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Patrícia Vitorino Mendonça. Concluiu o(a) Doutoramento em Doutormento em Engenharia Químcia em 2015 pelo(a) Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia, Mestrado em Mestrado avançado em Aplicaçãoes Industriais de Polímeros em 2010 pelo(a) Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia e Licenciatura em Engenharia Química em 2007 pelo(a) Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia. É Investigador Contratado no(a) Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Engenharia Mecânica Materiais e Processos. Atua na(s) área(s) de Ciências Exatas com ênfase em Química com ênfase em Ciência de Polímeros, Ciências da Engenharia e Tecnologias com ênfase em Engenharia Química, Ciências Exatas com ênfase em Química com ênfase em Ciência de Polímeros e Ciências Exatas com ênfase em Química com ênfase em Ciência de Polímeros.
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Identification

Personal identification

Full name
Patrícia Vitorino Mendonça

Citation names

  • Mendonça, Patrícia
  • Mendonça, P. V.

Author identifiers

Ciência ID
4E1E-97CC-8634
ORCID iD
0000-0003-4755-5903

Email addresses

  • patmend@gmail.com (Professional)
  • patmend@eq.uc.pt (Professional)

Knowledge fields

  • Exact Sciences - Chemical Sciences - Polymer Science
  • Engineering and Technology - Chemical Engineering

Languages

Language Speaking Reading Writing Listening Peer-review
Portuguese Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1)
English Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1)
Education
Degree Classification
2015
Concluded
 PhD in Chemical Engineering (Doutoramento)
Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia, Portugal
"Metal-catalyzed reversible deactivation radical polymerization: mechanistic studies and application on the design of polymer drugs" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 Aprovada com distinção e louvor por unanimidade
2010
Concluded
 Master in Industrial Applications of Polymers (Mestrado)
Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia, Portugal
"Metal-catalyzed living radical polymerization technique" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 18
2007
Concluded
 Bachelor in Chemical Engineering (Licenciatura)
Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia, Portugal
"Não aplicável" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 14
Affiliation

Science

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2019/05/01 - Current Contracted Researcher (Research) Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Engenharia Mecânica Materiais e Processos, Portugal
Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
2017/07/01 - 2019/04/30 Postdoc (Research) Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, Portugal
Universidade do Porto Laboratorio de Engenharia de Processos Ambiente Biotecnologia e Energia, Portugal
2016/07 - 2017/06/30 Postdoc (Research) Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
2015/07/01 - 2015/12/31 Researcher (Research) ProDEQ - Associação para o desenvolvimento da Engenharia Química, Portugal
Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal

Others

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2011/05/01 - 2015/06/30 PhD student Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, Portugal
Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
2010/05/01 - 2010/10/31 Trainee CIRES, Portugal
2009/03/01 - 2010/04/30 Research fellow Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
2008/01/01 - 2008/11/30 Trainee Renova S.A., Portugal
Projects

Grant

Designation Funders
2017/07 - 2021/01/31 Tailormade antimicrobial coatings based on photodynamic inactivation
SFRH / BPD / 117589 / 2016
Researcher
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
2011/04 - 2014/09 Preparation of stimuli-responsive magnetic functionalized hybrid nanoparticles via Self Assembly of the ABCDE type block copolymers for high performance coatings applications (Nanohybrid)
Provided by PTCRIS: 114354
 Governo da República Portuguesa Ministério da Ciência Tecnologia e Ensino Superior

Contract

Designation Funders
2018/07/26 - Current New cellulose-based copolymers by controlled polymerization techniques
PTDC/CTM-CTM/29742/2017
Researcher
Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
2023/02/15 - 2026/02/14 Soluções híbridas para um conceito de lubrificação universal: do contato sólido/sólido ao regime hidrodinâmico
2022.05603.PTDC
Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing
2021/09/01 - 2024/08/31 PolyElectron - Polimerização radical controlada de grande volume alimentada por eletricidade
PTDC/EQU-EQU/2686/2020
Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal

Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Engenharia Mecânica Materiais e Processos, Portugal
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing
2018/07/26 - 2022/07/25 Novos copolímeros de base celulose através de técnicas de polimerização controlada
PTDC/CTM-CTM/29742/2017
Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
2016 - 2018 Light activated permanent antimicrobial surfaces
PTDC/CTMPOL/6138/2014
PTDC/CTM-POL/6138/2014
Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal

Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Engenharia Mecânica Materiais e Processos, Portugal

Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing
2016/01/01 - 2016/06/30 ThermoCEL - Development of cellulose-based composites
ThermoCEL
Post-doc Fellow
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, Portugal
Concluded
2011/01/01 - 2012/12/31 Projecto Estratégico - UI 102 - 2011-2012
PEst-C/EQB/UI0102/2011
Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Investigação em Engenharia dos Processos Químicos e dos Produtos da Floresta, Portugal

Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
2010/11/01 - 2011/04/30 Preclinical development of Rod derived Cone Viability Factor – RdCVF
RdCVF
Research Fellow
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, Portugal
Concluded
2009/03/01 - 2010/04/30 Development of biodegradable coffee capsules
Vale IDT com a empresa Gespresso
Research Fellow
Associação Rede de Competência em Polímeros, Portugal
Concluded
Outputs

Publications

Book chapter
  1. Rocha, Nuno; Mendonça, Patrícia; Góis, Joana R.; Cordeiro, Rosemeyre; Fonseca, Ana; Ferreira, Paula; Guliashvili, Tamaz; et al. "The Importance of Controlled/Living Radical Polymerization Techniques in the Design of Tailor Made Nanoparticles for Drug Delivery Systems". In Drug Delivery Systems: Advanced Technologies Potentially Applicable in Personalised Treatment, 315-357. Springer Netherlands, 2013.
    10.1007/978-94-007-6010-3_11
  2. Fonseca, Ana C.; Ferreira, Paula; Cordeiro, Rosemeyre A.; Mendonça, Patrícia V.; Góis, Joana R.; Gil, Maria H.; Coelho, Jorge F. J.. "Drug Delivery Systems for Predictive Medicine: Polymers as Tools for Advanced Applications". In New Strategies to Advance Pre/Diabetes Care: Integrative Approach by PPPM, 399-455. Springer Netherlands, 2013.
    10.1007/978-94-007-5971-8_16
Conference poster
  1. Baptista, Bruno; Andreia S.R. Oliveira; Mendonça, Patrícia; Arménio C. Serra; Coelho, Jorge; Sousa, Fani. Corresponding author: Baptista, Bruno. "pH-responsive nanoparticles for RNA delivery to cancer cells". Paper presented in IV International Congress on Health Sciences Research: Towards Innovation and Entrepreneurship - Challenges from Research to Clinics, 2023.
  2. Mendonça, P. V.; Fonseca, A. C; Simões, S; Serra, A. C; Coelho, JFJ; A. S. R. Oliveira. "Synthesis of star block copolymers by combination of ROP and ATRP". Paper presented in CEMMPRE Meeting, 2021.
  3. Baptista, Bruno; Andreia S.R. Oliveira; Mendonça, Patrícia; Arménio C. Serra; Coelho, Jorge; Sousa, Fani. Corresponding author: Baptista, Bruno. "Novel pH responsive nanocarriers for RNA delivery to cancer cells - Synthesis and Characterization of POEOMA-b-PDPA copolymers". Paper presented in First Symposium on Advanced Technologies on Drug Delivery, 2021.
  4. Baptista, Bruno; Andreia S.R. Oliveira; Mendonça, Patrícia; Arménio C. Serra; Coelho, Jorge; Sousa, Fani. Corresponding author: Baptista, Bruno. "Nanopartículas responsivas ao pH baseadas em copolímeros de bloco POEOMA-b-PDPA para entrega de RNA - Síntese e Caracterização". Paper presented in 3º Encontro Nacional de Jovens Investigadores em Oncologia (ENJIO), 2021.
  5. Baptista, Bruno; Andreia S.R. Oliveira; Mendonça, Patrícia; SANTOS, ADRIANA O.; Coelho, Jorge; Sousa, Fani. "Synthesis and Characterization of pH-responsive nanocarriers based on POEOMA-b-PDPA block copolymers". Paper presented in XV Annual CICS-UBI Symposium, 2020.
