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Identification

Personal identification

Full name
Albino Martins

Citation names

  • Martins, Albino

Author identifiers

Ciência ID
341C-58AD-E483
ORCID iD
0000-0003-3868-0251
Researcher Id
C-8432-2012
Scopus Author Id
10139137800

Email addresses

  • amartins@i3bs.uminho.pt (Professional)

Telephones

Telephone
  • 253510900 Ext.: 44 (Professional)

Addresses

  • 3B's Research Group; I3Bs - Research Institute on Biomaterials, Biodegradables and Biomimetics of University of Minho; AvePark - Parque de Ciência e Tecnologia, Zona Industrial da Gandra, 4805-017, Barco, Guimarães, Portugal (Professional)

Websites

Knowledge fields

  • Medical and Health Sciences - Medical Biotechnology - Technologies Involving the Manipulation of Cells, Tissues, Organs or the Whole Organism
  • Medical and Health Sciences - Medical Biotechnology - Biomaterials
  • Engineering and Technology - Nano-technology - Nano-materials
  • Engineering and Technology - Industrial Biotechnology - Bio-derived Novel Materials

Languages

Language Speaking Reading Writing Listening Peer-review
Portuguese (Mother tongue)
English Intermediate (B1) Intermediate (B1) Intermediate (B1) Intermediate (B1) Intermediate (B1)
Education
Degree Classification
2015/07/27 - 2015/11/19
Attended
Building Global Innovators (BGI) (Outros)
ISCTE-Instituto Universitário de Lisboa, Portugal
2011/03/01 - 2011/07/11
Attended
COHiTEC Program - Turning Science into Business (Outros)
Universidade do Porto Porto Business School, Portugal
2006/01/01 - 2010/05/03
Concluded
Tissue Engineering, Regenerative Medicine and Stem Cells (Doutoramento)
Universidade do Minho Departamento de Engenharia de Polímeros, Portugal
2006/10/26 - 2006/10/27
Attended
Stem Cells: Pitfalls and Successes (Outros)
Universidade do Minho Escola de Medicina, Portugal
2005/02/26 - 2005/02/26
Attended
Angiogenesis and Lymphangiogenesis in the clinical practice: from basic research to applications (Outros)
Universidade do Minho Escola de Medicina, Portugal
2004/09/13 - 2004/09/17
Attended
Biostatistics in Health Sciences (Outros)
Universidade do Minho Escola de Medicina, Portugal
2003/12/05 - 2003/12/06
Attended
Lung Cancer: advances in molecular diagnosis and treatment (Outros)
Universidade do Minho Escola de Medicina, Portugal
2003/11/27 - 2003/11/30
Attended
Aspiration cytology: from clinical to research in oncology (Pós-Graduação)
Universidade do Minho Escola de Medicina, Portugal
2003/10/29 - 2003/10/31
Attended
Laboratory Safety: Biologic, Chemical and Radiologic. The safety in a lab is a matter of everyone and everyone should contribute for it (Outros)
Universidade do Minho Escola de Medicina, Portugal
1998/09/15 - 2002/10/29
Concluded
Biologia Aplicada (Licenciatura)
Universidade do Minho Escola de Ciências, Portugal
"Culture and Characterization of a Human Breast Cancer Cell Line" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
15 values
2002/07/22 - 2002/07/26
Attended
Cytometry: applications in cellular biology and medicine (Pós-Graduação)
Universidade do Minho Escola de Medicina, Portugal
2002/06/05 - 2002/06/07
Attended
Light microscopy and analysis: principles and good practice, including recording images from the microscope (Pós-Graduação)
Universidade do Minho Escola de Medicina, Portugal
Affiliation

Science

Category
Host institution
Employer
2015/06/30 - Current Auxiliary Researcher (Research) Universidade do Minho, Portugal
Biomaterials Biodegradables and Biomimetics, Portugal
2013/08/01 - 2015/06/29 Invited Auxiliary Researcher (Research) Universidade do Minho Escola de Engenharia, Portugal
Biomaterials Biodegradables and Biomimetics, Portugal
2010/05/04 - 2013/07/31 Postdoc (Research) Universidade do Minho Escola de Engenharia, Portugal
Biomaterials Biodegradables and Biomimetics, Portugal
2005/06/01 - 2010/05/03 Researcher (Research) Universidade do Minho Escola de Engenharia, Portugal
Biomaterials Biodegradables and Biomimetics, Portugal
2003/01/01 - 2005/02/28 Research Assistant (Research) Universidade do Minho Escola de Medicina, Portugal
Universidade do Minho Instituto de Investigação em Ciências da Vida e Saúde, Portugal
2002/03/01 - 2002/10/23 Research Trainee (Research) Universidade do Minho Escola de Medicina, Portugal
Universidade do Minho Instituto de Investigação em Ciências da Vida e Saúde, Portugal

Positions / Appointments

Category
Host institution
Employer
2021/12/14 - Current Member (elected) of the unit council Biomaterials Biodegradables and Biomimetics, Portugal
2018/12/12 - Current Member (elected) of the scientific council Biomaterials Biodegradables and Biomimetics, Portugal
Projects

Grant

Designation Funders
2022/01 - 2024/12 Desenvolvimento de malhas cirúrgicas à base de seda da aranha e elastina para regeneração da parede abdominal
Provided by PTCRIS: PTDC/BTM-MAT/2844/2021
Researcher
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
2018/07 - 2021/06 Cell-based therapy for the treatment of articular Inflammatory Diseases
PTDC/BTM-SAL/28882/2017
Researcher
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
2015/06 - 2020/06 Biofunctionalization of Biodegradable Nanofibrous Substrates Envisioning Personalized Regenerative Medicine Strategies
IF/00376/2014/CP1212/CT0015
Principal investigator
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
2016/01 - 2018/12 Single-step fabrication of biofunctional blood vessel substitutes by using electrospinning technologies and mesenchymal stem cells.
Supervisor
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
2016/01 - 2018/12 Preclinical Validation of a TNF-Capturing Device as Therapeutics of Inflammatory Arthritic Diseases.
Supervisor
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
2013/06 - 2015/05 ACROSS-Development of AntimiCRObial Spider Silk sutures for preventing surgical site infections
Researcher
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, I.P.
2010/04 - 2013/09 OsteoGraphy - 3D patterned co-culture system to develop vascularized engineered bone
Supervisor
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, I.P.
2010/04 - 2013/09 MicroNanoScaff - Design and fabrication of bone tissue engineering scaffolds with micron/nano scale features
Supervisor
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, I.P.
2009/07 - 2011/12 Advancing the field of drug delivery - combined targeted treatments against human breast cancer and human leukemia (The OncotargetNanoMed network)
Researcher
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, I.P.
2007/08 - 2008/11 CellStrain - Novo bioreactor para engenharia de tecidos
Supervisor
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, I.P.
Outputs

