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Caterina Serafinelli. Completed Laurea Magistrale in Chimica in 2005/05/13 at Perugia University, the Master in nanotechnologies of polymeric materials for the chemical industry in 2007/01 organized by Perugia University and DEA in Optical biosensors based on gold nanoparticles in 2010/08 at Vigo University. Successively, had research experience focused on Kinetic of reactions catalyzed by enzime CALA entrapped in Pickering emulsions at Technical University of Berlin, followed by a research activity at Valencia University on synthesis of polyeclectrolites functionalized gold nanoparticles. During her research activity after the degree, she partecipated at several conferences and congresses. She works in the area(s) of Exact Sciences with emphasis on Nanotechnology. Currently, she's a PhD students at Universidade NOVA de Lisboa.
Identification

Personal identification

Full name
Caterina Serafinelli

Citation names

  • Serafinelli, Caterina

Author identifiers

Ciência ID
8419-5D1A-8D4F
ORCID iD
0000-0003-2399-731X

Email addresses

  • c.serafinelli@campus.fct.unl.pt (Professional)

Telephones

Mobile phone
  • (0039) 3887466588 (Personal)

Addresses

  • Via Porta Sant'Angelo 31, 01021, Acquapendente, Viterbo, Italy (Personal)

Knowledge fields

  • Exact Sciences - Chemical Sciences
  • Engineering and Technology - Materials Engineering - Materials Engineering

Languages

Language Speaking Reading Writing Listening Peer-review
English Intermediate (B1) Intermediate (B1) Intermediate (B1) Intermediate (B1) Intermediate (B1)
Spanish; Castilian Intermediate (B1) Intermediate (B1) Intermediate (B1) Intermediate (B1) Intermediate (B1)
Italian (Mother tongue)
Education
Degree Classification
2021/12/01 - 2025/12/01
Ongoing
Programa Doutoral em Engenharia Electrotécnica e de Computadores, Especialidade em Electrónica (Doutoramento)
Universidade NOVA de Lisboa, Portugal
2010/08
Concluded
Optical biosensors based on gold nanoparticles (DEA)
Universidade de Vigo, Spain
2009/08/25 - 2009/09/03
Concluded
ASCOS 2009: Advanced Study Course on Optical Chemical Sensors (Postgraduate Certificate)
ASCOS, Spain
2007/01
Concluded
nanotechnologies of polymeric materials for the chemical industry (Master)
Università degli Studi di Perugia, Italy
"synthesis and Characteriizaction of magnetic PNIPAM microgels" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
2005/05/13
Concluded
Chemistry degree (Laurea Magistrale)
Università degli Studi di Perugia, Italy
"Description of peptides by the MACC2 function" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
95/110
Affiliation

Science

Category
Host institution
Employer
2021/12/01 - Current Researcher (Research) Instituto Politécnico de Lisboa Instituto Superior de Engenharia de Lisboa, Portugal
Instituto Politécnico de Lisboa, Portugal
2021/12/01 - Current Researcher (Research) Universidade Nova de Lisboa Centro de Tecnologias e Sistemas, Portugal
Universidade NOVA de Lisboa, Portugal

Others

Category
Host institution
Employer
2015/06 - 2015/10 visiting student Universitat de València - Campus Burjassot-Paterna, Spain
2011/08 - 2012/02 visiting student Technische Universität Berlin, Germany
2008/09/04 - 2010/07/26 student Universidade de Vigo - Campus Lagoas Marcosende, Spain
2006/07/03 - 2006/12/16 guest scientist Leibniz-Institut für Polymerforschung eV, Germany
Projects

Contract

Designation Funders
2023/09/01 - 2024/09/01 DETPREC - Avaliação do fenómeno da Ressonância por Plasmão de Superfície para a deteção de fogos florestais.
IPL/IDI&CA2023/DETPREC_ISEL
Instituto Politécnico de Lisboa Área Departamental de Engenharia de Electrónica e Telecomunicações e de Computadores, Portugal
Instituto Politécnico de Lisboa
Ongoing
2023/09/01 - 2024/09/01 LUMINA - Desenvolvimento de um protótipo "point-of-care" portátil para a análise de urina.
IPL/IDI&CA2023/LUMINA_ISEL
Instituto Politécnico de Lisboa Grupo de Investigação e de Aplicações em Microelectrónica Optoelectrónica e Sensores, Portugal
Instituto Politécnico de Lisboa
Ongoing

