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Vania C. Pinto is a Junior Researcher in the Microelectromechanical Systems Research Unit - CMEMS and LABBELS Associate Laboratory, at University of Minho, and, since 2019, a Visiting Assistant Professor at the same university (teaching curricular units such as Biosensors, Bionanotechnology, Introduction to Microsystems and Microtechnologies, among others). She is graduated in Biotechnology Engineering with master's in Micro/Nano Technologies. In May 2017, she finished her PhD in Biomedical Engineering at the University of Minho, with the theme: "Microfluidic Immunosensor for salivary cortisol". She was awarded, in 2021 with a junior Researcher Contract - Stimulus of Scientific Employment, Individual Support (CEECIND), reference 2021.01087.CEECIND - 4th Edition (2021), for 6 years, funded by Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia (FCT). V.C. Pinto was Postdoctoral Researcher in the FoodSens European granted project (EU- POCTEP-Interreg, reference 0591_FOODSENS) at Microelectromechanical Systems Research Unit in University of Minho, developing a LoC for in-situ toxic phytoplankton identification by combining microfluidic flow cytometry with optoelectronics. This project led to her cooperation with national (ICETA, LEICAR) and international (ANFACO & CSIC, Spain) institutions and researchers. During her scientific activities, she has been enrolled in 10 R&D projects being Principal Investigator at 2 of them: (1) PhageSensor: Portable Dual-Mode Device for Measuring Bacteriophage Activity (LABBELS Intramural Funding, January – December 2025) (2) Eye-on-shell: : Lab-on-a-chip for in situ toxic phytoplankton identification and quantification, DOI 10.54499/2021.01087.CEECIND/CP1664/CT0020 (funded by FCT, 2022-2024). She published 23 papers in specialized international journals, 12 papers as proceedings of scientific meetings, 1 section(s) of books, 2 EP patents, having more than 320 citations and h-index: 9 (Scopus). V.C. Pinto supervise 1 PhD student (FCT grant) of International Doctoral Programme Do*Mar, untitled "Lab-on-a-chip for in situ toxic phytoplankton identification and quantification", 3 master student (2 of them finalized), 5 search fellows and 5 undergraduate students. She was also guest-editor of one Special Issues related to Micro/Nano Devices: "Novel Technology and Applications of Micro/Nano Devices and System", Applied Sciences (ISSN 2076-3417, IF 2.474). V.C. Pinto has >250 h of teaching experience at the Dept. Industrial Electronics, University of Minho, in the area of microtechnologies. Her main research area is Biomedical Microsystems, focusing on lab-on-a-chip devices, microfluidics, microfabrication techniques, immunosensors, optical detection and marine monitoring device.
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Identification

Personal identification

Full name
Vania Cristina Gonçalves Pinto

Citation names

  • V.C.Pinto

Author identifiers

Ciência ID
791D-1CC0-6F40
ORCID iD
0000-0003-3395-1251
Scopus Author Id
56289482100

Email addresses

  • vpinto@dei.uminho.pt (Professional)

Addresses

  • Universidade do Minho, Escola de Engenharia, CMEMS, DEI, Campus de Azurém, 4800-058 , Guimarães, Guimarães, Portugal (Professional)

Websites

Knowledge fields

  • Engineering and Technology - Electrotechnical Engineering, Electronics and Informatics - Electrical and Electronic Engineering
Education
Degree Classification
2012 - 2017/05/29
Concluded
 PhD in Biomedical Engineering (Doutoramento)
Universidade do Minho, Portugal
"Microfluidic Immunosensor for salivary cortisol quantification" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 Aproved with very good
2009 - 2011
Concluded
 M.Sc. Degree in Micro/Nano Technologies (Mestrado)
Major in Microfabrication
Universidade do Minho Escola de Engenharia, Portugal
"Study, optimization and characterization of SU-8 structures for microfluids devices using lithographic methods" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 17 (in 20)
2005 - 2008
Concluded
 Biotechnological Engineering (Licenciatura)
Instituto Politécnico de Bragança Escola Superior Agrária, Portugal
"n/a" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 15 (in 20)
Affiliation

Science

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2022/05 - 2028/05 Researcher (Research) Universidade do Minho Labbels, Portugal
Universidade do Minho Labbels, Portugal

Teaching in Higher Education

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2021/09/01 - Current Invited Associate Professor (University Teacher) Universidade do Minho Escola de Engenharia, Portugal
Universidade do Minho Escola de Engenharia, Portugal
2020/09/01 - 2021/03/01 Invited Assistant Professor (University Teacher) Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2019/09/19 - 2020/03/02 Invited Assistant Professor (University Teacher) Universidade do Minho, Portugal
Universidade do Minho, Portugal