Publications

Book
  1. Martins, Albino; Reis, Rui L.; Neves, Nuno M.. Electrospun Nanofibers for Biomedical Applications. MDPI. 2020.
    Published • 10.3390/books978-3-03928-775-8
Book chapter
  1. Inácio, Ana Rita; Carvalho, Ana C.; Oliveira, Catarina; Reys, Lara; Silva, Simone S.; Neves, Nuno M.; Martins, Albino; Reis, Rui L.; Silva, Tiago H.. "Sulfated Seaweed Polysaccharides". In Polysaccharides of Microbial Origin, 307-340. Springer International Publishing, 2022.
    10.1007/978-3-030-42215-8_17
  2. Vasconcelos, Filipa; Reis, Rui L.; Martins, Albino; Neves, Nuno M.. "Biomedical Applications of Fibers Produced by Electrospinning, Microfluidic Spinning and Combinations of Both". In Electrospun Nanofibers, 251-295. Springer International Publishing, 2022.
    10.1007/978-3-030-99958-2_10
  3. Oliveira, Catarina; Carvalho, Ana C.; Reis, Rui L.; Neves, Nuno N.; Martins, Albino; Silva, Tiago H.. "Marine-derived biomaterials for cancer treatment". In Biomaterials for 3D Tumor Modeling, 551-576. Elsevier, 2020.
    Published • 10.1016/b978-0-12-818128-7.00023-x
  4. Martins, Albino. "Marine-origin Polysaccharides for Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine: Chitosan and Fucoidan as Illustrative Examples". In Encyclopedia of Marine Biotechnology, edited by Se-Kwon Kim. 2020.
    Published • https://doi.org/10.1002/9781119143802.ch118
  5. Martins, Albino; Reis, Rui L.; Neves, Nuno M.. "Micro/Nano Scaffolds for Osteochondral Tissue Engineering". In Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology, 125-139. Springer International Publishing, 2018.
    10.1007/978-3-319-76711-6_6
  6. Casanova, Marta R.; Reis, Rui L.; Martins, Albino; Neves, Nuno M.. "The Use of Electrospinning Technique on Osteochondral Tissue Engineering". In Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology, 247-263. Springer International Publishing, 2018.
    10.1007/978-3-319-76711-6_11
  7. Alves Da Silva, M.L.; Martins, A.; Costa-Pinto, A.; Reis, R.L.; Neves, N.M.. "In Vitro Biological Testing in the Development of New Devices". In Journal of The Royal Society Interface. 2016.
    10.1002/9781119126218.ch28
  8. Martins, A.; Ferreira, H.; Reis, R.L.; Neves, N.M.. "Delivery Systems Made of Natural-Origin Polymers for Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine Applications". In Journal of The Royal Society Interface. 2016.
    10.1002/9781119126218.ch31
  9. Correlo, V.M.; Martins, A.; Neves, N.M.; Reis, R.L.. "Processing of Biomedical Devices for Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine Applications". In Journal of The Royal Society Interface. 2016.
    10.1002/9781119126218.ch25
  10. Sol, P.; Martins, A.; Reis, R.L.; Neves, N.M.. "Advanced Polymer Composites and Structures for Bone and Cartilage Tissue Engineering". In Journal of The Royal Society Interface. 2016.
    10.1016/B978-1-78242-452-9.00005-4
  11. Correlo, V.M.; Oliveira, J.M.; Duarte, A.R.C.; Martins, A.; Oliveira, A.L.; Silva-Correia, J.; Reis, R.L.; Neves, N.M.. "Fabrication methods of tissue engineering scaffolds". In Journal of The Royal Society Interface. 2014.
    10.4032/9789814463218
  12. Martins, A.; Da Silva, M.A.; Costa-Pinto, A.; Reis, R.L.; Neves, N.M.. "Bio-Inspired Integration of Natural Materials". In Journal of The Royal Society Interface. 2014.
    10.1002/9781118843499.ch8
  13. Martins, Albino; Reis, Rui L.; Neves, Nuno M.. "Biomimetics with nanofiber meshes". In Electrospinning for Advanced Biomedical Applications and Therapies, edited by Neves, Nuno M., 159-184. Rapra, 2012.
  14. Martins, Albino; Reis, Rui L.; Neves, Nuno M.. "Critical aspects of electrospun meshes for biomedical applications". In Electrospinning for Advanced Biomedical Applications and Therapies, edited by Neves, Nuno M., 69-87. Smithers Rapra, 2012.
  15. Martins, Albino; Chang, Sangwon; Pedro, Adriano J.; Caridade, Sofia G.; Mano, Joao F.; Sousa, Rui A.; Marques, Alexandra P. ; Reis, Rui L.; Neves, Nuno M.. "Hierarchical Starch-Based Fibrous Scaffold for Bone Tissue Engineering Applications". In Computer Aided Biomanufacturing, edited by Narayan, Roger; Calvert, Paul, 32-53. Wiley-VCH, 2011.
Conference abstract
  1. MOTA, PAULO; Casanova, Marta R.; Vala, Helena; Nóbrega, Carmen ; da Silva Morais, Alain; Silva, Catarina Santos; Anacleto, Sara; et al. "Bioactive Fibrous Membrane Containing Endogenous Nerve Growth Factor Promotes Celular and Functional Recuperation of Impaired Cavernous Nerve: An In Vivo Animal Study.". Paper presented in American Urological Association Annual Meeting, New Orleans, 2022.
    Published • https://doi.org/10.1097/JU.0000000000002592.01
  2. Oliveira, Catarina; Granja, Sara; Neves, Nuno M.; Reis, Rui L.; Baltazar, Fátima; Silva, Tiago H.; Martins, Albino. "Fucoidan impairs the formation of tubular-like structures in vitro and inhibits tumor growth in vivo.". Paper presented in TERMIS-EU 2019, Rhodes, 2019.
  3. Casanova, Marta R.; Fernandes, Emanuel M; Reis, Rui L.; Martins, Albino; Neves, Nuno M.. "Parallel binding of autologous BMP-2 and VEGF envisioning a vascularized bone tissue engineering approach". Paper presented in XLV ESAO Congress, Madrid, 2018.
  4. Casanova, Marta R.; Alves da Silva, M.L.; Costa-Pinto, Ana Rita; Reis, Rui L.; Martins, Albino; Neves, Nuno M.. "Chondrogenic-Inductive Nanofibrous Substrates Biofunctionalized with Immobilized Autologous TGF-b3 and IGF-I". Paper presented in Society for Biomaterials 2017, 2016.
  5. Monteiro, Nélson; Martins, Margarida; Martins, Albino; Fonseca, Nuno A.; Moreira, João Nuno; Reis, Rui L.; Neves, Nuno M.. "Advanced Antibacterial Wound Dressing Produced with Natural-origin Materials". Paper presented in Annual Meeting of the Society For Biomaterials (SFB) 2014, Denver, 2014.
  6. Carvalho, Cristiana R.; Silva-Correia, Joana; Martins, Albino; Neves, Nuno M.; Oliveira, Joaquim Miguel; Reis, Rui L.. "Chitosan nanofibers for guided peripheral nerve regeneration". Paper presented in 2nd International Symposium on Peripheral Nerve Regeneration, Torino, 2014.
  7. Martins, Albino. "Silica nanoparticles as dexamethasone delivery systems able to induce the osteogenic differentiation of human bone marrow-derived mesenchymal stem cells". 2013.
    Published • 10.1002/term.1822
  8. Martins, Albino. "Indirect co-cultures of stem cells with chondrocytes for cartilage tissue engineering using PCL electrospun nanofiber meshes". 2013.
    Published
  9. Martins, Albino. "Osteogenic potential of human Wharton´s Jelly stem cells on hierarchical starch based scaffolds and its in vivo host response". 2013.
    Published
  10. Martins, Albino. "Immobilization of bioactive factor-loaded liposomes at the surface of electrospun nanofibers targeting tissue engineering strategies". 2013.
    Published
  11. Martins, Albino. "Influence of the surface chemistry in the osteogenic activity of silica nano particles". 2013.
    Published
  12. Szymczyk, Wojtek; Martins, Albino; Correlo, Vitor M.; Neves, Nuno M.; Marques, Alexandra P. ; Reis, Rui L.. "Fabrication and Evaluation of Scaffolds for Small Diameter Blood Vessel Engineering". Paper presented in Microbiotec'11, 2011.
  13. Martins, Albino; Guimarães, Ana; Pinho, Elisabete D.; Faria, Susana; Reis, Rui L.; Neves, Nuno M.. "Solving Cell Infiltration Limitations of Electrospun Nanofiber Meshes for Tissue Engineering Applications.". Paper presented in 24th European Conference on Biomaterials, Dublin, 2011.
  14. Alves da Silva, Marta L.; Martins, Albino; Costa-Pinto, Ana Rita; Faria, Susana; Reis, Rui L.; Neves, Nuno M.. "Polycaprolactone Nanofiber Meshes as Scaffolds for Cartilage Tissue Engineering Using a Dynamic Culture System". Paper presented in TERMIS-AP 2010, Sydney, 2010.
  15. Alves da Silva, Marta L.; Martins, Albino; Costa-Pinto, Ana Rita; Correlo, Vitor M.; Sol, Paula; Bhattacharya, M.; Faria, Susana; Reis, Rui L.; Neves, Nuno M.. "Chondrogenic Differentiation of Human Bone Marrow Mesenchymal Stem Cells Seeded in 3D Porous Scaffolds in a Flow Perfusion Bioreactor". Paper presented in TERMIS-AP 2010, Sydney, 2010.
  16. Costa, Pedro F.; Martins, Albino; Neves, Nuno M.; Gomes, Manuela E.; Reis, Rui L.. "Rapid prototyping tools and strategies for tissue engineering applications.". Paper presented in Young Persons’ World Lecture Competition (YPWLC), Kuala Lumpur, 2010.
  17. Gouveia, Analuce ; Martins, Albino; Costa-Pinto, Ana Rita; Silva, Nuno; Reis, Rui L.; Neves, Nuno M.. "Evaluation of the Potential of Hierarchical Starch-Based Fibrous Scaffold for Bone Tissue Engineering Applications.". Paper presented in TERMIS-EU 2010, Galway, 2010.
  18. Costa, Pedro F.; Martins, Albino; Neves, Nuno M.; Gomes, Manuela E.; Reis, Rui L.. "Rapid prototyping tools and strategies for tissue engineering applications". Guimarães, 2010.
  19. Martins, Albino; Duarte, Ana Rita; Faria, Suana; Marques, Alexandra P.; Reis, Rui L.; Neves, Nuno M.. "Osteogenic Induction of hBMSCs by Electrospun Scaffolds with Dexamethasone Release Functionality.". Caldas das Taipas, 2010.
  20. Costa-Pinto, Ana Rita; Correlo, Vitor M.; Sol, Paula C.; Battacharya, M.; Martins, Albino; Costa, Pedro F.; Reis, Rui L.; Neves, Nuno M.. "Scaffold Composition Conditions the Osteogenic Differentiation in Flow Perfusion Culture of Human Mesenchymal Stem Cells.". Paper presented in 2nd TERMIS World Congress in conjunction with 2009 Seoul Stem Cell Symposium, Seoul, 2009.
  21. Isakov, D.; Bdikin, I.; Martins, Albino; Kholkin, A.L.. "Synthesis and PFM characterization of TGS-polymer nanofibers produced by electrospinning.". Paper presented in International Symposium on Piezoresponse Force Microscopy and Nanoscale Phenomena in Polar Materials, Aveiro, 2009.
  22. Isakov, D.; Martins, Albino; Bdikin, I.; Dekola, T.; De Matos Gomes, E.. "Synthesis and characterization of triglycine sulphate nanofibers produced by electrospinning". Paper presented in Functional Materials and Nanotechnologies, Riga, 2009.
  23. Teigão, Teresa; Martins, Albino; Neves, Nuno M.; Reis, Rui L.; Viegas, Carlos Alberto. "The nearest future in the periodontal regeneration field.". Paper presented in XVII European Congress of Veterinary Dentistry, Uspala, 2008.
  24. Rodrigues, Márcia T.; Martins, Albino; Guimarães, Ana C.; Araújo, José V.; Gomes, Manuela E.; Neves, Nuno M.; Reis, Rui L.. "Biodegradable nanofibrous multilayer composite scaffolds as 3D supports for the osteogenic differentiation of bone marrow mesenchymal cells under dynamic conditions.". Paper presented in Annual Meeting of the Society For Biomaterials (SFB) 2008, Atlanta, 2008.
  25. Martins, Albino; Chung, S.; Pedro, Adriano J.; Sousa, Rui A.; Marques, Alexandra P. ; Reis, Rui L.; Neves, Nuno M.. "Novel Micro-Nanofibrous Multilayer Scaffold for Bone Tissue Engineering Applications.". Paper presented in TERMIS-EU 2008, Porto, 2008.
  26. Chung, S.; Martins, Albino; Correlo, Vitor M.; Oliveira, Joaquim M.; Marques, Alexandra P. ; Neves, Nuno M.; Mano, Joao F.; Sousa, Rui A.; Reis, Rui L.. "Dependence of cell proliferation on the morphology of starch based scaffolds for tissue engineering.". Paper presented in TERMIS-EU 2008, Porto, 2008.
  27. Alves da Silva, Marta L.; Martins, Albino; Costa, Pedro F.; Correlo, Vitor M.; Sol, Paula C.; Bhattacharya, M.; Rougier, N.; Reis, Rui L.; Neves, Nuno M.. "Cartilage tissue engineering using a flow perfusion bioreactor.". Paper presented in TERMIS-EU 2008, Porto, 2008.
  28. Cerqueira, Mariana T.; Martins, Albino; Rada, Tomaso; Gomes, Manuela E.; Marques, Alexandra P. ; Neves, Nuno M.; Reis, Rui L.. "Human Dermal Fibroblasts, Keratinocytes and Adipose Stem Cells Behaviour on Patterned Electrospun Nanofiber Meshes". Paper presented in TERMIS-EU 2008, Porto, 2008.
  29. Pinho, Elisabete D.; Martins, Albino; Araújo, José V.; Reis, Rui L.; Neves, Nuno M.. "Nanofibre reinforced particulate composite scaffolds as supports for the differentiation of mouse mesenchymal stem cells". Paper presented in NanoSpain08-NanoIberian Conference, Braga, 2008.
  30. Cerqueira, Mariana T.; Martins, Albino; Rada, Tomaso; Gomes, Manuela E.; Marques, Alexandra P. ; Neves, Nuno M.; Reis, Rui L.. "Outcome of Microtopography on Human Adipose Stem Cells, Keratinocytes and Dermal Fibroblasts". Paper presented in 3rd International Meeting of the Portuguese Society for Stem Cells and Cell Therapies, Faro, 2008.
  31. Szymczyk, Wojtek; Martins, Albino; Pinho, Elisabete D.; Araújo, José V.; Neves, Nuno M.; Marques, Alexandra P. ; Reis, Rui L.. "Enhanced Behavior of Endothelial and Smooth Muscle Cells Co-Cultured on Polycaprolactone 2D bi-layer Structures.". Paper presented in 2nd Marie Curie Cutting Edge Conference InVENTS, Alvor, 2007.
  32. Alves da Silva, Marta L.; Crawford, A.; Mundy, J. M. ; Martins, Albino; Araújo, José V.; Hatton, Paul V.; Reis, Rui L.; Neves, Nuno M.. "Cartilage Tissue Engineering Using Polycaprolactone (PCL) and Starch Polycaprolactone (SPCL) Nanofiber Meshes". Paper presented in School of Engineering Day, Guimarães, 2007.
  33. Martins, Albino; Pinho, Elisabete D.; Malafaya, Patrícia B.; Marques, Alexandra P. ; Reis, Rui L.; Neves, Nuno M.. "Micro-Nano Composite Mesh Scaffold in mouse MPCs Osteogenic Differentiation.". Paper presented in TERMIS-EU 2007, London, 2007.
  34. Araújo, José V.; Martins, Albino; Leonor, Isabel B.; Pinho, Elisabete D.; Reis, Rui L.; Neves, Nuno M.. "Surface Controlled Biomimetic Coating of Polycaprolactone Nanofiber Mesh Architectures.". Paper presented in TERMIS-EU 2007, London, 2007.
  35. Alves da Silva, Marta L.; Crawford, A.; Mundy, J. M. ; Martins, Albino; Araújo, José V.; Hatton, Paul V.; Reis, Rui L.; Neves, Nuno M.. "Polycaprolactone (PCL) and Starch Polycaprolactone (SPCL) Nanofiber Meshes: an Approach to Cartilage Tissue Engineering.". Paper presented in TERMIS-NA 2007, Toronto, 2007.
  36. Martins, Albino; Alves da Silva, Marta L.; Marques, Alexandra P. ; Reis, Rui L.; Neves, Nuno M.. "Osteogenic differentiation of Human Bone Marrow Stromal Cells (hBMSCs) on patterned electrospun nanofiber meshes.". Paper presented in 2nd Annual International Meeting of the Portuguese Society for Stem Cells and Cell Therapies, Coimbra, 2007.
  37. Martins, Albino; Pinho, Elisabete D.; Cunha, José; Macedo, Francisco; Reis, Rui L.; Neves, Nuno M.. "Enhanced Cellular Behaviour on Plasma-modified Electrospun Biodegradable Nanofiber Meshes". Paper presented in Annual Meeting of the Society For Biomaterials (SFB) 2007, Chicago, 2007.
  38. Martins, Albino; Alves da Silva, Marta L.; Cunha, José; Macedo, Francisco; Reis, Rui L.; Neves, Nuno M.. "Microscopy Evaluation of the Cellular Response to Electrospun Nanofiber Meshes with Different Topographies/Orientations". Paper presented in XLI Congress of the Portuguese Society for Microscopy, Braga, 2006.
  39. Gomes, Ana L.; Reis-Filho, J.S.; Lopes, José Manuel; Lambros, M.; Martins, Albino; Schmitt, Fernando; Pardal, F.; Reis, Rui Manuel. "Study of molecular mechanisms underlying oncogenic c-Kit overexpression in gliomas.". Paper presented in XLI Congress of the Portuguese Society for Microscopy,, Braga, 2006.
  40. Marques, Alexandra P. ; Pirraco, Rogério P.; Szymczyk, Wojtek; López, Paula M; Pashkuleva, Iva; Araújo, José V.; Martins, Albino; et al. "In vitro cell interactions: surface properties and co-culture models.". Paper presented in Cell-Biomaterials Interactions Workshop, Prague, 2006.
Conference paper
  1. Pinho, E.D.; Martins, A.; Araújo, J.V.; Reis, R.L.; Neves, N.M.. "Size also matters in biodegradable composite microfiber reinforced by Chitosan nanofibers". 2014.
    10.1557/opl.2014.67
  2. Martins, A.; Guimarães, A.; Pinho, E.D.; Faria, S.; Reis, R.L.; Neves, N.M.. "Solving cell infiltration limitations of electrospun nanofiber meshes for tissue engineering applications". 2011.
  3. Martins, A.; Cunha, J.; Macedo, F.; Reis, R.L.; Neves, N.M.. "Improvement of Polycaprolactone nanofibers topographies: testing the influence in osteoblastic proliferation.". Paper presented in NSTI Nanotech 2006, 2006.
    Published
Conference poster
  1. Carvalho, Ana Cristina; Oliveira, Catarina; Fernandes, Emanuel M; Martins, Albino; Leão, Pedro N.; Vasconcelos, Vitor M; Reis, Rui L.; Silva, Tiago H.. "Exploring marine cyanobacteria as a source of novel anticancer agents.". Paper presented in MIcSeaOnMed workshop, 2022.
  2. Oliveira, Catarina; Carvalho, Ana Cristina; Reis, Rui L.; Martins, Albino; Silva, Tiago H.. "Molecular mechanisms involved in fucoidan's selective antitumor activity.". Paper presented in MIcSeaOnMed workshop, 2022.
  3. Casanova, Marta R.; MOTA, PAULO; Vala, Helena; Nóbrega, Carmen ; da Silva Morais, Alain; Silva, Catarina Santos; Barros, Alexandre; et al. "Cellular and Functional Recuperation of Impaired Cavernous Nerve Mediated By a Personalized Cell-free Fibrous Implant". Paper presented in Final Achilles Conference, 2022.
  4. Silva, Catarina Santos; Kundu, Banani; Fernandes, Emanuel M; Reis, Rui L.; Kundu, Subhas C.; Martins, Albino; Neves, Nuno M.. "Development of a Bilayered Silk Scaffold Capable to Recreate the Thymus Structure". Paper presented in Final Achilles Conference, 2022.
  5. "Bioactivity screening of cyanobacteria for identification of novel anticancer compounds". Paper presented in Final FoReCaST conference, 2021.
  6. "Optimization of the decellularization of feeder layers as a substrate for thymic cell culture.". Paper presented in Final FoReCaST conference, 2021.
  7. "Development of a bioactive fibrous scaffold with osteoinductive properties.". Paper presented in Final FoReCaST conference, 2021.
  8. Amorim, Sara; Martins, Albino; Neves, Nuno M.; Pires, Ricardo A.; Reis, Rui L.. "A personalized bioactive fibrous membrane capable to promote the functional recovery of injured cavernous nerve". Paper presented in Final FoReCaST conference, 2021.
  9. "Cryopreserved human adipose tissue-derived stromal vascular fraction for the growth factor-free vascularization of blue shark collagen sponges.". Paper presented in Final FoReCaST conference, 2021.
  10. "Development of a tri-layer tubular construct aiming to engineer a blood vessel substitute.". Paper presented in 2nd Achilles Conference and TERM STEM 2019, 2019.
  11. "Fibrous meshes functionalized with fucoidan as a treatment alternative of melanoma.". Paper presented in 2nd Achilles Conference and TERM STEM 2019, 2019.
  12. Martins, Albino. "Fibronectin functionalized electrospun fibrous meshes as a culture system of thymic cells.". Paper presented in 1st Discoveries Forum on Regenerative and Precision Medicine, 2019.
  13. "Development of a multilayer cellularized blood vessel substitute prospecting a vascular graft.". Paper presented in 1st Discoveries Forum on Regenerative and Precision Medicine, 2019.
  14. "Autologous NGF Immobilized at the Surface of a Nanofibrous Mesh for Guided Nerve Regeneration.". Paper presented in 1st Discoveries Forum on Regenerative and Precision Medicine, 2019.
  15. "Fucoidan immobilized at the surface of fibrous meshes as a strategy to treat melanoma.". Paper presented in 1st Discoveries Forum on Regenerative and Precision Medicine, 2019.
  16. "Development of a multilayer cellularized blood vessel substitute.". Paper presented in First Achilles Conference and Second FoReCaST Workshop, 2019.
  17. "Autologous NGF Immobilized on a Nanofibrous Substrate as an Approach to Guided Nerve Regeneration.". Paper presented in First Achilles Conference and Second FoReCaST Workshop, 2019.
  18. "ErbB-2 antibody immobilized at the surface of marine-polymeric nanoparticles targeting breast cancer cells.". Paper presented in First Achilles Conference and Second FoReCaST Workshop, 2019.
  19. Oliveira, C.; Neves, N.M.; Reis, R.L.; Silva, T.H.; Martins, A.. "Fucoidan-coated fibrous mesh as a skin patch to treat melanoma". Paper presented in Society For Biomaterials 2019, 2019.
  20. Casanova, M.R.; Reis, R.L.; Martins, A.; Neves, N.M.. "Chondrogenic inductive nanofibrous mesh biofunctionalized with human fibronectin". Paper presented in Society For Biomaterials 2019, 2019.
  21. "Fucoidan inhibits new blood vessels formation in a tumor microenvironment". Paper presented in 5th TERMIS World Congress 2018, 2018.
  22. "Vascularized bone tissue engineered system comprising autologous growth differentiation factors and mesenchymal stem cells.". Paper presented in 5th TERMIS World Congress 2018, 2018.
  23. "Fucoidan impairs angiogenesis and tumor growth in vivo". Paper presented in CHEM2NATURE and GENE2SKIN Summer Schools, 2018.
  24. "Establishment of a tri-culture system mimicking the structural organization of a blood vessel.". Paper presented in CHEM2NATURE and GENE2SKIN Summer Schools, 2018.
  25. "Vascularized bone tissue engineered platform comprising autologous BMP-2 and VEGF parallel immobilized.". Paper presented in Winter School Gene2Skin & 1st Workshop do FoReCaST, 2017.
  26. "Endothelial - Smooth Muscle - Fibroblastic co-culture systems prospecting the development of Tissue-Engineered Vascular Grafts.". Paper presented in Winter School Gene2Skin & 1st Workshop do FoReCaST, 2017.
  27. "Fucoidan-based nanoparticles for the delivery of gemcitabine increases the toxicity effects over breast cancer cells.". Paper presented in TERM/STEM 2017, 2017.
  28. "Chondrogenesis-inductive nanofibrous substrate biofunctionalized with autologous growth factors from platelet lysates for stem cell based therapies". Paper presented in TERMIS-EU 2017, 2017.
  29. "Adjacent immobilization of autologous BMP-2 and VEGF envisioning a vascularized bone tissue engineering approach.". Paper presented in CHEM2NATURE Second School, 2017.
  30. "Fucoidan-based nanoparticles for the delivery of antitumor agents.". Paper presented in CHEM2NATURE Second School, 2017.
  31. "AUNPs Coated with Natural Polymers for Monitoring Tissues Regeneration Stimulated by bFGF Immobilized at their Surface.". Paper presented in CHEM2NATURE First School, 2016.
  32. "Fish sarcoplasmic proteins: a marine-origin material with potential for biomedical applications.". Paper presented in CHEM2NATURE First School, 2016.
  33. "Structure-activity relationship on Fucoidan Extracts Towards Anti-tumor Therapy.". Paper presented in CHEM2NATURE First School, 2016.
  34. "An Innovative Insight on the Therapeutic of Inflammatory Arthritic Diseases: TNF-capturing by Implantable Nanofibrous Substrates.". Paper presented in TERM STEM 2016, 2016.
  35. "Chondrogenesis-inductive nanofibrous substrate comprising autologous TGF-ß3 and IGF-I from platelet lysates.". Paper presented in TERM STEM 2016, 2016.
  36. Tiago, Silva; Catarina, Oliveira; Lara, Reys; Diana, Soares Da Costa; R¿mon, Novoa-Carballal; Nuno, Oliveira; Andreia, Ferreira; et al. "Biomedical potential of fucoidan, a seaweed sulfated polysaccharide: from a anticancer agent to a building block of cell encapsulating systems for regenerative therapies.". Paper presented in 10th World Biomaterials Congress, 2016.
    doi: 10.3389/conf.FBIOE.2016.01.00221
  37. "Marine-origin collagen-based electrospun membranes for tissue engineering applications.". Paper presented in TERM STEM 2015, 2015.
  38. "Marine-derived Fucoidan as a Therapeutic Strategy for Cancer.". Paper presented in TERM STEM 2015, 2015.
  39. "Biofunctional Nanofibrous Substrate Comprising Immobilized Antibodies and Selective Binding of Autologous Growth Factors.". Paper presented in Annual Meeting of the Society For Biomaterials (SFB) 2014, 2014.
  40. "On the Use of Dexamethasone Loaded Liposomes to Induce the Osteogenic Differentiation of Human Mesenchymal Stem Cells.". Paper presented in Annual Meeting of the Society For Biomaterials (SFB) 2013, 2013.
  41. "Release of Bioactive Agent from Liposomes Immobilized on Electrospun Nanofibers Targeting Tissue Engineering Applications.". Paper presented in Annual Meeting of the Society For Biomaterials (SFB) 2013, 2013.
  42. "Induction of Human Mesenchymal Stem Cells Osteogenesis by growth differentiation factor releasing liposomes.". Paper presented in TERM STEM 2012, 2012.
  43. "Preparation and characterization of chitosan/chondroitin sulfate-based scaffold for cartilage regeneration.". Paper presented in XI Meeting of SBPMat (Brazilian Society of Materials Research), 2012.
  44. Piai, J.F.; Martins, Albino; Alves da Silva, Marta L.; Reis, Rui L.; Muniz, E.C.; Neves, Nuno M.. "Chondroitin sulfate immobilization at the surface of electrospun nanofiber meshes for cartilage regeneration". Paper presented in 3rd Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine International Society World Congress 2012, 2012.
