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Susana O. Catarino is an Assistant Researcher in the Microelectromechanical Systems Research Unit - CMEMS and LABBELS Associate Laboratory, at University of Minho, and, since 2016, a Visiting Assistant Professor at the same university. She finished the PhD in Biomedical Engineering in 2014 at the University of Minho, and the M.Sc. Degree in Biomedical Engineering (specialization in Medical Electronics) in 2009 by the same University. She was awarded, in 2020, with an Assistant Researcher Contract - Stimulus of Scientific Employment, Individual Support (CEECIND), reference 2020.00215.CEECIND - 3rd Edition, for 6 years, funded by Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia (FCT). During her scientific activities, she interacted with >90 co-authors in scientific publications. She published 43 papers in international peer reviewed journals (4 more submitted), 2 books as co-editor, 4 book chapters, >40 publications as proceedings of scientific meetings, having ~1000 citations and h-index: 13 (Scopus)/16 (Scholar). She has 3 patents, including 1 granted Portuguese Patent and 2 additionally submitted (1 US/EPO and 1 Portuguese) (1 more in preparation). She participated in 15 funded research projects, being Principal Investigator at 4 of them: (1) CardioOptical: Portable and non-invasive optical biosensor for cardiovascular diagnostics (competitive CEECIND 3rd edition FCT, 2021-2027); (2) Nanocarrier-based microfluidic strategies for characterization of Plasmodium falciparum-infected cells (International, funded by the European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, 2023-2024); (3) MalariaChip - Innovative non-invasive opto-acoustic microdevice for malaria diagnosis (National, funded by FCT, 2018-2022); (4) iProof20: "Device for automatic detection of malaria parasites", Promoted by TecMinho (Local, co-funded by Norte 2020 under the U. Norte Inova Project) (June - November 2017). She supervises 7 PhD (1 finished) and 20 MSc. students (14 of them finished), as well as Erasmus students, research fellows and several undergraduate students under the projects she coordinates, promoting the training and engagement of young researchers. She organized 6 scientific events and has received 8 distinctions. She was invited as member of several scientific and program committees at international conferences and guest editor of 9 special issues at international peer-reviewed ISI journals. SO Catarino was an MSCA PF Evaluator, Eureka Eurostars Expert Evaluator at Cut-offs 10, 11 and 12, and is an evaluator for the Slovak Research and Development Agency, National Science Center from Poland (Funding scheme: SONATA BIS-11) and GWIS (USA) Fellowship Program. She is also an Ad Hoc journal reviewer at 20 international journals. SO Catarino has established international cooperation with researchers from Karolinska Institutet (Sweden), University of Strathclyde (UK), University of São Paulo (Brazil), Tohoku University (Japan), CISA (Angola) and International Iberian Nanotechnology Laboratory - INL, on the scope of her PhD supervisions and research projects. SO Catarino has ~650 h of teaching experience at the Dept. Industrial Electronics, University of Minho, in the area of microtechnologies. Her main research area is Biomedical Engineering (with specialization in Medical Electronics), focusing on modeling, numerical simulation and development of optical and acoustic transducers for integration in microfluidic and lab-on-a-chip devices, for medical diagnostics.
Identification

Personal identification

Full name
Susana Catarino

Citation names

  • Catarino, Susana
  • Catarino, S O

Author identifiers

Ciência ID
8D16-9246-53B8
ORCID iD
0000-0002-8962-0710
Researcher Id
O-1755-2016
Scopus Author Id
35774024800

Email addresses

  • scatarino@dei.uminho.pt (Professional)

Addresses

  • Universidade do Minho. Universidade do Minho, CMEMS, DEI, Campus de Azurém, 4800-058, Guimarães, Guimarães, Portugal (Professional)

Websites

Knowledge fields

  • Engineering and Technology - Electrotechnical Engineering, Electronics and Informatics - Electrical and Electronic Engineering
Education
Degree Classification
2009/10 - 2014/02/17
Concluded
PhD in Biomedical Engineering (Doutoramento)
Universidade do Minho, Portugal
"Modeling, simulation and implementation of acoustic streaming for microfluidic applications (in Portuguese)" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
Unanimously Approved
2009/09 - 2013/05
Concluded
Advanced Course in Biomedical Engineering (Curso de doutoramento (conclusão de unidades curriculares))
Universidade do Minho, Portugal
17 (in 20)
2004/09 - 2009/09
Concluded
M.Sc. Degree in Biomedical Engineering (specialization in Medical Electronics) (Mestrado)
Major in Biomedical Engineering
Universidade do Minho, Portugal
"A study on the efficiency of acoustic streaming, based on beta-PVDF polymer, in the process of mixing biological fluids in non-routine clinical analysis (in Portuguese)" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
16 (in 20)
Affiliation

Science

Category
Host institution
Employer
2021/07/15 - 2027/07/14 Auxiliary Researcher (Research) Universidade do Minho Centro de Sistemas Microeletromecânicos, Portugal
Universidade do Minho Centro de Sistemas Microeletromecânicos, Portugal
2019/01/15 - 2021/07/14 Contracted Researcher (Research) Universidade do Minho Centro de Sistemas Microeletromecânicos, Portugal

Teaching in Higher Education

Category
Host institution
Employer
2021/09 - Current Invited Assistant Professor (University Teacher) Universidade do Minho Escola de Engenharia, Portugal
Universidade do Minho Escola de Engenharia, Portugal
2016/10/03 - 2020/02 Invited Assistant Professor (University Teacher) Universidade do Minho, Portugal
Universidade do Minho Escola de Engenharia, Portugal

Others

Category
Host institution
Employer
2015/10/01 - 2018/09/30 Postdoctoral researcher (FCT funding: SFRH/BPD/108889/2015): Multifunctional lab-on-a-chip for blood properties detection with integrated PVDF acoustic transducers: application to malaria biomarkers Universidade do Minho Centro de Sistemas Microeletromecânicos, Portugal
2014/01/29 - 2015/06/30 Research Fellow (Project Reference NORTE-07-0124-FEDER-000025): Development of mixing systems based on piezoelectric films for medical microdevices (Lab-on-Chip). Universidade do Porto Centro de Estudos de Fenómenos de Transporte, Portugal
2009/10/01 - 2013/09/30 PhD research fellow, Reference SFRH/BD/61767/2009: Modeling, simulation and implementation of acoustic mixing for microfluidic devices. Universidade do Minho Centro ALGORITMI, Portugal
2008/10/01 - 2009/07/31 Master student under the research project: "A study on the efficiency of acoustic streaming, based on beta-PVDF polymer, in the process of mixing biological fluids in non-routine clinical analysis". Universidade do Minho, Portugal
Projects

Grant

Designation Funders
2015/10/01 - 2018/09/30 Multifunctional lab-on-a-chip for blood properties detection with integrated PVDF acoustic transducers: application to malaria biomarkers
SFRH/BPD/108889/2015
Post-doc Fellow
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
2014/01 - 2015/06 LEPAE/CEFT - reinforcing R&D engineering competences in Energy, Environment & Health
NORTE-07-0124-FEDER-000025
Research Fellow
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal
Concluded
2009/10/01 - 2013/09/30 Modeling, simulation and implementation of acoustic mixing for microfluidic devices
SFRH/BD/61767/2009
PhD Student Fellow
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded

Contract

Designation Funders
2021/07/15 - 2027/07/14 CardioOptical: Portable and non-invasive optical biosensor for cardiovascular diagnostics
2020.00215.CEECIND/CP1600/CT0009
Principal investigator
Universidade do Minho, Portugal
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing
2021/01/01 - 2025/12/31 Associate Laboratory on Biotechnology, Bioengineering and microELectromechanical Systems
Universidade do Minho, Portugal

Universidade do Minho Centro de Engenharia Biológica, Portugal

Universidade do Minho Labbels, Portugal
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing
2021/01/01 - 2025/12/31 Laboratório Associado em Biotecnologia, Bioengenharia e Sistemas microELetromecânicos
LA/P/0029/2020
Universidade do Minho, Portugal
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing
2022/01 - 2025/01 Mapping and modelling the transmission profile of optomechanical waves in the brain to optimize transcranial stimulation against brain disorders
PTDC/EME-EME/1681/2021
Researcher
Universidade do Minho Centro de Sistemas Microeletromecânicos, Portugal
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing
2023/07/01 - 2024/12/31 Nanocarrier-based microfluidic strategies for characterization of Plasmodium falciparum-infected cells
Catarino
Principal investigator
Universidade do Minho Centro de Sistemas Microeletromecânicos, Portugal
European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases
Ongoing
2021/03/28 - 2024/12/31 PlastiSensor: Lab-on-a-chip for in-situ aquatic microplastics identification and quantification by infrared cytometry
PTDC/EAM-OCE/6797/2020
Researcher
Universidade do Minho Centro de Sistemas Microeletromecânicos, Portugal
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing
2023/03/12 - 2024/09/11 Organ-on-a-chip with integrated photoacoustic system: a preclinical platform for drug release monitoring
2022.02165.PTDC
2022.02165.PTDC
Researcher
Universidade do Minho Centro de Sistemas Microeletromecânicos, Portugal
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing
2023/03/10 - 2024/09/09 Portable microfluidic biosensor platform for remote, fast and minimally invasive molecular diagnostics of Stroke - PortSen4Stroke
2022.02085.PTDC
2022.02085.PTDC
Researcher
Universidade do Minho Centro de Sistemas Microeletromecânicos, Portugal
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing
2022/05/01 - 2024/01/16 Lab-on-a-chip for in situ toxic phytoplankton identification and quantification
EXPL/EAM-OCE/1155/2021
Researcher
Universidade do Minho Centro de Sistemas Microeletromecânicos, Portugal
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
2022/01 - 2023/11 Brain-on-a-chip device integrated with biosensors: a preclinical platform for neurological diseases
EXPL/EMD-EMD/0650/2021
Researcher
Universidade do Minho Centro de Sistemas Microeletromecânicos, Portugal
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
2020 - 2023 CMEMS Strategic Project 2020-2023
UID/EEA/04436/2020
Researcher
Universidade do Minho Centro de Sistemas Microeletromecânicos, Portugal
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing
2018/07/01 - 2022/05/31 MalariaChip - Innovative non-invasive opto-acoustic microdevice for malaria diagnosis
PTDC/EEI-EEE/28178/2017
Principal investigator
Universidade do Minho Centro de Sistemas Microeletromecânicos, Portugal
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
2020/07/27 - 2020/10/23 Verão com Ciência - i9MASKS
Verão com Ciência - i9MASKS
Researcher
Universidade do Minho, Portugal
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
2019/01/01 - 2019/12/31 Microelectromechanical Systems Research Unit
UID/EEA/04436/2019
Universidade do Minho, Portugal

Universidade do Minho Labbels, Portugal
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
2018/07 - 2019/01 NFsCoolingSystem: An advanced microCooling System based on inovative NanoFluids and acoustic streaming
PTDC/EME-SIS/30171/2017
Researcher
Universidade do Minho, Portugal
Concluded
2015 - 2018 CMEMS Strategic Project 2015-2018
UID/EEA/04436/2013
Researcher
Universidade do Minho Centro de Sistemas Microeletromecânicos, Portugal
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
2017/06/01 - 2017/11/30 iProof - Device for automatic detection of malaria parasites
U. Norte Inova Project
Principal investigator
Concluded
2011/01/01 - 2013/12/31 Projecto Estratégico - UI 319 - 2011-2012
PEst-C/EEI/UI0319/2011
Universidade do Minho, Portugal

Universidade do Minho Centro ALGORITMI, Portugal
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
2011/01/01 - 2012/12/31 Strategic Project - UI 607 - 2011-2012
PEst-C/FIS/UI0607/2011
Universidade do Minho, Portugal

Centro de Física das Universidades do Minho e do Porto, Portugal
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
2010 - 2011 MAP - Microchip Analisador de Proteínas [EN: "Protein Analizer Microchip"]
QREN-ADI
Researcher
Concluded
2008/09 - 2009/09 Laboratório num chip com microagitação acústica de fluidos [EN: "Laboratory on a chip with fluids acoustic streaming"]
PTDC/BIO/70017/2006
Other
Universidade do Minho, Portugal
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
Outputs

