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Angélica Esteves Lopes da Graça, is a PhD student in Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Technologies specialty, at the Pharmaceutical Development Lab at the Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Lisbon. Her research scholarship is within the scope of DOCTORATES 4 COVID-19 Contest by FCT which consists in the development of medical devices to prevent skin lesions caused by PPE, in partnership with a Portuguese pharmaceutical industry Laboratório EDOL - Produtos Farmacêuticos, S.A. She previously worked at EDOL as a microbiologist analyst at the Quality Control Department and have collaborated with the R&D Department. Her current interests are formulation development, rheology, skin care and drug delivery systems.
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Identification

Personal identification

Full name
Angélica Esteves Lopes da Graça
Date of birth
1994/07/12
Gender
Female

Citation names

  • Graça, Angélica
  • Graça, A.

Author identifiers

Ciência ID
B61C-EB11-5A51
ORCID iD
0000-0002-9829-0733
Researcher Id
AAP-3586-2021
Scopus Author Id
57203317020

Email addresses

  • angelicagraca@campus.ul.pt (Professional)

Websites

  • www.linkedin.com/in/angélica-graça-2b866ba5 (Professional)

Languages

Language Speaking Reading Writing Listening Peer-review
Portuguese (Mother tongue)
English Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1)
French Intermediate (B1) Intermediate (B1) Intermediate (B1) Intermediate (B1)
Education
Degree Classification
2020/11/01 - 2024/11/01
Ongoing
 Farmácia (Doutoramento)
Major in Tecnologias Farmacêuticas
Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Farmácia, Portugal
"Innovative medical device to prevent skin lesions caused by personal protective equipment due to Covid-19" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
2018/05/25
Concluded
 Engenharia Farmacêutica (Mestrado)
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
"Design, testing, and scale-up of medical device class IIb: risk analysis as a crucial tool for pharmaceutical industry" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 17
2015/07/10
Concluded
 Bioquímica (Licenciatura)
Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
"n/a" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 14
Affiliation

Others

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2020/11/01 - Current PhD Candidate Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Farmácia, Portugal
Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Farmácia, Portugal
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2018/03/01 - 2020/10/31 Quality Control Analyst - Microbiology Laboratório Edol – Produtos Farmacêuticos, S. A., Linda-a-Velha, Portugal, Portugal
2017/06/01 - 2018/02/01 Internship in the Quality Control Department - Microbiology Laboratório Edol – Produtos Farmacêuticos, S. A., Linda-a-Velha, Portugal, Portugal
2016/09/01 - 2017/06/01 Internship ADEIM - Associação para o Desenvolvimento, Ensino e Investigação da Microbiologia- Laboratório de Controlo Microbiológico (LCM), Portugal
2015/04/01 - 2015/08/01 Volunteer Researcher Environmental and Biological Mass Spectrometry, Centro de Química e Bioquímica (CQB), Faculty of Science, University of Lisbon, Portugal
Projects

Grant

Designation Funders
2020/11/01 - Current Innovative medical device to prevent skin lesions caused by personal protective equipment due to Covid-19
2020.10138.BD
PhD Student Fellow
Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Farmácia, Portugal

Universidade de Lisboa Instituto de Investigação do Medicamento e das Ciências Farmacêuticas, Portugal
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing
Outputs