Other

Designation Funders
2020/09 - Current AGE-SPReS: Arrayed Graphene Enhanced Surface Plasmon Resonance for Sensing Applications
IPL/2020/AGE SPReS_ISEL
Research Fellow
Instituto Politécnico de Lisboa Área Departamental de Engenharia de Electrónica e Telecomunicações e de Computadores, Portugal
Ongoing
Outputs

Publications

Book chapter
  1. Serafinelli, Caterina; Fantoni, Alessandro; Alegria, Elisabete C. B. A.; Vieira, Manuela. "AI for Plasmonic Nanoparticles: A Tool to Improve the Colorimetric Detection of PoC Devices". In Technological Innovation for AI-Powered Cyber-Physical Systems, 275-290. Springer Nature Switzerland, 2025.
    10.1007/978-3-031-97051-1_20
Conference paper
  1. Serafinelli, Caterina; Fantoni, Alessandro; Alegria, Elisabete; Pacheco, Rita; Vieira, Manuela. "Gold nanoparticles functionalized with antibodies: a colorimetric analysis for implementation in PoC devices". 2025.
    10.1117/12.3042427
  2. Fantoni, Alessandro; Fernandes, Miguel; Fidalgo, Jorge; Soto, Miriam K.; Pereira, Sofia A.; Moreno, Ana; Domingos, Catarina; et al. "The LUMINA setup for a light-based urine monitoring and analysis". 2024.
    10.1117/12.3022182
  3. Fantoni, Alessandro; Vygranenko, Yury; Maçarico, Antonio F.; Serafinelli, Caterina; Fernandes, Miguel; Mansour, Rima; Jesus, Rui; Vieira, Manuela. "Arrayed graphene enhanced surface plasmon resonance for sensing applications". Paper presented in SPIE PHOTONIC WEST, 2021.
    10.1117/12.2583023
Conference poster
  1. Serafinelli, Caterina. "Optical biosensors with gold nanoparticles". Paper presented in II Reunión Ibérica de Coloides e Interfases (RICI), 2009.
  2. Serafinelli, Caterina. "Optical biosensors with gold nanoparticles". Paper presented in II International Workshop on Nanomedicine Research, 2009.
Journal article
  1. Caterina Serafinelli; Alessandro Fantoni; Elisabete C. B. A. Alegria; Manuela Vieira. "Colorimetric Analysis of Transmitted Light Through Plasmonic Paper for Next-Generation Point-of-Care (PoC) Devices". Biosensors (2025): https://doi.org/10.3390/bios15030144.
    10.3390/bios15030144
  2. Mansour, Rima; Serafinelli, Catarina; Fantoni, Alessandro; Jesus, Rui. "An affordable optical detection scheme for LSPR sensors". EPJ Web of Conferences 305 (2024): 00025. http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/epjconf/202430500025.
    10.1051/epjconf/202430500025
  3. Serafinelli, Caterina; Fantoni, Alessandro; Fernandes, Miguel Tavares; Alegria, Elisabete C.B.A.; Vieira, Manuela. "Design and Development of a Color Picker System to Integrate in POC Device Systems". EPJ Web of Conferences 305 (2024): 00007. http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/epjconf/202430500007.
    10.1051/epjconf/202430500007
  4. Serafinelli, Caterina; Fantoni, Alessandro; Alegria, Elisabete C. B. A.; Vieira, Manuela. "Recent Progresses in Plasmonic Biosensors for Point-of-Care (POC) Devices: A Critical Review". Chemosensors 11 5 (2023): 303. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/chemosensors11050303.
    Published • 10.3390/chemosensors11050303
  5. Serafinelli, Caterina; Fantoni, Alessandro; Alegria, Elisabete C. B. A.; Vieira, Manuela. "Hybrid Nanocomposites of Plasmonic Metal Nanostructures and 2D Nanomaterials for Improved Colorimetric Detection". Chemosensors 10 7 (2022): 237. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/chemosensors10070237.
    10.3390/chemosensors10070237
  6. Serafinelli, Caterina; Fantoni, Alessandro; Alegria, Elisabete C. B. A.; Vieira, Manuela. Corresponding author: Serafinelli, Caterina. "Plasmonic Metal Nanoparticles Hybridized with 2D Nanomaterials for SERS Detection: A Review". Biosensors 12 4 (2022): 225. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/bios12040225.
    Published • 10.3390/bios12040225
  7. Fantoni, Alessandro; Serafinelli, Caterina. "ENHANCED PLASMONIC PROPERTIES OF METAL NANOPARTICLES/WS2 HYBRIDS". Academia Letters (2021): http://dx.doi.org/10.20935/al947.
    10.20935/al947
  8. Wu, Changzhu; Bai, Shuo; Ansorge-Schumacher, Marion B.; Wang, Dayang. "Nanoparticle Cages for Enzyme Catalysis in Organic Media". Advanced Materials 23 47 (2011): 5694-5699. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/adma.201102693.
    10.1002/adma.201102693
  9. Rubio-Retama, Jorge; Zafeiropoulos, Nikolaos E.; Serafinelli, Caterina; Rojas-Reyna, Rosana; Voit, Brigitte; Lopez Cabarcos, E.; Stamm, Manfred. "Synthesis and Characterization of Thermosensitive PNIPAM Microgels Covered with Superparamagnetic ¿-Fe2O3Nanoparticles". Langmuir 23 20 (2007): 10280-10285. http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/la7009594.
    10.1021/la7009594
Thesis / Dissertation
  1. Serafinelli, Caterina. "Synthesis and characterizaction of magnetic PNIPAM microgels". Master, 2007.
  2. Serafinelli, Caterina. "Description of peptides through MACC2 function". Degree, Università degli Studi di Perugia, 2005.
Activities

