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Cláudia Mouro obtained her BSc (score: 14 out of 20; 2011) and MSc (score: 17 out of 20; 2013) degrees in Biotechnology from UBI. During these years, she acquired theoretical and practical skills in essential and emerging areas such as Industrial Biotechnology, Nanobioengineering, Chemistry, Biochemistry, Biomaterials, and Microbiology. In addition, her MSc dissertation (2012-2013) entitled "Antimicrobial peptides a new strategy for bioactive functionalization of wool and polyamide" was carried out within the scope of an FCT project in Biotechnology (PTDC/EBB-BIO/113671/ 2009 Skin2Tex), which allowed her to remain at UBI as a volunteer researcher, and integrate a multidisciplinary research group, composed of students from different backgrounds, developing new materials and exploring different functionalization strategies in order to improve a wide range of skills and reinforce her knowledge in the characterization of the physical, chemical, mechanical, and biological properties of the produced materials. Later, Cláudia Mouro was awarded with a PhD fellowship from FCT. Her PhD thesis was focused on the development of wound dressing materials containing medicinal plant extracts from the electrospinning technique, namely by using emulsion electrospinning for fiber production and the deposition of different layers. In February of 2023, she obtained her PhD degree in Advanced Materials and Processing (PhD program AdvaMTech) from UBI, with the highest grade (Passed with Distinction and Praise). Afterward, Cláudia Mouro received two research fellowships within the scope of the UIDB/00195/2020- Strategic project of the FibEnTech research unit, focused on developing sustainable bio-based materials with new functionalities and improved performance. Currently, she is working as a post-doctoral fellow at the Aeronautics and Astronautics Research Center (AEROG) as a part of the (LA/P/0079/2020) project of the Associated Laboratory for Energy, Transport and Aeronautics (LAETA) research unit, developing and characterizing advanced materials with distinctive properties. So far, her research work has contributed to the publication of 2 book chapter and 25 peer-reviewed papers with scientific novelty (as first and part of the team), in collaboration with both national and international researchers. Cláudia Mouro is also author/co-author of 12 oral and 5 poster communications. Moreover, she was the main examiner of 1 MSc dissertation and examiner for 9 BSc projects. She co-supervised 2 undergraduate students and 4 MSc students, and currently, she is co-supervising 1 PhD student. Cláudia Mouro lectured theoretical and practical classes for the BSc and MSc degrees at UBI, namely in Industrial Biotechnology and in Biotechnology and Innovation, and has supported practical classes on several subjects. She is a guest editor for a special issue of Gels (MDPI) on Advanced Gel-Based Materials and Coatings with Enhanced Bioactivity and a reviewer for journals like Fermentation (MDPI), Pharmaceutics (MDPI), and Gels (MDPI). Her scientific interests include the biotechnology applied to materials, the bioactive functionalization of materials, and the production and characterization of different advanced materials. Currently, Cláudia Mouro works in the development of bio-based and waste-based materials with new functionalities for application in fields such as textiles, paper and packaging, medicine, automotive, aerospace, and others.
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Identification

Personal identification

Full name
Cláudia Filipa Duarte Mouro
Date of birth
1990/07/15
Gender
Female

Citation names

  • Mouro, Cláudia

Author identifiers

Ciência ID
7112-6C7E-4437
ORCID iD
0000-0003-2148-9602
Scopus Author Id
56194786900

Email addresses

  • claudia.mouro@ubi.pt (Professional)

Addresses

  • Rua Marquês D'Ávila e Bolama , 6201-001, Covilhã, Covilhã, Portugal (Professional)

Websites

Knowledge fields

  • Engineering and Technology - Nano-technology - Nano-materials
  • Medical and Health Sciences - Medical Biotechnology - Biomaterials
  • Engineering and Technology - Materials Engineering - Textiles
  • Engineering and Technology - Industrial Biotechnology
  • Natural sciences - Biological Sciences - Microbiology

Languages

Language Speaking Reading Writing Listening Peer-review
English Upper intermediate (B2) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Upper intermediate (B2)
Education
Degree Classification
2015/09 - 2023/02
Concluded
 Advanced Materials and Processing - AdvaMTech (Doutoramento)
Universidade da Beira Interior, Portugal
"Development of electrospun wound-dressings incorporating medicinal plant-extracts" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 Passed with Distinction and Praise
2011/09 - 2013/11
Concluded
 Biotechnology (Mestrado)
Universidade da Beira Interior, Portugal
""Péptidos antimicrobianos: uma nova estratégia na funcionalização bioativa de fibras de lã e poliamida"" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 17
2008/09 - 2011/06
Concluded
 Biotechnology (Licenciatura)
Universidade da Beira Interior, Portugal
 14
Affiliation