Journal article
  1. Daniela dos Santos Oliveira; Andreia Sofia Rodrigues Oliveira; Patrícia Vitorino Mendonça; Jorge Fernando Jordão Coelho; Felismina Teixeira Coelho Moreira; Maria Goreti Ferreira Sales. "An Innovative Approach for Tailoring Molecularly Imprinted Polymers for Biosensors—Application to Cancer Antigen 15-3". Biosensors (2024): https://doi.org/10.3390/bios14050222.
    10.3390/bios14050222
  2. Bárbara O. Carvalho; Luís P. C. Gonçalves; Patrícia V. Mendonça; João P. Pereira; Arménio C. Serra; Jorge F. J. Coelho. "Replacing Harmful Flame Retardants with Biodegradable Starch-Based Materials in Polyethylene Formulations". Polymers (2023): http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/polym15204078.
    10.3390/polym15204078
  3. Baptista, Bruno; Oliveira, Andreia S.R.; Mendonça, P.V.; Serra, Arménio C.; Coelho, Jorge F.J.; Sousa, Fani. "pH-responsive nanoparticles based on POEOMA-b-PDPA block copolymers for RNA encapsulation, protection and cell delivery". Biomaterials Advances 145 (2023): 213267. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.bioadv.2022.213267.
    Published • 10.1016/j.bioadv.2022.213267
  4. Santo, D.; Cordeiro, R.A.; Mendonça, P.V.; Serra, A.C.; Coelho, J.F.J.; Faneca, H.. "Glycopolymers Mediate Suicide Gene Therapy in ASGPR-Expressing Hepatocellular Carcinoma Cells in Tandem with Docetaxel". Biomacromolecules 24 3 (2023): 1274-1286. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85149127969&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1021/acs.biomac.2c01329
  5. Pereira, V.A.; Mendonça, P.V.; Branco, R.; Morais, P.V.; Coelho, J.F.J.; Serra, A.C.. "Bioactive surfaces with well-defined amphiphilic copolymers containing a natural terpene-based monomer". Progress in Organic Coatings 183 (2023): http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85164244450&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1016/j.porgcoat.2023.107791
  6. Santo, D.; Mendonça, P.V.; Serra, A.C.; Coelho, J.F.J.; Faneca, H.. "Targeted downregulation of MYC mediated by a highly efficient lactobionic acid-based glycoplex to enhance chemosensitivity in human hepatocellular carcinoma cells". International Journal of Pharmaceutics 637 (2023): http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85150873100&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1016/j.ijpharm.2023.122865
  7. Oliveira, A.S.R.; Pereira, P.; Mendonça, P.V.; Fonseca, A.C.; Simões, S.; Serra, A.C.; Coelho, J.F.J.. "Erratum: Novel degradable amphiphilic 4-arm star PLA-b-POEOA and PLGA-b-POEOA block copolymers: synthesis, characterization and self-assembly (Polym. Chem. (2023) 14 (161–171) DOI: 10.1039/D2PY01216B)". Polymer Chemistry 14 11 (2023): 1282-1283. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85149709673&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1039/d3py90030d
  8. Andreia S. R. Oliveira; Patrícia Pereira; Patrícia V. Mendonça; Ana C. Fonseca; Sérgio Simões; Arménio C. Serra; Jorge F. J. Coelho. "Novel degradable amphiphilic 4-arm star PLA-b-POEOA and PLGA-b-POEOA block copolymers: synthesis, characterization and self-assembly". Polymer Chemistry (2023): https://doi.org/10.1039/D2PY01216B.
    10.1039/D2PY01216B
  9. Baptista, B.; Oliveira, A.S.R.; Mendonça, P.V.; Serra, A.C.; Coelho, J.F.J.; Sousa, F.; Baptista, Bruno; et al. "pH-responsive nanoparticles based on POEOMA-b-PDPA block copolymers for RNA encapsulation, protection and cell delivery". Biomaterials Advances 145 (2023): 213267. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85145354259&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1016/j.bioadv.2022.213267
