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Rui Costa has an MSc (2008) and PhD (2013) in Biomedical Engineering from the University of Minho (UMINHO), in collaboration with University of Valladolid (Spain). Rui Costa is an Assistant Researcher (Portuguese FCT fellowship) at 3Bs from the ICVS/3Bs Associated Lab since 2023. He has been researching biomimetic and self-organization approaches applied to natural-derived biomaterials to obtain biomedical devices with controlled physicochemical properties, multifunctionality, cellular response and drug reservoir ability. His other contributions include the development of nanostructured core/shell systems and the encapsulation of enzymes and antibiotics. Rui Costa has delivered 35 indexed publications (h-index=19, over 1400 citations, more than 700 in the last 5 years, Scopus), of which 5 are book chapters. He is a reviewer in over 20 different high ranked international journals from the most reputed publishers, including Advanced Materials and Acta Biomaterialia. Since 2020 his interests converged to the fabrication of gene and drug vehicles for breast cancer treatments, and the processing of natural polysaccharides (with emphasis on glycosaminoglycans) via electrostatic complexation. Under these topics, in 2020 he was awarded with the project OncoNeoTreat (PTDC/CTM-REF/0022/2020) as PI to develop inorganic-templated layer-by-layer microcapsules with multimodal drug loading to treat breast cancer. Rui Costa received two self-grants under the competitive Scientific Employment program of the Portuguese Foundation for Science and Technology (FCT): Junior (Starting) Researcher fellowship (2019-2023) to develop nanostructured carriers for cancer treatments, and Assistant Researcher in 2023, under the same topic. In the last five years, he has participated in other 5 national FCT projects totaling about €1.2M and has been core member of two EU Horizon projects in health-enabling applications: ELASTISLET (2015-2019, €300k) and APTADEGRAD (2022-2027, €600k), counting with 7 academic members, 4 enterprises and 2 public bodies. Rui Costa received an IACOBUS Paper Award in 2020 which distinguishes collaborations between North Portugal and Spanish Galicia. He also received an IACOBUS Travel Award in the same year to work at University of Santiago de Compostela with Prof. Pablo Taboada on hybrid liposome/recombinant elastin nanoparticles with improved cell internalization. He was an Invited Professor at the Department of Polymers Engineering of UMINHO in 2017. His other teaching activities include volunteering to deliver lectures in the MIT-Portugal Bioengineering Program and developing content for the e-learning course on Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine of UMINHO. In the last 5 years, Rui Costa has also co-supervised 1 MSc student and mentored 7 others (5 MSc and 2 PhD students).
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Identification

Personal identification

Full name
Rui Filipe Ramos da Costa

Author identifiers

Ciência ID
B91E-8A3D-3932
Scopus Author Id
7203063544

Email addresses

  • rui.costa@i3bs.uminho.pt (Professional)

Addresses

  • 3B's Research Group, I3Bs – Research Institute on Biomaterials, Biodegradables and Biomimetics, University of Minho, AvePark, Parque de Ciência e Tecnologia, Zona Industrial da Gandra, 4805-017, Barco, Guimarães, Portugal (Professional)
Education
Degree Classification
2009/10/01 - 2013/12/19
Concluded
 Doctoral Program in Biomedical Engineering (Doutoramento)
Major in Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine
Universidade do Minho Escola de Engenharia, Portugal
"Nanostructured Functional Multilayer Coatings Incorporating Biomimetic Macromolecules for Biomedical Applications" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 Approved by unanimity
2003/09/01 - 2008/12/18
Concluded
 Integrated Master in Biomedical Engineering (Mestrado integrado)
Major in Biomaterials, Rehabilitation and Biomechanics
Universidade do Minho Escola de Engenharia, Portugal
"Development of Biomimetic Coatings Based on Chitosan and Elastin-Like Polymers for Medical Devices" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
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Affiliation

Science

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2019/05/01 - 2023/03/31 Contracted Researcher (Research) Laboratório Associado ICVS 3B's, Portugal
Biomaterials Biodegradables and Biomimetics, Portugal
(...)
2014/04/01 - 2019/01/18 Postdoc (Research) Laboratório Associado ICVS 3B's, Portugal
Biomaterials Biodegradables and Biomimetics, Portugal
(...)
2009/09/01 - 2013/12/19 Researcher (Research) Laboratório Associado ICVS 3B's, Portugal
Biomaterials Biodegradables and Biomimetics, Portugal
(...)
2012/10/01 - 2013/04/30 Visiting Researcher (Research) Universidad de Valladolid Departamento de Física de la Materia Condensada Cristalografía y Mineralogía, Spain