Teaching in Higher Education

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2025/03 - 2025/07 Invited Assistant (University Teacher) Universidade da Beira Interior Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
2020/02 - 2020/07 Invited Assistant (University Teacher) Universidade da Beira Interior Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal

Positions / Appointments

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2010 - 2011 Student Representative Member of the Pedagogical Commission of Course of Biotechnology (1st Cycle) Universidade da Beira Interior, Portugal

Others

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2014/01 - 2015/07 Researcher Volunteer Universidade da Beira Interior, Portugal
Universidade da Beira Interior FibEnTech Materiais Fibrosos e Tecnologias Ambientais, Portugal
Projects

Grant

Designation Funders
2024/05/14 - Current Materials production with novel functionalities using biopolymers, agricultural, industrial, and biomass waste through electrospinning
02.LA.079.2024.AEROG
Post-doc Fellow
Aeronautics and Astronautics Research Center, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
2023/01/02 - 2024/01/01 Optimization of bioreactors for biosynthesis of biomaterials and optimization of electrospinning parameters in the production of the respective fibers
UIDB/00195/2020
Research Fellow
Universidade da Beira Interior FibEnTech Materiais Fibrosos e Tecnologias Ambientais, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
2021/12/01 - 2022/11/30 Electrospinning production of biomaterials based on exopolysaccharides (EPS) and other biopolymers
UIDB/00195/2020
Research Fellow
Universidade da Beira Interior FibEnTech Materiais Fibrosos e Tecnologias Ambientais, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
2015/09 - 2019/08 Development of electrospun wound-dressings incorporating medicinal plant-extracts
PD/BD/113550/2015
PhD Student Fellow
Universidade da Beira Interior FibEnTech Materiais Fibrosos e Tecnologias Ambientais, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded

Contract

Designation Funders
2021/01/01 - 2025/12/31 Associate Laboratory of Energy, Transports and Aerospace.
LA/P/0079/2020
10.54499/LA/P/0079/2020
Researcher
Instituto de Ciência e Inovação em Engenharia Mecânica e Engenharia Industrial, Portugal

Associated Laboratory for Energy Transports and Aeronautics, Portugal

Associação para o Desenvolvimento da Aerodinâmica Industrial, Portugal

Instituto de Engenharia Mecânica, Portugal

Universidade da Beira Interior, Portugal
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing
2020/01/01 - 2024/12/31 Associate Laboratory of Energy, Transports and Aeronautics
UIDP/50022/2020
10.54499/UIDP/50022/2020
Researcher
Instituto de Ciência e Inovação em Engenharia Mecânica e Engenharia Industrial, Portugal

Associated Laboratory for Energy Transports and Aeronautics, Portugal

Associação para o Desenvolvimento da Aerodinâmica Industrial, Portugal

Instituto de Engenharia Mecânica, Portugal

Universidade da Beira Interior, Portugal
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
2020/01/01 - 2024/12/31 Associate Laboratory of Energy, Transports and Aeronautics
UIDB/50022/2020
10.54499/UIDB/50022/2020
Instituto de Ciência e Inovação em Engenharia Mecânica e Engenharia Industrial, Portugal

Associated Laboratory for Energy Transports and Aeronautics, Portugal

Associação para o Desenvolvimento da Aerodinâmica Industrial, Portugal

Instituto de Engenharia Mecânica, Portugal

Universidade da Beira Interior, Portugal
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing
2020/01/01 - 2024/12/31 Fiber Materials and Environmental Technologies
UIDB/00195/2020
10.54499/UIDB/00195/2020
Universidade da Beira Interior, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing

Other

Designation Funders
2012/09 - 2013/11 Skin2Tex Old peptides with new faces: A new strategy to develop non-toxic antimicrobial textiles for healthcare applications
PTDC/EBB-BIO/113671/2009
Investigador de mestrado
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
Outputs

