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Sofia M. Costa concluiu o Doutoramento em Engenharia de Materiais em 2024/05/16 pela Universidade do Minho, o Mestrado em Bioquímica em 2017/09/22 pela Universidade de Aveiro e Licenciatura em Bioquímica em 2015/07/24 pela Universidade do Minho. É Investigador na Universidade do Minho - Campus de Azurém. Participa e/ou participou como Bolseiro de Investigação em 1 projeto(s). Atua na(s) área(s) de Ciências Naturais com ênfase em Ciências Biológicas com ênfase em Bioquímica, Ciências da Engenharia e Tecnologias com ênfase em Nanotecnologia com ênfase em Nanomateriais, Ciências Médicas e da Saúde com ênfase em Ciências da Saúde, Ciências Exatas com ênfase em Química e Ciências Naturais com ênfase em Ciências Biológicas.
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Identification

Personal identification

Full name
Sofia Costa

Citation names

  • Costa, Sofia
  • Sofia M. Costa

Author identifiers

Ciência ID
8B10-C2DF-6A34
ORCID iD
0000-0003-2547-6470
Google Scholar ID
hRt92-ocAAAAJ&tzom
Scopus Author Id
57209281649

Email addresses

  • sofiamcosta@2c2t.uminho.pt (Professional)

Websites

Knowledge fields

  • Natural sciences - Biological Sciences - Biochemistry
  • Engineering and Technology - Nano-technology - Nano-materials
  • Medical and Health Sciences - Health Sciences
  • Exact Sciences - Chemical Sciences
  • Engineering and Technology - Materials Engineering - Coating and Films
  • Engineering and Technology - Materials Engineering - Textiles

Languages

Language Speaking Reading Writing Listening Peer-review
Portuguese (Mother tongue)
English Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1)
Education
Degree Classification
2020/01/01 - 2024/05/16
Concluded
 Engenharia de Materiais (Doutoramento)
Centro de Ciência e Tecnologia Têxtil, Portugal
"Local drug delivery systems based on biodegradable nanofibers for cancer photodynamic therapy (PDT)" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
2015/09/16 - 2017/09/22
Concluded
 Bioquímica (Mestrado)
Major in Clínica
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
"Cardiovascular impact of cytotoxicity and aging in protein aggregation" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 18
2012/09 - 2015/07/24
Concluded
 Bioquímica (Licenciatura)
Universidade do Minho, Portugal
"Perfil das células T polifuncionais de pacientes saudáveis, diabéticos e com tuberculose" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 16
Affiliation

Science

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2024/08/09 - Current Invited Auxiliary Researcher (Research) Universidade do Minho - Campus de Azurém, Portugal
2024/04 - 2024/08 Researcher (Research) Universidade do Minho - Campus de Azurém, Portugal
2018/01/03 - 2019/12/31 Researcher (Research) Universidade do Minho - Campus de Azurém, Portugal
Projects

Grant

Designation Funders
2020/01/01 - 2024 Local drug delivery systems based on biodegradable nanofibers for cancer photodynamic therapy (PDT)
SFRH/BD/147517/2019
PhD Student Fellow
Centro de Ciência e Tecnologia Têxtil, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
2018/01/03 - 2019/12/31 TSSiPRO – “Technologies for Sustainable and Smart Innovative Products”
NORTE01-0145-FEDER-000015
Research Fellow
Universidade do Minho - Campus de Azurém, Portugal
Concluded

Contract

Designation Funders
2024/08/09 - Current PRR - Blue Bio Economy - Pacto da Bioeconomia Azul
PBA
Post-doc
Centro de Ciência e Tecnologia Têxtil, Portugal
Ongoing
2022 - Current Personal Protective equipment for active filtration of microorganisms based on electrospun nanofiber membranes
DRI/India/0447/2020
Outputs

