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>> PhD in Engineering (Dep. of Bioengineering & Robotics, Tohoku Univ., Japan, 2007); >> MSc-Eng (Department of Chemical and Process Engineering, Sheffield Univ., U.K., 2000); >> Dipl. Eng. in Mechanical Engineering (Minho Univ., Portugal, 1998). <> Currently he is an Associate Professor at the Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Minho (UM), and a researcher at MEtRiCS (UM) and Transport Phenomena Research Center (CEFT), FEUP, University of Porto. <> He has a h-index of 33, more than 180 scientific papers with more than 3500 citations (ISI-Scopus), 7 books, 28 book chapters, 5 patents (1 international) and more than 100 papers in conference proceedings. He has supervised 1 postdoc fellow, 11 PhD thesis (5 finished), more than 50 finished Master thesis and more than 10 project Research Assistants. He has participated in more than 40 national and international projects and has been Principal Investigator in 8 of them. <> He is a member of the editorial board of several scientific journals in the field of mechanical and biomedical engineering such as: Micromachines, Advances in Mechanical Engineering, WS Annual Review of Biomechanics, Processes and Journal of Flow Control, Measurement and Visualisation. He belongs to several societies in the field of engineering, has organized more than 10 international conferences/thematic sessions and he has been part from several conference scientific committee. <> Currently he lectures several Master courses in Mechanical, Industrial and Biomedical Engineering and is the Director of the Master in Micro and Nano Technologies (UMinho). In the past he was the Director of the Doctoral program "Leaders for Technological Industries" (MIT Portugal program) and he had lectured several Master courses in Biomedical Technology such as Cardiovascular Biomechanics and Micro/Nano Technologies and Biomedical Applications at the Bragança Polytechnic Institute (IPB). <> Currently, his main research is mostly centered in the area of microfluidics, nanofluidics, biofluids and blood flow in biomedical devices. <> He has collaboration with several International Institutions such as Tohoku University (Japan), Tokyo Medical and Dental University (Japan), Extremadura University (Spain), Jade University of Applied Sciences (Germany), Kyoto Institute of Technology (Japan), Strathclyde University (UK), Zilina University (Slovakia) and Bristol University (UK).
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Identification

Personal identification

Full name
Rui Lima

Citation names

  • Lima, R.
  • Lima, R. A.

Author identifiers

Ciência ID
EE12-C3FB-349D
ORCID iD
0000-0003-3428-637X
Researcher Id
H-5157-2016
Scopus Author Id
18437397800

Telephones

Telephone
  • 253510233 (Professional)

Addresses

  • Dep. Engenharia Mecânica, Campus de Azurém, Escola Engenharia, Universidade do Minho, 4800-058,, Guimarães, Minho, Portugal (Professional)

Websites

Knowledge fields

  • Engineering and Technology - Mechanical Engineering - Mechanical Engineering

Languages

Language Speaking Reading Writing Listening Peer-review
Portuguese (Mother tongue)
English Advanced (C1) Proficiency (C2) Advanced (C1) Proficiency (C2) Advanced (C1)
French Intermediate (B1) Intermediate (B1) Intermediate (B1) Intermediate (B1) Intermediate (B1)
Spanish; Castilian Intermediate (B1) Advanced (C1) Intermediate (B1) Proficiency (C2) Intermediate (B1)
Japanese Beginner (A1) Beginner (A1) Beginner (A1) Beginner (A1) Beginner (A1)
Education
Degree Classification
2007
Concluded
 PhD in Engineering, Tohoku University, Japan (Doctor of Philosophy)
Tohoku Daigaku Daigakuin Kogaku Kenkyuka Kogakubu Kikai Chino Koku Kogakuka, Japan
2000
Concluded
 Environment and Energy Engineering (Master)
The University of Sheffield, United Kingdom
1998
Concluded
 Mechanical Engineering (Licenciatura)
Universidade do Minho, Portugal
Affiliation

Teaching in Higher Education

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2019/10/10 - Current Associate Professor (University Teacher) Universidade do Minho - Campus de Azurém, Portugal
Universidade do Minho - Campus de Azurém, Portugal
2014 - 2018 Assistant Professor (University Teacher) Universidade do Minho - Campus de Azurém, Portugal
2004 - 2014 Teacher Coordinator (Polytechnic Teacher) Instituto Politécnico de Bragança, Portugal
2000 - 2004 Adjunct Teacher (Polytechnic Teacher) Instituto Politécnico de Bragança, Portugal
Projects

Grant

Designation Funders
2023 - 2026 FluidicOnChip: An advanced microfluidic organ-on-a-chip system to monitor and predict therapeutic effects of nanoparticles
2022.06207.PTDC
Principal investigator
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing
2022/04 - 2025/04 Enhancement of the PDMS wettability using surfactants for organ-on-a-chip platforms
TMDU4012
Principal investigator
Universidade do Minho, Portugal

Research Center for Biomedical Engineering, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Japan
Research Center for Biomedical Engineering, Tokyo Medical and Dental University
Ongoing
2023 - 2025 Nanocarrier-based microfluidic strategies for characterization of Plasmodium falciparum-infected cells
ESCMID2023
Research Fellow
Universidade do Minho, Portugal
 European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases
Ongoing
2022 - 2025 Multiplexed micro(bio)sensors array integrated into an organ-on-a-chip device for assessing cancer NANOtherapy
PTDC/EEI-EEE/2846/2021
Researcher
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing
2023 - 2024 Portable Microfluidic system for fast molecular diagnostics of Stroke
2022.02085.PTDC
Researcher
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing
2023 - 2024 An innovative and sustainable polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) cooling system to enhance the heat transfer efficiency and lifetime of photovoltaic panels
2022.03151.PTDC
Researcher
Tokyo Ika Shika Daigaku, Japan
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing
2022/01 - 2023/07 dNEXTGmodels: the next generation of in vitro models for wall deformability and blood flow studies in aneurysms.
EXPL/EMEEME/ 0732/2021
Researcher
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing
2022/01 - 2023/06 Brain-on-a-chip device integrated with biosensors: a preclinical platform for neurological diseases
EXPL/EMD-EMD/0650/2021
Researcher
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing
2022/01/02 - 2023/05/31 Next generation of in vitro models for the study of wall deformability and blood flow in aneurysms
EXPL/EME-EME/0732/2021
10.54499/EXPL/EME-EME/0732/2021
Universidade do Minho, Portugal

Instituto Politécnico de Bragança, Portugal

Universidade do Minho Centro ALGORITMI, Portugal

Universidade do Minho Labbels, Portugal

Universidade Nova de Lisboa Centro de Engenharia Mecânica e Sustentabilidade de Recursos, Portugal

Instituto Politécnico de Bragança Centro de Investigação de Montanha, Portugal
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing
2021 - 2023 OliveWasteWater4MWFs: Development and characterization of novel biological metal working fluids (MWFs)
CIMO/2021
Researcher
Centro de Investigação de Montanha, Portugal
 Centro de Investigação de Montanha
Ongoing
2020 - 2023 PlastiSensor - Lab-on-a-chip for in-situ aquatic microplastics identification and quantification by infrared cytometry
FCT PTDC/EAM-OCE/6797/2020
Researcher
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing
2021/05 - 2021/11 Study of the flow and heat transfer of nanofluids for the cooling of photovoltaic solar panels
EEUM/ MEtRICs
Researcher
Universidade do Minho, Portugal
 Universidade do Minho
2021/09/01 - 2021/09/30 Study the flow and heat transfer in solar energy technologies
UMINHO-VC/BII/2021/11
Researcher
Universidade do Minho, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
2018/07 - 2021/07 Innovative non-invasive opto-acoustic microdevice for malaria diagnosis
PTDC/EEI-EEE/28178/2017
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
2018/09 - 2021/06 Factory of the Future – Smart Manufacturing
POCI-01-0247-FEDER- 039479
 Agência Nacional de Inovação SA
2018/06 - 2021/06 Sistema avançado de microarrefecimento baseado em NanoFluidos inovadores e agitação acústica
PTDC/EME-SIS/30171/2017
Principal investigator
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
2020 - 2021/05/27 PDMSmasks4ALL - Development of transparent masks, reused and recycles in PDMS produced with last generation technologies for COVID-19 protection candidatura n.º 15/SI/2020
SI I&DT Covid-19 (nº 69844) (PI of CVR)
Principal investigator
Agência Nacional de Inovação SA
Ongoing
2018 - 2021 3D_StructWheels: Desenvolvimento de compósitos cerâmicos abrasivos estruturados em 3D"
POCI-01-0247-FEDER-038492
Researcher
Agência Nacional de Inovação SA
Ongoing
2020 - 2020/10/26 i9MASKS: Development of innovative PDMS masks for the protection of COVID-19 with the use of state-of-the-art technologies
processo 19 Programa 013 Medida 095
Principal investigator
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing
2016/07 - 2020/06 Development of biomimetic designer fluids for biomedical applications
PTDC/QEQ-FTT/4287/2014
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
2019/02 - 2020/05 Electrowave - Electrowetting heat pipes for cooling applications in electric vehicles
UTAP-EXPL/CTE/0064/2017
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
2016/03 - 2020 NEXT-SEA: Next generation monitoring of coastal ecosystems in a scenario of global change
NORTE-01-0145-FEDER-000032
Researcher
Comissao de Coordenacao e Desenvolvimento Regional do Norte
Concluded
2015/03 - 2018/10 INNOVCAR - Bosch: Inovação para Veículos Inteligentes
P2020
002797
 P2020

Agência para o Investimento e Comércio Externo de Portugal , E.P.E.
2015/02 - 2018/08 iFACTORY - Bosch: Advanced Interconnection for High Complexity PCB Assembly
P-2020
002814
 P-2020

Agência para o Investimento e Comércio Externo de Portugal , E.P.E.
2014/03 - 2015/03 MicroBloodSystems - Blood rheology and blood cell migration in microfluidic systems
135240
Provided by PTCRIS: 135240
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, I.P.
2012/03 - 2015/03 BIOMIMETIC - A biomimetic microdevice for the diagnosis of erythrocytes diseases based on their deformability
Provided by PTCRIS: 116929
116929
Principal investigator
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, I.P.
2010/06 - 2013/11 ANEURYSM - Hemodynamic Study in Cerebral Aneurysms
99109
Provided by PTCRIS: 99109
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, I.P.
2010/05 - 2013/11 CSD-Chip - Development of an integrated biomedical microdevice for blood cell separation and deformation
Provided by PTCRIS: 105650
105650
Principal investigator
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, I.P.
2010/04 - 2013/07 Hemo-Networks - Experimental and computational investigations of the factors influencing blood flow in microvascular networks.
108728
Provided by PTCRIS: 108728
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, I.P.
Outputs