Publications

Book
  1. Micro/Nano Devices for Blood Analysis, Volume II. Basel, Switzerland: MDPI. 2022.
    Published • 10.3390/books978-3-0365-3228-8 • Editor
  2. Catarino, Susana. Micro/Nano Devices for Blood Analysis. Switzerland: MDPI. 2019.
    Published • 10.3390/books978-3-03921-825-7 • Editor
Book chapter
  1. Gonçalves, Margarida; F. Melo-Fonseca; Catarino, Susana; Inês M. Pinto; Pinho, D.. "Cells BioMechanical characterization". In Recent Advances in Hemodynamics and Blood Mimetics, edited by Ana Moita, Joao Miranda, Rui Lima, Tomohiro Fukui, Ziemowit Ostrowski. Elsevier, 2024.
    Submitted
  2. Boas, Liliana Vilas; Lima, Rui; Minas, Graça; Fernandes, Carla S.; Catarino, Susana O.. "Imaging of Healthy and Malaria-Mimicked Red Blood Cells in Polydimethylsiloxane Microchannels for Determination of Cells Deformability and Flow Velocity". In Lecture Notes in Computational Vision and Biomechanics, 915-922. Portugal: Springer International Publishing, 2017.
    10.1007/978-3-319-68195-5_99
  3. Faustino, Vera; Catarino, Susana O.; Pinho, Diana; Minas, Graça; Lima, Rui. "A Comparative Study of Image Processing Methods for the Assessment of the Red Blood Cells Deformability in a Microfluidic Device". In Lecture Notes in Computational Vision and Biomechanics, 923-929. Portugal: Springer International Publishing, 2017.
    10.1007/978-3-319-68195-5_100
  4. Catarino, S.; Lima, R.; Minas, G.; Catarino, Susana. "Smart devices: Lab-on-a-chip". In Bioinspired Materials for Medical Applications, 331-369. Portugal: Elsevier, 2016.
    10.1016/b978-0-08-100741-9.00012-7
  5. Susana Catarino. "Lab-on-a-Chip Devices for Chemical Analysis". 2015.
    10.1007/978-3-642-27758-0_774-2
Conference abstract
  1. F Monteiro; S Oliveira; Catarino, S O; IO Sotiropoulos; Ó Carvalho; FS Silva. "Assessing the influence of ultrasound stimulation parameters in neuronal-like cells expressing Alzheimer’s disease-related mutations". Paper presented in 23rd Annual International Symposium on Therapeutic Ultrasound, Taipei, 2024.
    Published
  2. Aritz Retolaza; Edoardo Sotgiu; Gabriel M Ferreira; Paulo J Sousa; Catarino, S O; Graça Minas; Filipe Alves ; et al. "Platinum Resistance Temperature Detectors for biomedical applications". Paper presented in MNE 2024 - 50th International Micro and Nano Engineering Conference, Montpellier, France, 16-19 September 2024, Montpellier, 2024.
    Published
  3. Filipa Fernandes; Filipe S Silva; Nuno Sousa; Catarino, Susana; Óscar Carvalho. Corresponding author: Filipa Fernandes. "Development and optical reflectance characterization of phantoms mimicking biological tissues for studies of light penetration in the brain". Paper presented in PBM2024, London, 2024.
    Published
  4. V Baptista; GM Ferreira; MS Costa; G Minas; MI Veiga; Catarino, Susana. Corresponding author: V Baptista. "Leveraging Optical Spectrophotometry for Outstanding Malaria Diagnosis". Paper presented in XIX Congreso Internacional de Investigacion Cientifica, 2024.
    Published
  5. Shivam Sharma; Filipe S Silva; Nuno Dourado; Catarino, Susana. Corresponding author: Shivam Sharma. "Numerical Simulation of Capillary Rise in Millimetric Cylindrical Tubes". Paper presented in 6th International Conference on Energy & Environment: bringing together Engineering and Economics, Guimarães, Portugal, 6-7 June 2024, Guimarães, 2024.
    Published
  6. Vitória Baptista; Gabriel M. Ferreira; Graca Minas; Maria Isabel Veiga; Catarino, Susana. Corresponding author: Vitória Baptista. "On-chip optical microsystem for Plasmodium Falciparum malaria detection". Paper presented in UMinho Research & Innovation Open Days, Braga, Portugal, 30-31 January 2024, Braga, 2024.
    Published
  7. Sofia Oliveira; Jorge Padrão; Catarino, Susana; Francisca Monteiro; Andrea Zille; Filipe S. Silva; Betina B. Hinckel; Ana Leal; Óscar Carvalho. Corresponding author: Sofia Oliveira. "Mechanical stimulation of human chondrocytes by ultrasound as a bioinspired strategy to regenerate knee cartilage". Paper presented in 9th International Conference on Mechanics of Biomaterials and Tissues (ICMOBT), Waikoloa, Hawaii, 2023.
    Published
  8. Rita Fidalgo-Pereira; V Fernandes; Óscar Carvalho; Orlanda Torres; Catarino, Susana; Júlio CM Souza. Corresponding author: Rita Fidalgo-Pereira. "Optical transmittance of resin-based composites on cementation of indirect restorations - an in vitro study (PT: "Transmitância ótica de resinas compostas na cimentação de restaurações indiretas - um estudo in vitro")". Paper presented in 32th Congress of the Portuguese Dental Association, Porto, 2023.
    Published
  9. V Baptista; M Silva; Catarino, Susana; MI Veiga. Corresponding author: V Baptista. "Dissecting the role of lipocalin in Plasmodium falciparum". Paper presented in YSF 2023 - FEBS Young Scientists' Forum, 6-8 July 2023, Tours, 2023.
    Published
  10. V Baptista; M Silva; C Calçada; R Esho; Catarino, Susana; MI Veiga. Corresponding author: V Baptista. "Plasmodium falciparum heme species dynamics under antimalarial exposure". Paper presented in BNITM 15th Malaria Meeting, Hamburg, Germany, 23-24 March, 2023, Hamburg, 2023.
    Published
  11. Baptista, Vitória; Miguel Silva; Graça Minas; Maria Isabel Veiga; Catarino, Susana. Corresponding author: Baptista, Vitória. "Optical spectrophotometry into hemozoin: towards sensitive malaria diagnosis". Paper presented in ICOPA2022 - 15th International Congress of Parasitology, Copenhagen, 2022.
    Published
  12. Baptista, Vitória; Miguel Silva; Helena Figueiredo; Catarino, Susana; Maria Isabel Veiga. Corresponding author: Baptista, Vitória. "Deeper into hemozoin formation pathway of Plasmodium falciparum". Paper presented in ICOPA2022 - 15th International Congress of Parasitology, Copenhagen, 2022.
    Published
  13. Cardoso, Vanessa F.; Catarino, Susana; Graça Maria Henriques Minas; Pinto, Vânia C.; Rodrigues, Raquel O.; Paulo J. Sousa. Corresponding author: Cardoso, Vanessa F.. "CMEMS-UMinho research centre: building advanced strategies on miniaturized biomedical platforms". Paper presented in Encontro Ciência 2022, Lisbon, 2022.
    Published
  14. Filipe Ferreira; Catarino, S O. "Simulation study of SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) by breathing, coughing and sneezing". Paper presented in i9MASKS Workshop, FCT "Verão com Ciência", In: i9MASKS Workshop: Extended Abstracts, UMinho Editora, 29 March 2022, pp. 56-59, Guimaraes, 2022.
    Published
  15. Renata de Oliveira Diehl; Rui Lima; Catarino, S O. "Study of the development of PDMS microchannels for incorporation in masks". Paper presented in i9MASKS Workshop, FCT "Verão com Ciência", In: i9MASKS Workshop: Extended Abstracts, UMinho Editora, 29 March 2022, pp. 44-47, Guimaraes, 2022.
    Published
  16. Baptista, Vitória; Carla Calçada; Miguel Silva; Miguel Teixeira; Pedro Ferreira; Graça Maria Henriques Minas; Weng Kung Peng; Catarino, Susana; Maria Isabel Veiga. "Hemozoin: the future in malaria diagnosis". Paper presented in MAM 2020 – Molecular Approaches to Malaria, 23-27 February 2020, Lorne, Australia, Lorne, 2020.
    Published
  17. Catarino, Susana; V Baptista; C Calçada; M Teixeira; P Ferreira; G Minas; MI Veiga. "Characterization of the malaria parasite optical features for development of a non-invasive diagnostic device". Paper presented in ICVS Open Day, University of Minho, Braga, 2019.
    Published
  18. Liliana Vilas Boas; Rui Lima; Graça Maria Henriques Minas; CS Fernandes; Catarino, Susana O.. "Imaging of healthy and malaria-mimicked red blood cells in polydimethylsiloxane microchannels for determination of cells deformability and flow velocity". Paper presented in VipIMAGE - VI ECCOMAS Thematic Conference on Computational Vision and Medical Image Processing, Porto, 2017.
    Published • 10.1007/978-3-319-68195-5_99
  19. Vera Faustino; Catarino, Susana O.; Pinho, Diana; Graça Maria Henriques Minas; Rui Lima. "A comparative study of image processing methods for the assessment of the Red Blood Cells deformability in a microfluidic device". Paper presented in VipIMAGE - VI ECCOMAS Thematic Conference on Computational Vision and Medical Image Processing, Porto, 2017.
    Published • 10.1007/978-3-319-68195-5_100
  20. Vera Faustino; Catarino, Susana O.; Graça Maria Henriques Minas; Lima, Rui Alberto Madeira Macedo. "Biomedical microfluidic devices by using low cost fabrication techniques: a review". Paper presented in Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) in Medicine and Biology II, Albufeira, 2015.
Conference paper
  1. Fadlelmoula, Ahmed; Carvalho, Vítor; Catarino, Susana; Minas, Graça. "Numerical Modelling and Simulation of a Lab-on-a-Chip for Blood Cells' Optical Analysis". Paper presented in 17th International Joint Conference on Biomedical Engineering Systems and Technologies (BIOSTEC 2024), Rome, 2024.
    Published • 10.5220/0012571900003657
  2. Baptista, Vitória; Lozano, Rita; Catarino, Susana O.; Veiga, Maria Isabel. "Design of a two-fluorophore pH biosensor targeted to the digestive vacuole of Plasmodium falciparum". Paper presented in 7th IEEE Portuguese Meeting on Bioengineering (ENBENG 23), Porto, 2023.
    10.1109/enbeng58165.2023.10175358
  3. Pinheiro, Bruna R.; Dinis, Hugo D.; Catarino, Susana O.; Pinto, Vânia C.; Sousa, Paulo J.; Minas, Graça. "Experimental Characterization of a Piezoelectric Transducer for Integration into a Photoacoustic System". Paper presented in 7th IEEE Portuguese Meeting on Bioengineering (ENBENG 23), Porto, 2023.
    10.1109/enbeng58165.2023.10175329
  4. Ferreira, Gabriel M.; Sousa, Paulo J.; Pinto, Vânia C.; Catarino, Susana O.; Sousa, Patrícia C.; Minas, Graça. "A Numerical Study of the Heat Distribution Generated by a Microheater in an Organ-on-a-Chip Chamber". Paper presented in 7th IEEE Portuguese Meeting on Bioengineering (ENBENG 23), Porto, 2023.
    10.1109/enbeng58165.2023.10175328
  5. Fadlelmoula, Ahmed; Catarino, Susana; V Carvalho; G Minas; P Ferreira. "Contribution of biomedical devices innovation to sustainable development goals (SDG)". Paper presented in 5th ICEE - International Conference in Energy & Environment: Bringing together Economics and Engineering, Porto, 2022.
    Published
  6. Costa, Mariana; Baptista, Vitória; Minas, Graça; Veiga, Maria; Catarino, Susana. "Effect of the Materials' Properties in the Design of High Transmittance and Low FWHM SiO2/TiO2 Thin Film Optical Filters for Integration in a Malaria Diagnostics Device". Paper presented in Biodevices, Online, 2021.
    Published • 10.5220/0010193900210031
  7. Magalhaes, V.H.; Pinto, V.C.; Sousa, P.J.; Catarino, S.O.; Goncalves, L.M.; Minas, G.. "Numerical and experimental investigations on micromixers geometries for high ratio flow rates". 2019.
    10.1109/ENBENG.2019.8692474
  8. Sanches De Baêna, M.; Minas, G.; Catarino, S.O.; de Baena, M. Sanches; Catarino, S. O.. "PVDF piezoelectric flow sensor for velocity measurements aiming malaria diagnostics: A preliminary approach". 2019.
    10.1109/ENBENG.2019.8692515
  9. Vera Faustino; Pinho, Diana; Catarino, Susana O.; João Mário Miranda; Graça Maria Henriques Minas; Rui Lima. "A passive microfluidic device for cell sorting and deformability measurements". Paper presented in 19th International Symposium on the Application of Laser and Imaging Techniques to Fluid Mechanics, Lisboa, 2018.