Publications

Conference abstract
  1. Joana M. Rocha; Rui P. C. L. Sousa; Joana C. Araújo; Sofia M. Costa; Vasco Pontes; Wilson Antunes; Raul Fangueiro; Diana P. Ferreira. "Electrospun Membranes based on PAN/AC for Air Filtration and Active Degradation of Microorganisms". Paper presented in AuxDefense2024 – 4th World Conference on Advanced Materials for Defense, Braga, 2024.
  2. Marta A. Teixeira, Sofia M. Costa, Raul Fangueiro, Helena P. Felgueiras, and Diana P. Ferreira. "Industrial textile wastes as a potential source of nanocellulose: exploration of its application in advanced nanocomposites". Paper presented in ICNF 2023 - 6th International Conference on Natural Fibres, Funchal, 2023.
    Published
  3. Sofia M. Costa, Leandro Lourenço, Isabel Calejo, Raul Fangueiro, and Diana P. Ferreira. "Biodegradable Localized Drug Delivery Systems based on Electrospun Nanofibers For Cancer Photodynamic Therapy (PDT)". Paper presented in ICNF 2023 - 6th International Conference on Natural Fibres, Funchal, 2023.
    Published
  4. Sofia M. Costa, Luísa Pacheco, Wilson Antunes, Ricardo Vieira, Nuno Bem, Pilar Teixeira, Raul Fangueiro, and Diana P. Fe. "Antibacterial and biodegradable electrospun filtering membranes for facemasks: an attempt to reduce disposable masks use". Paper presented in AuxDefense – 3rd World Conference on Advanced Materials for Defense, Guimarães, 2022.
    Published
  5. Diana P. Ferreira, Sofia Costa, Joana Araújo and Raul Fangueiro. "Smart personal protective equipment: from nano to macro functional fibers". Paper presented in AuxDefense – 3rd World Conference on Advanced Materials for Defense, Guimarães, 2022.
    Published
  6. Diana P. Ferreira*, Sofia M. Costa and Raul Fangueiro. "Chitosan/nanocellulose electrospun fibers with enhanced antibacterial and antifungal activity". Paper presented in AUTEX 2021 - 20th World Textile Conference, 2021.
  7. Diana P. Ferreira; Sofia M. Costa; Joana C. Araújo; Raul Fangueiro. "Natural fibers and nanoparticles as building blocks for multifunctional fibrous systems". Paper presented in IFAST 2021 | International Forum on Advanced and digitalised Smart Textiles, 2021.
    Published
  8. Diana P. Ferreira, Sofia Costa, Joana Araújo, Raul Fangueiro. "CBRNE personal protective equipment: the potential of multifunctional fibrous structures". Paper presented in AuxDefense 2nd World Conference on Advanced Materials for Defense, 2020.
  9. Sofia M. Costa, Diana P. Ferreira and Raul Fangueiro. "Biodegradable films reinforced with cellulose nanocrystals and natural extracts for food packaging applications". Paper presented in ICNF - 4th International Conference on Natural Fibers, Porto, 2019.
  10. Diana P. Ferreira, Sofia M. Costa, Ana S. Ribeiro, Lilian Barros, Isabel C. F. R. Ferreira and Raul Fangueiro. "Electrospun natural nanofibres with bioactive plant extracts for therapeutic applications". Paper presented in ICNF 2019 – 4th International Conference Natural Fibers, Porto, 2019.
    Published
  11. Sofia M. Costa, Diana P. Ferreira, Armando Ferreira, Filipe Vaz and Raul Fangueiro. "Multifunctional flax fibres based on the combined effect of silver and zinc oxide (Ag/ZnO) nanostructures". Paper presented in AUTEX – 19th World Textile Conference: Textiles at the crossroads, Ghent, 2019.
  12. Sofia M. Costa, Diana P. Ferreira and Raul Fangueiro. "Bio-based Materials For Food Packaging Applications". Paper presented in Materiais 2019, Lisboa, 2019.
  13. Sofia M. Costa. "CBRNe military protection: the potential of natural fibers and metal oxide nanoparticles". Paper presented in CBRNe Research and Innovation Conference, Nantes, 2019.
  14. Sofia M. Costa. "Soldier Monitoring Systems: The Potential Of Natural Fibres And Metal Oxide Nanoparticles". Paper presented in AuxDefense 1st World Conference on Advanced Materials for Defense, Lisboa, 2018.
Conference poster
  1. Sofia M. Costa; Fangueiro, Raul; Diana P. Ferreira. "Local drug delivery systems based on biodegradable nanofibers for cancer photodynamic therapy (PDT)". Paper presented in 1st UMinho Research and Innovation Open Days, 2024.
  2. Cátia V. Gomes, Sofia M. Costa, Raul Fangueiro, Diana P. Ferreira. "Electrospun PHA fibrous architectures for localized delivery of photosensitizers". Paper presented in ICNF 2023 - 6th International Conference on Natural Fibres, 2023.
  3. Vasco Pontes, Bárbara Machado, Sofia M. Costa, Raúl Fangueiro and Diana P. Ferreira. "Bioactive fibrous structures based on fibers produced from algae". Paper presented in ICNF 2023 - 6th International Conference on Natural Fibres, 2023.
  4. Pedro Cardoso, Sofia M. Costa, Joana C. Araújo, Raul Fangueiro and Diana P. Ferreira. "Biodegradable E lectrospun Membranes for application as Filtration L ayers in Facemasks". Paper presented in ICNF 2023 - 6th International Conference on Natural Fibres, 2023.
  5. Sofia M. Costa, Diana P. Ferreira, Raúl Fangueiro. "Core-shell biodegradable electrospun nanofibers for enhanced cancer photodynamic therapy (PDT)". Paper presented in ICNF 2021 - 5th International Conference on Natural Fibers, 2021.
