Patrícia Coimbra is graduated in chemical engineering (2001) and has a master in biochemical engineering (2004) and a PhD in chemical engineering (2010) by the University of Coimbra. She works as a researcher at CIEPQPF center. Her present research interests are centered on the development of nano/micro-encapsulated ionic liquids-based materials for advanced applications. Patrícia main scientific activities are in the area of biomaterials, where she has a solid experience in the development of polymeric based materials for drug delivery and tissue engineering applications. She also has experience in the thermodynamics field, specifically on the experimental determination and modeling of solids solubility in supercritical carbon dioxide. P. Coimbra is co-author of 31 full peer-reviewed papers, 6 extended conference papers, 6 book chapters, and more than 25 oral and poster communications in international scientific meetings. Her works have been cited more than 1100 times (scopus) and she has a h-index of 20.