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Identification

Personal identification

Full name
Natália Braz Barroca

Citation names

  • Barroca, Nathalie

Author identifiers

Ciência ID
7D16-CB53-B0B4
ORCID iD
0000-0001-9608-3987

Languages

Language Speaking Reading Writing Listening Peer-review
French (Mother tongue)
Portuguese (Mother tongue)
English Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1)
Education
Degree Classification
2015/02/09
Concluded
 PhD in Biomedical Engineering (Doutoramento)
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
"Electromechanically active Poly (L-lactic) acid based structures for regenerative medicine" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 approved by unanimity
2008/09
Concluded
 MSc in Biomedical Engineering (Mestrado)
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
"Scaffolds à base de polímeros piezoeléctricos para regeneração óssea" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 approved by unanimity
2001/09 - 2005/07
Concluded
 BSc in Materials Science and Engineering (Licenciatura)
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
 Best student in 2005, awarded by the university
1999/10 - 2001/06
Concluded
 DEUG SM-PC - Science of Matter (Postgraduate Certificate)
Université de Franche-Comté UFR Sciences et Techniques, France
Affiliation

Science

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2019/10/01 - Current Researcher (Research) Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
Universidade de Aveiro Centro de Tecnologia Mecânica e Automação, Portugal
2017/09/14 - 2019/10/02 Researcher (Research) Institut Català de Nanociència i Nanotecnologia, Spain
Institut Català de Nanociència i Nanotecnologia, Spain
2016/10/01 - 2017/05/30 Research Assistant (Research) Universidade de Aveiro CICECO, Portugal
Universidade de Aveiro CICECO, Portugal
2016/01/01 - 2016/06/30 Researcher (Research) Queen's University Belfast School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, United Kingdom
Queen's University Belfast School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, United Kingdom
2015/04/01 - 2015/06/29 Postdoc (Research) Universidade do Porto Instituto de Física dos Materiais-Instituto de Nanociência e Nanotecnologia, Portugal
Universidade do Porto Instituto de Física dos Materiais-Instituto de Nanociência e Nanotecnologia, Portugal
Projects

Grant

Designation Funders
2024/09/02 - Current BoneIntegra: Engineering Bone Tissue Constructs through Integrated Hydrostatic Pressure
IES\R1\241121
Co-Principal Investigator (Co-PI)
The Royal Society, United Kingdom
 The Royal Society
Ongoing
2023/02/01 - Current Exploiting flexoelectricity to design osteoinductive electromechanical transducers
2022.02424.PTDC
Principal investigator
Universidade de Aveiro Centro de Tecnologia Mecânica e Automação, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing
2017/09/14 - 2019/10/02 FLEXOBONEGRAFT - Flexoelectric scaffolds for bone tissue engineering
info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/EC/H2020/753186/EU
Researcher
Institut Català de Nanociència i Nanotecnologia, Spain
 EU Framework Programme for Research and Innovation Marie Sklodowska-Curie Actions
Concluded

Contract

Designation Funders
2019/10/01 - 2023/09/30 A Step Forward To Spinal Cord Injury Repair Using Innovative Stimulated Nanoengineered Scaffolds - NeuroStimSpinal
829060
Researcher
Universidade de Aveiro Departamento de Engenharia Mecânica, Portugal
 Research Executive Agency
Ongoing
Outputs