    Published
  10. Liliana Vilas Boas; CS Fernandes; Catarino, Susana O.. "Modifying methods of red blood cells to mimic malaria effects". Paper presented in V Encontro de Jovens Investigadores do Instituto Politécnico de Bragança, Bragança, 2017.
  11. Catarino, Susana O.; Silva, Ivo; Lima, Rui; Minas, Graça. "Spectrophotometric characterization of hemozoin as a malaria biomarker". 2017.
    10.1117/12.2270995
  12. Catarino, Susana. "Preliminary evaluation of a microfluidic device for blood separation and deformation assessment". 2017.
    10.5185/eamc.2017
  13. Ivo Silva; Rui Lima; Graca Minas; Susana O. Catarino; Silva, I.; Lima, R.; Minas, G.; Catarino, S.O.. "Hemozoin and hemoglobin characterization by optical absorption towards a miniaturized spectrophotometric malaria diagnostic system". 2017.
    10.1109/enbeng.2017.7889466
  14. Paco, D.; Lima, R.; Minas, G.; Catarino, S.; Daniela Paco; Rui Lima; Graca Minas; Susana Catarino. "Red blood cells deformability as a malaria biomarker". 2017.
    10.1109/ENBENG.2017.7889446
  15. Catarino, S.O.; Pinto, V.C.; Sousa, P.J.; Lima, R.; Miranda, J.M.; Minas, G.; Catarino, Susana O.; et al. "A numerical and experimental study of acoustic micromixing in 3D microchannels for lab-on-a-chip devices". Orlando, 2016.
    10.1109/EMBC.2016.7592011
  16. Catarino, S. O.; Minas, G.; Miranda, J. M.; Lanceros-Mendez, S.; Catarino, S.O.; Miranda, J.M.. "An overview of modeling and simulation for lab-on-a-chip applications". Braga, 2013.
    10.1109/enbeng.2013.6518397
  17. Correia, R.G.; Catarino, S. O.; Rocha, J. G.; Minas, G.; Catarino, S.O.; Rocha, J.G.. "CMOS control and actuation system of piezoelectric transducers for pumping, mixing and heating microfluids in lab-on-a-chip devices". 2013.
    10.1109/iecon.2013.6699476
  18. Catarino, Susana Oliveira; Silva, Luís Rebelo; Miranda, J. M.; Lanceros-Méndez, S.; Minas, Graça. "Experimental study of acoustic streaming phenomenon generated by piezoelectric transducers". Paper presented in 15th International Conf. on Experimental Mechanics, Porto, 2012.
    Published
  19. Catarino, Susana; João Mário Miranda; Lanceros-Mendez, Senentxu; Graça Maria Henriques Minas. "A comparison of acoustic streaming predictions by COMSOL Multiphysics and OpenFoam". Paper presented in ECCOMAS YIC2012 - Young Investigators Conference, Aveiro, 2012.
    Published
  20. Catarino, S. O.; Miranda, J. M.; Lanceros-Mendez, S.; Minas, G.; Catarino, S.O.; Miranda, J.M.. "Modeling and simulation of acoustic propagation for mixing and pumping fluids in lab-on-a-chip devices". Coimbra, 2012.
    10.1109/enbeng.2012.6331359
  21. Catarino, Susana; João Mário Miranda; Lanceros-Mendez, Senentxu; Graça Maria Henriques Minas. "Modeling and simulation of the mixing process of fluids in microchannels promoted by acoustic streaming". Paper presented in MNF2011 - 3rd Micro and Nano Flows Conference, Thessaloniki, 2011.
    Published
  22. Cardoso, V.F.; Catarino, S.O.; Lanceros-Mendez, S.; Minas, G.; Cardoso, V. F.; Catarino, S. O.. "Lab-on-a-chip using acoustic streaming for mixing and pumping fluids". 2011.
    10.1109/ENBENG.2011.6026068
  23. Catarino, S. O.; Rocha, J. G.; Lanceros-Mendez, S.; Correia, R. G.; Cardoso, V. F.; Minas, G.; Catarino, S.O.; et al. "Heating of samples by acoustic microagitation for improving reaction of biological fluids". 2010.
    10.1109/isie.2010.5637682
Journal article
  1. Filipa Fernandes; Mário R. C. Pereira; Delfim Soares; António M. Fonseca; Daniel Costa; Filipe S. Silva; Nuno Sousa; Susana O. Catarino; Óscar Carvalho. "Development and optical characterisation of agarose-based phantoms mimicking biological tissues for studies of light penetration in the brain". Biomaterials Science (2024): https://doi.org/10.1039/D4BM01044B.
    Published • 10.1039/D4BM01044B
  2. Fernandes, Filipa; Oliveira, Sofia; Monteiro, Francisca; Gasik, Michael; Silva, Filipe S.; Sousa, Nuno; Carvalho, Óscar; Catarino, Susana O.. "Devices used for photobiomodulation of the brain—a comprehensive and systematic review". Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation 21 1 (2024): http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12984-024-01351-8.
    Open access • Published • 10.1186/s12984-024-01351-8
  3. Glauco Nobrega; Beatriz Cardoso; Reinaldo Souza; José Pereira; Pedro Pontes; Susana O. Catarino; Diana Pinho; Rui Lima; Ana Moita. "A Review of Novel Heat Transfer Materials and Fluids for Aerospace Applications". Aerospace 11 4 (2024): 275. https://doi.org/10.3390/aerospace11040275.
    Open access • Published • 10.3390/aerospace11040275
  4. Fidalgo-Pereira, Rita; Catarino, Susana O.; Carvalho, Óscar; Veiga, Nélio; Torres, Orlanda; Braem, Annabel; Souza, Júlio C.M.. "Light transmittance through resin-matrix composite onlays adhered to resin-matrix cements or flowable composites". Journal of the Mechanical Behavior of Biomedical Materials 151 (2024): 106353. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jmbbm.2023.106353.
    Open access • Published • 10.1016/j.jmbbm.2023.106353
  5. Pascoal, Selma; Oliveira, Sofia; Monteiro, Francisca; Padrão, Jorge; Zille, Andrea; Catarino, Susana; Silva, Filipe Samuel; Pinho, Teresa; Carvalho, Oscar. Corresponding author: Oliveira, Sofia. "Influence of ultrasound stimulation on the viability, proliferation and protein expression of osteoblasts and periodontal ligament fibroblasts". Biomedicines 12 2 (2024): 361. https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9059/12/2/361.
    Open access • Published • 10.3390/biomedicines12020361
  6. Aline Gonçalves; Francisca Monteiro; Sofia Oliveira; Inês Costa; Susana O. Catarino; Óscar Carvalho; Jorge Padrão; et al. "Optimization of a Photobiomodulation Protocol to Improve the Cell Viability, Proliferation and Protein Expression in Osteoblasts and Periodontal Ligament Fibroblasts for Accelerated Orthodontic Treatment". Biomedicines (2024): https://doi.org/10.3390/biomedicines12010180.
    10.3390/biomedicines12010180
  7. Cruz, Andrea; Fernandes, Elisabete; Rodrigues, Raquel O.; Catarino, Susana O.; Pinho, Diana. "Editorial: Disease-on-a-chip: from point-of-care to personalized medicine". Frontiers in Pharmacology 14 (2023): http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fphar.2023.1344379.
    Open access • 10.3389/fphar.2023.1344379
  8. Ferreira, Gabriel M.; Azevedo, Filipe M.; Sousa, Paulo J.; Pinto, Vânia C.; Catarino, Susana O.; Sousa, Patrícia C.; Minas, Graça. "Numerical simulation, fabrication, and characterization of a heating system for integration into an Organ-on-a-Chip". Sensors and Actuators A: Physical (2023): 114699. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.sna.2023.114699.
    Open access • In press • 10.1016/j.sna.2023.114699
  9. Rita Fidalgo-Pereira; Carvalho, Óscar; Catarino, Susana; Bruno Henriques; Orlanda Torres; Annabel Braem; Júlio C. M. Souza. Corresponding author: Júlio C. M. Souza. "Effect of inorganic fillers on the light transmission through traditional or flowable resin-matrix composites for restorative dentistry". Clinical Oral Investigations (2023): https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00784-023-05189-7#citeas.
    Open access • Published • 10.1007/s00784-023-05189-7
  10. Ferreira, Gabriel M.; Baptista, Vitória; Silva, Vítor; Veiga, Maria I.; Minas, Graça; Catarino, Susana O.. "CMOS Spectrophotometric Microsystem for Malaria Detection". IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering 70 8 (2023): 2318-2328. http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/tbme.2023.3242691.
    Published • 10.1109/tbme.2023.3242691
  11. Kriebel, Jana; Gonçalves, Inês M.; Baptista, Vitória; Veiga, Maria I.; Minas, Graça; Lima, Rui; Catarino, Susana O.. "Extensional flow for assessing the effect of nanocarriers on the mechanical deformability of red blood cells". Experimental Thermal and Fluid Science 146 (2023): 110931. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.expthermflusci.2023.110931.
    Open access • Published • 10.1016/j.expthermflusci.2023.110931
  12. Fadlelmoula, Ahmed; Catarino, Susana; Graça Maria Henriques Minas; Vitor Carvalho. Corresponding author: Vitor Carvalho. "A Review of Machine Learning Methods Recently Applied to FTIR Spectroscopy Data for the Analysis of Human Blood Cells". Micromachines 14 6 (2023): 1145. https://www.mdpi.com/2072-666X/14/6/1145/htm.
    Open access • Published • 10.3390/mi14061145
  13. Rita Fidalgo-Pereira; Orlanda Torres; Óscar Carvalho; Filipe S. Silva; Susana O. Catarino; Mutlu Özcan; Júlio C. M. Souza. "A Scoping Review on the Polymerization of Resin-Matrix Cements Used in Restorative Dentistry". Materials (2023): https://doi.org/10.3390/ma16041560.
    10.3390/ma16041560
  14. Inês M. Gonçalves; Inês Castro; Filipe Barbosa; Vera Faustino; Susana O. Catarino; Ana Moita; João M. Miranda; et al. "Experimental Characterization of a Microfluidic Device Based on Passive Crossflow Filters for Blood Fractionation". Processes 10 12 (2022): 2698. https://doi.org/10.3390/pr10122698.
    Open access • Published • 10.3390/pr10122698
  15. Baptista, Vitória; Silva, Miguel; Ferreira, Gabriel M.; Calçada, Carla; Minas, Graça; Veiga, Maria Isabel; Catarino, Susana O.. "Optical Spectrophotometry as a Promising Method for Quantification and Stage Differentiation of Plasmodium falciparum Parasites". ACS Infectious Diseases 9 1 (2022): 140-149. http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acsinfecdis.2c00484.
    Published • 10.1021/acsinfecdis.2c00484
  16. Mariana Rodrigues da Silva; Renato Andrade; Fátima S. Cardoso; Sofia Oliveira; Catarino, Susana; Óscar Carvalho; Filipe S. Silva; João Espregueira-Mendes; Paulo Flores. Corresponding author: Sofia Oliveira. "Light stimulation on tenocytes: A systematic review of in vitro studies". Porto Biomedical Journal 7 4 (2022): e176. https://journals.lww.com/pbj/Fulltext/2022/08000/Light_stimulation_on_tenocytes__A_systematic.1.aspx?context=LatestArticles.
    Open access • Published • 10.1097/j.pbj.0000000000000176
  17. Renata Maia; Violeta Carvalho; Bernardo Faria; Inês Miranda; Susana Catarino; Senhorinha Teixeira; Rui Lima; Graça Minas; João Ribeiro. "Diagnosis Methods for COVID-19: A Systematic Review". Micromachines 13 8 (2022): 1349. https://doi.org/10.3390/mi13081349.
    Open access • Published • 10.3390/mi13081349
  18. Silva, José A; Ferreira, Rita; Sobral, Luís; Silva, Filipe S; Carvalho, Óscar; Catarino, Susana O. "Modelling and numerical simulation of magnetostrictive materials for reduction of friction". Engineering Research Express 4 3 (2022): 035007. http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/2631-8695/ac7f81.
    Published • 10.1088/2631-8695/ac7f81
  19. Faustino, Vera; Pinho, Diana; Catarino, S O; Minas, Graça; Lima, Rui A.. Corresponding author: Lima, Rui A.. "Geometry effect in multi-step crossflow microfluidic devices for red blood cells separation and deformability assessment". Biomedical Microdevices 24 2 (2022): http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10544-022-00616-0.
