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Identification

Personal identification

Full name
Pedro Miguel Silva

Citation names

  • Silva, Pedro
  • Pedro Miguel Silva
  • Pedro M. Silva
  • P. M. Silva

Author identifiers

Ciência ID
F716-9CC7-E705
ORCID iD
0000-0002-3744-1999

Languages

Language Speaking Reading Writing Listening Peer-review
Portuguese (Mother tongue)
English Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1)
Spanish; Castilian Intermediate (B1) Intermediate (B1) Intermediate (B1) Intermediate (B1)
German Beginner (A1) Beginner (A1) Beginner (A1) Beginner (A1)
Education
Degree Classification
2018/03/01 - 2023/04/13
Concluded
 Bioengenharia (Doutoramento)
Universidade do Minho, Portugal
"Micro-nano encapsulation of melanoidins and resveratrol: development of food functional ingredients in a circular economy approach" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
2015
Concluded
 Mestrado Integrado em Engenharia Biológica (Mestrado)
Universidade do Minho Escola de Engenharia, Portugal
"Analysis of an edible coating of chitosan as an alternative to glazing of frozen salmon" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 16.14
Affiliation

Others

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2023/07/16 - Current Postdoctoral Researcher in the VIIAFOOD project International Iberian Nanotechnology Laboratory, Portugal
2023/02/09 - 2023/06/30 Research Grant in the Project "IntegraValor - Integrated Strategy for the Valorization of Agrifood By-product" funded by ANI Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2018/01/01 - 2023/04/13 PhD Student Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, Portugal
Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2022/10/01 - 2023/01/20 International Research Stay IBM Research Europe - Zurich, Switzerland
2021/10/01 - 2021/12/31 International Research Stay Universiteit Gent, Belgium
2019/09/09 - 2019/12/16 International Research Stay Instituto de Agroquímica y Tecnología de Alimentos Materiales biopoliméricos y nanotecnología, Spain
2017/09/01 - 2017/12/31 Research grant in the project 'Optimization of biopolymer coatings for application in frozen fish' financed by the company GelPeixe Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2017/05/01 - 2017/08/31 Research grant in the project 'Development of olive oil-based systems through the use of gelation techniques ' financed by TecMinho Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2016/12/01 - 2017/03/31 Research grant in the project 'Development of coatings for application in frozen fish' financed by the company GelPeixe Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2016/04/04 - 2016/11/30 Research grant of Foundation for Science and Technology in the project ENROBEE Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2015/11/01 - 2016/02/01 Involvement in scientific research work focusing on the evaluation of the factors affecting Chlorella vulgaris digestibility. Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2015/06/01 - 2015/12/15 Involvement in scientific research work as part of a doctorate focusing on optimization, encapsulation, gastric survival and release of probiotics from alginate beads. Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2015/02/01 - 2015/10/30 Curricular internship in the company Vanibru, in partnership with the Centre for Biological Engineering of the University of Minho, with the theme 'Analysis of a chitosan edible coating as an alternat Universidade do Minho, Portugal
Projects

Grant

Designation Funders
2023/02/09 - 2023/06/30 IntegraValor .: Estratégia integrada de valorização de subprodutos agroalimentares
67304720204772241ANI
Research Fellow
Agência Nacional de Inovação SA
2016/04 - 2016/11 Technology for the impermeabilization of food components aiming at their incorporation in hydrophilic food matrices
003398
 ANI – Agência Nacional de Inovação, S.A

Contract

Designation Funders
2023/07/15 - Current Agenda VIIAFOOD - Plataforma de Valorização, Industrialização e Inovação comercial para o AgroAlimentar
C644929456-00000040
Post-doc
International Iberian Nanotechnology Laboratory, Portugal
Ongoing
Outputs

