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Cristiana Sofia Amaral Bento. Completed the Mestrado integrado in Chemical Engineering in 2019/09/27 by Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia. Attends the Doutoramento in Chemical Engineering by Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia since 2020/12. Published 2 articles in journals. Organized 2 event(s). Participated in 29 event(s). Has received 3 awards and/or honors. Participates and/or participated as Research Fellow in 1 project(s) and Researcher in 1 project(s). Works in the area(s) of Exact Sciences with emphasis on Chemical Sciences with emphasis on Polymer Science, Medical and Health Sciences with emphasis on Medical Biotechnology with emphasis on Biomaterials, Natural sciences with emphasis on Biological Sciences with emphasis on Microbiology and Engineering and Technology with emphasis on Chemical Engineering with emphasis on Chemical Engineering. In his curriculum Ciência Vitae the most frequent terms in the context of scientific, technological and artistic-cultural output are: scaffolds; supercritical fluids; hydrogels; aerogels; biopolymers; tissue engineering; sterilization; .
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Identification

Personal identification

Full name
Cristiana Sofia Amaral Bento

Citation names

  • Bento, Cristiana
  • Bento, C.
  • Bento, Cristiana S. A.

Author identifiers

Ciência ID
0617-909C-4D46
ORCID iD
0000-0001-5745-1505

Email addresses

  • cristiana@eq.uc.pt (Professional)

Addresses

  • Departamento de Engenharia Química Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia Universidade de Coimbra, Rua Sílvio Lima, Pólo II, 3030-790, Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal (Professional)

Knowledge fields

  • Exact Sciences - Chemical Sciences - Polymer Science
  • Natural sciences - Biological Sciences - Microbiology
  • Medical and Health Sciences - Medical Biotechnology - Biomaterials
  • Engineering and Technology - Chemical Engineering - Chemical Engineering

Languages

Language Speaking Reading Writing Listening Peer-review
Portuguese (Mother tongue)
English Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1)
Spanish; Castilian Intermediate (B1) Upper intermediate (B2) Intermediate (B1) Upper intermediate (B2) Upper intermediate (B2)
Education
Degree Classification
2020/12 - 2024/12
Ongoing
 Chemical Engineering (Doutoramento)
Major in Chemical Engineering
Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia, Portugal
2014/09/09 - 2019/09/27
Concluded
 Chemical Engineering (Mestrado integrado)
Major in Chemical Engineering
Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia, Portugal
"Supercritical fluid sterilization of biopolymer-based aerogels for biomedical applications" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
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Affiliation

Science

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2020/01/01 - 2020/12/31 Researcher (Research) Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, Portugal
Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia, Portugal
Projects

Grant

Designation Funders
2019/01/01 - Current Green method to prepare sterilized biopolymer-based aerogels - STERILAEROGEL
POCI-01-0145-FEDER-032625
Research Fellow
Universidade de Coimbra Departamento de Engenharia Quimica, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing

Other

Designation Funders
2021/07 - 2022/09 Sustainable Edible Polymeric Films
Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Investigação em Engenharia dos Processos Químicos e dos Produtos da Floresta, Portugal
 Universidade de Coimbra

