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Fernando Alberto Nogueira da Rocha is Retired Assistant Professor with Habilitation in Faculdade de Engenharia da Universidade do Porto, where he graduated with a degree in Chemical Engineering, in 1975, and obtained, in 1984, a PhD degree in Chemical Engineering. Presently he develops his research within the Laboratory for Process Engineering, Environment, Biotechnology and Energy. His main interests are in the Separation Processes area, namely in mass and heat transfer processes, as crystallization, namely protein crystallization, microencapsulation by spray-drying and multiphase reactors. Fernando Rocha has cooperated with international and national Institutes and Universities. As scientific advisor, Fernando Rocha supervised 10 PhD theses and co supervised other 7. Presently he supervises 1 PhD thesis and co-supervises other 1 . Moreover, he has supervised or co supervised several Master theses and Postdoc researchers. Fernando Rocha participated in 12 projects financed by Portuguese Technology and Science Foundation, 6 of them as PI or institution PI. Presently he is participating in 2 projects. Fernando Rocha published 173 papers in international peer review journals, several book chapters, multiple conference papers, and 4 patents, two of them allowed. He has around 5860 citations, and h index of 40. Received 14 prizes and/or honors.
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Identification

Personal identification

Full name
Fernando Alberto Nogueira da Rocha

Citation names

  • Rocha, Fernando
  • Rocha, FA
  • Rocha, F

Author identifiers

Ciência ID
9415-187C-AAE3
ORCID iD
0000-0002-2778-8374

Email addresses

  • frocha@fe.up.pt (Professional)

Addresses

  • Fac. Engenharia - Univ. do Porto. Rua Roberto Frias, 4200-465, Porto, Porto, Portugal (Professional)

Websites

Knowledge fields

  • Engineering and Technology - Chemical Engineering
  • Engineering and Technology - Chemical Engineering
  • Engineering and Technology - Chemical Engineering
  • Engineering and Technology - Chemical Engineering
  • Engineering and Technology - Chemical Engineering
  • Engineering and Technology - Chemical Engineering

Languages

Language Speaking Reading Writing Listening Peer-review
English Intermediate (B1) Intermediate (B1) Intermediate (B1) Intermediate (B1)
Education
Degree Classification
1980 - 1984
Concluded
 Engenharia Química (Doutoramento)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal
"Absorção em borbulhadores gás-líquido" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 Approved with distinction and honors
1970 - 1975
Concluded
 Engenharia Química (Licenciatura)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal
"-" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 15/20
Affiliation

Teaching in Higher Education

Category
Host institution 		Employer
1984 - 2022 Assistant Professor (University Teacher) Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal
1976 - 1984 Assistant (University Teacher) Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal
1975 - 1976 Tutor (University Teacher) Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal
1974 - 1975 Tutor (University Teacher) Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal

Others

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2022 - Current Aposentado (Professor Auxiliar) Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal
Universidade do Porto Laboratorio de Engenharia de Processos Ambiente Biotecnologia e Energia, Portugal
Projects

Contract

Designation Funders
2025/02/01 - 2026/07/31 Interfacial modulation of protein solubility as a key to the discovery of new drugs for Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
2023.11892.PEX
Researcher
Universidade do Porto Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde, Portugal
Ongoing
2021/01/01 - 2025/12/31 ALICE - Laboratório Associado em Engenharia Química
10.54499/LA/P/0045/2020
LA/P/0045/2020
LA/P/0045/2020
Researcher
Universidade do Porto Laboratório de Processos de Separação e Reacção Laboratório de Catálise e Materiais, Portugal

Instituto Politécnico de Leiria, Portugal

Universidade do Porto Centro de Estudos de Fenómenos de Transporte, Portugal

Universidade do Porto Laboratorio de Engenharia de Processos Ambiente Biotecnologia e Energia, Portugal

Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing
2022 - 2025/06/30 AGGtivity - Colloid aggregation activity of intrinsically disordered polypeptides that phase separate into neurotoxic condensates
PTDC/QUI-COL/2444/2021
Researcher
Universidade do Porto Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing
2020/01/01 - 2023/12/31 Laboratório de Engenharia de Processos, Ambiente, Biotecnologia e Energia
UIDB/00511/2020
10.54499/UIDB/00511/2020
Researcher
Universidade do Porto Laboratório de Processos de Separação e Reacção Laboratório de Catálise e Materiais, Portugal

Instituto Politécnico de Leiria, Portugal

Universidade do Porto Centro de Estudos de Fenómenos de Transporte, Portugal

Universidade do Porto Laboratorio de Engenharia de Processos Ambiente Biotecnologia e Energia, Portugal

Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
2020/01/01 - 2023/12/31 Laboratório de Engenharia de Processos, Ambiente, Biotecnologia e Energia
UIDP/00511/2020
10.54499/UIDP/00511/2020
Researcher
Universidade do Porto Laboratorio de Engenharia de Processos Ambiente Biotecnologia e Energia, Portugal

Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
2018/07/26 - 2021/07/25 ColOsH - Novel concept for a dynamic modular Colon system including peristalsis simulation by Oscillatory-flow and Colon-Host interaction
PTDC/BTM-SAL/30071/2017
Researcher
Universidade do Minho, Portugal

Universidade do Porto, Portugal
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing
2018/07/23 - 2021/07/22 MicroDelivery, Development of functional systems of controlled release by microencapsulation of active and natural compounds, with therapeutic, nutritional and technological interest
PTDC/EQU-EPQ/28715/2017
Researcher
Universidade do Porto, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing
2016/07/01 - 2019/06/30 Continuous crystallization of active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs)
PTDC/QEQ-PRS/3787/2014
Researcher
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal

Universidade do Minho, Portugal
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
2013/07 - 2015/10 Characterization and application of the novel molinate hydrolase (MolA) in bioremediation processes
Provided by PTCRIS: 130494
Researcher
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
2010/04 - 2013/04 Crystal growth engineering used to improve the X-ray diffraction properties of protein crystals
Provided by PTCRIS: 101260
Researcher
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
2011/01/01 - 2012/12/31 Projecto Estratégico - UI 511 - 2011-2012
PEst-C/EQB/UI0511/2011
Researcher
Universidade do Porto Laboratorio de Engenharia de Processos Ambiente Biotecnologia e Energia, Portugal

Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
2007/12 - 2011/02 Crystal growth science: new applications on the crystallization of sucrose and proteins in pure and impure solutions
Provided by PTCRIS: 81496
Principal investigator
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
2005/06 - 2008/06 Characterization of transfer of impurities into the crystals in industrial processes
info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/FCT/POCI/47922/PT
Principal investigator
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal
 Universidade do Algarve Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia
Concluded
2003/04 - 2006/03 Gas Liquid Mass Transfer in Multiphase Reactors
info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/FCT/POCI/45194/PT
Researcher
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal

Universidade do Minho Departamento de Engenharia Biológica, Portugal
Universidade do Algarve Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia
Concluded
2003/10 - 2005/09 SIMUMILK-Simulation of Calcium Phosphate Deposition to Optimize Processing Time in Milk Pasteurizers
POCTI/EQU/47654/2002
Researcher
Concluded
2000/10/01 - 2003 Characterization of agglomeration and of crystallization kinetics in industrial processes through image analysis
info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/FCT/POCI/33131/PT
Researcher
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal
 Universidade do Algarve Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia
Concluded
1997 - 2000 Modelling and optimization of precipitation processes in the chemical industry
2/2.1/TPAR/2048/95
Principal investigator
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal
Concluded
1997 - 1999 RECICLAMAS - Reuse of carbonatation sludge in the sugar refining process and in the treatment of flue gases
PRAXIS XXI/AdI P-1291
Researcher
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal
Concluded
Outputs

Publications

Book chapter
  1. Berta N. Estevinho; Fernando Rocha. "Development of Food–Grade Controlled Delivery Systems by Microencapsulation of Polyphenols with Health Benefits". 2022.
    10.1007/978-3-031-04797-8_42
  2. Estevinho, B.N.; Rocha, F.; Estevinho, Berta N.; Rocha, Fernando. "Application of Biopolymers in Microencapsulation Processes". 191-222. Elsevier, 2018.
    10.1016/b978-0-12-811449-0.00007-4
  3. B. Estevinho; Rocha, Fernando. "Chitosan Applications in Microencapsulation". In Handbook of Biopolymers: Advances and Multifaceted Applications. 2018.
    Published
  4. Estevinho, B.N.; Rocha, F.. "A Key for the Future of the Flavors in Food Industry". In Nanotechnology Applications in Food, 1-19. Elsevier, 2017.
    Published • 10.1016/b978-0-12-811942-6.00001-7
  5. Ferreira, A.; Rocha, F.; Mota, A.; Teixeira, J.A.. "Characterization of Industrial Bioreactors (Mixing, Heat, and Mass Transfer)". 2017.
  6. Ferreira, A.; Rocha, F.; Mota, A.; Teixeira, J.A.. "Nonmechanically Agitated Bioreactors". 2017.
  7. Estevinho, Berta N.; Rocha, Fernando. "Microencapsulation in Food Biotechnology by a Spray-Drying Process". In Advances in Food Biotechnology, 593-606. John Wiley & Sons Ltd, 2015.
    Published • 10.1002/9781118864463.ch36
  8. Ferreira, A.; Rocha, F.A.. "Crystallization". 203-213. 2013.
Conference abstract
  1. Fernandes, Isabel S.; Ferreira, António; Rocha, Fernando; Dias, Madalena M.; Lopes, José C. B.; Santos, Ricardo J.; Brito, Margarida S. C. A.. "2D turbulence in industrial mixers". Paper presented in 26th International Congress of Chemical and Process Engineering CHISA 2022, Prague, 2022.
    Accepted
Conference paper
  1. Castro, F.; Ferreira, A.; Teixeira, J.A.; Rocha, F.. "Protein crystallization in a novel meso oscillatory flow reactor". 2016.
  2. Castro, Filipa; Ribeiro, V. P.; Ferreira, António; Oliveira, A. L.; Reis, R. L.; Teixeira, J. A.; Rocha, Fernando. "Continuous-flow precipitation as a route to prepare highly controlled nanohydroxyapatite". Paper presented in MicroBiotec'15 - Congress of Microbiology and Biotechnology, Évora, 2015.
  3. Georgieva, P.; Oliveira, C.; Rocha, F.; Feyo De Azevedo, S.. "Process modeling strategy combining analytical and data based techniques - I. NN identification of reaction rates with known kinetics coefficients". 2007.
    10.1109/IJCNN.2007.4371185
  4. Ferreira, A.; Rocha, F.; Faria, N.. "Effect of CaCl2 in sucrose crystallization". 2006.
  5. Oliveira, C.; Georgieva, P.; Rocha, F.; Ferreira, A.; De Azevedo, S.F.. "Modelling of dicalcium phosphate dihydrate precipitation from solution". 2005.
  6. Martins, P.M.; Rocha, F.; Rein, P.. "New methods for characterization and control of industrial crystallization". 2005.
    Published
Conference poster
  1. Castro, Filipa; Ferreira, António; Rocha, Fernando; Teixeira, José A.. Corresponding author: Castro, Filipa. "Investigation of insulin nucleation kinetics under oscillatory flow mixing". Paper presented in ChemPor, 2023.
  2. Almeida, Filipe; Ferreira, António; Rocha, Fernando. "Continuous oscillatory flow reactor: Effect of liquid flow rate on gas-liquid mass transfer in a gas-liquid-solid system". Paper presented in ChemPor, 2023.
  3. Almeida, Filipe; Rocha, Fernando; Ferreira, António. "Hydrodynamics and mixing in an oscillatory flow reactor for application in the pharmaceutical industry". Paper presented in Mixing17, 2023.
  4. Veiga, Anabela; Magalhaes, Rui; Filipa Castro; Fernando Rocha; Oliveira, Ana L.; Anabela Veiga; Ana L. Oliveira; et al. "Fabrication of highly tuned Calciumphosphate/silk sericin composites: exploringnew pathways on skin regeneration". Paper presented in 31st Annual Conference of the European Society for Biomaterials (ESB 2021), 2021.
  5. Cruz, Patrícia; Silva, Carolina; Rocha, Fernando. "Planar oscillatory flow crystallizers: a new generation of crystallizers with relevance for continuous crystallization". Paper presented in 3rd International Symposium on Continuous Manufacturing of Pharmaceuticals, 2018.
  6. Ribeiro, Marisa; Estevinho, Berta; Rocha, Fernando. "Release studies from films and microparticles containing polyphenols extracted from elderberry (Sambucus Nigra L.)". Paper presented in 5th International ISEKI_Food Conference, 2018.
  7. Veiga, Anabela; Castro, Filipa; Rocha, Fernando. "Nanocomposites of hydroxyapatite and sericin". Paper presented in 9th Workshop on Biomedical Engineering (WBME), 2017.
  8. Veiga, Anabela; Castro, Filipa; Oliveira, Ana Leite; Rocha, Fernando. "Synthesis of Hydroxyapatite/Sericin nanocomposites". Paper presented in DCE17 | 2nd Doctoral Congress of Engineering, 2017.
  9. Castro, Filipa; Kuhn, Simon; Jensen, Klavs; Ferreira, António; Rocha, Fernando; Vicente, António; Teixeira, José António. "Uso de microsistemas na precipitação em contínuo de hidroxiapatite". Paper presented in COBEQ-XIX | Congresso Brasileiro de Engenharia Química, 2012.
Journal article
  1. Manuel Figueiredo; Zsuzsa Sárkány; Fernando Rocha; Pedro M. Martins. "Challenges and Advances in the Encapsulation of Bioactive Ingredients Using Whey Proteins". Foods (2025): https://doi.org/10.3390/foods14040691.
    10.3390/foods14040691
  2. Yara Bastos; Fernando Rocha; Berta Nogueiro Estevinho. "Microencapsulation of Extracts of Strawberry (Fragaria vesca) By-Products by Spray-Drying Using Individual and Binary/Ternary Blends of Biopolymers". Molecules (2024): https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules29194528.
    10.3390/molecules29194528
  3. Joana Ferreira; Sofia Araújo; António Ferreira; José Teixeira; João Moreira de Campos; Fernando Rocha; Filipa Castro. "Insulin nucleation kinetics in an oscillatory flow-based platform: Protein crystallization as a highly reproducible separation process". Chemical Engineering Research and Design (2024): https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cherd.2024.01.057.
