Ana Isabel Dias Moreira (0910-DCFF-8D4A)

Curriculum Vitae

Ana Isabel Dias Moreira

Ana Isabel Moreira is currently a researcher at the CEFT Research Group, FEUP, and developing research work on droplet microfluidics and microparticle production. She is enrolled in the Doctoral Program in Chemical and Biological Engineering developing the thesis "New blood analogue fluid based on hydrogel microparticles for biomedical applications" at FEUP. Other activities include leading training lab sessions directed to masters and PhD students and lab management activities (equipment maintenance and procurement of lab supplies). Ana Moreira completed her Master in Chemical Engineering at FEUP in 2015, contacting for the first time with the research world during her industry oriented master’s dissertation (joint collaboration FEUP-INEGI). Ana Moreira started her research in Microfluidics in 2016, at the Transport Phenomena Research Center (CEFT), on the simulation of non-Newtonian liquids flowing in microchannels. This study led to the publication of an article in a journal, entitled “Isolated Taylor Bubbles in Co-Current with Shear Thinning CMC Solutions in Microchannels - A Numerical Study”, Processes, 2020. In 2017, Ana Moreira started a Research Scholarship, at CEFT, under the theme "New biomimetic fluids for biomedical applications" (REF1: POCI-01-0145-FEDER-016861 REF2: FEUP - fluidDesigner). Since then, several scientific articles have been published: “Production of hydrogel microparticles in microfluidic devices: a review” – published, “Characterization of Gelatin Microparticle Production in a Flow Focusing Microfluidic System” – published, “Production and characterization of a blood analogue based on alginate microparticles” – published, “Rheological blood analogue with oxygen carrying capacity” – currently under submission. The work has also been presented at several relevant conferences in the field, through abstract submissions and oral presentations (IBEREO, ICEM, World Congress of Biomechanics – WCB). Ana Moreira was a member of the Organizing Committee of the 4th Doctoral Congress Engineering (DCE21). Keywords: multiphase flow; biomimetic fluids; droplet microfluidics; hydrogels; microparticles;

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Identification

Personal identification

Full name: Ana Isabel Dias Moreira

Citation names

Ana Isabel Moreira

Author identifiers

Ciência ID: 0910-DCFF-8D4A
ORCID iD: 0000-0002-0467-6281

Email addresses

aidm@fe.up.pt (Professional)

Knowledge fields

Engineering and Technology - Chemical Engineering

Languages

Language	Speaking	Reading	Writing	Listening	Peer-review
Portuguese (Mother tongue)
English	Advanced (C1)	Advanced (C1)	Advanced (C1)	Advanced (C1)	Advanced (C1)
German	Intermediate (B1)	Intermediate (B1)	Intermediate (B1)	Intermediate (B1)	Beginner (A1)

Education

	Degree	Classification
2018/01 - 2025/06 Ongoing	Programa Doutoral em Engenharia Química e Biológica (Doutoramento) Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal Universidade do Porto Centro de Estudos de Fenómenos de Transporte, Portugal
2018/10 - 2019/06 Concluded	Competências transversais para engenharia: formação pedagógica (Outros) Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal
2018/09 - 2019/06 Concluded	Publicação e Escrita Científica (Outros) Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal
2016/10 - 2017/06 Concluded	Alemao B1.2 (Outros) Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Letras, Portugal
2015/10 - 2016/06 Concluded	Alemão B1.1 (Outros) Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Letras, Portugal
2014/10 - 2015/06 Concluded	Alemão A2 (Outros) Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Letras, Portugal
2015 Concluded	Engenharia Química (Mestrado integrado) Major in Área de especialização: Processos e Produto Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal "Development of improved epoxy-based formulations filled with carbon nanotubes for high performance composite applications" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)	14
2013/10 - 2014/06 Concluded	Alemão A1 (Outros) Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Letras, Portugal

Affiliation

Science

	Category Host institution	Employer
2016/10 - Current	Researcher (Research)	Universidade do Porto Centro de Estudos de Fenómenos de Transporte, Portugal

2015/02 - 2015/07	Research Trainee (Research)	Instituto de Engenharia Mecanica e Gestao Industrial, Portugal

Others

	Category Host institution	Employer
2016/03 - 2016/08	Internship carried out under the GALP 202020 program in partnership with the Faculty of Engineering at the University of Porto	Domingos de Sousa &Filhos, S. A., Portugal

Projects

Contract

	Designation	Funders
2017/05 - Current	New Biomimetic Fluids for Biomedical Applications PTDC/QEQ-FTT/4287/2014 - POCI-01-0145-FEDER-016861 PhD Student Fellow