Santander Universities
Ongoing
Outputs

Publications

Conference abstract
  1. Bento, Cristiana S. A.; Rocha, Vânia; Alarico, Susana; Empadinhas, Nuno; de Sousa, Hermínio C.; Braga, Mara E. M.. "Antibacterial pec-aerogels - synthesis of silver nanoparticles using chitosan/pectin as reducing agents". Paper presented in EIFS 2024, 3rd Iberian Meeting on Supercritical Fluids (Orense, Spain), Orense, 2024.
    Published
  2. Bento, Cristiana S. A.; Alarico, Susana; Empadinhas, Nuno; Leite, Dhara; Villarreal, Cristiane; de Sousa, Hermínio C.; Braga, Mara E. M.. "Sterilisation of alginate-gelatine aerogels through an integrated high-pressure and supercritical CO2-based process". Paper presented in 20th European Meeting on Supercritical Fluids (EMSF 2024), Maribor, 2024.
    Published
  3. Bento, Cristiana S. A.; Alarico, Susana; Empadinhas, Nuno; de Sousa, Hermínio C.; Braga, Mara E. M.. "An integrated high-pressure and supercritical CO2-based process for sterilization of alginate-gelatine aerogels". Paper presented in VI Iberoamerican Conference on Supercritical Fluids (Prosciba 2023), Cordoba, 2023.
    Published
  4. Bento, Cristiana S. A.; José P. Ruivo; de Sousa, Hermínio C.; Ana M. A. Dias; Braga, Mara E. M.. "Chitosan-TPP based aerogels for tissue engineering applications". Paper presented in VI Iberoamerican Conference on Supercritical Fluids (Prosciba 2023), Cordoba, 2023.
    Published
  5. Bento, Cristiana S. A.. "PECs-based hydrogels: Physicochemical, microbiological and rheological characterization.". Paper presented in Annual European Rheology Conference (AERC 2022), Seville, 2022.
    Published
  6. Bento, Cristiana S. A.. "Sequential scCO2 drying and sterilization of alginate-gelatin polyelectrolyte complexes (PECs)". Paper presented in EIFS 2022, 2nd Iberian Meeting on Supercritical Fluids, Coimbra, 2022.
    Published
  7. Bento, Cristiana S. A.. "ScCO2 sterilization of natural-based hydrogel and aerogel for biomedical applications". Paper presented in EIFS 2020, 1st Iberian Meeting on Supercritical Fluids, Santiago de Compostela, 2020.
    Published
Conference poster
  1. Bento, Cristiana S. A.; Pinheiro, Mariana; Empadinhas, Nuno; Alarico, Susana; de Sousa, Herminio C.; Braga, Mara E. M.. "Edible Aerogels: the future of space travelling?". Paper presented in EIFS 2024, 3rd Iberian Meeting on Supercritical Fluids (Orense, Spain), 2024.
  2. Bento, Cristiana S. A.; Alarico, Susana; Empadinhas, Nuno; de Sousa, Hermínio C.; Braga, Mara E. M.. "Supercritical CO2 sterilization of materials". Paper presented in Encontro com a Ciência e a Tecnologia em PortugaL, 2024.
  3. Bento, Cristiana S. A.; Alarico, Susana; Empadinhas, Nuno; de Sousa, Herminio; Braga, Mara E. M.. "Supercritical CO2 for sterilization of biopolymeric materials". Paper presented in #RSCPoster, 2024.
  4. Bento, Cristiana S. A.; Alarico, Susana; Empadinhas, Nuno; de Sousa, Hermínio C.; Braga, Mara E. M.. "An integrated high-pressure and supercritical CO2-based process for sterilization of alginate-gelatine aerogels". Paper presented in 7th Iberian Carbohydrate Meeting, 2024.
  5. Bento, Cristiana S. A.; Alarico, Susana; Empadinhas, Nuno; de Sousa, Hermínio C.; Braga, Mara E. M.. "An integrated high-pressure and supercritical CO2-based process for sterilization of alginate-gelatine aerogels". Paper presented in VI Iberoamerican Conference on Supercritical Fluids (Prosciba 2023), 2023.
  6. Bento, Cristiana S. A.; Alarico, Susana; Empadinhas, Nuno; de Sousa, Hermínio C.; Braga, Mara E. M.. "Sequential scCO2 drying and sterilization of alginate-gelatin aerogels". Paper presented in Training School Aerogels for Biomedical Applications (Leuven, Belgium), 2022.