Others

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2020/01/01 - 2022/03/31 Postdoctoral Researcher in European Project "Transfer of technologies to reduce food risks" 0591_FoodSens_1_E (FEDER through Programa INTERREG V-A Espanha-Portugal (POCTEP) 2014-2020) Universidade do Minho, Portugal
Universidade do Minho Centro de Sistemas Microeletromecânicos, Portugal
2019/07/01 - 2019/12/31 Postdoctoral researcher, Projeto Estratégico CMEMS UID/EEA/04436/2019 Universidade do Minho, Portugal
Universidade do Minho Centro de Sistemas Microeletromecânicos, Portugal
2017/07/01 - 2019/06/30 Postdoctoral researcher in the project "(NEXT-SEA) Next generation monitoring of coastal ecosystems in a scenario of global change", NORTE-01-0145-FEDER-000032. Universidade do Minho Centro de Sistemas Microeletromecânicos, Portugal
2012/01/01 - 2015/12/31 PhD research fellow, Reference SFRH/BD/81526/2011: "Microfluidic Immunosensor for salivary cortisol quantification". Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2010/10/01 - 2011/09/30 Master student under the research project: Study, optimization and characterization of SU-8 structures for microfluids devices using lithographic methods Universidade do Minho Centro ALGORITMI, Portugal
Projects

Grant

Designation Funders
2019/07/01 - 2019/12/31 Center for MicroElectroMechanical Systems
Project UID/EEA/04436/2019
Post-doc Fellow
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
2017/06 - 2019/12 (NEXT-SEA)- Next generation monitoring of coastal ecosystems in a scenario of global change
NORTE-01-0145-FEDER-000032
Post-doc Fellow
Comissao de Coordenacao e Desenvolvimento Regional do Norte
Ongoing
2012/01/01 - 2015/12/31 Microfluidic Immunosensor for salivary cortisol quantification
SFRH/BD/81526/2011
PhD Student Fellow
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded

Contract

Designation Funders
2022/05/27 - 2028/05/26 Lab-on-a-chip for in-situ aquatic microplastics identification and quantification by Infra-Red optoacoustics
2021.01087.CEECIND/CP1664/CT0020
10.54499/2021.01087.CEECIND/CP1664/CT0020
Principal investigator
Universidade do Minho, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing
2023/05/01 - 2027/04/30 IMAGINE - Next generation imaging technologies to probe structure and function of biological specimen across scales in their natural context
101094250-IMAGINE
Researcher
Universidade do Minho Centro de Sistemas Microeletromecânicos, Portugal
 Horizon 2020
Ongoing
2025/01/01 - 2025/12/31 PhageSensor: Portable Dual-Mode Device for Measuring Bacteriophage Activity
LABBELS_IMF.2025A
Principal investigator
Universidade do Minho Labbels, Portugal
Ongoing
2021/01/01 - 2025/12/31 Associate Laboratory on Biotechnology, Bioengineering and microELectromechanical Systems
10.54499/LA/P/0029/2020
Universidade do Minho, Portugal

Universidade do Minho Centro de Engenharia Biológica, Portugal

Universidade do Minho Labbels, Portugal
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing
2021/03/28 - 2024/12/31 PlastiSensor- Lab-on-a-chip for in-situ aquatic microplastics identification and quantification by infrared cytometry
PTDC/EAM-OCE/6797/2020
Researcher
Universidade do Minho Centro de Sistemas Microeletromecânicos, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing
2023/03/12 - 2024/09/11 Organ-on-a-chip with integrated photoacoustic system: a preclinical platform for drug release monitoring
2022.02165.PTDC
10.54499/2022.02165.PTDC
Researcher
Universidade do Minho, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
2022/01/17 - 2024/01/16 Lab-on-a-chip for in situ toxic phytoplankton identification and quantification
EXPL/EAM-OCE/1155/2021
10.54499/EXPL/EAM-OCE/1155/2021
Principal investigator
Universidade do Minho, Portugal

Universidade do Minho Labbels, Portugal
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
2020/01/01 - 2022/02/28 Transfer of Technologies to Reduce Food Risks, European project at Interreg VA Espanha-Portugal (POCTEP)
0591_FOODSENS_1_E
Research Fellow
Universidade do Minho Centro de Sistemas Microeletromecânicos, Portugal
 Comissao de Coordenacao e Desenvolvimento Regional do Norte
Concluded
2020/07/27 - 2020/10/23 Verão com Ciência-i9MASKS
I9MASKS
Researcher
Universidade do Minho, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
2017/06/15 - 2017/12/31 iProof20 "Device for automatic detection of malaria parasites"
U. Norte Inova Project
Researcher
Universidade do Minho Centro de Sistemas Microeletromecânicos, Portugal
Concluded
2011/09 - 2014/08 MyLab-Development of a portable commercial prototype for obtaining biological fluids laboratorial data on-chip
MyHealth
Researcher
Agência Nacional de Inovação SA
Concluded