Publications

Conference poster
  1. Fernanda Coelho; Pedro Miguel Silva; Souza, Victor Gomes Lauriano; Sillankorva, Sanna; V. Zucolloto. "Phage-loaded Nanofibers: A Promising Nanobiopesticide Coating for Packaging Against Food Pathogens". Paper presented in 10th Nanotech & Nanomaterials Research Conference, 2024.
  2. Pedro Silva; Lorenzo Pastrana; Miguel A. Cerqueira. "Development of CDs using bio-based and natural compounds envisioning their use in UV excitable invisible tags". 2024.
  3. Pedro Silva; Mafalda D. Neto; Lorenzo Pastrana; Manuel A. Coimbra; Catarina Gonçalves; António A. Vicente; Miguel A. Cerqueira. "Micro and nano encapsulation systems of resveratrol and melanoidins in the context of circular economy". Paper presented in Sao Paulo School for Advanced Science in Nanotechnology, Agriculture, and the Environment, 2023.
  4. Rui Rodrigues; Pedro Miguel Silva; Pereira N. Ricardo; Professor Doutor Engenheiro António Augusto Martins de Oliveira Soares Vicente; Cavaco-Paulo, Artur; Artur Ribeiro. "Tuning protein-based scaffolds for tissue engineering by thermo-electric treatments and cold-gelation". Paper presented in 10th International Colloids Conference, 2020.
  5. Pedro Miguel Silva; Cristina Prieto; Jose Maria Lagaron; Coimbra, Manuel; Professor Doutor Engenheiro António Augusto Martins de Oliveira Soares Vicente; Cerqueira, Miguel Ângelo. "Optimization of hydroxypropyl methylcellulose micro and nanostructures, for the encapsulation of spent coffee grounds extracted melanoidins, using an electrohydrodynamic process". Paper presented in 10th International Colloids Conference, 2020.
  6. Pedro Silva; Luiz Fasolin; Artur J. Martins; António A. Vicente. "Production of olive oil organogels: Influence of candelilla wax concentration on physicochemical properties". 2019.
  7. Pedro Silva; Luiz Fasolin; Artur J. Martins; António A. Vicente. "Production of olive oil organogels: influence of carnauba wax concentration on the physicochemical properties". 2018.
  8. Pedro Silva; Manuel Coimbra; António Vicente. "Characterization of soluble coffee and spent coffee grain extracts". 2018.
  9. Zita Avelar; Filipe Maciel; Pedro Silva; L. Paulico; C. Miranda; António A. Vicente. "Waterproofcoatings for hydrophilic foods". 2018.
  10. Pedro Silva; Nuno Soares; Carla Barbosa; Rita Pinheiro; António A. Vicente. "Application of chitosan-based coatings on frozen salmon - Sensory assessment and retail simulation approach". 2017.
  11. Pedro Silva; Nuno Soares; Ana Isabel Bourbon; Carla Barbosa; Rita Pinheiro; António A. Vicente. "Analysis of sensory effects of chitosan-based coatings applied on frozen salmon over six-months’ storage". 2017.
  12. Artur J. Martins; Pedro Silva; Filipe Maciel; Lorenzo M. Pastrana; Rosiane L. Cunha; Miguel A. Cerqueira; António A. Vicente. "Hybrid gels: influence of water and oil phase on textural and rheological properties". 2017.
  13. Pedro M. Silva; Engenheiro Nuno Miguel Ferreira Soares; Professor Doutor Engenheiro António Augusto Martins de Oliveira Soares Vicente. "70-day storage under retail-simulated thermal stress conditions – effect on chitosan-based coatings and water glazing applied on frozen salmon (Salmo salar)". 2017.
  14. Philippe Ramos; Pedro Silva; Marta M Alario; Lorenzo M. Pastrana; José A. Teixeira; Miguel A. Cerqueira; António A. Vicente. "The effect of alginate in the protection of probiotics from the harsh conditions of digestion". 2017.
Journal article
  1. Joana C. Araújo; Pedro M. Silva; Miguel A. Cerqueira; Pilar Teixeira; Vânia Tira-Picos; Pedro Neto; Olívia Salomé G.P. Soares; et al. "Protective fibrous structures based on cellulose fibers functionalized with metal oxide nanoparticles by electrospinning and electrospray deposition". International Journal of Biological Macromolecules (2024): http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2024.137218.
