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BSc Chemistry and Biochemistry from the universities of Burgos and Salamanca, respectively. I received my Ph.D. from the University of Burgos in 2009 for a work developed at the Group of Bioinspired Materials (Instituto de Ciencia de Materiales de Madrid, CSIC). Later I joined the Recombinant Protein Production Group at NUI Galway as IRSCET postdoctoral fellow. Since 2014 I have been working at the Surface Science Group at TEMA (Centre for Mechanical Technology and Automation), University of Aveiro. My research interest spans over multidisciplinary fields in nanostructured materials, surface science, wet chemistry, biomaterials, microbiology and biotechnology. * Surfaces, interfaces, thin films and coatings * Structural and electronic properties of nanostructures on surfaces * 2D materials such as graphene, graphene oxide, reduced graphene oxide, hexagonal Boron Nitride (h-BN) and Transition Metal Dichalcogenides (MoS2, WS2) and their functionalization * Devices based on functionalized surfaces: supercapacitors, solar cells, catalysts, sensors During the last 5 years I publish several high impact factor papers in peer reviewed international journal, including: Applied Materials Today, International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, Journal of Physical Chemistry C, Nanomaterials, Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety, Carbon, Journal of Materials Chemistry B and ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces. Experimental techniques: Materials characterization: XPS, UPS, AES, SEM, TEM, FT-IR, UV-Vis, XRD, ARAMIS. Molecular biology techniques: cloning, protein expression, purification, enzyme immunoassays. Use of specialized XPS data processing software Prodigy (for controlling multitechnique XPS system of TEMA), and data analysis: CasaXPS, XPS peak, Igor, Origin Writing of scientific manuscripts Mentoring of students in the laboratory work
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Identification

Personal identification

Full name
Maria Jesus Hortiguela Gallo

Citation names

  • María J. Hortigüela

Author identifiers

Ciência ID
0F11-9B5E-F3D7
ORCID iD
0000-0003-3555-8218

Websites

Knowledge fields

  • Engineering and Technology - Nano-technology - Nano-materials
  • Engineering and Technology - Materials Engineering

Languages

Language Speaking Reading Writing Listening Peer-review
Spanish; Castilian (Mother tongue)
English Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1)
Portuguese Intermediate (B1) Advanced (C1) Elementary (A2) Intermediate (B1)
Education
Degree Classification
2009/10/23
Concluded
 PhD by University of Burgos (Department of Chemistry) (Doctor)
Universidad de Burgos, Spain
"“Macroporous 3D Architectures of Self-Assembled MWCNTs for biomedical and biotechnological applications” (ARQUITECTURAS TRIDIMENSIONALES POROSAS DE NANOTUBOS DE CARBONO CON APLICACIÓNES EN BIOMEDICINA Y EN BIOTECNOLOGÍA)" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 Sobresaliente "cum laude"
2006/12/15
Concluded
 Cell signaling and associated pathologies (Señalización celular y patologías asociadas) (DEA)
Universidad de Burgos, Spain
2002/09/23
Concluded
 BsC in Biochemistry (Bachelor)
Universidad de Salamanca, Spain
2001/04/18
Concluded
 BsC in Chemistry (Bachelor)
Universidad de Burgos, Spain
Affiliation

Science

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2017/12/01 - 2019/10/31 Postdoc (Research) Universidade de Aveiro Centro de Tecnologia Mecânica e Automação, Portugal
Universidade de Aveiro Centro de Tecnologia Mecânica e Automação, Portugal
2014/04 - 2017/11 Research Trainee (Research) Universidade de Aveiro Centro de Tecnologia Mecânica e Automação, Portugal
Universidade de Aveiro Centro de Tecnologia Mecânica e Automação, Portugal
2010/10/01 - 2012/09/30 Postdoc (Research) National University of Ireland Galway, Ireland
National University of Ireland Galway Discipline of Microbiology, Ireland
(...)
2006/09 - 2010/06 Research Trainee (Research) Instituto de Ciencia de Materiales de Madrid, Spain
Instituto de Ciencia de Materiales de Madrid, Spain
(...)

