Main areas of work: Chemical analysis of food; nanotechnology; encapsulation; hive products.

Education: Chemical Engineer; M.Sc. Chemical Engineering; Ph.D. Food Science, Technology and Biotechnology.

Research interests:

• Physicochemical analysis of Colombian food matrices with agroindustrial potential.
• Development and application of nanomaterials for the food industry.
• Extraction and encapsulation of substances of interest in the food industry.

Research groups:

• Food quality assurance and development of new products.
• Biofoods  (perfil GrupLAC).

Recent projects:

• Spectroscopic study and profiling of carotenoid compounds from food matrices with high agroindustrial potential for the extraction and microencapsulation of yellow-orange dyes (2018-2020).
• Development of antimicrobial nanofibrous membranes with potential application in the field of active food packaging and pharmaceuticals (2018-2020).
• Exploitation of food matrices with coloring and sweetening potential for use as a natural additive in processed foods (2017-2019).

Outstandings publications:

• Román, J. T., Fuenmayor, C. A., Dominguez, C. M. Z., Clavijo-Grimaldo, D., Acosta, M., García-Castañeda, J. E., ... & Rivera-Monroy, Z. J. (2019). Pullulan nanofibers containing the antimicrobial palindromic peptide LfcinB (21–25) Pal obtained via electrospinning. RSC Advances, 9(35), 20432-20438.
• Espitia, P. J., Fuenmayor, C. A., & Otoni, C. G. (2019). Nanoemulsions: Synthesis, Characterization, and Application in Bio‐Based Active Food Packaging. Comprehensive Reviews in Food Science and Food Safety, 18(1), 264-285.
• Sánchez, E. G. T., Fuenmayor, C. A., Mejía, S. M. V., Díaz-Moreno, C., & Mahecha, H. S. (2020). Effect of bee pollen extract as a source of natural carotenoids on the growth performance and pigmentation of rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss). Aquaculture, 514, 734490.