    10.1016/j.cherd.2024.01.057
  4. Coelho, S.C.; Giron, A.; Rocha, F.; Estevinho, B.N.. "Electrosprayed B-complex vitamins/zein microparticles for drug sustained release and antioxidant applications". Journal of Chemical Technology and Biotechnology 99 1 (2024): 217-226. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85175065347&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1002/jctb.7526
  5. Gonçalves, A.; Viegas, O.; Faria, M.A.; Ferreira, I.M.P.L.V.O.; Rocha, F.; Estevinho, B.N.. "In vitro bioaccessibility and intestinal transport of retinoic acid in ethyl cellulose-based microparticles and impact of meal co-ingestion". International Journal of Biological Macromolecules 258 (2024): http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85181963052&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2023.128991
  6. Ribeiro, A.M.; Gonçalves, A.; Rocha, F.; Estevinho, B.N.. "Statistical simplex centroid experimental design for evaluation of pectin, modified chitosan and modified starch as encapsulating agents on the development of vitamin E-loaded microparticles by spray-drying". International Journal of Biological Macromolecules 269 (2024): http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85192295967&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2024.131792
  7. Almeida, F.; Castro, F.; Teixeira, J.A.; Rocha, F.; Ferreira, A.. "Effect of high solids loading on gas–liquid mass transfer in an oscillatory flow reactor for process intensification". Chemical Engineering Science 300 (2024): http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85201280573&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1016/j.ces.2024.120600
  8. Sárkány, Zsuzsa; Rocha, Fernando; Bratek-Skicki, Anna; Tompa, Peter; Macedo-Ribeiro, Sandra; Martins, Pedro M.. "Quantification of Surface Tension Effects and Nucleation-and-Growth Rates during Self-Assembly of Biological Condensates". Advanced Science (2023): http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/advs.202301501.
    Published • 10.1002/advs.202301501
  9. Antónia Gonçalves; Fernando Rocha; Berta N. Estevinho. "Pharmaceutical/Clinical Strategies in the Treatment of Acute Promyelocytic Leukemia: All-Trans Retinoic Acid Encapsulation by Spray-Drying Technology as an Innovative Approach–Comprehensive Overview". Pharmaceuticals (2023): https://doi.org/10.3390/ph16020180.
    10.3390/ph16020180
  10. Anabela Veiga; Sara Madureira; João B. Costa; Filipa Castro; Fernando Rocha; Ana L. Oliveira; Veiga, Anabela; et al. "Tackling current production of HAp and HAp-driven biomaterials". Materials Advances 4 22 (2023): 5453-5478. https://doi.org/10.1039/D3MA00363A.
    10.1039/D3MA00363A
  11. Gonçalves, A.; Rocha, F.; Estevinho, B.N.. "Co-encapsulation of retinoic acid, curcumin and resveratrol by spray-drying of alginic acid sodium-based emulsions and ethyl cellulose-based solutions: Impact on the co-delivery profiles". International Journal of Biological Macromolecules 224 (2023): 1217-1227. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85141297089&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2022.10.207
  12. Almeida, F.; Rocha, F.; Teixeira, J.A.; Ferreira, A.. "Hydrodynamics and gas-liquid mass transfer in an oscillatory flow reactor: Influence of liquid properties". Chemical Engineering Research and Design 193 (2023): 179-197. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85151232854&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1016/j.cherd.2023.03.030
  13. Anabela Veiga; Filipa Castro; Fernando Rocha; Beatriz Bernardes; Marta M. Duarte; Ana Leite Oliveira. "Opening New Avenues for Bioceramics: Oscillatory Flow Reactors and Upcoming Technologies in Skin-Tissue Engineering". Solid State Phenomena (2022): https://doi.org/10.4028/p-1f087p.
    10.4028/p-1f087p
  14. Sílvia Castro Coelho; Fernando Rocha; Berta N. Estevinho. "Development of starch microstructures containing vitamin B3 by electrospinning technique for application in functional food". Journal of Chemical Technology & Biotechnology (2022): https://doi.org/10.1002/jctb.7224.
    10.1002/jctb.7224
  15. Sílvia Castro Coelho; Fernando Rocha; Berta Nogueiro Estevinho. "Electrospinning of Microstructures Incorporated with Vitamin B9 for Food Application: Characteristics and Bioactivities". Polymers (2022): https://doi.org/10.3390/polym14204337.
    10.3390/polym14204337
  16. Antónia Gonçalves; Fernando Rocha; Berta N. Estevinho. "Application of Ethyl Cellulose and Ethyl Cellulose + Polyethylene Glycol for the Development of Polymer-Based Formulations using Spray-Drying Technology for Retinoic Acid Encapsulation". Foods (2022): https://doi.org/10.3390/foods11162533.
    10.3390/foods11162533
  17. Mathis Ralaivao; Jade Lucas; Fernando Rocha; Berta N. Estevinho. "Food-Grade Microencapsulation Systems to Improve Protection of the Epigallocatechin Gallate". Foods (2022): https://doi.org/10.3390/foods11131990.
    10.3390/foods11131990
  18. Veiga, Anabela; Castro, Filipa; Ferreira, António; Oliveira, Ana L.; Rocha, Fernando. Corresponding author: Castro, Filipa. "Fabrication of calcium phosphates with controlled properties using a modular oscillatory flow reactor". Chemical Engineering Research and Design 183 (2022): 90-103. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cherd.2022.04.036.
    10.1016/j.cherd.2022.04.036
  19. Sílvia Castro Coelho; Berta Nogueiro Estevinho; Fernando Rocha. "Recent Advances in Water-Soluble Vitamins Delivery Systems Prepared by Mechanical Processes (Electrospinning and Spray-Drying Techniques) for Food and Nutraceuticals Applications—A Review". Foods (2022): https://doi.org/10.3390/foods11091271.
    10.3390/foods11091271
  20. Anabela Veiga; Rui Magalhães; Marta M. Duarte; Juliana R. Dias; Nuno M. Alves; Ana Rita Costa-Pinto; Filipa Castro; Fernando Rocha; Ana L. Oliveira. "Continuous Production of Highly Tuned Silk/Calcium-Based Composites: Exploring New Pathways for Skin Regeneration". Molecules 27 7 (2022): 2249-2249. https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules27072249.
    10.3390/molecules27072249
  21. Antónia Gonçalves; Berta N. Estevinho; Fernando Rocha. "Microencapsulation of retinoic acid by atomization into biopolymeric matrices: Binary and ternary blends of alginic acid sodium, xanthan gum and modified chitosan". Food Hydrocolloids 124 (2022): 107310-107310. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodhyd.2021.107310.
    10.1016/j.foodhyd.2021.107310
  22. Filipa Castro; Inês Cunha; António Ferreira; José A. Teixeira; Fernando Rocha. "Towards an enhanced control of protein crystallization: Seeded batch lysozyme crystallization in a meso oscillatory flow reactor". Chemical Engineering Research and Design (2022): https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cherd.2021.12.034.