Publications

Book chapter
  1. Mouro, Cláudia; Gouveia, Isabel. "Engineering electrospun fibers for encapsulation of essential oils". In Electrospinning and Electrospraying Encapsulation of Food Bioactive Compounds, 111-128. Elsevier, 2025.
    10.1016/b978-0-443-22228-3.00006-9
  2. C. Gouveia, Isabel; Mouro, Cláudia. "Development of Drug-Delivery Textiles Using Different Electrospinning Techniques: A Review". In Electrospinning - Theory, Applications, and Update Challenges [Working Title]. IntechOpen, 2023.
    Published • 10.5772/intechopen.112788
Conference abstract
  1. Mouro, Cláudia; Gomes, Ana P.; Gouveia, Isabel. "Sustainable valorization of wool keratin waste into functional nanofibers via electrospinning using deep eutectic solvents". Paper presented in EJIL 2025 – 6th Meeting of Young Researchers of LAETA, 2025.
  2. Mouro, Cláudia; Gomes, Arlindo; Gomes, Ana P.; Gouveia, Isabel. "Fruit wastewater fractions for sustainable bacterial cellulose production". Paper presented in 7th International Conference on Natural Fibers - ICNF2025, 2025.
  3. Mouro, Cláudia; Gouveia, Isabel C.. "Electrospun nanofibrous membranes containing medicinal plant extracts as natural source of bioactive compounds for wound dressing applications". Paper presented in International Conference on Direct Digital Manufacturing and Polymers, ICDDMAP, 2021.
  4. Mouro, Cláudia; Gouveia, Isabel C.. "Eugenol loaded into electrospun PCL/PVA/Chitosan nanofibrous mats by emulsion electrospinning to development of innovative wound dressings". Paper presented in 3rd Symposium of the FibEnTech Research Unit: Fiber Materials and Environmental Technologies, 2018.
  5. Mouro, Cláudia; Fangueiro, Raul; Gouveia, Isabel C.. "Development of electrospun wound-dressings incorporating medicinal plant-extracts". Paper presented in 4th General Meeting PhD Programin AdvancedMaterials and Processing – AdvaMTech, 2018.
  6. Mouro, Cláudia; Fangueiro, Raul; Gouveia, Isabel C.. "Development of electrospun wound-dressings incorporating medicinal plant-extracts.". Paper presented in 3rd General Meeting PhD Programin AdvancedMaterials and Processing – AdvaMTech, 2017.
  7. Mouro, Cláudia; Fangueiro, Raul; Gouveia, Isabel C.. "2nd General Meeting PhD Programin AdvancedMaterials and Processing – AdvaMTech". Paper presented in Development of electrospun wound-dressings incorporating medicinal plant-extracts., 2016.
  8. Mouro, Cláudia; Fangueiro, Raul; Gouveia, Isabel C.. "Development of electrospun wound-dressings incorporating medicinal plant-extracts". Paper presented in 1st General Meeting PhD Programin AdvancedMaterials and Processing – AdvaMTech, 2015.
Conference paper
  1. Nardin, Julia; Mouro, Cláudia; Isabel cristina aguiar. "The Spectrum of Art: Exploring Artistic Inspiration and Sustainable Coloration in Fashion". Paper presented in CIMODE 2024, Università della Campania, Aversa, 2024.
  2. Mouro, Cláudia; Fangueiro, Raul; Gouveia, Isabel C.. "Agrimonia eupatoria L.- Incorporated Electrospun Nanofibers and Cotton Composite for Antibacterial Wound Dressing Applications". Paper presented in 1st International FibEnTech Congress - New opportunities for fibrous materials in the ecological transition, 2021.
  3. Mouro, Cláudia; Gouveia, Isabel C.. "New antimicrobial wool-based material incorporating Cecropin-B and [Ala5]-Tritrp7 antimicrobial peptides". Paper presented in 1st Symposium of the FibEnTech Research Unit: Fiber Materials and Environmental Technologies, 2016.
Conference poster
  1. Giacomelli, Felipe; Amorim, Lúcia; Mouro, Cláudia; Gouveia, Isabel C.. "Evaluation of bacterial growth conditions for biopigments production". Paper presented in XXIII Symposium of Teaching, Research and Extension – SEPE, 2019.
  2. Mouro, Cláudia; Simões, Manuel; Gouveia, Isabel C.. "Eugenol loaded into electrospun PCL/PVA/Chitosan nanofibrous mats by emulsion electrospinning to development of innovative wound dressings". Paper presented in 3rd Symposium of the FibEnTech Research Unit: Fiber Materials and Environmental Technologies, 2018.
  3. Mouro, Cláudia; Simões, Manuel; Gouveia, Isabel C.. "Emulsion Electrospun Fiber Mats of PCL/PVA/Chitosan and Eugenol aimed for antimicrobial wound healing applications". Paper presented in The AMiCI WG2 workshop Antimicrobial Coatings Applied in Healthcare Settings – Efficacy Testing, 2018.