Publications

Book chapter
  1. Graça, Angélica; Sara Raposo; Helena M. Ribeiro; Joana Marto. "3D-Printed Personalized Hydrogel Patch for Skin Lesion Prevention and its Features: The Role of Rheology". In Proceedings of the Iberian Meeting on Rheology (IBEREO 2024), 126-130. Springer, Cham, 2024.
    Published • 10.1007/978-3-031-67217-0_28
  2. Graça, Angélica; Curva, Maria Rita; Helena Margarida Ribeiro; Marto, Joana. "Optimizing Do It Your Alginate Rubber Masks to Prevent Skin Lesions: Rheological Tools and Techniques". In Proceedings of the Iberian Meeting on Rheology (IBEREO 2024), 136-139. Springer Nature Switzerland, 2024.
    Published • 10.1007/978-3-031-67217-0_30
  3. Graça, Angélica; Gonçalves, Lídia Maria; Raposo, Sara; Helena Margarida Ribeiro; Marto, Joana. "Ocular Lubricants Efficacy: Mucoadhesive Evaluation Using Rheological Methods". In Proceedings of the Iberian Meeting on Rheology (IBEREO 2019), 30-34. Springer International Publishing, 2019.
    Published • 10.1007/978-3-030-27701-7_7
Conference paper
  1. Graça, Angélica; Maria Rita Curva; Helena M. Ribeiro; Joana Marto. "Optimizing Do It Your Alginate Rubber Masks to Prevent Skin Lesions: Rheological Tools and Techniques". Paper presented in Iberian Meeting on Rheology (IBEREO 2024), 2024.
    Published • 10.1007/978-3-031-67217-0_30
  2. Graça, Angélica; Sara Raposo; Helena Margarida Ribeiro; Joana Marto. "3D-Printed Personalized Hydrogel Patch for Skin Lesion Prevention and its Features: The Role of Rheology". Paper presented in Iberian Meeting on Rheology (IBEREO 2024), Lisboa, 2024.
    Published
  3. Graça, Angélica; Pedro Pinto; Gonçalves, Lídia; Raposo, Sara; Helena Margarida Ribeiro; Joana Marto. "Skin lesion prevention using green and innovative 3D-Printed Personalized Hydrogel Patch". Paper presented in XVth Spanish-Portuguese Conference on Controlled Drug Delivery (SPLC-CRS 2024), Lisboa, 2024.
    Published
  4. Graça, Angélica; Cristina Burac; Helena Margarida Ribeiro; Joana Marto. "Skin-Friendly Resins for 3D Printed Microneedle in Topical Therapy". Paper presented in XVth Spanish-Portuguese Conference on Controlled Drug Delivery (SPLC-CRS 2024), Lisboa, 2024.
    Published
  5. Graça, Angélica; Pedro Pinto; Raposo, Sara; Helena Margarida Ribeiro; Joana Marto. "Efficacy of a 3D-Printed Personalized Hydrogel Patch to Prevent Skin Lesions". Paper presented in X Congresso Iberoamericano de Ciências Farmacêuticas, Coimbra, 2023.
    Published
  6. Graça, Angélica; Pedro Pinto; Raposo, Sara; Helena Margarida Ribeiro; Joana Marto. "Maintaining skin beauty while being protected: In vivo studies on innovative NADES-based sheet-mask to prevent skin lesions caused by PPE". Paper presented in 33rd IFSCC 2023 Congress, Barcelona, 2023.
    Published
  7. Graça, Angélica; Pedro Pinto; Raposo, Sara; Helena Margarida Ribeiro; Joana Marto. "Using quality by design to optimize hydrogel semi-solid sheet masks for enhanced skin barrier: in vitro and in vivo studies". Paper presented in IFSCC 2022, 32nd IFSCC 2022 Congress, 2022.
    Published
  8. Graça, Angélica; Raposo, Sara; Helena Margarida Ribeiro; Joana Marto. "Dressings as a protective barrier to prevent skin lesions in healthcare professionals during the COVID-19 pandemic: Tribological lubricant characterization". Paper presented in 12th World Meeting on Pharmaceutics, Biopharmaceutics and Pharmaceutical Technology, 2021.
    Published
  9. Graça, Angélica; Gonçalves, Lídia Maria; Raposo, Sara; Ribeiro, Helena; Marto, Joana. "Ocular Lubricants Efficacy: Mucoadhesive Evaluation Using Rheological Methods". Paper presented in Iberian Meeting on Rheology (IBEREO 2019), Porto, 2019.
    Published • 10.1007/978-3-030-27701-7_7
Conference poster
  1. Graça, Angélica; Cristina Burac; Helena Margarida Ribeiro; Joana Marto. "Skin-Friendly Resins for 3D Printed Microneedle in Topical Therapy". Paper presented in XVth Spanish-Portuguese Conference on Controlled Drug Delivery - New Horizons in Drug Delivery. Faculdade de Farmácia da Universidade de Lisboa, Lisboa, Portugal., 2024.
  2. Graça, Angélica; Cristina Burac; Helena Margarida Ribeiro; Joana Marto. "Development of Innovative Skin-Friendly Resins for Photocrosslinkable 3D Printing Technology Application". Paper presented in Cosmetinnov 2024, VII Congresso da Sociedade Portuguesa Ciências Cosmetológicas, Lisboa, Portugal., 2024.