Publications

Book
  1. Gonçalves L.; Martins M.; Lima, R.; Minas, Graça. Marine Sensors: Recent Advances and Challenges. MDPI. 2023.
    Published • 10.3390/s23042203 • Editor
  2. Lima, R.; G. Minas; Catarino S.. Micro/Nano Devices for Blood Analysis, Volume II. MDPI. 2022.
    Published • Editor
  3. Lima R., et al.. i9MASKS Workshop: Extended Abstracts. Portugal: UMinho Editora. 2022.
    Published
  4. Lima R., et al.. i9MASKS: A micro step towards the development of PDMS masks for the protection of COVID-19. UMinho. 2021.
    Published • Editor
  5. Lima, Rui; Minas G.; Catarino S.. Micro/Nano Devices for Blood Analysis, Volume I. 2019.
    10.3390/books978-3-03921-825-7
  6. Catarino, S.; Lima, R.; Minas, G.; Catarino, Susana Oliveira; Lima, Rui Alberto Madeira Macedo; Minas, Graça. Smart devices: Lab-on-a-chip. Portugal: Elsevier. 2016.
    10.1016/B978-0-08-100741-9.00012-7
  7. Rui Lima; Yohsuke Imai; Takuji Ishikawa; Mónica S. N. Oliveira. Visualization and Simulation of Complex Flows in Biomedical Engineering. Springer Netherlands. 2014.
    10.1007/978-94-007-7769-9
  8. Ricardo Dias; Antonio A. Martins; Rui Lima; Teresa M. Mata. Single and Two-Phase Flows on Chemical and Biomedical Engineering. Bentham Science Publishers Ltd.. 2012.
    10.2174/97816080529501120101
Book chapter
  1. Andrews Souza; Maria Sabrina Souza; Conrado Ferrera; Hélder Puga; Rui Lima; João Ribeiro. "Flow Visualizations in a PDMS Cerebral Aneurysm Biomodel". 2023.
    10.1007/978-3-031-09382-1_18
  2. Violeta Carvalho; Nelson Rodrigues; José C. Teixeira; Rui Lima; Senhorinha Teixeira. "Dense-Discrete Phase Simulations of Blood Flow in a Stenotic Coronary". 2023.
    10.1007/978-3-031-10015-4_9
  3. Violeta Carvalho; Paulo Sousa; Vânia Pinto; Ricardo Ribeiro; Pedro Costa; Senhorinha Teixeira; Rui Lima. "Hemodynamic Studies in Coronary Artery Models Manufactured by 3D Printing". 2022.
    10.1007/978-3-030-79165-0_19
  4. Souza, M.S.; Souza, A.; Lima, R.; Ribeiro, J.E.. "Numerical simulation of blood analogous fluid flow in intracranial aneurysm". In Advances and Current Trends in Biomechanics, 389-393. CRC Press, 2021.
    10.1201/9781003217152-86
  5. Maia, Inês; Moita, Ana; Lima, R.. "Heat transfer and fluid flow investigations in PDMS microchannel heat sinks fabricated by means of a low-cost 3D printer". In Advances in Microfluidic Technologies for Energy and Environmental Applications.. IntechOpen, 2020.
    In press
  6. Bento, David; Lopes, Sara Helena Carvalho; Maia, I.; Pereira, Ana I.; Fernandes, Carla S.; Miranda, João Mário; Lima, R.. "Blood flow of bubbles moving in microchannels with bifurcations". 2019.
    10.1007/978-3-030-32040-9_57
  7. Lima, R.; Vega, E.J.; Cardoso, V.F.; Minas, G.; Montanero, J.M.. "Magnetic PDMS Microparticles for Biomedical and Energy Applications". 578-584. 2019.
    10.1007/978-3-030-32040-9_58
  8. Madureira, M.; Faustino, V.; Schütte, H.; Pinho, D.; Minas, G.; Gassmann, S.; Lima, R.. "Red Blood Cells Separation in a Curved T-Shaped Microchannel Fabricated by a Micromilling Technique". 585-593. 2019.
    10.1007/978-3-030-32040-9_59
  9. Lima, Rui. "Microfluidic Devices Based on Biomechanics". In Integrated Nano-Biomechanics, 217-263. Elsevier, 2018.
    10.1016/b978-0-323-38944-0.00007-3
  10. Lima, Rui. "In Vitro Blood Flow Behaviour in Microchannels with Simple and Complex Geometries". In Applied Biological Engineering – Principles and Practice. 2012.
    10.5772/2101
Conference abstract
  1. Simões, Ana Rita; Gomes, Rita; Souza, Maria S.; Soares, Delfim; Lima, R. A.. "Characterization of PDMS' multiple properties". Paper presented in i9MASKS workshop, Guimarães, 2021.
    Published
  2. Gomes, Ana C.; Magalhães, João A.; Souza, Maria S.; Soares, Delfim; Teixeira, S F C F; Lima, R.. "PDMS: An analysis on its mechanical properties and transparency". Paper presented in i9MASKS workshop, Guimarães, 2021.
  3. Gonçalves, I.; Caldeira, C.; Moita, A. S.; Lima, R.; Moreira, A. L. N.. "Predicting cell deformability behaviour from analogue fluids in microfluidic devices". Paper presented in 3rd Workshop on modeling of biological cells, fluid flow and microfluidics, Vratna, 2020.
    Published
  4. Cidre, Diana; Oliveira, Brigitte; Lagoela, Marco; Fernandes, Carla S.; Lima, R.; Dias, Ricardo P.; Balsa, Carlos; Ishikawa, Takuji; Yamaguchi, Takami. "Análise do escoamento sanguíneo em microcanais com bifurcações". 2009.
Conference paper
  1. Nobrega, Glauco; Barbosa, Filipe; Soares, Filipe; Ralha, Rafael; Souza, Reinaldo; Ribeiro, João; Moita, A. S.; Lima, R.. "Cooling performance of an acrylic serpentine with a rectangular cross section". Paper presented in 1st International Workshop on Additive Manufacturing and Steam Education, Bragança, 2022.
    Published
  2. Moita, A. S.; Souza, R.R.; Faustino, V.; Gonçalves, I. M.; Miranda, J.; Moreira, A.L.N.; Banobre-Lopez, M.; Lima, R.. "Experimental studies of the sedimentation and thermal conductivity of two different nanofluids". Paper presented in The 1st International Conference on Micromachines and Application (ICMA 2021), Online, 2021.
    Published
  3. Inês Maia Gonçalves; Miguel Madureira; Inês Miranda; Helmut Schütte; Ana Moita; Graça Minas; Stefan Gassmann; Rui Lima. "Separation Microfluidic Device Fabricated by Micromilling Techniques". Paper presented in ICMA, 2021.
    10.3390/Micromachines2021-09599
  4. Reinaldo Rodrigues de Souza; Vera Faustino; Inês Maia Gonçalves; João Mário Miranda; Ana Sofia Moita; Antônio L. N. Moreira; Manuel Bañobre-López; Rui Lima. "Experimental Studies of the Sedimentation, Stability and Thermal Conductivity of Two Different Nanofluids". Paper presented in ICMA, 2021.
    10.3390/Micromachines2021-09589
  5. "Hemodynamic studies in coronary artery models manufactured by 3D printing International Conference Innovation in Engineering". Paper presented in International Conference Innovation in Engineering, 2021.
    https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-79165-0_19
  6. "Blood Flow in Macro and Microfluidic Systems: From Fabrication to Applications". Paper presented in 18th International Conference on Flow Dynamics (ICFD2021), 2021.
    Published
  7. Faria, C.L.; Martins, M.S.; Lima, R.; Matos, T.; Miranda, J.M.; Goncalves, L.M.. "Underwater generator for submersible sensors". 2021.
    10.23919/oceans44145.2021.9706019
  8. Gonçalves, I.; Varelas, J.; Coutinho, G.; Moita, A.; Pinho, D.; Lima, R.; Miranda, J.; et al. "Dynamic Flow Behaviour of a Blood Analogue Fluid in Microchannels for Microcirculation Studies". Paper presented in BIODEVICES - 14th International Conference on Biomedical Electronics and Devices, 2021.
    10.5220/0010343901750181
  9. Pontes, P; Freitas, E.; Cautela, R.; Moita, Ana; Miranda, J.; Lima, R.; Ribeiro, A. P. C.; Moreira, A. L. N.. "Pool boiling of nanofluids on biphilic surfaces". Paper presented in 3rd International Conference on Interfacial Phenomena and Heat-Mass-Transfer, 2020.
    Accepted
  10. Freitas, E.; Bento, D.; Lima, R.; Miranda, J. M.; Moita, A.S.; Moreira, A.L.N.. "Numerical Study of the Effect Surface Properties in Boiling". 2020.
    10.11159/icmfht20.169
  11. A. S. Moita; C. Caldeira; I. Gonçalves; R. Lima; E. J. Vega; A. L. N. Moreira. "Analogue Fluids for Cell Deformability Studies in Microfluidic Devices". Paper presented in International Joint Conference on Biomedical Engineering Systems and Technologies BIOSTEC 2019, 2019.
    10.1007/978-3-030-46970-2_5
  12. Raquel O. Rodrigues; Rui Lima; Helder T. Gomes; Adrián M. T. Silva. "Magnetic Carbon Nanostructures and Study of Their Transport in Microfluidic Devices for Hyperthermia". Paper presented in XV Mediterranean Conference on Medical and Biological Engineering and Computing – MEDICON 2019, 2019.
    10.1007/978-3-030-31635-8_232
  13. A. Moita; C. Caldeira; F. Jacinto; R. Lima; E. Vega; A. Moreira. "Cell Deformability Studies for Clinical Diagnostics: Tests with Blood Analogue Fluids using a Drop based Microfluidic Device". Paper presented in BIODEVICES 2019 - 12th International Conference on Biomedical Electronics and Devices, 2019.
    10.5220/0007578100990107
  14. Susana O. Catarino; Ivo Silva; Rui Lima; Graça Minas; Manuel Filipe P. Martins Costa. "Spectrophotometric characterization of hemozoin as a malaria biomarker". 2017.
    10.1117/12.2270995
  15. Ivo Silva; Rui Lima; Graca Minas; Susana O. Catarino. "Hemozoin and hemoglobin characterization by optical absorption towards a miniaturized spectrophotometric malaria diagnostic system". 2017.
    10.1109/enbeng.2017.7889466
  16. Daniela Paco; Rui Lima; Graca Minas; Susana Catarino. "Red blood cells deformability as a malaria biomarker". 2017.
    10.1109/enbeng.2017.7889446
  17. Rodrigues, Raquel; Baldi, Giovanni; Calhelha, Ricardo C.; Ferreira, Isabel C.F.R.; Silva, Adrián; Lima, R.; Gomes, Helder. "Multifunctional graphene-based magnetic nanocarriers optimized with copolymer Pluronic F127 for biomedical applications". 2017.
  18. Susana O. Catarino; Vania C. Pinto; Paulo J. Sousa; Rui Lima; Joao M. Miranda; Graca Minas. "A numerical and experimental study of acoustic micromixing in 3D microchannels for lab-on-a-chip devices". 2016.
    10.1109/embc.2016.7592011
  19. Rodrigues, Raquel Oliveira; Doumett, Saer; Baldi, Giovanni; Bañobre-López, Manuel; Gallo, Juan; Lima, R.; Silva, Adrián; Gomes, Helder. "Development of highly hydrophilic yolk-shell Fe3O4@C magnetic nanoparticles: a potential tool for the theranostics of cancer". 2016.
  20. Rodrigues, Raquel Oliveira; Bañobre-López, Manuel; Gallo, Juan; Tavares, Pedro B.; Silva, Adrián; Gomes, Helder; Lima, R.. "A new microfluidic methodology to assess the haemocompatibility of magnetic nanoparticles designed for theranostic applications". 2016.
  21. Rodrigues, Raquel Oliveira; Baldi, Giovanni; Doumett, Saer; Bañobre-López, Manuel; Gallo, Juan; Dra¿ic, Goran; Lima, R.; Silva, Adrián; Gomes, Helder. "Development of stimuli-responsive graphene-based yolk-shell magnetic nanoparticles for controlled release of anticancer drugs". 2016.
  22. Raquel Lopes; Raquel O. Rodrigues; Diana Pinho; Valdemar Garcia; Helmut Schutte; Rui Lima; Stefan Gassmann. "Low cost microfluidic device for partial cell separation: Micromilling approach". 2015.
    10.1109/icit.2015.7125594
  23. Calejo, Joana A.C.; Pinho, Diana; Garcia, Valdemar; Galindo-Rosales, F. J.; Lima, R.; Campo-Deaño, Laura. "Visualization of PMMA blood analogue fluid flowing through a hyperbolic microchannel". 2015.
  24. Cardoso, Cátia; Fernandes, Carla S.; Ribeiro, J.E.; Lima, R.. "Biomechanical analysis of PDMS channels using different hyperelastic constitutive models". 2015.
  25. Cardoso, Cátia; Fernandes, Carla S.; Ribeiro, J.E.; Lima, R.. "Estudo do comportamento biomecânico de aneurismas cerebrais". 2015.
  26. Rodrigues, Raquel Oliveira; Bañobre-López, Manuel; Gallo, Juan; Tavares, Pedro B.; Lima, R.; Silva, Adrián; Gomes, Helder. "Development and characterization of magnetic nanoparticles for theranostic applications". 2015.
  27. Pinho, Diana; Rodrigues, Raquel Oliveira; Yaginuma, Tomoko; Faustino, Vera; Bento, David; Fernandes, Carla S.; Garcia, Valdemar; et al. "Motion of rigid particles flowing in a microfluidic device with a pronounced stenosis: trajectories and deformation index". 2014.
  28. Costa, Helena; Rodrigues, Raquel Oliveira; Lima, R.; Amaral, J.S.. "Development of a methodology using GC-FID for the quantitativo analysis of fatty acids from red blood cells". 2014.