    10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2024.137218
  2. Pedro M. Silva; Miguel A. Cerqueira; Lorenzo Pastrana; Manuel A. Coimbra; Antonio A. Vicente; Filip Van Bockstaele; Daylan Tzompa-Sosa; Koen Dewettinck. "Development of Functional Foods: Consumer Acceptance of Resveratrol-Loaded Crackers and Cookies". Future Foods (2024): http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.fufo.2024.100459.
    10.1016/j.fufo.2024.100459
  3. Hao Yang; Nan Zhang; Shanshan Xie; Mohammadmahdi Faraji; Rui M.R. Pinto; Pedro M. Silva; Wei Ren; et al. "Ethylcellulose and bismuth sodium titanate-barium zirconate titanate (BNT-BZT) composite fibers for triboelectric energy harvesting". Materials Today Communications (2024): http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.mtcomm.2024.109928.
    10.1016/j.mtcomm.2024.109928
  4. Silva, Pedro M.; Neto, Mafalda D.; Cerqueira, Miguel A.; Rodriguez, Isabel; Bourbon, Ana Isabel; Azevedo, Ana Gabriela; Pastrana, Lorenzo M.; et al. "Resveratrol-loaded octenyl succinic anhydride modified starch emulsions and hydroxypropyl methylcellulose (HPMC) microparticles: Cytotoxicity and antioxidant bioactivity assessment after in vitro digestion". International Journal of Biological Macromolecules (2024): https://publons.com/wos-op/publon/66529465/.
    10.1016/J.IJBIOMAC.2024.129288
  5. Jorge L Guía-García; Ana Veronica Charles-Rodriguez; Pedro Silva; Armando Robledo Olivo; Miguel Ângelo Cerqueira; María Liliana Flores López. "Electrosprayed hydroxypropyl methylcellulose microcapsules containing Rhus microphylla fruit extracts and their application in strawberry (Fragaria × ananassa) preservation". LWT 184 (2023): 115048-115048. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.lwt.2023.115048.
    10.1016/j.lwt.2023.115048
  6. Pedro M. Silva; Catarina Gonçalves; Lorenzo M. Pastrana; Manuel A. Coimbra; Antonio A. Vicente; Miguel A. Cerqueira. "Recent advances in oral delivery systems of resveratrol: foreseeing their use in functional foods". Food & Function (2023): https://doi.org/10.1039/D3FO03065B.
    10.1039/D3FO03065B
  7. Adriana R. Machado; Pedro M. P. Silva; António A. Vicente; Leonor A. Souza-Soares; Ana C. Pinheiro; Miguel A. Cerqueira. "Alginate Particles for Encapsulation of Phenolic Extract from Spirulina sp. LEB-18: Physicochemical Characterization and Assessment of In Vitro Gastrointestinal Behavior". Polymers (2022): https://doi.org/10.3390/polym14214759.
    10.3390/polym14214759
  8. Silva, P.M.; Cerqueira, M.A.; Martins, A.J.; Fasolin, L.H.; Cunha, R.L.; Vicente, A.A.. "Oleogels and bigels as alternatives to saturated fats: A review on their application by the food industry". JAOCS, Journal of the American Oil Chemists' Society (2022): http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85136848165&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1002/aocs.12637
  9. Silva, P.M.; Prieto, C.; Andrade, C.C.P.; Lagarón, J.M.; Pastrana, L.M.; Coimbra, M.A.; Vicente, A.A.; Cerqueira, M.A.. "Hydroxypropyl methylcellulose-based micro- and nanostructures for encapsulation of melanoidins: Effect of electrohydrodynamic processing variables on morphological and physicochemical properties". International Journal of Biological Macromolecules 202 (2022): 453-467. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85123108225&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2022.01.019
  10. Silva, P.M.; Torres-Giner, S.; Vicente, A.A.; Cerqueira, M.A.. "Management of Operational Parameters and Novel Spinneret Configurations for the Electrohydrodynamic Processing of Functional Polymers". Macromolecular Materials and Engineering 307 5 (2022): http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85124462088&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1002/mame.202100858