Other

Designation Funders
2020 - 2023 CMEMS Strategic Project 2020-2023 UID/EEA/04436/2020
UID/EEA/04436/2020
Researcher
Universidade do Minho Centro de Sistemas Microeletromecânicos, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing
2019 - 2019 CMEMS Strategic Project 2019
UID/EEA/04436/2019
Researcher
Universidade do Minho Centro de Sistemas Microeletromecânicos, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing
2015 - 2018 CMEMS Strategic Project 2015-2018
UID/EEA/04436/2013
Researcher
Universidade do Minho Centro de Sistemas Microeletromecânicos, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
Outputs

Publications

Book chapter
  1. Violeta Carvalho; Paulo Sousa; Vânia Pinto; Ricardo Ribeiro; Pedro Costa; Senhorinha Teixeira; Rui Lima. "Hemodynamic Studies in Coronary Artery Models Manufactured by 3D Printing". 2022.
    10.1007/978-3-030-79165-0_19
Conference abstract
  1. Angela Meireles; João Fernandes; V.C.Pinto; L.M. Goncalves. ""Cooling System for PDMS Masks", under i9MASKS FCT Summer School, University of Minho". Paper presented in i9MASKS, FCT"Verão com Ciência", Guimarães, 2020.
  2. Inês Miranda; V.C.Pinto; Paulo Sousa; Graça Minas. ""UV-C sterilization of the PDMS", under i9MASKS FCT Summer School, University of Minho". Paper presented in i9MASKS, FCT "Verão com Ciência" Workshop, Guimarães, 2020.
    Published
Conference paper
  1. Ferreira, Gabriel M.; Sousa, Paulo J.; Pinto, Vânia C.; Catarino, Susana O.; Sousa, Patrícia C.; Minas, Graça. "A Numerical Study of the Heat Distribution Generated by a Microheater in an Organ-on-a-Chip Chamber". 2023.
    10.1109/enbeng58165.2023.10175328
  2. Maia, Renata; Sousa, Paulo; Pinto, Vânia; Lima, Rui; Minas, Graça; Rodrigues, Raquel O.. "Development and Characterization of Porous PDMS Microneedles". 2023.
    10.1109/enbeng58165.2023.10175361
  3. Pinheiro, Bruna R.; Dinis, Hugo D.; Catarino, Susana O.; Pinto, Vânia C.; Sousa, Paulo J.; Minas, Graça. "Experimental Characterization of a Piezoelectric Transducer for Integration into a Photoacoustic System". 2023.
    10.1109/enbeng58165.2023.10175329
  4. Sá, Leonardo R. C.; Pinto, Vânia C.; Sousa, Paulo J.; Magalhães, Vitor H.; Carvalho, Denise A. M.; Afonso, José A.; Fernández, Emilio; Minas, Graça; Gonçalves, Luís M.. "Portable and Low-Cost Fluorometer for Phytoplankton Monitoring". 2023.
    10.1109/enbeng58165.2023.10175351
  5. Magalhães, Vitor H.; Pinto, Vânia C.; Sousa, Paulo J.; Gonçalves, Luís M.; Fernández, Emilio; Minas, Graça. "A microfluidic device for size-based microplastics and microalgae separation". 2023.
    10.1109/enbeng58165.2023.10175366
  6. Penso, C.M.; Rocha, J.L.; Martins, M.S.; Sousa, P.J.; Pinto, V.C.; Minas, G.; Silva, M. M.; Goncalves, L.M.. "A cost-effective oxygen probe manufactured by simple fabrication processes". San Diego, 2021.
    Accepted • 10.23919/oceans44145.2021.9705856
  7. Pinto, Vania C.; Sousa, Paulo J.; Magalhaes, Vitor H.; Araujo, Catarina F.; Minas, Graca; Goncalves, Luis M.. "Cost-Efective Lab-on-a-Chip Device for Seawater pH Quantification by Optical Methods". 2019.
    10.1109/transducers.2019.8808810
  8. Magalhaes, V. H.; Pinto, V.C.; Sousa, P. J.; Catarino, S. O.; Goncalves, L. M.; Minas, G.. "Numerical and Experimental Investigations on Micromixers Geometries for High Ratio Flow Rates". Lisboa, 2019.
    10.1109/enbeng.2019.8692474
  9. Catarino, S.O.; Pinto, V.C.; Sousa, P.J.; Lima, R.; Miranda, J.M.; Minas, G.. "A numerical and experimental study of acoustic micromixing in 3D microchannels for lab-on-a-chip devices". 2016.
    10.1109/EMBC.2016.7592011
  10. P. J. Sousa; L. R. Silva; V.C.Pinto; L. M. Goncalves; G. Minas. "Flexible gastrointestinal pressure-sensitive tube based on aluminium thin-film". Paper presented in 26th Micromechanics and Microsystems Europe Workshop – MME2015, Toledo, 2015.
  11. P. J. Sousa; L. R. Silva; V.C.Pinto; L. M. Gonçalves; G. Minas. "Flexible gastrointestinal pressure-sensitive tube based on aluminium thin-film strain-gauge arrays". Paper presented in In 26th Micromechanics and Microsystems Europe Workshop ¿ MME2015, Toledo, 2015.
  12. Pinto, V.C.; Minas, G.; Correia-Neves, M.. "PDMS biofunctionalization study for the development of a microfluidic device: Application to salivary cortisol". 2015.