  29. Costa, Helena; Rodrigues, Raquel Oliveira; Lima, R.; Amaral, J.S.. "Otimização de uma metodologia para a determinação da composição em ácidos gordos da membrana de eritrócitos por GC-FID". 2014.
  30. Cunha, Stefan; Gonçalves, Helena; Pinho, Diana; Lima, R.; Gomes, Helder. "Nanopartículas de óxido de ferro: relação entre parâmetros morfológicos/químicos e a sua citotoxicidade". 2014.
  31. Rodrigues, Raquel Oliveira; Pinho, Diana; Faustino, Vera; Yaginuma, Tomoko; Bento, David; Fernandes, Carla S.; Garcia, Valdemar; Lima, R.. "Visualization and measurement of red blood cells flowing in microfluidic devices". 2014.
  32. Pinho, Diana; Bento, David; Rodrigues, Raquel Oliveira; Fernandes, Carla S.; Garcia, Valdemar; Lima, R.. "Blood flow in a bifurcation and confluence microchannel: effect of the cell-free layer in velocity profiles". 2014.
  33. Pinho, Diana; Bento, David; Rodrigues, Raquel Oliveira; Fernandes, Carla S.; Garcia, Valdemar; Lima, R.. "Blood flow in a bifurcation and confluence microchannel: the effectof the cell-free layer in the velocity profiles". 2014.
  34. Monteiro, Fernando C.; Taboada, Bruna Rafaela Pereira; Lima, R.. "Visualization of red blood cells flowing through a PDMS microchannel with a microstenosis: an image analysis assessment". 2014.
  35. Pereira, Nuno; Mujika, Maite; Arana, Sergio; Correia, Teresa Montenegro; Silva, Adrián; Gomes, Helder; Rodrigues, Pedro João; Lima, R.; Mujika, M.. "A influência de um campo magnético estático no escoamento sanguíneo com nanopartículas magnéticas". 2013.
  36. Cidre, Diana; Rodrigues, Raquel Oliveira; Faustino, Vera; Pinto, Elmano; Pinho, Diana; Bento, David; Fernandes, Carla S.; et al. "Flow of red blood cells in microchannel networks: in vitro studies". 2013.
  37. Bento, David; Lima, José; Dias, Ricardo P.; Lima, R.. "Proposal of an automatic method to measure the cell free layer in microchannels with bifurcations". 2013.
  38. Taboada, Bruna Rafaela Pereira; Bento, David; Pinho, Diana; Pereira, Ana I.; Lima, R.. "Cell-free layer measurements in bifurcating microchannels: a global approach". 2013.
  39. Bento, David; Pinho, Diana; Pinto, Elmano; Yaginuma, Tomoko; Correia, Teresa Montenegro; Lima, José; Pereira, Ana I.; et al. "Cell-free layer measurements in a bifurcation microchannel : comparison between a manual and automatic methods". 2013.
  40. Bento, David; Cidre, Diana; Lima, José; Dias, Ricardo P.; Lima, R.. "Método automático para a medição da espessura camada de plasma em microcanais com bifurcações". 2013.
  41. Pinto, Elmano; Pinho, Diana; Bento, David; Correia, Teresa Montenegro; Garcia, Valdemar; Dias, Ricardo P.; Miranda, João Mário; Lima, R.; Correia, Teresa. "Fabricação de microcanais utilizando o método de xurografia: visualização da camada livre de células". Paper presented in 5º Congresso Nacional de Biomecânica, Espinho, 2013.
  42. Curralo, Ana; Pereira, Ana I.; Lima, R.; Fernandes, Carla S.. "Método semi-automático em MatLab para calcular o coeficiente de dispersão de eritrócitos em microcanais". 2013.
  43. Fernandes, Carla S.; Dias, Ricardo P.; Lima, R.. "Numerical prediction of velocity, pressure and shear rate distributions in stenosed channels". 2011.
  44. Vladimir, Leble; Lima, R.; Fernandes, Carla S.; Dias, Ricardo P.; Leble, Vladimir. "Flow of red blood cells through microchannel with a confluence". 2011.
  45. Leble, Vladimir; Dias, Ricardo P.; Lima, R.; Fernandes, Carla S.; Ishikawa, Takuji; Imai, Yohsuke; Yamaguchi, Takami. "Motions of trace particles and red blood cells in a PDMS microchannel with a converging bifurcation". 2011.
  46. Cidre, Diana; Lima, R.; Fernandes, Carla S.; Dias, Ricardo P.; Ishikawa, Takuji; Imai, Yohsuke; Yamaguchi, Takami. "Micro-flow visualization of in vitro blood through a microchannel with a bifurcation and confluence". 2010.
  47. Cerdeira, Tânia Filipa Alves; Lima, R.; Oliveira, Mónica; Monteiro, Fernando C.; Ishikawa, Takuji; Imai, Yohsuke; Yamaguchi, Takami. "Determination of the cell-free layer in circular PDMS microchannels". 2010.
  48. T. Ishikawa; H. Fujiwara; N. Matsuki; R. Lima; Y. Imai; H. Ueno; T. Yamaguchi. "Individual Motions of Red Blood Cells in High-Hematocrit Blood Flowing in a Microchannel With Complex Geometries". 2009.
    10.1115/sbc2009-206462
  49. Lagoela, Marco; Oliveira, B.; Cidre, Diana; Fernandes, Carla S.; Balsa, Carlos; Lima, R.; Dias, Ricardo P.; et al. "Motions of particles and red blood cells in a bifurcation: comparison between experiments and numerical simulations". 2009.
  50. Oliveira, B.; Lagoela, Marco; Cidre, Diana; Fernandes, Carla S.; Lima, R.; Dias, Ricardo P.; Balsa, Carlos; Ishikawa, Takuji; Yamaguchi, Takami. "Analysis of the blood flow in a microchannel with a bifurcation". 2009.
  51. Rui Lima; Takuji Ishikawa; Motohiro Takeda; Shuji Tanaka; Yo-suke Imai; Ken-ichi Tsubota; Shigeo Wada; Takami Yamaguchi. "Measurement of Erythrocyte Motions in Microchannels by Using a Confocal Micro-PTV System". 2007.
    10.1115/sbc2007-175969
  52. RUI LIMA; TAKUJI ISHIKAWA; SHUJI TANAKA; MOTOHIRO TAKEDA; KEN-ICHI TSUBOTA; SHIGEO WADA; TAKAMI YAMAGUCHI. "VELOCITY FIELDS OF BLOOD FLOW IN MICROCHANNELS USING A CONFOCAL MICRO-PIV SYSTEM". 2006.
    10.1142/9781860948800_0104
  53. Lima, R.; Gomes, Helder; Rangel N.; Itano K.. "O Tratamento dos Resíduos Sólidos Urbanos em Tóquio: A Incineradora de Toshima". Paper presented in 3as Jornadas Politécnicas de Engenharia, Coimbra, 2003.
    Published
Conference poster
  1. Moita, A. S.; Freitas, E.; Pontes, P.; Cautela, R.; Ribeiro, A.P.C.; Bahadur, V.; Miranda, J.M.; et al. "ELECTROWetting heat pipes for cooling Applications in electric Vehicles". Paper presented in UT Austin Portugal Program's 2020 Annual Conference, 2020.
  2. Moita, A. S.; Caldeira, C.; Lima, R.; Vega, E.J.; Moreira, A.L.N.. "Development of analogue fluids for cell deformability studies in microfluidic devices". Paper presented in 16th International Symposium on Computer Methods in Biomechanics and Biomedical Engineering and the 4th Conference on Imaging and Visualization ¿ CMBBE 2019, 2019.
Journal article
  1. José Pereira; Reinaldo Souza; Rui Lima; António Moreira; Ana Moita. "An Overview of the Recent Advances in Pool Boiling Enhancement Materials, Structrure, and Devices". Micromachines (2024): https://doi.org/10.3390/mi15020281.
    10.3390/mi15020281
  2. Maia, Renata; Sousa, Paulo; Pinto, Vânia; Soares, Delfim; Lima, Rui; Minas, Graça; Rodrigues, Raquel O.. "PDMS porous microneedles used as engineered tool in advanced microfluidic devices and their proof-of-concept for biomarker detection". Chemical Engineering Journal (2024): 149725. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cej.2024.149725.
    10.1016/j.cej.2024.149725
  3. Carvalho, Violeta; Gonçalves, Inês M.; Rodrigues, Nelson; Sousa, Paulo; Pinto, Vânia; Minas, Graça; Kaji, Hirokazu; et al. "Numerical evaluation and experimental validation of fluid flow behavior within an organ-on-a-chip model". Computer Methods and Programs in Biomedicine 243 (2024): 107883. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cmpb.2023.107883.
    10.1016/j.cmpb.2023.107883
  4. Filipe Barbosa; Jorge Dueñas-Pamplona; Cristiano S. Abreu; Mónica S. N. Oliveira; Rui A. Lima. "Numerical Model Validation of the Blood Flow through a Microchannel Hyperbolic Contraction". Micromachines (2023): https://doi.org/10.3390/mi14101886.
    10.3390/mi14101886
  5. Souza, Reinaldo; Barbosa, Filipe; Nobrega, Glauco; Cardoso, Elaine M; TEIXEIRA, JOSÉ CARLOS; Moita, Ana; Lima, R. A.. Corresponding author: Souza, Reinaldo. "Experimental study of an innovative elastomer-based heat exchanger". Case Studies in Thermal Engineering 49 (2023): https://doi.org/10.1016/j.csite.2023.103365.
    Published
  6. R.R. Souza; F.M. Sá Barbosa; G. Nobrega; E.M. Cardoso; J.C.F. Teixeira; A.S. Moita; R. Lima. "An innovative PDMS cell to improve the thermal conductivity measurements of nanofluids". Thermal Science and Engineering Progress (2023): https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tsep.2023.101926.
    10.1016/j.tsep.2023.101926
  7. Inês S. Afonso; Glauco Nobrega; Rui Lima; José R. Gomes; João E. Ribeiro. "Conventional and Recent Advances of Vegetable Oils as Metalworking Fluids (MWFs): A Review". Lubricants (2023): https://doi.org/10.3390/lubricants11040160.
    10.3390/lubricants11040160
  8. Ana Pacheco; Beatriz Cardoso; Ana Pires; André M. Pereira; João Pedro Esteves de Araújo; Violeta M. Carvalho; Raquel O. Rodrigues; et al. "Development of pH-Sensitive Magnetoliposomes Containing Shape Anisotropic Nanoparticles for Potential Application in Combined Cancer Therapy". Nanomaterials (2023): https://www.mdpi.com/2079-4991/13/6/1051.
    10.3390/nano13061051
  9. Renata Maia; Violeta Carvalho; Rui Lima; Graça Minas; Raquel O. Rodrigues. "Microneedles in Advanced Microfluidic Systems: A Systematic Review throughout Lab and Organ-on-a-Chip Applications". Pharmaceutics (2023): https://doi.org/10.3390/pharmaceutics15030792.
    10.3390/pharmaceutics15030792
  10. Ana Paulo; Jorge Santos; João da Rocha; Rui Lima; João Ribeiro. "Mechanical Properties of PLA Specimens Obtained by Additive Manufacturing Process Reinforced with Flax Fibers". Journal of Composites Science (2023): https://doi.org/10.3390/jcs7010027.
    10.3390/jcs7010027
  11. Inês M. Gonçalves; Inês Castro; Filipe Barbosa; Vera Faustino; Susana O. Catarino; Ana Moita; João M. Miranda; et al. "Experimental Characterization of a Microfluidic Device Based on Passive Crossflow Filters for Blood Fractionation". Processes (2022): https://doi.org/10.3390/pr10122698.
    10.3390/pr10122698
  12. Gracka, Maria; Lima, Rui; Miranda, João M.; Student, Sebastian; Melka, Bartlomiej; Ostrowski, Ziemowit. "Red blood cells tracking and cell-free layer formation in a microchannel with hyperbolic contraction: A CFD model validation". Computer Methods and Programs in Biomedicine 226 (2022): 107117. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cmpb.2022.107117.
    10.1016/j.cmpb.2022.107117
  13. Renata Maia; Violeta Carvalho; Bernardo Faria; Inês Miranda; Susana Catarino; Senhorinha Teixeira; Rui Lima; Graça Minas; João Ribeiro. "Diagnosis Methods for COVID-19: A Systematic Review". Micromachines 13 8 (2022): 1349-1349. https://doi.org/10.3390/mi13081349.
    10.3390/mi13081349
  14. Inês S. Afonso; José Pereira; António E. Ribeiro; Joana S. Amaral; Nuno Rodrigues; José R. Gomes; Rui Lima; João Ribeiro. "Analysis of a Vegetable Oil Performance in a Milling Process by MQL Lubrication". Micromachines (2022): https://doi.org/10.3390/mi13081254.
    10.3390/mi13081254
  15. Pinho, Diana; Faustino, Vera; Catarino, Susana O.; Pereira, Ana I.; Minas, Graça; Pinho, Fernando T.; Lima, Rui. "Label-free multi-step microfluidic device for mechanical characterization of blood cells: Diabetes type II". Micro and Nano Engineering 16 (2022): 100149. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.mne.2022.100149.
    10.1016/j.mne.2022.100149
  16. Reinaldo R. Souza; Vera Faustino; Inês M. Gonçalves; Ana S. Moita; Manuel Bañobre-López; Rui Lima. "A Review of the Advances and Challenges in Measuring the Thermal Conductivity of Nanofluids". Nanomaterials (2022): https://doi.org/10.3390/nano12152526.
    10.3390/nano12152526