Others

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2005/12 - 2006/08 Practical training grant for graduates in the area of animal health and laboratory techniques Laboratorio Central de Veterinaria (LCV Algete), Spain
Laboratorio Central de Veterinaria (Agete) / Ministerio de Agricultura, Pesca y Alimentación, Spain
2003/06/01 - 2004/05/31 Collaboration agreement to implement the practical training of fellows in receiving entities Chemical Iberica P.V. Veterinary products, Spain
Chemical Iberica P.V. Veterinary products, Spain
(...)
Projects

Grant

Designation Funders
2010/10/01 - 2012/09/30 Monolithic silica columns for environmental monitoring applications
PD/2010/1689
Post-doc Fellow
Irish Research Council for Science, Engineering and Technology, Ireland

National University of Ireland Galway Discipline of Microbiology, Ireland
Irish Research Council for Science, Engineering and Technology
Concluded
2006/09/01 - 2007/08/31 Encapsulation of biological material in inorganic supports (Biocers)
Announcement at BOE 11/04/06
Scientific Initiation Fellow
Instituto de Ciencia de Materiales de Madrid, Spain

Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, Spain
Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas

Fundación Mapfre
Concluded

Other

Designation Funders
2017/12 - 2019/10 On-surface synthesis of functional nanostructures
FCT/ IF/01054/2015
Post-doc Fellow
Ongoing
2018/10/01 - 2018/12/31 Development of a gas sensor based on 2D materials
PROT IERA 3rd edition
Technical development
Concluded
Outputs