    Published • 10.1007/s10544-022-00616-0
  20. Pinho, Diana; Faustino, Vera; Catarino, Susana O.; Pereira, Ana I.; Minas, Graça; Pinho, Fernando T.; Lima, Rui. "Label-free multi-step microfluidic device for mechanical characterization of blood cells: Diabetes type II". Micro and Nano Engineering 16 (2022): 100149. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.mne.2022.100149.
    Open access • Published • 10.1016/j.mne.2022.100149
  21. Gabriel M. Ferreira; Vítor Silva; G. Minas; Susana Catarino. "Simulation Study of Vertical p-n Junction Photodiodes' Optical Performance According to CMOS Technology". Applied Sciences 12 5 (2022): 2580. https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/12/5/2580.
    Open access • Published • 10.3390/app12052580
  22. Baptista, Vitória; PENG, Weng Kung; Graça Maria Henriques Minas; Veiga, Maria Isabel; Catarino, Susana. Corresponding author: Baptista, Vitória. "Review of Microdevices for Hemozoin-Based Malaria Detection". Biosensors 12 2 (2022): 110. https://www.mdpi.com/2079-6374/12/2/110.
    Open access • Published • 10.3390/bios12020110
  23. Catarino, Susana O.; Minas, Graça; Lima, Rui. "Editorial for the Special Issue on Micro/Nano Devices for Blood Analysis, Volume II". Micromachines 13 2 (2022): 244. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/mi13020244.
    Open access • Published • 10.3390/mi13020244
  24. Rita Fidalgo-Pereira; Daniela Minerva Evangelista Carpio; Óscar Carvalho; Susana Catarino; Orlanda Torres; Júlio C. M. Souza. "Relationship between the inorganic content and the polymerization of the organic matrix of resin composites for dentistry: a narrative review". RevSALUS - Revista Científica da Rede Académica das Ciências da Saúde da Lusofonia 4 1 (2022): https://doi.org/10.51126/revsalus.v4i1.136.
    Published • 10.51126/revsalus.v4i1.136
  25. Fadlelmoula, Ahmed; Pinho, Diana; Carvalho, Vitor Hugo; Catarino, Susana O.; Minas, Graça. "Fourier Transform Infrared (FTIR) Spectroscopy to Analyse Human Blood over the Last 20 Years: A Review towards Lab-on-a-Chip Devices". Micromachines 13 2 (2022): 187. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/mi13020187.
    Open access • Published • 10.3390/mi13020187
  26. Baptista, Vitória; Costa, Mariana S.; Calçada, Carla; Silva, Miguel; Gil, José Pedro; Veiga, Maria Isabel; Catarino, Susana O.. "The Future in Sensing Technologies for Malaria Surveillance: A Review of Hemozoin-Based Diagnosis". ACS Sensors 6 11 (2021): 3898-3911. http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acssensors.1c01750.
    Published • 10.1021/acssensors.1c01750
  27. Costa, Mariana S.; Baptista, Vitória; Ferreira, Gabriel M.; Lima, Duarte; Minas, Graça; Veiga, Maria Isabel; Catarino, Susana O.. "Multilayer Thin-Film Optical Filters for Reflectance-Based Malaria Diagnostics". Micromachines 12 8 (2021): 890. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/mi12080890.
    10.3390/mi12080890
  28. Susana O. Catarino; Vitor Hugo Pereira; Nuno Sousa; Graca Minas; Catarino, Susana O.; Hugo Pereira, Vitor; Sousa, Nuno; Minas, Graca. "Challenges and Perspectives on Biosensors for Highly Sensitive Quantification of Salivary Troponins: A Review". IEEE Sensors Journal 21 13 (2021): 13976-13984. https://doi.org/10.1109/JSEN.2020.3004239.
    Published • 10.1109/JSEN.2020.3004239
  29. Teresa Lage; Raquel O. Rodrigues; Susana Catarino; Juan Gallo; Manuel Bañobre-López; Graça Minas. "Graphene-Based Magnetic Nanoparticles for Theranostics: An Overview for Their Potential in Clinical Application". Nanomaterials (2021): https://doi.org/10.3390/nano11051073.
    10.3390/nano11051073
  30. Catarino, Susana O.; Felix, Paulo; Sousa, Paulo J.; Pinto, Vania; Veiga, Maria Isabel; Minas, Graca; Susana O. Catarino; et al. "Portable Device for Optical Quantification of Hemozoin in Diluted Blood Samples". IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering 67 2 (2020): 365-371. http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/tbme.2019.2913454.
    10.1109/tbme.2019.2913454
  31. Susana O. Catarino; Graça Minas; Rui Lima. "Editorial for the Special Issue on Micro/Nano Devices for Blood Analysis". Micromachines (2019): https://doi.org/10.3390/mi10100708.
    10.3390/mi10100708
  32. Catarino, Susana; Raquel O. Rodrigues; Diana Pinho; Joao M. Miranda; Graça Maria Henriques Minas; Rui Lima. "Blood Cells Separation and Sorting Techniques of Passive Microfluidic Devices: From Fabrication to Applications". Micromachines 10 9 (2019): 593. https://mdpi.com/2072-666X/10/9/593.
    Open access • Published • 10.3390/mi10090593
  33. Faustino, Vera; Catarino, Susana; Pinho, Diana; Lima, Rui; Minas, Graça. "A Passive Microfluidic Device Based on Crossflow Filtration for Cell Separation Measurements: A Spectrophotometric Characterization". Biosensors 8 4 (2018): 125. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/bios8040125.
    Published • 10.3390/bios8040125
  34. Boas, Liliana; Faustino, Vera; Lima, Rui; Miranda, João; Minas, Graça; Fernandes, Carla; Catarino, Susana. "Assessment of the Deformability and Velocity of Healthy and Artificially Impaired Red Blood Cells in Narrow Polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) Microchannels". Micromachines 9 8 (2018): 384. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/mi9080384.
    10.3390/mi9080384
  35. Pinto, V.; Sousa, P.; Catarino, S.O.; Correia-Neves, M.; Minas, G.. "Microfluidic immunosensor for rapid and highly-sensitive salivary cortisol quantification". Biosensors and Bioelectronics 90 (2017): 308-313. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.bios.2016.11.067.
    Open access • 10.1016/j.bios.2016.11.067
  36. Catarino, S.O.; Minas, G.; Miranda, J.M.. "Improving acoustic streaming effects in fluidic systems by matching SU-8 and polydimethylsiloxane layers". Ultrasonics 69 (2016): 47-57. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ultras.2016.03.010.
    10.1016/j.ultras.2016.03.010
  37. Faustino, Vera; Catarino, Susana O.; Lima, Rui; Minas, Graça; Vera Faustino; Susana O. Catarino; Rui Lima; e Graça Minas. "Biomedical microfluidic devices by using low-cost fabrication techniques: A review". Journal of Biomechanics 49 11 (2016): 2280-2292. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jbiomech.2015.11.031.
    Open access • 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2015.11.031
  38. Catarino, S. O.; Minas, G.; Miranda, J. M.. "Evaluation of the successive approximations method for acoustic streaming numerical simulations". The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America 139 5 (2016): 2269-2279. http://dx.doi.org/10.1121/1.4946993.
    10.1121/1.4946993
  39. Catarino, S.O.; Silva, L.R.; Mendes, P.M.; Miranda, J.M.; Lanceros-Mendez, S.; Minas, G.. "Piezoelectric actuators for acoustic mixing in microfluidic devices—Numerical prediction and experimental validation of heat and mass transport". Sensors and Actuators B: Chemical 205 (2014): 206-214. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.snb.2014.08.030.
    Published • 10.1016/j.snb.2014.08.030
  40. Catarino, Susana O.; Miranda, Joao M.; Lanceros-Mendez, Senentxu; Minas, Graca. "Numerical prediction of acoustic streaming in a microcuvette". The Canadian Journal of Chemical Engineering 92 11 (2014): 1988-1998. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/cjce.22057.
    Published • 10.1002/cjce.22057
  41. Catarino, Susana; Miranda, João; Minas, Graça. "Effect of ß-PVDF Piezoelectric Transducers’ Positioning on the Acoustic Streaming Flows". Micromachines 5 3 (2014): 654-666. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/mi5030654.
    Published • 10.3390/mi5030654
  42. S O Catarino; J M Miranda; S Lanceros-Mendez; G Minas. "A numerical study on the heat transfer generated by a piezoelectric transducer in a microfluidic system". J. Phys.: Conf. Ser. 395 (2012): 012091-012091. http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/1742-6596/395/1/012091.
    10.1088/1742-6596/395/1/012091
  43. L.R. Silva; S.O. Catarino; P.M. Mendes; S. Lanceros-Mendez; G. Minas. "Development of a Piezoelectric Transducers System to Improve Mixing of Fluids". Procedia Engineering 47 (2012): 706-709. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.proeng.2012.09.245.
    10.1016/j.proeng.2012.09.245
  44. Cardoso, V F; Catarino, S O; Serrado Nunes, J; Rebouta, L; Rocha, J G; Lanceros-Mendez, S; Minas, G; et al. "Lab-on-a-Chip With ß-Poly(Vinylidene Fluoride) Based Acoustic Microagitation". IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering 57 5 (2010): 1184-1190. http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/tbme.2009.2035054.
    Published • 10.1109/tbme.2009.2035054
  45. Cardoso VF; Catarino SO; Martins P; Rebouta L; Lanceros-Mendéz S; Minas G; Cardoso, V.F.; et al. "Biological microdevice with fluidic acoustic streaming for measuring uric acid in human saliva.". 2009 Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (2009): http://europepmc.org/abstract/med/19964879.
    10.1109/IEMBS.2009.5334449
Journal issue
  1. Catarino, S O; Carvalho, Oscar. "Special Issue "Smart Microstructures and Materials for Sensors and Actuators Applications"". Sensors (2022): https://www.mdpi.com/journal/sensors/special_issues/Smart_Microstructures_Materials.
    Published • Invited editor
  2. Catarino, S O; Lima, Rui Alberto Madeira Macedo; Minas, Graça. "Special Issue "Micro/Nano Devices for Blood Analysis, Volume II"". Micromachines (2021): https://www.mdpi.com/journal/micromachines/special_issues/micro_nano_devices_for_blood_analysis_v2.
    Published • Invited editor
  3. Catarino, Susana; Rui Lima; Graça Maria Henriques Minas. "Special Issue "Micro/Nano Devices for Blood Analysis"". Micromachines (2019): https://www.mdpi.com/journal/micromachines/special_issues/micro_nano_devices_for_blood_analysis.
    Invited editor
Magazine article
  1. Catarino, Susana. "Passive mixing of fluids in microchannels for bioengineering applications – Tutorial for COMSOL Multiphysics simulation, version 5.2a", BioZero, Revista do Capítulo Português da IEEE-EMBS, 2017, https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BwQfBh44700zOUt5cUJRb2w5cGM/view.
Newsletter article
  1. Baptista, Vitória; Catarino, S O; Maria Isabel Veiga. "Research Highlights Featuring the Paper: "Review of Microdevices for Hemozoin-Based Malaria Detection" (doi: 10.3390/bios12020110)", Asia Pacific Malaria Elimination Network (APMEN) Surveillance & Response March 2022 Newsletter, 2022, https://mailchi.mp/1a6433c5910e/apmen-surveillance-response-april-2021-newsletter-6183686?e=22ed89728a.
Thesis / Dissertation
  1. Catarino, Susana Oliveira. "Modelação, simulação e implementação de agitação acústica para aplicações em microfluídica [EN: "Modeling, simulation and implementation of acoustic streaming for microfluidic applications"]". PhD, Universidade do Minho, 2014. http://hdl.handle.net/1822/40412.
  2. Catarino, Susana. "A study on the efficiency of acoustic streaming, based on beta-PVDF polymer, in the process of mixing biological fluids in non-routine clinical analysis". Master, Universidade do Minho, 2009.