  3. Graça, Angélica; Pedro Pinto; Sara Raposo; Helena Margarida Ribeiro; Joana Marto. "Affordable and Eco-Friendly Innovations: 3D-Printed Personalized Hydrogel Patches for Skin Lesion Prevention". Paper presented in 15th iMed.ulisboa Postgraduate Students Meeting 2024. Faculdade de Farmácia da Universidade de Lisboa, Lisboa, Portugal., 2024.
  4. Graça, Angélica; Sara Raposo; Helena Margarida Ribeiro; Joana Marto. "Development of a hydrogel patch for preventing PPE-related skin lesions: an innovative protocol to simulate mask use". Paper presented in 4th SPLC-CRS Young Scientist Meeting Congress, Porto, Portugal., 2023.
  5. Graça, Angélica; Pedro Pinto; Sara Raposo; Helena Margarida Ribeiro; Joana Marto. "Improving skincare during mask use with an optimized hydrogel patch: performance evaluation using in vitro and in vivo tools". Paper presented in Jornadas Científicas da Universidade de Lisboa, Lisboa, Portugal., 2023.
  6. Graça, Angélica; Sara Raposo; Helena Margarida Ribeiro; Joana Marto. "Topical delivery of metronidazole through innovative gelatin-acid tannic-based hydrogel patch for the treatment of PPE-related skin-lesions". Paper presented in CRS 2023 Annual Meeting and Exposition. Paris Hotel, Las Vegas, NV USA., 2023.
  7. Graça, Angélica; Pedro Pinto; Sara Raposo; Helena Margarida Ribeiro; Joana Marto. "Maintaining skin beauty while being protected: In vivo studies on innovative NADES-based sheet-mask to prevent skin lesions caused by PPE". Paper presented in . IFSCC 2022, 33rd IFSCC 2023 Congress, Barcelona, Spain., 2023.
  8. Graça, Angélica; Sara Raposo; Helena Margarida Ribeiro; Joana Marto. "Topical delivery of metronidazole using a green-crosslinked gelatin-based hydrogel sheet-mask for the treatment of PPE-related skin-lesions". Paper presented in APGI - Skin & Formulation, 6th Symposium. Nantes, France., 2023.
  9. Graça, Angélica; Pedro Pinto; Sara Raposo; Helena Margarida Ribeiro; Joana Marto. "Improving skincare during pandemic times with an optimized hydrogel semi-solid sheet mask: in vitro and in vivo studies to evaluate performance". Paper presented in Cosmetinnov 2022, VI Congresso da Sociedade Portuguesa Ciências Cosmetológicas, 2022.
  10. Graça, Angélica; Pedro Pinto; Sara Raposo; Helena Margarida Ribeiro. "Improving skin barrier during pandemic times with an optimized hydrogel semi-solid sheet mask: in vitro and in vivo studies". Paper presented in Ciência 2022, Encontro com a Ciência e Tecnologia em Portugal 2022, 2022.
  11. Graça, Angélica; Pedro Pinto; Sara Raposo; Helena Margarida Ribeiro; Joana Marto. "Improving skin barrier during pandemic times with an optimized hydrogel semi-solid sheet mask: in vitro and in vivo studies". Paper presented in 13th iMed.ulisboa Postgraduate Students Meeting 2022, 2022.
  12. Graça, Angélica; Pedro Pinto; Sara Raposo; Helena Margarida Ribeiro; Joana Marto. "Using quality by design to optimize hydrogel semi-solid sheet masks for enhanced skin barrier: in vitro and in vivo studies". Paper presented in IFSCC 2022, 32nd IFSCC 2022 Congress, 2022.
  13. Ana Ruas; Graça, Angélica; Joana Marto; Gonçalves, Lídia Maria; Ana Oliveira; Alexandra Nogueira da Silva; Pimentel, Madalena; et al. "Bioactivity of commercial essential oils obtained from Portuguese forest". Paper presented in Cosmetinnov 2022, VI Congresso da Sociedade Portuguesa Ciências Cosmetológicas, Lisboa, Portugal., 2022.
  14. Graça, Angélica; Sara Raposo; Helena Margarida Ribeiro; Joana Marto. "Tribology as a tool to evaluate the lubricant performance of dressings used by healthcare professionals during the COVID-19 pandemic". Paper presented in Annual European Rheology Conference 2021, 2021.
  15. Graça, Angélica; Sara Raposo; Helena Margarida Ribeiro; Joana Marto. "Dressings as a protective barrier to prevent ski n lesions in healthcare professionals during the COVID 19 pandemic: Tribological lubricant characterization". Paper presented in 12th World Meeting on Pharmaceutics, Biopharmaceutics and Pharmaceutical Technology, 2021.
  16. Graça, Angélica; Sara Raposo; Helena Margarida Ribeiro; Joana Marto. "Dressings as effective protective medical devices: tribological characterization". Paper presented in 12th iMed.ulisboa Postgraduate Students Meeting 2021, 2021.