    10.1109/ENBENG.2015.7088852
Conference poster
  1. P. J. Sousa.. "Organ-on-a-chip with integrated photoacoustic system: a preclinical platform for drug release monitoring". Paper presented in ENCONTRO CIÊNCIA 2024, 2024.
  2. Vitor Magalhães. "A device for toxic phytoplankton identification and quantification". Paper presented in ENCONTRO CIÊNCIA 2024, 2024.
  3. Raquel Oliveira Rodrigues.. "INTEGRATION OF POROUS MICRONEEDLES AS AIDING SENSING TOOL FOR ORGAN-ON-A-CHIP DEVICES". Paper presented in ENCONTRO CIÊNCIA 2024, 2024.
Journal article
  1. Magalhães, Vitor; Pinto, Vânia; Sousa, Paulo; Afonso, José A.; Gonçalves, Luís; Fernández, Emilio; Minas, Graça. "A portable and low-cost optical device for pigment-based taxonomic classification of microalgae using machine learning". Sensors and Actuators B: Chemical 423 (2025): 136819. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.snb.2024.136819.
    10.1016/j.snb.2024.136819
  2. Matos, T.; Pinto, V.C.; Sousa, P.J.; Martins, M.S.; Fernández, E.; Goncalves, L.M.. "Exploring local chlorine generation through seawater electrolysis to Extend optical sensor lifespan in marine environments". Chemical Engineering Journal 500 (2024): 156836. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cej.2024.156836.
    10.1016/j.cej.2024.156836
  3. Diogo Costa; Patrícia Pereira-Silva; Paulo Sousa; Vânia Pinto; Joel Borges; Filipe Vaz; Graça Minas; Paula Sampaio. "Critical Issues on the Surface Functionalization of Plasmonic Au-Ag/TiO2 Thin Films with Thiolated Oligonucleotide-Based Biorecognition Elements". Biosensors (2024): https://doi.org/10.3390/bios14040159.
    10.3390/bios14040159
  4. Maia, Renata; Sousa, Paulo; Pinto, Vânia; Soares, Delfim; Lima, Rui; Minas, Graça; Rodrigues, Raquel O.. "PDMS porous microneedles used as engineered tool in advanced microfluidic devices and their proof-of-concept for biomarker detection". Chemical Engineering Journal (2024): 149725. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cej.2024.149725.
    10.1016/j.cej.2024.149725
  5. Carvalho, Violeta; Gonçalves, Inês M.; Rodrigues, Nelson; Sousa, Paulo; Pinto, Vânia; Minas, Graça; Kaji, Hirokazu; et al. "Numerical evaluation and experimental validation of fluid flow behavior within an organ-on-a-chip model". Computer Methods and Programs in Biomedicine 243 (2024): 107883. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cmpb.2023.107883.
    10.1016/j.cmpb.2023.107883
  6. Ferreira, Gabriel M.; Azevedo, Filipe M.; Sousa, Paulo J.; Pinto, Vânia C.; Catarino, Susana O.; Sousa, Patrícia C.; Minas, Graça. "Numerical simulation, fabrication, and characterization of a heating system for integration into an Organ-on-a-Chip". Sensors and Actuators A: Physical 363 (2023): 114699. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.sna.2023.114699.
    10.1016/j.sna.2023.114699
  7. Magalhães, Vitor; Pinto, Vânia; Sousa, Paulo; Gonçalves, Luís; Fernández, Emilio; Minas, Graça. "Spiral inertial microfluidics for separation and concentration of phytoplankton". Algal Research 76 (2023): 103317. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.algal.2023.103317.
    10.1016/j.algal.2023.103317
  8. Vânia Pinto; Paulo Sousa; Graça Minas. "Special Issue on Novel Technology and Applications of Micro/Nano Devices and System". Applied Sciences (2023): https://doi.org/10.3390/app13031856.
    10.3390/app13031856
  9. Tiago Matos; Vânia Pinto; Paulo Sousa; Marcos Martins; Emilio Fernández; Renato Henriques; Luis Miguel Gonçalves. "Design and In Situ Validation of Low-Cost and Easy to Apply Anti-Biofouling Techniques for Oceanographic Continuous Monitoring with Optical Instruments". Sensors (2023): https://doi.org/10.3390/s23020605.
    10.3390/s23020605
  10. Denise A. M. Carvalho; Vânia C. Pinto; Paulo J. Sousa; Vitor H. Magalhães; Emilio Fernández; Pedro A. Gomes; Graça Minas; Luís M. Gonçalves. "Methodology for Phytoplankton Taxonomic Group Identification towards the Development of a Lab-on-a-Chip". Applied Sciences 12 11 (2022): 5376-5376. https://doi.org/10.3390/app12115376.
    10.3390/app12115376
  11. Juan Rodríguez-Herrera; Ana G. Cabado; Gustavo Bodelón; Sara C. Cunha; Vânia Pinto; José O. Fernandes; Jorge Lago; et al. "Methodological Approaches for Monitoring Five Major Food Safety Hazards Affecting Food Production in the Galicia–Northern Portugal Euroregion". Foods (2021): https://doi.org/10.3390/foods11010084.