  45. Szymozyk, Wojtek; Araújo, José V.; Martins, Albino; Correlo, Vitor M.; Neves, Nuno M.; Marques, Alexandra P. ; Reis, Rui L.. "2D Bi-layer Scaffolds of Polycaprolactone and Chitosan beta-Glycerol-based Film for Blood Vessel Constructs". Paper presented in 4th Joint Congress of the European Society for Artificial Organs (ESAO) and the International Federation on Artificial Organs (IFAO), 2011.
  46. "Chondrogenic differentiation of human bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells in chitosan based scaffolds.". Paper presented in 9th World Congress of the International Cartilage Repair Society (ICRS), 2010.
  47. "Enhanced Chondrogenic Differentiation of Human Bone Marrow Stromal Cells (hBMSCs) Seeded in Nanofiber Meshes under Flow Perfudion Bioreactor Stimulation.". Paper presented in 5th International Annual Meeting of SPCE-TC, 2010.
  48. "Co-Culture of Osteoblasts and Endothelial Cells on Electrospun Patterned Nanofiber Meshes.". Paper presented in BioNano2009, 2009.
  49. "The Culture of Human Mesenchymal Stem Cells on Chitosan based Scaffolds in a Multi-Chamber Flow Perfusion Bioreactor for Bone Tissue Engineering.". Paper presented in 2nd TERMIS World Congress in conjunction with 2009 Seoul Stem Cell Symposium, 2009.
  50. "Innovative Perfusion-Based Dynamic Culture System for the Generation of Improved Tissue Engineered Constructs.". Paper presented in TERMIS-WC 2009, 2009.
  51. "Osteogenic Differentiation of Human Bone Marrow Mesenchymal Stem Cells on Nanofiber Reinforced Microfibrous Composite Scaffolds". Paper presented in TERMIS-WC 2009, 2009.
  52. "Development of 3D multilayer composite scaffolds from biodegradable nanofibers for the osteogenic differentiation of bone marrow cells under static and dynamic conditions.". Paper presented in Gordon Research Conference - Biomaterials: Biocompatibility/Tissue Engineering, 2009.
  53. "Molecular Alterations of PDGFA and PDGFRA in Gliomas". Paper presented in 98th United States and Canadian Academy of Pathology's Annual Meeting, 2009.
  54. Costa, Pedro F.; Martins, Albino; Neves, Nuno M.; Gomes, Manuela E.; Reis, Rui L.. "Innovative Perfusion-Based Dynamic Culture System for the Generation of Improved Tissue Engineered Constructs". Paper presented in TERMIS-NA 2008, 2008.
  55. "Evaluation of the Cellular Response to Electrospun Nanofiber Meshes with Different Topographies/Orientations.". Paper presented in Gordon Research Conferences - musculoskeletal biology & bioengineering, Integrating Musculoskeletal Science, 2008.
  56. "Degradable Particulate Composite reinforced with nanofibre meshes for Biomedical Applications.". Paper presented in TERMIS-EU 2008, 2008.
  57. "Enhanced Control of Porosity in Electrospun Nanofiber Meshes.". Paper presented in TERMIS-EU 2008, 2008.
  58. "A novel bioreactor design for enhanced stem cells proliferation and differentiation in tissue engineered constructs.". Paper presented in TERMIS-EU 2008, 2008.
  59. "Co-culture of Endothelial and Smooth Muscle Cells for the Development of Blood Vessel Constructs.". Paper presented in TERMIS-EU 2008, 2008.
  60. "Electrospun Nanofibrous Structures as Scaffolds for Connective Tissues Regeneration". Paper presented in NanoSpain/NanoIberian Conference 2008, 2008.
  61. "Influence of Patterned Electrospun Nanofiber Meshes on Human Dermal Fibroblasts, Keratinocytes and Adipose Stem Cells Behaviour.". Paper presented in NanoSpain/NanoIberian Conference 2008, 2008.
  62. Rodrigues, M.T.; Martins, A.; Araújo, J.V.; Gomes, M.E.; Neves, N.M.; Reis, R.L.. "Novel biodegradable and nanostructured multilayer scaffolds for bone tissue engineering strategies.". Paper presented in World Congress of Biomaterials 2008, 2008.
  63. "Dependence of Osteogenic Cell Proliferation on the Morphology of Starch based Scaffolds using Rapid Prototyping Technology". Paper presented in 9th Annual Meeting of Korean Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine Society 2007, 2007.
  64. "Evaluation of the Potential of Polycaprolactone (PCL) and Starch Polycaprolactone (SPCL) Nanofiber Meshes for Cartilage Tissue Engineering Approaches.". Paper presented in Society for Biomaterials 2007 Annual Meeting, 2007.
  65. "Microscopy Evaluation of the Biomimetic Mineralization of Nanofiber Structures Tailored to Reproduce the Bone Extracellular Matrix.". Paper presented in XLI Congress of the Portuguese Society for Microscopy, 2006.
  66. "Molecular characterization of C-KIT in gliomas.". Paper presented in 190th Pathological Society of Great Britain & Ireland, 2006.
  67. "Human Bone Marrow Stromal Cells (hBMSCs) Response to Different Electrospun Nanofiber Meshes Topographies: a Study Focusing on the Osteogenic and Chondrogenic Differentiation Potential.". Paper presented in 1st Annual Meeting of the Portuguese Society for Stem Cells and Cell Therapies (SPCE-TC), 2006.
  68. "Evaluation of New Materials to Engineer Artificial Blood Vessels.". Paper presented in 1st Annual Meeting of the Portuguese Society for Stem Cells and Cell Therapies (SPCE-TC), 2006.
  69. "Platelet-derived growth factor receptor alpha (PDGFRa) expression in invasive breast carcinomas.". Paper presented in 20th European Congress of Pathology, 2005.
  70. "Molecular characterization of PDGF subfamily of receptor tyrosine kinase pathway in gliosarcomas.". Paper presented in 2nd Quadrennial Meeting of the World Federation of NeuroOncology, 2005.
  71. "Polycaprolactone nanofiber meshes in biodegradable membranes for biomedical applications.". Paper presented in Gordon Research Congress - Organic Structures and Properties, 2005.
  72. "Caracterização molecular da Via Tirosina Cinase em Gliossarcomas.". Paper presented in 8ª Reunião da Sociedade Portuguesa de Genética Humana, 2004.
  73. "Análise de Mutações do Gene BRAF em Gliomas.". Paper presented in 7ª Reunião da Sociedade Portuguesa de Genética Humana, 2003.
  74. "Distribution of p63, cytokeratins 5/6 and cytokeratin 14 in 51 normal and 450 neoplastic human tissue samples using TARP-4 multi-tumor tissue microarray.". Paper presented in 92nd Annual Meeting of United States and Canadian Academy of Pathology, 2003.
Journal article
  1. Lingzhi Wang; Catarina Oliveira; Qiu Li; Andreia S. Ferreira; Cláudia Nunes; Manuel A. Coimbra; Rui L. Reis; et al. "Fucoidan from Fucus vesiculosus Inhibits Inflammatory Response, Both In Vitro and In Vivo". Marine Drugs (2023): https://doi.org/10.3390/md21050302.
    10.3390/md21050302
  2. Catarina S. Silva; Rute D. Pinto; Ricardo A. Pires; Margarida Correia-Neves; Rui L. Reis; Nuno L. Alves; Albino Martins; Nuno M. Neves. "The Influence of Feeder Cell-Derived Extracellular Matrix Density on Thymic Epithelial Cell Culture". ACS Biomaterials Science & Engineering (2023): https://doi.org/10.1021/acsbiomaterials.3c00148.
    10.1021/acsbiomaterials.3c00148
  3. Silva, Catarina S.; Kundu, Banani; Gomes, Joana M.; Fernandes, Emanuel M.; Reis, Rui L.; Kundu, Subhas C.; Martins, Albino; Neves, Nuno M.. "Development of bilayered porous silk scaffolds for thymus bioengineering". Biomaterials Advances 147 (2023): 213320. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.bioadv.2023.213320.
    10.1016/j.bioadv.2023.213320
  4. Ana Oliveira; Susana Faria; Nuno Gonçalves; Albino Martins; Pedro Leão. "Surgical approaches to colonic and rectal anastomosis: systematic review and meta-analysis". International Journal of Colorectal Disease (2023): https://doi.org/10.1007/s00384-023-04328-6.
    10.1007/s00384-023-04328-6
  5. Silva, Catarina S.; Cerqueira, Mariana T.; Reis, Rui L.; Martins, Albino; Neves, Nuno M.. "Laminin-2 immobilized on a 3D fibrous structure impacts cortical thymic epithelial cells behaviour and their interaction with thymocytes". International Journal of Biological Macromolecules 222 (2022): 3168-3177. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2022.10.089.
    10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2022.10.089
  6. Andreia S. Fernandes; Catarina Oliveira; Rui L. Reis; Albino Martins; Tiago H. Silva. "Marine-Inspired Drugs and Biomaterials in the Perspective of Pancreatic Cancer Therapies". Marine Drugs (2022): https://doi.org/10.3390/md20110689.
    10.3390/md20110689
  7. Sara Ribeiro; Gabriela S. Diogo; Catarina Oliveira; Albino Martins; Silva, Tiago H.; Mariana Jarnalo; Ricardo Horta; Rui L. Reis; R.P. Pirraco. "Growth Factor-Free Vascularization of Marine-Origin Collagen Sponges using Cryopreserved Stromal Vascular Fractions from Human Adipose Tissue". Marine Drugs (2022): https://www.mdpi.com/1660-3397/20/10/623.
    10.3390/md20100623
  8. Nelson O. Monteiro; Catarina Oliveira; Tiago H. Silva; Albino Martins; Joana F. Fangueiro; Rui L. Reis; Nuno M. Neves. "Biomimetic Surface Topography from the Rubus fruticosus Leaf as a Guidance of Angiogenesis in Tissue Engineering Applications". ACS Biomaterials Science & Engineering (2022): https://doi.org/10.1021/acsbiomaterials.2c00264.
    10.1021/acsbiomaterials.2c00264
  9. Ana Oliveira; Ana Araújo; Luísa C. Rodrigues; Catarina S. Silva; Rui L. Reis; Nuno M. Neves; Pedro Leão; Albino Martins. "Metronidazole Delivery Nanosystem Able To Reduce the Pathogenicity of Bacteria in Colorectal Infection". Biomacromolecules (2022): https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.biomac.2c00186.
    10.1021/acs.biomac.2c00186
  10. Vasconcelos, Filipa; Lima, Ana C.; Bonani, Walter; Silva, Catarina S.; Reis, Rui L.; Motta, Antonella; Migliaresi, Claudio; Martins, Albino; Neves, Nuno M.. "Microfluidic-assisted electrospinning, an alternative to coaxial, as a controlled dual drug release system to treat inflammatory arthritic diseases". Biomaterials Advances 134 (2022): 112585. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.msec.2021.112585.
    10.1016/j.msec.2021.112585
  11. Marta R. Casanova; Rui L. Reis; Albino Martins; Nuno M. Neves. "Stimulation of Neurite Outgrowth Using Autologous NGF Bound at the Surface of a Fibrous Substrate". Biomolecules 12 1 (2021): 25-25. https://doi.org/10.3390/biom12010025.
    10.3390/biom12010025
  12. Marta R. Casanova; Hugo Osório; Rui L. Reis; Albino Martins; Nuno M. Neves. "Chondrogenic differentiation induced by extracellular vesicles bound to a nanofibrous substrate". npj Regenerative Medicine (2021): https://doi.org/10.1038/s41536-021-00190-8.
    10.1038/s41536-021-00190-8
  13. Catarina Oliveira; Rui L Reis; Albino Martins; Tiago H Silva. "Marine-derived polymeric nanostructures for cancer treatment". Nanomedicine (2021): https://doi.org/10.2217/nnm-2021-0175.
    10.2217/nnm-2021-0175
  14. Laura. P. Frazão; Ana M. Fernandes; Catarina Oliveira; Albino Martins; Tiago H. Silva; Joana Vieira de Castro; Cristina Nogueira-Silva; Nuno M. Neves. "New Vascular Graft Using the Decellularized Human Chorion Membrane". ACS Biomaterials Science & Engineering 7 7 (2021): 3423-3433. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsbiomaterials.1c00293.
    10.1021/acsbiomaterials.1c00293
  15. Silva, Catarina S.; Reis, Rui L.; Martins, Albino; Neves, Nuno M.. "Recapitulation of Thymic Function by Tissue Engineering Strategies". Advanced Healthcare Materials 10 20 (2021): 2100773. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/adhm.202100773.
    10.1002/adhm.202100773
  16. Reys, Lara L.; Silva, Simone S.; Oliveira, Catarina; Neves, Nuno M.; Martins, Albino; Reis, Rui L.; Silva, Tiago H.. "Angiogenic potential of airbrushed fucoidan/polycaprolactone nanofibrous meshes". International Journal of Biological Macromolecules 183 (2021): 695-706. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2021.04.166.
    10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2021.04.166
  17. Oliveira, Catarina; Gonçalves, Céline S.; Martins, Eduarda P.; Neves, Nuno M.; Reis, Rui L.; Costa, Bruno M.; Silva, Tiago H.; Martins, Albino. "Fucoidan/chitosan nanoparticles functionalized with anti-ErbB-2 target breast cancer cells and impair tumor growth in vivo". International Journal of Pharmaceutics 600 (2021): 120548. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijpharm.2021.120548.
    10.1016/j.ijpharm.2021.120548
  18. Catarina S. Silva; Rute D. Pinto; Sara Amorim; Ricardo A. Pires; Margarida Correia-Neves; Rui L. Reis; Nuno L. Alves; Albino Martins; Nuno M. Neves. "Fibronectin-Functionalized Fibrous Meshes as a Substrate to Support Cultures of Thymic Epithelial Cells". Biomacromolecules (2020): https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.biomac.0c00933.