Teaching in Higher Education

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2017/03/01 - 2017/11/16 Invited Assistant Professor (University Teacher) Universidade do Minho Departamento de Engenharia de Polímeros, Portugal

Others

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2020/02/03 - 2020/04/30 Visiting Researcher (IACOBUS exchange programme) Universidade de Santiago de Compostela Departamento de Física de Partículas, Spain
2008/03/03 - 2009/01/30 Master student Biomaterials Biodegradables and Biomimetics, Portugal
Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2007/09/03 - 2008/02/29 Visiting Researcher (ERASMUS exchange programme) Universidad de Valladolid Departamento de Física de la Materia Condensada Cristalografía y Mineralogía, Spain
Projects

Grant

Designation Funders
2014/04/01 - 2019/01/18 Layer-by-layer compartmentalized structures as customizable and multifuncional microreactors
SFRH/BPD/95446/2013
Post-doc Fellow
Laboratório Associado ICVS 3B's, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia (Portuguese FCT)
Concluded
2009/10/01 - 2013/09/30 Surface modification of biodegradable materials for the conception of innovative coatings with tunable cell adhesion properties and smart nature
SFRH/BD/61126/2009
PhD Student Fellow
Laboratório Associado ICVS 3B's, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia (Portuguese FCT)
Concluded

Contract

Designation Funders
2023/01/01 - Current APTADEGRAD - A novel, first-in-its-kind, aptamer-based LYTACs to address the unmet clinical need of diabetic wounds
HORIZON-EIC-2022-PATHFINDEROPEN-01-101099063
10.3030/101099063
Researcher
Universidade do Minho, Portugal
 Horizon 2020
Ongoing
2021/02/01 - Current OncoNeoTreat - Inorganic-Templated and Polymeric Layer-by-Layer Microcapsules with Multimodal Drug Loading to Treat Breast Cancer
PTDC/CTM-REF/0022/2020
10.54499/PTDC/CTM-REF/0022/2020
Principal investigator
Laboratório Associado ICVS 3B's, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia (Portuguese FCT)
Ongoing
2023/04/01 - 2029/04/18 PolyTarget - Polyelectrolyte-Based Nanocarriers with Prospects of Targeting Breast Cancer Multiresistances
2022.00764.CEECIND/CP1718/CT0020
10.54499/2022.00764.CEECIND/CP1718/CT0020
Principal investigator
Universidade do Minho, Portugal

Laboratório Associado ICVS 3B's, Portugal

Biomaterials Biodegradables and Biomimetics, Portugal
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing
2022/01/01 - 2024/12/31 SpyPatch - Modular spider silk and elastin recombinamers for soft tissue repair patches
PTDC/BTM-MAT/2844/2021
Researcher
Laboratório Associado ICVS 3B's, Portugal
Ongoing
2019/05/01 - 2023/03/31 SmartShuttle - Tackling Tumor Heterogeneity Using Biomaterial-Based Multifunctional Nanocarriers Against Cancer
10.54499/CEECIND/02842/2017/CP1458/CT0025
Principal investigator
Biomaterials Biodegradables and Biomimetics, Portugal