  4. Nogueira, Frederico; Mouro, Cláudia; Piskin, Erhan; Gouveia, Isabel C.. "Non-Covalent Vs. Covalent modification of silk. New surface topographical strategies (electrospun silk fibroin fibers) to obtain antimicrobial properties". Paper presented in Biennial Meeting of Divisions techniques of the SPM – Portuguese Materials Society, 2014.
Journal article
  1. Mouro, Cláudia; Gomes, Arlindo; Gomes, Ana P.; Gouveia, Isabel C.. "Sustainable Bacterial Cellulose Production Using Low-Cost Fruit Wastewater Feedstocks". Nanomaterials 15 4 (2025): 271. https://doi.org/10.3390/nano15040271.
    10.3390/nano15040271
  2. Mouro, Cláudia; Gomes, Ana P.; Gouveia, Isabel C.. "Microbial Exopolysaccharides: Structure, Diversity, Applications, and Future Frontiers in Sustainable Functional Materials". Polysaccharides 5 3 (2024): 241-287. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/polysaccharides5030018.
    10.3390/polysaccharides5030018
  3. Amorim, Lúcia F. A.; Mouro, Cláudia; Gouveia, Isabel C.. "Electrospun fiber materials based on polysaccharides and natural colorants for food packaging applications". Cellulose 31 10 (2024): 6043-6069. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10570-024-05956-z.
    10.1007/s10570-024-05956-z
  4. Mouro, Cláudia; Palmeria-de-Oliveira, Ana; Gomes, Ana P; Cristina Gouveia, Isabel. "Anti-candidiasis functional material for women’s cotton undergarments". Textile Research Journal 94 21-22 (2024): 2363-2372. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/00405175241243008.
    10.1177/00405175241243008
  5. Mouro, Cláudia; Gomes, Ana P.; Gouveia, Isabel C.. "From Hemp Waste to Bioactive Nanofiber Composites: Deep Eutectic Solvents and Electrospinning in Upcycling Endeavors". Gels 10 1 (2024): 1. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/gels10010001.
    Published • 10.3390/gels10010001
  6. Martins, Rodrigo; Mouro, Cláudia; Pontes, Rita; Nunes, João; Gouveia, Isabel. "Ultrasound-assisted extraction of bioactive pigments from Spirulina platensis in natural deep eutectic solvents". Bioresources and Bioprocessing 10 1 (2023): http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s40643-023-00692-x.
    Published • 10.1186/s40643-023-00692-x
  7. Mouro, Cláudia; Gomes, Ana P.; Costa, Rita V.; Moghtader, Farzaneh; Gouveia, Isabel C.. "The Sustainable Bioactive Dyeing of Textiles: A Novel Strategy Using Bacterial Pigments, Natural Antibacterial Ingredients, and Deep Eutectic Solvents". Gels 9 10 (2023): 800. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/gels9100800.
    10.3390/gels9100800
  8. Mouro, Cláudia; Martins, Rodrigo; Gomes, Ana P.; Gouveia, Isabel C.. "Upcycling Wool Waste into Keratin Gel-Based Nanofibers Using Deep Eutectic Solvents". Gels 9 8 (2023): 661. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/gels9080661.
    Published • 10.3390/gels9080661
  9. Mouro, Cláudia; Gouveia, Isabel C.. "Electrospun wound dressings with antibacterial function: A critical review of plant extract and essential oil incorporation". Critical Reviews in Biotechnology (2023): https://doi.org/10.1080/07388551.2023.2193859.
    Published
  10. Mouro, Cláudia; Gomes, Ana P.; Gouveia, Isabel C.. "Emulsion electrospinning of PLLA/PVA/Chitosan with Hypericum perforatum L. as an antibacterial nanofibrous wound dressing". Gels 9 5 (2023): 353. https://doi.org/10.3390/gels9050353.
    Published
  11. Cubas, Anelise Leal Vieira; Provin, Ana Paula; Dutra, Ana Regina Aguiar; Mouro, Cláudia; Gouveia, Isabel C.. "Advances in the Production of Biomaterials through Kombucha Using Food Waste: Concepts, Challenges, and Potential". Polymers 15 7 (2023): 1701. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/polym15071701.
    10.3390/polym15071701
  12. Martins, Rodrigo; Mouro, Cláudia; Pontes, Rita; Nunes, João; Gouveia, Isabel. "Natural Deep Eutectic Solvent Extraction of Bioactive Pigments from Spirulina platensis and Electrospinning Ability Assessment". Polymers 15 6 (2023): 1574. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/polym15061574.
    10.3390/polym15061574
  13. Ferreira, Ester F.; Mouro, Cláudia; Silva, Lúcia; Gouveia, Isabel C.. "Sustainable Packaging Material Based on PCL Nanofibers and Lavandula luisieri Essential Oil, to Preserve Museological Textiles". Polymers 14 3 (2022): 597. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/polym14030597.
    Published • 10.3390/polym14030597
