Personal identification

Full name

Marta Susana Machado Fernandes

Citation names

• Fernandes, Marta

Author identifiers

Ciência ID

0717-CF97-37DE

ORCID iD

0000-0002-5814-415X

Google Scholar ID

JBza5FEAAAAJ

Researcher Id

AGI-4392-2022

Scopus Author Id

57201566685

Email addresses

• marta.fernandes@det.uminho.pt (Professional)

Knowledge fields

• Engineering and Technology
• Engineering and Technology - Materials Engineering
• Engineering and Technology - Materials Engineering - Textiles

	Degree	Classification
2021/09/13 Concluded	Engenharia Têxtil (Doutoramento) Universidade do Minho, Portugal "Development of bacterial cellulose composites as an alternative to leather" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
2008/12/08 Concluded	Engenharia Têxtil (Mestrado integrado) Universidade do Minho, Portugal "Estudo da influência das variáveis de processo nas propriedades mecânicas e térmicas de não-tecidos agulhados para vestuário " (THESIS/DISSERTATION)

Science

	Category Host institution	Employer
2023/03/01 - 2025/01/31	Contracted Researcher (Research)	Universidade do Minho Centro de Ciência e Tecnologia Têxtil, Portugal
	Universidade do Minho Centro de Ciência e Tecnologia Têxtil, Portugal
2021/11/02 - 2022/11/02	Researcher (Research)	Universidade do Minho Centro de Ciência e Tecnologia Têxtil, Portugal
	Universidade do Minho Centro de Ciência e Tecnologia Têxtil, Portugal
2019/09/01 - 2020/02/29	Researcher (Research)	Universidade do Minho Centro de Ciência e Tecnologia Têxtil, Portugal
	Universidade do Minho Centro de Ciência e Tecnologia Têxtil, Portugal
2019/04/01 - 2019/06/30	Researcher (Research)	Universidade do Minho Centro de Engenharia Biológica, Portugal
	Universidade do Minho Centro de Ciência e Tecnologia Têxtil, Portugal
2016/03/01 - 2019/02/28	Researcher (Research)	Universidade do Minho Centro de Engenharia Biológica, Portugal
	Universidade do Minho Centro de Ciência e Tecnologia Têxtil, Portugal
2015/10/01 - 2016/02/29	Researcher (Research)	Universidade do Minho TecMinho, Portugal
	Universidade do Minho Centro de Ciência e Tecnologia Têxtil, Portugal
2014/10/01 - 2015/09/30	Research Trainee (Research)	Universidade do Minho TecMinho, Portugal
	Universidade do Minho Centro de Ciência e Tecnologia Têxtil, Portugal
2014/02/01 - 2014/04/30	Researcher (Research)	Universidade do Minho Centro de Ciência e Tecnologia Têxtil, Portugal
	Universidade do Minho Centro de Ciência e Tecnologia Têxtil, Portugal
2011/09/01 - 2013/11/30	Researcher (Research)	Universidade do Minho Centro de Ciência e Tecnologia Têxtil, Portugal
	Universidade do Minho Centro de Ciência e Tecnologia Têxtil, Portugal
2010/07/01 - 2011/05/31	Researcher (Research)	Universidade do Minho TecMinho, Portugal
	Universidade do Minho Centro de Ciência e Tecnologia Têxtil, Portugal
2009/10/01 - 2010/02/28	Researcher (Research)	Somelos-Tecidos, S.A, Portugal
	Somelos-Tecidos, S.A, Portugal (...)