  7. Bento, Cristiana S. A.; Alarico, Susana; Empadinhas, Nuno; de Sousa, Hermínio C.; Braga, Mara E.M.. "Sequential scCO2 drying and sterilization of alginate-gelatine aerogels". Paper presented in Encontro com a Ciência e a Tecnologia em Portugal (Lisbon, Portugal), 2022.
  8. Bento, Cristiana S. A.; Carrêlo, Henrique; Alarico, Susana; Empadinhas, Nuno; de Sousa, Hermínio C.; Cidade Maria Teresa; Braga, Mara E.M.. "PECs-based hydrogels: Physicochemical, microbiological and rheological characterization.". Paper presented in Annual European Rheology Conference (AERC 2022 - Seville, Spain), 2022.
  9. Bento, Cristiana S. A.; Alarico, Susana; Empadinhas, Nuno; de Sousa, Hermínio C.; Braga, Mara E.M.. "Sequential scCO2 drying and sterilisation of alginate-gelatine polyelectrolyte complexes (PECs)". Paper presented in EIFS 2022, 2nd Iberian Meeting on Supercritical Fluids (Coimbra, Portugal), 2022.
Journal article
  1. Bento, Cristiana S. A.; de Sousa, Hermínio C.; Braga, Mara E. M.. "Measurement of ethanol concentration for monitoring the solvent exchange during the alcogel preparation". MethodsX (2024): http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.mex.2024.102960.
    10.1016/j.mex.2024.102960
  2. Alexandre M.S. Jorge; Cristiana S.A. Bento; Marta H.F. Henriques; Marisa C. Gaspar; Mara E.M. Braga. "Edible hydrosoluble sachets produced with food by-products and natural additives". Food Hydrocolloids (2024): https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodhyd.2024.109776.
    10.1016/j.foodhyd.2024.109776
  3. Bento, Cristiana S. A.; Agostinho, Beatriz; Teixeira, Alberto; Reis, Marco S.; de Sousa, Herminio C.; Braga, Mara E. M.. "Alcogel formation analysis: An important step for scCO2 aerogel production". The Journal of Supercritical Fluids (2024): https://publons.com/wos-op/publon/69102173/.
    10.1016/J.SUPFLU.2024.106321
  4. Bento, Cristiana S. A.; Lopes, Dhara Leite; Villarreal, Cristiane Flora; Empadinhas, Nuno; Alarico, Susana; de Sousa, Herminio C.; Braga, Mara E. M.. "Integrated processes (HPSE+scCO2) + scCO 2 ) to prepare sterilized alginate-gelatine-based aerogel". International Journal of Pharmaceutics (2024): https://publons.com/wos-op/publon/69381882/.
    10.1016/J.IJPHARM.2024.124546
  5. Bento, Cristiana S.A.; Carrelo, Henrique; Alarico, Susana; Empadinhas, Nuno; de Sousa, Hermínio C.; Teresa Cidade, Maria; Braga, Mara E.M.. "Effect of ScCO2 on the decontamination of PECs-based cryogels: A comparison with H2O steam and H2O2 nebulization methods". International Journal of Pharmaceutics 646 (2023): 123451. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijpharm.2023.123451.
    Published • 10.1016/j.ijpharm.2023.123451
  6. S. A. Bento, Cristiana; Gaspar, Marisa C.; Coimbra, Patrícia; de Sousa, Hermínio C.; E. M. Braga, Mara. "A review of conventional and emerging technologies for hydrogels sterilization". International Journal of Pharmaceutics 634 (2023): 122671. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijpharm.2023.122671.
    10.1016/j.ijpharm.2023.122671
  7. Bento, Cristiana S.A.; Alarico, Susana; Empadinhas, Nuno; de Sousa, Hermínio C.; Braga, Mara E.M.. "Sequential scCO2 Drying and Sterilisation of Alginate-Gelatine Aerogels for Biomedical Applications". The Journal of Supercritical Fluids (2022): 105570. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.supflu.2022.105570.
    10.1016/j.supflu.2022.105570
Magazine article
  1. Gaspar, Marisa; Bento, Cristiana S. A.; Braga, Mara E. M.. "Valorização de resíduos agroalimentares para a produção de biofilmes e revestimentos", Agrotec, 2021, https://pt.calameo.com/books/0062435368707ee0bcdf8.
Activities