    10.3390/foods11010084
  12. Camila M. Penso; João L. Rocha; Marcos S. Martins; Paulo J. Sousa; Vânia C. Pinto; Graça Minas; Maria M. Silva; Luís M. Goncalves. "PtOEP-PDMS-Based Optical Oxygen Sensor". Sensors (2021): https://doi.org/10.3390/s21165645.
    10.3390/s21165645
  13. Sousa, Paulo J.; Pinto, Vânia C.; Magalhães, Vitor H.; Rodrigues, Raquel O.; Sousa, Patrícia C.; Minas, Graça. "Development of Highly Sensitive Temperature Microsensors for Localized Measurements". Applied Sciences 11 9 (2021): 3864. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/app11093864.
    Open access • Accepted • 10.3390/app11093864
  14. Pinto, V.C.; Sousa, P.J.; Vieira, E.M.F.; Gonçalves, L.M.; Minas, G.. "Antibiofouling strategy for optical sensors by chlorine generation using low-cost, transparent and highly efficient electrodes based on platinum nanoparticles coated oxide". Chemical Engineering Journal 404 (2021): 126479. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cej.2020.126479.
    10.1016/j.cej.2020.126479
  15. S. O. Catarino; V.C.Pinto (791D-1CC0-6F40); P. J. Sousa; R. Lima; J. M. Miranda; G. Minas. "Portable Device for Optical Quantification of Hemozoin in Diluted Blood Samples". IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering (2020): http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/tbme.2019.2913454.
    10.1109/tbme.2019.2913454
  16. Pinto, V.C.; Araújo, C.F.; Sousa, P.J.; Gonçalves, L.M.; Minas, G.. "A low-cost lab-on-a-chip device for marine pH quantification by colorimetry". Sensors and Actuators B: Chemical 290 (2019): 285-292. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.snb.2019.03.098.
    10.1016/j.snb.2019.03.098
  17. Pinto, V.; Sousa, P.; Catarino, S.O.; Correia-Neves, M.; Minas, G.. "Microfluidic immunosensor for rapid and highly-sensitive salivary cortisol quantification". Biosensors and Bioelectronics 90 (2017): 308-313. 10.1016/j.bios.2016.11.067.
    10.1016/j.bios.2016.11.067
  18. M.P. Sousa; N. I. Martins; C. A. Custódio; V.C.Pinto; P. J. Sousa; F. Cleymand; J. F. Mano. "Freestanding multilayered membranes patterned with micro-reservoirs as potential regenerative paths". Tissue Engineering Part a 23 (2017): S55-S55.
    Published
  19. Cardoso, V.F.; Machado, A.R.; Pinto, V.C.; Sousa, P.J.; Botelho, G.; Minas, G.; Lanceros-Méndez, S.. "From superhydrophobic- to superhydrophilic-patterned poly(vinylidene fluoride-co-chlorotrifluoroethylene) architectures as a novel platform for biotechnological applications". Journal of Polymer Science, Part B: Polymer Physics 54 18 (2016): 1802-1810. https://doi.org/10.1002/polb.24099.
    10.1002/polb.24099
  20. Martins, N.I.; Sousa, M.P.; Custódio, C.A.; Pinto, V.C.; Sousa, P.J.; Minas, G.; Cleymand, F.; Mano, J.F.. "Multilayered membranes with tuned well arrays to be used as regenerative patches". Acta Biomaterialia (2016): https://doi.org/10.1016/j.actbio.2017.04.021.
    10.1016/j.actbio.2017.04.021
  21. Sousa, P.J.; Silva, L.R.; Pinto, V.C.; Goncalves, L.M.; Minas, G.. "A thin-film aluminum strain gauges array in a flexible gastrointestinal catheter for pressure measurements". Journal of Micromechanics and Microengineering 26 8 (2016): https://doi.org/10.1088/0960-1317/26/8/084011.
    10.1088/0960-1317/26/8/084011
  22. Pinto, V.C.; Sousa, P.J.; Cardoso, V.F.; Minas, G.. "Optimized SU-8 processing for low-cost microstructures fabrication without cleanroom facilities". Micromachines 5 3 (2014): 738-755. https://doi.org/10.3390/mi5030738.
    10.3390/mi5030738
  23. Ferreira, D.S.; Pinto, V.C.; Correia, J.H.; Minas, G.. "Spectroscopic detection of gastrointestinal dysplasia using optical microsensors". IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering 58 9 (2011): 2633-2639. 10.1109/TBME.2011.2160263.
    10.1109/TBME.2011.2160263
Thesis / Dissertation
  1. V.C.Pinto. "Microfluidic Immunosensor for salivary cortisol quantification". PhD, Universidade do Minho Centro de Sistemas Microeletromecânicos, 2017.
  2. V.C.Pinto. "Study, optimization and characterization of SU-8 structures for microfluids devices using lithographic methods". Master, Universidade do Minho, 2011.