Publications

Book
  1. Maria J. Hortiguela Gallo; Otero-Irurueta, Gonzalo. X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy: a Surface Characterization Technique. Aveiro, Portugal: UA Editora. Universidade de Aveiro. 2019.
    Published
Book chapter
  1. Manoj Kumar Singh; Dhananjay K. Sharma; Gonzalo Otero-Irurueta; María J. Hortigüela. "CVD of flat monolayer of 2D atomics honeycomb structure and their applications". In Chemical Vapour Deposition (CVD) Advances, Technology and Applications, edited by Kwang-Leong Choy. Taylor & Francis Group, 2019.
    Published
Conference abstract
  1. M.Miranda; T. Marques; A. Correia; María J. Hortigüela; G. Otero-Irurueta; M. Singh; A. Carreira; F. Araújo; M. Fernandes. "Surface and bulk characterisation of a zirconia implant by XRD and XPS". Paper presented in EAO congress, Paris, 2016.
    Published
Conference paper
  1. Moreno-Vicente, C.; Abarrategi, A.; Gutiérrez, M.C.; Civantos, A.; Hortigüela, M.J.; Ramos, V.; Aranaz, I.; et al. "Multiwall carbon nanotube scaffolds: A tissue engineering application". Paper presented in 8th World Biomaterials Congress, Amsterdam, 2008.
Journal article
  1. María J. Hotigüela; Denise Machado; Igor Bdikin; Gonzalo Otero-Irurueta. "Chemical Changes of Graphene Oxide Thin Films Induced by Thermal Treatment under Vacuum Conditions". Coatings 10 2 (2020): 113. https://www.mdpi.com/2079-6412/10/2/113.
    Open access • Published • 10.3390/coatings10020113
  2. Girão, A.F.; Sousa, J.; Domínguez-Bajo, A.; González-Mayorga, A.; Bdikin, I.; Pujades-Otero, E.; Casañ-Pastor, N.; et al. "3D Reduced Graphene Oxide Scaffolds with a Combinatorial Fibrous-Porous Architecture for Neural Tissue Engineering". ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces 12 35 (2020): 38962-38975. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85090273715&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1021/acsami.0c10599
  3. Okhay, O.; Tkach, A.; Gallo, M.J.H.; Otero-Irurueta, G.; Mikhalev, S.; Staiti, P.; Lufrano, F.. "Energy storage of supercapacitor electrodes on carbon cloth enhanced by graphene oxide aerogel reducing conditions". Journal of Energy Storage 32 (2020): http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85090597393&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1016/j.est.2020.101839
  4. María J. Hortigüela; Gonzalo Otero-Irurueta. "XPS study of the thermal vapour sulfurization of tungsten thin films". Nanomaterials Science & Engineering 1 1 (2019): 6-9. https://proa.ua.pt/index.php/nmse/article/view/6757.
    Open access • 10.34624/nmse.v1i1.6757
  5. Hortigüela, María J.; Bdikin, Igor; Otero-Irurueta, Gonzalo. "Thermal vapor sulfurization of molybdenum layers". Thin Solid Films 691 (2019): 137588. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.tsf.2019.137588.
    10.1016/j.tsf.2019.137588
  6. Machado, Denise; Hortigüela, Maria J.; Otero-Irurueta, Gonzalo; Marques, Paula A.A.P.; Silva, Ricardo; Silva, Rui F.; Neto, Victor. "Graphene Based Sensors for Air Quality Monitoring – Preliminary Development Evaluation". Journal of Coating Science and Technology 6 1 (2019): 10-21. http://dx.doi.org/10.6000/2369-3355.2019.06.01.2.
    10.6000/2369-3355.2019.06.01.2
  7. Sebastian Zlotnik; Marisa Maltez-da Costa; Nathalie Barroca; María J. Hortigüela; Manoj Kumar Singh; Maria Helena V. Fernandes; Paula Maria Vilarinho. "Functionalized Ferroelectric Coatings Driven Enhanced Biomineralization and Protein Conformation on Metallic Implants". Journal of Materials Chemistry B 7 (2019): 2177-2189. https://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlelanding/2019/tb/c8tb02777c#!divAbstract.
    Published • 10.1039/C8TB02777C
  8. Nuño, Manuel; Adamaki, Vaia; Tobaldi, David M.; Hortigüela Gallo, Maria J.; Otero-Irurueta, Gonzalo; Bowen, Chris R.; Ball, Richard J.. "Solid-Gas Phase Photo-Catalytic Behaviour of Rutile and TiOn (1 < n < 2) Sub-Oxide Phases for Self-Cleaning Applications". Materials 12 1 (2019): 170. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ma12010170.
    Open access • 10.3390/ma12010170
  9. Zlotnik, S.; Maltez-Da Costa, M.; Barroca, N.; Hortigüela, M.J.; Singh, M.K.; Fernandes, M.H.V.; Vilarinho, P.M.. "Functionalized-ferroelectric-coating-driven enhanced biomineralization and protein-conformation on metallic implants". Journal of Materials Chemistry B 7 13 (2019): 2177-2189. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85063467044&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1039/c8tb02777c
  10. Olena Okhay; Sebastian Zlotnik; Wenjie Xie; Krzysztof Orlinski; Maria J. Hortiguela Gallo; Gonzalo Otero-Irurueta; Antonio J. S. Fernandes; et al. "Thermoelectric performance of Nb-doped SrTiO3 enhanced by reduced graphene oxide and Sr deficiency cooperation". Carbon 143 (2018): 215-222. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0008622318310467.