  11. Pedro M. Silva; Sergio Torres-Giner; António A. Vicente; Miguel A. Cerqueira. "Electrohydrodynamic processing for the production of zein-based microstructures and nanostructures". Current Opinion in Colloid & Interface Science 56 (2021): 101504-101504. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cocis.2021.101504.
    10.1016/j.cocis.2021.101504
  12. Pedro Silva; Artur J. Martins; Luiz H. Fasolin; A.A. Vicente. "Modulation and Characterization of Wax-Based Olive Oil Organogels in View of Their Application in the Food Industry". Gels (2021): https://www.mdpi.com/2310-2861/7/1/12.
    10.3390/gels7010012
  13. Silva, P.M.; Prieto, C.; Lagarón, J.M.; Pastrana, L.M.; Coimbra, M.A.; Vicente, A.A.; Cerqueira, M.A.. "Food-grade hydroxypropyl methylcellulose-based formulations for electrohydrodynamic processing: Part I – Role of solution parameters on fibre and particle production". Food Hydrocolloids 118 (2021): http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85103403279&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1016/j.foodhyd.2021.106761
  14. Viktória Angeli; Pedro Silva; Danilo Crispim Massuela; Muhammad Waleed Khan; Alicia Hamar; Forough Khajehei; Simone Graeff-Hoenninger; Cinzia Piatti. "Quinoa (Chenopodium quinoa Willd.): An Overview of the Potentials of the “Golden Grain” and Socio-Economic and Environmental Aspects of Its Cultivation and Marketization". Foods (2020): https://www.mdpi.com/2304-8158/9/2/216.
    10.3390/foods9020216
  15. Nunes, R.; Pereira, B.D.; Cerqueira, M.A.; Silva, P.; Pastrana, L.M.; Vicente, A.A.; Martins, J.T.; Bourbon, A.I.. "Lactoferrin-based nanoemulsions to improve the physical and chemical stability of omega-3 fatty acids". Food and Function 11 3 (2020): 1966-1981. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85082542471&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1039/c9fo02307k
  16. Esperanza de Jesús Salas-Méndez; Antonio Vicente; Ana Cristina Pinheiro; Lina Fernanda Ballesteros; Pedro Silva; Raúl Rodríguez-García; Francisco Daniel Hernández-Castillo; et al. "Application of edible nanolaminate coatings with antimicrobial extract of Flourensia cernua to extend the shelf-life of tomato (Solanum lycopersicum L.) fruit". Postharvest Biology and Technology 150 (2019): 19-27. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.postharvbio.2018.12.008.
    10.1016/j.postharvbio.2018.12.008
  17. Artur J. Martins; Pedro Silva; Filipe Maciel; Lorenzo M. Pastrana; Rosiane Lopes Cunha; Miguel A. Cerqueira; António A. Vicente. "Hybrid gels: Influence of oleogel/hydrogel ratio on rheological and textural properties". Food Research International (2019): https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodres.2018.10.019.
    10.1016/j.foodres.2018.10.019
  18. Ramos, P.E.; Silva, P.; Alario, M.M.; Pastrana, L.M.; Teixeira, J.A.; Cerqueira, M.A.; Vicente, A.A.. "Effect of alginate molecular weight and M/G ratio in beads properties foreseeing the protection of probiotics". Food Hydrocolloids 77 (2018): 8-16. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85044348449&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1016/j.foodhyd.2017.08.031
  19. Laylla Marques Coelho; Pedro Miguel Silva; Joana T. Martins; Ana C. Pinheiro; António A. Vicente. "Emerging opportunities in exploring the nutritional/functional value of amaranth". Food & Function (2018): https://doi.org/10.1039/C8FO01422A.
    10.1039/C8FO01422A
  20. Soares, N.; Silva, P.; Barbosa, C.; Pinheiro, R.; Vicente, A.A.. "Comparing the effects of glazing and chitosan-based coating applied on frozen salmon on its organoleptic and physicochemical characteristics over six-months storage". Journal of Food Engineering 194 (2017): 79-86. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84987668292&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1016/j.jfoodeng.2016.07.021
Activities