  17. Faustino, Vera; Pinho, Diana; Catarino, Susana O.; Minas, Graça; Lima, Rui A.. "Geometry effect in multi-step crossflow microfluidic devices for red blood cells separation and deformability assessment". Biomedical Microdevices 24 2 (2022): http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10544-022-00616-0.
    10.1007/s10544-022-00616-0
  18. Maria Sabrina Souza; Andrews Souza; Violeta Carvalho; Senhorinha Teixeira; Carla S. Fernandes; Rui Lima; João Ribeiro. "Fluid Flow and Structural Numerical Analysis of a Cerebral Aneurysm Model". Fluids (2022): https://doi.org/10.3390/fluids7030100.
    10.3390/fluids7030100
  19. Inês M. Gonçalves; Violeta Carvalho; Raquel O. Rodrigues; Diana Pinho; Senhorinha F. C. F. Teixeira; Ana Moita; Takeshi Hori; et al. "Organ-on-a-Chip Platforms for Drug Screening and Delivery in Tumor Cells: A Systematic Review (Cover Issue)". Cancers (2022): https://doi.org/10.3390/cancers14040935.
    10.3390/cancers14040935
  20. Carlos L. Faria; Marcos S. Martins; Tiago Matos; Rui Lima; João M. Miranda; Luís M. Gonçalves. "Underwater Energy Harvesting to Extend Operation Time of Submersible Sensors (Cover Issue)". Sensors (2022): https://doi.org/10.3390/s22041341.
    10.3390/s22041341
  21. Susana O. Catarino; Graça Minas; Rui Lima. "Editorial for the Special Issue on Micro/Nano Devices for Blood Analysis, Volume II". Micromachines (2022): https://doi.org/10.3390/mi13020244.
    10.3390/mi13020244
  22. Ronaldo Ariati; Flaminio Sales; Verônica Noronha; Rui Lima; João Ribeiro. "Low-Cost Multifunctional Vacuum Chamber for Manufacturing PDMS Based Composites". Machines 10 2 (2022): 92-92. https://doi.org/10.3390/machines10020092.
    10.3390/machines10020092
  23. Miranda, Inês; Souza, Andrews; Sousa, Paulo; Ribeiro, João; Castanheira, Elisabete M. S.; Lima, Rui; Minas, Graça. "Properties and Applications of PDMS for Biomedical Engineering: A Review". Journal of Functional Biomaterials 13 1 (2022): 2. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/jfb13010002.
    10.3390/jfb13010002
  24. Glauco Nobrega; Reinaldo Rodrigues de Souza; Inês Maia Gonçalves; A. S. Moita; J.E. Ribeiro; R. A. Lima. "Recent Developments on the Thermal Properties, Stability and Applications of Nanofluids in Machining, Solar Energy and Biomedicine". Applied Sciences (2022): https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/12/3/1115.
    10.3390/app12031115
  25. Inês M Gonçalves et al. "Recent trends of biomaterials and biosensors for organ-on-chip platforms". Bioprinting (2022): https://drive.google.com/file/d/1kj52sTetU-Qm0akD1dzlVxbVAs1OgQS0/view?usp=sharing.
    In press • https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bprint.2022.e00202
  26. Ronaldo Ariati; Flaminio Sales; Andrews Souza; Rui A. Lima; João Ribeiro. "Polydimethylsiloxane Composites Characterization and Its Applications: A Review". Polymers (2021): https://doi.org/10.3390/polym13234258.
    10.3390/polym13234258
  27. Violeta Carvalho; Raquel O. Rodrigues; Rui A. Lima; Senhorinha Teixeira. "Computational Simulations in Advanced Microfluidic Devices: A Review". Micromachines 12 10 (2021): 1149-1149. https://doi.org/10.3390/mi12101149.
    10.3390/mi12101149
  28. Violeta Carvalho; Inês Gonçalves; Teresa Lage; Raquel O. Rodrigues; Graça Minas; Senhorinha F. C. F. Teixeira; Ana S. Moita; et al. "3D Printing Techniques and Their Applications to Organ-on-a-Chip Platforms: A Systematic Review". Sensors 21 9 (2021): 3304-3304. https://doi.org/10.3390/s21093304.
    10.3390/s21093304
  29. Samir Hassan Sadek; Manuel Rubio; Rui Lima; Emilio José Vega. "Blood Particulate Analogue Fluids: A Review". Materials 14 9 (2021): 2451-2451. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma14092451.
    10.3390/ma14092451
  30. Flaminio Sales; Andrews Souza; Ronaldo Ariati; Verônica Noronha; Elder Giovanetti; Rui Lima; João Ribeiro. "Composite Material of PDMS with Interchangeable Transmittance: Study of Optical, Mechanical Properties and Wettability". Journal of Composites Science (2021): https://doi.org/10.3390/jcs5040110.
    10.3390/jcs5040110
  31. Violeta Carvalho; Inês M. Gonçalves; Andrews Souza; Maria S. Souza; David Bento; João E. Ribeiro; Rui Lima; Diana Pinho. "Manual and Automatic Image Analysis Segmentation Methods for Blood Flow Studies in Microchannels". Micromachines 12 3 (2021): 317-317. https://doi.org/10.3390/mi12030317.
    10.3390/mi12030317
  32. Inês Gonçalves; Reinaldo Souza; Gonçalo Coutinho; João Miranda; Ana Moita; José Eduardo Pereira; António Moreira; Rui Lima. "Thermal Conductivity of Nanofluids: A Review on Prediction Models, Controversies and Challenges". Applied Sciences 11 6 (2021): 2525-2525. https://doi.org/10.3390/app11062525.
    10.3390/app11062525
  33. Inês M. Gonçalves; César Rocha; Reinaldo R. Souza; Gonçalo Coutinho; Jose E. Pereira; Ana S. Moita; António L. N. Moreira; Rui Lima; João M. Miranda. "Numerical Optimization of a Microchannel Geometry for Nanofluid Flow and Heat Dissipation Assessment". Applied Sciences 11 5 (2021): 2440-2440. https://doi.org/10.3390/app11052440.
    10.3390/app11052440
  34. Violeta Carvalho; Diana Pinho; Rui A. Lima; José Carlos Teixeira; Senhorinha Teixeira. "Blood Flow Modeling in Coronary Arteries: A Review". Fluids 6 2 (2021): 53-53. https://doi.org/10.3390/fluids6020053.
    10.3390/fluids6020053
  35. Eduardo Freitas; Pedro Pontes; Ricardo Cautela; Vaibhav Bahadur; João Miranda; Ana P. C. Ribeiro; Reinaldo R. Souza; et al. "Pool Boiling of Nanofluids on Biphilic Surfaces: An Experimental and Numerical Study". Nanomaterials 11 1 (2021): 125-125. https://doi.org/10.3390/nano11010125.
    10.3390/nano11010125
  36. Carneiro, J.; Lima, R.; Campos, J. B. L. M.; Miranda, J. M.. "A microparticle blood analogue suspension matching blood rheology". Soft Matter (2021): http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/d1sm00106j.
    10.1039/d1sm00106j
  37. Lopes, D.; Agujetas, R.; Puga, H.; Teixeira, J.; Lima, R.; Alejo, J.P.; Ferrera, C.. "Analysis of finite element and finite volume methods for fluid-structure interaction simulation of blood flow in a real stenosed artery". International Journal of Mechanical Sciences 207 (2021): http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85110331840&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1016/j.ijmecsci.2021.106650
  38. Raquel O. Rodrigues; Patrícia C. Sousa; João Gaspar; Manuel Bañobre-López; Rui Lima; Graça Minas. "Organ-on-a-Chip: A Preclinical Microfluidic Platform for the Progress of Nanomedicine". Small (2020): 2003517-2003517. https://doi.org/10.1002/smll.202003517.
    10.1002/smll.202003517
  39. Diana Pinho; Violeta Carvalho; Inês M. Gonçalves; Senhorinha Teixeira; Rui Lima. "Visualization and Measurements of Blood Cells Flowing in Microfluidic Systems and Blood Rheology: A Personalized Medicine Perspective". Journal of Personalized Medicine 10 4 (2020): 249-249. https://doi.org/10.3390/jpm10040249.
    10.3390/jpm10040249
  40. Violeta Carvalho; Nelson Rodrigues; Ricardo Ribeiro; Pedro F. Costa; José C. F. Teixeira; Rui A. Lima; Senhorinha F. C. F. Teixeira. "Hemodynamic study in 3D printed stenotic coronary artery models: experimental validation and transient simulation". Computer Methods in Biomechanics and Biomedical Engineering (2020): 1-14. https://doi.org/10.1080/10255842.2020.1842377.
    10.1080/10255842.2020.1842377
  41. R. Lima; E. J. Vega; A. S. Moita; J. M. Miranda; D. Pinho; A. L. N. Moreira. "Fast, flexible and low-cost multiphase blood analogue for biomedical and energy applications". Experiments in Fluids 61 11 (2020): https://doi.org/10.1007/s00348-020-03066-7.
    10.1007/s00348-020-03066-7
  42. A. Souza; M.S. Souza; D. Pinho; R. Agujetas; C. Ferrera; R. Lima; H. Puga; J. Ribeiro. "3D manufacturing of intracranial aneurysm biomodels for flow visualizations: Low cost fabrication processes". Mechanics Research Communications 107 (2020): 103535-103535. https://doi.org/10.1016%2Fj.mechrescom.2020.103535.
    10.1016/j.mechrescom.2020.103535
  43. Violeta Carvalho; Nelson Rodrigues; Ricardo Ribeiro; Pedro F. Costa; Rui A. Lima; Senhorinha F.C.F. Teixeira. "3D Printed Biomodels for Flow Visualization in Stenotic Vessels: An Experimental and Numerical Study". Micromachines 11 6 (2020): 549-549. https://doi.org/10.3390/mi11060549.
    10.3390/mi11060549
  44. David Bento; Sara Lopes; Inês Maia; Rui Lima; João M. Miranda. "Bubbles Moving in Blood Flow in a Microchannel Network: The Effect on the Local Hematocrit". Micromachines 11 4 (2020): 344-344. https://doi.org/10.3390/mi11040344.
    10.3390/mi11040344
  45. Bento, D.; Fernandes, C.S.; Miranda, J.M.; Lima, R.. "In vitro blood flow visualizations and cell-free layer (CFL) measurements in a microchannel network". Experimental Thermal and Fluid Science 109 (2019): 109847. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.expthermflusci.2019.109847.
    Published • 10.1016/j.expthermflusci.2019.109847
  46. Susana O. Catarino; Graça Minas; Rui Lima. "Editorial for the Special Issue on Micro/Nano Devices for Blood Analysis". Micromachines (2019): https://doi.org/10.3390/mi10100708.
    Open access • 10.3390/mi10100708
  47. Vera Faustino; Raquel O. Rodrigues; Diana Pinho; Elísio Costa; Alice Santos-Silva; Vasco Miranda; Joana S. Amaral; Rui Lima. "A Microfluidic Deformability Assessment of Pathological Red Blood Cells Flowing in a Hyperbolic Converging Microchannel". Micromachines (2019): https://doi.org/10.3390/mi10100645.
    10.3390/mi10100645
  48. Susana O. Catarino; Raquel O. Rodrigues; Diana Pinho; João M. Miranda; Graça Minas; Rui Lima. "Blood Cells Separation and Sorting Techniques of Passive Microfluidic Devices: From Fabrication to Applications". Micromachines (2019): https://doi.org/10.3390/mi10090593.
    10.3390/mi10090593
  49. Denise Carvalho; Ana Rodrigues; Vera Faustino; Diana Pinho; Elisabete Castanheira; Rui Lima. "Microfluidic Deformability Study of an Innovative Blood Analogue Fluid Based on Giant Unilamellar Vesicles". Journal of Functional Biomaterials (2018): https://doi.org/10.3390/jfb9040070.
    10.3390/jfb9040070
  50. Vera Faustino; Susana Catarino; Pinho D.; R. A. Lima; G. Minas. "A Passive Microfluidic Device Based on Crossflow Filtration for Cell Separation Measurements: A Spectrophotometric Characterization". Biosensors (2018): http://www.mdpi.com/2079-6374/8/4/125.
    10.3390/bios8040125
  51. Raquel O. Rodrigues; Giovanni Baldi; Saer Doumett; Juan Gallo; Manuel Bañobre-López; Goran Dražic; Ricardo C. Calhelha; et al. "A Tailor-Made Protocol to Synthesize Yolk-Shell Graphene-Based Magnetic Nanoparticles for Nanomedicine". C (2018): http://www.mdpi.com/2311-5629/4/4/55.
    10.3390/c4040055
  52. Lima, Rui. "Assessment of the Deformability and Velocity of Healthy and Artificially Impaired Red Blood Cells in Narrow Polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) Microchannels". Micromachines (2018): http://www.mdpi.com/2072-666X/9/8/384.
    10.3390/mi9080384
  53. Cátia Cardoso; Carla S. Fernandes; Rui Lima; João Ribeiro. "Biomechanical analysis of PDMS channels using different hyperelastic numerical constitutive models". Mechanics Research Communications 90 (2018): 26-33. https://doi.org/10.1016%2Fj.mechrescom.2018.04.007.
    10.1016/j.mechrescom.2018.04.007
  54. C F Anes; D Pinho; B N Muñoz-Sánchez; E J Vega; R Lima. "Shrinkage and colour in the production of micro-sized PDMS particles for microfluidic applications". Journal of Micromechanics and Microengineering 28 7 (2018): 075002-075002. https://doi.org/10.1088%2F1361-6439%2Faab7b9.