  6. Luísa Pacheco, Sofia M. Costa, Diana P. Ferreira, Raul Fangueiro. "Biodegradable electrospun membranes for effective air filtration and active degradation of microorganisms". Paper presented in ICNF 2021 - 5th International Conference on Natural Fibers, 2021.
  7. Ana S. Ribeiro, Diana P. Ferreira, Sofia M. Costa, Houcine Adibi and Raúl Fangueiro. "Development of Chitosan-Gelatin Nanofibers with Celluose Nanocrystals for Wound Dresssing applications". Paper presented in 4th ICNF - International Conference on Natural Fibers, 2019.
Journal article
  1. Costa, Sofia M.; Lourenço, Leandro M. O.; Calhelha, Ricardo C.; Calejo, Isabel; Barrias, Cristina C.; Fangueiro, Raul; Ferreira, Diana P.. "Localized cancer photodynamic therapy approach based on core–shell electrospun nanofibers". Materials Advances (2024): http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/d4ma00647j.
    Published • 10.1039/d4ma00647j
  2. Machado, Bárbara; Costa, Sofia M.; Costa, Isabel; Fangueiro, Raul; Ferreira, Diana P.. "The potential of algae as a source of cellulose and its derivatives for biomedical applications". Cellulose (2024): http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10570-024-05816-w.
    Published • 10.1007/s10570-024-05816-w
  3. Sofia M. Costa; Bruno D. Mattos; Ricardo C. Calhelha; Ya Zhu; Eurico Lima; Lucinda V. Reis; Orlando J. Rojas; Fangueiro, Raul; Diana P. Ferreira. "Nanochitin-coated electrospun membranes as platforms for localized cancer photodynamic therapy". Journal of Drug Delivery Science and Technology (2024):
    Under revision
  4. Costa, Sofia M.; Fangueiro, Raul; Diana P. Ferreira. "Drug Delivery Systems for Photodynamic Therapy: The Potentiality and Versatility of Electrospun Nanofibers". Macromolecular Bioscience 22 5 (2022): http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/mabi.202100512.
    10.1002/mabi.202100512
  5. Costa, Sofia M.; Pacheco, Luísa; Antunes, Wilson; Vieira, Ricardo; Bem, Nuno; Teixeira, Pilar; Fangueiro, Raul; Diana P. Ferreira. "Antibacterial and Biodegradable Electrospun Filtering Membranes for Facemasks: An Attempt to Reduce Disposable Masks Use". Applied Sciences 12 1 (2021): 67. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/app12010067.
    10.3390/app12010067
  6. Ribeiro, Ana S.; Costa, Sofia M.; Ferreira, Diana P.; Abidi, Houcine; Fangueiro, Raul. "Development of Chitosan-Gelatin Nanofibers with Cellulose Nanocrystals for Skin Protection Applications". Key Engineering Materials 893 (2021): 45-55. http://dx.doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/kem.893.45.
    10.4028/www.scientific.net/kem.893.45
  7. Costa, Sofia; Diana P. Ferreira; Teixeira, Pilar; Ballesteros, Lina F.; Teixeira, José A.. "Active natural-based films for food packaging applications: The combined effect of chitosan and nanocellulose". International Journal of Biological Macromolecules 177 (2021): 241-251. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2021.02.105.
    Published
  8. Ribeiro, Ana S. ; Costa, Sofia M.; Diana P. Ferreira; Calhelha, Ricardo; Barros, Lillian; Stojkovic, Dejan ; Sokovic, Marina; Ferreira, Isabel C.F.R.. "Chitosan/nanocellulose electrospun fibers with enhanced antibacterial and antifungal activity for wound dressing applications". Reactive and Functional Polymers 159 (2021): 104808. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.reactfunctpolym.2020.104808.
    Published
  9. Danilo Battistelli, Diana P. Ferreira, Sofia Costa, Carlo Santulli, Raul Fangueiro. "Conductive Thermoplastic Starch (TPS) Composite Filled with Waste Iron Filings". Emerging Science Journal 4 3 (2020): https://www.ijournalse.org/index.php/ESJ/article/view/308.
    Published
  10. Ferreira, Diana P.; Costa, Sofia M.; Felgueiras, Helena P.; Fangueiro, Raul. "Smart and Sustainable Materials for Military Applications Based on Natural Fibres and Silver Nanoparticles". Key Engineering Materials 812 (2019): 66-74. http://dx.doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/kem.812.66.
    10.4028/www.scientific.net/kem.812.66
  11. Patricia G Rodrigues, Daniela Miranda-Silva, Sofia M Costa, Carla Barros, Nazha Hamdani, Cláudia Moura; Maria J Mendes, Cláudia Sousa-Mendes, Fábio Trindade, Dulce Fontoura, Rui Vitorino, Wolfgang A Linke,; Adelino F Leite-Moreira, Inês Falcão-Pires. "Early myocardial changes induced by doxorubicin in the nonfailing dilated ventricle". Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol 316 (2019): H459-H475. 10.1152/ajpheart.00401.2018.
    Published
  12. Sofia M. Costa, Diana P. Ferreira, Armando Ferreira, Filipe Vaz and Raul Fangueiro. "Multifunctional Flax Fibres Based on the Combined Effect of Silver and Zinc Oxide (Ag/ZnO) Nanostructures". Nanomaterials (2018): https://doi.org/10.3390/nano8121069.
    Published
Manual
  1. Raul Fangueiro, Diana P Ferreira, Sofia M. Costa, Joana Araújo. Protective Gowns - White Paper. Portugal. 2020.
    Published
Activities