  14. Lúcia Amorim; Cláudia Mouro; Martijn Riool; Isabel C. Gouveia. "Antimicrobial Food Packaging Based on Prodigiosin-Incorporated Double-Layered Bacterial Cellulose and Chitosan Composites". Polymers (2022): https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4360/14/2/315.
    10.3390/polym14020315
  15. Cláudia Mouro; Ana Paula Gomes; Merja Ahonen; Raul Fangueiro; Isabel C. Gouveia. "Chelidoniummajus L. Incorporated Emulsion Electrospun PCL/PVA_PEC Nanofibrous Meshes for Antibacterial Wound Dressing Applications". Nanomaterials (2021): https://www.mdpi.com/2079-4991/11/7/1785.
    10.3390/nano11071785
  16. Cláudia Mouro; Colum P. Dunne; Isabel C. Gouveia. "Designing New Antibacterial Wound Dressings: Development of a Dual Layer Cotton Material Coated with Poly(Vinyl Alcohol)_Chitosan Nanofibers Incorporating Agrimonia eupatoria L. Extract". Molecules (2020): https://www.mdpi.com/1420-3049/26/1/83.
    10.3390/molecules26010083
  17. Cláudia Mouro; Raul Fangueiro; Isabel C. Gouveia. "Preparation and Characterization of Electrospun Double-layered Nanocomposites Membranes as a Carrier for Centella asiatica (L.)". Polymers (2020): https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4360/12/11/2653.
    10.3390/polym12112653
  18. Mouro, C.; Gomes, A.P.; Gouveia, I.C.. "Double-layer PLLA/PEO_Chitosan nanofibrous mats containing Hypericum perforatum L. as an effective approach for wound treatment". Polymers for Advanced Technologies (2020): http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85097008699&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1002/pat.5185
  19. Mouro, Cláudia; Simões, Manuel; Gouveia, Isabel C.. "Emulsion Electrospun Fiber Mats of PCL/PVA/Chitosan and Eugenol for Wound Dressing Applications". Advances in Polymer Technology 2019 (2019): 1-11. http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2019/9859506.
    10.1155/2019/9859506
  20. Mouro, Cláudia; Gouveia, Isabel C.. "Antimicrobial functionalization of wool: assessment of the effect of Cecropin-B and [Ala5]-Tritrp7 antimicrobial peptides". (2016): http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00405000.2015.1130297.
    10.1080/00405000.2015.1130297
  21. Nogueira, Frederico; Granadeiro, Luíza; Mouro, Cláudia; Gouveia, Isabel C.. "Antimicrobial and antioxidant surface modification toward a new silk-fibroin (SF)-l-Cysteine material for skin disease management". (2016): http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.apsusc.2015.12.174.
    10.1016/j.apsusc.2015.12.174
  22. Pedrosa, Marta; Mouro, Cláudia; Nogueira, Frederico; Vaz, Joana; Gouveia, Isabel C.. "Comparison of the antibacterial activity of modified-cotton with magainin I and LL-37 with potential as wound-dressings". (2014): http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/app.40997.
    10.1002/app.40997
  23. Mouro, Cláudia; Pedrosa, Marta; Vaz, Joana; Gouveia, Isabel C.. "Two Surface Activation Strategies to Functionalize Cotton Fibers with Cys-LC-LL-37 Antibacterial Peptide". (2014): http://dx.doi.org/10.14504/ajr.1.6.4.
    10.14504/ajr.1.6.4
  24. Antunes, Laura; Faustino, Graça; Mouro, Cláudia; Vaz, Joana; Gouveia, Isabel C.. "Bioactive microsphere-based coating for biomedical-textiles with encapsulated antimicrobial peptides (AMPs)". (2014): http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ctmat.2015.03.006.
    10.1016/j.ctmat.2015.03.006
  25. Nogueira, Frederico; Vaz, Joana; Mouro, Cláudia; Piskin, Erhan; Gouveia, Isabel C.. "Covalent modification of cellulosic-based textiles: A new strategy to obtain antimicrobial properties". (2014): http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12257-013-0498-7.
    10.1007/s12257-013-0498-7
Journal issue
  1. Mouro, Cláudia; Gouveia, Isabel C.. "Special Issue: Advanced Gel-Based Materials and Coatings with Enhanced Bioactivity, Gels". (2024):
Thesis / Dissertation
  1. "Development of electrospun wound-dressings incorporating medicinal plant-extracts.". PhD, Universidade da Beira Interior, 2023. http://hdl.handle.net/10400.6/13273.
  2. Mouro, Cláudia. "Antimicrobial peptides: a new strategy for bioactive functionalization of wool and polyamide fibers". Master, Universidade da Beira Interior, 2013. https://ubibliorum.ubi.pt/handle/10400.6/2788.
  3. "Antimicrobial peptides as agents for the bioactive functionalization of textile materials used in healthcare". Degree, Universidade da Beira Interior, 2011.
Activities