Universidade do Minho, Portugal
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia (Portuguese FCT)
Concluded
2020/07/31 - 2022/06/30 CardioHeal - Self-Healing Hydrogels with Extracellular Matrix Analogues for Cardiac Tissue Engineering
PTDC/BTM-MAT/28327/2017
Researcher
Laboratório Associado ICVS 3B's, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia (Portuguese FCT)
Ongoing
2018/07/01 - 2021/06/30 SeaJellyBone - Multifunctional hydrogels inspired by mussels that combine bioactivity with superior adhesion for bone tissue regeneration
PTDC/BTM-MAT/28123/2017
Researcher
Laboratório Associado ICVS 3B's, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia (Portuguese FCT)
Ongoing
2018/07/01 - 2021/06/30 BGcoat4Bone - Bioactive coatings containing new BioGlass nanoparticles for orthopedic applications
PTDC/BTM-MAT/28123/2017
Researcher
Laboratório Associado ICVS 3B's, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia (Portuguese FCT)
Ongoing
2018/07/01 - 2021/06/30 Light2Skin - Photosensitive Capsules for Future Pharmaceutical Applications
PTDC/CTM-CTM/29813/2017
Researcher
Laboratório Associado ICVS 3B's, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia (Portuguese FCT)
Ongoing
2015/06/01 - 2019/05/31 ELASTISLET - Tailored Elastin-like Recombinamers as Advanced Systems for Cell Therapies in Diabetes Mellitus: a Synthetic Biology Approach towards a Bioeffective and Immunoisolated Biosimilar Islet/Cell Niche
H2020-NMP-2014-two-stage 646075
Researcher
Universidade do Minho, Portugal
 Horizon 2020
Concluded
2016/01/01 - 2018/12/31 CHEM2NATURE - Enabling precision chemical methodologies applied to natural-based systems for the development of multifunctional biomedical devices
H2020-TWINN-2015 692333
Researcher
Universidade do Minho, Portugal
 Horizon 2020
Concluded
2011/07/01 - 2014/06/30 SupraRelax - Molecular Mobility of Biodegradable Polymers Ultra-Confined in Organized Supramolecular Geometries
PTDC/FIS/115048/2009
Researcher
Biomaterials Biodegradables and Biomimetics, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia (Portuguese FCT)
Concluded
2008/03/01 - 2010/12/31 NanoBioActive - Bioactive Materials Containing New Bioglass Nanoparticles for Biomedical Applications
PTDC/QUI/69263/2006
Researcher
Biomaterials Biodegradables and Biomimetics, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia (Portuguese FCT)
Concluded
Outputs