    10.1021/acs.biomac.0c00933
  19. Ulrich, Sebastian; Moura, Sara Oliveira; Diaz, Yvonne; Clerc, Michèle; Guex, Anne Géraldine; de Alaniz, Javier Read; Martins, Albino; et al. "Electrospun colourimetric sensors for detecting volatile amines". Sensors and Actuators B: Chemical 322 (2020): 128570. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.snb.2020.128570.
    10.1016/j.snb.2020.128570
  20. Sofia Oliveira; Tatiana Felizardo; Sara Amorim; Suzanne M. Mithieux; Ricardo A. Pires; Rui L. Reis; Albino Martins; Anthony S. Weiss; Nuno M. Neves. "Tubular Fibrous Scaffolds Functionalized with Tropoelastin as a Small-Diameter Vascular Graft". Biomacromolecules (2020): https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.biomac.0c00599.
    10.1021/acs.biomac.0c00599
  21. Albino Martins; Rui L Reis; Nuno M Neves. "Biofunctional nanostructured systems for regenerative medicine". Nanomedicine (2020): https://doi.org/10.2217/nnm-2020-0147.
    10.2217/nnm-2020-0147
  22. Catarina Oliveira; Ana I. Soares; Nuno M. Neves; Rui L. Reis; Alexandra P. Marques; Tiago H. Silva; Albino Martins. "Fucoidan Immobilized at the Surface of a Fibrous Mesh Presents Toxic Effects over Melanoma Cells, But Not over Noncancer Skin Cells". Biomacromolecules (2020): https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.biomac.0c00482.
    10.1021/acs.biomac.0c00482
  23. Catarina Oliveira; Nuno M. Neves; Rui L. Reis; Albino Martins; Tiago H. Silva. "A review on fucoidan antitumor strategies: From a biological active agent to a structural component of fucoidan-based systems". Carbohydrate Polymers (2020): 116131-116131. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.carbpol.2020.116131.
    10.1016/j.carbpol.2020.116131
  24. Stegmayr, Bernd; Willems, Christian; Groth, Thomas; Martins, Albino; Neves, Nuno M; Mottaghy, Khosrow; Remuzzi, Andrea; Walpoth, Beat. "Arteriovenous access in hemodialysis: A multidisciplinary perspective for future solutions". The International Journal of Artificial Organs 44 1 (2020): 3-16. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0391398820922231.
    10.1177/0391398820922231
  25. Casanova, Marta R.; Reis, Rui L.; Martins, Albino; Neves, Nuno M.. "Fibronectin Bound to a Fibrous Substrate has Chondrogenic-inductive Properties". Biomacromolecules (2020): http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acs.biomac.9b01546.
    10.1021/acs.biomac.9b01546
  26. Marta R. Casanova; Catarina Oliveira; Emanuel M. Fernandes; Rui L. Reis; Tiago H. Silva; Albino Martins; Nuno M. Neves; et al. "Spatial immobilization of endogenous growth factors to control vascularization in bone tissue engineering". Biomaterials Science 8 9 (2020): 2577-2589. https://doi.org/10.1039/D0BM00087F.
    10.1039/D0BM00087F
  27. Marta R. Casanova; Rui L. Reis; Albino Martins; Nuno M. Neves. "Surface biofunctionalization to improve the efficacy of biomaterial substrates to be used in regenerative medicine". Materials Horizons (2020): https://doi.org/10.1039/D0MH00542H.
    10.1039/D0MH00542H
  28. Catarina Oliveira; Sara Granja; Nuno M Neves; Rui L Reis; Fátima Baltazar; Tiago H Silva; Albino Martins. "Fucoidan from Fucus vesiculosus inhibits new blood vessel formation and breast tumor growth in vivo". Carbohydrate Polymers 223 (2019): 115034-115034. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.carbpol.2019.115034.
    10.1016/j.carbpol.2019.115034
  29. Marta R. Casanova; Marta Alves da Silva; Ana R. Costa-Pinto; Rui L. Reis; Albino Martins; Nuno M. Neves. "Chondrogenesis-inductive nanofibrous substrate using both biological fluids and mesenchymal stem cells from an autologous source". Materials Science and Engineering: C 98 (2019): 1169-1178. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.msec.2019.01.069.
    10.1016/j.msec.2019.01.069
  30. Elisa Bacelo; Marta Alves da Silva; Cristina Cunha; Susana Faria; Agostinho Carvalho; Rui Reis; Albino Martins; Nuno Neves. "Biofunctional Nanofibrous Substrate for Local TNF-Capturing as a Strategy to Control Inflammation in Arthritic Joints". Nanomaterials (2019): https://doi.org/10.3390/nano9040567.
    10.3390/nano9040567
  31. Cartaxo, Ana Luísa; Costa-Pinto, Ana R.; Martins, Albino; Faria, Susana; Gonçalves, Virgínia M. F.; Tiritan, Maria Elizabeth; Ferreira, Helena; Neves, Nuno M.. "Influence of PDLA nanoparticles size on drug release and interaction with cells". Journal of Biomedical Materials Research Part A 107 3 (2018): 482-493. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/jbm.a.36563.
    10.1002/jbm.a.36563
  32. "Abstracts from the 45th ESAO Congress, 12–15 September 2018, Madrid, Spain". The International Journal of Artificial Organs 41 9 (2018): 486-631. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0391398818785526.
    10.1177/0391398818785526
  33. Oliveira, Catarina; Neves, Nuno M; Reis, Rui L; Martins, Albino; Silva, Tiago H. "Gemcitabine delivered by fucoidan/chitosan nanoparticles presents increased toxicity over human breast cancer cells". Nanomedicine 13 16 (2018): 2037-2050. http://dx.doi.org/10.2217/nnm-2018-0004.
    10.2217/nnm-2018-0004
  34. Sara Vieira; Albina R. Franco; Emanuel M. Fernandes; Sara Amorim; Helena Ferreira; Ricardo A. Pires; Rui L. Reis; Albino Martins; Nuno M. Neves. "Fish sarcoplasmic proteins as a high value marine material for wound dressing applications". Colloids and Surfaces B: Biointerfaces 167 (2018): 310-317. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.colsurfb.2018.04.002.
    10.1016/j.colsurfb.2018.04.002
  35. Ferreira, H.; Martins, A.; Alves Da Silva, M.L.; Amorim, S.; Faria, S.; Pires, R.A.; Reis, R.L.; et al. "The functionalization of natural polymer-coated gold nanoparticles to carry bFGF to promote tissue regeneration". Journal of Materials Chemistry B 6 14 (2018): 2104-2115. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85045027063&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1039/c7tb03273k
  36. Felizardo, Tatiana; Neves, Nuno M.; Martins, Albino; Reis, Rui L.. "P3 UNDERSTANDING THE ENDOTHELIAL – SMOOTH MUSCLE – FIBROBLASTIC CELLS INTERACTIONS ON A TISSUE-ENGINEERED VASCULAR GRAFT". Artery Research 24 C (2018): 80. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.artres.2018.10.056.
    10.1016/j.artres.2018.10.056
  37. Alves da Silva, Marta; Martins, Albino; Costa-Pinto, Ana R.; Monteiro, Nélson; Faria, Susana; Reis, Rui L.; Neves, Nuno M.. "Electrospun Nanofibrous Meshes Cultured With Wharton's Jelly Stem Cell: An Alternative for Cartilage Regeneration, Without the Need of Growth Factors". Biotechnology Journal 12 12 (2017): 1700073. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/biot.201700073.
    10.1002/biot.201700073
  38. Oliveira, C.; Ferreira, A.S.; Novoa-Carballal, R.; Nunes, C.; Pashkuleva, I.; Neves, N.M.; Coimbra, M.A.; et al. "The Key Role of Sulfation and Branching on Fucoidan Antitumor Activity". Macromolecular Bioscience 17 5 (2017): http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85009179205&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1002/mabi.201600340
  39. Piai, J.F.; da Silva, M.A.; Martins, A.; Torres, A.B.; Faria, S.; Reis, R.L.; Muniz, E.C.; Neves, N.M.. "Chondroitin sulfate immobilization at the surface of electrospun nanofiber meshes for cartilage tissue regeneration approaches". Applied Surface Science 403 (2017): 112-125. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85010189162&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1016/j.apsusc.2016.12.135
  40. Martins, Margarida; Ribeiro, Diana; Martins, Albino; Reis, Rui Luis; Neves, Nuno Meleiro. "Extracellular Vesicles Derived from Osteogenically Induced Human Bone Marrow Mesenchymal Stem Cells Can Modulate Lineage Commitment". Stem Cell Reports 6 3 (2016): 284-291. http://gateway.webofknowledge.com/gateway/Gateway.cgi?GWVersion=2&SrcAuth=ORCID&SrcApp=OrcidOrg&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=WOS_CPL&KeyUT=WOS:000373791600002&KeyUID=WOS:000373791600002.
    10.1016/j.stemcr.2016.01.001
  41. Monteiro, N.; Martins, A.; Pires, R.A.; Faria, S.; Fonseca, N.A.; Moreira, J.N.; Reis, R.L.; et al. "Dual release of a hydrophilic and a hydrophobic osteogenic factor from a single liposome". RSC Advances 6 115 (2016): 114599-114612. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85006459122&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1039/c6ra21623d
  42. Monteiro, Nelson; Martins, Albino; Reis, Rui L.; Neves, Nuno M.. "Nanoparticle-based bioactive agent release systems for bone and cartilage tissue engineering". Regenerative Therapy 1 (2015): 109-118. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.reth.2015.05.004.
    10.1016/j.reth.2015.05.004
  43. Alves da Silva, M.L.; Costa-Pinto, A.R.; Martins, A.; Correlo, V.M.; Sol, P.; Bhattacharya, M.; Faria, S.; Reis, R.L.; Neves, N.M.. "Conditioned medium as a strategy for human stem cells chondrogenic differentiation". Journal of Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine 9 6 (2015): 714-723. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84930979489&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1002/term.1812
  44. Monteiro, N.; Martins, M.; Martins, A.; Fonseca, N.A.; Moreira, J.N.; Reis, R.L.; Neves, N.M.. "Antibacterial activity of chitosan nanofiber meshes with liposomes immobilized releasing gentamicin". Acta Biomaterialia 18 (2015): 196-205. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84926963292&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1016/j.actbio.2015.02.018
  45. Monteiro, N.; Martins, A.; Ribeiro, D.; Faria, S.; Fonseca, N.A.; Moreira, J.N.; Reis, R.L.; Neves, N.M.. "On the use of dexamethasone-loaded liposomes to induce the osteogenic differentiation of human mesenchymal stem cells". Journal of Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine 9 9 (2015): 1056-1066. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84941557425&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1002/term.1817
  46. Canha-Gouveia, A.; Rita Costa-Pinto, A.; Martins, A.M.; Silva, N.A.; Faria, S.; Sousa, R.A.; Salgado, A.J.; et al. "Hierarchical scaffolds enhance osteogenic differentiation of human Wharton's jelly derived stem cells". Biofabrication 7 3 (2015): http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84944706341&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1088/1758-5090/7/3/035009
  47. Monteiro, Nelson; Martins, Albino; Reis, Rui L.; Neves, Nuno M.. "Liposomes in tissue engineering and regenerative medicine". Journal of The Royal Society Interface 11 101 (2014): 20140459. http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rsif.2014.0459.
    10.1098/rsif.2014.0459
  48. Costa, Pedro F.; Martins, Albino; Neves, Nuno M.; Gomes, Manuela E.; Reis, Rui L.. "Automating the Processing Steps for Obtaining Bone Tissue-Engineered Substitutes: From Imaging Tools to Bioreactors". Tissue Engineering Part B: Reviews 20 6 (2014): 567-577. http://dx.doi.org/10.1089/ten.teb.2013.0751.
    10.1089/ten.teb.2013.0751
  49. Monteiro, N.; Martins, A.; Pires, R.; Faria, S.; Fonseca, N.A.; Moreira, J.N.; Reis, R.L.; Neves, N.M.. "Immobilization of bioactive factor-loaded liposomes on the surface of electrospun nanofibers targeting tissue engineering". Biomaterials Science 2 9 (2014): 1195-1209. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84905189937&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1039/c4bm00069b
  50. Monteiro, N.; Ribeiro, D.; Martins, A.; Faria, S.; Fonseca, N.A.; Moreira, J.N.; Reis, R.L.; Neves, N.M.. "Instructive nanofibrous scaffold comprising runt-related transcription factor 2 gene delivery for bone tissue engineering". ACS Nano 8 8 (2014): 8082-8094. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84906658962&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1021/nn5021049
  51. Oliveira, C.; Costa-Pinto, A.R.; Reis, R.L.; Martins, A.; Neves, N.M.. "Biofunctional nanofibrous substrate comprising immobilized antibodies and selective binding of autologous growth factors". Biomacromolecules 15 6 (2014): 2196-2205. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84902124225&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1021/bm500346s