  10. Rezende, Talita C.; Silvestre, Joana C.M.; Mendonça, Patrícia V.; Moniz, Jorge; Serra, Arménio C.; Coelho, Jorge F.J.. "Efficient dispersion of TiO2 in water-based paint formulation using well-defined poly[oligo(ethylene oxide) methyl ether acrylate] synthesized by ICAR ATRP". Progress in Organic Coatings 165 (2022): 106734. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.porgcoat.2022.106734.
    Published • 10.1016/j.porgcoat.2022.106734
  11. Cordeiro, R.A.; Mendonça, P.V.; Coelho, J.; Faneca, H.. "Engineering silica-polymer hybrid nanosystems for dual drug and gene delivery". Biomaterials Advances 135 (2022): http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85131183744&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1016/j.bioadv.2022.212742
  12. Pereira, V.A.; Mendonça, P.V.; Coelho, J.F.J.; Serra, A.C.. "L-menthol and thymol eutectic mixture as a bio-based solvent for the “one-pot” synthesis of well-defined amphiphilic block copolymers by ATRP". Polymer 242 (2022): http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85123759344&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1016/j.polymer.2022.124586
  13. Ribeiro, J.P.M.; Mendonça, P.V.; Santo, D.; De Bon, F.; Faneca, H.; Guliashvili, T.; Coelho, J.F.J.; Serra, A.C.. "Expanding the use of affordable CuSO4·5H2O in ATRP techniques in homogeneous media". Polymer 241 (2022): http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85122639761&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1016/j.polymer.2022.124526
  14. Mendonça, P. V.. "Light-Activated Antimicrobial Surfaces Using Industrial Varnish Formulations to Mitigate the Incidence of Nosocomial Infections". ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces 13 6 (2021): 7567-7579. http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acsami.0c18930.
    10.1021/acsami.0c18930
  15. Oliveira, A.S.R.; Mendonça, P. V.; Simões, S.; Serra, A.C.; Coelho, J.F.J.. Corresponding author: Mendonça, P. V.. "Amphiphilic well-defined degradable star block copolymers by combination of ring-opening polymerization and atom transfer radical polymerization: Synthesis and application as drug delivery carriers". Journal of Polymer Science 59 3 (2021): 211-229. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/pol.20200802.
    10.1002/pol.20200802
  16. Jessica P. M. Ribeiro; Patrícia V. Mendonça; Jorge F. J. Coelho; Krzysztof Matyjaszewski; Arménio C. Serra. "Glycopolymer Brushes by Reversible Deactivation Radical Polymerization: Preparation, Applications, and Future Challenges". Polymers 12 6 (2020): 1268-1268. https://doi.org/10.3390/polym12061268.
    10.3390/polym12061268
  17. Vanessa A. Pereira; Talita C. Rezende; Patrícia V. Mendonça; Jorge F. J. Coelho; Arménio C. Serra. "Homogeneous polymerization of hydrophobic monomers in a bio-based dl-menthol/1-tetradecanol eutectic mixture by ATRP and RAFT polymerization". Green Chemistry (2020): https://doi.org/10.1039/D0GC01136C.
    10.1039/D0GC01136C
  18. Oliveira, Andreia S. R.; Mendonça, Patrícia V.; Serra, Arménio C.; Coelho, Jorge F. J.. "Self-degassing SARA ATRP mediated by Na 2 S 2 O 4 with no external additives". Journal of Polymer Science 58 1 (2019): 145-153. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/pola.29484.
    10.1002/pola.29484
  19. Santo, Daniela; Mendonça, Patrícia V.; Lima, Mafalda S.; Cordeiro, Rosemeyre A.; Cabanas, Luís; Serra, Armenio; Coelho, Jorge F J; Faneca, Henrique. "Poly(ethylene glycol)-block-poly(2-aminoethyl methacrylate hydrochloride)-based polyplexes as serum-tolerant nanosystems for enhanced gene delivery". Molecular Pharmaceutics (2019): http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acs.molpharmaceut.9b00101.
    10.1021/acs.molpharmaceut.9b00101
  20. Coelho, J.F.J.; Serra, A.C.; Mendonça, P. V.. Corresponding author: Coelho, J.F.J.. "Thiourea Dioxide As a Green and Affordable Reducing Agent for the ARGET ATRP of Acrylates, Methacrylates, Styrene, Acrylonitrile, and Vinyl Chloride". ACS Macro Letters 8 3 (2019): 315-319. http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acsmacrolett.9b00139.
