Personal identification

Full name

Vera Mónica Gomes Vaz Pinto

Citation names

• Pinto, Vera
• Vaz Pinto, Vera

Author identifiers

Ciência ID

2A17-9921-CFD8

ORCID iD

0000-0001-5130-0669

	Degree	Classification
2005/09 - 2011/02/28 Concluded	Química (Doutoramento) Major in Sem especialidade Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal "Caracterização de Vectores Químicos Relevantes para o Conforto Interno do Calçado" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
2000/09 - 2004/09 Concluded	Química (Licenciatura) Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal

Contract

	Designation	Funders
2018/07/02 - Current	FOOT4U - Design, Modelação, Produção e Marketing para Calçado C30/2017/33903	Agência Nacional de Inovação SA
2023 - 2026	VETting green: Vocational Education and Training for the Footwear and Textile Industry through Noticing and Guidance against Greenwashing 2023-1-ES01-KA220-VET-000157867 Post-doc Centro Tecnologico do Calcado de Portugal, Portugal	Ongoing
2022 - 2025	Be@T - Bioeconomy in the Textile Industry. Investment Pro.º 2373 Post-doc Centro Tecnologico do Calcado de Portugal, Portugal	Ongoing
2022 - 2025	RN21 - Innovation in the natural resin sector to reinforce the national Bioeconomy Proj.º 2374 Post-doc Centro Tecnologico do Calcado de Portugal, Portugal	Ongoing
2022 - 2025	BioShoes4ll - Innovation and empowerment of the footwear industry for a sustainable bioeconomy. Proj.º 2375 Post-doc Centro Tecnologico do Calcado de Portugal, Portugal	Ongoing
2021 - 2023	RARISS - Indigenous breeds, traceability, innovation and sustainable solutions Project n. º 069810 Post-doc Centro Tecnologico do Calcado de Portugal, Portugal	Concluded
2021 - 2023	CNi4.0 FOOT - Sustainable Smart Supply Chain in footwear Cluster Project n. º 069804 Post-doc Centro Tecnologico do Calcado de Portugal, Portugal	Concluded
2020 - 2023	GreenShoes 4.0 - Footwear, Leather Goods and Advanced Technologies of Materials, Equipment and Software POCI-01-0247-FEDER-046082 Post-doc Centro Tecnologico do Calcado de Portugal, Portugal	Agência Nacional de Inovação SA Concluded
2018 - 2022	Shoe@Future - Technological Solutions for Professional Footwear Proj.º 33835 Post-doc Centro Tecnologico do Calcado de Portugal, Portugal	Agência Nacional de Inovação SA Concluded
2018 - 2022	Life GreenShoes4All – Footwear environmental footprint category rules implementation and innovative green shoes ecodesign and recycling (LIFE17 ENV/PT/000337). LIFE17 ENV/PT/000337 Post-doc Centro Tecnologico do Calcado de Portugal, Portugal	Concluded
2019 - 2021	CTCP_INOVA_20 - Equipment and methodologies to test and develop materials, technologies, innovative footwear and new business models Norte-01-0246-fEDER-000052 Post-doc Centro Tecnologico do Calcado de Portugal, Portugal	Concluded
2018 - 2021	Kit4Foot - Empowering the Footwear Industry Project co-financed by FITEC, Interface Program Post-doc Centro Tecnologico do Calcado de Portugal, Portugal	Concluded
2017 - 2021	FAMEST - Footwear, Advanced Materials, Equipment and Software Technologies Ref.º 24529 Post-doc Centro Tecnologico do Calcado de Portugal, Portugal	Agência Nacional de Inovação SA Concluded
2016 - 2021	SMART COVER POOL & DECK - Innovative Solutions for Safe and Sustainable Intelligent Swimming Pools Proj.º 17570 Post-doc Centro Tecnologico do Calcado de Portugal, Portugal	Agência Nacional de Inovação SA Concluded
2017 - 2020	PRODUTECH SIF - Solutions for the industry of the future Proj.º 24541 Post-doc Centro Tecnologico do Calcado de Portugal, Portugal	Agência Nacional de Inovação SA
2017 - 2019	STEP2FOOTURE - Development and validation of enabling technologies, technologies and materials for additive manufacturing, design and prototyping systems for customized footwear, cyber physical production systems and intelligent solutions for the marketing of footwear Project n. º 026777 Post-doc Centro Tecnologico do Calcado de Portugal, Portugal	Agência Nacional de Inovação SA Concluded