Oral presentation

Presentation title Event name
Host (Event location)
2024/07/23 Antibacterial PEC-aerogels - synthesis of silver nanoparticles using chitosan/pectin as reducing agents EIFS 2024, 3rd Iberian Meeting on Supercritical Fluids (Orense, Spain)
Flucomp (Orense, Spain)
2024/05/27 Sterilisation of alginate-gelatine aerogels through an integrated high-pressure and supercritical CO2-based process 20th European Meeting on Supercritical Fluids (EMSF 2024)
(Maribor, Slovenia)
2023/10/31 Chitosan-TPP based aerogels for tissue engineering applications VI Iberoamerican Conference on Supercritical Fluids (Prosciba 2023)
(Córdoba, Argentina)
2023/02/24 O Futuro das Embalagens Alimentares: Revestimentos Comestíveis? Serões Temáticos ACCRM
Associação Cultural do Concelho de Rio Maior (Rio Maior, Portugal)
2023/02/15 Resíduos alimentares - uma fonte alternativa para a substituição de embalagens plásticas. Schiever Schools, NEI Coimbra - Cientistas nas Escolas
Instituto de Investigação Interdisciplinar UC (Coimbra, Portugal)
2022/06/09 Sequential scCO2 drying and sterilization of alginate-gelatin aerogels. Training School Aerogels for Biomedical Applications
COST Aerogels (Leuven, Belgium)
2020/02/18 ScCO2 Sterilization of Natural-based Hydrogel and Aerogel for Biomedical Application EIFS 2020, 1st Iberian Meeting on Supercritical Fluids
FLUCOMP - Asociación de Expertos en Fluidos Comprimidos (Santiago de Compostela, Spain)

Event organisation

Event name
Type of event (Role) 		Institution / Organization
2022/02/28 - 2022/03/02 EIFS 2022 (2022/02/28 - 2022/03/02)
Conference (Member of the Organising Committee)
 Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
2021/12/13 - 2021/12/14 Annual Meeting CIEPQPF 2021 (2021/12/13 - 2021/12/14)
Meeting (Member of the Organising Committee)
 Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal

Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Investigação em Engenharia dos Processos Químicos e dos Produtos da Floresta, Portugal

Event participation

Activity description
Type of event 		Event name
Institution / Organization
2023/02/16 - 2023/02/16 Participation in the "Mostra Tecnológica - Pacto Português para os Plásticos" with the project SAFE Pack.
Exhibition
 Apresentação do Segundo Relatório de Progresso do Pacto Português para os Plásticos
Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
2022/02 - 2022/11 Participation in the 2022 Urban Innovation and Entrepreneurship Competition with the project SAFE Pack.
Other
 2022 Urban innovation and Entrepreneurship Competition
Alliance of Guangzhou International Sister-CIty Universities (GISU), China
2022/09/30 - 2022/09/30 Participation in the "Noite dos Investigadores" with the project Safe Pack in collaboration with the "Escola de Hotelaria e Turismo de Coimbra", presenting "Fumos e Bolhinhas"
Exhibition
 Noite dos Investigadores
Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
2022/09/16 - 2022/09/16 Participation in the "Mostra Tecnológica - Inovação em Saúde" with the project SterilAerogel.
Exhibition
 Mostra Tecnológica “Inovação em Saúde”
Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
2022/06/30 - 2022/07/07 Participation in the workshop "O Doutorando enquanto educador: estratégias pedagógicas"
Workshop
 Escolas Doutorais - O Doutorando enquanto educador: estratégias pedagógicas
Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
2022/06/07 - 2022/06/10 Participation in the Training School Aerogels for Biomedical Applications with a oral and poster communication.
Other
 Training School Aerogels for Biomedical Applications (Leuven, Belgium)
AERoGELS COST Action, Belgium
2022/05/22 - 2022/05/30 Participation in the workshop "Comunicação de Ciência: Audiências não especializadas"
Workshop
 Escolas Doutorais - Comunicação de Ciência: Audiências não especializadas
Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
2022/03/30 - 2022/03/30 Workshop de Primeiros Socorros
Workshop
 Workshop Primeiros Socorros
NEDEQ/AAC - Núcleo de Estudantes de Engenharia Química, Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
2022/03/07 - 2022/03/28 Participation in the workshop "How to survive your PhD course"
Workshop
 Escolas Doutorais - How to survive your PhD course
Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
2022/02/28 - 2022/02/28 Participation in the Flucomp Training Course
Workshop
 Flucomp Training Course - EIFS22
FLUCOMP - Asociación de Expertos en Fluidos Comprimidos, Portugal
2022/01/27 - 2022/01/27 Participation in the workshop "Art of Living: Gestão de tempo e procrastinação"
Workshop
 Escolas Doutorais - Art of Living: Gestão de tempo e procrastinação
Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
2021/04/01 - 2021/12/01 Participation in the EIT Jumpstarter- Food category with the project SAFE Pack.
Workshop
 EIT Jumpstarter 2021
European Institute of Innovation & Technology, Hungary
2021/10/15 - 2021/10/15 Participation in the "Festival Internacional de Ciência (FICA)" with the workshop "Embalagens alimentares sustentáveis e comestíveis: uma alternativa ao plástico.
Exhibition
 Festival Internacional de Ciência (FICA)
Senciência, Portugal
2021/09 - 2021/10 Participation in the CYTED course "Red Valorización de Residuos de la Industria Agroalimentaria (RESALVALOR)"
Workshop
 RED VALORIZACIÓN DE RESIDUOS DE LA INDUSTRIA AGROALIMENTARIA (RESALVALOR)
Ciencia y Tecnología para el Desarrollo, Spain
2021/03/05 - 2021/03/05 Finalist of the University of Coimbra Three-Minute Thesis Competition, 2nd edition, 2020/2021.
Other
 Three-Minute Thesis Competition, 2nd edition, 2020/2021, University of Coimbra
Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
2021/02/18 - 2021/02/19 Science Communication and Public Speaking Training
Workshop
 Science Communication and Public Speaking Training - 3MT Competition
Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
2020/11 - 2020/11 Online course in Marketing Digital hosted by Google Atelier Digital
Workshop
Google Inc, United States