  17. Graça, Angélica; Gonçalves, Lídia Maria; Sara Raposo; Helena Margarida Ribeiro; Joana Marto. "Ocular Lubricants Efficacy: Mucoadhesive Evaluation Using Rheological Methods". Paper presented in Iberian Meeting on Rheology (IBEREO 2019), 2019.
  18. Graça, A.; Helena M. Ribeiro; Joana Marto. "Rheological methods to evaluate the mucoadhesive properties of vaginal hyaluronic acid-based hydrogels". Paper presented in Cosmetinnov 2018, 2018.
  19. Graça, A.. "Compounds from herbal infusions and fruits in the prevention of age-related diseases". Paper presented in CQB Day, 2015.
Journal article
  1. Graça, Angélica; Bom, Sara; Martins, Ana M.; Ribeiro, Helena M.; Marto, Joana. "Vat-based Photopolymerization 3D Printing: From Materials to Topical and Transdermal Applications". Asian Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences (2024): 100940. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ajps.2024.100940.
    Submitted • 10.1016/j.ajps.2024.100940
  2. Franco-Gil, M.E.; Graça, A.; Martins, A.; Marto, J.; Ribeiro, H.M.. "Emollients in dermatological creams: Early evaluation for tailoring formulation and therapeutic performance". International Journal of Pharmaceutics 653 (2024): 123825. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijpharm.2024.123825.
    10.1016/j.ijpharm.2024.123825
  3. Graça, Angélica; Martins, Ana M.; Pinto, P.; Ribeiro, Helena M.; Marto, Joana. "Combining protection with skin health: In vivo studies of an innovative gelatin/tannic acid-based hydrogel patch to prevent PPE-related skin lesions". International Journal of Pharmaceutics 650 (2024): 123731. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijpharm.2023.123731.
    10.1016/j.ijpharm.2023.123731
  4. Graça, Angélica; Rufino, Ismael; Martins, Ana M.; Raposo, Sara; Ribeiro, Helena M.; Marto, Joana. "Prevention of skin lesions caused by the use of protective face masks by an innovative gelatin-based hydrogel patch: Design and in vitro studies". International Journal of Pharmaceutics 638 (2023): 122941. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijpharm.2023.122941.
    Published • 10.1016/j.ijpharm.2023.122941
  5. Ana Ruas; Angelica Graça; Joana Marto; Lídia Gonçalves; Ana Oliveira; Alexandra Nogueira da Silva; Madalena Pimentel; et al. "Chemical Characterization and Bioactivity of Commercial Essential Oils and Hydrolates Obtained from Portuguese Forest Logging and Thinning". Molecules 27 11 (2022): 3572-3572. https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules27113572.
    10.3390/molecules27113572
  6. Angélica Graça. "Indirect consequences of coronavirus disease 2019: Skin lesions caused by the frequent hand sanitation and use of personal protective equipment and strategies for their prevention". The Journal of Dermatology (2022): http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1346-8138.16431.
    10.1111/1346-8138.16431
  7. Almeida, Cristina; Madeira, Ana; Marto, Joana; Graça, Angélica; Pinto, Pedro; Ribeiro, Helena. "Monfortinho Thermal Water-Based Creams: Effects on Skin Hydration, Psoriasis, and Eczema in Adults". Cosmetics 6 3 (2019): 56. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/cosmetics6030056.
    10.3390/cosmetics6030056
  8. Carriço, Catarina; Pinto, Pedro; Graça, Angélica; Gonçalves, Lídia; Ribeiro, Helena; Marto, Joana. "Design and Characterization of a New Quercus Suber-Based Pickering Emulsion for Topical Application". Pharmaceutics 11 3 (2019): 131. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/pharmaceutics11030131.
    10.3390/pharmaceutics11030131
  9. Graça, Angélica; Gonçalves, Lídia; Raposo, Sara; Ribeiro, Helena; Marto, Joana. "Useful In Vitro Techniques to Evaluate the Mucoadhesive Properties of Hyaluronic Acid-Based Ocular Delivery Systems". Pharmaceutics 10 3 (2018): 110. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/pharmaceutics10030110.
    10.3390/pharmaceutics10030110
Thesis / Dissertation
  1. Graça, A.. "Graça, A., Design, testing, and scale-up of medical device class IIb: risk analysis as a crucial tool for pharmaceutical industry". Master, Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, 2018.
Activities