Publications

Book chapter
  1. Lopes, Poliana P.; Barroca, Nathalie; Daniel-da-Silva, Ana Luisa; Ferreira, Bárbara J.M. Leite. "Application of Chitosan Based Materials for Drug Delivery". In Frontiers in Biomaterials, edited by Guilherme Luiz Dotto; Sergio Paulo Campana-Filho; Luiz Antonio de Almeida Pinto, 181-248. BENTHAM SCIENCE PUBLISHERS, 2017.
    Published • 10.2174/9781681084855117030011
Conference paper
  1. Al-Maghrabi, Latifah; Martins, Patricia; Silva, Daniela; Gil, Guilherme; Barroca, Nathalie; Murua, Olatz; Olalde, Beatriz; et al. "Circuit Modeling of rGO-doped Scaffolds for Spinal Cord Regeneration Based on Transient and xAC Analyses". Austin, 2022.
    10.1109/iscas48785.2022.9937411
  2. Barroca, N.; Fernandes, M.; Vilarinho, P.; Gomes, P.; Lanceros-Méndez, S.; Gruverman, A.. "Bone cells activity on piezoelectric PLLA biosubstrates". Paper presented in 24th European Conference on Biomaterials - Annual Conference of the European Society for Biomaterials ESB 2011, Dublin, 2011.
Journal article
  1. Kest Verstappen; Alexey Klymov; Mónica Cicuéndez; Daniela M. da Silva; Nathalie Barroca; Francisco-Javier Fernández-San-Argimiro; Iratxe Madarieta; et al. "Biocompatible adipose extracellular matrix and reduced graphene oxide nanocomposite for tissue engineering applications". Materials Today Bio (2024): https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mtbio.2024.101059.
    10.1016/j.mtbio.2024.101059
  2. Silva, Daniela M. da; Barroca, Nathalie; Pinto, Susana C.; Semitela, Ângela; de Sousa, Bárbara M.; Martins, Patrícia A.D.; Nero, Luís; et al. Corresponding author: Barroca, Nathalie. "Decellularized extracellular matrix-based 3D nanofibrous scaffolds functionalized with polydopamine-reduced graphene oxide for neural tissue engineering". Chemical Engineering Journal 472 (2023): 144980. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cej.2023.144980.
    10.1016/j.cej.2023.144980
  3. Luís Nascimento; Cristiana Fernandes; Ricardo. M. Silva; Ângela Semitela; Bárbara M. de Sousa; Paula A. A. P. Marques; Sandra I. Vieira; et al. Corresponding author: Nathalie Barroca. "Customizing Three-Dimensional Structures of Vertically Aligned Carbon Nanotubes to Direct Neural Stem Cell Differentiation". Advanced Healthcare Materials (2023): https://doi.org/10.1002/adhm.202300828.
    10.1002/adhm.202300828
  4. Barroca, Nathalie; da Silva, Daniela M.; Pinto, Susana C.; Sousa, Joana P.M.; Verstappen, Kest; Klymov, Alexey; Fernández-San-Argimiro, Francisco-Javier; et al. Corresponding author: Barroca, Nathalie. "Interfacing reduced graphene oxide with an adipose-derived extracellular matrix as a regulating milieu for neural tissue engineering". Biomaterials Advances 148 (2023): 213351. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.bioadv.2023.213351.
    10.1016/j.bioadv.2023.213351
  5. Coelho, S.A.R.; Kniep, J.; Barroca, Nathalie; Almeida, J.C.; Fernandes, M.H.V.. "Nanofibrous hybrid scaffolds based on PCL-borosilicate system by a green sol-gel process". Materials Today Chemistry 29 (2023): 101396. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.mtchem.2023.101396.
    10.1016/j.mtchem.2023.101396
  6. Polo-Montalvo, Alberto; Cicuéndez, Mónica; Casarrubios, Laura; Barroca, Nathalie; da Silva, Daniela; Feito, María José; Diez-Orejas, Rosalía; et al. "Effects of graphene oxide and reduced graphene oxide nanomaterials on porcine endothelial progenitor cells". Nanoscale 15 42 (2023): 17173-17183. http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/d3nr03145d.
    10.1039/d3nr03145d
  7. Feito, María José; Cicuéndez, Mónica; Casarrubios, Laura; Diez-Orejas, Rosalía; Fateixa, Sara; Silva, Daniela; Barroca, Nathalie; Marques, Paula A. A. P.; Portolés, María Teresa. "Effects of Graphene Oxide and Reduced Graphene Oxide Nanostructures on CD4+ Th2 Lymphocytes". International Journal of Molecular Sciences 23 18 (2022): 10625. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijms231810625.
    Open access • 10.3390/ijms231810625
  8. Barroca, Nathalie; Collins, Liam; Rodriguez, Brian J.; Fernandes, M.Helena V.; Vilarinho, Paula M.. Corresponding author: Barroca, Nathalie. "Mechanical writing of electrical polarization in poly (L-lactic) acid". Acta Biomaterialia 139 (2022): 249-258. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.actbio.2021.05.057.
    Published • 10.1016/j.actbio.2021.05.057
  9. Cicuéndez, Mónica; Casarrubios, Laura; Barroca, Nathalie; Silva, Daniela; Feito, María José; Diez-Orejas, Rosalía; Marques, Paula A. A. P.; Portolés, María Teresa. Corresponding author: Portolés, María Teresa. "Benefits in the Macrophage Response Due to Graphene Oxide Reduction by Thermal Treatment". International Journal of Molecular Sciences 22 13 (2021): 6701. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijms22136701.
    Open access • 10.3390/ijms22136701
  10. Núñez-Toldrà, Raquel; Vasquez-Sancho, Fabian; Barroca, Nathalie; Catalan, Gustau. "Investigation of The Cellular Response to Bone Fractures: Evidence for Flexoelectricity". Scientific Reports 10 1 (2020): http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-019-57121-3.