The Open University, United Kingdom
2019/12/12 - 2019/12/13 Participation in the Annual Meeting CIEPQPF 2019.
Meeting
 Annual Meeting CIEPQPF 2019
Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Investigação em Engenharia dos Processos Químicos e dos Produtos da Floresta, Portugal
2018/09/07 - 2018/09/08 Laboratory safety course (14h) organized by PRODEQ
Workshop
 Laboratory Safety Course (Curso de Segurança em Laboratórios de Química (CSLQ))
Universidade de Coimbra Departamento de Engenharia Quimica, Portugal
2017/09/11 - 2018/01/31 Erasmus Mobility Program
Other
Vysoká škola chemicko-technologická v Praze, Czech Republic

Association member

Society Organization name Role
2021 - Current AERoGELS COST Action Trainee/member

Interview (tv / radio show)

Program Topic
2023/06/09 - 2023/06/09 90 segundos de Ciência (90 seconds of Science - radio podcast) EP. 1575 CRISTIANA BENTO – INVESTIGAÇÃO DESENVOLVE AEROGEL COM APLICAÇÃO NA ÁREA DA REGENERAÇÃO DE TECIDOS
2021/05/25 - 2021/05/25 Interview - TTL Super Edition
2021/05/06 - 2021/05/06 TV interview - Program Esta Manhã (TVI)

Mentoring / Tutoring

Topic Student name
2024/02 - 2024/07 Edible aerogels Mariana Pinheiro
2022/12/05 - 2023/06/30 Chitosan-TPP aerogel synthesis José Pedro Fernandes Pereira Ruivo
2022/02/01 - 2022/07/31 Síntese de criogéis e aerogéis biopoliméricos incorporados com nanopartículas de prata Vânia Rocha
2021/02/01 - 2021/07/30 Esterilização de aerogéis biodegradáveis incorporados com nanopartículas de prata Tânia Cristina Fonseca Boiça
Distinctions

Award

2024 Poster Communication Award
FLUCOMP - Asociación de Expertos en Fluidos Comprimidos, Spain
2024 Arrisca C 12th edition - 3rd Place Innovation Category
Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
2022 Gold Prize - 2022 Urban Innovation and Entrepreneurship Competition
Guangzhou International Sister-City Universities Alliance (GISU), Italy
2021 2nd Place - EIT Jumpstarter (Food category)
European Institute of Innovation and Technology, Belgium

Other distinction

2022 Outstanding Mentor - Urban Innovation and Entreperneurship Competition
Guangzhou International Sister-City Universities Alliance (GISU), Italy