  52. Amorim, S.; Martins, A.; Neves, N.M.; Reis, R.L.; Pires, R.A.. "Hyaluronic acid/poly-l-lysine bilayered silica nanoparticles enhance the osteogenic differentiation of human mesenchymal stem cells". Journal of Materials Chemistry B 2 40 (2014): 6939-6946. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84907611894&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1039/c4tb01071j
  53. "Abstracts List". Journal of Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine 7 (2013): 6-52. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/term.1822.
    10.1002/term.1822
  54. Salgado, António J.; Oliveira, Joaquim M.; Martins, Albino; Teixeira, Fábio G.; Silva, Nuno A.; Neves, Nuno M.; Sousa, Nuno; Reis, Rui L.. "Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine". Journal of Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine 6 (2012): 1-429. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/term.1586.
    10.1002/term.1586
  55. Monteiro, N.; Martins, A.; Ribeiro, D.; Faria, S.; Fonseca, N. A.; Moreira, J. N.; Reis, R. L.; Neves, N. M.. "Induction of human mesenchymal stem cells osteogenesis by bioactive agent-releasing liposomes". Journal of Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine 6 (2012): 33-33.
  56. Rodrigues, M.T.; Martins, A.; Dias, I.R.; Viegas, C.A.; Neves, N.M.; Gomes, M.E.; Reis, R.L.. "Synergistic effect of scaffold composition and dynamic culturing environment in multilayered systems for bone tissue engineering". Journal of Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine 6 10 (2012): http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84868198896&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1002/term.499
  57. Zonari, A.; Novikoff, S.; Electo, N.R.P.; Breyner, N.M.; Gomes, D.A.; Martins, A.; Neves, N.M.; Reis, R.L.; Goes, A.M.. "Endothelial differentiation of human stem cells seeded onto electrospun polyhydroxybutyrate/polyhydroxybutyrate-co-hydroxyvalerate fiber mesh". PLoS ONE 7 4 (2012): http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84859850968&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1371/journal.pone.0035422
  58. Martins, Albino; da Silva, Marta L. Alves; Faria, Susana; Marques, Alexandra P.; Reis, Rui L.; Neves, Nuno M.. "The Influence of Patterned Nanofiber Meshes on Human Mesenchymal Stem Cell Osteogenesis". Macromolecular Bioscience 11 7 (2011): 978-987.
    10.1002/mabi.201100012
  59. Alves da Silva, M.L.; Martins, A.; Costa-Pinto, A.R.; Correlo, V.M.; Sol, P.; Bhattacharya, M.; Faria, S.; Reis, R.L.; Neves, N.M.. "Chondrogenic differentiation of human bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells in chitosan-based scaffolds using a flow-perfusion bioreactor". Journal of Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine 5 9 (2011): 722-732. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-80053146421&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1002/term.372
  60. Rebollar, E.; Cordero, D.; Martins, A.; Chiussi, S.; Reis, R.L.; Neves, N.M.; León, B.. "Improvement of electrospun polymer fiber meshes pore size by femtosecond laser irradiation". Applied Surface Science 257 9 (2011): 4091-4095. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-78951492585&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1016/j.apsusc.2010.12.002
  61. Puppi, D.; Piras, A.M.; Chiellini, F.; Chiellini, E.; Martins, A.; Leonor, I.B.; Neves, N.; Reis, R.. "Optimized electro- and wet-spinning techniques for the production of polymeric fibrous scaffolds loaded with bisphosphonate and hydroxyapatite". Journal of Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine 5 4 (2011): 253-263. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-79952761764&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1002/term.310
  62. Alves da Silva, M. L.; Martins, A.; Costa-Pinto, A. R.; Costa, P.; Faria, S.; Gomes, M.; Reis, R. L.; Neves, N. M.. "Cartilage tissue engineering using electrospun PCL nanofiber meshes and MSCs". Biomacromolecules 11 12 (2010): 3228-36.
    10.1021/bm100476r
  63. Isakov, D.V.; Gomes, E.D.M.; Almeida, B.G.; Bdikin, I.K.; Martins, A.M.; Kholkin, A.L.. "Piezoresponse force microscopy studies of the triglycine sulfate-based nanofibers". Journal of Applied Physics 108 4 (2010): http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-77956320777&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1063/1.3474966
  64. Martins, A.; Pinho, E.D.; Correlo, V.M.; Faria, S.; Marques, A.P.; Reis, R.L.; Neves, N.M.. "Biodegradable nanofibers-reinforced microfibrous composite scaffolds for bone tissue engineering". Tissue Engineering - Part A 16 12 (2010): 3599-3609. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-78650055735&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1089/ten.tea.2009.0779
  65. Martins, A.; Gang, W.; Pinho, E.D.; Rebollar, E.; Chiussi, S.; Reis, R.L.; León, B.; Neves, N.M.. "Surface modification of a biodegradable composite by UV laser ablation: In vitro biological performance". Journal of Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine 4 6 (2010): 444-453. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-77956839003&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1002/term.255
  66. Martins, A.; Duarte, A.R.C.; Faria, S.; Marques, A.P.; Reis, R.L.; Neves, N.M.; Martins, Albino; et al. "Osteogenic induction of hBMSCs by electrospun scaffolds with dexamethasone release functionality". Biomaterials 31 22 (2010): 5875-5885. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-77953083188&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1016/j.biomaterials.2010.04.010
  67. Guimaires, A.; Martins, A.; Pinho, E.D.; Faria, S.; Reis, R.L.; Neves, N.M.. "Solving cell infiltration limitations of electrospun nanofiber meshes for tissue engineering applications". Nanomedicine 5 4 (2010): 539-554. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-77953407233&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.2217/nnm.10.31
  68. Isakov, D.; De Matos Gomes, E.; Belsley, M.; Almeida, B.; Martins, A.; Neves, N.; Reis, R.. "High nonlinear optical anisotropy of urea nanofibers". EPL 91 2 (2010): http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-78751641379&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1209/0295-5075/91/28007
  69. Da Silva, M.A.; Martins, A.; Teixeira, A.A.; Reis, R.L.; Neves, N.M.. "Impact of biological agents and tissue engineering approaches on the treatment of rheumatic diseases". Tissue Engineering - Part B: Reviews 16 3 (2010): 331-339. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-77952913437&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1089/ten.teb.2009.0536
  70. Pinho, E. D.; Martins, A.; Araujo, J. V.; Reis, R. L.; Neves, N. M.. "Degradable particulate composite reinforced with nanofibres for biomedical applications". Acta biomaterialia 5 4 (2009): 1104-14.
    10.1016/j.actbio.2008.11.018
  71. Martins, A.; Chung, S.; Pedro, A.J.; Sousa, R.A.; Marques, A.P.; Reis, R.L.; Neves, N.M.. "Hierarchical starch-based fibrous scaffold for bone tissue engineering applications". Journal of Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine 3 1 (2009): 37-42. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-64349104489&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1002/term.132
  72. Martinho, O.; Longatto-Filho, A.; Lambros, M.B.K.; Martins, A.; Pinheiro, C.; Silva, A.; Pardal, F.; et al. "Expression, mutation and copy number analysis of platelet-derived growth factor receptor A (PDGFRA) and its ligand PDGFA in gliomas". British Journal of Cancer 101 6 (2009): 973-982. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-70249091030&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1038/sj.bjc.6605225
  73. Isakov, D.; Martins, A.M.; Gomes, E.D.M.; Bdikin, I.; Guimares, A.; Dekola, T.; Almeida, B.; et al. "Synthesis of polymer-based triglycine sulfate nanofibres by electrospinning". Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics 42 20 (2009): http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-70350650317&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1088/0022-3727/42/20/205403
  74. Da Silva, M.A.; Crawford, A.; Mundy, J.; Martins, A.; Araújo, J.V.; Hatton, P.V.; Reis, R.L.; Neves, N.M.. "Evaluation of extracellular matrix formation in polycaprolactone and starch-compounded polycaprolactone nanofiber meshes when seeded with bovine articular chondrocytes". Tissue Engineering - Part A 15 2 (2009): 377-385. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-65349175174&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1089/ten.tea.2007.0327
  75. Martins, A.; Pinho, E.D.; Faria, S.; Pashkuleva, I.; Marques, A.P.; Reis, R.L.; Neves, N.M.. "Surface modification of electrospun polycaprolactone nanofiber meshes by plasma treatment to enhance biological performance". Small 5 10 (2009): 1195-1206. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-67649892067&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1002/smll.200801648
  76. Araujo, J. V.; Martins, A.; Leonor, I. B.; Pinho, E. D.; Reis, R. L.; Neves, N. M.. "Surface controlled biomimetic coating of polycaprolactone nanofiber meshes to be used as bone extracellular matrix analogues". Journal of biomaterials science. Polymer edition 19 10 (2008): 1261-78.
    10.1163/156856208786052335
  77. Martins, A.; Reis, R.L.; Neves, N.M.. "Electrospinning: Processing technique for tissue engineering scaffolding". International Materials Reviews 53 5 (2008): 257-274. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-54249126028&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1179/174328008X353547
  78. Gomes, A.L.; Reis-Filho, J.S.; Lopes, J.M.; Martinho, O.; Lambros, M.B.K.; Martins, A.; Schmitt, F.; Pardal, F.; Reis, R.M.. "Molecular alterations of KIT oncogene in gliomas". Cellular Oncology 29 5 (2007): 399-408. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-34547858153&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
  79. Martins, A.; Araújo, J.V.; Reis, R.L.; Neves, N.M.. "Electrospun nanostructured scaffolds for tissue engineering applications". Nanomedicine 2 6 (2007): 929-942. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-38049113230&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.2217/17435889.2.6.929
  80. Reis, R.M.; Martins, A.; Ribeiro, S.A.; Basto, D.; Longatto-Filho, A.; Schmitt, F.C.; Lopes, J.M.. "Molecular characterization of PDGFR-a/PDGF-A and c-KIT/SCF in gliosarcomas". Cellular Oncology 27 5-6 (2005): 319-326. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-29244460120&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
  81. Carvalho, I.; Milanezi, F.; Martins, A.; Reis, R.M.; Schmitt, F.. "Overexpression of platelet-derived growth factor receptor alpha in breast cancer is associated with tumour progression.". Breast cancer research : BCR. 7 5 (2005): http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-33644873490&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1186/bcr1304
  82. Basto, D.; Trovisco, V.; Lopes, J.M.; Martins, A.; Pardal, F.; Soares, P.; Reis, R.M.. "Mutation analysis of B-RAF gene in human gliomas". Acta Neuropathologica 109 2 (2005): 207-210. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-16344395995&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1007/s00401-004-0936-x
  83. Filho, AL; Martins, A; Costa, SMA; Schmitt, FC. "VEGFR-3 expression in breast cancer tissue is not restricted to lymphatic vessels". Pathology Research and Practice 201 2 (2005): 93-99.
    10.1016/j.prp.2004.11.008
  84. Reis-Filho, J.S.; Simpson, P.T.; Fulford, L.G.; Martins, A.; Schmitt, F.C.. "p63-driven nuclear accumulation of ß-catenin is not a frequent event in human neoplasms". Pathology Research and Practice 199 12 (2003): 785-793. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-1242307857&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1078/0344-0338-00497
  85. Reis-Filho, J.S.; Simpson, P.T.; Martins, A.; Preto, A.; Gärtner, F.; Schmitt, F.C.. "Distribution of p63, cytokeratins 5/6 and cytokeratin 14 in 51 normal and 400 neoplastic human tissue samples using TARP-4 multi-tumor tissue microarray". Virchows Archiv 443 2 (2003): 122-132. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-0042856236&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1007/s00428-003-0859-2