Outputs

Publications

Book	Ana Isabel Moreira. Book of Abstracts 4 th Symposium on Chemical and Biological Engineering DCE21 - Doctoral Congress in Engineering, 28-29 June 2021, Porto Portugal. Porto, Portugal: FEUP EDIÇÕES. 2021. Published • Editor
Book chapter	Ana Isabel Moreira. "TECHNIQUES TO FABRICATE MICROPARTICLES FOR HEMODYNAMIC APPLICATIONS". In Recent Advances in Hemodynamics and Blood Mimetics. Elsevier, 2025. Under revision
Conference abstract	Ana Isabel Moreira. "ALGINATE MICROPARTICLES TO MIMIC THE RED BLOOD CELLS IN A BLOOD ANALOGUE". Paper presented in 20th International Conference on Experimental Mechanics - ICEM20, Porto, 2023. Published Ana Isabel Moreira. "Production of alginate microparticles for blood analogue fluids". Paper presented in 9th World Congress of Biomechanics (WCB 2022), Taipei, 2022. Published João Mário Miranda; Ana Isabel Moreira. Corresponding author: João Mário Miranda. "Two phase flows in microfluidic devices: application to microparticle production". Paper presented in 9th World Congress of Biomechanics (WCB 2022), Taipei, 2022. Published Ana Isabel Moreira; João Carneiro; João Mário Miranda; João Moreira de Campos. "Production of alginate microparticles: the shrinkage factor effect". Paper presented in DCE 21 - 4th Doctoral Congress in Engineering, Porto, 2021. Submitted Moreira, A. I.; Carneiro, J.; Campos, J. B. L. M.; Miranda, J. M.. "Red Blood Cells Mimics Production in a Flow Focus Device with Rectangular Cross Section". 2021. 10.11159/icmfht21.lx.305 Ana Isabel Moreira; João Carneiro; João Mário Miranda; João Moreira de Campos. "Production of gelatin microparticles using microfluidic devices". Paper presented in DCE 19 - 3rd Doctoral Congress in Engineering, Porto, 2019. Published Moreira, A. I.; Carneiro, J.; Campos, J. B. L. M.; Miranda, J. M.. "Production of gelatin microparticles in a flow focusing microfluidic device for biomedical applications". Paper presented in The 4th World Congress on Momentum, Heat and Mass Transfe, 2019. Published • 10.11159/icmfht19.112 Ana Isabel Moreira; João Carneiro; João Mário Miranda; João Moreira de Campos. "Flow of Taylor bubbles in co-current with a non-Newtonian fluid in microchannels - a numerical study". Paper presented in Iberian Meeting on Rheology (IBEREO 2019), Porto, 2019. Published
Conference paper	Ana Isabel Moreira. "Rheology of a blood analogue based on alginate microparticles". Paper presented in IBEREO 2024 - The Iberian Meeting on Rheology, Lisboa, 2024. Published
Journal article	Ana Isabel Moreira. "RHEOLOGICAL BLOOD ANALOGUE WITH OXYGEN CARRYING CAPACITY". (2025): Submitted Moreira, A.I.; Carneiro, J.; Campos, J.B.L.M.; Miranda, J.M.. "Production and characterization of a blood analogue based on alginate microparticles". Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects 693 (2024): 134022. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.colsurfa.2024.134022. Open access • Published • 10.1016/j.colsurfa.2024.134022 Moreira, A.I.; Campos, J.B.L.M.; Miranda, J.M.. "Characterization of Gelatin Microparticle Production in A Flow Focusing Microfluidic System". Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects (2022): 129079. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.colsurfa.2022.129079. Published • 10.1016/j.colsurfa.2022.129079 Moreira, A.; Carneiro, J.; Campos, J. B. L. M.; Miranda, J. M.. "Production of hydrogel microparticles in microfluidic devices: a review". Microfluidics and Nanofluidics 25 2 (2021): http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10404-020-02413-8. Published • 10.1007/s10404-020-02413-8 Moreira, Ana I.; Rocha, Luís A. M.; Carneiro, João; Araújo, José D. P.; Campos, João B. L. M.; Miranda, João M.. "Isolated Taylor Bubbles in Co-Current with Shear Thinning CMC Solutions in Microchannels: A Numerical Study". Processes 8 2 (2020): 242. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/pr8020242. Published • 10.3390/pr8020242
Thesis / Dissertation	Moreira, Ana. "Development of improved epoxy-based formulations filled with carbon nanotubes for high performance composite applications". Master, Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, 2015. https://repositorio-aberto.up.pt/handle/10216/88669.

