Alaitz Etxabide

4.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
55 papers, 3.5k citations indexed

About

Alaitz Etxabide is a scholar working on Biomaterials, Biomedical Engineering and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, Alaitz Etxabide has authored 55 papers receiving a total of 3.5k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 41 papers in Biomaterials, 10 papers in Biomedical Engineering and 8 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in Alaitz Etxabide's work include Nanocomposite Films for Food Packaging (26 papers), Collagen: Extraction and Characterization (18 papers) and biodegradable polymer synthesis and properties (13 papers). Alaitz Etxabide is often cited by papers focused on Nanocomposite Films for Food Packaging (26 papers), Collagen: Extraction and Characterization (18 papers) and biodegradable polymer synthesis and properties (13 papers). Alaitz Etxabide collaborates with scholars based in Spain, New Zealand and United Kingdom. Alaitz Etxabide's co-authors include Koro de la Caba, Pedro Guerrero, Jone Uranga, Ali Seyfoddin, Paul A. Kilmartin, Juan I. Maté, Itsaso Leceta, Jingjunjiao Long, Tania Garrido and Sudip Ray and has published in prestigious journals such as The Science of The Total Environment, Journal of Cleaner Production and ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces.

In The Last Decade

Alaitz Etxabide

53 papers receiving 3.4k citations

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Chitosan as a bioactive polymer: Processing, properties and applications

2017 839 citations Alaitz Etxabide, Jone Uranga et al. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Alaitz Etxabide Spain	29	2.0k	771	530	346	330	55	3.5k
A. Gnanamani India	33	1.2k 0.6×	1.0k 1.3×	423 0.8×	472 1.4×	483 1.5×	156	3.8k
Balaraman Madhan India	38	2.3k 1.1×	892 1.2×	291 0.5×	634 1.8×	364 1.1×	137	4.5k
Fuyuan Ding China	27	1.8k 0.9×	696 0.9×	356 0.7×	238 0.7×	426 1.3×	40	2.9k
Jasvir Singh India	36	1.5k 0.7×	957 1.2×	825 1.6×	237 0.7×	251 0.8×	170	3.9k
Ying Pei China	37	1.6k 0.8×	1.0k 1.3×	710 1.3×	375 1.1×	689 2.1×	145	3.9k
Puwang Li China	37	1.7k 0.9×	937 1.2×	337 0.6×	416 1.2×	456 1.4×	94	3.9k
Mojgan Zandi Iran	35	3.2k 1.6×	1.3k 1.7×	986 1.9×	333 1.0×	298 0.9×	91	4.7k
Zeynep Aytaç Türkiye	32	1.9k 0.9×	940 1.2×	422 0.8×	240 0.7×	388 1.2×	38	3.1k
Inmaculada Aranaz Spain	23	1.9k 0.9×	694 0.9×	387 0.7×	719 2.1×	486 1.5×	52	3.7k
Alessandro F. Martins Brazil	39	2.1k 1.0×	1.3k 1.7×	413 0.8×	369 1.1×	557 1.7×	128	4.7k

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Etxabide, Alaitz, Estela O. Carvalho, Nélson Pereira, et al.. (2025). Tuning the properties of gelatin films through crosslinking and addition of ionic liquids. Reactive and Functional Polymers. 216. 106445–106445.

Urbina, Leire, et al.. (2024). Valorization of cheese whey: closing the loop from protein extraction to whey protein film composting. Green Chemistry. 26(7). 4103–4111. 9 indexed citations

Long, Jingjunjiao, Yi Luo, Alaitz Etxabide, et al.. (2024). Nanosilicate-reinforced GelMA-PEGDA hydrogel promotes angiogenesis for bone regeneration. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules. 277(Pt 2). 133202–133202. 6 indexed citations

Etxabide, Alaitz, et al.. (2023). Whey Protein Films for Sustainable Food Packaging: Effect of Incorporated Ascorbic Acid and Environmental Assessment. Polymers. 15(2). 387–387. 20 indexed citations

Heras, Kevin Las, Alaitz Etxabide, Jone Uranga, et al.. (2022). Green hemostatic sponge-like scaffold composed of soy protein and chitin for the treatment of epistaxis. Materials Today Bio. 15. 100273–100273. 20 indexed citations