    10.1038/s41598-019-57121-3
  11. Andrade, Vivian M.; Barroca, Nathalie B.; Pires, Ana L.; Belo, João H.; Pereira, André M.; Pirota, Kleber R.; Araújo, João P.. "Freestanding and flexible composites of magnetocaloric Gd5(Si,Ge)4 microparticles embedded in thermoplastic poly(methyl methacrylate) matrix". Materials & Design 186 (2020): 108354. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.matdes.2019.108354.
    10.1016/j.matdes.2019.108354
  12. Andrade, V. M.; Amirov, A.; Yusupov, D.; Pimentel, B.; Barroca, N.; Pires, A. L.; Belo, J. H.; et al. "Multicaloric effect in a multiferroic composite of Gd5(Si,Ge)4 microparticles embedded into a ferroelectric PVDF matrix". Scientific Reports 9 1 (2019): http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-019-54635-8.
    10.1038/s41598-019-54635-8
  13. Vaz, Antonio; Barroca, Nathalie; Ribeiro, Miguel; Pereira, Andre; Frazao, Orlando. "Optical Fiber Humidity Sensor Based on Polyvinylidene Fluoride Fabry–Perot". IEEE Photonics Technology Letters 31 7 (2019): 549-552. http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/lpt.2019.2901571.
    10.1109/lpt.2019.2901571
  14. Zlotnik, Sebastian; Maltez-da Costa, Marisa; Barroca, Nathalie; Hortigüela, María J.; Singh, Manoj Kumar; Fernandes, Maria Helena V.; Vilarinho, Paula Maria. "Functionalized-ferroelectric-coating-driven enhanced biomineralization and protein-conformation on metallic implants". Journal of Materials Chemistry B 7 13 (2019): 2177-2189. http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/c8tb02777c.
    10.1039/c8tb02777c
  15. Barroca, Nathalie; Marote, Ana; Vieira, Sandra I.; Almeida, Abílio; Fernandes, Maria H.V.; Vilarinho, Paula M.; da Cruz e Silva, Odete A.B.. "Electrically polarized PLLA nanofibers as neural tissue engineering scaffolds with improved neuritogenesis". Colloids and Surfaces B: Biointerfaces 167 (2018): 93-103. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.colsurfb.2018.03.050.
    10.1016/j.colsurfb.2018.03.050
  16. Marote, Ana; Barroca, Nathalie; Vitorino, Rui; M. Silva, Raquel; H.V. Fernandes, Maria; M. Vilarinho, Paula; A.B. da Cruz e Silva, Odete; I. Vieira, Sandra. "A proteomic analysis of the interactions between poly(L-lactic acid) nanofibers and SH-SY5Y neuronal-like cells". AIMS Molecular Science 3 4 (2016): 661-682. http://dx.doi.org/10.3934/molsci.2016.4.661.
    10.3934/molsci.2016.4.661
  17. Vilarinho, Paula Maria; Barroca, Nathalie; Zlotnik, Sebastian; Félix, Pedro; Fernandes, Maria Helena. "Are lithium niobate (LiNbO3) and lithium tantalate (LiTaO3) ferroelectrics bioactive?". Materials Science and Engineering: C 39 (2014): 395-402. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.msec.2014.03.026.
    10.1016/j.msec.2014.03.026
  18. Ferreira, Bárbara J.M. Leite; Barroca, Natalia B.; Lopes, Poliana P.; Daniel-da-Silva, Ana L.; Helena, Maria; Fernandes, V.; Correia, Rui N.. "Properties of novel PMMA-co-EHA bone cements filled with hydroxyapatite". Polymer Composites 35 4 (2013): 759-767. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/pc.22719.
    10.1002/pc.22719
  19. Barroca, N.B.; Daniel-Da-Silva, A.L.; Gomes, P.S.; Fernandes, M.H.R.; Lanceros-Méndez, S.; Sharma, P.; Gruverman, A.; Fernandes, M.H.V.; M.vilarinho, P.. "Suitability of PLLA as piezoelectric substrates for tissue engineering evidenced by microscopy techniques". Microscopy and Microanalysis 18 SUPPL.5 (2012): 63-64. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84894665575&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1017/S1431927612012974
  20. Barroca, N.; Vilarinho, P.M.; Fernandes, M.H.V.; Sharma, P.; Gruverman, A.. "Stability of electrically induced-polarization in poly (L-lactic) acid for bone regeneration". Applied Physics Letters 101 2 (2012): http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84863975375&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1063/1.4729619
  21. Barroca, N.; Vilarinho, P.M.; Daniel-Da-Silva, A.L.; Wu, A.; Fernandes, M.H.; Gruverman, A.. "Protein adsorption on piezoelectric poly(L-lactic) acid thin films by scanning probe microscopy". Applied Physics Letters 98 13 (2011): http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-79953732152&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1063/1.3555444
  22. Barroca, N.; Daniel-da-Silva, A.L.; Vilarinho, P.M.; Fernandes, M.H.V.. "Tailoring the morphology of high molecular weight PLLA scaffolds through bioglass addition". Acta Biomaterialia 6 9 (2010): 3611-3620. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.actbio.2010.03.032.
    10.1016/j.actbio.2010.03.032
  23. Barroca, N.B.; Daniel-Da-Silva, A.L.; Fernandes, M.H.V.; Vilarinho, P.M.. "Porogen effect of bioactive glass on poly(L-lactide) scaffolds: Evidences by electron microscopy". Microscopy and Microanalysis 14 SUPPL. 3 (2008): 65-66. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-53349175624&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1017/S143192760808940X