    10.1088/1361-6439/aab7b9
  55. David Bento; Raquel Rodrigues; Vera Faustino; Diana Pinho; Carla Fernandes; Ana Pereira; Valdemar Garcia; João Miranda; Rui Lima. "Deformation of Red Blood Cells, Air Bubbles, and Droplets in Microfluidic Devices: Flow Visualizations and Measurements". Micromachines 9 4 (2018): 151-151. https://doi.org/10.3390/mi9040151.
    10.3390/mi9040151
  56. Raquel O. Rodrigues; Giovanni Baldi; Saer Doumett; Lorena Garcia-Hevia; Juan Gallo; Manuel Bañobre-López; Goran Dražic; et al. "Multifunctional graphene-based magnetic nanocarriers for combined hyperthermia and dual stimuli-responsive drug delivery". Materials Science and Engineering: C 93 (2018): 206-217. https://doi.org/10.1016%2Fj.msec.2018.07.060.
    10.1016/j.msec.2018.07.060
  57. Diana Pinho; Laura Campo-Deaño; Rui Lima; Fernando T. Pinho. "In vitro particulate analogue fluids for experimental studies of rheological and hemorheological behavior of glucose-rich RBC suspensions". Biomicrofluidics 11 5 (2017): 054105-054105. https://doi.org/10.1063%2F1.4998190.
    10.1063/1.4998190
  58. Bento, D.; Pereira, A. I.; Lima, J.; Miranda, J. M.; Lima, R.. "Cell-free layer measurements ofin vitroblood flow in a microfluidic network: an automatic and manual approach". Computer Methods in Biomechanics and Biomedical Engineering: Imaging & Visualization (2017): 1-9. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/21681163.2017.1329029.
    10.1080/21681163.2017.1329029
  59. David Bento; Lúcia Sousa; Tomoko Yaginuma; Valdemar Garcia; Rui Lima; João M. Miranda. "Microbubble moving in blood flow in microchannels: effect on the cell-free layer and cell local concentration". Biomedical Microdevices 19 1 (2017): https://doi.org/10.1007%2Fs10544-016-0138-z.
    10.1007/s10544-016-0138-z
  60. Raquel O. Rodrigues; Manuel Bañobre-López; Juan Gallo; Pedro B. Tavares; Adrián M. T. Silva; Rui Lima; Helder T. Gomes. "Haemocompatibility of iron oxide nanoparticles synthesized for theranostic applications: a high-sensitivity microfluidic tool". Journal of Nanoparticle Research 18 7 (2016): http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11051-016-3498-7.
    10.1007/s11051-016-3498-7
  61. Raquel O. Rodrigues; Diana Pinho; David Bento; Rui Lima; João Ribeiro. "Wall expansion assessment of an intracranial aneurysm model by a 3D Digital Image Correlation System". Measurement 88 (2016): 262-270. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.measurement.2016.03.045.
    10.1016/j.measurement.2016.03.045
  62. D. Bento; R. Lima; Joao M. Miranda. "Computation of a Three-Dimensional Flow in a Square Microchannel: A Comparison Between a Particle Method and a Finite Volume Method". MNS 7 3 (2016): 142-147. http://dx.doi.org/10.2174/1876402908666160106000131.
    10.2174/1876402908666160106000131
  63. Rui A. Lima. "Editorial (Thematic Issue: Advances in Flow Visualization and Measurements in Biomedical Microsystems)". Micro and Nanosystems 7 3 (2016): 134-134. https://doi.org/10.2174%2F187640290703160204145137.
    10.2174/187640290703160204145137
  64. Jaron Singhal; Diana Pinho; Raquel Lopes; Patricia Sousa; Valdemar Garcia; Helmut Schütte; Rui Lima; Stefan Gassmann. "Blood Flow Visualization and Measurements in Microfluidic Devices Fabricated by a Micromilling Technique". MNS 7 3 (2016): 148-153. http://dx.doi.org/10.2174/1876402908666160106000332.
    10.2174/1876402908666160106000332
  65. B. N. Muñoz-Sánchez; S. F. Silva; D. Pinho; E. J. Vega; R. Lima. "Generation of micro-sized PDMS particles by a flow focusing technique for biomicrofluidics applications". Biomicrofluidics 10 1 (2016): 014122-014122. http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.4943007.
    10.1063/1.4943007
  66. Elmano Pinto; Vera Faustino; Diana Pinho; Raquel O. Rodrigues; Rui A. Lima; Ana I. Pereira. "Cell-free layer analysis in a polydimethysiloxane microchannel: a global approach". IJMEI 8 3 (2016): 196-196. http://dx.doi.org/10.1504/ijmei.2016.077437.
    10.1504/ijmei.2016.077437
  67. Raquel O. Rodrigues; Raquel Lopes; Diana Pinho; Ana I. Pereira; Valdemar Garcia; Stefan Gassmann; Patrícia C. Sousa; Rui Lima. "In Vitro Blood flow and cell-free layer in hyperbolic microchannels: Visualizations and measurements". BioChip J (2015): http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s13206-016-0102-2.
    10.1007/s13206-016-0102-2
  68. Diana Pinho; Raquel O. Rodrigues; Vera Faustino; Tomoko Yaginuma; José Exposto; Rui Lima. "Red blood cells radial dispersion in blood flowing through microchannels: The role of temperature". Journal of Biomechanics (2015): http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jbiomech.2015.11.037.
    10.1016/j.jbiomech.2015.11.037
  69. Vera Faustino; Susana O. Catarino; Rui Lima; Graça Minas. "Biomedical microfluidic devices by using low-cost fabrication techniques: A review". Journal of Biomechanics (2015): http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jbiomech.2015.11.031.
    10.1016/j.jbiomech.2015.11.031
  70. Raquel O. Rodrigues; Diana Pinho; Vera Faustino; Rui Lima. "A simple microfluidic device for the deformability assessment of blood cells in a continuous flow". Biomed Microdevices 17 6 (2015): http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10544-015-0014-2.
    10.1007/s10544-015-0014-2
  71. Raquel O. Rodrigues; Helena Costa; Rui Lima; Joana S. Amaral. "Simple Methodology for the Quantitative Analysis of Fatty Acids in Human Red Blood Cells". Chromatographia 78 19-20 (2015): 1271-1281. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10337-015-2947-2.
    10.1007/s10337-015-2947-2
  72. Joana Calejo; Diana Pinho; Francisco Galindo-Rosales; Rui Lima; Laura Campo-Deaño. "Particulate Blood Analogues Reproducing the Erythrocytes Cell-Free Layer in a Microfluidic Device Containing a Hyperbolic Contraction". Micromachines 7 1 (2015): 4-4. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/mi7010004.
    10.3390/mi7010004
  73. Faculdade de Engenharia; Rodrigues, Raquel Oliveira; Lima, R.; Gomes, Helder; Silva, Adrián; Raquel O. Rodrigues; Rui Lima; Helder T. Gomes; Adrián M. T. Silva. "Polymer microfluidic devices: an overview of fabrication methods". U.Porto Journal of Engineering (2015): https://hdl.handle.net/10216/106470.
    10.24840/2183-6493_001.001_0007
  74. B. Taboada; F.C. Monteiro; R. Lima. "Automatic tracking and deformation measurements of red blood cells flowing through a microchannel with a microstenosis: the keyhole model". Computer Methods in Biomechanics and Biomedical Engineering: Imaging & Visualization (2014): 1-9. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/21681163.2014.957868.
    10.1080/21681163.2014.957868
  75. Luisa M. Pastrana-Martínez; Nuno Pereira; Rui Lima; Joaquim L. Faria; Helder T. Gomes; Adrián M.T. Silva. "Degradation of diphenhydramine by photo-Fenton using magnetically recoverable iron oxide nanoparticles as catalyst". Chemical Engineering Journal (2014): http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cej.2014.04.117.
    10.1016/j.cej.2014.04.117
  76. Elmano Pinto; Vera Faustino; Raquel Rodrigues; Diana Pinho; Valdemar Garcia; João Miranda; Rui Lima. "A Rapid and Low-Cost Nonlithographic Method to Fabricate Biomedical Microdevices for Blood Flow Analysis". Micromachines 6 1 (2014): 121-135. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/mi6010121.
    10.3390/mi6010121
  77. R. Lima. "Extensional flow-based microfluidic device: Deformability assessment of red blood cells in contact with tumor cells". Biochip Journal (2014):
    10.1007/s13206-014-8107-1
  78. Rodrigues, R.O.; Faustino, V.; Pinto, E.; Pinto, D.; Lima, R.. "Red Blood Cells deformability index assessment in a hyperbolic microchannel: the diamide and glutaraldehyde effect". webmedcentralplus 5 1 (2014): WMCPLS00253. https://www.webmedcentral.com/article_view/4375.
    Published
  79. T. Yaginuma; M. S. N. Oliveira; R. Lima; T. Ishikawa; T. Yamaguchi. "Human red blood cell behavior under homogeneous extensional flow in a hyperbolic-shaped microchannel". Biomicrofluidics 7 5 (2013): 054110-054110. http://dx.doi.org/10.1063/1.4820414.
    10.1063/1.4820414
  80. Pinho, D.; Lima, R.; Pereira, A.I.; Gayubo, F.. "Automatic tracking of labeled red blood cells in microchannels". International Journal for Numerical Methods in Biomedical Engineering 29 9 (2013): 977-987. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84883654245&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1002/cnm.2526
  81. Bento, D.; Pinho, D.; Pereira, A.I.; Lima, R.. "Genetic algorithm and particle swarm optimization combined with Powell method". AIP Conference Proceedings 1558 (2013): 578-581. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84887511572&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1063/1.4825557
  82. Rodrigues, V.; Rodrigues, P.J.; Pereira, A.I.; Lima, R.. "Automatic tracking of red blood cells in micro channels using OpenCV". AIP Conference Proceedings 1558 (2013): 594-597. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84887561639&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1063/1.4825561
  83. Diana Pinho; Tomoko Yaginuma; Rui Lima. "A microfluidic device for partial cell separation and deformability assessment". BioChip J 7 4 (2013): 367-374. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s13206-013-7408-0.
    10.1007/s13206-013-7408-0
  84. Yaginuma, T.; Pereira, A.I.; Rodrigues, P.J.; Lima, R.; Oliveira, M.S.N.; Ishikawa, T.; Yamaguchi, T.. "Flow of red blood cells through a microfluidic extensional device: An image analysis assessment". Computational Vision and Medical Image Processing, Proceedings of VipIMAGE 2011 - 3rd ECCOMAS Thematic Conference on Computational Vision and Medical Image Processing (2012): 217-220. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84856743814&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
  85. Leble, V.; Fernandes, C.; Dias, R.; Lima, R.; Ishikawa, T.; Imai, Y.; Yamaguchi, T.. "Flow visualization of trace particles and red blood cells in a microchannel with a diverging and converging bifurcation". Computational Vision and Medical Image Processing, Proceedings of VipIMAGE 2011 - 3rd ECCOMAS Thematic Conference on Computational Vision and Medical Image Processing (2012): 209-211. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84856714200&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
  86. Bento, D.; Pinho, D.; Pereira, A.I.; Lima, R.. "Cell-free layer (CFL) analysis in a glass capillary: Comparison between a manual and automatic method". AIP Conference Proceedings 1479 1 (2012): 786-789. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84883116378&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1063/1.4756255
  87. Lima, R.; Joseyphus, R.J.; Ishikawa, T.; Imai, Y.; Yamaguchi, T.. "Micro-flow visualization of magnetic nanoparticles for biomedical applications". Single and Two-Phase Flows on Chemical and Biomedical Engineering (2012): 600-612. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84882898048&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.2174/978160805295011201010600
  88. Lima, R.; Ishikawa, T.; Imai, Y.; Yamaguchi, T.. "Blood flow behavior in microchannels: Past, current and future trends". Single and Two-Phase Flows on Chemical and Biomedical Engineering (2012): 513-547. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84882848971&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.2174/978160805295011201010513
