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Francisco Javier Vilaplana Domingo is a multidisciplinary scientist with experience in carbohydrate biotechnology, bioanalytical chemistry, and polymer/material sciences. His current research interests focus on the biotechnological exploitation of carbohydrates from biomass for applications in bio-based materials and improved nutrition. His area of specialty includes understanding the complex molecular structure of cell wall energy-reserve polysaccharides in plants and eukaryotic organisms such as fungi. He integrates bioanalytical glycomic approaches—including chemo-enzymatic fractionation, advanced chromatography, mass spectrometry, and statistics/bioinformatics—with supramolecular structural and biomechanical analyses. The ultimate aim of his research is to provide models of the molecular architecture of eukaryotic cell walls, which are directly related to the biosynthetic pathways of constituent carbohydrates. This work has implications for the design of functional carbohydrate-based materials and understanding the nutritional health implications of carbohydrate-rich foods. His research is aligned with sustainability goals and the transition to a bio-based economy, focusing on the deconstruction of biomass carbohydrates.
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