Proyectos

1. Avances en materiales de construcción: membrana biobasada para aplicaciones en la envolvente de edificaciones en madera. FONDEF I+D. Integrante del equipo.
2. Preservante avanzado para madera: mejora de las propiedades fungicidas, termicidas y de resistencia al fuego en la madera impregnada, para promover su uso en la construcción. FONDEF I+D. Integrante del equipo.
3. Desarrollo de un nuevo tablero compuesto de ultra baja densidad y de alta performance para usos no estructurales. FONDEF I+D. Integrante del equipo.
4. Desarrollo de una membrana biobasada con propiedades de barrera de humedad. Innovación Interna Mujeres. Integrante del equipo.
5. Valorización de Biomasa y Bioproductos — VB&B. Grupo de Investigación Consolidado. Integrante del grupo.
6. Materiales sustentables; nanomateriales y nanomanufactura. DICREA, Atracción de Investigadores Postdoctorales. Ejecución 2021-2022. Investigador principal.

Publicaciones (últimos 5 años)

1. Dario Zambrano; Bo Wang; Beichen Duan; Javier Marqués Henríquez; Paulina Valenzuela; William Gacitúa; Markus Varga; Manel Rodríguez-Ripoll; Krutarth Kiran Kamath; Brian C. Wyatt; Babak Anasori; Andreas Rosenkranz. Effect of Stoichiometry in Mo-Based Ordered Double Transition Metal Carbide MXenes on Solid Lubrication and Tribo-Film Formation. ACS Nano 2026. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsnano.5c18644.
2. Pablo Moreno; Aldo Ballerini; Paulina Valenzuela; Jorge Chávez; William Gacitúa. Nanoindentation of Phase-Specific Elastic Modulus in Virgin and Recycled HDPE Wood–Plastic Composites. BioResources 2026. https://doi.org/10.15376/biores.21.2980-3001.
3. Dario Zambrano; Bo Wang; Beichen Duan; Paulina Valenzuela; William Gacitúa; Christian Greiner; Brian Wyatt; Babak Anasori; Andreas Rosenkranz. Interplay between Mechanical Properties and Tribological Performance for Multilayer Ti?C?T? Coatings. Surfaces and Interfaces 2025. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.surfin.2025.107375.
4. Dario Zambrano; Bo Wang; Beichen Duan; Paulina Valenzuela; William Gacitúa; Brian Wyatt; Babak Anasori; Andreas Rosenkranz. Solid Lubrication Performance of Multilayer Ti?CNT? Carbonitrides. ACS Applied Nano Materials 2025. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsanm.5c01993.
5. Rudy Jaramillo; Dario Zambrano; Paulina Valenzuela; William Gacitúa; Andreas Rosenkranz. Tribological Performance of High-Chromium Cast Irons: Effect of Chromium Content, Amount of Chromium Carbides (M?C?) and Loading Conditions on Wear Resistance. Tribology Letters 202 https://doi.org/10.1007/s11249-025-02040-w.
6. Shirley Díaz; Héctor Mora; William Gacitúa; Cecilia Ávila; Pablo Reyes-Contreras; María Graciela Aguayo. Maximizing Bolaina Wood Utilization: Extraction of Cellulose Nanofibers from Sawdust Waste. European Journal of Wood and Wood Products 2024. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00107-024-02061-7.
7. Akbari-Fakhrabadi; Gaspar Fábrega; Paul Ochoa; V. Meruane; Paulina Valenzuela; William Gacitúa. Effect of La³? and Nb?? on Structural and Mechanical Properties of BaFeO?−δ. Journal of the European Ceramic Society 2023. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jeurceramsoc.2023.05.017.
8. Patricia Emmanuely Oliveira Martins; William Gacitúa. Fabrication and Characterization of Electrospun Polylactic Acid Films Reinforced with Chilean Bamboo Cellulose Nanofibers. Cellulose Chemistry and Technology 2023.
9. Oswaldo Erazo; Judith Vergara-Figueroa; Paulina Valenzuela; William Gacitúa. Quasistatic and Dynamic Nanoindentation Measurements of Pinus radiata D. Don S2 and CCML Cell Wall Layers. Forests 2023. https://doi.org/10.3390/f14091900.
10. Dario Zambrano; Martín Broens; Roberto Villarroel; Rodrigo Espinoza; José Aguilar-Hurtado; Bo Wang; Sebastian Suarez; Frank Mücklich; Paulina Valenzuela; William Gacitúa; Andreas Rosenkranz. Solid Lubrication Performance of Sandwich Ti?C?T?–MoS? Composite Coatings. Applied Surface Science 2023. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apsusc.2023.158295.
11. María Graciela Aguayo; Oswaldo Erazo; Claudio Montero; Laura Reyes; William Gacitúa; Liset Gómez; Hugo Torres. Analyses of Impregnation Quality and Mechanical Properties of Radiata Pine Wood Treated with Copper Nanoparticle- and Micronized-Copper-Based Wood Preservatives. Forests 2022. https://doi.org/3390/f13101636.
12. Judith Vergara-Figueroa; Oswaldo Erazo; Héctor Pesenti; Paulina Valenzuela; Arturo Fernández-Pérez; William Gacitúa. Development of Thin Films from Thermomechanical Pulp Nanofibers of Radiata Pine (Pinus radiata D. Don) for Applications in Bio-Based Nanocomposites. Fibers 2022. https://doi.org/10.3390/fib11010001.
13. Oswaldo Erazo; Judith Vergara-Figueroa; Paulina Valenzuela; William Gacitúa. Effect of the Longitudinal Tensile Creep on the Stiffness of Radiata Pine (Pinus radiata D. Don). Materials 2022. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma15124314.
14. Akbari-Fakhrabadi; Javier Quintana; Gaspar Fábrega; Sagarkumar Zalavadiya; Wakako Araki; V. Meruane; Paulina Valenzuela; William Gacitúa. Effect of Zr?? on Mechanical and Structural Properties of BaFeO?−δ. Journal of the European Ceramic Society 2022. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jeurceramsoc.2022.08.052.
15. Dario Zambrano; Rodrigo Espinoza; Andreas Rosenkranz; Terry Harvey; Paulina Valenzuela; William Gacitúa. Enhanced Erosion Resistance of Anti-Reflective TiO?/SiO? Coatings Induced by Zr-Oxide Doping. Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells 2022. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.solmat.2022.112079.
16. Judith Vergara-Figueroa; Fabiola Cerda; Serguei Alejandro-Martín; William Gacitúa. Evaluation of the PLA–nZH–Cu Nanocomposite Film on the Microbiological, Organoleptic and Physicochemical Qualities of Packed Chicken Meat. Foods 2022. https://doi.org/10.3390/foods11040546.
17. Dario Zambrano; Rodrigo Espinoza; Roberto Villarroel; Andreas Rosenkranz; Nicolás Carvajal; María Isabel Pintor-Monroy; Gabriela Montaño; María Josefina Arellano-Jiménez; Manuel Quevedo-López; Paulina Valenzuela; William Gacitúa. Optical and Mechanical Properties of Zr-Oxide-Doped TiO?/SiO? Anti-Reflective Coatings for PV Glass Covers. Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells 2022. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.solmat.2022.111784.