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Research interests

• Plasma Polymerization
• Plasma Medicine
• Polymeric Biomaterials
• Spinal Cord Regeneration
• Cell Cultures

Profile

Professor Juan Morales Corona studied Engineering Physics at the Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana (UAM) Azcapotzalco Campus (1987-1992), Terminal Project "Convection of Heat in Thin Cylinders" (National Institute of Nuclear Research). Master of Science, Specialty in Elementary Particles, CINVESTAV IPN, (1992-1995), Thesis: Measurement of the Effective Structure Function of the Proton, January 1995 (FERMILAB, Chicago, Illinois). Ph.D. in Science, Iztapalapa Campus, UAM, Department of Physics, Area of Polymers, Thesis: Plasma Polymerization: Surface Treatment and Plasma Simulation. February 2001. Post-doctorate at the University of Bari, Italy, Department of Chemistry, Plasma Chemistry Laboratory. Work: Synthesis and Characterization of PolyAllylamine for Biomedical Applications. December 2002 - November 2003. Short Research Stay, PRODEP: Tlaxcala Center for Reproductive Biology, Ventral Lesions in Rabbit, Nov-2019- August 2020.

Acknowledgments: Candidate to National Researcher, National System of Researchers, July 1998 to June 2001; University Merit Medal, Iztapalapa Campus, UAM. November 23, 2001; National Researcher Level I, National System of Researchers, July 2002 to June 2005; National Researcher Level I, National System of Researchers, July 2005 to November 2013; Desirable Profile PROMEP-SEP, 2006 to date; National Researcher Level II, National System of Researchers, December 2013 to date.

His research area is Polymeric materials electrospun and superficially modified by Plasma technique to be used in Tissue Engineering; Development of polymeric implants for use in the regeneration of spinal cord injuries; Development and characterization of biopolymers for use in different types of cell cultures.

Professor Morales has taught undergraduate, master's, and doctoral courses. He contributes to the development of academic activities in the area of Physics; Synthesis, Characterization, and Plasma Processing of Semiconductor Materials; Surface Modification of substrates for medical applications; New Polymeric Biomaterials for applications in Tissue Engineering; and 5.

Patents
1. Mexican Patent - Patent Title No 270789
Method for coating metallic prosthesis with synthesized and plasma doped polypyrrole.
2. Mexican Patent - Patent Title No 267802
Method of coating metallic prosthesis with synthesized and plasma doped polypyrrole.
3. Russian Patent - Patent Title No. 2471437
4. United States Patent No. US 8,563,626 B2
5. European Union Patent - Patent Title No. 2164078
6. Japan Patent - Patent Title 5587177
7. Patent in China - Patent Title 1712382
8. Patent in India, Patent Title 317976
9. Indonesian Patent, Patent Title, IDP000047227

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Research interests

• Plasma Polymerization
• Plasma Medicine
• Polymeric Biomaterials
• Spinal Cord Regeneration
• Cell Cultures