Intellectual property

Patent
  1. Catarino, Susana; Graça Maria Henriques Minas. 2019. "SO Catarino, G Minas, Granted Portuguese Patent: "Dispositivo automático para deteção de hemozoína, método de operação e seus usos" (EN: "Automatic Device for Hemozoin Detection, Operation Mode and Applications"), PT 110564". Portugal.
    Granted/Issued
Provisional application for patent
  1. 2022. "R Lima, RR Souza, A Moita, M Bañobre-Lopez, ALN Moreira, G Minas, SO Catarino, FMS Barbosa, JC Teixeira, E Ferreira, Provisional Patent Application, "Elastomer composite serpentine for a heat exchanger, method for obtaining and uses thereof", PT 118128 P.".
  2. 2021. "SO Catarino, V Baptista, MI Veiga, G Minas, PCT international application, "Automatic device for non-invasive malaria diagnosis through optical reflectance techniques, methods and uses thereof", PCT/IB2021/058926, 29/09/2021 (National priority claim PT 116798, 29/09/2020).".

Other

Other output
  1. Modeling and simulation of acoustic streaming phenomenon produced by piezoelectric polymers. SO Catarino, JM Miranda, S Lanceros-Mendéz, G Minas, Modeling and simulation of acoustic streaming phenomenon produced by piezoelectric polymers, Extended Abstract, School of Engineering Week, University of Minho, Portugal, 20-26 October 2011.. 2011. Catarino, Susana.
Activities

Oral presentation

Presentation title Event name
Host (Event location)
2024/04/18 “2-hour short workshop: COMSOL Multiphysics” COMSOL Multiphysics Workshop, organized by the Physics and Physics Engineering Student Association (NEFUM) at University of Minho
Universidade do Minho (Braga, Portugal)
2023/01/09 Microfluidics, lab-on-a-chip and point-of-care devices for biomedical applications [Invited Seminar] Invited Seminar, Polytechnic Institute of Setúbal (Online)
Polytechnic Institute of Setúbal (Portugal)
2022/06/02 "MalariaChip: novo microssistema para diagnóstico não invasivo de malária" [EN: MalariaChip: novel microsystem for non-invasive malaria diagnosis] [Invited Seminar] Seminar at the Bionanodevices for clinical diagnostics Course, M.Sc. in Biophysics and Bionanosystems, University of Minho
University of Minho (Braga, Portugal)
2022/02/14 "MalariaChip: e se usássemos a luz para detetar malária?" [EN: What if we could use light to detect malaria?], Invited speaker at XVII Jornadas de Engenharia Biomédica XVII Jornadas de Engenharia Biomédica [EN: XVII Symposium in Biomedical Engineering]
GAEB, Universidade do Minho (Braga, Portugal)
2021/09/03 "Optical reflectance as a novel approach for malaria diagnosis" [Invited Speaker] Biomedical Engineering Summit, ANEEB
Associação Nacional de Estudantes de Engenharia Biomédica, ANEEB (Sede Nacional da Ordem dos Engenheiros, Lisbon, Portugal)
2021/05/24 "MalariaChip: novo microssistema para diagnóstico não invasivo de malária" [EN: MalariaChip: novel microsystem for non-invasive malaria diagnosis], Online Seminar at the Bionanodevices for clinical diagnostics Course, M.Sc. in Biophysics and Bionanosystems, University of Minho
University of Minho (Braga, Portugal)
2021/05/19 "E se a luz nos ajudasse a detetar malária?" [EN: What if light could help us to detect malaria?], Pint of Science Portugal Pint of Science Portugal
Pint of Science (Guimarães, Portugal)
2021/05/10 "Microfluidics and acoustics for malaria detection" Workshop: Microsystems for diagnostics and theranostics, Thematic session MalariaChip
Microelectromechanical Systems Research Unit, University of Minho (Braga, Portugal)
2019/07/08 An overview of CMEMS-UMinho approaches on point-of-care devices for medical diagnostics Encontro Ciência
Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia (Lisboa, Portugal)
2018/11/14 iProof20 - "MalariaChip" Evento iProof20 – os desafios, as oportunidades e os casos de sucesso, IBS, University of Minho
Universidade do Minho (Braga, Portugal)
2017/11/22 "MalariaChip: device for automatic detection of malaria parasites" Match@Saúde, TecMinho, University of Minho
Universidade do Minho (Braga, Portugal)
2017/10/20 Imaging of healthy and malaria-mimicked red blood cells in polydimethylsiloxane microchannels for determination of cells deformability and flow velocity VipIMAGE - VI ECCOMAS Thematic Conference on Computational Vision and Medical Image Processing
(Porto, Portugal)
2017/05/08 Spectrophotometric Characterization of Hemozoin as a Malaria Biomarker Third International Conference on Applications of Optics and Photonics
SPIE (Faro, Portugal)
2017/02/02 Seminar: "6 hour Workshop: Introduction to COMSOL Multiphysics" COMSOL Workshop: Department of Industrial Electronics, University of Minho
(Guimarães, Portugal)
2016/08 A numerical and experimental study of acoustic micromixing in 3D microchannels for lab-on-a-chip devices 2016 38th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (EMBC)
IEEE (Orlando, United States)
2016/02/24 Seminar: "Modeling and Simulation of acoustic transducers for lab-on-a-chip applications" Science and technology brainstorming meetings, CMEMS, University of Minho
Universidade do Minho, CMEMS (Braga, Portugal)
2015/10/26 Seminar: "An Overview of Modeling and Simulation for Lab-on-a-Chip Applications: Acoustic Transducers" Seminar at University of Twente
(Enschede, Netherlands)
2013/02/20 An overview of modeling and simulation for lab on a-chip applications 2013 IEEE 3rd Portuguese Meeting in Bioengineering (ENBENG)
IEEE (Braga, Portugal)
2012/09/04 A numerical study on the heat transfer generated by a piezoelectric transducer in a microfluidic system Eurotherm2012 - 6th European Thermal Sciences Conference
(Poitiers, France)
2012/07/22 Experimental study of acoustic streaming phenomenon generated by piezoelectric transducers 15th International Conf. on Experimental Mechanics
(Porto, Portugal)
2012/05/10 Seminar: "Acoustic thermoagitation for Lab-on-a-chip devices" Seminar at the Bionanodevices for clinical diagnostics Course, M.Sc. in Biophysics and Bionanosystems, University of Minho
(Braga, Portugal)
2012/04/24 A comparison of acoustic streaming predictions by COMSOL Multiphysics and OpenFoam ECCOMAS YIC2012 - Young Investigators Conference
(Aveiro, Portugal)
2012/02/23 Modeling and Simulation of Acoustic Propagation for Mixing and Pumping Fluids in Lab-on-a-Chip Devices 2012 IEEE 2nd Portuguese Meeting in Bioengineering (ENBENG)
IEEE (Coimbra, Portugal)
2011/08/22 Modeling and simulation of the mixing process of fluids in microchannels promoted by acoustic streaming MNF2011 - 3rd Micro and Nano Flows Conference
(Thessaloniki, Greece)