    10.1016/j.cherd.2021.12.034
  23. Silvia Castro Coelho; Philomène Benaut; Sebastien Laget; Berta N. Estevinho; Fernando Rocha. "Optimization of electrospinning parameters for the production of zein microstructures for food and biomedical applications". Micron 152 (2022): 103164-103164. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.micron.2021.103164.
    10.1016/j.micron.2021.103164
  24. Ferreira, J.; Sárkány, Z.; Castro, F.; Rocha, F.; Kuhn, S.. "Insulin crystallization: The route from hanging-drop vapour diffusion to controlled crystallization in droplet microfluidics". Journal of Crystal Growth 582 (2022): http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85122956971&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1016/j.jcrysgro.2022.126516
  25. Gonçalves, A.; Estevinho, B.N.; Rocha, F.. "Spray-drying of oil-in-water emulsions for encapsulation of retinoic acid: Polysaccharide- and protein-based microparticles characterization and controlled release studies". Food Hydrocolloids 124 (2022): http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85115943089&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1016/j.foodhyd.2021.107193
  26. Veiga, A.; Castro, F.; Rocha, F.; Oliveira, A.L.. "An update on hydroxyapatite/collagen composites: What is there left to say about these bioinspired materials?". Journal of Biomedical Materials Research - Part B Applied Biomaterials 110 5 (2022): 1192-1205. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85120438820&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    Published • 10.1002/jbm.b.34976
  27. Fathi, F.; Ebrahimi, S.N.; Pereira, D.M.; Estevinho, B.N.; Rocha, F.. "Preliminary studies of microencapsulation and anticancer activity of polyphenols extract from Punica granatum peels". Canadian Journal of Chemical Engineering 100 11 (2022): 3240-3252. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85126249661&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1002/cjce.24348
  28. Fathi, F.; Ebrahimi, S.N.; Pereira, D.M.; Estevinho, B.N.; Rocha, F.. "Microencapsulation of Enriched Extracts of Two Satureja Species by Spray Drying, Evaluation of the Controlled Release Mechanism and Cytotoxicity". Pharmaceutical Sciences 28 1 (2022): 145-155. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85127181104&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.34172/PS.2021.54
  29. Fathi, F.; Ebrahimi, S.N.; Rocha, F.; Estevinho, B.N.. "CELLULOSE CHEMISTRY AND TECHNOLOGY ENCAPSULATION OF EXTRACTS FROM MIDDLE EAST MEDICINAL PLANTS AND ITS ADVANTAGES-A REVIEW ARTICLE". Cellulose Chemistry and Technology 56 1-2 (2022): 1-27. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85128454219&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.35812/CelluloseChemTechnol.2022.56.01
  30. Almeida, F.; Rocha, F.; Teixeira, J.A.; Ferreira, A.. "The influence of electrolytes in aqueous solutions on gas-liquid mass transfer in an oscillatory flow reactor". Chemical Engineering Science 263 (2022): http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85137733236&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1016/j.ces.2022.118048
  31. Patrícia Cruz; Carlos Alvarez; Fernando Rocha; António Ferreira. "Tailoring the crystal size distribution of an active pharmaceutical ingredient by continuous antisolvent crystallization in a planar oscillatory flow crystallizer". Chemical Engineering Research and Design 175 (2021): 115-123. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cherd.2021.08.030.
    10.1016/j.cherd.2021.08.030
  32. Patrícia C. Cruz; Carolina R. Silva; Fernando A. Rocha; António M. Ferreira. "Mixing Performance of Planar Oscillatory Flow Reactors with Liquid Solutions and Solid Suspensions". Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research (2021): https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.iecr.0c04991.
    10.1021/acs.iecr.0c04991
  33. Ribeiro, A.M.; Estevinho, B.N.; Rocha, F.. "Preparation and Incorporation of Functional Ingredients in Edible Films and Coatings". Food and Bioprocess Technology 14 2 (2021): 209-231. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85091173242&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1007/s11947-020-02528-4
  34. Pinto, M.F.; Figueiredo, F.; Silva, A.; Pombinho, A.R.; Pereira, P.J.B.; Macedo-Ribeiro, S.; Rocha, F.; Martins, P.M.. "Major Improvements in Robustness and Efficiency during the Screening of Novel Enzyme Effectors by the 3-Point Kinetics Assay". SLAS Discovery 26 3 (2021): 373-382. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85091686220&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1177/2472555220958386
  35. Veiga, A.; Castro, F.; L Oliveira, A.; Rocha, F.. "High efficient strategy for the production of hydroxyapatite/silk sericin nanocomposites". Journal of Chemical Technology and Biotechnology 96 1 (2021): 241-248. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85089260470&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1002/jctb.6532
  36. Castro Coelho, S.; Nogueiro Estevinho, B.; Rocha, F.. "Encapsulation in food industry with emerging electrohydrodynamic techniques: Electrospinning and electrospraying – A review". Food Chemistry 339 (2021): http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85089843068&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1016/j.foodchem.2020.127850
  37. Patrícia Cruz; Fernando Rocha; António Ferreira. "Crystallization of paracetamol from mixtures of ethanol and water in a planar oscillatory flow crystallizer: effect of the oscillation conditions on the crystal growth kinetics". CrystEngComm (2021): https://doi.org/10.1039/D1CE00858G.
    10.1039/D1CE00858G
  38. Estevinho, B.N.; Horciu, I.-L.; Blaga, A.-C.; Rocha, F.. "Development of Controlled Delivery Functional Systems by Microencapsulation of Different Extracts of Plants: Hypericum perforatum L., Salvia officinalis L. and Syzygium aromaticum". Food and Bioprocess Technology (2021): http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85105382874&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1007/s11947-021-02652-9
  39. Coelho, S.C.; Laget, S.; Benaut, P.; Rocha, F.; Estevinho, B.N.. "A new approach to the production of zein microstructures with vitamin B12, by electrospinning and spray drying techniques". Powder Technology 392 (2021): 47-57. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85109443036&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1016/j.powtec.2021.06.056
  40. Patrícia Cruz; Fernando Rocha; António Ferreira. "Crystallization of paracetamol from aqueous solutions in a planar oscillatory flow crystallizer: effect of the oscillation conditions on the nucleation kinetics". CrystEngComm 23 39 (2021): 6930-6941. https://doi.org/10.1039/D1CE00922B.
    10.1039/D1CE00922B