Oral presentation

Presentation title Event name
Host (Event location)
2024/06 Electrospun Membranes based on PAN/AC for Air Filtration and Active Degradation of Microorganisms AuxDefense2024 – 4th World Conference on Advanced Materials for Defense
(Braga, Portugal)
2023/06 Biodegradable localized drug delivery systems based on electrospun nanofibers for cancer photodynamic therapy (PDT) ICNF - 6th International Conference On Natural Fibers
(Portugal)
2023/06 Industrial textile wastes as a potential source of nanocellulose: exploration of its application in advanced nanocomposites ICNF - 6th International Conference On Natural Fibers
(Portugal)
2022/07/07 Antibacterial and biodegradable electrospun filtering membranes for facemasks: an attempt to reduce disposable masks use AuxDefense – 3rd World Conference on Advanced Materials for Defense
(Guimarães, Portugal)
2022/07 Smart personal protective equipment: From nano to macro functional fibers Auxdefense 2022 - 3rd World Conference on Advanced Materials for Defense
2022/05 Natural fibers and nanoparticles as building blocks for multifunctional personal protective systems CBRNe Research and Innovation Conference
2021/09 Chitosan/nanocellulose electrospun fibers with enhanced antibacterial and antifungal activity AUTEX - 20th World Textile Conference: - Unfolding the Future
2021/06 Natural fibers and nanoparticles as building blocks for multifunctional fibrous systems IFAST 2021 - International Forum on Advanced and digitalised Smart Textiles
2021/05 Chitosan/nanocellulose electrospun fibers with enhanced antibacterial and antifungal activity ICNF 2021 - 5th International Conference on Natural Fibers
2020/07 CBRNE personal protective equipment: the potential of multifunctional fibrous structures AuxDefense 2020 - 2nd World Conference on Advanced Materials for Defense
2019/07/01 Electrospun natural nanofibres with bioactive plant extracts for therapeutic applications ICNF 2019 – 4th International Conference Natural Fibers
(Porto, Portugal)
2019/07 Biodegradable films reinforced with cellulose nanocrystals and natural extracts for food packaging applications ICNF – 4th International Conference On Natural Fibers
(Porto, Portugal)
2019/05 CBRNe military protection: the potential of natural fibres and metal oxide nanoparticles 3rd International Conference CBRNE - Research & Innovation
(France)
2019/05 Multifunctional flax fibres based on the combined effect of silver and zinc oxide (Ag/ZnO) nanostructures AUTEX – 19th World Textile Conference: Textiles at the crossroads
2019/04 Bio-based materials for food packaging applications Materiais 2019
(Lisboa, Portugal)
2018/09/03 Soldier Monitoring Systems: The Potential Of Natural Fibres And Metal Oxide Nanoparticles AuxDefense 1st World Conference on Advanced Materials for Defense
Fibrenamics (Lisboa, Portugal)