Intellectual property

Provisional application for patent
  1. 2022. "V. C. Pinto, P. J. Sousa, D. M. Carvalho, E. F. Suárez, L. M. Gonçalves, G. Minas (2022), European Patent: "Device for identification and quantification of phytoplankton, methods and uses thereof", EP3943918A1".
    Protected
  2. 2021. "V. C. Pinto, P. J. Sousa, L. M. Gonçalves, G. Minas, (2022), European Patent: "Antibiofouling device for optical sensor, methods and uses thereof", EP4093903A1".
    Protected
  3. 2020. "V. C. Pinto, P. J. Sousa, L. M. Gonçalves, G. Minas (2020), Provisional Portuguese Patent Application: "Antibiofouling device for optical sensor, methods and uses thereof", PPT/116075".
  4. 2020. "V. C. Pinto, P. J. Sousa, D. M. Carvalho, E. F. Suárez, L. M. Gonçalves, G. Minas (2020), Provisional Portuguese Patent Application: "Device for identification and quantification of phytoplankton, methods and uses thereof", PPT116598E".
Activities

Oral presentation

Presentation title Event name
Host (Event location)
2024/01/15 Eye-on-Shell: Lab-on-a-chip for in situ toxic phytoplankton identification and quantification WORKSHOP “Methodologies for phytoplankton identification”
(Porto, Portugal)
2023/06/22 A Numerical Study of the Heat Distribution Generated by a Microheater in an Organ-on-a-Chip Chamber 2023 IEEE 7th Portuguese Meeting on Bioengineering (ENBENG)
(Porto, Portugal)
2023/06/22 Development and Characterization of Porous PDMS Microneedles 2023 IEEE 7th Portuguese Meeting on Bioengineering (ENBENG)
(Porto, Portugal)
2023/06/22 Experimental Characterization of a Piezoelectric Transducer for Integration into a Photoacoustic System 2023 IEEE 7th Portuguese Meeting on Bioengineering (ENBENG)
(Porto, Portugal)
2023/06/22 Portable and Low-Cost Fluorometer for Phytoplankton Monitoring 2023 IEEE 7th Portuguese Meeting on Bioengineering (ENBENG)
(Porto, Portugal)
2023/06/22 A microfluidic device for size-based microplastics and microalgae separation 2023 IEEE 7th Portuguese Meeting on Bioengineering (ENBENG)
(Porto, Portugal)
2022/05/18 CMEMS-UMinho research centre: building advanced strategies on miniaturized biomedical platforms Encontro Ciência 2022
FCT, Centro de Congressos de Lisboa (Lisboa, Portugal)
2021/09 A cost-effective oxygen probe manufactured by simple fabrication processes Oceans 2021
(San Diego)
2019/11/13 Biofouling prevention in underwater optical sensors III workshop NextSea
Business 2sea (Porto, Portugal)
2019/11 FoodSens-Transfer of Technologies to Reduce Food Risks III Workshop NextSea
Business 2sea (Porto, Portugal)
2019 Numerical and Experimental Investigations on Micromixers Geometries for High Ratio Flow Rates ENBENG 2019 IEEE 6th Portuguese Meeting on Bioengineering
(Lisboa, Portugal)
2019 Cost-efective lab-on-a-chip device for seawater pH quantification by optical methods. Transducers 2019/EUROSENSORS XXXIII.
(Berlim, Germany)
2019 Lab-on-chip for precision pH monitoring of seawater MME2019 30th Micromechanics and Microsystems Europe workshop
(Oxford, United Kingdom)
2018/06/28 Seminar: "Microfluidic Systems - Fabrication and Applications" Seminar at the Bionanodevices for clinical diagnostics Course, M.Sc. in Biophysics and Bionanosystems, University of Minho
(Braga, Portugal)
2017/12/15 Biofouling strategies in marine sensors I Workshop Nextsea
(Braga, Portugal)
2017/02/15 Imunossensor microfluídico para quantificação de cortisol salivar XII Jornadas de Engenharia Biomédica
(Braga, Portugal)
2015 PDMS biofunctionalization study for the development of a microfluidic device: application to salivary cortisol ENBENG 2015 IEEE 4th Portuguese Meeting on Bioengineering
(Porto, Portugal)
2015 Flexible gastrointestinal pressure-sensitive tube based on aluminium thin-film strain-gauge arrays, 26th Micromechanics and Microsystems Europe Workshop – MME2015
(Toledo, Spain)