  41. Gonçalves, A.L.; Almeida, F.; Rocha, F.A.; Ferreira, A.. "Improving CO2 mass transfer in microalgal cultures using an oscillatory flow reactor with smooth periodic constrictions". Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering 9 6 (2021): http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85116929243&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1016/j.jece.2021.106505
  42. Ribeiro, A.M.; Estevinho, B.N.; Rocha, F.. "The progress and application of vitamin E encapsulation – A review". Food Hydrocolloids 121 (2021): http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85110464973&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1016/j.foodhyd.2021.106998
  43. Ribeiro, A.M.; Estevinho, B.N.; Rocha, F.. "Improvement of vitamin E microencapsulation and release using different biopolymers as encapsulating agents". Food and Bioproducts Processing 130 (2021): 23-33. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85115055042&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1016/j.fbp.2021.08.008
  44. Carlan, I.C.; Estevinho, B.N.; Rocha, F.. "Innovation and improvement in food fortification: Microencapsulation of vitamin B2 and B3 by a spray-drying method and evaluation of the simulated release profiles". Journal of Dispersion Science and Technology (2021): http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85107516505&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1080/01932691.2021.1924768
  45. Gonçalves, A.; Estevinho, B.N.; Rocha, F.. "Methodologies for simulation of gastrointestinal digestion of different controlled delivery systems and further uptake of encapsulated bioactive compounds". Trends in Food Science and Technology 114 (2021): 510-520. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85107935543&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1016/j.tifs.2021.06.007
  46. Ribeiro, Marisa; Estevinho, Berta; Rocha, Fernando. "One century of Vitamin E: The progress and application of vitamin E encapsulation - A Review". Food Hydrocolloids (2021):
    Submitted
  47. Veiga, Anabela; Castro, Filipa; Rocha, Fernando; Oliveira, Ana. "Protein-based Hydroxyapatite materials: Tuning composition towards biomedical applications". ACS Applied Bio Materials (2020): http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acsabm.0c00140.
    Accepted • 10.1021/acsabm.0c00140
  48. Veiga, Anabela; Castro, Filipa; Rocha, Fernando; Oliveira, Ana L.. "Recent Advances in Silk Sericin/Calcium Phosphate Biomaterials". Frontiers in Materials 7 (2020): http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fmats.2020.00024.
    Accepted • 10.3389/fmats.2020.00024
  49. Martins, D.; Estevinho, B.; Rocha, F.; Dourado, F.; Gama, M.. "A dry and fully dispersible bacterial cellulose formulation as a stabilizer for oil-in-water emulsions". Carbohydrate Polymers 230 (2020): http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85076628113&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1016/j.carbpol.2019.115657
  50. Veiga, A.; Castro, F.; Reis, C.; Sousa, A.; Oliveira, A.L.; Rocha, F.. "Hydroxyapatite/sericin composites: A simple synthesis route under near-physiological conditions of temperature and pH and preliminary study of the effect of sericin on the biomineralization process". Materials Science and Engineering C 108 (2020): http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85075198665&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1016/j.msec.2019.110400
  51. Lucas, J.; Ralaivao, M.; Estevinho, B.N.; Rocha, F.. "A new approach for the microencapsulation of curcumin by a spray drying method, in order to value food products". Powder Technology 362 (2020): 428-435. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85076345979&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1016/j.powtec.2019.11.095
  52. Pinto, M.F.; Baici, A.; Pereira, P.J.B.; Macedo-Ribeiro, S.; Pastore, A.; Rocha, F.; Martins, P.M.. "interferENZY: A Web-Based Tool for Enzymatic Assay Validation and Standardized Kinetic Analysis". Journal of Molecular Biology (2020): http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85089603828&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1016/j.jmb.2020.07.025
  53. Goëlo, V.; Chaumun, M.; Gonçalves, A.; Estevinho, B.N.; Rocha, F.. "Polysaccharide-based delivery systems for curcumin and turmeric powder encapsulation using a spray-drying process". Powder Technology 370 (2020): 137-146. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85084952976&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1016/j.powtec.2020.05.016
  54. Ribeiro, A.M.; Estevinho, B.N.; Rocha, F.. "Edible Films Prepared with Different Biopolymers, Containing Polyphenols Extracted from Elderberry (Sambucus Nigra L.), to Protect Food Products and to Improve Food Functionality". Food and Bioprocess Technology 13 10 (2020): 1742-1754. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85089744966&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1007/s11947-020-02516-8
  55. Estevinho, B.N.; Lazar, R.; Blaga, A.; Rocha, F.. "Preliminary evaluation and studies on the preparation, characterization and in vitro release studies of different biopolymer microparticles for controlled release of folic acid". Powder Technology 369 (2020): 279-288. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85085271981&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1016/j.powtec.2020.05.048
  56. Veiga, A.; Castro, F.; Rocha, F.; Oliveira, A.. "Silk-based microcarriers: current developments and future perspectives". IET Nanobiotechnology 14 8 (2020): 645-653. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85094866794&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1049/iet-nbt.2020.0058
  57. Carlan, I.C.; Estevinho, B.N.; Rocha, F.. "Production of vitamin B1 microparticles by a spray drying process using different biopolymers as wall materials". Canadian Journal of Chemical Engineering 98 8 (2020): 1682-1695. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85082121565&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1002/cjce.23735
  58. Ferreira, J.; Castro, F.; Kuhn, S.; Rocha, F.. "Controlled protein crystal nucleation in microreactors: The effect of the droplet volume: Versus high supersaturation ratios". CrystEngComm 22 28 (2020): 4692-4701. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85088535181&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1039/d0ce00517g
  59. Chaumun, M.; Goëlo, V.; Ribeiro, A.M.; Rocha, F.; Estevinho, B.N.. "In vitro evaluation of microparticles with Laurus nobilis L. extract prepared by spray-drying for application in food and pharmaceutical products". Food and Bioproducts Processing 122 (2020): 124-135. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85085569031&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1016/j.fbp.2020.04.011