    10.1016/j.carbon.2018.11.023
  11. Susana Loureiro; Sandra Filipe Gonçalves; Gil Gonçalves; Maria Jesús Hortiguela; Sandra Rebelo; Marta Carmona Ferro; Mercedes Vila. "Eco-friendly profile of pegylated nano-graphene oxide at different levels of an aquatic trophic chain". Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety 162 (2018): 192-200. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0147651318305670?via%3Dihub.
    10.1016/j.ecoenv.2018.06.078
  12. María J. Hortigüela. "Eco-friendly profile of pegylated nano-graphene oxide at different levels of an aquatic trophic chain". (2018):
    https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecoenv.2018.06.078
  13. Sharma, D.K.; Ramana, E.V.; Fateixa, S.; Hortigüela, M.J.; Otero-Irurueta, G.; Nogueira, H.I.S.; Kholkin, A.. "Pressure-dependent large area synthesis and electronic structure of MoS2". Materials Research Bulletin 97 (2018): 265-271. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0025540817331070.
    10.1016/j.materresbull.2017.09.007
  14. Bdikin, I.; Sharma, D.K.; Otero-Irurueta, G.; Hortigüela, M.J.; Tyagi, P.K.; Neto, V.; Singh, M.K.. "Charge injection in large area multilayer graphene by ambient Kelvin probe force microscopy". Applied Materials Today 8 (2017): 18-25. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352940716301883.
    10.1016/j.apmt.2016.11.005
  15. Ramana, E.V.; Prasad, N.V.; Tobaldi, D.M.; Zavašnik, J.; Singh, M.K.; Hortigüela, M.J.; Seabra, M.P.; Prasad, G.; Valente, M.A.. "Effect of samarium and vanadium co-doping on structure, ferroelectric and photocatalytic properties of bismuth titanate". RSC Advances 7 16 (2017): 9680-9692. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85011872340&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1039/c7ra00021a
  16. Cicuéndez, M.; Silva, V.S.; Hortigüela, M.J.; Matesanz, M.C.; Vila, M.; Portolés, M.T.. "MC3T3-E1 pre-osteoblast response and differentiation after graphene oxide nanosheet uptake". Colloids and Surfaces B: Biointerfaces 158 (2017): 33-40. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85021202890&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1016/j.colsurfb.2017.06.019
  17. Tobaldi, D.M.; Hortigüela Gallo, M.J.; Otero-Irurueta, G.; Singh, M.K.; Pullar, R.C.; Seabra, M.P.; Labrincha, J.A.. "Purely Visible-Light-Induced Photochromism in Ag-TiO2 Nanoheterostructures". Langmuir 33 20 (2017): 4890-4902. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85019928887&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1021/acs.langmuir.6b04474
  18. Sharma, D.K.; Fateixa, S.; Hortigüela, M.J.; Vidyasagar, R.; Otero-Irurueta, G.; Nogueira, H.I.S.; Singh, M.K.; Kholkin, A.. "Defect concentration in nitrogen-doped graphene grown on Cu substrate: A thickness effect". Physica B: Condensed Matter 513 (2017): 62-68. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85014725410&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1016/j.physb.2017.03.004
  19. Sundar, L.S.; Hortiguela, M.J.; Singh, M.K.; Sousa, A.C.M.. "Thermal conductivity and viscosity of water based nanodiamond (ND) nanofluids: An experimental study". International Communications in Heat and Mass Transfer 76 (2016): 245-255. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84973382913&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1016/j.icheatmasstransfer.2016.05.025
  20. Pukazhselvan, D.; Nasani, N.; Pérez, J.; Hortigüela, M.J.; Yang, T.; Bdikin, I.; Fagg, D.P.. "Two step mechanochemical synthesis of Nb doped MgO rock salt nanoparticles and its application for hydrogen storage in MgH2". International Journal of Hydrogen Energy 41 27 (2016): 11716-11722. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84953426220&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1016/j.ijhydene.2015.11.175
  21. Hortigüela, M.J.; Yuste, L.; Rojo, F.; Aranaz, I.. "Green synthesis of hierarchically structured silver-polymer nanocomposites with antibacterial activity". Nanomaterials 6 8 (2016): http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84983283841&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.3390/nano6080137
  22. Jaggernauth, A.; Silva, R.M.; Neto, M.A.; Hortigüela, M.J.; Gonçalves, G.; Singh, M.K.; Oliveira, F.J.; Silva, R.F.; Vila, M.. "Nanographene Oxide Functionalization with Organic and Hybrid Organic-Inorganic Polymers by Molecular Layer Deposition". Journal of Physical Chemistry C 120 42 (2016): 24176-24186. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84993991947&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1021/acs.jpcc.6b07909