Supervision

Thesis Title
Role 		Degree Subject (Type)
Institution / Organization
2023/10 - Current Implementation of na image acquisition microsystem for identification of toxic phytoplankton cells in microfluidic devices
Co-supervisor
 Mestrado em Engenharia Eletrónica Industrial e de Computadores (Master)
Universidade do Minho - Campus de Azurém, Portugal
2020/02/01 - Current Lab-on-a-chip for in situ toxic phytoplankton identification and quantification, FCT grant PD/BD/150581/2020 (main advisor, co-supervision of Emilio Fernández Suárez from UVigo, Spain)
Supervisor of Vitor Hugo Vilela Magalhães
 International doctoral Programme Do*Mar (PhD)
Universidade do Minho Centro de Sistemas Microeletromecânicos, Portugal

Universidade de Vigo Departamento de Ecoloxía e Bioloxía Animal, Spain
2023/03/15 - 2023/09/14 Bruna Pinheiro, Research Fellow under the project Eye-on-shell: Development of a system for quantification and identification of toxic phytoplankton species through their morphology (cell shape and size)
Supervisor
2022/07/01 - 2023/06/30 Leonardo Sá, Research Fellow under the project Eye-on-shell:: Development of a toxic phytoplankton monitoring system using an optical detection system integrated in a microfluidic platform capable of discriminating several photosynthetic pigments
Supervisor
Universidade do Minho Labbels, Portugal
2020/09 - 2022/02 Elastomers characterization, antibacterial treatment and hydrophilic treatment for fabrication of a transparent respirator.
Co-supervisor of Inês Sofia Ferreira Miranda
 Engenharia Biomédica (Master)
Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2022 - 2022 "Implementation of an image acquisition microsystem for identification of phytoplankton cells in microfluidic devices", under Integrated Project course, Master in Industrial Electronics and Computers Engineering
Supervisor
 Master in Industrial Electronics and Computers Engineering (Other) (Other)
Universidade do Minho Labbels, Portugal
2020/07 - 2020/10 Angela Meireles, Research Fellow :"Cooling system for PDMS Mask", under i9MASKS FCT Summer School, University of Minho
Supervisor of Ângela Sofia Faria Meireles
Universidade do Minho Centro de Sistemas Microeletromecânicos, Portugal
2020/07 - 2020/10 Inês Miranda, Research Fellow :"UV-C sterilization of the PDMS", under i9MASKS FCT Summer School, University of Minho
Co-supervisor of Inês Sofia Ferreira Miranda
Universidade do Minho Centro de Sistemas Microeletromecânicos, Portugal
2020 - 2020 "Development of innovative PDMS masks for COVID-19 protection using state-of-the-art technologies." under i9MASKS FCT Summer School
Co-supervisor
Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2020 - 2020 "Development of a microfluidic platform for the separation of microplastics", under Integrated VIII project course, Master in Mechanical Engineering
Co-supervisor
Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2017/11/01 - 2019/02/07 Optimization and fabrication of a microfluidic system for seawater pH quantification by optical detection
Supervisor
 Mestrado em Micro/Nano Tecnologias (Master)
Universidade do Minho Centro de Sistemas Microeletromecânicos, Portugal
2019 - 2019 Vitor Magalhaes, Fellow researcher NANOTHERM – MSc_2019/01 under the project NanoTherm4Eharv: New Nanogenerators for Thermal Energy Harvesting”
Co-supervisor
Universidade do Minho, Portugal