Intellectual property

Patent
  1. Martins, Albino. 2020. "Bioreactor composed of watertight chamber and internal matrix for the generation of cellularized medical implants".
    Granted/Issued
  2. Martins, Albino. 2018. "Polymeric mesh with selective permeability, for the repair and regeneration of tissues.".
    Granted/Issued
  3. Martins, Albino. 2015. "Polymeric substrates with immobilized antibodies and method of production thereof.".
    Pending
  4. Martins, Albino. 2015. "Multichamber bioreactor with bidirectional perfusion integrated in a culture system for tissue engineering strategies".
    Granted/Issued
  5. Martins, Albino. 2013. "Single-step method and device for the generation of stratified tubular tissue substitutes".
    Pending
Provisional application for patent
  1. 2020. "Polymeric substrate for nerve regeneration, method and uses thereof".
  2. 2020. "Nanofiber mesh comprising fucoidan, method and uses thereof".
    Protected
Activities

Oral presentation

Presentation title Event name
Host (Event location)
2023/03 Bioengineered spider silk immobilized on a nanofibrous mesh inhibit bacteria adherence and anticipate new prospects for abdominal muscle tissue. TERMIS-EU 2023
(Manchester, United Kingdom)
2022/06 Cryopreserved adipose tissue-derived stromal vascular fraction for the growth factor-free vascularization of blue shark collagen sponges TERMIS-EU 2022
(Krakow, Poland)
2022/05 Cryopreserved adipose tissue-derived stromal vascular fraction for the vascularization of blue shark collagen sponges MIcSeaOnMed workshop
(Guimarães, Portugal)
2021/10/29 Marine-based Nanoparticles with ERBB-2 Antibody Immobilized Target Breast Cancer Cells Both in vitro and in vivo. Final FoReCaST conference
(Porto, Portugal)
2019/05/27 Fucoidan impairs the formation of tubular-like structures in vitro and inhibits tumor growth in vivo. TERMIS-EU 2019
2018/09/12 Parallel binding of autologous BMP-2 and VEGF envisioning a vascularized bone tissue engineering approach XLV ESAO Congress
2018/09/09 Endothelial - Smooth Muscle - Fibroblastic co-culture systems prospecting the development of Tissue-Engineered Vascular Grafts 29th Annual Meeting of the European Society for Biomaterials
2018/09/09 Synergistic toxic effect of marine-origin polymeric nanoparticle loaded with gemcitabine over human breast cancer cells 29th Annual Meeting of the European Society for Biomaterials
2018/06/03 Nanofibrous substrate functionalized with fibronectin is able to conduct the chondrogenesis of mesenchymal stem cells CHEM2NATURE and GENE2SKIN Summer Schools
2016/11/02 Chondrogenesis-inductive nanofibrous substrate comprising autologous TGF-ß3 and IGF-I from platelet lysates
Chem2Nature First School
2016/10/24 Coating of Gold Nanoparticles with Natural Polymers for Imaging and Regenerative Purposes. TERM STEM 2016
2015/06/29 Development of Polymeric Nanoparticles and Lipossomes as Devices for Theranostic and Monitoring of Specific Diseases The POLARIS conference
2015/06/29 Cell derived-extracellular vesicles: the next-generation nano-systems for targeted delivery. The POLARIS conference
2015/03/23 Marine macroalgae sulfated polysaccharides resembling GAGs in biomedical applications: using fucoidan on the development of biomaterials. Advanced Functional Polymers for Medicine
2014/04/16 Advanced Antibacterial Wound Dressing Produced with Natural-origin Materials. Annual Meeting of the Society For Biomaterials (SFB)
2014/01/23 Chitosan nanofibers for guided peripheral nerve regeneration 2nd International Symposium on Peripheral Nerve Regeneration
2013/10/10 Immobilization of bioactive factor-loaded liposomes at the surface of electrospun nanofibers targeting tissue engineering strategies TERM STEM 2013
2013/10/07 Immobilization of bioactive factor-loaded liposomes at the surface of electrospun nanofibers targeting tissue engineering strategies. 1st POLARIS Workshop
2011/12/01 Fabrication and Evaluation of Scaffolds for Small Diameter Blood Vessel Engineering. Microbiotec'11
2011/09/04 Solving Cell Infiltration Limitations of Electrospun Nanofiber Meshes for Tissue Engineering Applications 24th European Conference on Biomaterials
2010/09/21 Polycaprolactone Nanofiber Meshes as Scaffolds for Cartilage Tissue Engineering Using a Dynamic Culture System TERMIS-AP 2010
2010/09/21 Chondrogenic Differentiation of Human Bone Marrow Mesenchymal Stem Cells Seeded in 3D Porous Scaffolds in a Flow Perfusion Bioreactor. TERMIS-AP 2010
2010/09/20 Rapid prototyping tools and strategies for tissue engineering applications. Young Persons’ World Lecture Competition
2010/06/13 Evaluation of the Potential of Hierarchical Starch-Based Fibrous Scaffold for Bone Tissue Engineering Applications TERMIS-EU 2010
2010/06/10 Rapid prototyping tools and strategies for tissue engineering applications. Young Persons' Portuguese Lecture Competition
2010/05/20 Osteogenic Induction of hBMSCs by Electrospun Scaffolds with Dexamethasone Release Functionality. 5th Annual International Meeting of the Portuguese Society for Stem Cells and Cellular Therapies
2009/10/02 Synthesis and characterization of triglycine sulphate nanofibers produced by electrospinning 12th International Scientific Conference 'Functional Materials and Nanotechnologies'
2009/08/31 Scaffold Composition Conditions the Osteogenic Differentiation in Flow Perfusion Culture of Human Mesenchymal Stem Cells 2nd TERMIS World Congress in conjunction with 2009 Seoul Stem Cell Symposium
2009/06/23 Synthesis and PFM characterization of TGS-polymer nanofibers produced by electrospinning. International Symposium on Piezoresponse Force Microscopy and Nanoscale Phenomena in Polar Materials
2008/09/11 Biodegradable nanofibrous multilayer composite scaffolds as 3D supports for the osteogenic differentiation of bone marrow mesenchymal cells under dynamic conditions Society for Biomaterials 2008 (Fall Symposium)
2008/09/04 The nearest future in the periodontal regeneration field. XVII European Congress of Veterinary Dentistry
2008/06/22 Novel Micro-Nanofibrous Multilayer Scaffold for Bone Tissue Engineering Applications TERMIS-EU 2008
2008/06/22 Dependence of cell proliferation on the morphology of starch based scaffolds for tissue engineering. TERMIS-EU 2008
2008/06/22 Cartilage tissue engineering using a flow perfusion bioreactor. TERMIS-EU 2008
2008/06/22 Human Dermal Fibroblasts, Keratinocytes and Adipose Stem Cells Behaviour on Patterned Electrospun Nanofiber Meshes. TERMIS-EU 2008
2008/04/23 Outcome of Microtopography on Human Adipose Stem Cells, Keratinocytes and Dermal Fibroblasts 3rd International Meeting of the Portuguese Society for Stem Cells and Cell Therapies
2008/04/16 Nanofibre reinforced particulate composite scaffolds as supports for the differentiation of mouse mesenchymal stem cells NanoSPain08
2008/04/12 Nanofibre reinforced particulate composite scaffolds as supports for the differentiation of mouse mesenchymal stem cells. NanoSpain08-NanoIberian Conference
2007/10/05 Influence of Patterned Electrospun Nanofiber Meshes on Human Dermal Fibroblasts Behavior. 2nd Marie Curie Cutting Edge InVENTS Conference
2007/10/05 Enhanced Behavior of Endothelial and Smooth Muscle Cells Co-Cultured on Polycaprolactone 2D bi-layer Structures. 2nd Marie Curie Cutting Edge Conference InVENTS
2007/09/05 Surface Controlled Biomimetic Coating of Polycaprolactone Nanofiber Mesh Architectures. TERMIS-EU 2007
2007/09/05 Micro-Nano Composite Mesh Scaffold in mouse MPCs Osteogenic Differentiation TERMIS-EU 2007
2007/06/04 Polycaprolactone (PCL) and Starch Polycaprolactone (SPCL) Nanofiber Meshes: an Approach to Cartilage Tissue Engineering TERMIS-NA 2007
2007/04/18 Enhanced Cellular Behaviour on Plasma-modified Electrospun Biodegradable Nanofiber Meshes. Society for Biomaterials 2007 Annual Meeting
2006/12/14 Microscopy Evaluation of the Cellular Response to Electrospun Nanofiber Meshes with Different Topographies/Orientations XLI Congress of the Portuguese Society for Microscopy
2006/12/14 Study of molecular mechanisms underlying oncogenic c-Kit overexpression in gliomas XLI Congress of the Portuguese Society for Microscopy
2006/10/04 In vitro cell interactions: surface properties and co-culture models. Cell-Biomaterials Interactions Workshop