Intellectual property

Patent
  1. Barroca, Nathalie; Marques, Paula A. A. P.; Luis Filipe Nero Alves; Patrícia Alexandra Martins; Bruno Figueiredo; Rui Pedro Fonseca Pereira da Silva; Adriana Bernardes; Vitor Emanuel Marques Abrantes. 2022. "WO2023209676A1: A MULTI-WELL GRAPHENE-MULTIELECTRODE ARRAY DEVICE FOR IN VITRO 3D ELECTRICAL STIMULATION AND METHOD TO OBTAIN THE DEVICE".
  2. Barroca, Nathalie. 2008. "MÉTODO DE PREPARAÇÃO DE SUPORTES POROSOS COMPÓSITOS DE BASE POLIMÉRICA PARA APLICAÇÃO EM ENGENHARIA DE TECIDOS". Portugal.
    Granted/Issued
Activities

Oral presentation

Presentation title Event name
Host (Event location)
2024/07/12 Towards Piezoelectric Oriented Fibrous Platforms for Cardiac Tissue Engineering 6th International Conference on Nanomaterials Science and Mechanical Engineering
Universidade de Aveiro - Departamento de Engenharia Mecânica (Aveiro, Portugal)
2024/07/10 Strategies to interface an adipose-derived decellularized extracellular matrix with graphene-based materials for neural tissue engineering 6th International Conference on Nanomaterials Science and Mechanical Engineering
Universidade de Aveiro - Departamento de Engenharia Mecânica (Aveiro, Portugal)
2024/06/07 3D Printing of Highly Loaded Hydroxyapatite Nanoparticles PLA/PCL Formulations for Bone Grafts TEchMA2024 – 7th International Conference on Technologies for the Wellbeing and Sustainable Manufacturing Solutions
Universidade de Aveiro - Departamento de Engenharia Mecânica (Aveiro, Portugal)
2024/06/06 Towards Piezoelectric Oriented Fibrous Platforms for Cardiac Tissue Engineering TEchMA2024 – 7th International Conference on Technologies for the Wellbeing and Sustainable Manufacturing Solutions
Universidade de Aveiro - Departamento de Engenharia Mecânica (Aveiro, Portugal)
2024/06/06 Capitalizing strain gradients to upgrade bone scaffolding strategies TEchMA2024 – 7th International Conference on Technologies for the Wellbeing and Sustainable Manufacturing Solutions
Universidade de Aveiro - Departamento de Engenharia Mecânica (Aveiro , Portugal)
2023/10/26 Invited Lecture as International Master Panel with the 2 hours lecture: “Electric fields for tissue engineering strategies: when a little goes a long way” VI Congresso Internacional de Ciência, Tecnologia e Inovação e XXI Encontro Anual de Iniciação Científica da UNIPAR”
UNIPAR (Paraná, Brazil)
2023/09/29 Graphene-based materials as building blocks for shaping 3D microenvironments for neural tissue engineering Final workshop of the European NeuroStimSpinal project
Universidade de Aveiro (Aveiro, Portugal)
2023/05/26 A multifunctional patch for the repair of injured spinal cord TECHMA 2023
Universidade de Aveiro - Departamento de Engenharia Mecânica (Aveiro, Portugal)
2023/03/30 A novel platform for 3D electrical stimulation of GBM-based scaffolds for neural tissue engineering TERMIS-EU 2023
Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine International Society (Manchester, United Kingdom)
2023/03/28 A multimaterial and multifunctional patch for the repair of spinal cord injury TERMIS-EU 2023
Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine International Society (Manchester, United Kingdom)
2021/10/21 Graphene-based scaffolds towards the treatment of spinal cord injuries NanoMed 2021
(Milan, Italy)
2021/09/29 Scaffolds based on decellularized extracellular matrix and graphene oxide: a route to repair the spinal cord injury? 1st NeuroStimSpinal workshop
within the framework of the European Project (No 829060) NeuroStimSpinal (online )
2021/09/21 Could graphene-based scaffolds help to shorten the path to spinal cord injury repair? Graphene Week
Graphene Flagship
2021/09/06 Scaffolds based on decellularized extracellular matrix and graphene oxide: a route to repair the spinal cord injury? ESB 2021 31st Conference of the European Society for Biomaterials
European Society for Biomaterials (Porto, Portugal)
2019/09/23 Study of magnetocaloric Gd 5 (Si,Ge) 4 microparticles embedded into PVDF XVII Brazil MRS Meeting
(Balneário Camboriu, Brazil)
2019/09/03 EFFECT OF FRACTURE FLEXOELECTRICITY ON BONE CELLS International Symposium on Electrets
(Limerick, Ireland)
2018/09/27 Exploiting piezoelectric polymeric platforms for neuronal tissue engineering 7th KMM-VIN Industrial Workshop: Biomaterials key technologies for better healthcare
(Erlangen, Germany)
2014/07/04 Mechanical stress-responsive platforms for regenerative medicine ANM - Conference on Advanced Nano Materials
Universidade de Aveiro (Aveiro, Portugal)
2014/06/21 Electric Field Driven Assembly Involving Piezoelectric Polymers towards Tissue Growth: the case of Poly(L-lactic) acid 5th International Conference on Tissue Engineering
(Kos, Greece)
2013/12/03 Kelvin Probe Force Microscopy of Poly(L-lactic) acid towards the understanding of polarization effect on selective protein adsorption and cell proliferation MRS Fall Meeting
(Boston, United States)
2012/11/27 Scanning probe techniques for the study of charged polymers for bone tissue regeneration MRS Fall Meeting
(Boston, United States)
2012/05/02 Electrically Stimulated Biopolymers for Tissue Growth IX Jornadas CICECO
(Aveiro, Portugal)
2011/10/18 Suitability of PLLA as piezoelectric substrates for tissue engineering evidenced by microscopy techniques 2nd Joint Congress of the Portuguese and Spanish Microscopy Societies
(Aveiro, Portugal)
2011/09/05 Bone cells activity on piezoelectric PLLA biosubstrates 24th European Conference on Biomaterials
European Society for Biomaterials (Dublin, Ireland)
2010/05/14 Development of PLLA based composite scaffolds for bone tissue engineering National Advanced Course on Biomaterials and Regenerative Medicine
Faculdade de Engenharia da Universidade do Porto e Universidade de Aveiro (Aveiro, Portugal)