Event organisation

Event name
Type of event (Role)
Institution / Organization
2022/09/11 - 2023/07/07 Different activities for the organization of the event such as inviting key note speakers or organizing poster session. Also, I served as Chair for the session B "Smart Energy and Power Systems" (2023/07/05 - 2023/07/07)
Conference (Member of the Organising Committee)
Universidade NOVA de Lisboa, Portugal

Event participation

Activity description
Type of event
Event name
Institution / Organization
2025/01/25 - 2025/01/30 Presentation of the poster "Gold nanoparticles functionalized with antibodies: a colorimetric analysis for implementation in PoC devices"
Conference
SPIE Photonics West 2025-Colloidal Nanoparticles for Biomedical Applications XX
2024/07/15 - 2024/07/19 The Seasonal School on Designing CHIPs for Embedded Artificial Intelligence (AI), hosted at UNINOVA Institute and NOVA FCT (Campus of FCT NOVA, Caparica, Portugal), offers an immersive educational experience, commencing with an opening day featuring renowned global experts in AI and chip design. Attendees will gain insights into the latest advancements and trends in the field from leading professionals.
Other
"Seasonal School on Designing CHIPs for Embedded Artificial Intelligence (AI)"
Universidade NOVA de Lisboa, Portugal
2024/06/26 - 2024/06/28 The 4th Training School is focusing on the important challenges that CNMs-based composites should face: sustainability and digitalization. In the last year, the topic of recyclability, safety and sustainability are among the core discussion in the European community, along with the emerging themes of material and product digital twins. This three-day training school will aim to give an overview of the main aspects related to sustainability and digital challenges by bringing together academic and industrial experts at Dallara Academy.
Other
"4th Training School “Future trends on CNMs-based composites: from development to market application in the framework of sustainability and digitalization”"
2022/11/10 - 2022/11/10 O Born from Knowledge é um programa dinamizado pela ANI que visa promover uma cultura de valorização do conhecimento científico e tecnológico em Portugal, distinguindo e premiando boas práticas e casos de sucesso.
Conference
Born from Knowledge -BfK Ideas 2022
2009/07/13 - 2009/07/15 Partecipation in conference with poster presentation
Conference
III Reunión Ibérica de Coloides e Interfases (RICI)
2009/07/09 - 2009/07/10 Partecipation in conference with poster presentation
Workshop
II International Workshop on Nanomedicine Research
Distinctions

Other distinction

2022 Winner of 1st prize in the Academia de Inovação, Criatividade e Empreendedorismo ACE Challenge
Instituto Politécnico de Lisboa, Portugal