Oral presentation

Presentation title Event name
Host (Event location)
2025/10 Sustainable valorization of wool keratin waste into functional nanofibers via electrospinning using deep eutectic solvents 6th Meeting of Young Researchers of LAETA
(Porto, Portugal)
2025/06 Fruit wastewater fractions for sustainable bacterial cellulose production 7th International Conference on Natural Fibers - ICNF2025
(Lisboa, Portugal)
2024/11 The Spectrum of Art: Exploring Artistic Inspiration and Sustainable Coloration in Fashion CIMODE 2024
(Caserta, Italy)
2024/08/18 From Industrial Waste to Bioactive Nanofiber Composites: Deep Eutectic Solvents and Electrospinning in Upcycling Endeavors 32nd International Materials Research Congress
(Cancún, Mexico)
2021/12 Agrimonia eupatoria L.-incorporated electrospun nanofibers and cotton composite for antibacterial wound dressing applications 1 st International FibEnTech Congress - New opportunities for fibrous materials in the ecological transition (2021) Covilhã, Portugal (Virtual)
(Covilhã, Portugal)
2021/05 Electrospun nanofibrous membranes containing medicinal plant extracts as natural source of bioactive compounds for wound dressing applications International Conference on Direct Digital Manufacturing and Polymers (2021) Marinha Grande, Portugal (Virtual)
(Leiria, Portugal)
2018 Development of electrospun wound-dressings incorporating medicinal plant-extracts 4th General Meeting PhD Program in Advanced Materials and Processing – AdvaMTech
NOVA School of Science and Technology (FCT NOVA) (Lisboa, Portugal)
2017 Development of electrospun wound-dressings incorporating medicinal plant-extracts 3rd General Meeting PhD Program in Advanced Materials and Processing – AdvaMTech
NOVA School of Science and Technology (FCT NOVA) (Lisboa, Portugal)
2016 Development of electrospun wound-dressings incorporating medicinal plant-extracts 2nd General Meeting PhD Program in Advanced Materials and Processing – AdvaMTech
NOVA School of Science and Technology (FCT NOVA) (Lisboa, Portugal)
2016 New antimicrobial wool-based material incorporating Cecropin-B and [Ala5]-Tritrp7 antimicrobial peptides. 1st Symposium of the FibEnTech Research Unit: Fiber Materials and Environmental Technologies
University of Beira Interior (Covilhã, Portugal)
2015 Development of electrospun wound-dressings incorporating medicinal plant-extracts 1st General Meeting PhD Program in Advanced Materials and Processing – AdvaMTech
NOVA School of Science and Technology (FCT NOVA) (Lisboa, Portugal)
2014 New strategies for surface modification of cotton and silk textiles with antimicrobial properties. European Biotechnology Congress
(Lecce, Italy)