Supervision

Thesis Title
Role 		Degree Subject (Type)
Institution / Organization
2024/10 - Current BoneIntegra: "Engineering bone tissue constructs through integrated hydrostatic pressure"
Supervisor
 Master in Biomaterials and Nanomedicine (Master)
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2023/04/14 - Current Physiologically-powered cardiac patch for in situ electrical stimulation
Supervisor
 Programa doutoral em Nanociências e Nanotecnologia (PhD)
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2022/11 - Current Therapeutic TENG: A new approach on neural tissue regeneration
Co-supervisor
 PROGRAMA DOUTORAL EM ENGENHARIA ELECTROTÉCNICA (PhD)
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2020/06/01 - Current Electroconductive regenerative strategies for the spinal cord injury
Supervisor
 Programa doutoral em Biotecnologia (PhD)
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2023/11 - 2024/12/09 Recapitulating the mechanical anisotropy of the spinal cord via 3D printing
Co-supervisor
 Integrated Master in Mechanical Engineering (Master)
Universidade de Aveiro Departamento de Engenharia Mecânica, Portugal
2023/11 - 2024/12/02 Conceptualization of an electromechanical transducer for cardiac regeneration
Supervisor
 Integrated Master in Mechanical Engineering (Master)
Universidade de Aveiro Departamento de Engenharia Mecânica, Portugal
2023/11 - 2024/07 Recapitular a anisotropia mecânica da medula espinal
Co-supervisor
 Integrated Master in Biomedical Engineering (Scientific initiation)
Universidade de Aveiro Departamento de Física, Portugal
2023/11 - 2024/07 Potencialidades do MoS2 para modular a comunicação intercelular para aplicações em engenharia de tecidos
Supervisor
 Integrated Master in Biomedical Engineering (Scientific initiation)
Universidade de Aveiro Departamento de Física, Portugal
2023/02 - 2023/07 Development of antibacterial coatings for dental implants
Co-supervisor
 Integrated Master in Biomedical Engineering (Master)
Universidade de Aveiro Departamento de Física, Portugal
2021/10/04 - 2022/12/12 A multimaterial and multifunctional hydrogel for repairing the injured spinal cord
Supervisor of Joana Rita Linhares Couto
 Integrated Master in Biomedical Engineering (Master)
Universidade de Aveiro Departamento de Física, Portugal
2022/01/10 - 2022/12 Synthesis of electro-responsive nanocomposites for neural tissue engineering
Supervisor of Luís Filipe Miranda do Nascimento
 Integrated Master in Materials and Biomedical Devices (Master)
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2020/12/01 - 2022/12 Melt electrowritten reinforcements in 3D printed hydrogels for cartilage tissue engineering
Supervisor of Francisco Bernardo
 Integrated Master in Mechanical Engineering (Master)
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2022/02 - 2022/07 Integration of nacre in microfibrous structures produced by 3D printing for application in bone tissue
Supervisor
 Licenciatura em Ciências Biomédicas (Scientific initiation)
Universidade de Aveiro Departamento de Física, Portugal
2020/11 - 2021/12/09 Three-dimensional electro-responsive carbon-reinforced hydrogels for neural tissue engineering
Co-supervisor
 Mestrado em Materiais e Dispositivos Biomédicos (Master)
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2021/02 - 2021/09 Impressão de microgeometrias 3D para reforço de hidrogéis para regeneração da cartilagem
Supervisor of Tomé Sequeira
 Licenciatura em Ciências Biomédicas (Scientific initiation)
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2021/01 - 2021/07 Study of the synergistic interactions between graphene oxide and a peptide on NPCs towards neuron differentiation
Supervisor
 Licenciatura em Ciências Biomédicas (Scientific initiation)
Universidade de Aveiro Departamento de Física, Portugal
2020/03/01 - 2020/09/25 Preparação e caraterização elétrica de estruturas de matriz extracelular descelularizada e rGO para regeneração da espinal medula
Supervisor
 Licenciatura em Ciências Biomédicas (Scientific initiation)
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal

Event organisation

Event name
Type of event (Role) 		Institution / Organization
2018/09/26 - 2018/09/28 14th International Symposium on Ferroic Domains, Barcelona, Spain, 26-28 September 2018 (2018/09/26 - 2018/09/28)
Symposium (Other)
 Institut Català de Nanociència i Nanotecnologia, Spain
2011/10/18 - 2011/10/20 2nd Joint Congress of the Portuguese and Spanish Microscopy Societies (2011/10/18 - 2011/10/20)
Congress (Other)
 Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal

Event participation

Activity description
Type of event 		Event name
Institution / Organization
2024/10/16 - 2024/10/18 POSTER presentation on "Flexoelectricity in biomaterials – an opportunity for upgrading bone grafts?"
Congress
 Collaborative Horizons: Shared Discoveries in Regenerative Medicine
MRLN Institute for Technology - Inspired Regenerative Medicine, Netherlands
2024/10/16 - 2024/10/18 POSTER PRESENTATION "A Biomimetic Nanofibrous Framework with Customized Gray and White Matter Components to Bridge the Injured Hemicord"
Congress
 Collaborative Horizons: Shared Discoveries in Regenerative Medicine
MRLN Institute for Technology - Inspired Regenerative Medicine, Netherlands
2024/10/16 - 2024/10/18 POSTER PRESENTATION "Towards Piezoelectric Oriented Fibrous Platforms for Cardiac Tissue Engineering: Conceptualization, Optimization and Manufacturing”
Congress
 Collaborative Horizons: Shared Discoveries in Regenerative Medicine
MRLN Institute for Technology - Inspired Regenerative Medicine, Netherlands
2024/06/30 - 2024/07/03 POSTER Presentation on "MARINE-BASED BIOMATERIALS FOR REINFORCING MICROFIBROUS STRUCTURES PRODUCED BY MELT-ELECTROWRITING"
Conference
 ESB 2024
29th Congress of the European Society of Biomechanics , United Kingdom
2023/05/25 - 2023/05/26 Chair session at TEchMA2023 – 6th International Conference on Technologies for the Wellbeing and Sustainable Manufacturing Solutions
Conference
 6th International Conference on Technologies for the Wellbeing and Sustainable Manufacturing Solutions
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2022/09/05 - 2022/09/09 POSTER Presentation on "Effects of graphene oxide and reduced graphene oxide nanostructures on the expression of VEGFR2 in endothelial progenitor cells"
Conference
 Graphene Week 2022, Munich, Germany
Graphene Flagship, Belgium
2022/09/05 - 2022/09/09 POSTER Presentation on "A graphene-based scaffold with a biomimetic architecture to bridge the injured spinal cord"
Conference
 Graphene Week 2022, Munich, Germany
Graphene Flagship, Belgium
2022/09/05 - 2022/09/09 POSTER Presentation on "Interfacing reduced graphene oxide with a decellularized extracellular matrix as a regulating milieu for spinal cord injury repair"
Conference
 Graphene Week 2022, Munich, Germany
Graphene Flagship, Belgium
2022/09/04 - 2022/09/08 POSTER Presentation on "3D platforms based on rGO-doped adipose-derived extracellular matrix towards neuron differentiation"
Conference
 ESB 2022, 32 nd Annual Conference of the European Society for Biomaterials, Bordeaux, France
2022/02/02 - 2022/02/04 CHAIR of a session of the 4th Workshop on Characterization and Analysis of Nanomaterials
Workshop
 Workshop on Characterization and Analysis of Nanomaterials
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2021/11/03 - 2021/11/15 POSTER Presentation on "Engineering 3D micropatterned VA-CNTs by capillary forming for neural tissue engineering"
Seminar
 Carbon Webinar
Australian Carbon Society, Australia
2021/07/16 - 2021/07/17 Training course "Proposal Writing and Project Management for EU Horizon Europe Program" provided by Vocal Europe Office
Other
 Proposal Writing and Project Management for EU Horizon Europe Program
Vocal Europe, Belgium
2018/09/09 - 2018/09/13 POSTER Presentation on "Ferroelectric coatings on metallic implants for guided mineralization and protein adsorption"
Congress
 29th Annual Meeting of the European Society for Biomaterials
2018 - 2018 Online distance learning course: "From research to business" AD01-2018, from The European Patent Academy
Other
European Patent Office The Hague, Netherlands
2017/09/09 - 2017/09/13 POSTER Presentation on "Production of polycaprolactone/boron and calcium-containing silicate hybrid nanofibers via a combination of electrospinning and non-aqueous sol gel process"
Congress
 Materiais 2017
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2016/06/30 - 2016/06/30 POSTER Presentation on "Use of Marine Based Additives in 3D PLLA Matrices for Bone Tissue Engineering"
Congress
 "Marine Biodiscovery: Deep Waters – Exciting Prospects", Beaufort Marine Biodiscovery Research Meeting in Conjunction with Sea Change Researchers Workshop, Galway, Ireland
2012/11/25 - 2012/11/30 POSTER Presentation on "Influence of polarization of piezoelectric polymers on neural and bone cells for tissue regeneration enhancement"
Congress
 MRS Fall Meeting, Boston USA
2012/09/05 - 2012/09/08 POSTER Presentation on "Scanning probe techniques for the Piezoelectric polymers for tissue regeneration: neural and bone tissues approaches"
Congress
 3rd TERMIS, Vienna (Austria)
2011/11/28 - 2011/12/02 POSTER Presentation on "Kinetics of the induced-polarization decay in poly (L-lactic) acid for bone regeneration"
Congress
 MRS Fall Meeting, Boston (USA)