    10.1021/acsmacrolett.9b00139
  21. Patrícia V. Mendonça; Andreia S. R. Oliveira; Jessica P. M. Ribeiro; Ana Castilho; Arménio C. Serra; Jorge F. J. Coelho. "Pushing the limits of robust and eco-friendly ATRP processes: untreated water as the solvent". Polymer Chemistry (2019): https://doi.org/10.1039/C8PY01784K.
    10.1039/C8PY01784K
  22. Vanessa A. Pereira; Patrícia V. Mendonça; Jorge F. J. Coelho; Arménio C. Serra. "Liquid salts as eco-friendly solvents for atom transfer radical polymerization: a review". Polymer Chemistry (2019): https://doi.org/10.1039/C9PY00865A.
    10.1039/C9PY00865A
  23. Madson R. E. Santos; Sílvia M. Ferreira; Patrícia V. Mendonça; Francesco De Bon; Armenio C. Serra; Jorge F. J. Coelho. "Guanidine as inexpensive dual function ligand and reducing agent for ATRP of methacrylates". Polymer Chemistry (2019): https://doi.org/10.1039/C9PY00925F.
    10.1039/C9PY00925F
  24. Matos, M.; Sousa, A.F.; Mendonça, P.V.; Silvestre, A.J.D.. "Co-polymers based on Poly(1,4-butylene 2,5-furandicarboxylate) and Poly(propylene oxide) with tuneable thermal properties: Synthesis and characterization". Materials 12 2 (2019): http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85060283650&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.3390/ma12020328
  25. Santos, Madson R. E.; Mendonça, Patrícia V.; Almeida, Mariana C.; Branco, Rita; Serra, Arménio C.; Morais, Paula V.; Coelho, Jorge F. J.. "Increasing the Antimicrobial Activity of Amphiphilic Cationic Copolymers by the Facile Synthesis of High Molecular Weight Stars by Supplemental Activator and Reducing Agent Atom Transfer Radical Polymerization". Biomacromolecules 20 3 (2018): 1146-1156. http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acs.biomac.8b00685.
    10.1021/acs.biomac.8b00685
  26. Eduarda S. Morais; Patrícia V. Mendonça; Jorge F. J. Coelho; Mara G. Freire; Carmen S. R. Freire; João A. P. Coutinho; Armando J. D. Silvestre. "Deep Eutectic Solvent Aqueous Solutions as Efficient Media for the Solubilization of Hardwood Xylans". ChemSusChem 11 4 (2018): 753-762. https://doi.org/10.1002/cssc.201702007.
    10.1002/cssc.201702007
  27. A. F. Sousa; N. Guigo; M. Pozycka; M. Delgado; J. Soares; P. V. Mendonça; J. F. J. Coelho; N. Sbirrazzuoli; A. J. D. Silvestre. "Tailored design of renewable copolymers based on poly(1,4-butylene 2,5-furandicarboxylate) and poly(ethylene glycol) with refined thermal properties". Polymer Chemistry 9 6 (2018): 722-731. https://doi.org/10.1039/C7PY01627A.
    10.1039/C7PY01627A
  28. Mendonça, Patrícia V.; Lima, Mafalda S.; Guliashvili, Tamaz; Serra, Arménio C.; Coelho, Jorge F.J.. "Deep eutectic solvents (DES): Excellent green solvents for rapid SARA ATRP of biorelevant hydrophilic monomers at ambient temperature". Polymer 132 (2017): 114-121. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.polymer.2017.10.060.
    10.1016/j.polymer.2017.10.060
  29. Mendonça, Patrícia V.; Matos, André; Sousa, Andreia F.; Serra, Arménio C.; Simões, Sérgio; Coelho, Jorge F. J.. "Increasing the Bile Acid Sequestration Performance of Cationic Hydrogels by Using an Advanced/Controlled Polymerization Technique". Pharmaceutical Research 34 9 (2017): 1934-1943. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11095-017-2204-5.
    10.1007/s11095-017-2204-5
  30. Maximiano, P.; Mendonça, P.V.; Santos, M.R.E.; Costa, J.R.C.; Guliashvili, T.; Serra, A.C.; Coelho, J.F.J.. "Eutectic mixtures as a green alternative for efficient catalyst recycling in atom transfer radical polymerizations". Journal of Polymer Science, Part A: Polymer Chemistry 55 3 (2017): 371-381. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85006345792&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1002/pola.28415