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	Gómez, L.M., Cruz, G.J., González-Torres, M. and 5 more (...) (2023).Attachment and permanence of polyaniline coatings on stainless steel submerged in saline fluids. Polymer Bulletin,80(4) 3843-3856
	Avendaño-Estrada, A., Rios, C., Aguirre-Aranda, I. and 7 more (...) (2021).Characterization of metabolic activity induced by kainic acid in adult rat whole brain at the early stage: A 18FDG-PET study. Brain Research,1769
	González-Torres, M., Olayo, M.G., Gómez, L.M. and 6 more (...) (2020).Chemical interactions of heparin in porous polypyrrole, an example of drug–carrier destructive interaction. Polymer Bulletin,77(1) 375-385
	Sánchez-Torres, S., Díaz-Ruíz, A., Ríos, C. and 15 more (...) (2020).Recovery of motor function after traumatic spinal cord injury by using plasma-synthesized polypyrrole/iodine application in combination with a mixed rehabilitation scheme. Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Medicine,31(7)
	Flores, G., Olayo, R., Morales, J. and 3 more (...) (2019).Construction of ceramic-polymeric materials to generate neo bone tissue. Transactions of the Annual Meeting of the Society for Biomaterials and the Annual International Biomaterials Symposium,40
OA	Estrada-Villegas, G.M., Martínez-Hernández, R.C., Morales, J. and 1 more (...) (2019).Incorporation of ciprofloxacin/beta cyclodextrin inclusion complex to polylactic acid electrospun fibers and modeling of the release behavior. Revista Mexicana de Ingeniera Quimica,18(2) 737-747
	Gómez, L.M., Olayo, M.G., González-Torres, M. and 4 more (...) (2018).Synthesis of Hybrid Aminated Polymers with Ag Sensitive to Electromagnetic Pulses, as Potential Inhibitors or Stimulators of Cell Growth in the Central Nervous System. Journal of Inorganic and Organometallic Polymers and Materials,28(6) 2742-2748
	Fabela-Sánchez, O., Salgado–Ceballos, H., Medina-Torres, L. and 10 more (...) (2018).Effect of the combined treatment of albumin with plasma synthesised pyrrole polymers on motor recovery after traumatic spinal cord injury in rats. Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Medicine,29(1)
	Mondragon-Lozano, R., Ríos, C., Roldan-Valadez, E. and 11 more (...) (2017).Delayed injection of polypyrrole doped with iodine particle suspension after spinal cord injury in rats improves functional recovery and decreased tissue damage evaluated by 3.0 Tesla in vivo magnetic resonance imaging. Spine Journal,17(4) 562-573
	Ramírez-Fernández, O., Godínez, R., Zuñiga-Aguilar, E. and 4 more (...) (2017).Cell cocultures on coated scaffolds applied to liver models. International Journal of Medical Engineering and Informatics,9(4) 332-350
	Olayo, M.G., González-Salgado, F., Gómez, L.M. and 5 more (...) (2017).Light Absorption in Polyfuran Particles. Macromolecular Symposia,374(1)
	Vásquez-Ortega, M., Ortega-López, M., Morales, J. and 2 more (...) (2017).Synthesis of Nanoparticles by Plasma Polymerization for Biomedical Applications. Macromolecular Symposia,374(1)
	Zuñiga-Aguilar, E.S., Ramirez-Fernandez, J.O., Morales, J. and 2 more (...) (2015).Growth aligned in primary skeletal muscle cells on poly pyrrole coated surfaces by plasma polymerization. IFMBE Proceedings,49211-214
	Zúñiga, R., Cruz, G.J., Olayo, M.G. and 5 more (...) (2015).Synthesis and superficial characterization of plasma polyfuran thin films. Polymer Bulletin,72(4) 839-850	\| 7 \|
	Ramírez-Fernández, O., Godínez, R., Zuñiga-Aguilar, E. and 4 more (...) (2015).Superficial modification of biopolymeric scaffolds for tridimensional hepatic cell model. International Journal of Medical Engineering and Informatics,7(2) 110-123
	Ramírez-Fernández, O., Godínez, R., Morales, J. and 4 more (...) (2015).Hybrid scaffolds on radial flow bioreactor to generate liver tissue models. IFMBE Proceedings,49148-151
	Morales-Guadarrama, A., Salgado-Ceballos, H., Grijalva, I. and 10 more (...) (2015).Spinal cord injury of rhesus monkey implanted with PPy/I plasma polymer, MRI study. IFMBE Proceedings,49174-177
	Alvarez-Mejia, L., Morales, J., Cruz, G.J. and 9 more (...) (2015).Functional recovery in spinal cord injured rats using polypyrrole/iodine implants and treadmill training. Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Medicine,26(7)
	Ramírez-Fernández, O., Godínez, R., Zúñiga-Aguilar, E. and 3 more (...) (2014).Plasma gradient modified scaffolds to generate a chemoattractant surface. Superficies y Vacio,27(1) 20-23
	Vasquez-Ortega, M., Ortega, M., Morales, J. and 3 more (...) (2014).Core-shell polypyrrole nanoparticles obtained by atmospheric pressure plasma polymerization. Polymer International,63(12) 2023-2029
	Zuñiga-Aguilar, E., Olayo, R., Ramírez-Fernández, O. and 2 more (...) (2014).Nerve cells culture from lumbar spinal cord on surfaces modified by plasma pyrrole polymerization. Journal of Biomaterials Science, Polymer Edition,25(7) 729-747
	Solís-Gómez, A., Neira-Velázquez, M.G., Morales, J. and 2 more (...) (2014).Improving stability of TiO2 particles in water by RF-plasma polymerization of poly(acrylic acid) on the particle surface. Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects,451(1) 66-74
	Morales-Guadarrama, A., Salgado-Ceballos, H., Morales, J. and 7 more (...) (2013).CAT and MRI studies of spinal cord injured rats implanted with PPy/I. Revista Mexicana de Ingenieria Biomedica,34(2) 145-155
	Ramírez-Fernández, O., Godínez, R., Morales, J. and 4 more (...) (2013).Crecimiento volumétrico de hepatocitos en estructuras basadas en biomateriales modificados superficialmente. IFMBE Proceedings,33104-107
	Zuñiga-Aguilar, E., Godínez, R., Morales, Ma. and 4 more (...) (2013).Crecimiento de células nerviosas motoras sobre material modificado superficialmente por polimerización por plasma. IFMBE Proceedings,33120-123
	Zuñiga-Aguilar, E., Godínez, R., Ramírez-Fernández, O. and 2 more (...) (2013).Development of a neuromuscular junction model on surfaces modified by plasma polymerization. Revista Mexicana de Ingenieria Biomedica,34(3) 217-226

