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Dr Francisco Vilaplana

KTH Royal Institute of Technology
46 0 8 5537 8383
f.vilaplana@uq.edu.au

Publications

Journal Articles (11)
Conference Papers (2)

Journal Articles

Testoni, Giorgia, Duran, Jordi, Garcia-Rocha, Mar, Vilaplana, Francisco, Serrano, Antorio L., Sebastian, David, Lopez-Soldado, Iliana, Sullivan, Mitchell A., Slebe, Felipe, Vilaseca, Marta, Munoz-Canoves, Pura and Guinovart, Joan J. (2017). Lack of glycogenin causes glycogen accumulation and muscle function impairment. Cell Metabolism, 26 (1), 256-266. doi: 10.1016/j.cmet.2017.06.008
Vilaplana, Francisco, Meng, Di, Hasjim, Jovin and Gilbert, Robert G. (2014). Two-dimensional macromolecular distributions reveal detailed architectural features in high-amylose starches. Carbohydrate Polymers, 113, 539-551. doi: 10.1016/j.carbpol.2014.07.050
Sullivan, Mitchell A., Powell, Prudence O., Witt, Torsten, Vilaplana, Francisco, Roura, Eugeni and Gilbert, Robert G. (2014). Improving size-exclusion chromatography separation for glycogen. Journal of Chromatography A, 1332, 21-29. doi: 10.1016/j.chroma.2014.01.053
Vilaplana, Francisco, Hasjim, Jovin and Gilbert, Robert G. (2012). Amylose content in starches: Toward optimal definition and validating experimental methods. Carbohydrate Polymers, 88 (1), 103-111. doi: 10.1016/j.carbpol.2011.11.072
Shelat, Kinnari J., Vilaplana, Francisco, Nicholson, Timothy M., Gidley, Michael J. and Gilbert, Robert G. (2011). Diffusion and rheology characteristics of barley mixed linkage beta-glucan and possible implications for digestion. Carbohydrate Polymers, 86 (4), 1732-1738. doi: 10.1016/j.carbpol.2011.07.004
Vilaplana, Francisco and Gilbert, Robert G. (2011). Analytical methodology for multidimensional size/branch-length distributions for branched glucose polymers using off-line 2-dimensional size-exclusion chromatography and enzymatic treatment. Journal of Chromatography A, 1218 (28), 4434-4444. doi: 10.1016/j.chroma.2011.05.027
Sullivan, Mitchell A., Li, Jiong, Li, Chuanzhou, Vilaplana, Francisco, Stapleton, David, Gray-Weale, Angus A., Bowen, Stirling, Zheng, Ling and Gilbert, Robert G. (2011). Molecular structural differences between type-2-diabetic and healthy glycogen. Biomacromolecules, 12 (6), 1983-1986. doi: 10.1021/bm2006054
Vilaplana, Francisco and Gilbert, Robert G. (2010). Characterization of branched polysaccharides using multiple-detection size separation techniques. Journal of Separation Science, 33 (22), 3537-3554. doi: 10.1002/jssc.201000525
Vilaplana, Francisco and Gilbert, Robert G. (2010). Two-dimensional size/branch length distributions of a branched polymer. Macromolecules, 43 (17), 7321-7329. doi: 10.1021/ma101349t
Shelat, Kinnari J., Vilaplana, Francisco, Nicholson, Timothy M., Wong, Kok Hou, Gidley, Michael J. and Gilbert, Robert G. (2010). Diffusion and viscosity in arabinoxylan solutions: Implications for nutrition. Carbohydrate Polymers, 82 (1), 46-53. doi: 10.1016/j.carbpol.2010.04.019
Sullivan, Mitchell A., Vilaplana, Francisco, Cave, Richard A., Stapleton, David, Gray-Weale, Angus A. and Gilbert, Robert G. (2010). Nature of alpha and beta particles in glycogen using molecular size distributions. Biomacromolecules, 11 (4), 1094-1100. doi: 10.1021/bm100074p

Conference Papers

Vilaplana, Francisco, Sullivan, Mitchell A., Hasjim, Jovin and Gilbert, Robert G. (2011). Biosynthesis - structure - property relations for branched polysaccharides as revealed by two-dimensional macromolecular size/branch chain-length distributions. EPF 2011: European Polymer Federation Conference, Granada, Spain, 26 June-1 July 2011. European Polymer Federation; Specialized Group of Polymers (GEP); Institute of Polymer Science and Technology (ICTP-CSIC).
Vilaplana, Francisco, Stromberg, Emma and Karlsson, Sigbritt (2010). Environmental and resource aspects of sustainable biocomposites. 2nd International Conference on Biodegradable Polymers and Sustainable Composites, Alicante, Spain, 29 September - 3October 2009. Oxford, U.K.: Elsevier. doi: 10.1016/j.polymdegradstab.2010.07.016

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