  23. Hortigüela, M.J.; Aumailley, L.; Srivastava, A.; Cunningham, C.; Anandakumar, S.; Robin, S.; Pandit, A.; Hu, X.; Wall, J.G.. "Engineering recombinant antibodies for polymer biofunctionalization". Polymers for Advanced Technologies 26 12 (2015): 1394-1401. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84955189369&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1002/pat.3619
  24. Hortigüela, M.J.; Wall, J.G.. "Improved detection of domoic acid using covalently immobilised antibody fragments". Marine Drugs 11 3 (2013): 881-895. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84875771762&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    Open access • 10.3390/md11030881
  25. Hu, X.; Hortigüela, M.J.; Robin, S.; Lin, H.; Li, Y.; Moran, A.P.; Wang, W.; Wall, J.G.. "Covalent and oriented immobilization of scFv antibody fragments via an engineered glycan moiety". Biomacromolecules 14 1 (2013): 153-159. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84872578197&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1021/bm301518p
  26. Hortigüela, M.J.; Aranaz, I.; Gutiérrez, M.C.; Ferrer, M.L.; Del Monte, F.. "Chitosan gelation induced by the in situ formation of gold nanoparticles and its processing into macroporous scaffolds". Biomacromolecules 12 1 (2011): 179-186. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-78651315888&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1021/bm1010883
  27. Gutierrez, M.C.; Hortigüela, M.J.; Ferrer, M.L.; Del Monte, F.. "Reply to comment on "highly fluorescent rhodamine B nanoparticles entrapped in hybrid glasses"". Langmuir 24 5 (2008): 2258-2259. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-41849099977&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1021/la7028752
  28. Abarrategi, A.; Gutiérrez, M.C.; Moreno-Vicente, C.; Hortigüela, M.J.; Ramos, V.; López-Lacomba, J.L.; Ferrer, M.L.; del Monte, F.. "Multiwall carbon nanotube scaffolds for tissue engineering purposes". Biomaterials 29 1 (2008): 94-102. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-35349030396&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1016/j.biomaterials.2007.09.021
  29. Hortigüela, M.J.; Gutiérrez, M.C.; Aranaz, I.; Jobbágy, M.; Abarrategi, A.; Moreno-Vicente, C.; Civantos, A.; et al. "Urea assisted hydroxyapatite mineralization on MWCNT/CHI scaffolds". Journal of Materials Chemistry 18 48 (2008): 5933-5940. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-57349144617&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1039/b815401e
  30. Gutiérrez, M.C.; García-Carvajal, Z.Y.; Hortigüela, M.J.; Yuste, L.; Rojo, F.; Ferrer, M.L.; Del Monte, F.. "Biocompatible MWCNT scaffolds for immobilization and proliferation of E. coli". Journal of Materials Chemistry 17 29 (2007): 2992-2995. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-34547169516&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1039/b707504a
  31. Gutiérrez, M.C.; Hortigüela, M.J.; Manuel Amarilla, J.; Jiménez, R.; Ferrer, M.L.; Del Monte, F.. "Macroporous 3D architectures of self-assembled MWCNT surface decorated with pt nanoparticles as anodes for a direct methanol fuel cell". Journal of Physical Chemistry C 111 15 (2007): 5557-5560. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-34247644367&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1021/jp0714365
  32. Gutiérrez, M.C.; Hortigüela, M.J.; Ferrer, M.L.; Del Monte, F.. "Highly fluorescent rhodamine B nanoparticles entrapped in hybrid glasses". Langmuir 23 4 (2007): 2175-2179. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-33947127059&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1021/la0621057
Activities

Oral presentation

Presentation title Event name
Host (Event location)
2018 Workshop of X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) 3rd International Summer School: Multifunctional Smart Coating and Surfaces
(Aveiro, Portugal)
2017 Workshop of X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) 2nd International Summer School: Multifunctional Smart Coating and Surfaces
(Aveiro, Portugal)
2017 Workshop of X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) II national meeting on Characterization of Materials, Aveiro, Portugal
(Aveiro, Portugal)
Distinctions

Award

2018 PROT_IERA, action mobilizing entrepreneurial ecosystem of Aveiro region

Other distinction

2010 Postdoctoral Fellowship
IRSCET EMPOWER, Ireland
2006 Fellowship for the training of research staff
CSIC-MAPFRE Foundation , Spain
2005 Practical training fellowship for graduates
Ministry of Rural, Marine and Natural Environment, Spain
2004 Support for enrolment in doctoral courses
Universidad de Burgos, Spain
2003 Practical training fellowship
General Foundation of the University of Salamanca, Economic Development Agency from Castilla y León, European Social Fund., Spain