  89. Pinho, D.; Gayubo, F.; Isabel, A.; Lima, R.. "An automatic method to track red blood cells in microchannels". Computational Vision and Medical Image Processing, Proceedings of VipIMAGE 2011 - 3rd ECCOMAS Thematic Conference on Computational Vision and Medical Image Processing (2012): 221-224. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84856715704&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
  90. Pinho, D.; Gayubo, F.; Pereira, A.I.; Lima, R.. "A comparison between a manual and automatic method to characterize red blood cell trajectories". AIP Conference Proceedings 1389 (2011): 767-770. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-81855220146&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1063/1.3636845
  91. Yaginuma, T.; Oliveira, M.S.N.; Lima, R.; Ishikawa, T.; Yamaguchi, T.. "Red blood cell deformation in flows through a PDMS hyperbolic microchannel". Technical Proceedings of the 2011 NSTI Nanotechnology Conference and Expo, NSTI-Nanotech 2011 2 (2011): 505-507. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-81455144566&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
  92. Leble, V.; Lima, R.; Dias, R.; Fernandes, C.; Ishikawa, T.; Imai, Y.; Yamaguchi, T.. "Asymmetry of red blood cell motions in a microchannel with a diverging and converging bifurcation". Biomicrofluidics 5 4 (2011): http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84855278516&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1063/1.3672689
  93. Freitas, V.; Queijo, L.; Lima, R.. "Rapid prototyping of 3D anatomical models to hemodynamic studies". BIODEVICES 2010 - 3rd International Conference on Biomedical Electronics and Devices, Proceedings (2010): 246-251. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-77956312142&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
  94. Lima, R.. "Flow behaviour of labeled red blood cells in microchannels: A confocal micro-PTV assessment". IFMBE Proceedings 31 IFMBE (2010): 1047-1050. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-77957988740&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1007/978-3-642-14515-5_266
  95. Queijo, L.; Lima, R.. "PDMS anatomical realistic models for hemodynamic studies using rapid prototyping technology". IFMBE Proceedings 31 IFMBE (2010): 434-437. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-77957982962&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1007/978-3-642-14515-5_111
  96. Pinho, D.; Pereira, A.; Lima, R.; Ishikawa, T.; Imai, Y.; Yamaguchi, T.. "Red blood cell dispersion in 100 µm glass capillaries: The temperature effect". IFMBE Proceedings 31 IFMBE (2010): 1067-1070. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-77958014069&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1007/978-3-642-14515-5_271
  97. Pinho, D.; Pereira, A.I.; Lima, R.. "Red blood cells motion in a glass microchannel". AIP Conference Proceedings 1281 (2010): 963-966. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-79954541648&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1063/1.3498656
  98. Garcia, V.; Correia, T.; Dias, R.; Lima, R.. "Flow of physiological fluids in microchannels: The sedimentation effect". IFMBE Proceedings 31 IFMBE (2010): 1071-1074. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-77957989563&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1007/978-3-642-14515-5_272
  99. Pinho, D.; Pereira, A.I.; Lima, R.. "Motion of red blood cells in a glass microChannel: A global optimization approach". AIP Conference Proceedings 1168 (2009): 1362-1365. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-70450183377&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1063/1.3241339
  100. Lima, R.; Ishikawa, T.; Imai, Y.; Takeda, M.; Wada, S.; Yamaguchi, T.. "Measurement of individual red blood cell motions under high hematocrit conditions using a confocal micro-PTV system". Annals of Biomedical Engineering 37 8 (2009): 1546-1559. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-70349574028&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1007/s10439-009-9732-z
  101. Ishikawa, T.; Fujiwara, H.; Matsuki, N.; Lima, R.; Imai, Y.; Ueno, H.; Yamaguchi, T.. "Individual motions of red blood cells in high-hematocrit blood flowing in a microchannel with complex geometries". Proceedings of the ASME Summer Bioengineering Conference 2009, SBC2009 PART A (2009): 443-444. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-77953945160&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1115/SBC2009-206462
  102. Lima, R.; Oliveira, M.S.N.; Ishikawa, T.; Kaji, H.; Tanaka, S.; Nishizawa, M.; Yamaguchi, T.. "Axisymmetric polydimethysiloxane microchannels for in vitro hemodynamic studies". Biofabrication 1 3 (2009): http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-77957976765&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1088/1758-5082/1/3/035005
  103. Fujiwara, H.; Ishikawa, T.; Lima, R.; Matsuki, N.; Imai, Y.; Kaji, H.; Nishizawa, M.; Yamaguchi, T.. "Red blood cell motions in high-hematocrit blood flowing through a stenosed microchannel". Journal of Biomechanics 42 7 (2009): 838-843. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-64749115421&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1016/j.jbiomech.2009.01.026
  104. Rui LIMA; Takuji ISHIKAWA; Yohsuke IMAI; Motohiro TAKEDA; Shigeo WADA; Takami YAMAGUCHI. "DETERMINATION OF BLOOD CELLS MOTIONS AND INTERACTIONS BY A CONFOCAL MICRO-PTV SYSTEM". Journal of Biomechanics 41 (2008): S429-S429. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/s0021-9290(08)70428-7.
    10.1016/s0021-9290(08)70428-7
  105. Rui LIMA; Takuji ISHIKAWA; Yohsuke IMAI; Motohiro TAKEDA; Shigeo WADA; Takami YAMAGUCHI. "ROLE OF THE HEMATOCRIT ON THE RADIAL DISPERSION OF RED BLOOD CELLS IN GLASS CAPILLARIES". Journal of Biomechanics 41 (2008): S334-S334. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/s0021-9290(08)70333-6.
    10.1016/s0021-9290(08)70333-6
  106. Hiroki FUJIWARA; Takuji ISHIKAWA; Rui LIMA; Yohsuke IMAI; Noriaki MATSUKI; Daisuke MORI; Takami YAMAGUCHI. "MOTION OF RED BLOOD CELLS AND CELL FREE LAYER DISTRIBUTION IN A STENOSED MICROCHANNEL". Journal of Biomechanics 41 (2008): S390-S390. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/s0021-9290(08)70389-0.
    10.1016/s0021-9290(08)70389-0
  107. Lima, R.; Wada, S.; Tanaka, S.; Takeda, M.; Ishikawa, T.; Tsubota, K.-I.; Imai, Y.; Yamaguchi, T.. "In vitro blood flow in a rectangular PDMS microchannel: Experimental observations using a confocal micro-PIV system". Biomedical Microdevices 10 2 (2008): 153-167. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-40349096097&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1007/s10544-007-9121-z
  108. Lima, R.; Ishikawa, T.; Imai, Y.; Takeda, M.; Wada, S.; Yamaguchi, T.. "Radial dispersion of red blood cells in blood flowing through glass capillaries: The role of hematocrit and geometry". Journal of Biomechanics 41 10 (2008): 2188-2196. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-52649122824&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1016/j.jbiomech.2008.04.033
  109. Lima, R.; Nakamura, M.; Ishikawa, T.; Tanaka, S.; Takeda, M.; Imai, Y.; Tsubota, K.; Wada, S.; Yamaguchi, T.. "Microscale flow dynamics of red blood cells in a circular microchannel". Proceedings of VIPIMAGE 2007 - 1st ECCOMAS Thematic Conference on Computational Vision and Medical Image Processing (2008): 53-56. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-60749108324&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
  110. Hiroki FUJIWARA; Takuji ISHIKAWA; Rui LIMA; Hirokazu KAJI; Noriaki MATSUKI; Yohsuke IMAI; Matsuhiko NISHIZAWA; Takami YAMAGUCHI. "P-01 OBSERVATION OF THE BLOOD FLOW IN MICROCHANNEL WITH STENOSIS BY CONFOCAL-MICRO-PIV". The Proceedings of the Asian Pacific Conference on Biomechanics : emerging science and technology in biomechanics 2007.3 0 (2007): S89-S89. https://doi.org/10.1299%2Fjsmeapbio.2007.3.s89.
    10.1299/jsmeapbio.2007.3.s89
  111. Rui LIMA; Takuji ISHIKAWA; Hiroki FUJIWARA; Motohiro TAKEDA; Yohsuki IMAI; Ken-ichi TSUBOTA; Shigeo WADA; Takami YAMAGUCHI. "A203 Blood Cell Motions and Interactions in Microchannels". Journal of the Visualization Society of Japan 27 Supplement (2007): 141-142. http://dx.doi.org/10.3154/jvs.27.supplement1_141.
    10.3154/jvs.27.supplement1_141
  112. Lima, R.; Wada, S.; Takeda, M.; Tsubota, K.-i.; Yamaguchi, T.. "In vitro confocal micro-PIV measurements of blood flow in a square microchannel: The effect of the haematocrit on instantaneous velocity profiles". Journal of Biomechanics 40 12 (2007): 2752-2757. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-34547758445&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1016/j.jbiomech.2007.01.012
  113. Lima, R.; Ishikawa, T.; Takeda, M.; Tanaka, S.; Lmai, Y.-S.; Tsubota, K.-I.; Wada, S.; Yamaguchi, T.. "Measurement of erythrocyte motions in microchannels by using a confocal micro-ptv system". Proceedings of the ASME Summer Bioengineering Conference 2007, SBC 2007 (2007): 285-286. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-40449104005&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
  114. R. Lima; S. Wada; K. Tsubota; T. Yamaguchi. "Confocal micro-PIV measurements of blood flow in microchannels". Journal of Biomechanics 39 (2006): S332-S332. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/s0021-9290(06)84309-5.
    10.1016/s0021-9290(06)84309-5
  115. Lima, R.; Wada, S.; Tsubota, K.-I.; Yamaguchi, T.. "Confocal micro-PIV measurements of three-dimensional profiles of cell suspension flow in a square microchannel". Measurement Science and Technology 17 4 (2006): 797-808. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-33645241605&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1088/0957-0233/17/4/026
  116. Lima, R.; Gomes, Helder; Rangel, Nelson; Gomes, Helder; Rangel N.. "O tratamento dos resíduos sólidos urbanos no Japão: caso particular da incineradora de Toshima". Indústria e Ambiente 37 (2005): 10-17. http://hdl.handle.net/10198/1313.
    Published
  117. Lima, R.; Saloca, M.. "Technical Note: An effective thermal technology for the detoxification of MSW fly ash". International Journal of Environmental Technology and Management 3 2 (2003): 212-218. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-0041347971&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1504/IJETM.2003.003381
  118. Lima, R.. "Techniques for treating solid residues from incinerators". European Journal of Mechanical and Environmental Engineering 47 1 (2002): 49-53. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-0036502204&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
  119. Rui Lima; Robert T. Bachmann; Lima, R.; Bachmann, R.T.. "Pollutant emissions from modern incinerators". IJEP 18 4 (2002): 336-336. http://dx.doi.org/10.1504/ijep.2002.003731.
    10.1504/ijep.2002.003731
  120. Rui Lima; Robert Bachmann. "Blackburn Meadows wastewater treatment works". IJW 2 1 (2002): 35-35. http://dx.doi.org/10.1504/ijw.2002.002076.
    10.1504/ijw.2002.002076
Newspaper article
  1. Pinho, D.; Pereira, A.I.; Lima, R.. "Visualização de células sanguíneas em microcanais", Jornal Nordeste, 4, 2012
  2. Pinho, D.; Pereira, A.I.; Lima, R.. "Porque é que o sangue é vermelho?", Jornal Nordeste, 2012