Contract

	Designation	Funders
2023/03/01 - 2025/01/31	MEDCOR - Antimicrobial and halocromic fiber-based wound dressings using novel pyrimidine-derived molecules PTDC/CTM-TEX/1213/2020, Researcher Universidade do Minho Centro de Ciência e Tecnologia Têxtil, Portugal	Associação para a Inovação e Desenvolvimento da FCT
2021/11/02 - 2022/11/02	Factor ST+ A new raw material POCI-01-0247-ERDF-047124 FATORST/01/2021 Research Fellow Universidade do Minho Centro de Ciência e Tecnologia Têxtil, Portugal	European Regional Development Fund Concluded
2019/09/02 - 2020/02/29	TexBoost - Less Commodities more Specialities POCI-01-1247-FEDER-024523 2C2T-Texboost-BI-1/2019 Research Fellow Universidade do Minho Centro de Ciência e Tecnologia Têxtil, Portugal	European Regional Development Fund Concluded
2019/04/01 - 2019/06/30	SkinShip - Dispositivo de microfluídica inovador baseado em celulose capaz de suportar a modelação 3D de pele PTDC/BBB-BIO/1889/2014 CEB-BI-04-2019 Research Fellow Universidade do Minho Centro de Engenharia Biológica, Portugal	European Regional Development Fund Concluded
2016/03/01 - 2019/02/28	BUILD - Bacterial Cellulose Leather NORTE-01-0247-FEDER-003435 UMINHO/BI/45/2016 Research Fellow Universidade do Minho Centro de Engenharia Biológica, Portugal	European Regional Development Fund Agência Nacional de Inovação SA Concluded
2014/12/01 - 2015/09/30	Criação de material inovador para o segmento footwear NORTE-07-0201-FEDER-030551 Estágio - Técnica de Ciências Químicas Universidade do Minho TecMinho, Portugal Universidade do Minho Centro de Ciência e Tecnologia Têxtil, Portugal	European Regional Development Fund Concluded
2013/04/12 - 2014/12/31	UNCHANGEABLE TEXTILES Inovação Produtiva nº 36208 Technical development Universidade do Minho Centro de Ciência e Tecnologia Têxtil, Portugal Universidade do Minho TecMinho, Portugal ACATEL - Acabamentos Têxteis, S.A., Portugal	European Regional Development Fund Concluded
2013/08/01 - 2014/11/07	LUXURY & FASHION Inovação Produtiva nº 39653 Technical development Universidade do Minho, Portugal Universidade do Minho TecMinho, Portugal COTTONANSWER, S.A., Portugal	European Regional Development Fund Concluded
2013/04/12 - 2014/11/07	GENTLE COSMETOTEXTILES Inovação Produtiva nº 36048 Technical development Universidade do Minho Centro de Ciência e Tecnologia Têxtil, Portugal Universidade do Minho TecMinho, Portugal	European Regional Development Fund Concluded
2011/09/01 - 2013/11/30	PT21 - Powered Textiles Século 21 SI IDT - 13848/2010 UMINHO/BI/179/2011 Research Fellow Universidade do Minho Centro de Ciência e Tecnologia Têxtil, Portugal	European Regional Development Fund Concluded
2010/05/01 - 2013/04/30	Inovação no tingimento com corantes de cuba aplicando tecnologia plasmática DBD como pré- tratamento de algodão Malwee PD101- Brasil Technical development Universidade do Minho Centro de Ciência e Tecnologia Têxtil, Portugal	Malwee Malhas, Ltda Concluded