Event organisation

Event name
Type of event (Role) 		Institution / Organization
2023/06/19 - 2023/06/21 ICNF 2023 - 6th International Conference on Natural Fibres (2023/06/19 - 2023/06/21)
Conference (Member of the Organising Committee)
2021/05/17 - 2021/05/19 ICNF 2021 - 5th International Conference on Natural Fibres (2021/05/17 - 2021/05/19)
Conference (Member of the Organising Committee)
2019/07/01 - 2019/07/03 Membro da comissão organizadora da Conferência Internacional ICNF – 4th International Conference On Natural Fibers (2019/07/01 - 2019/07/03)
Conference (Member of the Organising Committee)

Event participation

Activity description
Type of event 		Event name
Institution / Organization
2021/02/24 - 2021/02/24 TEM sample preparation
Workshop
Oxford Instruments NanoAnalysis, United Kingdom
2020/07/06 - 2020/07/08 Auxdefense 2020 - 2nd World Conference on Advanced Materials for Defense
Conference
 Auxdefense 2020 - 2nd World Conference on Advanced Materials for Defense
2020/04/20 - 2020/04/24 Fibrenamics Impulse #AtHome: (Re)Pensar o Futuro
Seminar
2019/11 - 2020 22ª edição do “IdeaLab – Laboratório de Ideias de Negócio”
Other
 IdeaLab - Laboratório de Ideias de Negócio
2018/09 - 2019/09 Participação na Masterclass de “Dispositivos Médicos: Tecnologia, Inovação e Certificação” Participação na Masterclass de “Dispositivos Médicos: Tecnologia, Inovação e Certificação”
2019/04/03 - 2019/04/03 Engenharia Falar é Fácil?! Desafio de Comunicação de Engenharia
Call
2019/03/26 - 2019/03/26 Fibrenamics Impulse 2019 — A Próxima Geração Tecnológica Fibrenamics Impulse 2019 — A Próxima Geração Tecnológica
2018/12 - 2018/12 Participação no Seminário de Microanálise por Raios X - EDS e Análise de Padrões de Difracção de Eletrões Rectrodifundidos - EBSD
Seminar
 Participação no Seminário de Microanálise por Raios X - EDS e Análise de Padrões de Difracção de Eletrões Rectrodifundidos - EBSD
2018/11/18 - 2018/11/18 Ignite Sessions | Emerging Technologies Ignite Sessions | Emerging Technologies
2018/10 - 2018/10 Participação na conferência “Nanotechnology: An enabler for the Bioeconomy”
Conference
 Participação na conferência “Nanotechnology: An enabler for the Bioeconomy”
2018/07/04 - 2018/07/04 Ignite Sessions | Advanced Materials: What’s Next? Ignite Sessions | Advanced Materials: What’s Next?
2016 - 2016 Participação no workshop “Avaliação do risco clínico no laboratório do século XXI”
Meeting
 III Reunião Nacional de Estudantes de Bioquímica, Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia da Universidade de Coimbra.

Interview (newspaper / magazine)

Activity description Newspaper / Forum
2024/04 Projeto da UMinho aproveita redes de pesca descartadas para criar estruturas têxteis Diário do Minho
2024/03 2C2T está a contribuir para a indústria têxtil mais sustentável e responsável Jornal online da UMinho NOS
2020/03/04 Fibrenamics da UMinho desenvolve soluções para preservação de alimentos frescos Agricultura e Mar
2020/03 Fibrenamics da UMinho reinventa preservação de alimentos frescos OAMARENSE
2020/03 Fibrenamics da UMinho desenvolve soluções para preservação de alimentos frescos AGROPORTAL
2020/03 Projecto desenvolve soluções para preservar alimentos frescos Correio do Minho
2020/03 Universidade do Minho tem solução para manter frescura dos alimentos Marketeer
Distinctions

Award

2021 ICNF 2021 Poster Award