Publications

Book chapter
  1. Costa, Rui R.; Reis, Rui L.; Pashkuleva, Iva. "Hydrogels formed by polyelectrolyte complexation". In Hydrogels for Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine, edited by J. Miguel Oliveira; Joana Silva-Correia, 311-330. Elsevier, 2023.
    Published • 10.1016/b978-0-12-823948-3.00008-7
  2. Costa, R.R.; Mano, J.F.. "Three-Dimensional Multilayered Devices for Biomedical Applications". In Layer-by-Layer Films for Biomedical Applications, 363-384. Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, 2015.
    Published • 10.1002/9783527675869.ch17
  3. Costa, R.R.; Alves, N.M.; Rodríguez-Cabello, J.C.; Mano, J.F.. "Stimuli-Responsive Surfaces for Biomedical Applications". In Biomaterials Surface Science, edited by Taubert, A.; Mano, J.F.; Rodriguez-Cabello, J.C., 63-87. Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, 2013.
    Published • 10.1002/9783527649600.ch4
  4. Costa, R.R.; Mano, J.F.. "Layer-by-layer self-assembly techniques for nanostructured devices in tissue engineering". In Nanomaterials in Tissue Engineering, edited by Gaharwar, A.K.; Sant, S.; Hancock, M.J., 88-118. Elsevier, 2013.
    Published • 10.1533/9780857097231.1.88
  5. Costa, R.R.; Martín, L.; Mano, J.F.; Rodríguez-Cabello, J.C.. "Elastin-Like Macromolecules". In Biomimetic Approaches for Biomaterials Development, edited by Mano, J.F., 93-116. Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, 2012.
    Published • 10.1002/9783527652273.ch5
Conference paper
  1. Costa, R.R.; Ribeiro, A.J.; Rodríguez-Cabello, J.C.; Mano, J.F.. "Nanostructured thin coatings from chitosan and an elastin-like recombinamer with acute stimuli-responsive behavior". Paper presented in VI International Materials Symposium MATERIAIS 2011 and XV meeting of SPM – Sociedade Portuguesa de Materiais, Guimarães, 2011.
    Published • 10.4028/www.scientific.net/MSF.730-732.32
Journal article
  1. Fernandes, Eduarda; Costa, Rui R.; Machado, Raúl; Reis, Rui L.; Pashkuleva, Iva; Lúcio, Marlene. "A Label-Free Multitechnique Approach to Characterize the Interaction of Bioactive Compounds with Biomimetic Interfaces". Small Science In press (2024): 2300271. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/smsc.202300271.
    Open access • In press • 10.1002/smsc.202300271
  2. Bastos, Filipa R.; Soares da Costa, Diana; Reis, Rui L.; Alves, Natália M.; Pashkuleva, Iva; Costa, Rui R.. "Layer-by-layer coated calcium carbonate nanoparticles for targeting breast cancer cells". Biomaterials Advances 153 (2023): 213563. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.bioadv.2023.213563.
    Open access • Published • 10.1016/j.bioadv.2023.213563
  3. Costa, Rui R.; Caballero, David; Soares da Costa, Diana; Rodriguez-Trujillo, Romen; Kundu, Subhas C.; Reis, Rui L.; Pashkuleva, Iva. "Microfluidic-Assisted Interfacial Complexation of Extracellular Matrix Components to Mimic the Properties of Neural Tissues". Advanced Materials Technologies 8 19 (2023): 2300983. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/admt.202300983.
    Published • 10.1002/admt.202300983
  4. Fonseca, Mário C.; Vale, Ana Catarina; Costa, Rui R.; Reis, Rui L.; Alves, Natália M.. "Exploiting Polyelectrolyte Complexation for the Development of Adhesive and Bioactive Membranes Envisaging Guided Tissue Regeneration". Journal of Functional Biomaterials 14 1 (2023): 3. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/jfb14010003.
    Open access • Published • 10.3390/jfb14010003
  5. Costa, Rui R.; Reis, Rui L.; Pashkuleva, Iva. Corresponding author: Costa, Rui R.. "Glycosaminoglycans as polyelectrolytes: implications in bioactivity and assembly of biomedical devices". International Materials Reviews (2022): 1-31. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09506608.2022.2026860.
    In press • 10.1080/09506608.2022.2026860
  6. Domínguez-Arca, Vicente; Costa, Rui R.; Carvalho, Ana M.; Taboada, Pablo; Leis, Rui R.; Prieto, Gerardo; Pashkuleva, Iva. "Liposomes embedded in layer by layer constructs as simplistic extracellular vesicles transfer model". Materials Science and Engineering: C 121 (2021): 111813. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.msec.2020.111813.
    Published • 10.1016/j.msec.2020.111813
  7. Rial, Ramón; Costa, Rui R.; Reis, Rui L.; Liu, Zhen; Pashkuleva, Iva; Ruso, Juan M.. "Mineralization of Layer-by-Layer Ultrathin Films Containing Microfluidic-Produced Hydroxyapatite Nanorods". Crystal Growth & Design 19 11 (2019): 6351-6359. http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acs.cgd.9b00831.
    Published • 10.1021/acs.cgd.9b00831