Publications

Book chapter	Fernandes, Marta; Fernandes, Rui D. V.; Padrão, Jorge; Melro, Liliana; Alves, Cátia; Rodrigues, Rui; Ribeiro, Ana Isabel ; Zille, Andrea. "Plasma in textile wastewater treatment". In Advances in Plasma Treatment of Textile Surfaces. Elsevier Inc., 2024. 10.1016/B978-0-443-19079-7.00008-7 Fernandes, Marta; Alves, Cátia; Melro, Liliana; Fernandes, Rui D. V.; Padrão, Jorge; Salgado, António J.; Zille, Andrea. "Modification of nanocellulose". In Handbook of Biomass, 1-39. Springer Nature Singapore, 2023. 10.1007/978-981-19-6772-6_35-1 Song, Xinyu; Padrão, Jorge; Fernandes, Marta; Ribeiro, Ana Isabel ; Melro, Liliana; Alves, Cátia; Yu, Liangmin; Zille, Andrea. Corresponding author: Zille, Andrea. "Antibacterial hydrogel dressings and their applications in wound treatment". In Antimicrobial Dressings The Wound Care Applications, 153-185. India: Elsevier Inc., 2023. 10.1016/B978-0-323-95074-9.00010-5 Padrão, Jorge; Melro, Liliana; Fernandes, Marta; Fernandes, Rui D. V.; Ribeiro, Ana Isabel ; Song, Xinyu; Yu, Liangmin; Zille, Andrea. Corresponding author: Padrão, Jorge. "Biocompatibility of nanocellulose: Emerging biomedical applications". In Handbook of Biopolymers. Springer Nature Singapore, 2023. 10.1007/978-981-19-0710-4_36
Conference abstract	Mehravani, Behnaz; Fernandes, Marta; Alves, Cátia; Melro, Liliana; Fernandes, Rui D. V.; Diego Moldes; Padrão, Jorge; Zille, Andrea. "Active wound dressing of electrospun lignin/cellulose acetate on cotton gauze". Paper presented in AUTEX 2025 World Conference, Dresden, 2025. Alves, Cátia; Melro, Liliana; Fernandes, Marta; Padrão, Jorge; Diego Moldes; Sofia C. Serra; António J. Salgado; Zille, Andrea. Corresponding author: Zille, Andrea. "Plasma-Treated Bacterial Nanocellulose-Lignin Composites for Neuralgia Implants". Paper presented in AUTEX 2025 World Conference, Dresden, 2025. Zille, Andrea; Fernandes, Marta; Alves, Cátia; Melro, Liliana; Carvalho, Oscar; Padrão, Jorge; Serra, Sofia; et al. Corresponding author: Zille, Andrea. "Bacterial nanocellulose nanocomposites for medical applications". Paper presented in 2nd International Conference on Laser, Plasma and Radiation Science and Technology, Crisan, 2024. Carvalho, Isabella; Pedroso de Lima, Fábio; Ribeiro, Ana Isabel; Fernandes, Marta; Zille, Andrea. "Meeting Circular Economy by producing leather from (sarda sarda) fish". Paper presented in D_TEX 2024 Textiles, Identity and Innovation, 3rd International Textile Design Conference, Lisbon, Portugal, 2024. Dourado, Fernando; Fernandes, Marta; Souto, Antonio Pedro; Gama, Miguel. "Bacterial nanocellulose composites for the textile and leather industries". Paper presented in 4th International Symposium on Bacterial Nanocellulose, Porto, 2019. Zille, Andrea; Margarida M. Fernandes; Antonio Francesko; Tzanko Tzanov; Fernandes, Marta; Fernando R. Oliveira; Luís Almeida; et al. "Size effects on antimicrobial efficiency of DBD plasma coated silver nanoparticles on textiles". Paper presented in NanoPT International Conference (nanoPT2017), Porto, 2017. Souto, Antonio Pedro; Fernando Ribeiro Oliveira; Fernandes, Marta; Noémia Carneiro. "Influence of DBD plasma modification in the dyeing process of polyamide". Paper presented in ICONTEX 2011 International Congress of Innovative Textiles, Istanbul, 2011.