  31. Krys, P.; Fantin, M.; Mendonça, P.V.; Abreu, C.M.R.; Guliashvili, T.; Rosa, J.; Santos, L.O.; et al. "Mechanism of supplemental activator and reducing agent atom transfer radical polymerization mediated by inorganic sulfites: Experimental measurements and kinetic simulations". Polymer Chemistry 8 42 (2017): 6506-6519. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85032723552&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1039/c7py01319a
  32. Santos, Madson; Fonseca, Ana; Mendonça, Patrícia; Branco, Rita; Serra, Arménio; Morais, Paula; Coelho, Jorge. "Recent Developments in Antimicrobial Polymers: A Review". Materials 9 7 (2016): 599. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ma9070599.
    10.3390/ma9070599
  33. Maximiano, Pedro; Mendonça, Patrícia V.; Costa, João R. C.; Haworth, Naomi L.; Serra, Arménio C.; Guliashvili, Tamaz; Coote, Michelle L.; Coelho, Jorge F. J.. "Ambient Temperature Transition-Metal-Free Dissociative Electron Transfer Reversible Addition–Fragmentation Chain Transfer Polymerization (DET-RAFT) of Methacrylates, Acrylates, and Styrene". Macromolecules 49 5 (2016): 1597-1604. http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acs.macromol.5b02647.
    10.1021/acs.macromol.5b02647
  34. Abreu, Carlos M. R.; Mendonça, Patrícia V.; Serra, Arménio C.; Noble, Benjamin B.; Guliashvili, Tamaz; Nicolas, Julien; Coote, Michelle L.; Coelho, Jorge F. J.. "Nitroxide-Mediated Polymerization of Vinyl Chloride at Low Temperature: Kinetic and Computational Studies". Macromolecules 49 2 (2016): 490-498. http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acs.macromol.5b02017.
    10.1021/acs.macromol.5b02017
  35. Mendonça, Patrícia V.; Moreno, Maria João; Serra, Arménio C.; Simões, Sérgio; Coelho, Jorge F. J.. "Synthesis of tailor-made bile acid sequestrants by supplemental activator and reducing agent atom transfer radical polymerization". RSC Advances 6 57 (2016): 52143-52153. http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/c6ra06087k.
    10.1039/c6ra06087k
  36. Mendes, Joana P.; Mendonça, Patrícia V.; Maximiano, Pedro; Abreu, Carlos M. R.; Guliashvili, Tamaz; Serra, Arménio C.; Coelho, Jorge F. J.. "Getting faster: low temperature copper-mediated SARA ATRP of methacrylates, acrylates, styrene and vinyl chloride in polar media using sulfolane/water mixtures". RSC Advances 6 12 (2016): 9598-9603. http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/c5ra20872f.
    10.1039/c5ra20872f
  37. Costa, João R. C.; Mendonça, Patrícia V.; Maximiano, Pedro; Serra, Arménio C.; Guliashvili, Tamaz; Coelho, Jorge F. J.. "Ambient Temperature “Flash” SARA ATRP of Methyl Acrylate in Water/Ionic Liquid/Glycol Mixtures". Macromolecules 48 19 (2015): 6810-6815. http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acs.macromol.5b01795.
    10.1021/acs.macromol.5b01795
  38. Maximiano, Pedro; Mendes, Joana P.; Mendonça, Patrícia V.; Abreu, Carlos M. R.; Guliashvili, Tamaz; Serra, Arménio C.; Coelho, Jorge F. J.. "Cyclopentyl methyl ether: A new green co-solvent for supplemental activator and reducing agent atom transfer radical polymerization". Journal of Polymer Science Part A: Polymer Chemistry 53 23 (2015): 2722-2729. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/pola.27736.
    10.1002/pola.27736
  39. Mendes, Joana P.; Branco, Fabio; Abreu, Carlos M. R.; Mendonça, Patrícia V.; Serra, Arménio C.; Popov, Anatoliy V.; Guliashvili, Tamaz; Coelho, Jorge F. J.. "Sulfolane: an Efficient and Universal Solvent for Copper-Mediated Atom Transfer Radical (co)Polymerization of Acrylates, Methacrylates, Styrene, and Vinyl Chloride". ACS Macro Letters 3 9 (2014): 858-861. http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/mz5003883.
    10.1021/mz5003883
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Activities