  8. Costa, Rui R.; Soares da Costa, Diana; Reis, Rui L.; Pashkuleva, Iva. "Bioinspired baroplastic glycosaminoglycan sealants for soft tissues". Acta Biomaterialia 87 (2019): 108-117. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.actbio.2019.01.040.
    Published • 10.1016/j.actbio.2019.01.040
  9. Maciel, Jeanny S.; Azevedo, Sara; Correia, Clara R.; Costa, Ana M. S.; Costa, Rui R.; Magalhães, Francisco A.; Sousa Monteiro, Aliny Abreu; et al. "Oxidized Cashew Gum Scaffolds for Tissue Engineering". Macromolecular Materials and Engineering 304 3 (2019): 1800574. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/mame.201800574.
    Published • 10.1002/mame.201800574
  10. Costa, R.R.; González-Pérez, M.; Herrero-Gutiérrez, M.; Pires, R.A.; Alonso, M.; Rodriguez-Cabello, J. C.; Reis, R.L.; Pashkuleva, I.. "Tuning the Stiffness of Surfaces by Assembling Genetically Engineered Polypeptides with Tailored Amino Acid Sequence". Biomacromolecules 19 8 (2018): 3401-3411. http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acs.biomac.8b00723.
    Published • 10.1021/acs.biomac.8b00723
  11. Miranda, M.S.; Rodrigues, M.T.; Domingues, R.M.A.; Costa, R R.; Paz, Elvira; Rodríguez-Abreu, Carlos; Freitas, Paulo; et al. "Development of Inhalable Superparamagnetic Iron Oxide Nanoparticles (SPIONs) in Microparticulate System for Antituberculosis Drug Delivery". Advanced Healthcare Materials 7 15 (2018): 1800124. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/adhm.201800124.
    Published • 10.1002/adhm.201800124
  12. Hatami, Javad; Silva, S.G.; Oliveira, M.B.; Costa, R.R.; Reis, R.L.; Mano, J.F.. "Multilayered Films Produced by Layer-by-Layer Assembly of Chitosan and Alginate as a Potential Platform for the Formation of Human Adipose-Derived Stem Cell aggregates". Polymers 9 12 (2017): 440. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/polym9090440.
    Published • 10.3390/polym9090440
  13. Leite, A.J.; Costa, R.R.; Costa, A.M.S.; Maciel, J.S.; Costa, J.F.G.; de Paula, R.C.M.; Mano, J.F.. "The potential of cashew gum functionalization as building blocks for layer-by-layer films". Carbohydrate Polymers 174 (2017): 849-857. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.carbpol.2017.06.055.
    Published • 10.1016/j.carbpol.2017.06.055
  14. De Trizio, A.; Srisuk, Pathomthat; Costa, R.R.; Fraga, A.G.; Modena, Tiziana; Genta, I.; Dorati, Rossella; et al. "Natural based eumelanin nanoparticles functionalization and preliminary evaluation as carrier for gentamicin". Reactive and Functional Polymers 114 (2017): 38-48. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.reactfunctpolym.2017.03.004.
    Published • 10.1016/j.reactfunctpolym.2017.03.004
  15. Rodrigues, M.N.; Oliveira, M.B.; Costa, R.R.; Mano, J.F.. "Chitosan/Chondroitin Sulfate Membranes Produced by Polyelectrolyte Complexation for Cartilage Engineering". Biomacromolecules 17 6 (2016): 2178-2188. http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acs.biomac.6b00399.
    Published • 10.1021/acs.biomac.6b00399
  16. Cardoso, M.J.; Caridade, S.G.; Costa, R.R.; Mano, J.F.. "Enzymatic Degradation of Polysaccharide-Based Layer-by-Layer Structures". Biomacromolecules 17 4 (2016): 1347-1357. http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acs.biomac.5b01742.
    Published • 10.1021/acs.biomac.5b01742
  17. Cardoso, M.J.; Costa, R.R.; Mano, J.F.. "Marine Origin Polysaccharides in Drug Delivery Systems". Marine Drugs 14 2 (2016): 34. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/md14020034.
    Open access • Published • 10.3390/md14020034
  18. Costa, R.R.; Costa, A.M.S.; Caridade, S.G.; Mano, J.F.. "Compact Saloplastic Membranes of Natural Polysaccharides for Soft Tissue Engineering". Chemistry of Materials 27 21 (2015): 7490-7502. http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acs.chemmater.5b03648.
    Published • 10.1021/acs.chemmater.5b03648
  19. Silva, J.M.; Caridade, S.G.; Costa, R.R.; Alves, N.M.; Groth, Thomas; Picart, C.; Reis, R.L.; Mano, J.F.. "pH Responsiveness of Multilayered Films and Membranes Made of Polysaccharides". Langmuir 31 41 (2015): 11318-11328. http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acs.langmuir.5b02478.
    Published • 10.1021/acs.langmuir.5b02478
  20. Costa, R.R.; Alatorre-Meda, Manuel; Mano, J.F.. "Drug nano-reservoirs synthesized using layer-by-layer technologies". Biotechnology Advances 33 6 (2015): 1310-1326. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.biotechadv.2015.04.005.
    Published • 10.1016/j.biotechadv.2015.04.005
  21. Sher, P.; Correia, C.R.; Costa, R.R.; Mano, J.F.. "Compartmentalized bioencapsulated liquefied 3D macro-construct by perfusion-based layer-by-layer technique". RSC Advances 5 4 (2015): 2511-2516. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84916910833&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    Published • 10.1039/c4ra11674g