2016 - 2019	EXTRA LIGHT SAFETY SHOE - Development of polymer solutions for technical footwear Ref.º 17570 Post-doc Centro Tecnologico do Calcado de Portugal, Portugal	Agência Nacional de Inovação SA Concluded
2016 - 2018	PROSHOE - Dissemination, diffusion, demonstration and transfer of knowledge in the footwear industry. NORTE-01-0246-FEDER-000020 Post-doc Centro Tecnologico do Calcado de Portugal, Portugal	Concluded
2016 - 2018	Fit2Comfort - Skills Alliance for Comfort & Healthy Footwear Manufacturing – new qualification profile and innovative training opportunities Project Number 562333-EPP-1-2015-1-PT-EPPKA2-SSA Post-doc Centro Tecnologico do Calcado de Portugal, Portugal	Concluded
2015 - 2018	BUILD - Bacterial Cellulose Leather Proj.º 3435 Post-doc Centro Tecnologico do Calcado de Portugal, Portugal	Agência Nacional de Inovação SA Concluded
2015 - 2018	BeinCPPs - Business Experiments in Cyber Physical Production Systems Proj.º 680633 Post-doc Centro Tecnologico do Calcado de Portugal, Portugal	Concluded
2015 - 2017	FASCOM - FashionCognizantManufacturing - Rapid response to consumer trends and preferences for fashion articles through analysis of store interaction and sensing and development of new materials, footwear and technologies Proj.º 3506 Post-doc	Agência Nacional de Inovação SA Concluded
2013 - 2017	Life CO2SHOE - Footwear Carbon Footprint LIFE12 ENV/ES/000315 Centro Tecnologico do Calcado de Portugal, Portugal	Concluded
2013 - 2016	S2S - Step to sustainability 2013-3213/001-001 Post-doc Centro Tecnologico do Calcado de Portugal, Portugal	Concluded
2013 - 2015	NANOFOOT - Materials, Components and Footwear with enhanced comfort properties based on nanotechnologies Grant Agreement n.°. 606570 Post-doc Centro Tecnologico do Calcado de Portugal, Portugal
2013 - 2015	SHOEPOLY.COM - Specialized polymer solutions for footwear Proj.º 38475 Researcher Centro Tecnologico do Calcado de Portugal, Portugal	Concluded
2012 - 2015	Ind-Eco - Industrial Alliance for reducing Energy consumption and CO2 emissions IEE-11-949 Post-doc Centro Tecnologico do Calcado de Portugal, Portugal	Concluded
2011 - 2014	HighSpeedShoefactory - Shoe factory model for a agile response within 24 hours Proj.º 21600 Post-doc Centro Tecnologico do Calcado de Portugal, Portugal	Agência Nacional de Inovação SA Concluded
2011 - 2014	NEWALK - Materials, Components and Technologies for footwear of the future Proj.º 13850 Post-doc Centro Tecnologico do Calcado de Portugal, Portugal	Agência Nacional de Inovação SA Concluded
2010 - 2013	BE NATURE - Development of leather and biodegradable footwear Proj.º 11473 Post-doc Centro Tecnologico do Calcado de Portugal, Portugal	Agência Nacional de Inovação SA Concluded
2008 - 2011	ADVANCEDSHOE- Integration of advanced materials solutions and product development in high performance footwear Proj.º 1585 Researcher Centro Tecnologico do Calcado de Portugal, Portugal	Agência Nacional de Inovação SA Concluded
2008 - 2011	BIONICPHOOT – Development of systems for evaluation of parameters of thermal comfort - biomechanical and comfort upper footwear Proj.º 3112 Researcher Centro Tecnologico do Calcado de Portugal, Portugal	Concluded
2008 - 2011	STRESS-LESS-SHOE – Development of plantar orthotics and footwear minimizing the mechanical stress of locomotion for overweight users Proj.º 3470 Researcher Centro Tecnologico do Calcado de Portugal, Portugal	Agência Nacional de Inovação SA Concluded
2008 - 2011	INOVLASER - Development of a new galvanometric system for decoration and cutting of whole skins with laser Proj.º 5532 Researcher Centro Tecnologico do Calcado de Portugal, Portugal	Agência Nacional de Inovação SA Concluded
2004 - 2008	FLEXIFUNBAR - Multifunctional barrier for flexible structure (textile, leather and paper) Grant agreement ID: 505864 Researcher Centro Tecnologico do Calcado de Portugal, Portugal	Concluded
2004 - 2008	Cec-Made-Shoe - Comfort, Environment and Custom-Made-Shoe. Grant agreement n. º 507378 – 2 Researcher	Concluded
2004 - 2006	SHOEMAT - MATERIAIS INOVADORES PARA CALÇADO C15/2002/0009 Researcher	Agência Nacional de Inovação SA Concluded

Publications

Book	Maria José Ferrreira; Vaz Pinto, Vera; José Rodrigues; Sílvia Pinho; Maria Azevedo; Manuel F. Almeida. Corresponding author: Maria José Ferrreira. Advanced and clean technologies for chromium tanned leather waste recycling and green energy production. 2014. Maria J. Ferreira; Manuel F. Almeida; Vaz Pinto, Vera; Isabel Santos; Sílvia C. Pinho. Corresponding author: Maria J. Ferreira. Leather Waste Anaerobic Biodegradation after Alkaline Hydrolysis. 2008.
Book chapter	Maria José Ferreira; Manuel Fonseca Almeida; Pinto, Vera; Isabel Santos; José Luís Rodrigues ; Fernanda Freitas; Sílvia C. Pinho. Corresponding author: Maria José Ferreira. "Chromium tanned leather waste acid extraction, residue recycling and anaerobic biodegradation tests on extracts". In Biodegradable Polymers and Sustainable Polymers. Nova Science Publisher. Series: Materials: Science and Technology, 2011. Published
Conference paper	Cuma, Diana; Rafael, Helder M.; Fernandes, Isabel P.; Gomes, Helder; Vaz Pinto, Vera; Maria José Ferreira; Barreiro, M.F.. Corresponding author: Cuma, Diana. "Materiais de base poliuretano com resistência incrementada à fadiga térmica para calçado de segurança". 2019. Fernandes, I.P.; Gomes, Helder; Vaz Pinto, Vera; Fernandes, Albano M.; Ferreira, Maria José; Barreiro, M.F.. Corresponding author: Fernandes, I.P.. "Materiais ultraleves de base poliuretano para calçado de conforto". 2017. Fernandes, I.P.; Barbosa, Mariana Martinho; Amaral, Joana S.; Vaz Pinto, Vera; Ferreira, Maria José; Barreiro, M.F.. Corresponding author: Fernandes, I.P.. "Materials, components and technology for the footwear of the future - Newalk project". 2014.
Journal article	Teixeira, Rafaela Marisa Fernandes; Coelho, Carlos; Oliveira, João; Gomes, Joana; Vaz Pinto, Vera; Ferreira, Maria José; Nóbrega, J. M.; Ferreira da Silva, Alexandre; Carneiro, O. S.. Corresponding author: Teixeira, Rafaela Marisa Fernandes. "Towards customized footwear with improved comfort". (2021): http://hdl.handle.net/1822/73286. 10.3390/ma14071738 Fernandes, I.P.; Barbosa, Mariana Martinho; Amaral, Joana S.; Vaz Pinto, Vera; Rodrigues, José Luís; Ferreira, Maria José; Barreiro, M.F.. Corresponding author: Fernandes, I.P.. "Biobased additives as biodegradability enhancers with application in TPU-based footwear components". (2016): http://hdl.handle.net/10198/12924. 10.7569/JRM.2015.634126 Vaz Pinto, Vera; Maria Jose Ferreira; Ricardo Silva; Helder A Santos; Silva, F; Carlos M Pereira. "Long time effect on the stability of silver nanoparticles in aqueous medium: Effect of the synthesis and storage conditions". (2010): https://repositorio-aberto.up.pt/handle/10216/100922. 10.1016/j.colsurfa.2010.04.015 Moreira da Silva, Ricardo; José Luís Rodrigues ; Vaz Pinto, Vera; Maria José Ferreira; Rui Russo; Carlos Manuel Pereira. Corresponding author: Moreira da Silva, Ricardo. "Evaluation of shock absorption properties of rubber materials regarding footwear applications". Polymer Testing 28 (2009): 642-647. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S014294180900083X. Published • doi.org/10.1016/j.polymertesting.2009.05.007
Newspaper article	Tatiana Andreani; Verónica Nogueira; Ana Gavina; Saúl Fernandes; José Luís Rodrigues ; Vaz Pinto, Vera; Maria José Ferreira; et al. Corresponding author: Tatiana Andreani. "Ecotoxicity to Freshwater Organisms and Cytotoxicity of Nanomaterials: Are We Generating Sufficient Data for Their Risk Assessment?", Nanomaterials , 2020, .https://www.mdpi.com/2079-4991/11/1/66. doi.org/10.3390/nano11010066 Tatiana Andreani; Paula M V Fernandes; Verónica Nogueira; Vaz Pinto, Vera; Maria José Ferreira; Maria Graça Rasteiro; Ruth Pereira; Carlos M Pereira. Corresponding author: Tatiana Andreani. "The critical role of the dispersant agents in the preparation and ecotoxicity of nanomaterial suspensions", 2020, https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32227304/. doi.org/10.1007/s11356-020-08323-0 Tatiana Andreani; Verónica Nogueira; Vaz Pinto, Vera; Maria José Ferreira; Maria Graça Rasteiro; Amélia M. Silva; Ruth Pereira; Carlos M. Pereira. Corresponding author: Tatiana Andreani. "Influence of the stabilizers on the toxicity of metallic nanomaterials in aquatic organisms and human cell lines", Science of The Total Environment, 2017, https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S004896971731803X. 10.1007/s11356-020-08323-0 Isabel P Fernandes; Joana S Amaral; Vaz Pinto, Vera; Maria José Ferreira; Maria Filomena Barreiro. Corresponding author: Isabel P Fernandes. "Development of chitosan-based antimicrobial leather coatings", 2013 doi: 10.1016/j.carbpol.2013.07.030