Event organisation

Event name
Type of event (Role) 		Institution / Organization
2020/12 - Current Guest-editor of Special Issues "Novel Technology and Applications of Micro/Nano Devices and System" at Applied Sciences Journal, MDPI (ISSN 2076-3417, IF 2.474). (2020/12)
Other (Co-organisor)
 Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute AG, Switzerland
2024/01/15 - 2024/01/15 Organizer of Workshop: Methodologies for phytoplankton identification & Chair of Thematic Session Eye-on-Shell (2024/01/15 - 2024/01/15)
Workshop (Member of the Organising Committee)
 Universidade do Minho - Campus de Azurém, Portugal

Event participation

Activity description
Type of event 		Event name
Institution / Organization
2013/02/20 - 2013/02/22 3rd Portuguese BioEngineering Meeting
Meeting
 3rd Portuguese BioEngineering Meeting,
Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2007/04/19 - 2007/04/20 Bioinformatics Training
Other
 Formação em Bioinformática
Instituto Politécnico de Bragança Escola Superior Agrária, Portugal
2007/03/26 - 2007/03/30 VIII Semana das Ciências Agrárias nomeadamente as seguintes palestras: “Novos Antitumorais Tetracíclicos/Síntese e Activ. Antimicrobiana de bisHidroximetilpirrolidinas”; “Novas Tecnologias do Ambiente”; “ Controlo e Segurança Alimentar”; “Desafios e Oportunidades no Âmbito do Programa de Desenvolvimento Rural e Continente”; “Nutrição animal”; “Etologia e Bem Estar Animal”; “A Implementação de Sistema de Qualidade/Sistema de Segurança Alimentar”.
Congress
 VIII Semana das Ciências Agrárias nomeadamente as seguintes palestras:
Instituto Politécnico de Bragança Escola Superior Agrária, Portugal
2007/02/26 - 2007/03/01 Health and Safety in the Workplace Training Course
Other
 Formação em Higiene e Segurança no Trabalho
Instituto Politécnico de Bragança Escola Superior Agrária, Portugal

Jury of academic degree

Topic
Role 		Candidate name (Type of degree)
Institution / Organization
2022/11/29 Development of Smart Hydrogels for Biomedical Applications
(Thesis) Main arguer
 Fábio Emanuel da Silva Gonçalves (Master)
Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2022/07/22 Microfabrication of a microfluidic device for cell sorting: isolation of both circulating tumour cell (CTC) and giant cancer-associated macrophage-like cells (CAMLs)
(Thesis) Main arguer
 Luís Miguel Santos Dias (Master)
Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2021/03/18 Electrochemical immunosensor for improved diabetic retinopathy diagnosis in minimally invasive biological fluids
(Thesis) Arguer
 Maria Santos Crispiniano Vieira (Master)
Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2021/01 Modeling and simulation, in COMSOL Multiphysics, of a SAW based electronic nose for toxic gases detection
(Thesis) Main arguer
 João Ribeiro (Master)
Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2017/11/14 Phytoplankton Quantification and Classification by Spectrophotometry
(Thesis) Main arguer
 Carlos José de Sousa Pereira (Master)
Universidade do Minho, Portugal

Course / Discipline taught

Academic session Degree Subject (Type) Institution / Organization
2022/02/14 - 2022/07 Integrated Laboratories of Medical Electronics II Biomedical Engineering (Master) (Mestrado integrado) Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2022/02/01 - 2022/07 Biosensors Biomedical Engineering (Integrated Master's) Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2019/10/01 - 2022/02/28 Introduction to Microsystems and Microtechnologies Master in Micro/Nano Technologies (Mestrado) Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2020/07 - 2020/10 Lecturer at Seminar: Introduction to Microsystems and Microtechnologies [i9MASKS Summer School: "Desenvolvimento de máscaras inovadoras em PDMS para a proteção à COVID-19 com o recurso a tecnologias de ultima geração"], special support "Verão com Ciência", funded by Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia (FCT), in cooperation with Direção Geral do Ensino Superior (DGES), University of Minho, 29.948 €. (Outros) Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2020/07 - 2020/10 Lecturer at Seminar: Fabrication Techniques of microdevices [i9MASKS Summer School: "Desenvolvimento de máscaras inovadoras em PDMS para a proteção à COVID-19 com o recurso a tecnologias de ultima geração"], special support "Verão com Ciência", funded by Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia (FCT), in cooperation with Direção Geral do Ensino Superior (DGES), University of Minho, 29.948 €. (Outros) Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2019/09/02 - 2020/03/02 Bionanotechnologies Mestrado em Micro/Nano Tecnologias (Mestrado) Universidade do Minho, Portugal
Distinctions

Other distinction

2011 PhD Scholarship FCT - SFRH/BD/81526/2011
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, Portugal
2008 The best student by course graduated in the academic year 2007/2008
Instituto Politécnico de Bragança, Portugal