Jury of academic degree

Topic
Role 		Candidate name (Type of degree)
Institution / Organization
2024/11/27 Development and Evaluation of Dual Coating and Surface Texturing on Zirconia Dental Implants: Cellular Response
(Thesis) Main arguer
 Bárbara Baptista (Master)
Universidade de Aveiro Departamento de Física, Portugal
2024/09 Segmental Structural Dynamics in Polylactide: Failure Mechanisms, Physical Aging and Shape Memory Studies towards Medical Applications
Thesis Member
 Xabier Larrañaga Etxabe (PhD)
Department of Mining Engineering and Metallurgy and Materials Science, Spain
2024/07/16 Preparação de cimentos ósseos: propriedades mecânicas e mineralização
(Thesis) Main arguer
 Beatriz Afonso Telha (Other)
Universidade de Aveiro Departamento de Física, Portugal
2024/07/15 Desenvolvimento de um biomaterial carregado com fármacos para administração neuronal
(Thesis) Main arguer
 Inês Sousa Martins (Master)
Universidade de Aveiro Departamento de Física, Portugal
2023/10 Fabrication, characterization, and in-vitro biocompatibility of nanowire-based neural stimulation electrodes
Thesis Member
 Ana Arché Nuñez (PhD)
Universidade Complutense de Madrid, Spain
2022/12/21 Antibacterial activity of cutting-edge dental crown materials
President of the jury
 Inês de Oliveira Baptista (Master)
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2022/12/12 A multimaterial and multifunctional hydrogel for repairing the injured spinal cord
Supervisor
 Joana Rita Linhares Couto (Master)
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2022/12/05 Gradient nanofibers for Dermal Regeneration of Hard-to-Heal Ulcers
(Thesis) Main arguer
 David José Caetano Coelho (Master)
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2021/02/16 Electrical and biological characterization of PLLA-316L stainless steel electromechanical devices for bone tissue engineering.
(Thesis) Main arguer
 Sheila de Oliveira Ferreira (Master)
Universidade de Aveiro Departamento de Engenharia de Materiais e Cerâmica, Portugal

Committee member

Activity description
Role 		Institution / Organization
2022/05/27 - Current Review Committee at 5th International Conference on Technologies for the Wellbeing and Sustainable Manufacturing Solutions
Member
 Universidade de Aveiro Centro de Tecnologia Mecânica e Automação, Portugal
2024/11/19 - 2024/11/22 Member of the Program Committee and Local Organizing Committee of the 2nd International Conference on Nanotechnology Research and Innovation, NTRIA https://icntri-2024.web.ua.pt/ Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2024/07/09 - 2024/07/12 Member of the Program Committee and Technical Program Committee of the ICNMSME2024, 6th International Conference on Nanomaterials Science and Mechanical Engineering https://icnmsme2024.web.ua.pt/ Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2024/06/06 - 2024/06/07 Member of the Scientific Committee (and Chair Session) of TechMA 2024 - 7th International Conference on Technologies for the Wellbeing and Sustainable Manufacturing Solutions
Member
 Universidade de Aveiro Centro de Tecnologia Mecânica e Automação, Portugal
2023/11/20 - 2023/11/24 Member of the Program Committee and Technical Program Committee and Local Organizing Committee of the 1st International Conference on Nanotechnology Research and Innovation, NTRIA https://icntri2023.nmsme.org/icntri2023/committees/
Other
 Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2023/05/25 - 2023/05/26 Member of the Scientific Committee (and Chair Session) of TechMA 2023 - 6th International Conference on Technologies for the Wellbeing and Sustainable Manufacturing Solutions https://techma2023.web.ua.pt/
Member
 Universidade de Aveiro Departamento de Engenharia Mecânica, Portugal
2022/07/05 - 2022/07/08 Member of the Program Committee and Technical Program Committee of the ICNMSME2022, 5th International Conference on Nanomaterials Science and Mechanical Engineering http://icnmsme2022.web.ua.pt/
Member
 Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal

Consulting

Activity description Institution / Organization
2019/02 - 2019/05 Consulting activity at ICN2 to measure electromechanical properties of novel PVDF inks for EURECAT, a big industrial technology provider of Catalonia (SPAIN) (https://eurecat.org/en/) Institut Català de Nanociència i Nanotecnologia, Spain