Intellectual property

Patent
  1. Lima, R.; Reinaldo R. Souza; A. S. Moita; Minas G.; Catarino, Susana. 2024. "Elastomer composite serpentine for a heat exchanger, method for obtaining and uses Thereof". Portugal.
    Allowed
  2. G. Minas; Lima, R.. 2023. "Multiorgan-on-a-chip device with itegrated microbiosensors, methods and uses thereof".
    Allowed
  3. Lima, R.. 2022. "FACE MASK, METHODS FOR OBTAINING AND USES THEREOF". Portugal.
    Allowed
  4. Lima, R.; Sousa P.J; Rodrigues R.; Sousa P.; Cabanas C; Minas G.. 2021. "MULTIORGAN-ON-A-CHIP DEVICE WITH INTEGRATED MICROBIOSENSORS, METHODS AND USES THEREOF".
    Granted/Issued
  5. Lima, R.; CARLOS ALBERTO JORGE LEITE FARIA; MARCOS SILVA MARTINS; LUÍS MIGUEL VALENTE GONÇALVES. 2018. "GERADOR SUBMERSO PARA CONVERSÃO DE OSCILAÇÕES DAS CORRENTES AQUÁTICAS EM ENERGIA ELÉTRICA, MÉTODO DE OPERAÇÃO E SEUS USOS". Portugal.
    Allowed

Other

Other output
  1. Assement of the Turbulent Blood Flow Hemodynamics in a Real Stenotic Geometry with Rans and Les Models. 2022. Lopes, D.; Agujetas, R.; Puga, H.; Teixeira, J.; Lima, R.; Grilo, J.; Ferrera, C.. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85179534749&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.2139/ssrn.4085431
  2. Assessment of Computational Cell Model Benefits for Optimization of Microfluidic Devices. 2020. Alžbeta Bohiniková; Inês Maia; Monika Smiešková; Alžbeta Bugánová; Ana Moita; Ivan Cimrák; Rui Lima. https://doi.org/10.5220%2F0009173202800287.
    10.5220/0009173202800287
  3. Visualization and Measurement of the Cell-Free Layer (CFL) in a Microchannel Network. 2017. D. Bento; C. S. Fernandes; A. I. Pereira; J. M. Miranda; R. Lima. https://doi.org/10.1007%2F978-3-319-68195-5_101.
    10.1007/978-3-319-68195-5_101
  4. Numerical Simulation of Hyperelastic Behaviour in Aneurysm Models. 2017. J. Ribeiro; C. S. Fernandes; R. Lima. https://doi.org/10.1007%2F978-3-319-68195-5_102.
    10.1007/978-3-319-68195-5_102
  5. Imaging of Healthy and Malaria-Mimicked Red Blood Cells in Polydimethylsiloxane Microchannels for Determination of Cells Deformability and Flow Velocity. 2017. Liliana Vilas Boas; Rui Lima; Graça Minas; Carla S. Fernandes; Susana O. Catarino. https://doi.org/10.1007%2F978-3-319-68195-5_99.
    10.1007/978-3-319-68195-5_99
  6. A Comparative Study of Image Processing Methods for the Assessment of the Red Blood Cells Deformability in a Microfluidic Device. 2017. Vera Faustino; Susana O. Catarino; Diana Pinho; Graça Minas; Rui Lima. https://doi.org/10.1007%2F978-3-319-68195-5_100.
    10.1007/978-3-319-68195-5_100
  7. Red Blood Cells (RBCs) Visualisation in Bifurcations and Bends. 2017. Joana Fidalgo; Diana Pinho; Rui Lima; Mónica S. N. Oliveira. https://doi.org/10.1007%2F978-3-319-68195-5_103.
    10.1007/978-3-319-68195-5_103
  8. Smart devices. 2017. S. Catarino; R. Lima; G. Minas. https://doi.org/10.1016%2Fb978-0-08-100741-9.00012-7.
    10.1016/b978-0-08-100741-9.00012-7
  9. Cell-Free Layer Measurements in a Network with Bifurcating Microchannels Using a Global Approach. 2015. David Bento; Diana Pinho; Ana I. Pereira; Rui Lima. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-20328-7_4.
    10.1007/978-3-319-20328-7_4
  10. Tracking Red Blood Cells Flowing through a Microchannel with a Hyperbolic Contraction: An Automatic Method. 2015. B. Taboada; F. C. Monteiro; R. Lima. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-13407-9_7.
    10.1007/978-3-319-13407-9_7
  11. Thermal Infrared Image Processing to Assess Heat Generated by Magnetic Nanoparticles for Hyperthermia Applications. 2015. Raquel O. Rodrigues; Helder T. Gomes; Rui Lima; Adrián M.T. Silva; Pedro J.S. Rodrigues; Pedro B. Tavares; João Manuel R.S. Tavares. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-27857-5_3.
    10.1007/978-3-319-27857-5_3
  12. An In Vitro Experimental Evaluation of the Displacement Field in an Intracranial Aneurysm Model. 2014. Diana Pinho; David Bento; João Ribeiro; Rui Lima; Mário Vaz. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-09411-3_28.
    10.1007/978-3-319-09411-3_28
  13. Cell-Free Layer (CFL) Measurements in Complex Geometries: Contractions and Bifurcations. 2013. Susana Novais; Diana Pinho; David Bento; Elmano Pinto; Tomoko Yaginuma; Carla S. Fernandes; Valdemar Garcia; et al. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-7769-9_7.
    10.1007/978-94-007-7769-9_7
  14. Flow of Red Blood Cells Suspensions Through Hyperbolic Microcontractions. 2013. Vera Faustino; Diana Pinho; Tomoko Yaginuma; Ricardo C. Calhelha; Geyong M. Kim; Sergio Arana; Isabel C. F. R. Ferreira; Mónica S. N. Oliveira; Rui Lima. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-7769-9_9.
    10.1007/978-94-007-7769-9_9
  15. The Effect of a Static Magnetic Field on the Flow of Iron Oxide Magnetic Nanoparticles Through Glass Capillaries. 2013. N. Pereira; M. Mujika; S. Arana; T. Correia; A. M. T. Silva; H. T. Gomes; P. J. Rodrigues; R. Lima. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-7769-9_11.
    10.1007/978-94-007-7769-9_11
  16. Visualization of red blood cells flowing through a PDMS microchannel with a microstenosis. An image analysis assessment. 2013. F Monteiro; B Taboada; R Lima. http://dx.doi.org/10.1201/b15810-68.
    10.1201/b15810-68
  17. Red blood cell motion in experimental micro-circulation and simulations. 2013. Ana João; Alberto Gambaruto; Rui Lima. http://dx.doi.org/10.1201/b15810-69.
    10.1201/b15810-69
  18. Tracking Red Blood Cells in Microchannels: A Comparative Study Between an Automatic and a Manual Method. 2013. D. Pinho; R. Lima; A. I. Pereira; F. Gayubo. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-0726-9_9.
    10.1007/978-94-007-0726-9_9
  19. Confocal Micro-PIV/PTV Measurements of the Blood Flow in Micro-channels. 2012. Rui Lima; Takuji Ishikawa; Yohsuke Imai; Takami Yamaguchi. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-4376-6_9.
    10.1007/978-1-4614-4376-6_9
  20. In Vitro Blood Flow Behaviour in Microchannels with Simple and Complex Geometries. 2012. Valdemar Garcia; Ricardo Dias; Rui Lim. https://doi.org/10.5772%2F36471.
    10.5772/36471
  21. Microscale Flow Dynamics of Red Blood Cells in Microchannels: An Experimental and Numerical Analysis. 2010. R. Lima; C. S. Fernandes; R. Dias; T. Ishikawa; Y. Imai; T. Yamaguchi. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-0011-6_17.
    10.1007/978-94-007-0011-6_17
  22. Microscale Flow Dynamics of Red Blood Cells in Microchannels: An Experimental and Numerical Analysis. 2009. R. Lima; M. Nakamura; T. Omori; T. Ishikawa; S. Wada; T. Yamaguchi. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4020-9086-8_12.
    10.1007/978-1-4020-9086-8_12
  23. Velocity measurements of blood flow in a rectangular PDMS microchannel assessed by confocal micro-PIV system. 2007. Rui Lima; Shigeo Wada; Shuji Tanaka; Motohiro Takeda; Ken-Ichi Tsubota; Takuji Ishikawa; Takami Yamaguchi. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-36841-0_79.
    10.1007/978-3-540-36841-0_79
Activities

Supervision

Thesis Title
Role 		Degree Subject (Type)
Institution / Organization
2022 - Current Development of innovative in vitro models to study the wall deformability and blood flow in aneurysms
Supervisor
 Engenharia Mecânica (PhD)
Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2022 - Current Seaweed nanofluids for thermal control systems in space missions
Supervisor
 Engenharia Mecânica (PhD)
Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2022 - Current A multiscale numerical study of high-risk intracranial aneurysms
Supervisor
 Mechanical Engineering (PhD)
Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2021 - Current Development and optimization of innovative nanoparticles and a preclinical organ-on-a-chip platform for nanomedicine
Supervisor
 Engenharia Mecânica (PhD)
Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2021 - Current Microfluidic-based isolation of rare-tumor associated cells in prostate cancer
Supervisor
 Engenharia Biomédica (Master)
Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2021 - Current Preclinical testing of theranostic graphene-based magnetic nanocarriers in 2D and 3D hepatocellular carcinoma models
Supervisor
 Engenharia Biomédica (Master)
Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2021 - Current Numerical study of a biofluid in microchannels by Molecular Dynamics
Supervisor
 Engenharia Mecânica (Master)
Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2020 - Current Development of a microfluidic platform for the assessment of nanoparticles for the diagnosis and therapy of cancer cells
Supervisor
 Biomedical Eng. (PhD)
Universidade do Minho, Portugal

Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal

Tokyo Ika Shika Daigaku, Japan
2019 - Current Development of Submersible Energy Harvesting Systems to Power Moored Monitoring Sensors (Ocean Harvest)
Co-supervisor
 PhD in Engineering (PhD)
Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2019 - Current Numerical and in vitro study of blood flow for the optimization of biodegradable magnesium stents manufactured by microcasting
Co-supervisor
 Mechanical Eng. (PhD)
Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2015 - Current Microfluidic system for cell separation and deformation assessment based on biomimetic and acoustofluidic methods
Supervisor
 PhD Engineering (PhD)
Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2013 - 2021 A study of the blood flow behaviour in microchannel networks
Co-supervisor
 Engenharia Mecânica (PhD)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal
2019 - 2020 Pool boiling of nanofluids using biphilic surfaces
Supervisor
 Mechanical Eng. (Master)
Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2019 - 2020 Numerical and experimental hemodynamic studies of stenotic coronary arteries
Supervisor
 Biomedical Eng. (Master)
Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2018 - 2019 Experimental heat transfer studies of different kinds of nanofluids
Supervisor
 Mechanical Eng. (Master)
Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2018 - 2019 Development and characterization of a novel bio-based microencapsulated phase change material
Supervisor
 Mechanical Eng. (Master)
Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2017 - 2018 Heat transfer studies in heat sinks using innovative nanofluids
Supervisor
 Mechanical Eng. (Master)
Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2017 - 2018 Study of blood cells flowing through microfluidic networks: a numerical and experimental approach
Supervisor
 Mechanical Eng. (Master)
Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2017 - 2018 Study of blood cells flowing in microchannels with diverging bifurcations and development of an innovative blood analogue fluid
Supervisor
 Biomedical Eng. (Master)
Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2017 - 2018 Flow Studies in Microfluidic Devices Manufactured by Different Fabrication Methodologies
Supervisor
 Mechanical Eng. (Master)
Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2015 - 2018 Multifunctional lab-on-a-chip for blood properties detection with integrated PVDF acoustic transducers: application to malaria biomarkers
Co-supervisor
 Post-Doc (Other)
Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2014 - 2018 Magnetic carbon nanostructures and study of their transport in microfluidic devices for hyperthermia
Co-supervisor
 PhD in Engineering (PhD)
Universidade do Porto, Portugal
2013 - 2018 Blood rheology and red blood cell migration in microchannel flows
Supervisor
 PhD Mechanical Engineering (PhD)
Universidade do Porto, Portugal
2016 - 2017 Mechanical characterization of shear thickening fluids
Supervisor
 Mechanical Eng. (Master)
Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2016 - 2017 Measurement of red blood cells flowing through microchannels with complex geometries
Supervisor
 Mechanical Eng. (Master)
Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2016 - 2017 Study of the flow through microfluidic devices for blood plasma separation based on the size and topology of the microchannel network
Supervisor
 Mechanical Eng. (Master)
Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2015 - 2016 Study and Spectrophotometric Characterization of Malaria Biomarkers
Co-supervisor
 Micro and Nanotechnologies (Master)
Universidade do Minho, Portugal

Event organisation

Event name
Type of event (Role) 		Institution / Organization
2023 - 2023 Seminar on computational fluid dynamics applications in Biomedical Engineering (2023 - 2023)
Seminar (President of the Organising Committee)
 Universidade do Minho - Campus de Azurém, Portugal
2022/07/10 - 2022/07/14 9th World Congress of Biomechanics (WCB 2022) (2022/07/10 - 2022/07/14) Taipei International Convention Center, Taiwan
2022 - 2022 IWAM - International Workshop on Additive Manufacturing and STEAM Education (2022 - 2022)
Workshop (Co-organisor)
 Instituto Politécnico de Bragança, Portugal
2020/10/21 - 2020/10/21 WORKSHOP i9MASKS (2020/10/21 - 2020/10/21)
Workshop (President of the Organising Committee)
 Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2020/07 - 2020/10 Summer School "i9MASKS: Development of innovative PDMS masks for the protection of COVID-19 with the use of state-of-the-art technologies" (2020/07 - 2020/10)
Other (Co-organisor)
 Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2019/11 - 2019/11 Imaging of Flows in Lab-on-Chip: Trends and Challenges, VipIMAGE2019 (2019/11 - 2019/11)
Conference (Co-organisor)
2017 - 2017 Imaging of Flows in Lab-on-Chip: Trends and Challenges, VipIMAGE2017 (2017 - 2017)
Conference (Co-organisor)
2014 - 2014 Simulation and Experiments of Complex Flows in Physiology, 11th World Congress on Computational Mechanics, WCCM 2014 (2014 - 2014)
Conference (Co-organisor)
2013 - 2013 Imaging of Biological Flows: Trends and Challenges, VipIMAGE2013 (2013 - 2013)
Conference (Co-organisor)
2013 - 2013 Workshop on Biomechanics of Flow at Macro- and Micro-scale Levels (2013 - 2013)
Workshop
 Instituto Politécnico de Bragança, Portugal
2013 - 2013 Computational Fluid Dynamics: Fundamentals and Applications of FLUENT (2013 - 2013)
Workshop (Co-organisor)
 Instituto Politécnico de Bragança, Portugal
2011 - 2011 Japan-Portugal Nano-BME Symposium 2011 (2011 - 2011)
Symposium (Co-organisor)
2011 - 2011 Imaging of Biological Flows: Trends and Challenges, VipIMAGE2011 (2011 - 2011)
Conference (Co-organisor)
2009 - 2009 MEFTE09, III Conferência Nacional em mecânica de fluidos, termodinâmica e energia (2009 - 2009)
Conference (Co-organisor)
2009 - 2009 Imaging of Biological Flows: Trends and Challenges, VipIMAGE2009 (2009 - 2009)
Conference (Co-organisor)

Association member

Society Organization name Role
2019 - Current INSTICC Member
2018 - Current Net market fluidics (NMF) Member
2018 - Current Advancing European Micro & Nano Fluidics Member
2017 - Current Hong Kong Society of Mechanical Engineers (HKSME) Member
2017 - Current The International NanoScience Community Member
2004 - Current European Society of Biomechanics Member
2004 - Current Portuguese Society of Biomechanics Member

Conference scientific committee

Conference name Conference host
2022 - 2022 9th World Congress of Biomechanics (WCB 2022)
2022 - 2022 20th International Symposium on Applications of Laser and Imaging Techniques to Fluid Mechanics
2019 - 2019 Biodevices 2019
2019 - 2019 8º Congresso Nacional de Biomecânica (CNB2019)
2018 - 2018 19th International Symposium on Applications of Laser and Imaging Techniques to Fluid Mechanics
2018 - 2018 2018 International Conference on Material Strength and Applied Mechanics (MSAM 2018)
2017 - 2017 VipIMAGE 2017 – 6th ECCOMAS Thematic Conference Computational Vision and Medical Image Processing
2017 - 2017 IV Encontro de Jovens Investigadores do Instituto Politécnico de Bragança
2016 - 2016 3rd annual International Conference on Mechanics and Mechanical Engineering (MME 2016)
2015 - 2015 CARDIOTECHNIX – 3rd International Congress on Cardiovascular Technologies
2015 - 2015 2015 IEEE 4th Portuguese Meeting on BioEngineering
2015 - 2015 VipIMAGE 2015 – 5th ECCOMAS Thematic Conference Computational Vision and Medical Image Processing
2014 - 2014 CARDIOTECHNIX – 2nd International Congress on Cardiovascular Technologies
2013 - 2013 VipIMAGE 2013 – 4th ECCOMAS Thematic Conference Computational Vision and Medical Image Processing
2011 - 2011 Japan-Portugal Nano-BME Symposium 2011
2011 - 2011 BIODEVICES2011 -4th International Conference on Biomedical Electronics and Devices
2011 - 2011 VipIMAGE 2011 – 3th ECCOMAS Thematic Conference Computational Vision and Medical Image Processing
2010 - 2010 BIODEVICES2010 -3rd International Conference on Biomedical Electronics and Devices
2009 - 2009 BIODEVICES2009 - 2nd International Conference on Biomedical Electronics and Devices
2009 - 2009 VipIMAGE 2009 - 2nd ECCOMAS Thematic Conference Computational Vision and Medical Image Processing

Course / Discipline taught

Academic session Degree Subject (Type) Institution / Organization
2022 - Current Multiphysic systems, Biofluidics and Biocorrosion Engenharia Biomédica (Mestrado integrado) Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2021 - Current Micro and Nanofluids Engenharia Mecânica (Mestrado integrado) Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2014 - 2020 Thermodynamics and Fluid Mechanics (Mestrado integrado) Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2015 - 2019 Biomicrofluidics Applications lnternational Summer School on Fluidic MEMS Jade Hochschule Wilhelmshaven/Oldenburg/Elsfleth, Germany
2014 - 2019 Thermodynamics and Heat Transfer (Mestrado integrado) Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2014 - 2017 Fluid Mechanics (Mestrado integrado) Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2014 - 2014 Microfluidic Devices - Simulation and Experiments Biomedical Engineering Summer Course (Licence) Jade Hochschule Wilhelmshaven/Oldenburg/Elsfleth, Germany
2014 - 2014 Heat Transfer (Mestrado integrado) Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2012 - 2014 Thermal Equipment (Curso de Especialização Tecnológica) Instituto Politécnico de Bragança, Portugal
2009 - 2014 Micro/Nanotechnologies and Biomedical Applications (Mestrado) Instituto Politécnico de Bragança, Portugal
2009 - 2014 Cardiovascular Biomechanics (Mestrado) Instituto Politécnico de Bragança, Portugal
2007 - 2014 Materials Science (Bacharelato) Instituto Politécnico de Bragança, Portugal
2007 - 2014 Chemistry (Bacharelato) Instituto Politécnico de Bragança, Portugal
2000 - 2004 Physics (Bacharelato) Instituto Politécnico de Bragança, Portugal
2000 - 2004 Mechanics (Bacharelato) Instituto Politécnico de Bragança, Portugal

Journal scientific committee

Journal title (ISSN) Publisher
2022 - Current WS Annual Review of Biomechanics World Scientific
2021 - Current Processes MDPI
2018 - Current Micromachines (2072-666X) MDPI AG
2018 - Current Advances in Mechanical Engineering (1687-8140) SAGE Publications
2017 - Current Cogent Engineering (2331-1916) Informa UK (Taylor & Francis)
2014 - Current Journal of Flow Control Measurement & Visualization (2329-3330) "Scientific Research Publishing, Inc."
2019 - 2020 The Open Biomedical Engineering Journal Bentham Open
Distinctions

Award

2023 2022 Scientific Research Publication Merit Diploma
Universidade do Minho TecMinho, Portugal
2022 2021 Scientific Research Publication Merit Diploma
Universidade do Minho Escola de Engenharia, Portugal
2021 2020 Scientific Research Publication Merit Diploma
Universidade do Minho Escola de Engenharia, Portugal

Other distinction

2023 Hot Paper 2023 (Top 0.1%), "Properties and applications of PDMS for biomedical engineering: A review", Journal of Functional Biomaterials, Web of Science
2022 Cover Issue at the journal Cancers, "Organ-on-a-Chip Platforms for Drug Screening and Delivery in Tumor Cells: A Systematic Review"
MDPI AG, Switzerland
2022 Cover Issue at the journal Sensors, "Underwater Energy Harvesting to Extend Operation Time of Submersible Sensors"
MDPI AG, Switzerland
2022 Highlight at the Journal of Functional Biomaterials of the article "Properties and Applications of PDMS for Biomedical Engineering: A Review"
MDPI AG, Switzerland
2022 Higly cited paper (Top 1%), "Properties and applications of PDMS for biomedical engineering: A review", Journal of Functional Biomaterials, Web of Science
2020 Best Poster at XV ENE BME (as co-author)
2020 Editor's Choice of The Open Biomedical Engineering Journal of the article "In vitro Biomodels in Stenotic Arteries to Perform Blood Analogues Flow Visualizations and Measurements: A Review"
Bentham Science Publishers Ltd, United Arab Emirates
2019 Fraunhofer Best Portuguese PhD Thesis in BME (as co-supervisor)
2018 Sabbatical scholarship
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, Portugal
2018 Most cited article from DEM, UMinho (Research Gate)
2017 Higly cited paper, Top 1%, Journal of Biomechanics, Scopus Metrics.
2015 Higly cited paper, Top 1%, Chemical Engineering Journal, Essential Science Indicators.
2012 Higly cited paper, Top 1%, Single and two-Phase Flows on Chemical and BME, Scopus Metrics
2009 Postdoctoral Fellow, Global COE Programme. Global Nano-Biomedical Engineering Education
2007 Scholarship to partipate at 16th Congress of the European Society of Biomechanics
Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian, Portugal
2007 Best Presentation at 35th Symposium on Visualization, Tokyo, Japan (Visualization Society of Japan)
2004 Scholarship Monbukagakusho, Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology of Japan (MEXT)
2004 PhD Scholarship from FCT
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, Portugal
2000 Master Scholarship from FCT
1998 Top 5% student of Mechanical Engineering, Minho University.