Oral presentation

Presentation title Event name
Host (Event location)
2024/05/22 From orange by-products to edible and active films using electrohydrodynamic atomization 11th Shelf Life International Meeting
University of Modena and Reggio Emilia (Reggio Emilia, Italy)
2022/05/10 Micro-nano encapsulation of melanoidins and resveratrol: development of food functional ingredients in a circular economy approach 15th European PhD Workshop on Food Engineering and Technology
European Federation of Chemical Engineering (Uzwil, Switzerland)
2020/11/25 From particles to fibres: A rheological approach to electrohydrodynamic processing INL Annual Research Symposium
International Iberian Nanotechnology Laboratory (Braga, Portugal)
2020/05/25 Electrohydrodynamic processing for the development of versatile cellulose based micro/nanostructures for use in food and biomedical industries VI International Conference IMFAHE
International Mentoring Foundation for the Advancement of Higher Education (Aveiro, Portugal)
2019/07/08 Production of olive oil organogels: influence of beeswax concentration on physicochemical properties DOF 2019 - 8th International Symposium on "Delivery of Functionality in Complex Food Systems"
The Royal Society of Chemistry (Porto, Portugal)

Event organisation

Event name
Type of event (Role) 		Institution / Organization
2024/11/19 - 2024/11/20 Organization of the 1st ESRA Symposium, an activity developed by the Early Stage Researchers Association of INL, and that focuses on providing young researchers (MSc, PhD, and young postdocs) with opportunities to present their research work to the INL community. (2024/11/19 - 2024/11/20)
Symposium (Member of the Organising Committee)
 International Iberian Nanotechnology Laboratory, Portugal

Event participation

Activity description
Type of event 		Event name
Institution / Organization
2024/09/09 - 2024/09/12 FUNLAYERS Summer School Nanoscale Characterization and Analysis + Workshops on Transferable Skills
Workshop
 FUNLAYERS Summer School Nanoscale Characterization and Analysis + Workshops on Transferable Skills
International Iberian Nanotechnology Laboratory, Portugal
2024/06/18 - 2024/06/19 Functional Layered Materials Technologies & Stakeholders Workshop + Hackathon for writing MSCA call proposals
Workshop
 Functional Layered Materials Technologies & Stakeholders Workshop + Hackathon
International Iberian Nanotechnology Laboratory, Portugal
2023/07/03 - 2023/07/15 Advanced training school: SPSAS NanoAgri&Enviro - São Paulo school of advanced science on nanotechnology, agriculture & environment
Workshop
 SPSAS NanoAgri&Enviro - São Paulo school of advanced science on nanotechnology, agriculture & environment
Centro Nacional de Pesquisa em Energia e Materiais, Brazil
2022/04/01 - 2022/06/30 Workshop on New Product Development Skills – learn through experience
Workshop
 New Product Development Skills – learn through experience
EIT Food CLC North-East Sp z oo, Poland
2021/08/30 - 2021/09/03 TrustEat Summer School
Workshop
 TrustEat – Summer School 1st edition
International Iberian Nanotechnology Laboratory, Portugal
2019/07/29 - 2019/08/09 Summer School on Food tech and transitions: Reconnecting Agri-Food, technology and Society
Workshop
 Food tech and transitions: Reconnecting Agri-Food, technology and Society
Universität Hohenheim, Germany
Distinctions

Award

2024 Writing a Winning Proposal - Best Pitch Award
International Iberian Nanotechnology Laboratory, Portugal

Max-Planck-Institut für Mikrostrukturphysik, Germany

Consorcio para la Construccion Equipamiento y Explotacion del Laboratorio de Luz Sincrotron, Spain
2014 Prémio Almedina
Universidade do Minho, Portugal