Supervision

Thesis Title
Role
Degree Subject (Type)
Institution / Organization
2024/09 - Current Numerical modelling and simulation of microgravity in a microfluidic device
Supervisor of Ana do Carmo Eusébio
Master in Physics Engineering (Master)
Universidade do Minho - Escola de Engenharia, Portugal
2024/09 - Current Contact Resistance Stack Cleanroom Fabrication of IDTs for Acoustic Transducers
Supervisor
Master in Physics Engineering (Master)
Universidade do Minho - Escola de Engenharia, Portugal
2023/10 - Current "Modeling and simulation of grating-based silicon photodiodes for optimal quantum efficiency", Master in Industrial Electronics and Computers Engineering (co-supervision of Graça Minas, CMEMS)
Supervisor of André Alves
Master in Industrial Electronics and Computers Engineering (Master)
Universidade do Minho Centro de Sistemas Microeletromecânicos, Portugal
2023/10 - Current "SAW-based acoustic transducer integrated in a microfluidic device for cells separation", PhD in Electronics and Computer Engineering, 2023.00374.BDANA (supervisor, co-supervision of Carlos Abreu, CMEMS-UMinho and Patrícia Sousa, INL).
Supervisor of Débora Amorim
PhD in Electronics and Computer Engineering (PhD)
Universidade do Minho Centro de Sistemas Microeletromecânicos, Portugal
2023/09 - Current "Nanocarrier-based microfluidic system for characterization of malaria-infected cells", Master in Biomedical Engineering (co-supervision of Vera Faustino, CMEMS)
Supervisor of Margarida Ferreira
Master in Biomedical Engineering (Master)
Universidade do Minho Centro de Sistemas Microeletromecânicos, Portugal
2023/01/01 - Current Transducing system integrated into an organ-on-a-chip device for cancer nanotherapy monitoring, 2022.10519.BD (co-supervisor, supervision with Graça Minas, CMEMS-UMinho and Patrícia Sousa, INL)
Co-supervisor of Gabriel M. Ferreira
Electronics and Computers Engineering (PhD)
Universidade do Minho Centro de Sistemas Microeletromecânicos, Portugal
2022/10 - Current Mapping and modeling the transmission profile of mechanical waves in the brain to optimize transcranial stimulation against brain disorders, 2022.13882.BD (co-supervisor, supervision with Óscar Carvalho, CMEMS-UMinho and Nuno Sousa, ICVS-UMinho)
Co-supervisor of Hélder Barbosa
Mechanical Engineering (PhD)
Universidade do Minho Centro de Sistemas Microeletromecânicos, Portugal
2022/10 - Current Mapping and modeling the transmission profile of optical waves in the brain to optimize transcranial stimulation against brain disorders (supervisor, co-supervision of Óscar Carvalho, CMEMS-UMinho and Nuno Sousa, ICVS-UMinho),
Supervisor of Filipa Fernandes
Mechanical Engineering (PhD)
Universidade do Minho Centro de Sistemas Microeletromecânicos, Portugal
2022 - Current Design & Numerical Simulation of Multi-Functional Nature Inspired Anti-Slip Winter Shoe Sole (co-supervisor, supervision with Nuno Dourado and Ashis Tripathy)
Co-supervisor of Shivam Sharma
Mechanical Engineering (PhD)
Universidade do Minho Centro de Sistemas Microeletromecânicos, Portugal
2021/02 - Current Fabrication of a new in-vitro diagnostic device using label free FTIR spectroscopy to analyze human blood (co-supervisor, with Graça Minas, CMEMS-UMinho and Vitor Carvalho, IPCA)
Co-supervisor of Ahmed Fadlelmoula
Doctoral Program in Biomedical Engineering (PhD)
Universidade do Minho Centro de Sistemas Microeletromecânicos, Portugal
2020/09 - Current Multiplexer microfluidic system for mixing and transport of salivary samples (PT: Sistema microfluídico multiplexer para mistura e transporte de amostras salivares)
Supervisor of Filipe Ferreira
Mestrado em Micro e Nanotecnologias (Master)
Universidade do Minho Centro de Sistemas Microeletromecânicos, Portugal
2020/02/01 - Current Hemozoin: dissection of its characteristics for non-invasive malaria diagnosis and its biological pathway towards personalized medicine, SFRH/BD/145427/2019 (main advisor, co-supervision of Isabel Veiga, ICVS-3B's UMinho and Pedro Gil, Karolinska Institutet, Sweden)
Supervisor of Vitória da Cunha Baptista
Biomedical Engineering (PhD)
Universidade do Minho Centro de Sistemas Microeletromecânicos, Portugal
2018/09 - Current CMOS acoustic sensor for blood flow velocity measurements
Supervisor of Jorge Silva
Micro and Nano Technologies (Master)
Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2024/04 - 2024/12 Margarida Ferreira, Fellow researcher UMINHO/BIM/2024/85 under the project ESCMID_CATARINO - Nanocarrier-based microfluidic strategies for characterization of Plasmodium falciparum-infected cells”, funded by ESCMID - European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, University of Minho, Portugal, 01/04/2024 – 31/12/2024.
Supervisor of Margarida Ferreira
Universidade do Minho Labbels, Portugal
2022/10 - 2024/07/10 "Modelação, simulação e caracterização de um sensor acústico para monitorização do crescimento de esferoides celulares" [EN: Modelling, simulation and characterization of an acoustic sensor for monitoring the growth of cellular spheroids] (main advisor, co-supervision of Vanessa Cardoso, CMEMS).
Supervisor of Isabel Bezerra Silva
Master in Industrial Electronics and Computers Engineering (Master)
Universidade do Minho - Campus de Azurém, Portugal
2024/07 - 2024/07 “Numerical simulation of capillarity in a microfluidic device”, Summer Scientific Internship, CMEMS, University of Minho (co-supervision of Diana Pinho)
Supervisor of Leonor de Carvalho Caetano
Universidade do Minho Centro de Sistemas Microeletromecânicos, Portugal
2024/07 - 2024/07 “Numerical simulation of microgravity effects in a microfluidic domain”, Summer Scientific Internship, CMEMS, University of Minho (co-supervision of Diana Pinho)
Supervisor of João Luís Carneiro Fernandes
Universidade do Minho Centro de Sistemas Microeletromecânicos, Portugal
2024/02 - 2024/06 "Simulation of microsensors for temperature control of high velocity microflows" under Integrated Project course, Master in Industrial Electronics and Computers Engineering, University of Minho (co-supervision of Graça Minas and Gabriel Ferreira-CMEMS)
Supervisor of João Pedro Faria
Master in Industrial Electronics and Computers Engineering (Other)
Universidade do Minho - Campus de Azurém, Portugal
2018/10 - 2022/07/15 Optical detection system for malaria diagnostics (PT: Sistema de leitura ótica para diagnóstico de malária)
Supervisor of Júlio Gonçalves
Integrated Master in Industrial Electronics and Computers Engineering (Master)
Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2022/03 - 2022/06 "Design and development of a thermoacoustic actuation system based on piezoelectric materials", under Integrated Project course, Master in Industrial Electronics Engineering, University of Minho (co-supervision with Vanessa Cardoso-CMEMS), 2022.
Co-supervisor of Isabel Silva and David Silva
Master in Industrial Electronics and Computers Engineering (Other)
Universidade do Minho - Campus de Azurém, Portugal
2022/03 - 2022/06 "Implementation of an image acquisition microsystem for identification of phytoplankton cells in microfluidic devices", under Integrated Project course, Master in Industrial Electronics and Computers Engineering, University of Minho (co-supervision with Vânia Pinto-CMEMS), 2022.
Co-supervisor of João Ferreira and Alexandre Pinho
Master in Industrial Electronics and Computers Engineering (Other)
Universidade do Minho - Campus de Azurém, Portugal
2022/03 - 2022/06 "Implementation and characterization of an opto-acoustic system for integration in organ-on-chip devices", under Integrated Project course, Master in Industrial Electronics and Computers Engineering, University of Minho (co-supervision with Paulo Sousa-CMEMS), 2022.
Co-supervisor of João Gonçalves
Master in Industrial Electronics and Computers Engineering (Other)
Universidade do Minho - Campus de Azurém, Portugal
2022/03 - 2022/06 "Design, simulation and characterization of a piezoelectric actuator for nanoparticles disaggregation", under Integrated Project course, Master in Industrial Electronics and Computers Engineering, University of Minho (co-supervision of Paulo Sousa-CMEMS), 2022.
Supervisor of Maria Ferreira and Jorge Novais
Master in Industrial Electronics and Computers Engineering (Other)
Universidade do Minho - Campus de Azurém, Portugal
2021/07/12 - 2022/04/30 Gabriel Ferreira, Fellow researcher UMINHO/BIM/2021/59 under the project MalariaChip - Innovative non-invasive opto-acoustic microdevice for malaria diagnosis, reference NORTE-01-0145-FEDER-028178, University of Minho, Portugal, 12/07/2021 - 30/04/2022.
Supervisor of Gabriel Ferreira
Universidade do Minho Centro de Sistemas Microeletromecânicos, Portugal
2021/09/01 - 2022/02/28 "Using microfluidics to characterize malaria effects on the red blood cells deformability", Erasmus Traineeship Supervision, CMEMS, University of Minho, September 2021 - February 2022.
Supervisor of Jana Kriebel (City University of Applied Sciences - Hochschule Bremen)
Universidade do Minho Centro de Sistemas Microeletromecânicos, Portugal
2020/09 - 2022/02/22 Miniaturized system for detection of hemozoin by optical reflectance (PT: Sistema miniaturizado para deteção de hemozoína por refletância ótica)
Supervisor of Duarte Lima
Mestrado Integrado em Engenharia Eletrónica Industrial e de Computadores (Master)
Universidade do Minho Centro de Sistemas Microeletromecânicos, Portugal
2020/09 - 2022/02/22 Electronics for controlling piezoelectric actuators for integration in a multiplexer microfluidic system (PT: Eletrónica para controlo de atuadores piezoelétricos para incorporação num sistema microfluídico multiplexer)
Supervisor of Carlos Martins
Mestrado Integrado em Engenharia Eletrónica Industrial e de Computadores (Master)
Universidade do Minho Centro de Sistemas Microeletromecânicos, Portugal
2020/09/01 - 2022/02/08 CMOS chip for hemozoin detection by optical reflectance (PT: Chip CMOS para deteção de hemozoína por refletância ótica)
Supervisor of Gabriel Ferreira
Mestrado Integrado em Engenharia Física (Master)
Universidade do Minho Centro de Sistemas Microeletromecânicos, Portugal
2021/05 - 2021/10 "Desenvolvimento e caracterização ótica de fantomas que mimetizem os tecidos humanos" (Development and optical characterization of phantoms mimicking human tissues), under Prémio UMinho de Iniciação na Investigação Científica, CMEMS, University of Minho, May - October 2021.
Supervisor of João Emanuel Lavinas Gomes Lopes
Universidade do Minho Centro de Sistemas Microeletromecânicos, Portugal
2020/04/01 - 2021/03/31 Mariana Costa, Fellow researcher UMINHO/BI/2020/152 under the project MalariaChip - Innovative non-invasive opto-acoustic microdevice for malaria diagnosis, reference NORTE-01-0145-FEDER-028178, University of Minho, Portugal, 01/04/2020 - 31/03/2021 (with co-tutorship of Isabel Veiga, ICVS - UMinho).
Supervisor of Mariana Silva dos Santos Costa
Universidade do Minho Centro de Sistemas Microeletromecânicos, Portugal
2020/02/01 - 2021/02/04 Thin film optical filters for implementation in a spectroscopy system aiming malaria diagnostics (PT: Filtros óticos baseados em filmes finos para implementação num sistema de espectroscopia para o diagnóstico de malária)
Supervisor of Mariana Silva dos Santos Costa
Biomedical Engineering (Master)
Universidade do Minho Centro de Sistemas Microeletromecânicos, Portugal
2019/09/02 - 2021/01/29 Modeling and simulation, in COMSOL Multiphysics, of a SAW based electronic nose for toxic gases detection (PT: Modelação e simulação, em COMSOL Multiphysics, de um nariz eletrónico baseado em ondas SAW para a deteção de gases tóxicos) (main advisor, co-supervision of Ana Cristina Veloso, Instituto Politécnico de Coimbra, Portugal)
Supervisor of João Ribeiro
Master in Micro and Nanotechnologies (Master)
Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2020/07 - 2020/10 "Simulation study of SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) by breathing, coughing and sneezing", under i9MASKS FCT Summer School, University of Minho.
Supervisor of Filipe Ferreira
Universidade do Minho Centro de Sistemas Microeletromecânicos, Portugal
2020/07 - 2020/10 "Study of the development of PDMS microchannels for incorporation in masks", under i9MASKS FCT Summer School, University of Minho
Supervisor of Renata de Oliveira Diehl
Universidade do Minho Centro de Sistemas Microeletromecânicos, Portugal
2020/02 - 2020/07 "Miniaturized system for hemozoin detection through optical reflectance", under Project II course, Integrated Master in Industrial Electronics Engineering, University of Minho, 2020.
Supervisor of Carlos Martins and Duarte Lima
Engenharia Electrónica Industrial (Other)
Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2019/10 - 2020/06/01 Multiphysics Simulation of a novel Additive Manufacturing Process based on Resistance Welding, SFRH/BD/147198/2019 (co-supervisor, supervision of Óscar Carvalho, DEM UMinho and Michael Gasik, Aalto University, Finland)
Co-supervisor of José Alexandre Silva
Mechanical Engineering (PhD)
Universidade do Minho Centro de Sistemas Microeletromecânicos, Portugal
2019/04/01 - 2020/01/31 Vitória Baptista, Fellow researcher UMINHO/BI/108/2019 under the project MalariaChip - Innovative non-invasive opto-acoustic microdevice for malaria diagnosis, reference NORTE-01-0145-FEDER-028178, University of Minho, Portugal, 01/04/2019 - 31/01/2020 (co-tutorship with Isabel Veiga, ICVS - UMinho).
Co-supervisor of Vitória da Cunha Baptista
Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2017/10 - 2018/12/07 Study of blood cells flowing through microfluidic networks: a numerical and experimental approach
Co-supervisor of Rodrigo Martinho
Integrated Master in Mechanical Engineering (Master)
Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2017/09 - 2018/12/03 Piezoelectric sensor for flow measurements
Supervisor of Martinho Baena
Micro and Nano Technologies (Master)
Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2017/09 - 2018/11/29 Efeito da texturização superficial via laser no processo de lubrificação do segmento de motores de combustão interna [EN: "Effect of the laser surface texturing on the lubrication process of the internal combustion engine segment"]
Co-supervisor of Pedro Carneiro
Integrated Master in Mechanical Engineering (Master)
Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2017/09 - 2018/11/26 Estudo de estruturas inteligentes contendo materiais piezoelétricos e magnetostrictivos [EN: "Study of smart structures with piezoelectric and magnetostrictive materials"]
Co-supervisor of José Alexandre Silva
Integrated Master in Mechanical Engineering (Master)
Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2017/06/01 - 2017/11/30 Paulo Félix, researcher under the project iProof - Device for automatic detection of malaria parasites, promoted by TecMinho (co-funded by Norte 2020 under UNorte Inova Project), University of Minho, 01/06/2017 - 30/11/2017.
Supervisor of Paulo Jorge Félix Oliveira
Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2016/10 - 2017/07/10 Estudo de métodos de modificação de propriedades dos glóbulos vermelhos para mimetizar efeitos da malária [EN: "Study of methods for modifying the red blood cells properties to mimick malaria effects"] (co-supervisor, supervision of Carla Fernandes, Instituto Politécnico de Bragança, Portugal)
Co-supervisor of Liliana Vilas Boas
Biomedical Technology (Master)
Instituto Politécnico de Bragança, Portugal

Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2016/02 - 2016/11/29 Study and Spectrophotometric Characterization of Malaria Biomarkers
Supervisor of Ivo Silva
Micro and Nano Technologies (Master)
Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2016/02 - 2016/11/25 Estudo da deformação de glóbulos vermelhos como biomarcador de malária [EN: "Study of red blood cells deformability as a malaria biomarker"]
Supervisor of Daniela Paço
Micro and Nano Technologies (Master)
Universidade do Minho, Portugal

Event organisation

Event name
Type of event (Role)
Institution / Organization
2021/07/22 - Current Coordinator of an Activity at the Laboratory research workshop "Engenharia ao serviço da biomedicina", at CMEMS-UMinho, under the "Verão no Campus" Summer program at University of Minho (22/07/2021). (2021/07/20 - 2021/07/23)
Workshop (Co-organisor)
Universidade do Minho Centro de Sistemas Microeletromecânicos, Portugal
2021/05/10 - Current Organizer of Workshop: Microsystems for diagnostics and theranostics & Chair of Thematic Session MalariaChip, Online, University of Minho, Portugal, 10 May 2021. (2021/05/10)
Workshop (Member of the Organising Committee)
Universidade do Minho Centro de Sistemas Microeletromecânicos, Portugal
2021/02 - 2022/12 Guest Editor of Special Issue "Smart Microstructures and Materials for Sensors and Actuators Applications" at Sensors Journal (IF: 3.275). (2021/02)
Other (Co-organisor)
Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute AG, Switzerland
2019/09 - 2021/06 Guest Editor of Special Issue "Micro/Nano Devices for Blood Analysis, Volume II" at Micromachines Journal, MDPI (IF: 2.426). (2019/11 - 2021/06)
Other (Co-organisor)
Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute AG, Switzerland
2019/12/18 - 2019/12/20 Coordinator of the Laboratory research workshop "Lab-on-a-chip", at the Department of Industrial Electronics, under "the Best student" program at University of Minho (18/12/2019 - 20/12/2019) (2019/12/18 - 2019/12/20)
Workshop (Co-organisor)
Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2019/10/16 - 2019/10/18 Chair and Organizer of Thematic Session “Advances and Imaging Challenges in Micro and Nanofluidics”, VipIMAGE 2019 - VII ECCOMAS Thematic Conference on Computational Vision and Medical Image Processing, Oporto, Portugal, 16-18 October. (2019/10/16 - 2019/10/18)
Conference (Co-organisor)
Universidade do Porto, Portugal
2018 - 2019/05 Guest Editor of Special Issue "Micro/Nano Devices for Blood Analysis" at Micromachines Journal, MDPI (IF: 2.222). (2018 - 2019/03)
Other (Co-organisor)
Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute AG, Switzerland
2017/10/18 - 2017/10/20 Chair and Organizer of Thematic Session “Imaging of Flows in Lab-on-Chip Devices: trends and challenges”, VipIMAGE 2017 - VI ECCOMAS Thematic Conference on Computational Vision and Medical Image Processing, Oporto, Portugal (2017/10/18 - 2017/10/20)
Conference (Other)
Universidade do Porto, Portugal
2013/02/20 - 2013/02/22 Member of the Local Organization Committee of the IEEE 3rd Portuguese Bioengineering Meeting, University of Minho (2013/02/20 - 2013/02/22)
Conference (Member of the Organising Committee)
Universidade do Minho, Portugal

Event participation

Activity description
Type of event
Event name
Institution / Organization
2024/10/01 - 2024/10/01 Attendance at Micro.Electronics, "II Congresso da Agenda Microeletrónica", Aveiro, Portugal (2024)
Congress
Micro.Electronics, "II Congresso da Agenda Microeletrónica"

Jury of academic degree

Topic
Role
Candidate name (Type of degree)
Institution / Organization
2024/03/07 Piezoresistive pressure sensor based on low-temperature polysilicon
(Thesis) Arguer
Álvaro Araújo (Master)
Universidade do Minho - Campus de Azurém, Portugal
2024/01/30 Low-cost device for phytoplankton analysis towards the development of a lab-on-a-chip
(Thesis) Main arguer
Denise Andreia Mota Carvalho (PhD)
Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro, Portugal
2023/07/06 Evaluation of drug loaded magnetoliposomes as multifunctional platforms for advanced cell therapies
(Thesis) Arguer
Beatriz Dias Cardoso (PhD)
Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2023/02/14 PhD Thesis Plan: "Organ-on-a-chip with integrated photoacoustic system: a preclinical platform for drug release monitoring"
(Thesis) Main arguer
Inês Miranda (Other)
Universidade do Minho Escola de Engenharia, Portugal
2023/01/18 Development of a phage-based lab-on-chip for the multiplex detection of bloodstream pathogens
(Thesis) Arguer
Susana Patrícia Chaves Costa (PhD)
Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2022/10/04 "Heating microsystem integrated into an Organ-on-a-Chip"
(Thesis) Main arguer
Filipe Azevedo (Master)
Universidade do Minho - Campus de Azurém, Portugal
2022/02/11 PhD Thesis Plan: "Development and optimization of innovative nanoparticles and a preclinical organ-on-a-chip platform for nanomedicine"
(Thesis) Arguer
Violeta Carvalho (Other)
Universidade do Minho Escola de Engenharia, Portugal
2022/02/08 "PDMS properties and their characterization for fabrication of transparent masks"
(Thesis) Main arguer
Inês Miranda (Master)
Universidade do Minho Escola de Engenharia, Portugal
2022/01/19 "Development of integrated temperature and pressure sensors for textile applications"
(Thesis) Arguer
Dimitri Santos (Master)
Universidade do Minho - Campus de Azurém, Portugal
2021/12/10 "Desenvolvimento e otimização de dispositivos microfluídicos para separação de plasma sanguíneo e outros componentes biológicos" [en: Development and optimization of microfluidic devices for separation of blood plasma and other biological components]
(Thesis) Arguer
Inês Castro (Master)
Universidade do Minho - Campus de Azurém, Portugal
2021/10/22 "Desenvolvimento de um Sensor de Oxigénio Dissolvido para Meio Aquático" [EN: Development of a dissolved oxygen sensor for aquatic environment]
(Thesis) Arguer
Camila Penso (Master)
Universidade do Minho - Campus de Azurém, Portugal
2021/07/26 PhD Thesis Plan: "Development of an electromechanical stimuli system to regenerate knee cartilage"
(Thesis) Arguer
Cátia Sofia Oliveira (Other)
Universidade do Minho Centro de Sistemas Microeletromecânicos, Portugal
2021/03/12 Microengineered Scaffolds for Three-Dimensional Cell Culture Applications
(Thesis) Arguer
Beatriz Costa (Master)
Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2021/02/04 Desenvolvimento de uma plataforma microfluídica para contagem de espécies de fitoplâncton tóxico [EN: Development of a microfluidic platform for counting of species of toxic phytoplankton]
(Thesis) Main arguer
Ângela Meireles (Master)
Universidade do Minho - Campus de Azurém, Portugal
2021/01/14 Microelectrodes for Biomedical Devices
(Thesis) Arguer
Fábio João Oliveira Rodrigues (PhD)
Universidade do Minho Centro de Sistemas Microeletromecânicos, Portugal
2020/09/17 PhD Thesis Plan: "Multi-functional photic and mechanical synergistic-based device to restore the healthy mechanobiology in the Alzheimer's disease brain"
(Thesis) Arguer
Francisca Monteiro (Other)
Universidade do Minho Centro de Sistemas Microeletromecânicos, Portugal
2019/07/16 Life Bracelet - monitorização de sinais vitais em tempo real [EN: "Life Bracelet - real time monitoring of vital signals"]
(Thesis) Arguer
Tiago Simões (Master)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal
2019/02/07 Optimization and Fabrication of a Microfluidic System for Quantification of Seawater pH by Optical Detection
(Thesis) Main arguer
Vitor Magalhães (Master)
Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2018/01/09 Blood rheology and red blood cell migration in microchannel flow
(Thesis) Main arguer
Diana Pinho (PhD)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal
2017/12/12 Measurement of red blood cells flowing through microchannels with complex geometries
(Thesis) Main arguer
Sara Campos (Master)
Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2017/11/14 Development of a Seawater pH Measurement System
(Thesis) Main arguer
Catarina Araújo (Master)
Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2016/06/15 Microssistema eletrónico para leitura, controlo e atuação de compostos bioquímicos num lab on a-chip [EN: "Electronic microsystem for readout, control and actuation of biochemical compounds in a lab-on-a-chip device"]
(Thesis) Arguer
Ramiro Correia (PhD)
Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2015/11/27 Embolias Gasosas em Microcanais e Técnica de Focagem de Fluxo na Produção de Micropartículas de PDMS [EN: "Gas embolisms in microchannels and flow focusing technique in the production of PDMS microparticles"]
(Thesis) Main arguer
Susana Silva (Master)
Instituto Politécnico de Bragança, Portugal
2015/11/27 Estudo do Comportamento Biomecânico de Aneurismas Cerebrais [EN: "Study of the biomechanical behavior of cerebral aneurysms"]
(Thesis) Main arguer
Cátia Cardoso (Master)
Instituto Politécnico de Bragança, Portugal
2015/06/18 Microfluidic based on aqueous twophase system for plasmidic DNA purification
(Thesis) Main arguer
Silvina Samy (Master)
Universidade do Minho, Portugal

Ad Hoc journal article review

Journal title (ISSN) Publisher
2024/07 - Current PLOS ONE (1932-6203) Public Library of Science
2022/05 - Current Energies (1996-1073) MDPI
2021/09 - Current Journal of the Acoustical Society of America (1520-8524) ASA (Acoustical Society of America)
2021/02 - Current IEEE Sensors (1558-1748) IEEE
2021 - Current Biosensors (2079-6374) MDPI
2020/12 - Current Chemosensors (2227-9040) MDPI
2020/04 - Current Microchemical Journal (0026-265X) Elsevier
2019/03 - Current Sensors (1424-8220) MDPI
2019 - Current Biomedical Microdevices (1572-8781) Springer
2017 - Current Applied Sciences (2076-3417) MDPI
2016 - Current Biomicrofluidics (1932-1058) AIP
2015 - Current Sensors and Actuators B: Chemical (0925-4005) Elsevier
2015 - Current Microfluidics and Nanofluidics (1613-4982) Springer
2014/10 - Current Micromachines (2072-666X) MDPI
2020/10 - 2020/10 Molecules (1420-3049) MDPI
2018/09 - 2018/09 Microsystem Technologies (1432-1858) Springer
2017/03 - 2017/05 Colloids and Surfaces B: Biointerfaces (0927-7765) Elsevier
2016/07 - 2016/07 Journal of Microelectromechanical Systems (1941-0158) IEEE
2015/08 - 2015/08 Micro and Nanosystems (1876-4037) Bentham Science
2014/11 - 2015/01 Advances in Research (2348-0394) Advances in Research
2014/07 - 2014/09 IEEE Journal of Quantum Electronics (1558-1713) IEEE

Association member

Society Organization name Role
2015 - Current Refood Braga 100%; Volunteer
2022/07 - 2023/07 European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (ESCMID) Young Scientist Member
2016 - 2019 Flowing Matter - Cost Action MP1305 Member
2016 - 2018 IEEE and Engineering in Medicine and Biology (EMBC) Society Member
2010 - 2018 Ágora Bracarense Youth Association First Secretary of the Board and Volunteer