Supervision

Thesis Title
Role
Degree Subject (Type)
Institution / Organization
2018/09/01 - Current Pre-clinical development of a Biofunctional Implantable Device to prevent dehiscence in colorectal anastomosis.
Supervisor
PhD program in Health Sciences (applied) (PhD)
Universidade do Minho Escola de Medicina, Portugal
2017/01/01 - 2023/02/03 Development of thymus-based advanced therapies
Co-supervisor
2018/09/01 - 2021/05/07 Microfluidic electrospinning, an alternative to coaxial, as a dual drug release system to treat inflammatory arthritic diseases.
Co-supervisor
Integrated Master in Biomedical Engineering. School of Engineering (Master)
Universidade do Minho Escola de Engenharia, Portugal
2016/09/01 - 2020/07/25 Fucoidan-based strategies envisioning anti tumor therapies.
Supervisor
PhD program in Tissue Engineering, Regenerative Medicine & Stem Cells (PhD)
Universidade do Minho - Campus de Azurém, Portugal
2015/10/01 - 2020/02/20 Surface Biofunctionalization of Polycaprolactone Fibrous Meshes for Skeletal and Neural Tissue Advanced Therapies
Co-supervisor
PhD program in Tissue Engineering, Regenerative Medicine & Stem Cells. (PhD)
Universidade do Minho - Campus de Azurém, Portugal
2017/09/01 - 2019/06/09 Development of Biofunctional Tubular Scaffolds for Vascular Tissue Engineering Applications
Co-supervisor
Integrated Master in Biomedical Engineering (Master)
2017/09/01 - 2018/12/12 Development of Electrospun Colorimetric Sensors for the Detection of Volatile Amines
Co-supervisor
Integrated Master in Biomedical Engineering (Master)
2016/09/01 - 2018/10/20 Development of a bi-component system to model bone vascularization.
Co-supervisor
Integrated Master in Biomedical Engineering (Master)
2015/09/01 - 2016/12/20 Fish sarcoplasmic proteins as biomaterial for biomedical applications
Co-supervisor
Integrated Master in Biomedical Engineering (Master)
2014/09/01 - 2016/12/20 Three-dimensional co-culture system of endotelial and cancer cells
Co-supervisor
Integrated Master in Biomedical Engineering (Master)
2014/09/01 - 2015/11/15 Development of a TNF-capturing device as therapeutics of inflammatory arthritic diseases.
Co-supervisor
Integrated Master in Biomedical Engineering

Event organisation

Event name
Type of event (Role)
Institution / Organization
2018/06/03 - 2018/06/06 Summer School CHEM2NATURE – Multifunctional Biomedical Devices (2018/06/03)
Other (Member of the Organising Committee)
2011/10/02 - 2011/12/09 4th Joint Congress of the European Society for Artificial Organs (ESAO) and the International Federation on Artificial Organs (IFAO) (2011/10/02)
Conference (Member of the Organising Committee)
2010/05/20 - 2010/05/21 5th Annual International Meeting of the Portuguese Society for Stem Cells and Cellular Therapy (SPCE-TC) (2010/05/20)
Conference (Member of the Organising Committee)
2008/06/22 - 2008/06/26 Tissue Engineering & Regenerative Medicine International Society (TERMIS-EU) (2008/06/22)
Conference (Member of the Organising Committee)

Jury of academic degree

Topic
Role
Candidate name (Type of degree)
Institution / Organization
2023/10/02 Block Copolymer Nanopatterns for Biomedical Applications
(Thesis) Arguer
Raúl Fontelo Rodriguez (PhD)
2019/03/21 Desenvolvimento de nanofibras poliméricas microbicidas anti-VIH pela técnica de electrospinning Sarah Brito Bogas (Master)
2017/10/01 Marine collagen-chitosan-fucoidan cryogels as cell-laden biocomposites envisaging cartilage tissue engineering. Duarte Nuno Almeida Carvalho (Master)
2016/07/13 Toxicity of glycoalkaloids from Lycopersicon esculentum mill. - a mechanistic perspective Daniela Correia da Silva (Master)
2013/12/17 Development of advanced release systems for stem cell based therapies. PhD in Bioengineering Systems. Nelson Santos Monteiro (PhD)
2010/12/20 In vitro evaluation of SPCL-Si fiber meshes scaffolds using a flow perfusion bioreactor Ana Isabel Gomes Leitão Rodrigues (Master)

Ad Hoc journal article review

Journal title (ISSN) Publisher
2022/11/02 - Current PLOS ONE
2022/01/24 - Current Bioengineering & Translational Medicine
2021/07/30 - Current Immunobiology
2021/06/30 - Current Pharmaceutics
2021/03/05 - Current Bioactive Materials
2021/02/16 - Current International Journal of Pharmaceutics
2020/08/04 - Current Advanced Materials Interfaces
2020/06/05 - Current Biology
2020/04/06 - Current Nanomaterials
2020/03/15 - Current BMC Biotechnology
2020/01/08 - Current Materials Today Bio
2019/12/28 - Current Biomolecules
2019/11/05 - Current Advanced Materials
2019/10/25 - Current Cancers
2019/01/09 - Current Journal of Drug Delivery Science and Technology
2019/01/07 - Current Future Medicinal Chemistry
2019/01/04 - Current Progress in Biomaterials
2018/12/11 - Current Fluids
2018/05/07 - Current Materialia
2018/02/06 - Current Marine Drugs
2018/01/24 - Current International Journal of Pharmaceutics
2017/11/20 - Current International Journal of Biological Macromolecules
2017/09/22 - Current Journal of Functional Biomaterials
2017/02/01 - Current Therapeutic Delivery
2017/01/02 - Current Expert Opinion on Biological Therapy
2016/07/08 - Current Plasma Processes and Polymers
2016/06/07 - Current Regenerative Medicine
2016/03/04 - Current Polymers
2016/02/22 - Current Journal of Bioactive and Compatible Polymers
2015/12/15 - Current Applied Sciences
2015/05/08 - Current Annals of Biomedical Engineering
2015/04/30 - Current Advanced Functional Materials
2015/04/20 - Current RSC Advances
2014/07/25 - Current BioMed Research International
2014/01/09 - Current Biofabrication
2013/12/02 - Current ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces
2013/06/14 - Current Journal of Biomaterials Applications
2013/02/18 - Current Molecules
2013/01/11 - Current International Polymer Processing
2013/01/07 - Current International Journal of Molecular Sciences
2012/11/29 - Current Advanced Healthcare Materials
2012/11/05 - Current Carbohydrate Polymers
2012/04/10 - Current The Scientific World Journal
2012/03/28 - Current Colloids and Surfaces B: Biointerfaces
2012/03/19 - Current Journal of Applied Polymer Science
2012/03/05 - Current Journal of Materials Chemistry
2012/01/23 - Current Biomaterials
2011/10/06 - Current International Journal of Nanomedicine
2011/09/05 - Current Macromolecular Bioscience
2011/07/25 - Current Acta Biomaterialia
2011/01/21 - Current Journal of Biomaterials Science: Polymer Edition
2010/10/10 - Current Advanced Drug Delivery Reviews
2010/06/21 - Current Materials Science and Engineering C
2010/04/06 - Current Biomedical Materials
2010/01/29 - Current Tissue Engineering
2010/01/05 - Current Journal Membrane Science
2010/01/04 - Current Biomicrofluidics
2009/12/14 - Current Journal of Biomedical Materials Research: Part A
2008/09/02 - Current Journal of Biotechnology
2008/04/01 - Current Journal of Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine
2008/01/15 - Current Biomacromolecules

Course / Discipline taught

Academic session Degree Subject (Type) Institution / Organization
2023/03/20 - Current Master in "Biology and Geology Teaching in the Secondary School", Curricular Unit “Advanced Topics in Biology” (Mestrado integrado) Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2016/06/13 - 2016/06/13 Advanced Course on Fiber-based Materials and Products (Especialização pós-licenciatura) Universidade do Minho - Campus de Azurém, Portugal
2015/04/06 - 2015/04/06 Advanced Course on Biopolymers based on renewable resources: from synthesis to applications (Especialização pós-licenciatura) Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2004/05/24 - 2004/05/27 Microarrays: Principles and Applications in Medicine (Pós-Graduação) Universidade do Minho Escola de Medicina, Portugal
2003/06/25 - 2003/06/27 Cell and Tissue Culture Techniques (Pós-Graduação) Universidade do Minho Escola de Medicina, Portugal

Evaluation committee

Activity description
Role
Institution / Organization Funding entity
2024/01/29 - Current German Research Foundation (DFG)
2022/02/23 - Current National Center of Science and Technology Evaluation (MCSTE), Committee of Science of the Ministry of Science and High Education of the Republic of Kazakhstan
2021/09/06 - Current National Science Centre of Poland
2021/07/30 - Current Cyprus Research and Innovation Foundation
Evaluator
2018/04/05 - Current Italian Research of the Italian Ministry of Education, Universities and Research (MIUR)
Evaluator
2013/07/17 - Current Czech Science Foundation
Evaluator
2012/07/13 - Current Romanian National Council for Scientific Research
Evaluator

Journal scientific committee

Journal title (ISSN) Publisher
2021/10/01 - Current Frontiers in Pharmacology
2019/10/10 - Current Biomolecules (2218-273X) MDPI AG
2018/05/15 - 2019/04/24 Nanomaterials (2079-4991) MDPI AG

Mentoring / Tutoring

Topic Student name
2019/09/01 - 2022/02/28 Development of physiological stimuli responsive materials for tissue engineering Selin Tas
2016/09/01 - 2020/08/01 Single-step fabrication of biofunctional blood vessel substitutes by using electrospinning technologies and mesenchymal stem cells. Tatiana Felizardo
2018/09/04 - 2019/02/01 Development of biocompatible plasmonic biosensors for cell monitoring Andreas Zucker
2018/01/04 - 2018/06/04 Development of electrospun nanofibrous meshes with imaging and drug release functionalities Simon Babilonski
2014/02/15 - 2014/07/15 Establishment of a 3D co-culture tumor model Ana Sofia Esteves Nunes
2010/09/06 - 2014/01/10 The multi-lineage differentiation capacity of mesenchymal stem cells Diana Margarida Ribeiro
2013/02/15 - 2013/07/15 Desenvolvimento de um sistema de cultura 3D para um estudo in vitro sobre a fisiopatologia de tumores. Marco António Carvalho Oliveira
2010/09/15 - 2011/05/15 Electrospun hierarchical meshes with different fiber diameters to control dexamethasone release functionality Alexander Pusch
2009/03/02 - 2009/04/28 Analyze the morphological and biochemical changes in cells as a consequence of the interaction of osteoblastic phenotype cells with micro and nanopatterned substrates. Mari Carmen Márquez
2005/09/01 - 2006/02/28 Produção de Fibras Ocas de Dimensões Micro e Submicrométricas via Electrospinning Coaxial. Eva Carina Lourenço Malainho.
Distinctions

Award

2018 Research grant in Urology
Associação Portuguesa de Urologia, Portugal
2015 FCT Investigator Starting Grant
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, Portugal
2014 STAR award of The Education and Professional Development Committee
Society For Biomaterials, United States
2013 Research Grant
Sociedade Portuguesa de Endoscopia Digestiva, Portugal

Other distinction

2010 Best PhD Thesis in 2010
Universidade do Minho Escola de Engenharia, Portugal
2010 Individual Post-Doc Fellowship
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, Portugal
2005 Individual PhD fellowship
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, Portugal