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PhD student in Textile Engineering with experience in functionalization of fibers with active agents for the treatment of chronic wounds, along with several characterization techniques and polymeric synthesis. My integrated master degree in Biomedical Engineering, which constitutes a very multidisciplinary course, has provided me with the ability to adapt to different environments and solve new challenges. From a personal standpoint, I consider myself a very dedicated, persistent and organized professional, always working on maintaining a good teamwork environment.
Identification

Personal identification

Full name
Catarina Alexandra Fortuna dos Santos Miranda
Date of birth
1995/08/12
Gender
Female

Citation names

  • Miranda, C.S.
  • Miranda, Catarina S.

Author identifiers

Ciência ID
5519-15F9-0DA6
ORCID iD
0000-0002-0918-2547
Google Scholar ID
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Scopus Author Id
57216398820

Email addresses

  • catarina.miranda@2c2t.uminho.pt (Professional)
  • catarinanda@gmail.com (Personal)

Websites

Knowledge fields

  • Engineering and Technology - Materials Engineering
  • Engineering and Technology - Materials Engineering - Materials Engineering
  • Engineering and Technology - Mechanical Engineering - Mechanical Engineering
  • Engineering and Technology - Medical Engineering - Medical Engineering
  • Engineering and Technology - Nano-technology - Nano-materials

Languages

Language Speaking Reading Writing Listening Peer-review
English Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1)
Portuguese (Mother tongue)
Education
Degree Classification
2020/12/01 - 2024/12/01
Ongoing
 Textile Engineering (Doutoramento)
Universidade do Minho - Campus de Azurém, Portugal
"Tri-axial wet-spun scaffolds as potential therapeutic peptides and essential oils delivery systems for chronic wound care" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
2023/09/15 - 2023/12/15
Concluded
 Internship on Cellular Biology Culture (Outros)
Institut de Biologie et Chimie des Protéines, France
2017/09/09 - 2020/01/28
Concluded
 Biomedical Engineering (Mestrado)
Major in Biomaterials, Rehabilitation and Biomechanics
Universidade do Minho, Portugal
"Integrative study on the development of microparticles for oral drug delivery: processing and characterization through biotribology and molecular dynamics" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 18
2015/09/09 - 2017/07/30
Concluded
 Biomedical Engineering (Licenciatura)
Universidade do Minho, Portugal
 15
2013/09/05 - 2015/07/01
Concluded
 Bioengineering (Bachelor)
Universidade Católica Portuguesa Centro Regional do Porto, Portugal
 16
Affiliation

Others

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2020/03/01 - 2020/08/31 Apprentice Centro de Ciência e Tecnologia Têxtil, Portugal
Universidade do Minho - Campus de Azurém, Portugal
2018/11 - 2020/01 Apprentice Universidade do Minho Centro de Sistemas Microeletromecânicos, Portugal
Universidade do Minho - Campus de Azurém, Portugal
2018/12 - 2019/11 Research trainee International Iberian Nanotechnology Laboratory, Portugal
International Iberian Nanotechnology Laboratory, Portugal
Projects

Grant

Designation Funders
2020/12/01 - 2024/12/01 UID/CTM/00264 - 2C2T Strategic Project
UID/CTM/00264/2019
PhD Student Fellow
Centro de Ciência e Tecnologia Têxtil, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing
2020/12/01 - 2024/12/01 Tri-axial wet-spun scaffolds as potential therapeutic peptides and essential oils delivery systems for chronic wound care
2020.08547.BD
PhD Student Fellow
Centro de Ciência e Tecnologia Têxtil, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing
Outputs

Publications

Book chapter
  1. Homem, Natália C.; Paixão, R.M.; Miranda, C.S.; Antunes, J.C.; Amorim, M.T.P.; Felgueiras, H.P.. "Microbial Systematics Biomolecules and Natural Macromolecules Applications". India: CRC Press Taylor & Francis Group, 2022.
    Published
Conference paper
  1. Homem, N.C.; Miranda, Catarina S.; Antunes, J.C.; Amorim, M.T.S.P.; Felgueiras, Helena P.. "Modification of Ca2+-Crosslinked Sodium Alginate/Gelatin Films with Propolis for an Improved Antimicrobial Action". Paper presented in The First International Conference on “Green” Polymer Materials 2020 session Biopolymers: Design, Fabrication, Characterization and Applications, 2020.
    Published
  2. Miranda, Catarina S.; Antunes, Joana C.; Homem, Natália C.; Felgueiras, Helena P.. "Controlled Release of Cinnamon Leaf Oil from Chitosan Microcapsules Embedded within a Sodium Alginate/Gelatin Hydrogel-Like Film for Pseudomonas aeruginosa Elimination". Paper presented in The First International Conference on “Green” Polymer Materials 2020 session Biopolymers: Design, Fabrication, Characterization and Applications, 2020.
    Published
Conference poster
  1. A. Francisca G. Silva; Pereira-Lima, Sílvia M.M.A. ; Susana P.G. Costa; Homem, Natália C.; Felgueiras, Helena P.. "Development of a novel coaxial wet-spinning method to produce AAPV-loaded fibers for chronic wound care". Paper presented in The 2nd International Electronic Conference on Healthcare, 2022.
  2. Miranda, Catarina S.; Silva, A.F.G.; Teixeira, M.O.; Pereira-Lima, S; Costa, S.P.G.; Homem, N.C.; Felgueiras, H.P.. "pH-responsive, wet-spun coaxial microfibers loaded with Ala-Ala-Pro-Val peptide for prospective chronic wound care". Paper presented in 31st Conference of the European Society for Biomaterials, 2021.
  3. Homem, N. C.; Tavares, T.; Miranda, Catarina S.; Antunes, J.C.; Amorim, M.T.S.P.; Felgueiras, Helena P.. "Nisin Z loaded wet-spun fibers: characterization and antibacterial features against Staphylococcus aureus". Paper presented in 31st Conference of the European Society for Biomaterials, 2021.
  4. Miranda, Catarina S.; Antunes, Joana C.; Homem, Natália C.; Felgueiras, Helena P.. "Hydrogel-like films modified with cinnamon leaf oil: a new scaffolding system capable of inhibiting Pseudomonas aeruginosa bacteria". Paper presented in 1st International Electronic Conference on Biomedicine, 2021.
  5. Miranda, Catarina S.; Antunes, J.C.; Homem, N.C.; Felgueiras, H.P.. "Cinnamon leaf oil release from chitosan microcapsules embedded within a sodium alginate-gelatin hydrogel-like film for the inhibition of multi-drug resistant bacteria". Paper presented in The 1st International Electronic Conference on Antibiotics—The Equal Power of Antibiotics And Antimicrobial Resistance, 2021.
  6. C. S. Miranda; Joana C. Antunes; Natália C. Homem; Helena P. Felgueiras. "Bactericidal effect of cinnamon leaf oil loaded onto chitosan microcapsules-modified biodegradable hydrogel-like films: an alternative for treating Pseudomonas aeruginosa infections". Paper presented in 1st International Electronic Conference on Biomolecules: Natural and Bio-Inspired Therapeutics for Human Diseases session The natural and bio-inspired drug universe, 2020.
  7. Natália C. Homem; Catarina S. Miranda (5519-15F9-0DA6); Sandra G. Machado; M. Teresa P. Amorim; Helena P. Felgueiras. "Essential Oils Loading onto Cellulose Acetate/Polycaprolactone Fibers via Coagulation Bath for an Improved Antimicrobial action". Paper presented in 2nd Coatings and Interfaces Web Conference, 2020.
Journal article
  1. Joana M. Domingues; Miranda, Catarina S.; Homem, Natália C.; Felgueiras, Helena P.; Antunes, J.C.. Corresponding author: Antunes, J.C.. "Nanoparticle Synthesis and Their Integration into Polymer-Based Fibers for Biomedical Applications". Biomedicines (2023): https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9059/11/7/1862.
    Published
  2. Miranda, Catarina S.; Silva, A. Francisca G.; Seabra, Catarina L.; Reis, Salette; Silva, M. Manuela P.; Pereira-Lima, Sílvia M.M.A.; Costa, Susana P.G.; Homem, Natália C.; Felgueiras, Helena P.. "Sodium alginate/polycaprolactone co-axial wet-spun microfibers modified with N-carboxymethyl chitosan and the peptide AAPV for Staphylococcus aureus and human neutrophil elastase inhibition in potential chronic wound scenarios". Biomaterials Advances (2023): 213488. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.bioadv.2023.213488.
    Published • 10.1016/j.bioadv.2023.213488
  3. Homem, Natália C.; Miranda, Catarina S.; Teixeira, Marta A.; Teixeira, Marta O.; Domingues, Joana M.; Seibert, Daiana; Antunes, Joana C.; Amorim, M.T.P.; Felgueiras, Helena P.. "Graphene oxide-based platforms for wound dressings and drug delivery systems: A 10 year overview". Journal of Drug Delivery Science and Technology (2022):
    Published
  4. Miranda, Catarina S.; Silva, A.F.G.; Pereira-Lima, Sílvia M.M.A. ; Costa, S.P.G.; Homem, N.C.; Felgueiras, H.P.. "Tunable Spun Fiber Constructs in Biomedicine: Influence of Processing Parameters in the Fibers’ Architecture". Pharmaceutics (2022):
    Published
  5. Antunes, Joana C.; Domingues, Joana; Miranda, Catarina S.; Silva, A.F.G.; Homem, Natália C.; Amorim, M.T.P.; Felgueiras, Helena P.. "Bioactivity of Chitosan-Based Particles Loaded with Plant-Derived Extracts for Biomedical Applications: Emphasis on Antimicrobial Fiber-Based Systems". Marine Drugs (2021):
    Published
  6. Homem, Natália C.; Tavares, Tânia D.; Miranda, Catarina S.; Antunes, Joana C.; Amorim, M.T.P.; Felgueiras, H.P.. "Functionalization of Crosslinked Sodium Alginate/Gelatin Wet-Spun Porous Fibers with Nisin Z for the Inhibition of Staphylococcus aureus-Induced Infections". International Journal of Molecular Sciences (2021):
    Published
  7. Miranda, Catarina S.; Ribeiro, Ana R. M.; Homem, Natália C.; Felgueiras, Helena P.. "Spun Biotextiles in Tissue Engineering and Biomolecules Delivery Systems". Antibiotics 9 4 (2020): 174. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/antibiotics9040174.
    10.3390/antibiotics9040174
Thesis / Dissertation
  1. C. S. Miranda. "Integrative study on the development of microparticles for oral drug delivery: processing and characterization through biotribology and molecular dynamics". Master, Universidade do Minho - Campus de Azurém, 2020.
Activities

Oral presentation

Presentation title Event name
Host (Event location)
2023/11/30 Coaxial wet-spun fibers loaded with essential oils for the treatment of chronic wounds
Sciforum (Switzerland)
2023/05/29 Biodegradable single layer film for food packaging IX IMFAHE's International Conference-Innovation Camp 2023
Imfahe (Spain)
2023/03/28 Coaxial wet-spun fibers loaded with enzyme-inhibiting peptide for chronic wound care The 2nd International Electronic Conference on Biomedicines
(Basel, Switzerland)
2023/03/28 Coaxial wet-spun fibers loaded with enzyme-inhibiting peptide for chronic wound care The 2nd International Electronic Conference on Biomedicines
Sciforum (Basel, Switzerland)
2022/11/01 Coaxial wet-spun fibers loaded with AAPV – a viable option for chronic wound healing The 2nd International Electronic Conference on Biomolecules: Biomacromolecules and the Modern World Challenges
Sciforum (Basel, Switzerland)
2022/10/26 Co-axial wet-spun fibers for chronic wound care 2nd Sunset Skin Summit
Faculdade de Farmácia da Universidade de Lisboa (Lisboa, Portugal)
2022/06/07 Co-axial AAPV and NCMC-loaded wet-spun scaffolds for wound healing applications AUTEX 2022
(Lodz, Poland)
2022/05/18 Co-axial wet-spun fibrous constructs for chronic wound care 3rd International Congress of Innovative Textiles
(Turkey)
2022/02/22 Development of a novel coaxial wet-spinning method to produce AAPV-loaded fibers for chronic wound care The 2nd International Electronic Conference on Healthcare
2021/09/06 Controlled release of cinnamon leaf oil loaded onto chitosan microcapsules, embedded in a biodegradable hydrogel-like film, inhibits P. aeruginosa action AUTEX 2021
University of Minho
2021/08/16 Ala-Ala-Pro-Val-containing co-axial, wet-spun microfibers for the treatment of chronic wounds The 8th Global Conference on Polymer and Composite Materials (PCM 2021)
(Macau, China)
2020/12/07 Bactericidal effect of CLO loaded onto chitosan microcapsules-modified biodegradable hydrogel-like films: an alternative for treating Pseudomonas aeruginosa infections The 1st International Electronic Conference on Biomolecules: Natural and Bio-inspired therapeutics for human diseases
IECBM (Zurich, Switzerland)
2020/11/05 Controlled release of cinnamon leaf oil from chitosan microcapsules embedded within a sodium alginate/gelatin hydrogel-like film for Pseudomonas aeruginosa elimination The First International Conference on “Green” Polymer Materials 2020
2020/11/01 Irradication of Pseudomonas aeruginosa via sodium alginate/gelatin films impregnated with chitosan microcapsules loaded with cinnamon leaf oil 6th International Electronic Conference on Medicinal Chemistry

Event organisation

Event name
Type of event (Role) 		Institution / Organization
2023/07/17 - 2023/07/17 "Verão no campus" - an initiative to present younger students to universities (2023/07/17 - 2023/07/21)
Congress (Member of the Scientific Committee)
 Universidade do Minho - Campus de Azurém, Portugal
2023/03/30 - 2023/03/31 Iniciativa UPA (Universidade de Portas Abertas): welcoming and appealing high school students to enroll in an integrated masters in Textile Engineering (2023/03/30 - 2023/04/01)
Symposium (Member of the Organising Committee)
 Universidade do Minho - Campus de Azurém, Portugal

Event participation

Activity description
Type of event 		Event name
Institution / Organization
2023/12/01 - 2023/12/15 Essential oil-loaded coaxial wet-spun fibers for potential wound therapies
Conference
 3rd International Electronic Conference on Antibiotics
2023/05/09 - 2023/05/11 iTechStyle Summit 2023
Congress
 iTechStyle Summit 2023
CITEVE, Portugal
2023/03/09 - 2023/05/03 Workshop on Careers in Science
Workshop
IMFAHE Foundation, Spain
2023/01/19 - 2023/04/12 Online course on “Innovation, Entrepreneurship and Leadership”
Workshop
 Innovation, Entrepreneurship and Leadership
IMFAHE Foundation, Spain
2023/03/20 - 2023/03/27 Course on Health Literacy & Implementation Science
Workshop
 Health Literacy & Implementation Science
Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
2022/12/01 - 2022/12/19 Contest for best communication at the Portuguese Society of Microbiology
Exhibition
 Concurso de Comunicação em Microbiologia
Sociedade Portuguesa de Microbiologia, Portugal
2022/12 - 2022/12 Workshop on finding job opportunities
Workshop
 Como encontrar empregos que não se vêem
Universidade do Minho TecMinho, Portugal
2022/10/25 - 2022/11/01 What is Super Resolution Microscopy?
Seminar
 What is Super Resolution Microscopy?
Oxford Instruments plc, United Kingdom
2022/10/19 - 2022/10/19 UT Austin Portugal - 2022 Annual Conference
Conference
 UT Austin Portugal - 2022 Annual Conference
The University of Texas at Austin Applied Research Laboratories, United States
2022/05/25 - 2022/05/27 Poster for iTechStyle Summit 2022 conference
Conference
 iTechStyle Summit 2022
2022/02/17 - 2022/02/28 Oral presentation on The 2nd International Electronic Conference on Healthcare
Conference
 The 2nd International Electronic Conference on Healthcare
MDPI AG, Switzerland
2021/09/15 - 2021/09/30 The First Electronic Conference on Clinical Medicine
Conference
 The First Electronic Conference on Clinical Medicine
2021/09/06 - 2021/09/09 31st Conference of the European Society for Biomaterials
Conference
 31st Conference of the European Society for Biomaterials
European Society for Biomaterials, Germany
2021/09/06 - 2021/09/09 20th World Textile Conference (AUTEX 2021)
Conference
 20th World Textile Conference (AUTEX 2021)
2021/08/16 - 2021/08/22 Oral presentation in "The 8th Global Conference on Polymer and Composite Materials (PCM 2021)"
Conference
 The 8th Global Conference on Polymer and Composite Materials (PCM 2021)
2021/05/31 - 2021/05/31 1st International Electronic Conference on Biomedicine
Conference
 1st International Electronic Conference on Biomedicine
Sciforum, Switzerland
2021/05/26 - 2021/05/26 Nanoindentation 101: From the fundamentals of nanomechanical measurements to their applications across material analysis
Seminar
 Nanoindentation 101: From the fundamentals of nanomechanical measurements to their applications across material analysis
Micro Materials Ltd, United Kingdom
2021/05/08 - 2021/05/12 The 1st International Electronic Conference on Antibiotics
Conference
 The 1st International Electronic Conference on Antibiotics
2021/05/11 - 2021/05/11 Workshop on scientific searches and bibliographic references
Workshop
 Workshop "Pesquisa científica e referências bibliográficas"
Universidade do Minho - Campus de Azurém, Portugal
2021/02/24 - 2021/02/24 Focused Ion Beam: a "tool" for micro/nano fabrication and characterization
Seminar
 Focused Ion Beam: a "tool" for micro/nano fabrication and characterization
Università degli Studi di Genova Dipartimento di Fisica, Italy
2020/12 - 2020/12 6th Electronic Conference on Medicinal Chemistry
Conference
 6th Electronic Conference on Medicinal Chemistry
2020/11/01 - 2020/11/30 The 8th Global Conference on Polymer and Composite Materials (PCM 2020)
Conference
 The 8th Global Conference on Polymer and Composite Materials (PCM 2020
2020/11 - 2020/11 The First International Conference on “Green” Polymer Materials 2020
Conference
 The First International Conference on “Green” Polymer Materials 2020
2020/06/03 - 2020/06/03 Fibrenamics International Workshop
Seminar
 Fibrenamics International Workshop
Fibrenamics, Portugal
2020/05/28 - 2020/05/28 Webinar "Materiais fibrosos"
Seminar
 Materiais Fibrosos
Fibrenamics, Portugal

Universidade do Minho - Campus de Azurém, Portugal
2020/05/06 - 2020/05/06 Webinar "Ciclo variável mundo novo. Imunidade: a chave para o regresso à normalidade"
Seminar
 Ciclo variável mundo novo. Imunidade: a chave para o regresso à normalidade
Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian, Portugal
2020/05 - 2020/05 2nd Coatings and Interfaces Web Conference
Conference
 2nd Coatings and Interfaces Web Conference
2020/04/30 - 2020/04/30 Webinar "Nanofuncionalização de materiais fibrosos"
Seminar
 Nanofuncionalização de materiais fibrosos
Universidade do Minho - Campus de Azurém, Portugal

Fibrenamics, Portugal
2020/04/29 - 2020/04/29 Webinar "Saúde e Bem Estar na COVID-19"
Seminar
 Saúde e Bem Estar na COVID-19
LisbonPH, Portugal
2020/04/23 - 2020/04/23 X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy (XPS)
Seminar
 X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, United States
2020/04/22 - 2020/04/22 Introdução à GC
Seminar
 Introdução à GC
ImChem, France
2020/04/09 - 2020/04/09 Soft Materials Characterization: an Instrument Overview
Seminar
 Soft Materials Characterization: an Instrument Overview
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Materials Research Lab, United States
2020/04/01 - 2020/04/01 Cathodoluminescence imaging for materials and nanoscience
Seminar
 Cathodoluminescence imaging for materials and nanoscience
The Pennsylvania State University Materials Research Institute, United States
2020/03/30 - 2020/03/30 An Overview on X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy
Seminar
 An Overview on X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy
The Pennsylvania State University Materials Research Institute, United States
2020/03/27 - 2020/03/27 Introdução à HPLC
Seminar
 Introdução à HPLC
ImChem, France
2020/03/26 - 2020/03/26 Webinar "Biopolímeros: os novos desafios e oportunidades"
Seminar
 Biopolímeros: os novos desafios e oportunidades
Universidade do Minho - Campus de Azurém, Portugal

Fibrenamics, Portugal
2019/05 - 2019/05 Biomedical data mining with R
Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2019/03 - 2019/03 Excel lectures
Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2019/01 - 2019/02 Programming sessions, involving programming languages like CSS, HTML and Visual Basics.
Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2018/10 - 2018/10 Lectures from a research group of University of Minho, named Fibrenamics.
Symposium
 Ignite sessions - emerging technologies
Universidade do Minho - Campus de Azurém, Portugal
2017/03 - 2017/03 National meeting of Biomedical Engineering students, involving lectures and workshops from several engineering fields, such as biomaterials and robotics.
Congress
 Encontro Nacional de estudantes de Engenharia Biomédica
Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
2017/02 - 2017/02 Participation in a Biomedical Engineering congress with presentations from former students, relating their academic and professional paths.
Congress
 Jornadas de Engenharia Biomédica
Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2016/11 - 2016/12 AutoCAD lectures
Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2014/03 - 2014/03 Participation in a Biotechnology congress, involving lectures related to Microbiology, Nutrition and Food Engineering.
Congress
 Jornadas de Biotecnologia
Universidade Católica Portuguesa Centro Regional do Porto, Portugal

Course / Discipline taught

Academic session Degree Subject (Type) Institution / Organization
2023/03/29 - 2023/03/29 Class on Multifunctional Textiles Têxteis Multifuncionais (Mestrado integrado) Universidade do Minho - Campus de Azurém, Portugal
2022/11/14 - 2022/11/14 A class related with the wet-spinning technique Textile Engineering (Mestrado integrado) Universidade do Minho - Campus de Azurém, Portugal

Mentoring / Tutoring

Topic Student name
2023/05/01 - 2023/06/27 Imobilização de péptidos bioativos em estruturas microfibrosas com potencial para o tratamento de feridas cutâneas crónicas Filipa Daniela Pedroso Mendes
2022/06/01 - 2022/06/30 Síntese de péptidos antimicrobianos e/ou imunorregulatórios para imobilização em estruturas microfibrosas com potencial para o tratamento de feridas cutâneas Mariana Almeida Rodrigues
2021/09/01 - 2022/01/20 Síntese de péptidos antimicrobianos e imobilização em estruturas microfibrosas produzidas por wet-spinning com potencial para o tratamento de feridas cutâneas Ana Francisca Gomes Silva
Distinctions

Award

2024 Best Flash Communication Award
MDPI AG, Switzerland
2023 Luís Marques Award
Sociedade Portuguesa de Diabetologia, Portugal
2021 Best poster award
The 1st Electronic Conference on Biomedicine, Switzerland
2014 Merit award
Universidade Católica Portuguesa Centro Regional do Porto, Portugal
2013 Merit award
Universidade Católica Portuguesa Centro Regional do Porto, Portugal

Other distinction

2023 Editor's Choice Article
MDPI AG, Switzerland
2021 AUTEX2021 PhD Grant
AUTEX, Portugal