Committee member

Activity description
Role
Institution / Organization
2024/04 - Current Member of the Topical Advisory Panel at Photonics journal (IF: 2.4)
Member
Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute AG, Switzerland
2022 - Current Alternate member of the Researchers’ Representatives on the Scientific Council of the School of Engineering of University of Minho (Conselho Científico da EEUM)
Member
Universidade do Minho - Escola de Engenharia, Portugal
2024/05 - 2025/02 Guest Editor of the Special Issue: “Optical Sensors for Advanced Biomedical Applications” at Photonics Journal (IF: 2.4), with co-editor Graça Minas (UMinho) (https://www.mdpi.com/journal/photonics/special_issues/D267QS78U5).
Member
Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute AG, Switzerland
2024/10 - 2025 Representative Member of the Researchers on the Scientific Council of the School of Engineering of University of Minho (Conselho Científico da EEUM)
Member
Universidade do Minho - Escola de Engenharia, Portugal
2024/02 - 2024/08 Guest Editor of the Special Issue: "Next Generation Lab-on-a-Chip Devices" at Applied Sciences Journal (IF: 2.7), with co-editors Diana Pinho and Vera Faustino (UMinho) (https://www.mdpi.com/journal/applsci/special_issues/5WN624832B).
Member
Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute AG, Switzerland
2024/01 - 2024/07 Guest Editor of the Special Issue: "Lab-on-a-Chip Devices and Systems for Microgravity Simulation and Aerospace Applications" at Aerospace Journal (IF: 2.6), with co-editors Diana Pinho, Rui Lima and Graça Minas (UMinho) (https://www.mdpi.com/journal/aerospace/special_issues/9EPP76EOYT).
Member
Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute AG, Switzerland
2023/02 - 2024 Member of the Graduate Women in Science (GWIS) Evaluation Committee [National Fellowship Program - USA]
Member
Graduate Women in Science, United States
2023/03 - 2023/12 Guest Editor in the special collection "Lab on Chip Technologies for Cell Separation and Analysis" (co-editors Siddhartha Tripathi, Antoni Homs-Corbera and Christabel Tan), at Frontiers in Lab on Chip Technologies (frontiersin.org/research-topics/54762/lab-on-chip-technologies-for-cell-separation-and-analysis).
Member
2022/10 - 2023/09 Guest Editor in the special collection "Disease-on-a-chip: from point-of-care to personalized medicine" (co-editors Diana Pinho, Raquel O. Rodrigues, Andrea Cruz & Elisabete Fernandes), at Frontiers in Pharmacology journal (frontiersin.org/research-topics/48921/disease-on-a-chip-from-point-of-care-to-personalized-medicine) [6 papers published].
Member
2022/06/30 - 2023/02 Guest Editor in the special collection "Insights in Micro- and Nano-fluidics" (Chief Editor Prof Xiangchun Xuan, Clemson University, USA) at Frontiers in Lab on a Chip Technologies Journal (frontiersin.org/research-topics/42191/insights-in-micro--and-nano-fluidics).
Member
2021/10 - 2021/12 Member of the Electoral Commission for the CMEMS Elections, University of Minho.
Member
Universidade do Minho Centro de Sistemas Microeletromecânicos, Portugal
2021/02 - 2021/02 Representative of the Researchers - CMEMS Coordinating Committee for Researchers Evaluation - RAPI (CMEMS, UMinho)
Member
Universidade do Minho Centro de Sistemas Microeletromecânicos, Portugal

Conference scientific committee

Conference name Conference host
2024/10/04 - Current Member of the Scientific Committee of IWAM 2024 (International Workshop on Additive Manufacturing and Sustainability), Bragança, Portugal, 4 October 2024 Instituto Politécnico de Bragança - IPB
2023/06/22 - 2023/06/23 ENBENG'23 - IEEE 7th Portuguese Bioengineering Meeting "Fundação de Serralves", Porto, Portugal
2022/11/30 - 2022/12/02 EAI MobiHealth 2022 - 11th EAI International Conference on Wireless Mobile Communication and Healthcare, Vila Real, Portugal European Alliance for Innovation (EAI)
2019/10/16 - 2019/10/18 VipIMAGE 2019 - VII ECCOMAS Thematic Conference on Computational Vision and Medical Image Processing, Oporto, Portugal Universidade do Porto
2019/09/26 - 2019/09/28 MEDICON2019 (15th Mediterranean Conference on Medical and Biological Engineering and Computing), Coimbra, Portugal University of Coimbra & Portuguese Society of Biomedical Engineering
2019/02/22 - 2019/02/23 ENBENG'19, the IEEE 6rd Portuguese Bioengineering Meeting, Lisbon, Portugal. ISEL
2017/10/18 - 2017/10/20 VipIMAGE 2017 - VI ECCOMAS Thematic Conference on Computational Vision and Medical Image Processing, Oporto, Portugal Universidade do Porto
2013/06 - 2015/03 ICBEB - International Conference on Biomedical Engineering and Biotechnology (2013, 2014, 2015) ICBEB, China (http://www.icbeb.org/)

Course / Discipline taught

Academic session Degree Subject (Type) Institution / Organization
2023/02 - 2024/08 Sensores e Atuadores (en: Sensors and Actuators); Semiannual course from the 1st year of the Master in Aerospace Engineering Engenharia Aeroespacial (Mestrado) Universidade do Minho Escola de Engenharia, Portugal
2022/02 - 2024/07 Sensores Integrados (EN: Integrated Sensors), Semiannual course from the 3rd year of the Bachelor in Physics Engineering Physics Engineering (Bacharelato) Universidade do Minho Escola de Engenharia, Portugal
2022/09 - 2023/02 Microssensores e Microactuadores (en: Microsensors and Microactuators); Semiannual course from the 1st year of the Master in Industrial Electronics and Computers Engineering Mestrado em Engenharia Eletrónica Industrial e Computadores (Mestrado) Universidade do Minho - Campus de Azurém, Portugal
2021/09 - 2022/02 Microssensores e Microactuadores (en: Microsensors and Microactuators); Semiannual course from the 1st year of the Master in Industrial Electronics and Computers Engineering Mestrado em Engenharia Eletrónica Industrial e Computadores (Mestrado) Universidade do Minho Escola de Engenharia, Portugal
2021/09 - 2022/02 Modelação e simulação de sistemas em micro e nanotecnologias (en: Modeling and simulation of systems in micro and nanotechnologies); Semiannual course from the 1sth year of the Master in Micro and Nanotechnologies Mestrado em Micro/Nano Tecnologias (Mestrado) Universidade do Minho Escola de Engenharia, Portugal
2020/07 - 2020/10 Lecturer at Seminar: Numerical Simulations in COMSOL Multiphysics [i9MASKS Summer School: "Desenvolvimento de máscaras inovadoras em PDMS para a proteção à COVID-19 com o recurso a tecnologias de última geração"], special support "Verão com Ciência", funded by Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia (FCT), in cooperation with Direção Geral do Ensino Superior (DGES), University of Minho. i9MASKS Summer School (Outros) Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2017/02 - 2020/07 Microssensores e Microactuadores (en: Microsensors and Microactuators); Semiannual course from the 4th year of the Integrated Master in Industrial Electronics and Computers Engineering Mestrado Integrado em Engenharia Eletrónica Industrial e Computadores (Mestrado integrado) Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2016/09 - 2020/02 Modelação e simulação de sistemas em micro e nanotecnologias (en: Modeling and simulation of systems in micro and nanotechnologies); Semiannual course from the 1sth year of the Master in Micro and Nanotechnologies Micro e Nanotecnologias (Mestrado) Universidade do Minho - Campus de Azurém, Portugal
2017/09 - 2019/08 Eletrónica (en: Electronics); Semiannual course from the 2nd year of the Integrated Master in Biomedical Engineering Engenharia Biomédica (Mestrado integrado) Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2017/02 - 2019/08 Complementos de Eletrónica (en: Complements of Electronics and Digital Systems); Semiannual course from the 2nd year of the Integrated Master in Biomedical Engineering and Integrated Master in Physics Engineering Engenharia Biomédica; Engenharia Física (Mestrado integrado) Universidade do Minho, Portugal

Evaluation committee

Activity description
Role
Institution / Organization Funding entity
2021/12 - Current Project Call Evaluator for the National Science Center, Poland (Funding scheme: SONATA BIS-11) (2021/2022)
Evaluator
Narodowe Centrum Nauki, Poland Narodowe Centrum Nauki
2021/03 - Current Project Call Evaluator for Slovak Research and Development Agency - APVV (2021/2024)
Evaluator
Agentúra na podporu výskumu a vývoja Slovenskej republiky, Slovakia Agentúra na podporu výskumu a vývoja Slovenskej republiky
2024/10 - 2025/01 European Comission - Expert for Horizon Europe MSCA Postdoctoral Fellowship - Marie Sklodowska-Curie Actions [HORIZON-MSCA-2024-PF-01 Call]
Evaluator
2021/02 - 2021/05 Reviewer of Graduate Women in Science (GWIS) Fellowship Proposals, 2021 (www.gwis.org) Graduate Women in Science, United States
2019/10 - 2019/10 Projects Evaluation: Eurostars Cut-off 12 [Eureka]
Evaluator
Eurostars, Belgium Horizon 2020
2019/04 - 2019/04 Projects Evaluation: Eurostars Cut-off 11 [Eureka]
Evaluator
Eurostars, Belgium Horizon 2020
2018/10 - 2018/10 Projects Evaluation: Eurostars Cut-off 10 [Eureka]
Evaluator
Eurostars, Belgium Horizon 2020
2018/06/17 - 2018/06/21 Reviewing Committee of ECOS 2018 - the 31st International Conference on Efficiency, Cost, Optimization, Simulation and Environmental Impact of Energy Systems, Guimarães, Portugal, 17-21 June 2018.
Evaluator
Universidade do Minho, Portugal

Interview (tv / radio show)

Program Topic
2021/09/23 - 2021/09/23 UMINHO I&D, Rádio Universitária do Minho - RUM (Portuguese Radio), Portugal, 23 September 2021 (recorded on 16 September 2021), available at: https://rum.pt/shows/uminho-id
2020/09/29 - 2020/09/29 EP. 928 Susana Catarino, 90 Segundos de Ciência, Antena 1 (Portuguese Radio), Portugal, 29 September 2020, available at: https://www.90segundosdeciencia.pt/episodes/ep-928-susana-catarino/

Journal scientific committee

Journal title (ISSN) Publisher
2022/04 - Current Review Editor in Frontiers in Lab on a Chip Technologies, Micro- and Nano-fluidics section Frontiers

Other jury / evaluation

Activity description Institution / Organization
2023 - 2023 Reviewer of the 1st Indian Conference on Micro Nano Fluidics (ICOM 2023), IIT Madras, India, 29 September - 1 October 2023. Indian Institute of Technology Madras, India
Distinctions

Award

2023 Distinction: diploma of pedagogical merit, referring to the academic year 2021/2022, from the School of Engineering of University of Minho (awarded 4 October 2023)
Universidade do Minho - Escola de Engenharia, Portugal
2020 Winner of the Public Award of Angelini University Award! 2019/2020, "Menos dor, mais vida", with Project "EPISKEY - A chave para uma vida melhor"
Angelini Pharma Inc, United States

Other distinction

2024 Scientific Performance Evaluation 2022-2023, with an “Excellent” final classification of 5.0/5.0 [Regulamento de Avaliação do Desempenho do Pessoal Investigador da Escola de Engenharia (RAPI-EE), University of Minho]
Universidade do Minho - Escola de Engenharia, Portugal
2021 Innovation support program (Lote 1), EIT Health Porto, with OptoMalaria project [6 month PAI support]
2020 Finalist of Angelini University Award! 2019/2020, "Menos dor, mais vida", with Project "EPISKEY - A chave para uma vida melhor"
Angelini Pharma Inc, United States
2019 INTERREG España - Portugal - ESPACIO T3: Transferência Tecnológica Transfronteiriça (EN: Transboundary Technology Transfer), Awarded with the development of a Technology Transfer mechanism.
TecMinho Associação Universidade-Empresa para o Desenvolvimento, Portugal
2017 iProof20 20.000Euro Award - Funding of proof-of-concept projects (University of Minho), with project "Device for automatic detection of malaria parasites".
2017 Highly cited paper, Top 1%, Journal of Biomechanics, Scopus Metrics.
Elsevier BV, Netherlands