  60. Cecília Ferreira; Maria Filipa Pinto; Sandra Macedo-Ribeiro; Pedro José Barbosa Pereira; Fernando Alberto Rocha; Pedro Miguel Martins; Ferreira, C.; et al. "Protein crystals as a key for deciphering macromolecular crowding effects on biological reactions". Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics 2020 22 (2020): 16143-16149. https://doi.org/10.1039/D0CP02469D.
    Published • 10.1039/D0CP02469D
  61. Ferreira, J.; Opsteyn, J.; Rocha, F.; Castro, F.; Kuhn, S.. "Ultrasonic protein crystallization: Promoting nucleation in microdroplets through pulsed sonication". Chemical Engineering Research and Design 162 (2020): 249-257. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85089956672&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1016/j.cherd.2020.08.014
  62. Ribeiro, A.M.; Shahgol, M.; Estevinho, B.N.; Rocha, F.. "Microencapsulation of Vitamin A by spray-drying, using binary and ternary blends of gum arabic, starch and maltodextrin". Food Hydrocolloids 108 (2020): http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85086384077&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1016/j.foodhyd.2020.106029
  63. Zsuzsa Sárkány; Fernando Rocha; Ana M. Damas; Sandra Macedo-Ribeiro; Pedro M. Martins. "Chemical Kinetic Strategies for High-Throughput Screening of Protein Aggregation Modulators". Chemistry - An Asian Journal (2019): https://doi.org/10.1002/asia.201801703.
    10.1002/asia.201801703
  64. Ameessa Tulcidas; Nuno M. T. Lourenço; Rafael Antunes; Bruno Santos; Sylwin Pawlowski; Fernando Rocha; Tulcidas, A.; et al. "Crystal habit modification and polymorphic stability assessment of a long-acting ß2-adrenergic agonist". CrystEngComm 21 22 (2019): 3460-3470. https://doi.org/10.1039/C9CE00309F.
    10.1039/C9CE00309F
  65. Gonçalves, A.; Estevinho, B.N.; Rocha, F.. "Formulation approaches for improved retinoids delivery in the treatment of several pathologies". European Journal of Pharmaceutics and Biopharmaceutics 143 (2019): 80-90. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85071314193&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1016/j.ejpb.2019.08.014
  66. Pinto, M.F.; Ripoll-Rozada, J.; Ramos, H.; Watson, E.E.; Franck, C.; Payne, R.J.; Saraiva, L.; et al. "A simple linearization method unveils hidden enzymatic assay interferences". Biophysical Chemistry 252 (2019): http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85066943005&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1016/j.bpc.2019.106193
  67. Ribeiro, A.M.; Estevinho, B.N.; Rocha, F.. "Spray Drying Encapsulation of Elderberry Extract and Evaluating the Release and Stability of Phenolic Compounds in Encapsulated Powders". Food and Bioprocess Technology 12 8 (2019): 1381-1394. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85068172993&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1007/s11947-019-02304-z
  68. Cruz, P.; Silva, C.; Rocha, F.; Ferreira, A.. "The axial dispersion of liquid solutions and solid suspensions in planar oscillatory flow crystallizers". AIChE Journal 65 9 (2019): http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85067858956&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1002/aic.16683
  69. Tulcidas, A.; Santos, B.; Pawlowski, S.; Rocha, F.. "Quality by Statistical Control in Crystallization - Assessment of Mixing Conditions and Probability of Obtaining the Desired Particle Size". Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research 58 43 (2019): 20162-20172. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85073831389&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1021/acs.iecr.9b04023
  70. Marisa Ribeiro, A.; Estevinho, B.N.; Rocha, F.. "Microencapsulation of polyphenols - The specific case of the microencapsulation of Sambucus Nigra L. extracts - A review". Trends in Food Science and Technology (2019): http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85065514850&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    In press • 10.1016/j.tifs.2019.03.011
  71. Gonçalves, A.; Estevinho, B.N.; Rocha, F.. "Characterization of biopolymer-based systems obtained by spray-drying for retinoic acid controlled delivery". Powder Technology 345 (2019): 758-765. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85060909194&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1016/j.powtec.2019.01.062
  72. Cardoso, T.; Gonçalves, A.; Estevinho, B.N.; Rocha, F.. "Potential food application of resveratrol microparticles: Characterization and controlled release studies". Powder Technology 355 (2019): 593-601. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85073653328&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1016/j.powtec.2019.07.079
  73. Cruz, P.C.; Rocha, F.A.; Ferreira, A.M.. "Application of Selective Crystallization Methods to Isolate the Metastable Polymorphs of Paracetamol: A Review". Organic Process Research and Development 23 12 (2019): 2592-2607. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85076515729&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1021/acs.oprd.9b00322
  74. Estevinho, B.N.; Mota, R.; Leite, J.P.; Tamagnini, P.; Gales, L.; Rocha, F.. "Application of a cyanobacterial extracellular polymeric substance in the microencapsulation of vitamin B12". Powder Technology 343 (2019): 644-651. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85057047620&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1016/j.powtec.2018.11.079
  75. Tulcidas, A.; Nascimento, S.; Santos, B.; Alvarez, C.; Pawlowski, S.; Rocha, F.. "Statistical methodology for scale-up of an anti-solvent crystallization process in the pharmaceutical industry". Separation and Purification Technology 213 (2019): 56-62. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85058411876&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1016/j.seppur.2018.12.019
  76. Gonçalves, A.; Nikmaram, N.; Roohinejad, S.; Estevinho, B.N.; Rocha, F.; Greiner, R.; McClements, D.J.. "Production, properties, and applications of solid self-emulsifying delivery systems (S-SEDS) in the food and pharmaceutical industries". Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects 538 (2018): 108-126. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85032721227&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1016/j.colsurfa.2017.10.076
  77. Carlan, I.C.; Estevinho, B.N.; Rocha, F.. "Study of different encapsulating agents for the microencapsulation of vitamin b12". Environmental Engineering and Management Journal 17 4 (2018): 855-864. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85047131939&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
  78. Khounvilay, K.; Estevinho, B.N.; Rocha, F.A.; Oliveira, J.M.; Vicente, A.; Sittikijyothin, W.. "Microencapsulation of citronella oil with carboxymethylated tamarind gum". Walailak Journal of Science and Technology 15 7 (2018): 515-527. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85047821623&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