Supervision

Thesis Title
Role 		Degree Subject (Type)
Institution / Organization
2024/09 - Current Bioactive Materials from Bacterial and Waste-Derived Sources: Exploring Sustainable Functionalities with Potential CO2 Interaction
Co-supervisor of Joana Custódio
 Ciência e Engenharia dos Materiais Fibrosos (PhD)
Universidade da Beira Interior, Portugal
2023/09 - 2024/06 Moda Ética e Sustentável Redefinida: O Papel Transformador da Celulose Bacteriana na Indústria Têxtil e do Vestuário
Co-supervisor of Joana Custódio
 Design de Moda (Master)
Universidade da Beira Interior, Portugal
2023/09 - 2024/06 The Spectrum of Art Exploring Artistic Inspiration and Sustainable Coloration in Fashion
Co-supervisor of Júlia Nardin
 Design de Moda (Master)
Universidade da Beira Interior, Portugal
2023/04 - 2023/07 Bio-fermented-colors - Synthesis and application of microbial pigments: a sustainable approach for the coloration of textiles
Co-supervisor of António Moreira
 Biotecnologia (Degree)
Universidade da Beira Interior, Portugal
2022/10 - 2023/07 A Biotecnologia e o Design de Moda Sustentável: Experimentações através de desperdícios alimentares e de óleos essenciais.
Co-supervisor of Viviana Pires
 Design de Moda (Master)
Universidade da Beira Interior, Portugal
2022/01 - 2023/07 A Biotecnologia na transição para a moda sustentável. O potencial da celulose bacteriana.
Co-supervisor of Liliana Mota
 Design de Moda (Master)
Universidade da Beira Interior, Portugal
2021/03 - 2021/06 ComBATCoV-FACES - A Bioinspired approach to engineer protective face masks against coronaviruses and multiple imminent respiratory viruses.
Co-supervisor of Telma Daniela Silva Costa
 Biotecnologia (Degree)
Universidade da Beira Interior, Portugal

Event participation

Activity description
Type of event 		Event name
Institution / Organization
2025/01/06 - 2025/01/10 Biotecnologia Têxtil para Moda Sustentável (Non-degree courses)
Other
2024/10/24 - 2024/10/25 Participation in the plenary sessions of DESIGNA2024
Conference
 DESIGNA2024
2024/01/05 - 2024/01/19 Biotecnologia na moda
Workshop
 Academia Júnior STEAM
Universidade da Beira Interior, Portugal
2023/09/22 - 2023/09/22 Textile Laboratory: Textile biotechnology as a tool for the preservation and recycle of wool waste.
Workshop
 Jornadas Europeias do Património
Universidade da Beira Interior, Portugal
2023/09 - 2023/09 Eco-Printing & Eco-Dyeing – Estampagem e Tingimento natural da lã
Workshop
 UBIEXPERIÊNCIAS 2023
Universidade da Beira Interior, Portugal
2023/06/23 - 2023/06/23 Desenvolvimento de pensos para feridas por eletrofiação contendo extratos de plantas medicinais. (Poster Presentation)
Seminar
 Dia Internacional da Mulher na Ciência
Universidade da Beira Interior, Portugal
2022/11/04 - 2022/11/18 Biotecnologia na moda
Workshop
 Academia Júnior STEAM 2022/2023
Universidade da Beira Interior, Portugal
2017/11/23 - 2017/11/23 NANOSPIDER: Vem tecer embalagens do futuro com nanofibras coloridas e comestíveis
Workshop
 Ciência Viva
Universidade da Beira Interior, Portugal
2016/11/21 - 2016/11/25 NANOSPIDER: Vem tecer embalagens do futuro com nanofibras coloridas e comestíveis
Workshop
 Ciência Viva
Universidade da Beira Interior, Portugal
2012/03/23 - 2012/03/23 III Workshop Higienização em Adega III Workshop Higienização em Adega
Instituto Politécnico de Castelo Branco Escola Superior Agrária, Portugal
2011/03/22 - 2011/03/24 Participation in "Dias da UBI"
Workshop
 Dias da UBI
Universidade da Beira Interior, Portugal
2010 - 2010 Segurança Alimentar: Legislação e certificação
Seminar
 Segurança Alimentar: Legislação e certificação
Universidade da Beira Interior, Portugal
2010 - 2010 Sistema de Gestão e Qualidade NP ISO 9001:2008
Seminar
 Sistema de Gestão e Qualidade NP ISO 9001:2008
Universidade da Beira Interior, Portugal

