI: 10.1002/pen.21874
Kamal, M.R., Uribe-Calderon, J. Book Chapter Thermal stability of polystyrene nanocomposites from improved thermally stable organoclays. (2011) Thermally Stable and Flame Retardant Polymer Nanocomposites, 9780521190756, pp. 64-99. DOI: 10.1017/CBO9780511842412.004
Uribe-Calderon, J., Kamal, M.R. Melt compounding of poly(ethylene terephthalate)/clay nanocomposites: Comparison of different organoclays. (2010) Annual Technical Conference - ANTEC, Conference Proceedings, 1, pp. 576-580.

2010

Khan, R.A., Salmieri, S., Dussault, D., Uribe-Calderon, J., Kamal, M.R., Safrany, A., Lacroix, M. Production and properties of nanocellulose-reinforced methylcellulose-based biodegradable films. (2010) Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, 58 (13), pp. 7878-7885. DOI: 10.1021/jf1006853
Uribe-Calderon, J., Kamal, M.R. Evaluation of various surfactants and compatibilizers for preparation of PS/clay nanocomposites by melt compounding. (2010) Journal of Polymer Engineering, 30 (5-7), pp. 377-411. DOI: 10.1515/POLYENG.2010.30.5-7.377

2009

Kamal, M.R., Calderon, J.U., Lennox, B.R. Surface energy of modified nanoclays and its effect on polymer/clay nanocomposites. (2009) Journal of Adhesion Science and Technology, 23 (5), pp. 663-688. DOI: 10.1163/156856108X379164
Calderon, J.U., Lennox, B., Kamal, M.R. Thermally stable phosphonium-montmorillonite organoclays. (2008) Applied Clay Science, 40 (1-4), pp. 90-98. DOI: 10.1016/j.clay.2007.08.004
Calderon, J.U., Lennox, B., Kamal, M.R. Polystyrene/phosphonium organoclay nanocomposites by melt compounding. (2008) International Polymer Processing, 23 (1), pp. 119-128. DOI: 10.3139/217.2103
Marquez, A., Uribe, J., Cruz, R. Conductivity variation induced by solvent swelling of an elastomer-carbon black-graphite composite. (1997) Journal of Applied Polymer Science, 66 (12), pp. 2221-2232. DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-4628(19971219)66:12<2221::AID-APP3>3.0.CO;2-I