  79. Cruz, P.; Rocha, F.; Ferreira, A.; Patrícia Cruz; Fernando Rocha; António Ferreira. "Determination of the critical mixing intensity for secondary nucleation of paracetamol in an oscillatory flow crystallizer". CrystEngComm 20 6 (2018): 829-836. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85041640468&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1039/c7ce01940h
  80. Castro, F.; Ferreira, A.; Teixeira, J.A.; Rocha, F.. "Influence of mixing intensity on lysozyme crystallization in a meso oscillatory flow reactor". Crystal Growth and Design 18 10 (2018): 5940-5946. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85054151847&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1021/acs.cgd.8b00721
  81. Ferreira, J.; Castro, F.; Rocha, F.; Kuhn, S.. "Protein crystallization in a droplet-based microfluidic device: Hydrodynamic analysis and study of the phase behaviour". Chemical Engineering Science 191 (2018): 232-244. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85049350897&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1016/j.ces.2018.06.066
  82. Bucurescu, A.; Blaga, A.C.; Estevinho, B.N.; Rocha, F.. "Microencapsulation of Curcumin by a Spray-Drying Technique Using Gum Arabic as Encapsulating Agent and Release Studies". Food and Bioprocess Technology 11 10 (2018): 1795-1806. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85049686343&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1007/s11947-018-2140-3
  83. Almeida, F.; Rocha, F.; Ferreira, A.. "Analysis of liquid flow and mixing in an oscillatory flow reactor provided with 2d smooth periodic constrictions". U.Porto Journal of Engineering 4 2 (2018): 1-15. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85074731250&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.24840/2183-6493_004.002_0001
  84. Berta N. Estevinho; Fernando Rocha. "Kinetic models applied to soluble vitamins delivery systems prepared by spray drying". Drying Technology 35 10 (2017): 1249-1257. https://doi.org/10.1080/07373937.2016.1242015.
    10.1080/07373937.2016.1242015
  85. Estevinho, B.N.; Lopes, A.R.; Sousa, V.; Rocha, F.; Nunes, O.C.. "Microencapsulation of Gulosibacter molinativorax ON4T cells by a spray-drying process using different biopolymers". Journal of Hazardous Materials 338 (2017): 85-92. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85019928130&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1016/j.jhazmat.2017.05.018
  86. Gonçalves, B.; Moeenfard, M.; Rocha, F.; Alves, A.; Estevinho, B.N.; Santos, L.. "Microencapsulation of a Natural Antioxidant from Coffee—Chlorogenic Acid (3-Caffeoylquinic Acid)". Food and Bioprocess Technology 10 8 (2017): 1521-1530. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85018302586&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1007/s11947-017-1919-y
  87. Ferreira, A.; Adesite, P.O.; Teixeira, J.A.; Rocha, F.. "Effect of solids on O2 mass transfer in an oscillatory flow reactor provided with smooth periodic constrictions". Chemical Engineering Science 170 (2017): 400-409. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85008501980&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1016/j.ces.2016.12.067
  88. Aguiar, J.; Costa, R.; Rocha, F.; Estevinho, B.N.; Santos, L.. "Design of microparticles containing natural antioxidants: Preparation, characterization and controlled release studies". Powder Technology 313 (2017): 287-292. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85015367919&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1016/j.powtec.2017.03.013
  89. Carlan, I.C.; Estevinho, B.N.; Rocha, F.. "Study of microencapsulation and controlled release of modified chitosan microparticles containing vitamin B12". Powder Technology 318 (2017): 162-169. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85020013293&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1016/j.powtec.2017.05.041
  90. Gonçalves, A.; Estevinho, B.N.; Rocha, F.. "Design and characterization of controlled-release vitamin A microparticles prepared by a spray-drying process". Powder Technology 305 (2017): 411-417. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84992166106&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1016/j.powtec.2016.10.010
  91. Crespo, R.; Villar-Alvarez, E.; Taboada, P.; Rocha, F.A.; Damas, A.M.; Martins, P.M.. "Insoluble Off-Pathway Aggregates as Crowding Agents during Amyloid Fibril Formation". Journal of Physical Chemistry B 121 10 (2017): 2288-2298. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85018260883&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1021/acs.jpcb.7b01120
  92. Ferreira, C.; Barbos, S.; Taboada, P.; Rocha, F.A.; Damas, A.M.; Martins, P.M.. "The nucleation of protein crystals as a race against time with on- and off-pathways". Journal of Applied Crystallography 50 (2017): 1056-1065. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85027011873&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1107/S1600576717007312
  93. Lopes, A.R.; Sousa, V.M.; Estevinho, B.N.; Leite, J.P.; Moreira, N.F.F.; Gales, L.; Rocha, F.; Nunes, O.C.. "Production of microparticles of molinate degrading biocatalysts using the spray drying technique". Chemosphere 161 (2016): 61-68. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84978389071&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1016/j.chemosphere.2016.07.006
  94. Cruz, P.; Rocha, F.; Ferreira, A.. "Effect of operating conditions on batch and continuous paracetamol crystallization in an oscillatory flow mesoreactor". CrystEngComm 18 47 (2016): 9113-9121. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85000360968&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1039/c6ce01648k
  95. Crespo, R.; Villar-Alvarez, E.; Taboada, P.; Rocha, F.A.; Damas, A.M.; Martins, P.M.. "What can the kinetics of amyloid fibril formation tell about off-pathway aggregation?". Journal of Biological Chemistry 291 4 (2016): 2018-2032. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84959017740&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1074/jbc.M115.699348
  96. Castro, F.; Ribeiro, V.P.; Ferreira, A.; Oliveira, A.L.; Reis, R.L.; Teixeira, J.A.; Rocha, F.. "Continuous-flow precipitation as a route to prepare highly controlled nanohydroxyapatite: In vitro mineralization and biological evaluation". Materials Research Express 3 7 (2016): http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84981517872&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1088/2053-1591/3/7/075404
  97. Ferreira, C.; Rocha, F.A.; Damas, A.M.; Martins, P.M.. "The Finding of Nondissolving Lysozyme Crystals and Its Significance for the Study of Hard-to-Crystallize Biological Macromolecules". Crystal Growth and Design 16 8 (2016): 4285-4291. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84982727296&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1021/acs.cgd.6b00334
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Intellectual property