Oral presentation

Presentation title Event name
Host (Event location)
2019/05/08 Thiourea Dioxide as a Green and Affordable Reducing Agent for the ARGET ATRP of Acrylates, Methacrylates, Styrene, Acrylonitrile, and Vinyl Chloride 6th International Symposium Frontiers in Polymer Science
Frontiers in Polymer Science (Budapeste, Hungary)
2017/11/06 Synthesis of well-defined biorelevant cationic polymers by atom transfer radical polymerization (ATRP) techniques in aqueous media International Symposium on Bioinspired Macromolecular Systems
Universidade de Aveiro (Aveiro, Portugal)

Course / Discipline taught

Academic session Degree Subject (Type) Institution / Organization
2019/05/13 - 2024/05/30 Biomateriais Engenharia Química/Engenharia Biomédica/Engenharia de Materiais (Licenciatura) Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
2023/09/01 - 2023/12/20 Chemical Engineering Laboratory (Licenciatura) Universidade de Coimbra Departamento de Engenharia Quimica, Portugal
2017/07/12 - 2017/07/12 Antimicrobial polymers clas BEST summer course "Los Pollymeros Hermanos" Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal

Interview (newspaper / magazine)

Activity description Newspaper / Forum
2019/07/29 Interview for a specialty journal, concerning the publication "Pushing the limits of robust and eco-friendly ATRP processes: untreated water as the solvent" (Polym. Chem., 2019, 10, 938-944). Advances in Engineering
2019/03/25 Interview for a specialty journal, concerning the publication "Pushing the limits of robust and eco-friendly ATRP processes: untreated water as the solvent" (Polym. Chem., 2019, 10, 938-944). Chemistry World magazine