Oral presentation

Presentation title Event name
Host (Event location)
2024/07/11 Affordable and Eco-Friendly Innovations: 3D-Printed Personalized Hydrogel Patches for Skin Lesion Prevention Cosmetinnov 2024 - VII Congresso da Sociedade Portuguesa Ciências Cosmetológicas
Sociedade Portuguesa Ciências Cosmetológicas (Lisboa, Portugal)
2024/02/15 Skin Lesion Prevention Using Green and Innovative 3D-Printed Personalized Hydrogel Patch XVth Spanish-Portuguese Conference on Controlled Drug Delivery - New Horizons in Drug Delivery
Faculdade de Farmácia da Universidade de Lisboa (Lisboa, Portugal)
2023/10/27 Efficacy of a 3D-Printed Personalized Hydrogel Patch to prevent skin lesions X Congresso-Iberoamericano das Ciências Farmacêuticas
Faculdade de Farmácia da Universidade de Coimbra (Coimbra, Portugal)
2023/06/26 In vitro and in vivo evaluation of the effectiveness of hydrogel patch as a green alternative to protect skin during mask use 14th iMed.ulisboa Postgraduate Students Meeting 2023
ipSC (Lisboa, Portugal)
2022/10/26 Estratégias sustentáveis para proteger a pele dos EPIs: Penso hidrogel vs filmes second skin Sunset Skin Summit 2022
Faculdade de Farmácia da Universidade de Lisboa (Lisboa, Portugal)
2022/03/25 Optimization using quality by design tools on innovative hydrogel patch to prevent skin lesions caused by PPE due to COVID-19: in vitro and in vivo studies PhD Students’ Seminars 2022
ipSC (Lisboa, Portugal)
2021/09/09 Pensos hidrocolóides como barreira protetora para prevenção das lesões cutâneas causadas por EPIs Sunset Skin Summit 2021
(Lisboa, Portugal)
2019/08/21 Ocular Lubricants Efficacy: Mucoadhesive Evaluation Using Rheological Methods. Iberian Meeting on Rheology Iberian Meeting on Rheology (IBEREO 2019)
(Porto , Portugal)
2018/04/14 Seminários de Engenharia Farmacêutica 2018 Seminários de Engenharia Farmacêutica 2018
Technical Superior Institute, University of Lisbon (Lisboa, Portugal)

Mentoring / Tutoring

Topic Student name
2024 - 2024 In vitro characterization of a 3D printed patch for topical application Catatina Andrade Pereira
2024 - 2024 Alginate Rubber Mask as a Double Friend: Cosmetic and Skin Barrier Protector Maria Rita Ramos Curva
2023 - 2023 In vitro evaluation of an effective skin barrier protector hydrogel patch using a green formulation Catatina Andrade Pereira
2022 - 2022 In vitro characterization of ecofriendly gelatin-based sheet-mask Jean-Baptiste Colombier
2021 - 2021 Development of a Hydrogel Patch for COVID-19 Related Respiratory Protective Equipment Wound Prevention and Healing Ana Margarida Colaço Dias de Lemos Dionísio
Distinctions

Award

2022 Best Poster of the VI Congresso da Sociedade Portuguesa Ciências Cosmetológicas
Sociedade Portuguesa de Ciências Cosmetológicas, Portugal

Other distinction

2016 Academic Merit Diploma
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal