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Pedro Marques de Almeida is an Associate Professor with Habilitation in the Mechanical Engineering Department at the Lisbon Superior Institute of Engineering (ISEL) of the Lisbon Polytechnic Institute (IPL). He has an Habilitation in Materials Science and Engineering in 2021 from Universidade Nova de Lisboa (NOVA), has a PhD in Materials Science and Engineering in 2004 from Universidade Nova de Lisboa (NOVA) and a 5 years Degree in Materials Science Engineering in 1997 by the Faculty of Sciences and Technology of NOVA. He is an integrated Researcher at Universidade Nova de Lisboa (i3N - Institute for Nanostructures, Nanomodelling and Nanofabrication) and a Collaborator Researcher at University of Lisbon (Center for Advanced Materials Engineering and Physics). He is a member of the Soft and biofunctional materials group of i3N and Head of the NMR lab in CENIMAT, equipped with a solid state 300MHz wide bore spectrometer, capable of performing solid state spectroscopy, diffusion and micro-MRI. His research is focused on liquid crystals, liquid crystal applications, polymeric materials, bio-medical applications, bio-materials and bio-inspired materials. He has published over 80 articles in specialised scientific journals. He published 3 patents. Received 7 prize (s) and / or honours. He has participated in several national and international research projects, having leaded two as principal investigator. In his professional activities, he interacted with over 150 collaborators in co-authoring of scientific works, having an h-index of 22.
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Identification

Personal identification

Full name
Pedro Marques de Almeida
Gender
Male

Citation names

  • Almeida, Pedro
  • Almeida, P.L.

Author identifiers

Ciência ID
0218-71B2-2DE0
ORCID iD
0000-0001-7356-8455
Google Scholar ID
https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=2v_1bqkAAAAJ&hl=pt-PT
Researcher Id
B-4356-2009
Scopus Author Id
7102848158

Email addresses

  • pedro.almeida@isel.pt (Professional)

Addresses

  • Mechanical Engineering Department, Instituto Superior de Engenharia de Lisboa, Instituto Politécnico de Lisboa. Rua Conselheiro Emídio Navarro, 1, 1959-007, Lisboa, Lisboa, Portugal (Professional)

Websites

Knowledge fields

  • Engineering and Technology - Materials Engineering - Materials Engineering
  • Engineering and Technology - Nano-technology - Nano-materials
  • Exact Sciences - Physical Sciences - Condensed Matter Physics
  • Exact Sciences - Physical Sciences - Nuclear Physics
  • Engineering and Technology - Industrial Biotechnology - Bio-derived Novel Materials
  • Engineering and Technology - Materials Engineering - Materials Engineering
  • Engineering and Technology - Mechanical Engineering - Applied Mechanics
  • Medical and Health Sciences - Medical Biotechnology - Biomaterials
  • Engineering and Technology - Mechanical Engineering - Mechanical Engineering

Languages

Language Speaking Reading Writing Listening Peer-review
English Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1)
Portuguese Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1)
French Beginner (A1) Intermediate (B1) Beginner (A1) Beginner (A1)
Spanish; Castilian Beginner (A1) Advanced (C1) Beginner (A1) Beginner (A1)
Italian Beginner (A1) Beginner (A1) Beginner (A1) Beginner (A1)
Education
Degree Classification
2021/12/22
Concluded
 Habilitation in Materials Science and Engineering (Título de Agregado)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Portugal
 Approved by unanimity
2004
Concluded
 Engenharia de Materiais (Doutoramento)
Major in Especialidade: Materiais Poliméricos
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
"Estudo e Optimização de um Novo Dispositivo Electro-óptico Tipo Pdlc" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
1997
Concluded
 Engenharia dos Materiais (Licenciatura)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
"Materiais polémicos e mesomorfos" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 14 Valores
Affiliation

Science

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2013 - Current Invited Principal Investigator (Research) Universidade de Lisboa Centro de Fisíca e Engenharia de Materiais Avançados, Portugal
Instituto Superior Técnico Departamento de Física, Portugal
1998/09/01 - Current Principal Investigator (Research) Universidade Nova de Lisboa Centro de Investigação em Materiais, Portugal
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal

Teaching in Higher Education

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2023/09/01 - Current Teacher Coordinator (Polytechnic Teacher) Instituto Politécnico de Lisboa Instituto Superior de Engenharia de Lisboa, Portugal
Instituto Politécnico de Lisboa Instituto Superior de Engenharia de Lisboa, Portugal
2010/05/01 - 2023/09/01 Adjunct Teacher (Polytechnic Teacher) Instituto Politécnico de Lisboa Instituto Superior de Engenharia de Lisboa, Portugal
Instituto Politécnico de Lisboa Instituto Superior de Engenharia de Lisboa, Portugal
2009/07/15 - 2010/05/01 Invited Adjunct Teacher (Polytechnic Teacher) Instituto Politécnico de Lisboa Instituto Superior de Engenharia de Lisboa, Portugal
Instituto Politécnico de Lisboa Instituto Superior de Engenharia de Lisboa, Portugal
2004/12/01 - 2009/07/15 Invited Adjunct Teacher (Polytechnic Teacher) Instituto Politécnico de Setúbal Escola Superior de Tecnologia de Setúbal, Portugal
Instituto Politécnico de Setúbal Escola Superior de Tecnologia de Setúbal, Portugal
2000/03/01 - 2004/12/01 Invited Assistant (Polytechnic Teacher) Instituto Politécnico de Setúbal Escola Superior de Tecnologia de Setúbal, Portugal
Instituto Politécnico de Setúbal Escola Superior de Tecnologia de Setúbal, Portugal
1999/09/01 - 2002/01/01 Invited Assistant (University Teacher) Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal

Other Careers

Category
Host institution 		Employer
1997/08/01 - 1998/08/01 Técnico Superior (Técnico Superior) Instituto Português da Qualidade, Portugal
Instituto Português da Qualidade, Portugal
Projects

Grant

Designation Funders
2019 - Current Nuclear magnetic resonance methods for studying complex fluid rheology and flow
OC-2017-1-22033
Researcher
European Union
2014 - Current Flowing matter
MP1305
Researcher
European Union
2023/03/01 - 2027/02/28 Dynamically responsive micro/nano helical shaped membranes for water droplet collection
2022.01619.PTDC
Researcher
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Centro de Investigação em Materiais, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing
2022 - 2027 Understanding interaction light - biological surfaces: possibility for new electronic materials and devices
OC-2021-1-25524 COST - PhoBioS
Researcher
European Union
2022/01/01 - 2025/12/31 Digitizing Aquaculture: from predictive analytics to intelligent photonics platform
PTDC/EEI-EEE/0415/2021
Researcher
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
2021/01/01 - 2024/12/31 Fabricating cellulose nanocomposites for structural coloration
M-ERA-NET2 0007/2016
Researcher
EU Framework Programme for Research and Innovation Nanotechnologies Advanced Materials Advanced Manufacturing and Processing and Biotechnology
2018 - 2023 European Topology Interdisciplinary Action
CA17139 COST - EUTOPIA
Researcher
European Union
2016 - 2021 European Network on NMR Relaxometry
CA15209 COST - EURELAX
Researcher
European Union
2017/07 - 2020/06 Fabricating cellulose nanocomposites for structural coloration
grant.272919
Researcher
The Research Council of Norway
2015/10 - 2018/09 Microfluidics Liquid Crystal Based Bifuncional Bacterial Infeccion Sensor
Provided by PTCRIS: 138700
Principal investigator
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, I.P.
2012 - 2015 SMARTBLIND - Novel materials for smart windows conceived as affordable multifunctional systems offering enhanced energy control
NMP/FP7/2012/NMP/ENV/ENERGY/ICT/EeB
Researcher
Directorate-General for Research and Innovation
2011/04 - 2014/03 New functional materials obtained from cellulosic micro and nano fibers
110132
Provided by PTCRIS: 110132
Principal investigator
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, I.P.
2010/01 - 2013/06 Stimuli-Responsive Cellulose Membranes built from Micro and Nano Helicoidal Fibers for Blood and Tissue Oxigenation
Provided by PTCRIS: 99595
Researcher
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, I.P.
2010 - 2012 Nano and micro cellulosic springs for electro mechanic sensors
Indo-Portuguese Programme Of Cooperation In Science & Technology 441.00/INDIA - FCT/India
Researcher
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
2001 - 2004 Novos Materiais Elastoméricos, Obtidos a Partir de Poliuretanos e de Derivados Celulósicos, Para Sensores Mecânico-Ópticos
POCTI/CTM/32597/99
PhD Student Fellow
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
1998/09 - 2002/09 Study and Optimization of a new PDLC type electro-optic device
PTDC/DTPEPI/0842/2014
PRAXIS XXI - BD 17071/98
PhD Student Fellow
Ministério da Ciência Tecnologia e Ensino Superior
1999 - 2001 Novos materiais para a construção de uma janela inteligente a partir de derivados celulósicos” (Fase 1)
PRAXIS XXI 3/3.1/CEG 2620/95
PhD Student Fellow
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
1996/06 - 1996/10 The Ferroelectric Properties of Piezoelectric Ceramic / Polymer Composites for acustic emission sensors
ERASMUS PIC-95-P2016
Master Student Fellow
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, I.P.

Contract

Designation Funders
2009 - 2024 PTNMR “Portuguese Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Network"
projecto de Infrastructuras Nº 022161
Researcher
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
2009 - 2024 PTNMR ¿Portuguese Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Network"
projecto de Infrastructuras Nº 022161
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
2018 - 2023 Suporte de Líquidos iónicos em materiais sólidos e sua avaliação na captura de CO2
PETROBRAS
Researcher
Petrobras
2018/07/01 - 2021/06/30 Bio-inspired sustainable optical security feature solutions from nanocellulose composites structural coloration
PTDC/CTM-REF/30529/2017
Associação para a Inovação e Desenvolvimento da FCT, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing
2018/06/01 - 2021/05/31 Development of polymer ionic liquid based CO2 capture technology
PTDC/QUI-QFI/31508/2017
Associação para a Inovação e Desenvolvimento da FCT, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing
2016 - 2021 Caracterização de componentes híbridos poliméricos, resinas e cargas minerais para prevenção, remediação e abandono de poços petrolíferos
POLYCLAY - PETROBRAS
Researcher
Petrobras
2016/07/01 - 2019/12/31 Revestimento contendo nanopartículas de molibdénio para reduzir a contaminação por MRSA em ambientes públicos e clínicos
PTDC/DTP-EPI/0842/2014
Escola Superior de Saúde da Cruz Vermelha Portuguesa, Portugal

Cruz Vermelha Portuguesa, Portugal

Instituto Politécnico de Setúbal, Portugal

Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal

Associação para a Inovação e Desenvolvimento da FCT, Portugal
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
2013/05/01 - 2015/04/30 New cellulosic meshes built up from micro/nanofibers designed for oil/water separation
PTDC/CTM-POL/1484/2012
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal

Universidade Nova de Lisboa Centro de Investigação em Materiais, Portugal
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
Outputs

Publications

Book chapter
  1. J. Oliveira, R.G. Sobral, P.L. Almeida, N.D. Lourenço, S.P. Gaudêncio. "Marine environmental plastic pollution: mitigation by microorganism degradation and recycling valorization". In Marine Biotechnology, Revealing an Ocean of Opportunities, edited by A. Rotter, S.P. Gaudêncio, M.I. Vasquez, A. Dubnika. Frontiers in Marine Science, 2022.
    Published
  2. Almeida, P.L.. "Cellulosic based liquid crystalline solutions to 1D and 2D soft materials". In Liquid Crystals: From Modified Phases to Applications. Basel, Switzerland: MDPI AG, 2014.
    Published • 10.3390/books978-3-906980-86-7
  3. Figueirinhas, J; Almeida, P; Godinho, M. "Electro-optical Properties of Cellulose Derivative Composites". In Polysaccharides. CRC Press, 2004.
    10.1201/9781420030822.ch47
Book review
  1. Portela, Raquel; Leal, Catarina R.; Almeida, Pedro L.; Sobral, Rita G.; DCV - Departamento de Ciências da Vida; UCIBIO - Applied Molecular Biosciences Unit; CENIMAT-i3N - Centro de Investigação de Materiais (Lab. Associado I3N); DCM - Departamento de Ciência dos Materiais. "Bacterial cellulose: a versatile biopolymer for wound dressing applications". http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85062569895&partnerID=8YFLogxK.
    https://doi.org/10.1111/1751-7915.13392
Conference paper
  1. Almeida, A.P.C., Almeida, P.L., Godinho, M.H.. "Filamentos de celulose para a produção de materiais responsivos e funcionais". Paper presented in Semana Nacional de Nanotecnologia e Nanociências (SNNN22), Rio de Janeiro, Brasil, August 15-19, 2022., Rio de Janeiro, 2022.
    Published
  2. Almeida, A.P.C., Almeida, P.L., Godinho, M.H.. "Filamentos de celulose para a produção de materiais responsivos e funcionais". Paper presented in Semana Nacional de Nanotecnologia e Nanociências (SNNN22), 2022.
    Published
  3. Portela, R.; Franco, J.M.; Almeida, P.L.; Patrício, P.; Sobral, R.G.; Leal, C.R.. "Rheology of living cells". 2019.
    10.1109/ENBENG.2019.8692466
  4. Portela, R., Almeida, P.L., Sobral, R.G., Leal C.R.; Almeida, P.L.. "S. aureus and E. coli co-culture growth under shear". Paper presented in 7th Iberian Meeting on Rheology 2019 (IbeReo2019), 2019.
    Published
  5. Manaila Maximean, D.; Barar, A.; Ganea, C.P.; Almeida, P.L.; Danila, O.. "Impedance spectroscopy and electro-optic switching times of a liquid crystal hydroxypropyl cellulose network composite". 2018.
    10.1117/12.2326224
  6. Almeida, P.L.. "Rotational and translational motion observed in Escherichia coli aggregates during shear". Paper presented in 6th Iberian Meeting on Rheology 2017 (IbeReo2017), 2017.
    Published
  7. Almeida, P.L.. "Living S. aureus bacteria rheology". Paper presented in XVIIth International Congress on Rheology (ICR2016), 2016.
    Published
  8. Almeida, P.L.. "Cell necklaces behave as a soft glassy material". Paper presented in 5th Proceedings of the Iberian Meeting on Rheology 2015 (IbeReo2015), 2015.
    Published
  9. Almeida, P.L.. "Staphylococcus aureus strains rheology during growth". Paper presented in Iberian Meeting on Rheology 2013 (IbeReo2013), 2013.
    Published
  10. Almeida, P.L.. "Bacterial growth screened by rheology". Paper presented in Iberian Meeting on Rheology 2011 (IbeReo2011),, 2011.
    Published
  11. Almeida, P.L.. "Following micelles with rheo-NMR". Paper presented in Iberian Meeting on Rheology 2011 (IbeReo2011), 2011.
    Published
  12. Kundu, S.; Almeida, P.L.; Borges, J.P.; Godinho, M.H.; Figueirinhas, J.L.. "Electro-optical device using electrospun cellulose-based nanofibres". 2008.
Journal article
  1. Leal-Junior, Arnaldo; Soares, Maria Simone; de Almeida, Pedro Marques; Marques, Carlos. "Cholesteric Liquid Crystals Sensors Based on Nanocellulose Derivatives for Improvement of Quality of Human Life: A Review". Advanced Sensor Research (2023): http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/adsr.202300022.
    10.1002/adsr.202300022
  2. Leal, Catarina R.; Feio, Gabriel M.; Almeida, Pedro L.. "Rheo-NMR velocimetry characterisation of PBLG/m-cresol". Liquid Crystals (2023): 1-6. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/02678292.2023.2190174.
    10.1080/02678292.2023.2190174
  3. Arnaldo Leal-Junior; Helder Rocha; Pedro L. Almeida; Carlos Marques. "Force Estimation with Sustainable Hydroxypropyl Cellulose Sensor using Convolutional Neural Network". IEEE Sensors Journal (2023): https://doi.org/10.1109/JSEN.2023.3332659.
    10.1109/JSEN.2023.3332659
  4. Juliana Oliveira; Pedro L. Almeida; Rita G. Sobral; Nídia D. Lourenço; Susana P. Gaudêncio. "Marine-Derived Actinomycetes: Biodegradation of Plastics and Formation of PHA Bioplastics—A Circular Bioeconomy Approach". Marine Drugs (2022): https://doi.org/10.3390/md20120760.
    10.3390/md20120760
  5. João Cunha; Miguel P. da Silva; Maria J. Beira; Marta C. Corvo; Pedro L. Almeida; Pedro J. Sebastião; João L. Figueirinhas; Maria Norberta de Pinho. "Water Molecular Dynamics in the Porous Structures of Ultrafiltration/Nanofiltration Asymmetric Cellulose Acetate–Silica Membranes". Membranes (2022): https://doi.org/10.3390/membranes12111122.
    10.3390/membranes12111122
  6. Azevedo, G.; Torres, M.D.; Almeida, P.L.; Hilliou, L.. "Exploring relationships between seaweeds carrageenan contents and extracted hybrid carrageenan properties in wild and cultivated Mastocarpus stellatus, Chondrus crispus and Ahnfeltiopsis devoniensis.". Algal Research 67 (2022): 102840. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.algal.2022.102840.
    10.1016/j.algal.2022.102840
  7. Ana P. C. Almeida; João N. Saraiva; Gonçalo Cavaco; Raquel P. Portela; Catarina R. Leal; Rita G. Sobral; Pedro L. Almeida. "Crosslinked Bacterial Cellulose Hydrogels For Biomedical Applications". European Polymer Journal 177 (2022): 111438. https://doi.org/10.21203/rs.3.rs-1340224/v1.
    Published • 10.21203/rs.3.rs-1340224/v1
  8. Rui Cordeiro; Maria J. Beira; Carlos Cruz; João L. Figueirinhas; Marta C. Corvo; Pedro L. Almeida; Andreia A. Rosatella; et al. "Tuning the 1H NMR Paramagnetic Relaxation Enhancement and Local Order of [Aliquat]+-Based Systems Mixed with DMSO". International Journal of Molecular Sciences 22 2 (2021): 706-706. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms22020706.
    10.3390/ijms22020706
  9. Raquel Portela; Filipe Valcovo; Pedro L. Almeida; Rita G. Sobral; Catarina R. Leal. "Antibiotic Activity Screened by the Rheology of S. aureus Cultures". Fluids 5 2 (2020): 76-76. https://doi.org/10.3390/fluids5020076.
    10.3390/fluids5020076
  10. Mirante, F.; Alves, A.C.; Julião, D.; Almeida, P.L.; Gago, S.; Valença, R.; Ribeiro, J.C.; et al. "Large-pore silica spheres as support for samarium-coordinated undecamolybdophosphate: Oxidative desulfurization of diesels". Fuel 259 (2020): http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85072527366&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1016/j.fuel.2019.116213
  11. dos Santos, L.M.; Bernard, F.L.; Polesso, B.B.; Pinto, I.S.; Frankenberg, C.C.; Corvo, M.C.; Almeida, P.L.; Cabrita, E.; Einloft, S.. "Designing silica xerogels containing RTIL for CO2 capture and CO2/CH4 separation: Influence of ILs anion, cation and cation side alkyl chain length and ramification". Journal of Environmental Management 268 (2020): http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85084236384&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1016/j.jenvman.2020.110340
  12. Duczinski, R.; Polesso, B.B.; Bernard, F.L.; Ferrari, H.Z.; Almeida, P.L.; Corvo, M.C.; Cabrita, E.J.; Menezes, S.; Einloft, S.. "Enhancement of CO2/N2 selectivity and CO2 uptake by tuning concentration and chemical structure of imidazolium-based ILs immobilized in mesoporous silica". Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering 8 3 (2020): http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85083697527&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1016/j.jece.2020.103740
  13. Ribeiro, S.O.; Almeida, P.L.; Pires, J.; de Castro, B.; Balula, S.S.. "Polyoxometalate@Periodic mesoporous organosilicas as active materials for oxidative desulfurization of diesels". Microporous and Mesoporous Materials 302 (2020): http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85083669976&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1016/j.micromeso.2020.110193
  14. Oliveira, J.; Belchior, A.; da Silva, V.D.; Rotter, A.; Petrovski, P.; Almeida, P.L.; Lourenço, N.D.; Gaudêncio, S.P.. "Marine Environmental Plastic Pollution: Mitigation by Microorganism Degradation and Recycling Valorization". Frontiers in Marine Science 7 (2020): http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85098648330&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.3389/fmars.2020.567126
  15. Ana P. C. Almeida; João P. Canejo; Pedro L. Almeida; Maria Helena Godinho. "Cholesteric-type cellulosic structures: from plants to applications". Liquid Crystals (2019): 1-13. https://doi.org/10.1080/02678292.2019.1640904.
    10.1080/02678292.2019.1640904
  16. Raquel Portela; Catarina R. Leal; Pedro L. Almeida; Rita G. Sobral. "Bacterial cellulose: a versatile biopolymer for wound dressing applications". Microbial Biotechnology 12 4 (2019): 586-610. https://doi.org/10.1111/1751-7915.13392.
    10.1111/1751-7915.13392
  17. Ana P. Almeida; João Canejo; Urban Mur; Simon Copar; Pedro L. Almeida; Slobodan Žumer; Maria Helena Godinho. "Spotting plants’ microfilament morphologies and nanostructures". Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 116 27 (2019): 13188-13193. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1901118116.
    10.1073/pnas.1901118116
  18. Fátima Mirante; Neide Gomes; Luís C. Branco; Luís Cunha-Silva; Pedro L. Almeida; Martyn Pillinger; Sandra Gago; Carlos M. Granadeiro; Salete S. Balula. "Mesoporous nanosilica-supported polyoxomolybdate as catalysts for sustainable desulfurization". Microporous and Mesoporous Materials 275 (2019): 163-171. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.micromeso.2018.07.036.
    10.1016/j.micromeso.2018.07.036
  19. Ana P. C. Almeida; Lara Querciagrossa; Pedro E. S. Silva; Filipa Gonçalves; João P. Canejo; Pedro L. Almeida; Maria Helena Godinho; et al. "Reversible water driven chirality inversion in cellulose-based helices isolated from Erodium awns". Soft Matter 15 13 (2019): 2838-2847. https://doi.org/10.1039/C8SM02290A.
    10.1039/C8SM02290A
  20. Paiva, T.; Echeverria, C.; Godinho, M.H.; Almeida, P.L.; Corvo, M.C.. "On the influence of imidazolium ionic liquids on cellulose derived polymers". European Polymer Journal 114 (2019): 353-360. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85062440100&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1016/j.eurpolymj.2019.02.032
  21. Piçarra, S.; Lopes, E.; Almeida, P.L.; De Lencastre, H.; Aires-De-Sousa, M.. "Novel coating containing molybdenum oxide nanoparticles to reduce Staphylococcus aureus contamination on inanimate surfaces". PLoS ONE 14 3 (2019): http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85063218181&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1371/journal.pone.0213151
  22. Portela, R.; Almeida, P.L.; Sobral, R.G.; Leal, C.R.. "Motility and cell shape roles in the rheology of growing bacteria cultures". European Physical Journal E 42 3 (2019): http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85062224223&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1140/epje/i2019-11787-9
  23. Ribeiro, S.O.; Granadeiro, C.M.; Almeida, P.L.; Pires, J.; Capel-Sanchez, M.C.; Campos-Martin, J.M.; Gago, S.; de Castro, B.; Balula, S.S.. "Oxidative desulfurization strategies using Keggin-type polyoxometalate catalysts: Biphasic versus solvent-free systems". Catalysis Today 333 (2019): 226-236. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85058412218&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1016/j.cattod.2018.10.046
  24. Mouquinho, A.; Corvo, M.C.; Almeida, P.L.; Feio, G.M.; Sotomayor, J.. "Influence of chain length of prepolymers in permanent memory effect of PDLC assessed by solid-state NMR". Liquid Crystals (2019): http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85073808276&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1080/02678292.2019.1662105
  25. Echeverria, C.; Almeida, P.L.; Figueirinhas, J.L.; Godinho, M.H.. "Understanding the influence of carbon nanotubes on the flow behavior of liquid crystalline hydroxypropylcellulose: A Rheo-NMR study". Polymer 180 (2019): http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85069833911&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1016/j.polymer.2019.121675
  26. Beira, M.J.; Silva, M.P.; Condesso, M.; Cosme, P.; Almeida, P.L.; Corvo, M.C.; Sebastião, P.J.; Figueirinhas, J.L.; de Pinho, M.N.. "Molecular order and dynamics of water in hybrid cellulose acetate–silica asymmetric membranes". Molecular Physics 117 7-8 (2019): 975-982. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85055533772&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1080/00268976.2018.1537526
  27. Ribeiro, S.O.; Granadeiro, C.M.; Almeida, P.L.; Pires, J.; Valença, R.; Campos-Martin, J.M.; Ribeiro, J.C.; De Castro, B.; Balula, S.S.. "Effective Zinc-Substituted Keggin Composite to Catalyze the Removal of Sulfur from Real Diesels under a Solvent-Free System". Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research 58 40 (2019): 18540-18549. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85072983876&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1021/acs.iecr.9b02340
  28. dos Santos, L.M.; Ligabue, R.; Dumas, A.; Le Roux, C.; Micoud, P.; Meunier, J.-F.; Martin, F.; et al. "Waterborne polyurethane/Fe3O4-synthetic talc composites: synthesis, characterization, and magnetic properties". Polymer Bulletin 75 5 (2018): 1915-1930. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85025102378&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1007/s00289-017-2133-9
  29. Khili, F.; Borges, J.; Almeida, P.L.; Boukherroub, R.; Omrani, A.D.. "Extraction of Cellulose Nanocrystals with Structure I and II and Their Applications for Reduction of Graphene Oxide and Nanocomposite Elaboration". Waste and Biomass Valorization (2018): 1-15. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85041223410&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1007/s12649-018-0202-4
  30. Maximean, D.M.; Danila, O.; Almeida, P.L.; Ganea, C.P.. "Electrical properties of a liquid crystal dispersed in an electrospun cellulose acetate network". Beilstein Journal of Nanotechnology 9 1 (2018): 155-163. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85040863561&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.3762/bjnano.9.18
  31. Almeida, A.P.C.; Canejo, J.P.; Fernandes, S.N.; Echeverria, C.; Almeida, P.L.; Godinho, M.H.. "Cellulose-Based Biomimetics and Their Applications". Advanced Materials 30 19 (2018): http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85040702424&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1002/adma.201703655
  32. Manaila-Maximean, D.; Danila, O.; Ganea, C.P.; Almeida, P.L.. "Filling in the voids of electrospun hydroxypropyl cellulose network: Dielectric investigations". European Physical Journal Plus 133 4 (2018): http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85050125488&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1140/epjp/i2018-11997-8
  33. Lopes, E.; Piçarra, S.; Almeida, P.L.; de Lencastre, H.; Aires-De-Sousa, M.. "Bactericidal éfficacy of molybdenum oxide nanoparticles against antimicrobial-resistant pathogens". Journal of Medical Microbiology 67 8 (2018): 1042-1046. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85051112734&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1099/jmm.0.000789
  34. Ribeiro, S.O.; Nogueira, L.S.; Gago, S.; Almeida, P.L.; Corvo, M.C.; Castro, B.D.; Granadeiro, C.M.; Balula, S.S.. "Desulfurization process conciliating heterogeneous oxidation and liquid extraction: Organic solvent or centrifugation/water?". Applied Catalysis A: General 542 (2017): 359-367. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85020735416&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1016/j.apcata.2017.05.032
  35. Fernandes, S.N.; Almeida, P.L.; Monge, N.; Aguirre, L.E.; Reis, D.; de Oliveira, C.L.P.; Neto, A.M.F.; Pieranski, P.; Godinho, M.H.. "Mind the Microgap in Iridescent Cellulose Nanocrystal Films". Advanced Materials 29 2 (2017): http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85000762825&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1002/adma.201603560
  36. Echeverria, C.; Almeida, P.L.; Aguilar Gutierrez, O.F.; Rey, A.D.; Godinho, M.H.. "Two negative minima of the first normal stress difference in a cellulose-based cholesteric liquid crystal: Helix uncoiling". Journal of Polymer Science, Part B: Polymer Physics 55 10 (2017): 821-830. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85016566526&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1002/polb.24332
  37. Beira, Maria; Daniel, Carla I.; Almeida, Pedro L.; Corvo, Marta C.; Rosatella, Andreia A.; Afonso, Carlos A. M.; Sebastiao, Pedro J.. "H-1 NMR Relaxometry and Diffusometry Study of Magnetic and Nonmagnetic Ionic Liquid-Based Solutions: Cosolvent and Temperature Effects". Journal of Physical Chemistry B 121 51 (2017): 11472-11484. http://gateway.webofknowledge.com/gateway/Gateway.cgi?GWVersion=2&SrcAuth=ORCID&SrcApp=OrcidOrg&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=WOS_CPL&KeyUT=WOS:000419263800007&KeyUID=WOS:000419263800007.
    10.1021/acs.jpcb.7b07929
  38. Aguirre, L.E.; De Oliveira, A.; Sec, D.; Copar, S.; Almeida, P.L.; Ravnik, M.; Godinho, M.H.; Žumer, S.. "Sensing surface morphology of biofibers by decorating spider silk and cellulosic filaments with nematic microdroplets". Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 113 5 (2016): 1174-1179. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84957310592&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1073/pnas.1518739113
  39. Copar, S.; Sec, D.; Aguirre, L.E.; Almeida, P.L.; Dazza, M.; Ravnik, M.; Godinho, M.H.; Pieranski, P.; Žumer, S.. "Sensing and tuning microfiber chirality with nematic chirogyral effect". Physical Review E 93 3 (2016): http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84962349295&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1103/PhysRevE.93.032703
  40. Granadeiro, C.M.; Ribeiro, S.O.; Kaczmarek, A.M.; Cunha-Silva, L.; Almeida, P.L.; Gago, S.; Van Deun, R.; de Castro, B.; Balula, S.S.. "A novel red emitting material based on polyoxometalate@periodic mesoporous organosilica". Microporous and Mesoporous Materials 234 (2016): 248-256. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84979626020&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1016/j.micromeso.2016.07.023
  41. Echeverria, C.; Fernandes, S.N.; Almeida, P.L.; Godinho, M.H.. "Effect of cellulose nanocrystals in a cellulosic liquid crystal behaviour under low shear (regime I): Structure and molecular dynamics". European Polymer Journal 84 (2016): 675-684. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84991511987&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1016/j.eurpolymj.2016.10.009
  42. Portela, R.; Patrício, P.; Almeida, P.L.; Sobral, R.G.; Franco, J.M.; Leal, C.R.. "Rotational tumbling of Escherichia coli aggregates under shear". Physical Review E 94 6 (2016): http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85006173670&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1103/PhysRevE.94.062402
  43. Echeverria, C.; Almeida, P.L.; Feio, G.; Figueirinhas, J.L.; Godinho, M.H.. "A cellulosic liquid crystal pool for cellulose nanocrystals: Structure and molecular dynamics at high shear rates". European Polymer Journal 72 (2015): 72-81. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84941585743&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1016/j.eurpolymj.2015.09.006
  44. Echeverria, C.; Aguirre, L.E.; Merino, E.G.; Almeida, P.L.; Godinho, M.H.. "Carbon Nanotubes as Reinforcement of Cellulose Liquid Crystalline Responsive Networks". ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces 7 38 (2015): 21005-21009. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84942883821&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1021/acsami.5b05881
  45. Echeverria, C.; Almeida, P.L.; Feio, G.; Figueirinhas, J.L.; Rey, A.D.; Godinho, M.H.. "Rheo-NMR study of water-based cellulose liquid crystal system at high shear rates". Polymer (United Kingdom) 65 (2015): 18-25. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84926468677&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1016/j.polymer.2015.03.050
  46. Almeida, P.L.; Godinho, M.H.; Figueirinhas, J.L.. "Micro- and nanofibers and liquid crystals for light-scattering shutters: Simulation of electro-optical properties". Physical Review E - Statistical, Nonlinear, and Soft Matter Physics 89 1 (2014): http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84894596436&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1103/PhysRevE.89.012507
  47. Fundo, J.F.; Fernandes, R.; Almeida, P.M.; Carvalho, A.; Feio, G.; Silva, C.L.M.; Quintas, M.A.C.. "Molecular mobility, composition and structure analysis in glycerol plasticised chitosan films". Food Chemistry 144 (2014): 2-8. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84886420587&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1016/j.foodchem.2013.05.127
  48. Patrício, P.; Almeida, P.L.; Portela, R.; Sobral, R.G.; Grilo, I.R.; Cidade, T.; Leal, C.R.. "Living bacteria rheology: Population growth, aggregation patterns, and collective behavior under different shear flows". Physical Review E - Statistical, Nonlinear, and Soft Matter Physics 90 2 (2014): http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84940331458&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1103/PhysRevE.90.022720
  49. Merino, E.G.; Lavareda, G.; Brogueira, P.; Amaral, A.; Nunes De Carvalho, C.; Almeida, P.L.. "InOx thin films deposited by plasma assisted evaporation: Application in light shutters". Vacuum 107 (2014): 116-119. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84900326222&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1016/j.vacuum.2014.04.011
  50. Godinho, M.H.; Almeida, P.L.; Figueirinhas, J.L.. "From cellulosic based liquid crystalline sheared solutions to 1D and 2D soft materials". Materials 7 6 (2014): 4601-4627. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84902603232&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.3390/ma7064601
  51. Geng, Y.; Brogueira, P.; Figueirinhas, J.L.; Godinho, M.H.; Almeida, P.L.. "Light shutters from nanocrystalline cellulose rods in a nematic liquid crystal". Liquid Crystals 40 6 (2013): 769-773. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84877793221&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1080/02678292.2013.783137
  52. Portela, R.; Almeida, P.L.; Patrício, P.; Cidade, T.; Sobral, R.G.; Leal, C.R.. "Real-time rheology of actively growing bacteria". Physical Review E - Statistical, Nonlinear, and Soft Matter Physics 87 3 (2013): http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84875496516&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1103/PhysRevE.87.030701
  53. Geng, Y.; Almeida, P.L.; Fernandes, S.N.; Cheng, C.; Palffy-Muhoray, P.; Godinho, M.H.. "A cellulose liquid crystal motor: A steam engine of the second kind". Scientific Reports 3 (2013): http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84872693186&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1038/srep01028
  54. Fernandes, S.N.; Geng, Y.; Vignolini, S.; Glover, B.J.; Trindade, A.C.; Canejo, J.P.; Almeida, P.L.; Brogueira, P.; Godinho, M.H.. "Structural color and iridescence in transparent sheared cellulosic films". Macromolecular Chemistry and Physics 214 1 (2013): 25-32. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84871954218&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1002/macp.201200351
  55. Oliveira, F.S.; Pereiro, A.B.; Araújo, J.M.M.; Bernardes, C.E.S.; Canongia Lopes, J.N.; Todorovic, S.; Feio, G.; et al. "High ionicity ionic liquids (HIILs): Comparing the effect of ethylsulfonate and ethylsulfate anions". Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics 15 41 (2013): 18138-18147. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84885120940&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1039/c3cp52642a
  56. Geng, Y.; Sec, D.; Almeida, P.L.; Lavrentovich, O.D.; Žumer, S.; Godinho, M.H.. "Liquid crystal necklaces: Cholesteric drops threaded by thin cellulose fibres". Soft Matter 9 33 (2013): 7928-7933. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84881193783&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1039/c3sm50900a
  57. Geng, Y.; Almeida, P.L.; Fernandes, S.N.; Cheng, C.; Palffy-Muhoray, P.; Godinho, M.H.. "Erratum: A cellulose liquid crystal motor: A steam engine of the second kind (Scientific Reports (2013) 3 (1028) DOI:10.1038/srep01028)". Scientific Reports 3 (2013): http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84954212432&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1038/srep02077
  58. Geng, Y.; Almeida, P.L.; Feio, G.M.; Figueirinhas, J.L.; Godinho, M.H.. "Water-based cellulose liquid crystal system investigated by rheo-NMR". Macromolecules 46 11 (2013): 4296-4302. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84878991132&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1021/ma400601b
  59. Geng, Y.; Almeida, P.L.; Figueirinhas, J.L.; Terentjev, E.M.; Godinho, M.H.. "Liquid crystal beads constrained on thin cellulosic fibers: Electric field induced microrotors and N-I transition". Soft Matter 8 13 (2012): 3634-3640. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84858022023&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1039/c2sm06602e
  60. Rosu, C.; Manaila Maximean, D.; Kundu, S.; Almeida, P.L.; Danila, O.. "Perspectives on the electrically induced properties of electrospun cellulose/liquid crystal devices". Journal of Electrostatics 69 6 (2011): 623-630. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-80053384727&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1016/j.elstat.2011.08.009
  61. Kundu, S.; Feio, G.; Pinto, L.F.V.; Almeida, P.L.; Figueirinhas, J.L.; Godinho, M.H.. "Deuterium NMR study of orientational order in cellulosic network microfibers". Macromolecules 43 13 (2010): 5749-5755. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-77955811803&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1021/ma100882w
  62. Almeida, P.L.; Kundu, S.; Beja, D.; Fonseca, J.; Figueirinhas, J.L.; Godinho, M.H.. "Deformation of isotropic and anisotropic liquid droplets dispersed in a cellulose liquid crystalline derivative". Cellulose 16 3 (2009): 427-434. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-67349208943&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1007/s10570-008-9273-x
  63. Almeida, P.L.; Kundu, S.; Borges, J.P.; Godinho, M.H.; Figueirinhas, J.L.. "Electro-optical light scattering shutter using electrospun cellulose-based nano- and microfibers". Applied Physics Letters 95 4 (2009): http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-68249117389&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1063/1.3186640
  64. Almeida, P.L.; Kundu, S.; Figueirinhas, J.L.; Godinho, M.H.. "Electro-optical cells using a cellulose derivative and cholesteric liquid crystals". Liquid Crystals 35 12 (2008): 1345-1350. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-57749096242&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1080/02678290802604045
  65. Ferreira, A.J.; Almeida, P.L.; Costa, I.; Brogueira, P.; Godinho, M.H.. "Mechanically activated cholesteric polymer dispersed liquid crystals". Liquid Crystals 34 11 (2007): 1269-1273. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-36248967773&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1080/02678290701698148
  66. Costa, I.; Almeida, P.L.; Filip, D.; Figueirinhas, J.L.; Godinho, M.H.. "Tunable topographical cellulose matrices for electro-optical liquid crystal cells". Opto-electronics Review 14 4 (2006): 299-303. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-33845585337&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.2478/s11772-006-0040-y
  67. Fortunato, E.; Nunes, P.; Marques, A.; Costa, D.; Águas, H.; Ferreira, I.; Costa, M.E.V.; et al. "Influence of the strain on the electrical resistance of zinc oxide doped thin film deposited on polymer substrates". Advanced Engineering Materials 4 8 (2002): 610-612. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-0036671534&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1002/1527-2648(20020806)4:8<610::AID-ADEM610>3.0.CO;2-1
  68. Almeida, P.L.; Lavareda, G.; Nunes de Carvalho, C.; Amaral, A.; Godinho, M.H.; Cidade, M.T.; Figueirinhas, J.L.. "Preliminary communication flexible cellulose derivative PDLC type cells". Liquid Crystals 29 3 (2002): 475-477. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-0036192874&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1080/02678290110113487
  69. Almeida, P.L.; Godinho, M.H.; Cidade, M.T.; Nunes, P.; Marques, A.; Martins, R.; Fortunato, E.; Figueirinhas, J.L.. "Composite systems for flexible display applications from cellulose derivatives". Synthetic Metals 127 1-3 (2002): 111-114. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-0037177192&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1016/S0379-6779(01)00613-0
  70. Viciosa, M.T.; Nunes, A.M.; Fernandes, A.; Almeida, P.L.; Godinho, M.H.; Dionisio, M.D.. "Dielectric studies of the nematic mixture E7 on a hdroxypropylcellulose substrate". Liquid Crystals 29 3 (2002): 429-441. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-0036198953&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1080/02678290110113478
  71. Fortunato, E.; Nunes, P.; Marques, A.; Costa, D.; Águas, H.; Ferreira, I.; Costa, M.E.V.; et al. "Transparent, conductive ZnO:Al thin film deposited on polymer substrates by RF magnetron sputtering". Surface and Coatings Technology 151-152 (2002): 247-251. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-8344229317&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1016/S0257-8972(01)01660-7
  72. Rosu, C.; Manaila-Maximean, D.; Godinho, M.H.; Almeida, P.L.. "Thermally stimulated depolarization currents and optical transmission on liquid crystal/cellulose derivative composite devices". Molecular Crystals and Liquid Crystals Science and Technology Section A: Molecular Crystals and Liquid Crystals 391 (2002): 1-11. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-28844449740&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1080/10587250216170
  73. Almeida, P.L; Tavares, S.; Martins, A.F; Godinho, M.H; Cidade, M.T; Figueirinhas, J.L. "Cross-linked hydroxypropylcellulose films: Mechanical behaviour and electro-optical properties of PDLC type cells". Optical Materials 20 2 (2002): 97-100. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-0036724530&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1016/S0925-3467(02)00051-4
  74. Almeida, P.L.; Cidade, M.T.; Godinho, M.H.; Ribeiro, A.C.; Figueirinhas, J.L.. "Light scattering studies in cellulose derivative based PDLC type cells". Molecular Crystals and Liquid Crystals Science and Technology, Section A: Molecular Crystals and Liquid Crystals 359 (2001): 79-88. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-0034834676&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1080/10587250108035569
  75. Almeida, P.L.; Cidade, M.T.; Godinho, M.H.; Ribeiro, A.C.; Figueirinhas, J.L.. "Preliminary results on UV and high temperature exposure effects on the electro-optical properties of cellulose derivatives based PDLC type cells". Molecular Crystals and Liquid Crystals Science and Technology, Section A: Molecular Crystals and Liquid Crystals 351 (2001): 61-68. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-0035027158&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1080/10587250008023253
  76. Almeida, P.L.; Godinho, M.H.; Cidade, M.T.; Figueirinhas, J.L.. "Electro-optical properties of cellulose based PDLC type cells: Dependence on the type of diisocyanate cross-linking agent used". Molecular Crystals and Liquid Crystals Science and Technology Section A: Molecular Crystals and Liquid Crystals 368 (2001): 121-128. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-0012044595&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
  77. Wenger, M.P.; Almeida, P.L.; Blanas, P.; Shuford, R.J.; Das-Gupta, D.K.. "Ferroelectric properties of piezoelectric ceramic/polymer composites for acoustic emission sensors". Polymer Engineering and Science 39 3 (1999): 483-492. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-0033097811&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1002/pen.11438
Magazine article
  1. Almeida, P.L.. "Gotas de Cristal Líquido", Ingenium (revista da Ordem dos Engenheiros), 2015, https://www.ordemengenheiros.pt/pt/centro-de-informacao/publicacoes/revista-ingenium/revista-ingenium-n-o-147-maio-junho/.
Thesis / Dissertation
  1. Almeida, P.L.. "Estudo e optimização de um novo dispositivo electro-óptico tipo PDLC". PhD, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, 2004.

Intellectual property

Patent
  1. Almeida, P.L.. 2018. "Ionic conduction material in the form of polymeric gel and its production process". Portugal.
    Granted/Issued
  2. Almeida, P.L.. 2010. "Production of Intelligent Coatings that Change Color Depending on Temperature and / or Deformation of the Object they Coat and their Applications". Portugal.
    Granted/Issued
Provisional application for patent
  1. 2019. "Protein for Detecting the Presence of Peptidoglycan, Muropeptides or Bacterial Cells, Sensor and Uses Thereof".
    Protected
Activities

Oral presentation

Presentation title Event name
Host (Event location)
2023/10/08 Cellulose-based anisotropic networks for moisture and temperature time sensors International Liquid Crystal Elastomer Conference 2023 (ILCEC 2023), Boulder, Colorado – USA, 8-11 October 2023.
(Boulder, Colorado, United States)
2023/09/17 Stable structural colour patterns displayed on transparent cellulose composite free-standing films 20th Optics of Liquid Crystals Conference (OLC2023), Szczecin – Poland, 17 – 22 September 2023.
(Szczecin, Poland)
2023/09/17 Cork Liquid Crystalline Systems 20th Optics of Liquid Crystals Conference (OLC2023), Szczecin – Poland, 17 – 22 September 2023.
(Szczecin, Poland)
2023/09/07 Liquid Crystalline Systems from Cork 4th International Conference on Cork Science and Applications (CSA 2023), Espinho, Portugal, 7-8 September 2023.
(Espinho, Portugal)
2023/05/03 Liquid crystals and the new trends in Biomedical applications Seminários de Engenharia Biomédica, ISEL
(Lisboa, Portugal)
2023/04/24 Liquid crystal-based polarization immunosensor for Escherichia coli detection SPIE Optics + Optoelectronics 2023, Prague, Czech Republic, April 24-27, 2023.
(Prague, Czech Republic)
2022/11/10 Liquid Crystal based bacterial infection biossensor 7th International Colloquium 'Physics of Materials' (PM-7), Bucharest, Romania, November 10-11, 2022.
(Bucharest, Romania)
2022/08/15 Filamentos de celulose para a produção de materiais responsivos e funcionais Semana Nacional de Nanotecnologia e Nanociências (SNNN22), Rio de Janeiro, Brasil, August 15-19, 2022.
(Rio de Janeiro, Brazil)
2022/06/21 Cellulose aqueous nanocrystals (CNCs) low densiity liquid crystalline suspensions 6th International N.I.C.E. Conference on Bio-inspiration & Biobased Materials (N.I.C.E. 2022), Nice, France, June 21-23, 2022.
(Nice, France)
2022/05/20 Liquid crystals and Biomedical applications Seminários de Engenharia Biomédica, ISEL
(Lisboa, Portugal)
2022/05/16 Aplicações ópticas de cristais líquidos Seminários do Departamento de Física, ISEL
(Lisboa, Portugal)
2022/04/26 Rheology of Bacterial Cellulose wound dressing membranes Annual European Rheology Conference 2022 (AERC2022)
(Seville, Spain)
2022/04/18 Cellulose derivatives and nanocrystals and their liquid crystalline properties: exploitation for engineering materials 3rd International Conference on Materials Science & Engineering (Materials 2022)
(Boston, United States)
2022/03/21 Bioinspired materials from cellulose anisotropic structures 6th International School and Conference on Biological Materials Science (BioINSP 2022)
(Sankt Augustin, Germany)
2021/11/23 Marine-derived actinobacteria produce bioplastics while degrading (micro)plastics? Congress of Microbiology and Biotechnology 2021 (MicroBiotec’21)
(Lisbon, Portugal)
2021/11/23 Developing a hand-held POC biosensor to detect S. aureus infections Congress of Microbiology and Biotechnology 2021 (MicroBiotec’21)
(Lisbon, Portugal)
2021/09/06 Cellulose-based composites for colour-changing structural powders and inks 18th International Conference on Ferroelectric Liquid Crystals (FLC2021)
(Ljubljana, Slovenia)
2021/05/27 Liquid crystals and Biomedical applications Seminários de Engenharia Biomédica, ISEL
(Lisboa, Portugal)
2021/04/13 Overview on S. aureus cultures rheology during growth Annual European Rheology Conference 2021 (AERC 2021)
Cyberspace
2020/10/12 Responsive Helical Structures from Cellulose-based materials 5th International Bio-inspiration & 2nd International Optics N.I.C.E. Conference
(Nice, France)
2020/09/28 Liquid Crystalline Droplets as Sensors for Microfibers Wetting Dynamics 2020 Conference
(Bonn, Germany)
2020/07/20 Temperature influence in the rheology of living S. aureus cultures 11th Liquid Matter Conference (Liquids 2020)
(Prague, Czech Republic)
2020/03/22 Cellulose derivatives and nanocrystals and their liquid crystalline properties: exploitation for engineering materials ACS CELL symposium: "New Horizons: Early Career Researchers in Renewable Materials" at the 259th ACS National Meeting in Philadelphia
(Philadelphia, United States)
2020 2020: C.R. Leal, G. Feio, P.L. Almeida “Rheo-NMR velocimetry characterization of PBLG/m-cresol” 28th International Liquid Crystal Conference (ILCC2020), Lisbon – Portugal, July 26-31, 2020. 28th International Liquid Crystal Conference (ILCC2020)
2020 2020: R. Portela, F. Valcovo, P.L. Almeida, R.G. Sobral, C.R. Leal, “Temperature influence in the rheology of living S. aureus cultures” 11th Liquid Matter Conference (Liquids 2020), Prague, Czech Republic, July 20-24, 2020. 11th Liquid Matter Conference (Liquids 2020)
2020 2020: S.N. Fernandes, P. Grey, D.S. Saraiva, R. Chagas, P.L. Almeida, P.E.S. Silva, L. Pereira, M.H. Godinho, “Cellulose derivatives and nanocrystals and their liquid crystalline properties: exploitation for engineering materials” ACS CELL symposium: "New Horizons: Early Career Researchers in Renewable Materials" at the 259th ACS National Meeting in Philadelphia (PA), Philadelphia, USA, March 22- 26, 2020. 259th ACS National Meeting in Philadelphia
2020 2020: F. Mirante, D. Julião, P.L. Almeida, S. Gago, R. Valença, J.C. Ribeiro, B. Castro, C.M. Granadeiro, S.S. Balula, “Sustainable Desulfurization of Diesel using Efficient Heterogeneous Catalyst based in polyoxomolybdate Supported in Large-Pore Silica Spheres”, 4th International Green Catalysis Symposium (GreenCat2020), Rennes, France, March 30 – April 2, 2020. 4th International Green Catalysis Symposium (GreenCat2020)
2019 2019: A.P. Almeida, J.P. Canejo, S.N. Fernandes, P.L. Almeida, M.H. Godinho “Cellulose-based Photonic Systems” 18th Optics of Liquid Crystals 2019 (OLC 2019), Québec – Canada, 8-13 September, 2019. 18th Optics of Liquid Crystals 2019 (OLC 2019)
2019 2019: M.H. Godinho, A.P.C. Almeida, R. Chagas, P. Silva, J.P. Canejo, P. L. Almeida, S.N. Fernandes “Cellulose hierarchical structures: from Nature to applications” 8th Iberian Meeting on Colloids and Interfaces (RICI8), Aveiro – Portugal, 17-19 July, 2019. 8th Iberian Meeting on Colloids and Interfaces (RICI8)
2019 2019: A. Almeida, P.L. Almeida, M.H. Godinho “Micro/Nano Containers from Cellulose-Based Anisotropic Responsive Structures”, Gordon Research Conference on Liquid Crystals 2019, Colby-Sawyer College, New London, USA, July 7-12, 2019. Gordon Research Conference on Liquid Crystals 2019
2019 2019: A. Almeida, L. Querciagrossa, M. Ribeiro, P.E.S. Silva, J. Canejo, P.L. Almeida, M.H. Godinho, C. Zannoni, “Twist-bend Cellulose-based Ribbons” 15th European Conference on Liquid Crystals (ECLC 2019), Wroclaw – Poland, June 30 – July 5, 2019. 15th European Conference on Liquid Crystals (ECLC 2019)
2019 2019: I.R. Grilo, J.D. Anastácio, P. Cabanero, P.L. Almeida, M. Miragaia, R.G. Sobral, “Bacterial detection through a modified staphylococcal amidase”, Congress of Microbiology and Biotechnology’ 19 (Microbiotec 19), Coimbra, Portugal, December 5-7, 2019. Congress of Microbiology and Biotechnology’ 19 (Microbiotec 19)
2019 2019: A.P. Almeida, J.P. Canejo, U. Mur, S. Copar, P.L. Almeida, S. Žumer, M.H. Godinho, “The morphology of plants micro/nano filaments revealed by liquid crystalline droplets” 6th Annual International Workshop Soft & Complex Matter, Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters, Oslo, Norway, October 6-7, 2019. 6th Annual International Workshop Soft & Complex Matter
2019 2019: S.N. Fernandes, D.V. Saraiva, B.M. Abreu, R. Chagas, P.L. Almeida, P. Grey, L. Pereira, M.H. Godinho, “Cellulose Nanocrystal Films from Drop Casting: Easy Method to Control CNCs’ Deposition” 6th Annual International Workshop Soft & Complex Matter, Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters, Oslo, Norway, October 6-7, 2019. 6th Annual International Workshop Soft & Complex Matter
2019 2019: R. Portela, P.L. Almeida, R.G. Sobral, C.R. Leal, “S. aureus and E. coli co-culture growth under shear” 7th Iberian Meeting on Rheology 2019 (IbeReo2019), Oporto – Portugal, September 4-6, 2019. 7th Iberian Meeting on Rheology 2019 (IbeReo2019)
2019 2019: M. Zanatta, M.M. Lopes, P.L. Almeida, M.C. Corvo, “Can we solve global warming? A NMR outlook” 17th NMR users meeting, Búzios – Brazil, August 03-07, 2019. 17th NMR users meeting
2019 2019: S.N. Fernandes, D.V. Saraiva, P.L. Almeida, R. Chagas, B.M. Abreu, P. Grey, L. Pereira, M.H. Godinho, “Cellulose Nanocrystals Films from Drop Casting: Easy Method To Control CNCs’ Deposition” RSC Chemical Nanoscience and Nanotechnology Symposium, University of East Anglia, UK, July 22-23, 2019. RSC Chemical Nanoscience and Nanotechnology Symposium
2019 2019: R.R. da Rosa, S.N. Fernandes, P.L. Almeida, M.H. Godinho, “Cellulose nanocrystals and bent-core LC nanocomposites” 15th European Conference on Liquid Crystals (ECLC 2019), Wroclaw – Poland, June 30 – July 5, 2019. 15th European Conference on Liquid Crystals (ECLC 2019)
2019 2019: S.N. Fernandes, D.V. Saraiva, P.L. Almeida, R. Chagas, M.H. Godinho, “Manipulation of circularly polarized light with cellulose nanocrystals films drop casting” 15th European Conference on Liquid Crystals (ECLC 2019), Wroclaw – Poland, June 30 – July 5, 2019. 15th European Conference on Liquid Crystals (ECLC 2019)
2019 2019: E. Lopes, S. Piçarra, P.L. Almeida, H. de Lencastre, M. Aires-de-Sousa, “Molybdenum Oxide Nanoparticles Are a Promising Alternative to Fight Multidrug Resistant Bacteria”, ASM Microbe 2019, San Francisco, USA, June 20-24, 2019. ASM Microbe 2019
2019 2019: A. Almeida, P. Silva, F. Gonçalves, J. Canejo, P. Almeida, M. Godinho, “Moisture Responsive Natural Cellulose Structures”, Materiais 2019, Lisbon, Portugal, April 14-17, 2019. Materiais 2019
2019 2019: E. Lopes, S. Piçarra, P.L. Almeida, H. de Lencastre, M. Aires-de-Sousa, “Biocidal efficacy of molybdenum oxide nanoparticles against the most relevant bacterial species responsible for hospital-acquired infections”, 29th European Congress of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases (ECCMID 2019), Amsterdam, Netherlands, April 13-16, 2019.| 29th European Congress of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases (ECCMID 2019)
2018 2018: P.L. Almeida, S.N. Fernandes, M.H. Godinho, “Cellulose liquid crystals and cellulose based electro-optical applications” 6th International Colloquium “Physics of Materials” (PM-6), Bucharest – Romania, 14-17 November, 2018. 6th International Colloquium “Physics of Materials” (PM-6)
2018 2018: A.P. Almeida, S.N. Fernandes, P.L. Almeida, J.P. Canejo, P. Silva, M.H. Godinho, “Cellulose Nematic Chiral-like Structures in Plant Sclerenchymal Tissues” 27th International Liquid Crystal Conference (ILCC2018), Kyoto – Japan, 22-27 July, 2018. 27th International Liquid Crystal Conference (ILCC2018)
2018 2018: E. Lopes, S. Piçarra, P.L. Almeida, H. de Lencastre, M. Aires-de-Sousa, “Antimicrobial activity of a coating with molybdenum oxide nanoparticles against S. aureus” XI Jornadas Científicas ESS/CVP, Lisbon, Portugal, October 17, 2018. XI Jornadas Científicas ESS/CVP
2018 2018: D Manaila-Maximean, P.L. Almeida, P. Ganea, O. Danila, “Impedance Spectroscopy and electro-optic response of Liquid Crystal Hydroxypropyl Cellulose network” 9th International Conference Advanced Topics in Optoelectronics, Microelectronics and Nanotechnologies (ATOM-N 2018), Constanta, Romania, August 23-26, 2018. 9th International Conference Advanced Topics in Optoelectronics, Microelectronics and Nanotechnologies (ATOM-N 2018)
2018 2018: S.N. Fernandes, D.V. Saraiva, P.L. Almeida, M.H. Godinho, “Optical response of composite systems based in cellulose nanocrystals films and low molecular weight liquid crystals” 27th International Liquid Crystal Conference (ILCC2018), Kyoto – Japan, July 22-27, 2018. 27th International Liquid Crystal Conference (ILCC2018)
2018 2018: R. Portela, J.M. Franco, P. Patrício, P.L. Almeida, R.G. Sobral, C. R. Leal, “Shear flow complex motion in Escherichia coli aggregates”, Annual European Rheology Conference 2018 (AERC2018), Sorrento – Italy, April 17–20, 2018. Annual European Rheology Conference 2018 (AERC2018)
2017/02/02 Interacções entre celulose e cristais líquidos Scientific Seminar
ISEL/IPL (Lisboa, Portugal)
2017 2017: S.N. Fernandes, P.L. Almeida, D.V. Saraiva, M.H. Godinho, "Tuning the optical properties of iridescent cellulose nanocrystal films". 4th Annual International Workshop on Soft & Complex Matter, Oslo, Norway.29-30 October, 2017. 4th Annual International Workshop on Soft & Complex Matter
2017 2017: A. Almeida, S.N. Fernandes, P.L. Almeida, J.P. Canejo, P. Silva, M.H. Godinho “Cellulose-based liquid crystals for advanced materials” 14th European Conference on Liquid Crystals (ECLC 2017), Moscow – Russia, 25-30 June, 2017. 14th European Conference on Liquid Crystals (ECLC 2017)
2017 2017: M.H. Godinho, P.L. Almeida, N. Monge, A. Almeida, S. Fernandes “From cotton to advanced electro-tunable photonic materials” Twisted Conference 2017 (Twisted 2017), Luxembourg, 10-12 May, 2017. Twisted Conference 2017 (Twisted 2017)
2017 2017: O. Shapovalova, M. Paulino, I. Grilo, A. Bauermeister, F. Pereira, N.P. Lopes, A. Prieto-Dávo, P.L. Almeida, R.G. Sobral, S.P. Gaudêncio “Blue Biotechnological potential of antimicrobial natural products from marine-derived actinomycetes” 2nd International Caparica Christmas Congress on Translational Chemistry (IC3TC 2017), Caparica – Portugal, December 4-7, 2017. 2nd International Caparica Christmas Congress on Translational Chemistry (IC3TC 2017)
2017 2017: R. Portela, J.M. Franco, P. Patrício, P.L. Almeida, R.G. Sobral, C. R. Leal, “Rotational and translational motion observed in Escherichia coli aggregates during shear”, Iberian Meeting on Rheology 2017 (IbeReo2017), Valencia – Spain, September 6-8, 2017. Iberian Meeting on Rheology 2017 (IbeReo2017)
2017 2017: F. Pereira, M. Paulino, I. Grilo, O. Shapovalova, A. Bauermeister, S.P. Gonçalves, N.P. Lopes, A. Prieto-Dávo, I. Santos-Sanches, P.L. Almeida, R.G. Sobral, S.P. Gaudêncio “Hybrid isoprenoids from MAR4 strains isolated from Madeira Archipelago as antibiofilm agents” 10th European Conference on Marine Natural Products (ECMNP2017), Kolymbari – Crete, Greece, September 3–7, 2017. 10th European Conference on Marine Natural Products (ECMNP2017)
2017 2017: P. Florbela, M. Paulino, S. Silva, T. Dias, Y. Parera-Valadez, I. Grilo, A. Bauermeister, O. Shapovalova, N.L. Peporine, A. Prieto-Davo, I. Santos-Sanches, P.L. Almeida, R.G. Sobral, S.P. Gaudêncio, “Ocean Treasures: Marine actinomycetes as a source of antimicrobial compounds with industrial applications”, XXV Encontro Nacional da SPQ (XXV-EN), Lisboa - Portugal, July 16-19, 2017. XXV Encontro Nacional da SPQ (XXV-EN)
2017 2017: S.N. Fernandes, P.L. Almeida, D.V. Saraiva, M.H. Godinho “Cellulose nanocrystal films’ new photonic properties: mimicking Plusiotis resplendens cuticula” 14th European Conference on Liquid Crystals (ECLC 2017), Moscow – Russia, June 25-30, 2017. 14th European Conference on Liquid Crystals (ECLC 2017)
2017 2017: D. Manaila Maximean, O. Danila, P.L. Almeida “Electric and electro-optic characterization of new cellulose electrospun polymer dispersed liquid crystal” 14th European Conference on Liquid Crystals (ECLC 2017), Moscow – Russia, June 25-30, 2017. 14th European Conference on Liquid Crystals (ECLC 2017)
2017 2017: A. Almeida, J.P. Canejo, P.L. Almeida, M.H. Godinho “Cellulose micro/nano morphologies of plant Petiole tracheary elements” MoDeSt Workshop 2017 (MW2017), Albufeira – Portugal, April 30 – May 3, 2017. MoDeSt Workshop 2017 (MW2017)
2017 2017: S.N. Fernandes, N. Monge, P.L. Almeida, M.H. Godinho “Tuning the iridescence in Cellulose Nanocrystal Films” 5th International Conference on Multifunctional, Hybrid and Nanomaterials (HYMA2017), Lisboa – Portugal, March 6-10, 2017. 5th International Conference on Multifunctional, Hybrid and Nanomaterials (HYMA2017)
2016 2016: S.N. Fernandes, N. Monge, P.L. Almeida, P. Pieranski, M.H. Godinho “New Photonic Structures from Iridescent Cellulose nanocrystal films” 3rd Annual International Workshop on Soft & Complex Matter, Oslo, Norway, October 6-7, 2016. 3rd Annual International Workshop on Soft & Complex Matter
2016 2016: P.L. Almeida, C. Echeverria, S. Fernandes, M.H. Godinho “Rheo-NMR study of a Cellulose Derivative liquid crystalline solutions” 1st Joint French-Portuguese NMR Conference, Lisboa, Portugal, April 19-23, 2016. 1st Joint French-Portuguese NMR Conference
2016 2016: M.H. Godinho, P.L. Almeida, S. Copar, P. Pieranski, S. Žumer, M. Ravnik “Micro/Nano Filaments Morphologies Revealed by Nematic Liquid Crystals” 2016 MRS Spring Meeting & Exhibit, Phoenix-Arizona, USA, March 28 - April 1, 2016. 2016 MRS Spring Meeting & Exhibit
2016 2016: R. Portela, J.M. Franco, P. Patrício, P. L. Almeida, R. G. Sobral, C.R. Leal “Living S. aureus bacteria rheology” The XVIIth International Congress on Rheology (ICR2016), Kyoto, Japan, August 8-13, 2016. The XVIIth International Congress on Rheology (ICR2016)
2016 2016: P.L. Almeida, C. Echeverria, S. Fernandes, MH. Godinho “Cellulose Nanocristals / Hydroxypropylcellulose Films for Moisture Induced Motion Probed by Rheo-NMR” 26th International Liquid Crystal Conference (ILCC 2016), Kent – USA, July 31 - August 5, 2016. 26th International Liquid Crystal Conference (ILCC 2016)
2015/01/15 Liquid Crystal based Electro-optical Devices Scientific Seminar
Centre for Advanced Materials (CAM) (Kolkata, India)
2015 2015: L. Aguirre, D. Sec, P.L. Almeida, M. Ravnik, M.H. Godinho, S. Zumer “Cellulose filaments morphologies revealed by nematic droplets” 13th European Conference on Liquid Crystals (ECLC 2015), Manchester, UK, September 7-11, 2015. 13th European Conference on Liquid Crystals (ECLC 2015)
2015 2015: P.L. Almeida “Active film for smart windows: a contribution to its development and characterization”, International Workshop "SmartBlinds - saving energy in buildings - Textiles and coatings for windows" integrada no simpósio "Fiber based Solutions for Energy & Environment", Denkendorf - Germany, May 20-21, 2015. Fiber based Solutions for Energy & Environment
2015 2015: J.M. Franco, P. Patrício. P.L. Almeida, R. Portela, R.G. Sobral, C.R. Leal “Cell necklaces behave as a soft glassy material” Iberian Meeting on Rheology (IbeReo2015), Coimbra, Portugal, September 7-9, 2015. Iberian Meeting on Rheology (IbeReo2015)
2015 2015: C. Echeverria, P.L. Almeida, G. Feio, J.L. Figueirinhas, A.D. Rey, M.H. Godinho “Rheo-NMR study of Water-Based Cellulose Liquid Crystal System” 13th European Conference on Liquid Crystals (ECLC 2015), Manchester, UK, September 7-11, 2015. 13th European Conference on Liquid Crystals (ECLC 2015)
2014 2014: C. Echeverria, P.L. Almeida, G. Feio, J.L. Figueirinhas, M.H. Godinho “A cellulosic liquid crystal pool for cellulose nano rods: a Rheo-NMR study”, 9th Liquid Matter Conference (Liquids 2014), Lisboa - Portugal, July 21-25, 2014. 9th Liquid Matter Conference (Liquids 2014)
2013/04/18 Recent developments on cellulose based electro-optical devices Scientific Seminar
Centro de Física Teórica e Computacional (CFTC) (Lisbon, Portugal)
2013 2013: M.H. Godinho, Y. Geng, D. Sec, P. L. Almeida, O. Lavrentovich, S. Zumer “Complex structures of cholesteric liquid crystal drops threaded by thin cellulose fibres” Microscopy in Research 2013, Egas Moniz – Cooperativa de Ensino Superior CRL, Monte da Caparica, Portugal, December 9-10, 2013. Microscopy in Research 2013
2013 2013: Y. Geng, P. Almeida, S. Fernandes, C. Cheng, P. Palffy-Muhoray, M.H. Godinho “Cellulose in motion” 9th Ibero-American Workshop on Complex Fluids (IAWCF2013), Maceió - Brasil, October 14-18, 2013. 9th Ibero-American Workshop on Complex Fluids (IAWCF2013)
2013 2013: Y. Geng, P.L. Almeida, S.N. Fernandes, C. Cheng, P. Palffy-Muhoray, M.H. Godinho, “Moisture-Driven Cellulose-Based Soft Motor” 7th International Liquid Crystal Elastomer Conference (ILCEC2013), Shanghai – China, September 10-12, 2013. 7th International Liquid Crystal Elastomer Conference (ILCEC2013)
2013 2013: M.H. Godinho, Y. Geng, D. Sec, P.L. Almeida, O.D. Lavrentovich, S. Žumer, “Cholesteric Liquid Crystal Drops Threaded by Thin Cellulose Fibres” 12th European Conference on Liquid Crystals (ECLC2013), Rhodes – Grécia, September 22-27, 2013. 12th European Conference on Liquid Crystals (ECLC2013)
2013 2013: R. Portela, P.L. Almeida, P. Patrício, M.T. Cidade, ¿R.G. Sobral, C.R. Leal, “How can rheology help to study the growth and death of bacteria colony?” 9th Ibero-American Workshop on Complex Fluids (IAWCF2013), Maceió - Brasil, October 14-18, 2013. 9th Ibero-American Workshop on Complex Fluids (IAWCF2013)
2013 2013: R. Portela, P.L. Almeida, P. Patrício, T. Cidade, R.G. Sobral, C.R. Leal, “Real-time rheology of actively growing Staphylococcus aureus bacteria”, International Soft Matter Conference 2013 (SMC2013), Roma – Italy, September 15-19, 2013. International Soft Matter Conference 2013 (SMC2013)
2013 2013: R. Portela, P.L. Almeida, P. Patrício, T. Cidade, R.G. Sobral, C.R. Leal, “Staphylococcus aureus rheology during growth”, Iberian Meeting on Rheology 2013 (IbeReo2013), Málaga – Spain, September 5-6, 2013. Iberian Meeting on Rheology 2013 (IbeReo2013)
2012/07/27 Electrically controlled cellulose/liquid crystal composite light shutter devices Scientific Seminar
Centre for Advanced Materials (CAM), (Kolkata, India)
2008/10/15 Electro-Optic Light Scattering devices Scientific Seminar
CENIMAT - FCT/NOVA (Lisboa, Portugal)
2008/04/14 Dispositivos dispersores de luz à base de cristal líquido electricamente controlados Scientific Seminar
ISEL/IPL (Lisbon, Portugal)
2003/04/30 Electro-Optical Properties of Cellulose Derivative PDLC Type Cells Scientific Seminar
CENIMAT - FCT/NOVA (Lisboa, Portugal)

Supervision

Thesis Title
Role 		Degree Subject (Type)
Institution / Organization
2022/01/03 - Current PhD - Innovative screening of critical issues in Aquaculture sector
Co-supervisor
 Physics PhD program (PhD)
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2022 - 2023 Master - Structural Patterns in Transparent Cellulosic Films for Display Applications
Co-supervisor
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
2021/01/03 - 2022/04/15 Master- Bacterial Cellulose for Biomedical Applications
Supervisor
 Biomedical Engineering Master degree (Master)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
2020/09/01 - 2021/07/20 Master - Electro-optics devices based on cellulose nanocrystals and cholesteric liquid crystals
Co-supervisor
 Ciências de Engenharia de Materiais (Master)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
2016 - 2021 PhD - Photonic structures from plant micro/nano chiral filaments
Supervisor
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
2014 - 2021 PhD - NMR Studies of Ionic liquids: Free Volume, Structure and Dynamics
Co-supervisor
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
2018 - 2019 Master - Forma, movimento e funcionalidade de estruturas anisotrópicas micro/nano celulósicas
Supervisor of Magda Alexandra Baleira Sousa Ribeiro
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
2018 - 2019 Master - Development of a bifunctional infection biosensor
Supervisor
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
2016 - 2019 PostDoc - Microfluidics Liquid Crystal Based Biofunctional Bacterial Infection Sensor
Supervisor
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
2016 - 2019 Researcher - Microfluidics Liquid Crystal Based Biofunctional Bacterial Infection Sensor
Supervisor
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
2017 - 2018 Master - Novos dispositivos electo-ópticos à base de nanocristais de celulose
Co-supervisor
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
2017 - 2018 Master - Estudo de Cristais Liquidos Iónicos para armazenamento de energia
Co-supervisor
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
2016 - 2017 Researcher - Molybdenum nanoparticle coating to reduce MRSA contamination of public and healthcare environments
Supervisor
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
2015 - 2017 Post-Doc - PTNMR - Portuguese NMR network
Co-supervisor
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
2015 - 2016 Master - New marine natural products (NPs)-derivate polymeric composites with anti-biofilm activity against MRSA highly resistant strains
Co-supervisor
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
2014 - 2015 Post-Doc - Stimuli responsive cellulose derivatives
Co-supervisor
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
2012 - 2014 Researcher - New functional materials obtained from cellulosic micro and nano fibers
Supervisor
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
2012 - 2013 Researcher - New functional materials obtained from cellulosic micro and nano fibers
Supervisor
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
2010 - 2013 PhD - Old Cellulose for New Multifunctional Networks
Co-supervisor
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
2012/01 - 2012/05 Post-Doc "New functional materials obtained from cellulosic micro and nano fibers"
Supervisor
 Post-Doc (Other)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
2011 - 2012 Researcher - New functional materials obtained from cellulosic micro and nano fibers
Supervisor
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
2009 - 2010 Researcher - Estudo dos parâmetros de produção de fibras para dispositivos electro-ópticos
Supervisor
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
2006 - 2007 Master - Problemas mecânicos associados a estruturas metálicas para aproveitamento da energia das ondas marítimas
Supervisor
 Engenharia Mecânica - Produção (Master)
Instituto Politécnico de Setúbal Escola Superior de Tecnologia de Setúbal, Portugal
2003 - 2004 Master - Implementação e optimização do funcionamento de uma máquina de injecção de polímeros
Supervisor
 Engenharia Mecânica - Produção (Master)
Instituto Politécnico de Setúbal Escola Superior de Tecnologia de Setúbal, Portugal

Event organisation

Event name
Type of event (Role) 		Institution / Organization
2020/03/10 - 2022/07/31 28th International Liquid Crystals Conference (ILCC 2022), Lisboa ¿ Portugal, 24-29 July de 2022. (www.ilcc2022.org). (2022/07/24 - 2022/07/29)
Conference (Member of the Organising Committee)
 Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
2016 - 2020 28th International Liquid Crystals Conference (ILCC 2020), Lisboa – Portugal, 26-31 July de 2020. (www.ilcc2020.org). (2020/07/26 - 2020/07/31)
Conference (Member of the Organising Committee)
2014 - 2014 2014: Liquids 2014 – 9th Liquid Matter Conference, Lisboa -Portugal, 21-25 July, 2014. (https://ciencias.ulisboa.pt/en/conferencia/liquids-2014/committees). (2014 - 2014)
Conference (Member of the Organising Committee)
2013 - 2013 2013: 3as Jornadas do CENIMAT, Caparica -Portugal, 28 June, 2013. (https://eventos.fct.unl.pt/jornadascenimat/files/booklet_jornadas_cenimat_2013.pdf). (2013 - 2013)
Workshop (Member of the Organising Committee)
2012 - 2012 2012: 2as Jornadas Nacionais de Caracterização de Materiais (JNCM2012), Caparica – Portugal, 10-12 September, 2012. (https://www.cenimat.fct.unl.pt/events/2012/06/jncm-2012-1as-jornadas-nacionais-de-caracterizacao-de-materiais) (2012 - 2012)
Workshop (Member of the Organising Committee)
2011 - 2011 2011: Iberian Meeting on Rheology 2011 (IbeReo2011), Caparica – Portugal, 7-9 September, 2011. (https://eventos.fct.unl.pt/ibereo2011/pages/committees) (2011 - 2011)
Meeting
2011 - 2011 2011: 6th International Liquid Crystal Elastomer Conference (ILCEC), Lisboa – Portugal, 5-7 de September, 2011. (https://eventos.fct.unl.pt/ilcec2011/pages/committee) (2011 - 2011)
Conference (Member of the Organising Committee)
2007 - 2007 2007: 9th European Conference on Liquid Crystals (ECLC 2007), Lisboa – Portugal, 2 - 6 July, 2007. (http://events.fct.unl.pt/eclc2007/index.html) (2007 - 2007)
Conference (Member of the Organising Committee)
2003 - 2003 2003: 6th Ibero-American Workshop on Complex Fluids and Applications (6th IAW-CFA), Lisboa – Portugal, 14 - 17 September, 2003. (http://lfx4.ist.utl.pt/VI-IAW) (2003 - 2003)
Workshop (Member of the Organising Committee)

Event participation

Activity description
Type of event 		Event name
Institution / Organization
2023/03/03 - 2023/03/04 i3N VII Annual Meeting, Leiria – Portugal
Meeting
 i3N VII Annual Meeting
Instituto de Nanoestruturas Nanomodelação e Nanofabricação, Portugal
2022/07/24 - 2022/07/29 28th International Liquid Crystals Conference (ILCC 2022), Lisboa – Portugal, 24 a 29 de Julho de 2022. (www.ilcc2022.org)
Conference
 www.ilcc2022.org
2019 - 2019 2019: Gordon Research Conference on Liquid Crystals 2019, Colby-Sawyer College, New London, USA, July 7-12, 2019.
Conference
 Gordon Research Conference on Liquid Crystals 2019
2018 - 2018 2018: 6th International Colloquium “Physics of Materials” (PM-6), Bucharest – Romania, 14-17 November, 2018.
Conference
 6th International Colloquium “Physics of Materials” (PM-6)
2017 - 2017 2017: 5th International Conference on Multifunctional, Hybrid and Nanomaterials (HYMA2017), Lisbon – Portugal, March 6-10, 2017.
Conference
 5th International Conference on Multifunctional, Hybrid and Nanomaterials (HYMA2017)
2016 - 2016 2016: 26th International Liquid Crystal Conference (ILCC 2016), Kent – USA, July 31 – August 5, 2016.
Conference
 26th International Liquid Crystal Conference (ILCC 2016)
2016 - 2016 2016: 1st Joint French-Portuguese NMR Conference, Lisboa, Portugal, April 19-23, 2016.
Conference
 1st Joint French-Portuguese NMR Conference
2015 - 2015 2015: 13th European Conference on Liquid Crystals (ECLC 2015), Manchester, UK, September 7-11, 2015.
Conference
 13th European Conference on Liquid Crystals (ECLC 2015)
2015 - 2015 2015: International Workshop "SmartBlinds - saving energy in buildings - Textiles and coatings for windows", Denkendorf - Germany, May 20-21, 2015.
Workshop
 International Workshop "SmartBlinds - saving energy in buildings - Textiles and coatings for windows"
2014 - 2014 2014: Liquids 2014, the 9th Liquid Matter Conference (Liquids 2014), Lisboa – Portugal, July 21-25, 2014.
Conference
 Liquids 2014, the 9th Liquid Matter Conference (Liquids 2014)
2014 - 2014 2014: 25th International Liquid Crystal Conference (ILCC 2014), Dublin – Ireland, June 29 - July 4, 2014.
Conference
 25th International Liquid Crystal Conference (ILCC 2014)
2013 - 2013 2013: 15th Optics of Liquid Crystal Conference (OLC 2013), Hawaii – USA, September 29 –October 4, 2013.
Conference
 15th Optics of Liquid Crystal Conference (OLC 2013)
2013 - 2013 2013: Gordon Research Conference on Liquid Crystals 2013, Biddeford, Maine, USA, June 16-21, 2013.
Conference
 Gordon Research Conference on Liquid Crystals 2013
2012 - 2012 2012: 2as Jornadas Nacionais de Caracterização de Materiais (JNCM2012), Caparica – Portugal, September 10-12, 2012.
Workshop
 2as Jornadas Nacionais de Caracterização de Materiais (JNCM2012)
2012 - 2012 2012: American Physical Society March Meeting 2012 (APS March meeting 2012), Boston, Massachusetts, USA, February 27 – March 2, 2012.
Conference
 American Physical Society March Meeting 2012 (APS March meeting 2012)
2012 - 2012 2012: 2nd NMR User’s Meeting, Caparica – Portugal, February 2, 2012
Meeting
 2nd NMR User’s Meeting
2011 - 2011 2011: Iberian Meeting on Rheology 2011 (IbeReo 2011), Caparica – Portugal, September 7-9, 2011.
Meeting
 Iberian Meeting on Rheology 2011 (IbeReo 2011)
2011 - 2011 2011: 6th International Liquid Crystal Elastomer Conference (ILCEC 2011), Lisboa – Portugal, September 5-7, 2011.
Conference
 6th International Liquid Crystal Elastomer Conference (ILCEC 2011)
2011 - 2011 2011: 11th European Conference on Liquid Crystals 2011 (ECLC 2011), Maribor – Slovenia, February 6-11, 2011.
Conference
 11th European Conference on Liquid Crystals 2011 (ECLC 2011)
2010 - 2010 2010: 23th International Liquid Crystal Conference (ILCC 2010), Krakow – Poland, July 11-16, 2010.
Conference
 23th International Liquid Crystal Conference (ILCC 2010)
2009 - 2009 2009: NMR User’s Meeting, Lisboa – Portugal, December 3, 2009.
Meeting
 NMR User’s Meeting,
2008 - 2008 2008: 22th International Liquid Crystal Conference (ILCC 2008), Jeju Island – South Korea, June 29 – July 4, 2008.
Conference
 22th International Liquid Crystal Conference (ILCC 2008)
2007 - 2007 2007: 12th International Topical Meeting on Optics of Liquid Crystals (OLC 2007), Puebla City – Mexico, October 1-5, 2007.
Conference
 12th International Topical Meeting on Optics of Liquid Crystals (OLC 2007)
2007 - 2007 2007: 9th European Conference on Liquid Crystals 2007 (ECLC 2007), Lisboa – Portugal, July 2-6, 2007.
Conference
 9th European Conference on Liquid Crystals 2007 (ECLC 2007)
2005 - 2005 2005: Poliuretanos – aspectos fundamentais e processos de fabrico – Universidade de Aveiro, Aveiro, Portugal, September 30, 2005.
Workshop
 Poliuretanos – aspectos fundamentais e processos de fabrico
2004 - 2004 2004: 5ª Conferência Aços Inoxidáveis Standard e Especiais, Processos de Soldadura e Tratamento – Ordem dos Engenheiros, Lisboa, Portugal, December 3, 2004.
Conference
 5ª Conferência Aços Inoxidáveis Standard e Especiais, Processos de Soldadura e Tratamento
2004 - 2004 2004: Jornada de Ciência e Tecnologia de Materiais 2004, Cortiça, Realidades tecnológicas e potencialidades – INETI, Lisboa, Portugal, June 16, 2004.
Workshop
 Jornada de Ciência e Tecnologia de Materiais 2004, Cortiça, Realidades tecnológicas e potencialidades
2003 - 2003 2003: VI Seminário Ibero-americano de Mostradores de Informação – VI InfoDisplay, Fortaleza, Brasil, September 29 - October 1, 2003.
Workshop
 VI Seminário Ibero-americano de Mostradores de Informação – VI InfoDisplay
2003 - 2003 2003: 6th Ibero-American Workshop on Complex Fluids and Applications, Lisboa – Portugal, September 14-17, 2003.
Conference
 6th Ibero-American Workshop on Complex Fluids and Applications
2003 - 2003 2003: Materiais 2003 - II International Materials Symposium, Campus da FCT/UNL, Caparica – Portugal, April 14-16, 2003.
Conference
 Materiais 2003 - II International Materials Symposium
2002 - 2002 2002: 2as Jornadas Politécnicas de Engenharia, Setúbal – Portugal, November 13-14, 2002.
Workshop
 2as Jornadas Politécnicas de Engenharia
2002 - 2002 2002: V Seminário Ibero-americano de Mostradores de Informação – V InfoDisplay, Campinas – Brasil, September 17-20, 2002.
Workshop
 V Seminário Ibero-americano de Mostradores de Informação – V InfoDisplay
2002 - 2002 2002: 19th International Liquid Crystal Conference (ILCC 2002), Edinburgh – UK, June 30 - July 5, 2002.
Conference
 19th International Liquid Crystal Conference (ILCC 2002)
2002 - 2002 2002: European Materials Research Society Spring Meeting 2001 (E-MRS.2001), Strasbourg – France, June 5-8, 2001.
Conference
 European Materials Research Society Spring Meeting 2001 (E-MRS.2001)
2001 - 2001 2001: 6th European Conference on Liquid Crystals 2001 (ECLC 2001), Halle – Germany, March 25-30, 2001.
Conference
 6th European Conference on Liquid Crystals 2001 (ECLC 2001)
2000 - 2000 2000: 2nd Chemistry & Characterization of Mesophase Materials Conference (CCMM 2000), Bayreuth, Germany, September 17-19, 2000.
Conference
 2nd Chemistry & Characterization of Mesophase Materials Conference (CCMM 2000)
1999 - 1999 1999: 8th International Topical Meeting on Optics of Liquid Crystals (OLC 99), Humacao – Puerto Rico, USA, September 27 – October 1, 1999.
Conference
 8th International Topical Meeting on Optics of Liquid Crystals (OLC 99)
1999 - 1999 1999: 5th European Conference on Liquid Crystals 99 (ECLC 99), Hersonissos – Creta, Grécia April 25-30, 1999.
Conference
 5th European Conference on Liquid Crystals 99 (ECLC 99)

Jury of academic degree

Topic
Role 		Candidate name (Type of degree)
Institution / Organization
2022/12/14 Towards Soft Robotics: 3D Printed Hydrogels With Photo-Thermal Actuation
(Thesis) Main arguer
 David Miguel Henriques Bento (Master)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
2022/03/24 Bacterial Cellulose for Biomedical Applications
Supervisor
 João Neves Saraiva (Master)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
2022/02/25 "Mimicking Intervertebral Disc Mechanical Properties with Functionally Graded Auxetic Composites"
(Thesis) Main arguer
 Patrícia Lopes de Almeida (Master)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
2022/01/21 “Development of Methodology for Modelling and Simulation of 3D Auxetic Structures”
(Thesis) Main arguer
 Frederico Tomás Páscoa (Master)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
2021/10/25 "Cellulose Filaments for Responsive and Functional Materials"
Supervisor
 Ana Patrícia Correia Almeida (PhD)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
2021/07/06 “Designed multifunctional ionogels for gas sensing”
(Thesis) Main arguer
 Carina Alexandra Marques Esteves (PhD)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
2019/12 Production of polymeric matrix syntactic foams by thermally induced phase separation
(Thesis) Main arguer
 Jorge Filipe Pinheiro Lourenço (Master)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
2019/11 Fabrico de Antenas de Radiofrequência em membranas de Parileno-C para dispositivos wearable
(Thesis) Main arguer
 Leonor Correia Duarte (Master)
Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
2019/11 Tuning Photonic Properties of Cellulose-Clay Nano Structures
(Thesis) Main arguer
 Miguel Alexandre Pinheiro Candeias Cruchinho Carreto (Master)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
2019/06 Chitin nanocrystals-alginate bioinks for bioprinting of 3D structures
(Thesis) Main arguer
 Bernardo Noiva Raposo Fernandes de Melo (Master)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
2019/05 Forma, movimento e funcionalidade de estruturas anisotrópicas micro/nano celulósicas
Supervisor
 Magda Alexandra Beleira Sousa Ribeiro (Master)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
2018/12 Desenvolvimento de compósitos híbridos à base de nanocelulose e nanopartículas magnéticas para aplicações biomédicas
(Thesis) Main arguer
 Renato Gil Guarda Martins (Master)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
2018/07 Avaliação do atrito e da resistência ao desgaste de revestimentos antibacterianos
(Thesis) Main arguer
 Henrique Duarte e Flávia Franco (Other)
Instituto Politécnico de Setúbal Escola Superior de Tecnologia de Setúbal, Portugal
2018/06 Elementos oticamente variáveis para sistemas de anti falsificação originários de celulose nanocristalina
(Thesis) Main arguer
 Cláudia Sofia Nunes Gouveia (Master)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
2018/03 Arguent of the "Comissão de Acompanhamento de Tese (CAT) de Doutoramento" of the candidate Carmen Alicia Moreno Montoya, PhD student in the Chemistry Departament of FCT/UNL, with the thesis “Development and application of amphiphilic compounds as water-in-CO2 stabilizers for polar solutes and biocatalysis”. Carmen Alicia Moreno Montoya (PhD)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
2017/12 Materiais celulósicos que mudam de forma por resposta a gradientes de humidade
(Thesis) Main arguer
 Volodymyr Ulyanovskyy (Master)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
2016/10 Joule-heating effect for erasing information in PDLCs devices with memory
(Thesis) Main arguer
 José Francisco Rodrigues Malta (Master)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
2016/06 Estudos de difusão em meios de alinhamento
(Thesis) Main arguer
 João Pedro Abranches Martins Vilhena Fragoso (Other)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
2015/11 Development and application of NMR techniques to study water-in-CO2 microemulsions
(Thesis) Main arguer
 Ricardo Pinto Enes Martinho (Master)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
2015/03 Desenvolvimento e avaliação tribológica de compósitos do Sistema Al2O3/ZrO2 para aplicações dentárias
(Thesis) Main arguer
 Micaela Rodrigues (Master)
Instituto Politécnico de Setúbal Escola Superior de Tecnologia de Setúbal, Portugal
2013/10 Effect of surfactant on PDLC films with and without permanent memory effect
(Thesis) Main arguer
 Maria Catarina Coutinho Varela da Silva (Master)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
2013/09/19 Old Cellulose for New Multifunctional Networks
Supervisor
 Yong Geng (PhD)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
2013/07 Processamento de Coroas Dentárias por Vazamento Coloidal
(Thesis) Main arguer
 Renata Marinho e Sara Grancho (Other)
Instituto Politécnico de Setúbal Escola Superior de Tecnologia de Setúbal, Portugal
2012/12 Efeito do ciclo de sinterização nas Propriedades de um biocompósito do sistema LAS/Al2O3
(Thesis) Main arguer
 Diana Arteiro e Maria Inês Delgado (Other)
Instituto Politécnico de Setúbal Escola Superior de Tecnologia de Setúbal, Portugal
2012/09 Modelação, Fabrico e Revestimento de um Protótipo de Prótese do Pulso
(Thesis) Main arguer
 Dulce Gadelha e Maria Bandeira (Other)
Instituto Politécnico de Setúbal Escola Superior de Tecnologia de Setúbal, Portugal
2011/07 Processamento e caracterização de biocerâmicos do sistema Al2O3-LAS para reconstrução odontológica
(Thesis) Main arguer
 Telma Silva e Vanessa Costa (Other)
Instituto Politécnico de Setúbal Escola Superior de Tecnologia de Setúbal, Portugal
2011/07 Efeito da composição de misturas do sistema Al2O3-LAS no processamento e propriedades de biocerâmicos para coroas dentárias
(Thesis) Main arguer
 Yang Xi e Andreia Teles (Other)
Instituto Politécnico de Setúbal Escola Superior de Tecnologia de Setúbal, Portugal
2010/12 Estudo de efeito de memória em dispositivos PDLC
(Thesis) Main arguer
 Sandra Isabel Pereira Dias (Master)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
2009/06/05 Estudo de Redes Líquidas Cristalinas de Derivados da Celulose
(Thesis) Main arguer
 Inês Clotilde Areal Alves da Cunha Silva Costa (PhD)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
2004/07 Implementação e optimização do funcionamento de uma máquina de injecção de polímeros
(Thesis) Main arguer
 Guilherme Rocha (Master)
Instituto Politécnico de Setúbal Escola Superior de Tecnologia de Setúbal, Portugal

Association member

Society Organization name Role
2020 - Current International Liquid Crystal Society Member : ILCS-13495
2019 - Current Liquid Crystal Portuguese Society Founder
2019 - Current Liquid Crystal Portuguese Society Scientific Secretary
2011 - Current American Physical Society Member ID 61115619

Conference scientific committee

Conference name Conference host
2022/11/10 - 2022/11/11 7th International Colloquium 'Physics of Materials' (PM-7), Bucareste, Roménia, 10 e 11 de Novembro de 2022 (http://www.physics.pub.ro/Site_Conferinta_PM-7/comitet.html).
2018 - 2018 6th International Colloquium 'Physics of Materials' (PM-6), Bucareste, Roménia, 15-16, November, 2018 (http://www.upb.ro/files/conferinta-PM-6-2018/comitet.html).
2016 - 2016 5th International Colloquium 'Physics of Materials' (PM-5), Bucareste, Roménia, 10-11 November, 2016 (http://www.upb.ro/files/conferinta-PM-5-2016/comitet.html).
2014 - 2014 4th International Colloquium 'Physics of Materials' (PM-4), Bucareste, Roménia, 13-14 November, 2014

Course / Discipline taught

Academic session Degree Subject (Type) Institution / Organization
2023 - Current Mechanics of Materials I Mechanical Engineering (Licenciatura) Instituto Politécnico de Lisboa Instituto Superior de Engenharia de Lisboa, Portugal
2023 - Current Materials Science and Engineering Applied Physics Engineering (Licenciatura) Instituto Politécnico de Lisboa Instituto Superior de Engenharia de Lisboa, Portugal
2023 - Current Composite Materials Mechanical Engineering (Mestrado) Instituto Politécnico de Lisboa Instituto Superior de Engenharia de Lisboa, Portugal
2023 - Current Technical Mechanics Mechanical Engineering (Licenciatura) Instituto Politécnico de Lisboa Instituto Superior de Engenharia de Lisboa, Portugal
2019 - Current Electromagnetismo - Electrical Engineering degree (two semesters 2019/2020) Instituto Politécnico de Lisboa Instituto Superior de Engenharia de Lisboa, Portugal
2018 - Current Mecânica e Termodinâmica - Electrical Engineering degree (two semesters 2018/2019) Instituto Politécnico de Lisboa Instituto Superior de Engenharia de Lisboa, Portugal
2017 - Current Mecânica e Termodinâmica - Electrical Engineering degree (two semesters 2017/2018) Instituto Politécnico de Lisboa Instituto Superior de Engenharia de Lisboa, Portugal
2017 - Current Mecânica Geral - Chemical Engineering degree (two semesters 2017/2018) Instituto Politécnico de Lisboa Instituto Superior de Engenharia de Lisboa, Portugal
2017 - Current Electromagnetismo - Electrical Engineering degree (two semesters 2017/2018) Instituto Politécnico de Lisboa Instituto Superior de Engenharia de Lisboa, Portugal
2016 - Current Física Geral I - Mechanical Engineering degree (two semesters 2016/2017) Instituto Politécnico de Lisboa Instituto Superior de Engenharia de Lisboa, Portugal
2016 - Current Mecânica e Termodinâmica - Electrical Engineering degree (two semesters 2016/2017) Instituto Politécnico de Lisboa Instituto Superior de Engenharia de Lisboa, Portugal
2016 - Current Mecânica Geral - Chemical Engineering degree (two semesters 2016/2017) Instituto Politécnico de Lisboa Instituto Superior de Engenharia de Lisboa, Portugal
2015 - Current Mecânica e Termodinâmica - Electrical Engineering degree (two semesters 2015/2016) Instituto Politécnico de Lisboa Instituto Superior de Engenharia de Lisboa, Portugal
2015 - Current Física Geral I - Mechanical Engineering degree (two semesters 2015/2016) Instituto Politécnico de Lisboa Instituto Superior de Engenharia de Lisboa, Portugal
2014 - Current Electromagnetismo - Electrical Engineering degree (two semesters 2014/2015) Instituto Politécnico de Lisboa Instituto Superior de Engenharia de Lisboa, Portugal
2014 - Current Mecânica Geral - Electrical Engineering degree (two semesters 2014/2015)
2013 - Current Electromagnetismo - Electrical Engineering degree (two semesters 2013/2014) Instituto Politécnico de Lisboa Instituto Superior de Engenharia de Lisboa, Portugal
2013 - Current Mecânica Geral - Electrical Engineering degree (two semesters 2013/2014) Instituto Politécnico de Lisboa Instituto Superior de Engenharia de Lisboa, Portugal
2012 - Current Mecânica Geral - Chemical Engineering degree (two semesters 2012/2013) Instituto Politécnico de Lisboa Instituto Superior de Engenharia de Lisboa, Portugal
2012 - Current Mecânica Geral - Electrical Engineering degree (two semesters 2012/2013) Instituto Politécnico de Lisboa Instituto Superior de Engenharia de Lisboa, Portugal
2011 - Current Electromagnetismo - Electrical Engineering degree (two semesters 2011/2012) Instituto Politécnico de Lisboa Instituto Superior de Engenharia de Lisboa, Portugal
2011 - Current Mecânica Geral - Electrical Engineering degree (two semesters 2011/2012) Instituto Politécnico de Lisboa Instituto Superior de Engenharia de Lisboa, Portugal
2010 - Current Electromagnetismo - Electrical Engineering degree (two semesters 2010/2011) Instituto Politécnico de Lisboa Instituto Superior de Engenharia de Lisboa, Portugal
2010 - Current Mecânica Geral - Electrical Engineering degree (two semesters 2010/2011) Instituto Politécnico de Lisboa Instituto Superior de Engenharia de Lisboa, Portugal
2009 - Current Electromagnetismo - Electrical Engineering degree (two semesters 2009/2010) Instituto Politécnico de Lisboa Instituto Superior de Engenharia de Lisboa, Portugal
2009 - Current Mecânica Geral - Electrical Engineering degree (two semesters 2009/2010) Instituto Politécnico de Lisboa Instituto Superior de Engenharia de Lisboa, Portugal
2008 - Current Mecânica - Mechanical Engineering degree (two semesters 2008/2009) Instituto Politécnico de Setúbal Escola Superior de Tecnologia de Setúbal, Portugal
2008 - Current Materiais e Reciclagem - Mechanical Engineering degree (two semesters 2008/2009) Instituto Politécnico de Setúbal Escola Superior de Tecnologia de Setúbal, Portugal
2008 - Current Materiais - Mechanical Engineering degree (two semesters 2008/2009) Instituto Politécnico de Setúbal Escola Superior de Tecnologia de Setúbal, Portugal
2007 - Current Materiais Aplicados - Mechanical Engineering Master degree (two semesters 2007/2008) Instituto Politécnico de Setúbal Escola Superior de Tecnologia de Setúbal, Portugal
2007 - Current Mecânica - Mechanical Engineering degree (two semesters 2007/2008) Instituto Politécnico de Setúbal Escola Superior de Tecnologia de Setúbal, Portugal
2006/01/01 - Current Materiais Aplicados - Mechanical Engineering Master degree (two semesters 2006/2007) Instituto Politécnico de Setúbal Escola Superior de Tecnologia de Setúbal, Portugal
2006 - Current Mecânica - Mechanical Engineering degree (two semesters 2006/2007) Instituto Politécnico de Setúbal Escola Superior de Tecnologia de Setúbal, Portugal
2006 - Current Materiais - Mechanical Engineering degree (two semesters 2006/2007)
2006 - Current Materiais I - Mechanical Engineering degree (two semesters 2006/2007) Instituto Politécnico de Setúbal Escola Superior de Tecnologia de Setúbal, Portugal
2005 - Current Mecânica Geral - Mechanical Engineering degree (two semesters 2005/2006) Instituto Politécnico de Setúbal Escola Superior de Tecnologia de Setúbal, Portugal
2005 - Current Materiais II - Mechanical Engineering degree (two semesters 2005/2006)
2005 - Current Ciência dos Materiais - Biomedical Engineering degree (two semesters 2005/2006) Instituto Politécnico de Setúbal Escola Superior de Tecnologia de Setúbal, Portugal
2005 - Current Desenho Técnico - Mechanical Engineering degree (two semesters 2005/2006) Instituto Politécnico de Setúbal Escola Superior de Tecnologia de Setúbal, Portugal
2004 - Current Materiais - Mechanical Engineering degree (two semesters 2004/2005) Instituto Politécnico de Setúbal Escola Superior de Tecnologia de Setúbal, Portugal
2004 - Current Materiais I - Mechanical Engineering degree (two semesters 2004/2005) Instituto Politécnico de Setúbal Escola Superior de Tecnologia de Setúbal, Portugal
2004 - Current Materiais II - Mechanical Engineering degree (two semesters 2004/2005)
2004 - Current Ciência dos Materiais - Biomedical Engineering degree (two semesters 2004/2005) Instituto Politécnico de Setúbal Escola Superior de Tecnologia de Setúbal, Portugal
2003 - Current Materiais - Mechanical Engineering degree (two semesters 2003/2004) Instituto Politécnico de Setúbal Escola Superior de Tecnologia de Setúbal, Portugal
2003 - Current Materiais II - Mechanical Engineering degree (two semesters 2003/2004) Instituto Politécnico de Setúbal Escola Superior de Tecnologia de Setúbal, Portugal
2003 - Current Materiais II - Mechanical Engineering degree (two semesters 2003/2004) Instituto Politécnico de Setúbal Escola Superior de Tecnologia de Setúbal, Portugal
2003 - Current Ciência dos Materiais - Biomedical Engineering degree (two semesters 2003/2004) Instituto Politécnico de Setúbal Escola Superior de Tecnologia de Setúbal, Portugal
2003 - Current Desenho Técnico - Mechanical Engineering degree (two semesters 2003/2004) Instituto Politécnico de Setúbal Escola Superior de Tecnologia de Setúbal, Portugal
2002 - Current Materiais - Mechanical Engineering degree (two semesters 2002/2003) Instituto Politécnico de Setúbal Escola Superior de Tecnologia de Setúbal, Portugal
2002 - Current Ciência dos Materiais - Biomedical Engineering degree (two semesters 2002/2003) Instituto Politécnico de Setúbal Escola Superior de Tecnologia de Setúbal, Portugal
2002 - Current Mecânica Aplicada - Mechanical Engineering degree (two semesters 2002/2003) Instituto Politécnico de Setúbal Escola Superior de Tecnologia de Setúbal, Portugal
2002 - Current Desenho Técnico - Mechanical Engineering degree (two semesters 2002/2003) Instituto Politécnico de Setúbal Escola Superior de Tecnologia de Setúbal, Portugal
2001 - Current Ciência dos Materiais - Biomedical Engineering degree (two semesters 2001/2002) Instituto Politécnico de Setúbal Escola Superior de Tecnologia de Setúbal, Portugal
2001 - Current Desenho Técnico - Mechanical Engineering degree (two semesters 2001/2002) Instituto Politécnico de Setúbal Escola Superior de Tecnologia de Setúbal, Portugal
2001 - Current Tecnologia de Cerâmicos e Vidros - Material Science and Engineering degree (two semesters 2001/2002) Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
2000 - Current Materiais I - Mechanical Engineering degree (two semesters 2000/2001) Instituto Politécnico de Setúbal Escola Superior de Tecnologia de Setúbal, Portugal
2000 - Current Desenho Técnico - Mechanical Engineering degree (two semesters 2000/2001) Instituto Politécnico de Setúbal Escola Superior de Tecnologia de Setúbal, Portugal
2000 - Current Tecnologia de Cerâmicos e Vidros - Material Science and Engineering degree (two semesters 2000/2001) Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
1999 - Current Materiais I - Mechanical Engineering degree (two semesters 1999/2000) Instituto Politécnico de Setúbal Escola Superior de Tecnologia de Setúbal, Portugal
1999 - Current Tecnologia de Cerâmicos e Vidros - Material Science and Engineering degree (two semesters 1999/2000) Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
2022/03/01 - 2022/07/30 Mechanics and Thermodynamics (Electrical Engineering degree) Mechanics and Thermodynamics (Licenciatura) Instituto Politécnico de Lisboa Instituto Superior de Engenharia de Lisboa, Portugal
2021/09/01 - 2022/02/01 Materials Science (Electrical Engineering degree) Materials Science and Engineering (Licenciatura) Instituto Politécnico de Lisboa Instituto Superior de Engenharia de Lisboa, Portugal
2021/09/01 - 2022/02/01 Electromagnetism (Electrical Engineering degree) Electromagnetism (Licenciatura) Instituto Politécnico de Lisboa Instituto Superior de Engenharia de Lisboa, Portugal
2019 - 2022 Mecânica e Termodinâmica - Electrical Engineering degree (two semesters 2019/2020) Instituto Politécnico de Lisboa Instituto Superior de Engenharia de Lisboa, Portugal
2020 - 2021 Mecânica e Termodinâmica - Electrical Engineering degree Engenharia Electrotécnica (Bacharelato) Instituto Politécnico de Lisboa Instituto Superior de Engenharia de Lisboa, Portugal
2020 - 2021 Electromagnetism (Electrical Engineering degree) Engenharia Electrotécnica (Bacharelato) Instituto Politécnico de Lisboa Instituto Superior de Engenharia de Lisboa, Portugal
2019 - 2020 Electromagnetismo e Óptica - Chemical Engineering degree (two semesters 2019/2020) Instituto Politécnico de Lisboa Instituto Superior de Engenharia de Lisboa, Portugal

Evaluation committee

Activity description
Role 		Institution / Organization Funding entity
2020 - Current Evaluator of research grants for the Ministry of Education and Science of the Republic of Kazakhstan.
Evaluator
2018 - Current Evaluator of Scientific Projects and Research Grants for "Fundacion la Caixa”.
Evaluator
2011 - Current Evaluator of Scientific Projects and Research Grants for "Research Promotion Foundation of Cyprus"
Evaluator
2006 - 2006 Evaluator of Scientific Projects and Research Grants for the European Union (Expert number EX2016D287390)
Evaluator
 European Union, Belgium European Union

Journal scientific committee

Journal title (ISSN) Publisher
2023 - Current Special issue Guest Editor "Recent trends and perspectives in Liquid Crystals Doping and Composites" Frontiers in Soft Matter – Ed. Frontiers – 2023
2022 - Current Special issue Guest Editor "Liquid Crystals and New Applications in Sensing and Sensors" (2073-4352) Crystals – MDPI – 2023
2022 - Current Special issue Guest Editor " Synthesis of Liquid Crystals and Cellulose Derivatives Liquid Crystalline Phases: Recent Advances" (2073-4352) Crystals – MDPI – 2023
2021 - Current Member of the Editorial Board (Liquid Crystals section) of Journal "Crystals" MDPI, Basel, Switzerland.
2020/06/01 - Current Special issue Guest Editor "Polymeric Liquid Crystalline Systems" Molecules - MDPI - 2021 (1420-3049) MDPI AG
2020 - Current Editorial Board (Liquid Crystals section) of Journal "Frontiers in Soft Matter" Frontiers Open Science, Lausanne, Switzerland.

Other jury / evaluation

Activity description Institution / Organization
2022 - Current Reviewer for the J. of Quantitative Spectroscopy and Radiative Transfer
2020/03/01 - Current Reviewer Journal of Molecular Liquids
2019 - Current Reviewer Advanced Optical Materials
2019 - Current Reviewer Advanced Materials Interfaces
2017 - Current Reviewer Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials
2016 - Current Reviewer Advanced Functional Materials.
2015 - Current Reviewer Applied Physics A
2014 - Current Reviewer J. of Inorganic and Organometallic Polymers and Materials
2013 - Current Reviewer Bioresources
2013 - Current Reviewer ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering
2011 - Current Reviewer Advanced Materials
2009 - Current Reviewer Phase Transitions
2009 - Current Reviewer Revista Latinoamericana de Metalurgia y Materiales
2007 - Current Reviewer Molecular crystals and Liquid Crystals
2004 - Current Reviewer Polymer Bulletin
Distinctions

Award

2019 First prize of the Excellency in Research award
Caixa Geral de Depositos, Portugal

Instituto Politécnico de Lisboa, Portugal
2009 1º prize at District level of the 2009 edition of the Poliempreende award for entrepreneurship
Instituto Politécnico de Setúbal, Portugal
2009 1º prize at National level of the 2009 edition of the Poliempreende award for entrepreneurship
Caixa Geral de Depositos, Portugal

Conselho Coordenador dos Institutos Superiores Politécnicos, Portugal

Other distinction

2017 Advanced Materials Journal cover
2017 Highlight on Nature Nanotechnology
2013 Macromolecular Chemistry & Physics Journal cover
2013 Soft Matter Journal cover
2013 Highlight on Soft Matter blog
2009 Highlight on Virtual Journal of Nanoscale Science & Technology
2008 Outstanding Poster Paper Award on the 15th International Display Workshop