  22. Costa, R.R.; Girotti, Alessandra; Santos, Mercedes; Arias, F.J.; Mano, J.F.; Rodríguez-Cabello, J.C.. "Cellular uptake of multilayered capsules produced with natural and genetically engineered biomimetic macromolecules". Acta Biomaterialia 10 6 (2014): 2653-2662. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.actbio.2014.02.020.
    Published • 10.1016/j.actbio.2014.02.020
  23. Costa, R.R.; Mano, J.F.. "Polyelectrolyte multilayered assemblies in biomedical technologies". Chemical Society Reviews 43 10 (2014): 3453-3479. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84899104646&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    Published • 10.1039/c3cs60393h
  24. Costa, R.R.; Castro, E.; Arias, F.J.; Rodríguez-Cabello, J.C.; Mano, J.F.. "Multifunctional compartmentalized capsules with a hierarchical organization from the nano to the macro scales". Biomacromolecules 14 7 (2013): 2403-2410. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84880063951&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    Published • 10.1021/bm400527y
  25. Costa, R.R.; Testera, A.M.; Arias, F.J.; Rodríguez-Cabello, J.C.; Mano, J.F.. "Layer-by-layer film growth using polysaccharides and recombinant polypeptides: A combinatorial approach". Journal of Physical Chemistry B 117 22 (2013): 6839-6848. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84879187608&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    Published • 10.1021/jp4028518
  26. Costa, R.R.; Neto, A.I.; Calgeris, I.; Correia, C.R.; Pinho, A.C.M.; Fonseca, J.; Öner, E.T.; Mano, J.F.. "Adhesive nanostructured multilayer films using a bacterial exopolysaccharide for biomedical applications". Journal of Materials Chemistry B 1 18 (2013): 2367-2374. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84879547212&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    Published • 10.1039/c3tb20137f
  27. Costa, R.R.; Custódio, C.A.; Arias, F.J.; Rodríguez-Cabello, J.C.; Mano, J.F.. "Nanostructured and thermoresponsive recombinant biopolymer-based microcapsules for the delivery of active molecules". Nanomedicine: Nanotechnology, Biology, and Medicine 9 7 (2013): 895-902. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84884289838&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    Published • 10.1016/j.nano.2013.01.013
  28. Silva, Joana M.; Georgi, Nicole; Costa, Rui; Sher, Praveen; Reis, Rui L.; Van Blitterswijk, Clemens A.; Karperien, Marcel; Mano, João F.. "Nanostructured 3D Constructs Based on Chitosan and Chondroitin Sulphate Multilayers for Cartilage Tissue Engineering". PLoS ONE 8 2 (2013): e55451. http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0055451.
    Published • 10.1371/journal.pone.0055451
  29. Costa, R.R.; Custõdio, C.A.; Arias, F.J.; Rodríguez-Cabello, J.C.; Mano, J.F.. "Layer-by-layer assembly of chitosan and recombinant biopolymers into biomimetic coatings with multiple stimuli-responsive properties". Small 7 18 (2011): 2640-2649. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-80052779197&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    Published • 10.1002/smll.201100875
  30. Costa, R.R.; Custódio, C.A.; Testera, A.M.; Arias, F.J.; Rodríguez-Cabello, J.C.; Alves, N.M.; Mano, J.F.. "Stimuli-responsive thin coatings using elastin-like polymers for biomedical applications". Advanced Functional Materials 19 20 (2009): 3210-3218. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-70350452405&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    Published • 10.1002/adfm.200900568
  31. Barbosa, J.S.; Costa, R.R.; Testera, A.M.; Alonso, M.; Rodríguez-Cabello, J.C.; Mano, J.F.. "Multi-layered films containing a biomimetic stimuli-responsive recombinant protein". Nanoscale Research Letters 4 10 (2009): 1247-1253. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-70449526811&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    Published • 10.1007/s11671-009-9388-5
Distinctions

Award

2020 IACOBUS Papers Award for Collaborative Scientific Publications in the Galicia - North Portugal Euroregion
Agrupamento Europeu de Cooperação Territorial – Galicia-Norte de Portugal (GNP-AECT), Spain
2020 IACOBUS Mobility Award of the Galicia - North Portugal Euroregion
Agrupamento Europeu de Cooperação Territorial – Galicia-Norte de Portugal (GNP-AECT), Spain
2011 1st Prize for "Best Poster Award" of the 2011 School of Engineering Week of University of Minho
Universidade do Minho Escola de Engenharia, Portugal