Activities

Oral presentation

	Presentation title	Event name Host (Event location)
2024/09/06	Rheology of a blood analogue based on alginate microparticles	IBEREO 2024 - The Iberian Meeting on Rheology Instituto Superior de Agronomia (ISA) of the University of Lisbon (Lisboa, Portugal)
2023/07/05	ALGINATE MICROPARTICLES TO MIMIC THE RED BLOOD CELLS IN A BLOOD ANALOGUE	20th International Conference on Experimental Mechanics - ICEM20 EURASEM (Porto, Portugal)
2022/07/13	Production of alginate microparticles for blood analogue fluids	9th World Congress of Biomechanics (WCB 2022) (Taipei, Taiwan)
2019/09/04	Flow of Taylor bubbles in co-current with a non-Newtonian fluid in microchannels - a numerical study	Iberian Meeting on Rheology - IBEREO 2019 (Porto, Portugal)
2016/11/22	Eficiência Energética na Domingos de Sousa & Filhos, S.A.	ELEVATOR PITCH Galp 202020 (Lisboa, Portugal)

Event organisation

	Event name Type of event (Role)	Institution / Organization
2021/06/28 - 2021/06/29	Member of the organising comitee of the symposium on Chemical and Biological Engineering, that will be held in the scope of the 4th Doctoral Congress Engineering (DCE21), at FEUP, on the 28th and 29th of June 2021 (online). https://paginas.fe.up.pt/~dce/2021/symposia/symposium-on-chemical-biological-and-environmental-engineering/ (2021/06/28 - 2021/06/29) Congress (Member of the Organising Committee)	Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal
2013/11 - 2013/11	Organization "XIII Jornadas de Engenharia Química" (2013/11) Conference (Member of the Organising Committee)	Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal

Event participation

	Activity description Type of event	Event name Institution / Organization
2023/02/11 - Current	Nanoparticle Production and Characterization for Biomedical Applications Workshop	2nd Symposium on Alzheimer's Disease: An Update on Pathology and Therapeutics Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal
2025/04/01 - 2025/04/10	3D Printing And Microfluidics In Biofilm Research: Reciprocal Benefits And Applications Scientific Workshop: Exploring 3D Printing and Microfluidics, with a focus on their applications in Biofilm Research. Workshop	3D Printing And Microfluidics In Biofilm Research: Reciprocal Benefits And Applications Universidade do Porto, Portugal
2023/03/29 - 2023/03/29	Publicação de Livro de Resumos, Livros de Atas e Artigos em Revistas Científicas Workshop	Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal
2021/06/28 - 2021/06/29	Participation as an author and also as member of the organizing committee of the symposium on Chemical and Biological Engineering, that will be held in the scope of the 4th Doctoral Congress Engineering (DCE21), hosted at FEUP. Congress	4th Doctoral Congress Engineering (DCE21) Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal
2019/09/04 - 2019/09/06	Learn about the most recent trends in rheology , with a special emphasis on both basic science and industrial applications covered from different prespectives, i.e. experimental, theoretical and numerical. Sessions in the meeting: Non-Newtonian fluid mechanics; Microfluidics and microrheology; Food, Cosmetics and Pharmaceutical Products; Suspensions and Colloids; Rheometry and Experimental Methods; Polymers and Biopolymers Meeting	Iberian Meeting on Rheology - IBEREO 2019 Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal
2019/09/03 - 2019/09/04	Short Course: "Applied Rheolgy: making effective measurements with your rheometer; tips & tricks". Speaker: Dr. Albert Llorente Mola (Anton Paar) Workshop	Iberian Meeting on Rheology - IBEREO 2019 Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal
2019/06/11 - 2019/06/12	OpenFOAM workshop: 1) Introduction to OpenFOAM 2) Basic Meshing 3) Post-processing 4) Multi-phase flows Workshop	FOAM@Iberia 2019 Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal
2019/06/11 - 2019/06/12	Introduction to OpenFOAM®, meeting and interaction with other OpenFOAM® users/developers,. Learn about the most recent developments of the computational library and OpenFOAM® achievements. Congress	FOAM@Iberia 2019 Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal
2018/11/21 - 2018/11/23	The Luso-Galician Chemistry Meetings, held alternately in Portugal and Spain, aim at scientific and technological exchange between Portugal and Galicia, providing an unique opportunity for the exchange of innovative ideas between researchers and professionals from the academic and industrial sectors, working in chemistry and chemical engineering, with the aim of stimulating the creation of new collaborations in areas of common interest. Meeting	XXIV ENCONTRO LUSO-GALEGO DE QUÍMICA Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
2014/11 - 2014/11	Participation in "XIV Jornadas de Engenharia Química" Conference	XIV Jornadas de Engenharia Química Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal

Consulting

	Activity description	Institution / Organization
2018/04/12 - 2018/04/13	Support and supervision in the experiences available at MIEQ and MIB at Mostra from the University of Porto. Clarification of doubts related to MIEQ and MIB to students of basic education and also secondary education. In addition to the doubts related to the courses doubts about the access to FEUP were also clarified.	Universidade do Porto, Portugal