Courses offered

*Courses are conducted in spanish

Num.	Trim.	Course Name	Level
1	23O	Electricidad y Magnetismo Elemental I	Licenciatura
2	23I	Proyecto de Ingeniería Biomédica II	Licenciatura
3	23I	Método Experimental I	Licenciatura
4	23I	Trabajo de Investigación IX	Posgrado
5	22O	Proyecto de Ingeniería Biomédica I	Licenciatura
6	22O	Método Experimental I	Licenciatura
7	22O	Trabajo de Investigación VIII	Posgrado
8	22O	Trabajo de Investigación IX	Posgrado
9	22P	Método Experimental I	Licenciatura
10	22P	Física Experimental Avanzada II	Licenciatura
11	22P	Trabajo de Investigación VII	Posgrado
12	22P	Trabajo de Investigación VIII	Posgrado
13	22I	Método Experimental I	Licenciatura
14	22I	Física Experimental Avanzada II	Licenciatura
15	22I	Trabajo de Investigación Vi	Posgrado
16	22I	Trabajo de Investigación VII	Posgrado
17	21O	Método Experimental I	Licenciatura
18	21O	Física Experimental Avanzada II	Licenciatura
19	21O	Fisicoquímica de Polímeros IV	Posgrado
20	21O	Trabajo de Investigación V	Posgrado
21	21O	Trabajo de Investigación Vi	Posgrado
22	21P	Física Experimental Intermedia I	Licenciatura
23	21P	Trabajo de Investigación IV	Posgrado
24	21P	Trabajo de Investigación V	Posgrado
25	21I	Física Experimental Intermedia I	Licenciatura
26	21I	Trabajo de Investigación III	Posgrado
27	21I	Trabajo de Investigación IV	Posgrado
28	21I	Trabajo de Investigación Vi	Posgrado
29	20O	Física Experimental Intermedia I	Licenciatura
30	20O	Trabajo de Investigación II	Posgrado
31	20O	Trabajo de Investigación III	Posgrado
32	20O	Trabajo de Investigación V	Posgrado
33	20P	Proyecto de Ingeniería Biomédica II	Licenciatura
34	20P	Trabajo de Investigación II	Posgrado
35	20P	Trabajo de Investigación IV	Posgrado
36	20I	Proyecto de Ingeniería Biomédica I	Licenciatura
37	20I	Trabajo de Investigación I	Posgrado
38	20I	Trabajo de Investigación I	Posgrado
39	20I	Trabajo de Investigación III	Posgrado
40	20I	Trabajo de Investigación Vi	Posgrado

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