----- ----

Research Group

We are a multidisciplinary research group united by a common goal: to understand the formation mechanisms of inorganic and hybrid materials from molecular precursors, enabling precise control over their final physicochemical properties.


Team

Research Group

Research Group



Postdoctoral


Javier Aguila-Rosas

Dr. Javier Aguila-Rosas

jaguila@correo.xoc.uam.mx


Dr. Javier is a Pharmacist Chemist Biologist specialized in the evaluation of materials with biological applications. He is currently undertaking a postdoctoral fellowship at the Institute of Materials Research, where he works on the design, synthesis, and application of metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) used as drug delivery systems (DDS). His research has focused on the use of MOFs for the targeted delivery of antimicrobial agents and trace metals essential to biological processes, as well as their application in environmental remediation. The results of his work have been published in high-impact scientific journals such as Chemical Communications, Journal of Materials Chemistry B, and RSC Advances. In recognition of this work, and in collaboration with the research group, he was awarded the 2024 UAM Annual Research Prize in the area of Biological and Health Sciences for the project Linezolid@MOF-74 as a host–guest system with antimicrobial activity.

Francisco J. Cano

Dr. Francisco J. Cano

francisco.cano@materiales.unam.mx


Francisco is focused on the synthesis and characterization of nanomaterials for environmental and energy applications. His work emphasizes carbon-based materials and hybrid nanostructures, with expertise in adsorption, photocatalysis, and advanced characterization techniques.



PhD Students


Grupo 1

Alan Nagaya Hernandez

alannagaya@ciencias.unam.mx


Alan is a PhD student whose research focuses on high-entropy layered double hydroxides (LDHs). His work explores their synthesis, structural properties, and potential applications in energy and environmental technologies.

Grupo 2

Dalia Ramos González

dalrglez9@gmail.com


Dalia is a PhD student in Biological and Health Sciences. Her research focuses on the effect of the composition and structure of ozenoxacin-loaded invasomes on bacteria responsible for acute skin infections.



Grupo 2

Juan Andres Flores Aguilar

jflores1540@gmail.com

Scopus

Andres is a PhD student working on the development of MOF–LDH hybrid composites for the detection of gaseous pollutants. His research focuses on the design and characterization of functional materials with high selectivity and sensitivity toward volatile compounds, contributing to the development of next-generation environmental sensors.



Undergraduate Students


Grupo 1

Alexis Abimael Nicolás Gil

alexnicgil2404@gmail.com


Alexis is an undergraduate thesis student in Petrochemical Engineering. His research focuses on layered materials and their efficiency in the detection of SO₂.



Past Members


Sabbatical Year

  • Dr. Ariel Guzman Vargas. Topic research: Electrochemical catalysis

PhD Student

  • Génesis Osorio. Topic: Bio-MOF applied to inhibit oxidation of skin.


Undergraduate Student

  • Gustavo Salcedo Ríos. Theme: fluorinated layered materials as electrocatalysts.
  • Regina García. Theme: fluorination of porous materials as strategy to enhance their catalytic properties.