Course / Discipline taught

Academic session Degree Subject (Type) Institution / Organization
2022/12/07 - Current Invited lecturer on the following topic: "The central nervous system: anatomy, current treatments and regenerative approaches" Mestrado em Materiais e Dispositivos Biomédicos (Mestrado integrado) Universidade de Aveiro Departamento de Engenharia de Materiais e Cerâmica, Portugal
2022/11/21 - Current Additive manufacturing for biomedical applications: principles and current status Soluções de fabrico sustentável e tecnologias para o bem-estar (Curso de doutoramento (conclusão de unidades curriculares)) Universidade de Aveiro Departamento de Engenharia Mecânica, Portugal
2021/12 - 2021/12 Invited lecturer on the following topic: "The spinal cord: anatomy, current treatments and regenerative approaches" Mestrado em Materiais e Dispositivos Biomédicos (Mestrado integrado) Universidade de Aveiro Departamento de Engenharia de Materiais e Cerâmica, Portugal
2016/02 - 2016/06 Invited lecturer on the topics Polymers, Wound Healing and Biocompatibility at Queen’s University Belfast (United Kingdom) Received a score evaluation above 4 in 5, which is the level required for appointed lecturers Biomaterials and Medical Course (Master) Queen's University Belfast School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, United Kingdom
2011/09 - 2013/09 Invited lecturer on topics related to Polymer synthesis, processing and application in tissue engineering Mestrado em Materiais e Dispositivos Biomédicos (Mestrado integrado) Universidade de Aveiro Departamento de Engenharia de Materiais e Cerâmica, Portugal

Evaluation committee

Activity description
Role 		Institution / Organization Funding entity
2023/07 - 2023/09 Evaluator of scientific projects for the FLAG–ERA JTC 2023 call (Sub-call of Graphene – Applied Research and Innovation)
Evaluator
2020/10/02 - 2020/11/23 Evaluator/expert for the evaluation of the 2020 Marie Sklodowska-Curie Individual Fellowships (IF) (Evaluator in the 2 following panels: Chemistry and Engineering)
Evaluator
 EU Framework Programme for Research and Innovation Marie Sklodowska-Curie Actions, Belgium EU Framework Programme for Research and Innovation Marie Sklodowska-Curie Actions

Interview (newspaper / magazine)

Activity description Newspaper / Forum
2020/03 The subject of my Marie Curie Individual Fellowship, "FLEXOBONEGRAFT" project, was selected, based on domain, timing and quality of results, for publication in the ‘Results in Brief’ section of the European Commission’s CORDIS website for dissemination of the EU's science investment. European Commission’s CORDIS website

Journal scientific committee

Journal title (ISSN) Publisher
2022/02/01 - Current Biomaterials Manufacturing and Technology (specialty section of Frontiers in Biomaterials Science) Frontiers
2021/05/01 - Current Mathematics (2227-7390) MDPI
2019/10 - Current Journal of Biomaterials Applications (1530-8022) SAGE Publications
2018/03 - Current Journal of Materials Chemistry B (2050-7518) The Royal Society of Chemistry

Mentoring / Tutoring

Topic Student name
2013/10 - 2014/12 Electromechanical Poly(L-lactic acid) PLLA platforms for regenerative medicine Priscila Cristina Soares Melo
2013/10 - 2014/12 Electrically stimulated collagen films for tissue growth Alícia Viviana Prata Alves
2011/10 - 2012/12 Biocompatible polymeric coatings for bone tissue regeneration Mariana da Silva Marinho
2011/10 - 2012/12 Atividade eletromecânica da hidroxiapatite para a regeneração óssea Micael dos Santos Nascimento
2011/10 - 2012/12 Assessment of biocompatibility of selected ferroelectric ceramics Pedro Tiago Albergaria Félix

Scientific expedition

Activity description Institution / Organization
2022/09/12 - 2022/10/08 Scientific mission at IESL-FORTH (Greece) for 1 month funded by the NFFA Europe programme. The mission included the cytocompatibility study of neural stem cells within scaffolds under electrical stimulation. Institouto Elektronikes Domes kai Leizer, Greece
2018/04/01 - 2018/09/01 5 months secondment during a Marie Curie individual fellowship for an extensive training in 3D printing, specifically extrusion of composites based on biocompatible thermoplastics and calcium phosphates for bone tissue applications University College Dublin Conway Institute of Biomolecular and Biomedical Research, Ireland
2012/11/01 - 2013/01/31 3 months traning in AFM and KPFM University College Dublin Conway Institute of Biomolecular and Biomedical Research, Ireland
2011/01 - 2011/04 3 months Scientific mission at the Physics Department of Lincoln University - Nebraska (USA) to perform piezoelectric response force microscopy on biodegradable and biocompatible polymers under a grant attributed by the Luso-American Development Foundation (FLAD) Jorgensen Hall Lincoln, Department of Physics and Astronomy, United States
Distinctions

Award

2014 “Excellent oral scientific contribution”
5th International Conference on Tissue Engineering Commitee, Greece
2010 Prize of Nanotechnology”
Fundação Luso-Americana, Portugal
2005 Ludwig van Beethoven Prize
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal

Other distinction

2021 Best Student Poster - Carbon Webinar
Asutralian Carbon Society, Australia