Etxabide, Alaitz, Brent R. Young, Phil Bremer, & Paul A. Kilmartin. (2022). Non‐permanent primary food packaging materials assessment: Identification, migration, toxicity, and consumption of substances. Comprehensive Reviews in Food Science and Food Safety. 21(5). 4130–4145. 23 indexed citations

Guerrero, Pedro, et al.. (2022). Esne-gazuratik eratorritako film biodegradagarriak. EKAIA Euskal Herriko Unibertsitateko Zientzi eta Teknologi Aldizkaria. 389–404. 1 indexed citations

Etxabide, Alaitz, et al.. (2022). Developing active and intelligent films through the incorporation of grape skin and seed tannin extracts into gelatin. Food Packaging and Shelf Life. 33. 100896–100896. 39 indexed citations

Etxabide, Alaitz, Paul A. Kilmartin, Pedro Guerrero, et al.. (2022). Polyhydroxybutyrate (PHB) produced from red grape pomace: Effect of purification processes on structural, thermal and antioxidant properties. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules. 217. 449–456. 23 indexed citations

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García-Orue, Itxaso, Edorta Santos‐Vizcaíno, Alaitz Etxabide, et al.. (2019). Development of Bioinspired Gelatin and Gelatin/Chitosan Bilayer Hydrofilms for Wound Healing. Pharmaceutics. 11(7). 314–314. 53 indexed citations

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Uranga, Jone, Alaitz Etxabide, Sara Cabezudo, Koro de la Caba, & Pedro Guerrero. (2019). Valorization of marine-derived biowaste to develop chitin/fish gelatin products as bioactive carriers and moisture scavengers. The Science of The Total Environment. 706. 135747–135747. 39 indexed citations

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Long, Jingjunjiao, Alaitz Etxabide, Ashveen Nand, et al.. (2019). A 3D printed chitosan-pectin hydrogel wound dressing for lidocaine hydrochloride delivery. Materials Science and Engineering C. 104. 109873–109873. 251 indexed citations

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Etxabide, Alaitz, Jone Uranga, Pedro Guerrero, & Koro de la Caba. (2018). Manufaktura metodoen eta saretze-erreakzioaren eragina gelatinazko materialen propietateetan. EKAIA Euskal Herriko Unibertsitateko Zientzi eta Teknologi Aldizkaria. 71–84. 1 indexed citations

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Etxabide, Alaitz, Ricardo Ribeiro, Pedro Guerrero, et al.. (2018). Lactose-crosslinked fish gelatin-based porous scaffolds embedded with tetrahydrocurcumin for cartilage regeneration. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules. 117. 199–208. 26 indexed citations

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Etxabide, Alaitz, Tania Garrido, Jone Uranga, Pedro Guerrero, & Koro de la Caba. (2018). Extraction and incorporation of bioactives into protein formulations for food and biomedical applications. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules. 120(Pt B). 2094–2105. 24 indexed citations

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Etxabide, Alaitz, Edorta Santos‐Vizcaíno, Pedro Guerrero, et al.. (2017). Ultra thin hydro-films based on lactose-crosslinked fish gelatin for wound healing applications. International Journal of Pharmaceutics. 530(1-2). 455–467. 41 indexed citations

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Garrido, Tania, Alaitz Etxabide, Pedro Guerrero, & Koro de la Caba. (2016). Characterization of agar/soy protein biocomposite films: Effect of agar on the extruded pellets and compression moulded films. Carbohydrate Polymers. 151. 408–416. 86 indexed citations

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Etxabide, Alaitz, Jone Uranga, Pedro Guerrero, & Koro de la Caba. (2016). Development of active gelatin films by means of valorisation of food processing waste: A review. Food Hydrocolloids. 68. 192–198. 163 indexed citations

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Etxabide, Alaitz, Itsaso Leceta, Pedro Guerrero, & Koro de la Caba. (2013). Arrain-gelatinan oinarrituriko film biodegradagarriak. EKAIA Euskal Herriko Unibertsitateko Zientzi eta Teknologi Aldizkaria. 53–67. 1 indexed citations

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Guerrero, Pedro, Alaitz Etxabide, Itsaso Leceta, M. Peñalba, & Koro de la Caba. (2013). Extraction of agar from Gelidium sesquipedale (Rodhopyta) and surface characterization of agar based films. Carbohydrate Polymers. 99. 491–498. 130 indexed citations

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