Jury of academic degree

Topic
Role 		Candidate name (Type of degree)
Institution / Organization
2025/07 Produção de laminados de filmes de proteína de clara de ovo e papel
(Thesis) Arguer
 João Pedro Fernandes Soares (Other)
Universidade da Beira Interior, Portugal
2025/06 Produção de filmes de pululana incorporando óleo essencial de coentros
(Thesis) Arguer
 Ana Carolina Comenda Ferreira (Other)
Universidade da Beira Interior, Portugal
2025/06 Estudo introdutório sobre biofilmes multicamadas para aplicação em feridas na etapa da inflamação
(Thesis) Arguer
 Giovanna Balero Cavalari (Other)
2025/06 Estudo preliminar sobre mistura de biopolímeros, com ênfase na gelatina, para potencial aplicação no tratamento de feridas
(Thesis) Arguer
 David José Roseiro Gaudêncio Francisco (Other)
2024/07/05 Relatório de Estágio Curricular: A Transformadora – Fábrica do Pisão Novo, LDA
(Thesis) Main arguer
 Sara Miguel Cordeiro das Neves Santos (Master)
Universidade da Beira Interior, Portugal
2024/06/26 Conceção de uma máscara facial inovadora para tratamento da rosácea subtipo 1
(Thesis) Arguer
 Mariana Baltazar Bárbara (Other)
Universidade da Beira Interior, Portugal
2022/06 Nova geração de solventes verdes de base biológica: extração e avaliação de propriedades antimicrobianas.
(Thesis) Arguer
 João Manuel Aguieiras do Canto (Other)
Universidade da Beira Interior, Portugal
2022/06 Bio Fermented Colors : Pigmentos microbianos para o tingimento sustentável da lã.
(Thesis) Arguer
 Márcia Alexandra Silva Gomes (Other)
Universidade da Beira Interior, Portugal
2021/06 Economia Circular: Reciclagem Enzimática de fibras têxteis.
(Thesis) Arguer
 Jéssica Ferreira Antunes (Other)
Universidade da Beira Interior, Portugal
2020/06 Conceção de um tecido de algodão do leite funcionalizado com óleo de Hypericum perforatum L. para tratamento tópico de placas psoriáticas.
(Thesis) Arguer
 Celina Maria Serra Santos (Other)
Universidade da Beira Interior, Portugal

Course / Discipline taught

Academic session Degree Subject (Type) Institution / Organization
2025/03 - 2025/07 Biotechnology and Innovation Biotecnologia (Mestrado) Universidade da Beira Interior, Portugal
2020/02 - 2020/07 Industrial Biotechnology Biotecnologia Universidade da Beira Interior, Portugal

Interview (newspaper / magazine)

Activity description Newspaper / Forum
2018/10 Portugal Têxtil - Parcerias abrem novos horizontes na UBI Jornal Têxtil

Mentoring / Tutoring

Topic Student name
2024/06 - 2025/02 A economia circular e os biomateriais na indústria têxtil portuguesa: impulsionando a transição para um setor mais sustentável Ana Paula Provin
2023/01 - 2023/03 Development of sustainable nanofibrous materials from bacterial polymers and biobased waterborne latex. Safae Azekriti
2022/09 - 2023/01 Development of innovative biobased products from bioactive compounds derived out of bacteria, microalgae biomass and food waste Rodrigo Martins
2022/01 - 2022/11 Eco-Printing e Eco-Dyeing: um contributo para o design de moda sustentável Helena Sofia da Silva Carvalho
2020/12 - 2021/07 A arte de salvaguardar os têxteis museológicos para o processo criativo do designer de moda Ester Fernanda Ferreira
2019/01 - 2020/01 Tingimento de fibras têxteis com prodigiosina produzida por Serratia plymuthica Ana Rita de Sousa Vieira da Costa
2018/01 - 2018/11 Avaliação das condições de crescimento da Serratia plymuthica para produção de prodigiosina Felipe Ozorio Giacomelli
2017/01 - 2017/11 Bio Fermented Colors - Pigmentos de Origem Bacteriana: Uma Alternativa Sustentável no Design de Moda e Têxtil Joana Filipa da Silva Almeida Valadas Guimarães
2015/04 - 2015/06 Extratos vegetais bioativos: uma nova estratégia na funcionalização bioativa de materiais têxteis para a área da saúde Tiago David Antunes
Distinctions

Award

2015 Individual PhD fellowship (REF: PD/BD/113550/2015)
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, Portugal
2008 Diploma of Merit awarded by the Covilhã City Council for the classification obtained as a high school student Câmara Municipal da Covilhã, Portugal