Patent
  1. Ferreira, António; Rocha, Fernando; Teixeira, J. A.; Vicente, A.. 2019. "Apparatus for mixing improvement based on oscillatory flow reactors provided with smooth periodic constrictions - EP3057694 (B1)". Portugal.
    Granted/Issued
  2. Ferreira, António; Rocha, Fernando; Teixeira, José António; Castro, Filipa. 2019. "Modular Oscillatory Flow Plate Reactor - US20190111402". United States.
    Withdrawn
  3. Ferreira, António; Rocha, Fernando; Teixeira, J. A.; Castro, F.. 2018. "Modular Oscillatory Flow Plate Reactor - EP3439773 B1". Portugal.
    Granted/Issued
  4. Ferreira, António; Rocha, Fernando; Teixeira, J. A.; Vicente, A.. 2016. "Apparatus for mixing improvement based on oscillatory flow reactors provided with smooth periodic constrictions - US2016250615 (A1)". United States.
    Withdrawn
Activities

Supervision

Thesis Title
Role 		Degree Subject (Type)
Institution / Organization
2022 - Current Creating value-added products from dairy industry waste: novel molecular capsules based on milk protein scaffolds
Supervisor
 Doutoramento em Engenharia Química e Biológica (PhD)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal
2017 - Current Effect of solids on gas-liquid mass transfer in an oscillatory flow operating in batch, semi-batch and continuous mode reactor (OFR)
Co-supervisor
 Engenharia Química e Biológica (PhD)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal
2020 - 2024 Biofabrication of an innovative silk-based 3D construct as a new strategy for engineering skin tissue.
Co-supervisor
Universidade Católica Portuguesa Centro Regional do Porto, Portugal
2018 - 2022 Development and optimization of retinoic acid controlled delivery nano - and microsystems for therapeutic applications
Co-supervisor
 Engenharia Química e Biológica (PhD)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal
2017 - 2021 Control of the continuous crystallization of active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs) in an oscillatory flow crystallizer
Co-supervisor
 Engenharia Química e Biológica (PhD)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal
2016 - 2021 Development of microencapsulation of water soluble vitamins with diferent biopolymers by a spray-drying process, for pharmaceutical, food and cosmetics applications
Supervisor
 Engenharia Química e Biológica (PhD)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal
2016 - 2020 Development of scale-up methodologies for pharmaceutical crystallization processes
Supervisor
 Engenharia da Refinação, Petroquímica e Química (PhD)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal
2016 - 2020 New tools for enzymatic characterization and inhibitor screening: post- Michaelis-Menten kinetic analysis
Co-supervisor
 Ciências Biomédicas (PhD)
Universidade do Porto Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar, Portugal
2016 - 2020 Protein Crystallization in Droplet-based Microsystems
Supervisor
 Engenharia Química e Biológica (PhD)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal

Associatie KU Leuven, Belgium
2018 - 2018 Synthesis of Hydroxyapatite and Sericin nanocomposites
Supervisor
 Bioengenharia (Master)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal
2017 - 2017 Microencapsulation of Resveratrol with applicability in food industry
Supervisor
 Engenharia Química (Master)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal
2017 - 2017 Análise de perfis de escoamento e de mistura num meso-reator de fluxo oscilatório para aplicação na indústria farmacêutica
Co-supervisor
 Engenharia Química (Master)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal
2017 - 2017 Microencapsulation of Elderberry Extract with Applicability in Food and Pharmaceutical Industry
Co-supervisor
 Engenharia Química (Master)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal
2011 - 2017 Cristalização avançada de moléculas biologicamente relevantes
Supervisor
 Engenharia Química e Biológica (PhD)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal
2012 - 2016 The physics of the phase transition in crystallogenesis and amyloid fibrillogenesis
Co-supervisor
 Engenharia Química e Biológica (PhD)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal
2015 - 2015 Aplicação de um novo reator de fluxo oscilatório no controlo da qualidade e tamanho dos cristais de paracetamol
Co-supervisor
 Engenharia Química (Master)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal
2014 - 2014 Estudo da adesão de tintas na impressão em filmes poliméricos
Supervisor
 Engenharia Química (Master)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal
2012 - 2012 Estudo de transferência de massa em sistemas multifásicos numa coluna air-lift
Supervisor
 Engenharia Química (Master)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal
2011 - 2011 Transferência de massa em colunas de borbulhamento em sistemas bifásicos e trifásicos - estudo da influência das propriedades físicas do líquido e das partículas sólidas
Supervisor
 Engenharia Química (Master)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal
2007 - 2011 Crystallization of sucrose from pure solutions and in the presence of dextran of different molecular weights
Supervisor
 Engenharia Química e Biológica (PhD)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal
2010 - 2010 Transferência de massa em colunas de bolhas. Estudo da influência de propriedades físicas do liquído e de partículas sólidas
Supervisor
 Engenharia Química (Master)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal
2010 - 2010 Análise e optimização do sector de recuperação
Supervisor
 Engenharia Química (Master)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Desporto, Portugal
2007 - 2010 Transfer of impurities from solution into the crystals in industrial processes: mechanisms and kinetics
Supervisor
 Engenharia Química e Biológica (PhD)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal
2006 - 2010 Microencapsulation of saccharides (thesis in Portuguese)
Co-supervisor
 Engenharia Química e Biológica (PhD)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal
2009 - 2009 "Revamping" do sistema de descoloração por resina de permuta iónica. fase ii - arranque e optimização
Supervisor
 Engenharia Química (Master)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal
2009 - 2009 Influence of the composition of a synthetic sludge to its dewaterability
Supervisor
 Engenharia Química (Master)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal
2009 - 2009 Estudo da influência da temperatura e de partículas sólidas na transferência de massa gás-líquido
Supervisor
 Engenharia Química (Master)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal
2008 - 2008 Estudo da influência de partículas sólidas na transferência de massa gás-líquido em reactores multifásicos
Supervisor
 Engenharia Química (Master)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal
2008 - 2008 Revamping do Sistema de Descoloração por Resina de Permuta Iónica
Supervisor
 Engenharia Química (Master)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal
2004 - 2008 Characterization of phenomena involved in impurity transfer into the crystals (thesis in Portuguese)
Supervisor
 Engenharia Química e Biológica (PhD)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal
2001 - 2007 Dicalcium phosphate precipitation. Experimental characterization and modelling (thesis in Portuguese)
Supervisor
 Engenharia Química (PhD)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal
2001 - 2006 Modelling Crystal Growth from Pure and Impure Solutions - a Case Study on Sucrose
Supervisor
 Engenharia Química (PhD)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal
2001 - 2006 Mass Transfer and Hydrodynamics in Multiphase Systems
Supervisor
 Engenharia Química (PhD)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal
1998 - 2002 Quantification of sucrose crytals morphology and its application to the study of crystallization kinetics
Co-supervisor
 Engenharia Química (PhD)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal
1997 - 1998 Recuperação de Sulfato de Alumínio de Lamas de Tratamento de Águas. Precipitação de Sulfato de Alumínio em Soluções Aquosas
Supervisor
 Engenharia Química (Master)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal

Event organisation

Event name
Type of event (Role) 		Institution / Organization
2011/06/26 - 2011/06/29 “Gas-Liquid and Gas-Liquid-Solid Reactor Engineering Congress, GLS10”, organizado em Braga, Portugal de 26 a 29 de Junho de 2011. Este congresso foi dirigido pelo Professor José Teixeira (Universidade do Minho) (http://www.deb.uminho.pt/gls10/default.aspx). (2011/06/26 - 2011/06/29)
Congress (Member of the Organising Committee)
 Universidade do Minho Departamento de Engenharia Biológica, Portugal
1997/09/21 - 1997/09/25 “Gluportwo, 2nd International Meeting of the Portuguese Carbohydrate Chemistry Group”, realizado no Porto, em 1997, e dirigido pelo Doutor Luís Bento, RAR. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0144-8617(98)00089-7 (1997/09/21 - 1997/09/25)
Congress (Member of the Organising Committee)
Distinctions

Award

2023 Scientific recognition award
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal
2022 Scientific recognition award
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal
2021 Scientific recognition award
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal
2019 Scientific recognition award
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal
2016 Scientific recognition award
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal
2013 Scientific recognition award
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal
2012 Frank Chapman Memorial Award
2012 Scientific recognition award
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal
2011 Scientific recognition award
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal
2010 Research incentive award
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal
2009 Research incentive award
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal
2008 Research incentive award
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal
2006 Frank Chapman Memorial Award
1998 Procter and Gamble best poster prize for innovation and presentation