Conference paper	Alves, Cátia; Fernandes, Marta; Rodrigues, Rui; Zille, Andrea. "Dyeing of cotton with madder using (bio)mordants: Effects on fastness and UV protection properties". Paper presented in Autex 2022 - 21st World Textile Conference, Lodz, 2022. Fernandes, Marta; Rodrigues, Rui; Alves, Cátia; Zille, Andrea. "Effect of plasma and cationization pre-treatment on fastness and UV protection of cotton dyed with madder". Paper presented in ICONTEX2022 - 3rd International Congress of Innovative Textiles, Çorlu-Tekirdag, 2022. Vila, N.T.; Silva, M.G.; Musialak, A.L.; Fernandes, Marta; Souto, A.P.; Ferreira, A.J.S.. "Silkworm excrement used for dyeing textiles". Paper presented in 18th AUTEX World Textile Conference, Istanbul, 2018. Ferreira, A.J.S.; Goede, M.B.; Vila, N.T.; Silva, M.G.; Fiori, S.; Nascimento, T.A.; Fernandes, Marta; Souto, A.P.. "Surface activation of textile fibers by plasma DBD for dyeing with teak leaf". Paper presented in 18th AUTEX World Textile Conference, Istanbul, 2018. Vila, N.T.; Ferreira, A.; Da Silva, M.G.; Fernandes, Marta; Fiori, S.. "Surface modification of silk by (DBD) dielectric barrier discharge treatment for dyeing with natural dye yerba mate (Ilex paraguariensis)". Paper presented in 3rd International Conference on Natural Fibers: Advanced Materials for a Greener World, ICNF 2017, Braga, 2017. Fernando Ribeiro Oliveira; Fernandes, Marta; Fernanda Steffens; Noémia Carneiro; Souto, Antonio Pedro. "Functionalization of textile materials by double barrier discharge plasma". Paper presented in 6th International Textile, Clothing & Design Conference – Magic World of Textiles, Dubrovnik, 2012.
Conference poster	Fernandes, Marta; Melro, Liliana; Fernandes, Rui D. V.; Ribeiro, Ana Isabel ; Felgueiras, Helena; Silva, Carla; Pinheiro, Inês; et al. Corresponding author: Melro, Liliana. "Physical properties of antibacterial and antiviral woven cotton functionalized with a multi-nanocomposite". Paper presented in Seventh International Symposium Frontiers in Polymer Science, 2023. Rodrigues, Rui; Magalhães, Cátia; Ribeiro, Ana Isabel ; Alves, Cátia; Fernandes, Marta; Meireles, Ângela; Alves, Alexandra; et al. "Effect of PEDOT:PSS with secondary dopants and DBD plasma treatment on the conductive properties of polyester fabrics". Paper presented in Seventh International Symposium Frontiers in Polymer Science, 2023. Melro, Liliana; Fernandes, Marta; Dourado, Fernando; Gama, Miguel; Felgueiras, Helena P.; Padrão, Jorge; Zille, Andrea. "Antimicrobial activity of bacterial nanocellulose modified with chestnut extract". Paper presented in 5th International Symposium on Bacterial Cellulose, 2022. Zille, Andrea; Fernandes, Margarida M.; Francesko, Antonio; Tzanov, Tzanko; Fernandes, Marta; Oliveira, Fernando; Almeida, Luís de; et al. "Size and aging effects on antimicrobial efficiency of silver nanoparticles coated on polyamide fabrics activated by atmospheric DBD plasma". Paper presented in 253th ACS National Meeting, 2017.
Journal article	Katharina S. Moraes; Aline de Oliveira; Bruna T. M. Ferreira; Evandro Bona; Jaqueline Carneiro; Ana Paula Peron; Marta Fernandes; et al. "Curcumin Nanoparticles as a Pigment of Polyamide Textiles: Influence of Conditions in the Exhaust Dyeing and Evaluation of Wastewater Toxicity". ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering (2025): 10.1021/acssuschemeng.5c06849 Liliana Melro; Cátia Alves; Marta Fernandes; Sofia Rocha; Behnaz Mehravani; Ana Isabel Ribeiro; Sara Azevedo; et al. "Bacterial nanocellulose as a versatile scaffold for biomedical applications: Synthesis, functionalization, and future prospects". Applied Materials Today (2025): 10.1016/j.apmt.2025.102858 Ribeiro, Ana Isabel; Alves, Cátia; Fernandes, Marta; Abreu, José; Pedroso de Lima, Fábio; Padrão, Jorge; Zille, Andrea. "Gel Electrolytes in the Development of Textile-Based Power Sources". Gels 11 6 (2025): 392. 10.3390/gels11060392 Fernandes, Mariana P.; Moreira, Joana; Fernandes, Marta; Zille, Andrea; Silva, Carla; Silva, Filipe Samuel; Fernandes, Margarida M.. "Piezoelectric PVDF Nanoparticles for Enhanced Antimicrobial Activity via Mechanical Stimulation: A Proof-of-Concept Study". ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces 17 11 (2025): 17270-17283. 10.1021/acsami.4c22219 Fábio Pedroso de Lima; Cátia Alves; Rita Gomes-Dias; Marta Fernandes; Bárbara Vieira; Rui Rodrigues; Jorge Padrão; Andrea Zille. "An Eco-friendly Approach for the Separation and Reusage of Pre-consumer Polycotton Textile Waste". Journal of Polymers and the Environment (2025): 10.1007/s10924-025-03500-z Cláudia A. Silva; Joana Moreira; Marta Fernandes; Andrea Zille; Vanessa F. Cardoso; Md Julker Nine; Filipe S. Silva; Margarida M. Fernandes. "Acylase-Based Coatings on Sandblasted Polydimethylsiloxane-Based Materials for Antimicrobial Applications". Polymers (2025): 10.3390/polym17020182 Fernandes, Marta; Padrão, Jorge; Ribeiro, Ana Isabel ; Fernandes, Rui D. V.; Melro, Liliana; Nicolau, Talita; Mehravani, Behnaz; et al. "Polysaccharides and metal nanoparticles for functional textiles: a review". Nanomaterials 12 6 (2022): 10.3390/nano12061006 Fernandes, Marta; Souto, Antonio Pedro; Dourado, Fernando; Gama, Miguel. "Application of bacterial cellulose in the textile and shoe industry: Development of biocomposites". Polysaccharides 2 (2021): 566-581. 10.3390/polysaccharides2030034 Bruna de Aguiar Fiori; Nívea Taís Vila; Alexandre José Sousa Ferreira; Souto, Antonio Pedro; Fernandes, Marta; Marcia Silva. "Proteção UV de tecidos de poliamida e de lã tingidos com folhas de teca / UV protection of polyamide and wool fabrics dyed with teak leaves". Brazilian Journal of Development 7 6 (2021): 58416-58429. 10.34117/bjdv7n6-304 Soares da Silva, F.A.G.; Fernandes, Marta; Souto, A.P.; Ferreira, E.C.; Dourado, F.; Gama, M.. "Optimization of bacterial nanocellulose fermentation using recycled paper sludge and development of novel composites". Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology 103 21-22 (2019): 9143-9154. 10.1007/s00253-019-10124-6 Fernandes, Marta; Gama, M.; Dourado, F.; Souto, A.P.. "Development of novel bacterial cellulose composites for the textile and shoe industry". Microbial Biotechnology 12 4 (2019): 650-661. 10.1111/1751-7915.13387 Fernandes, Marta; Souto, A.P.; Gama, M.; Dourado, F.. "Bacterial cellulose and emulsified AESO biocomposites as an ecological alternative to leather". Nanomaterials 9 12 (2019): 10.3390/nano9121710 Vila, N T; Silva, M G; Musialak, A L; Fernandes, Marta; Souto, Antonio Pedro; Ferreira, A J S. "Silkworm excrement used for dyeing textiles". IOP Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering 460 (2018): 012028. 10.1088/1757-899x/460/1/012028 Ferreira, A J S; Goede, M B; Vila, N T; Silva, M G; Fiori, S; Nascimento, T A; Fernandes, Marta; Souto, António. "Surface activation of textile fibers by plasma DBD for dyeing with teak leaf". IOP Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering 460 (2018): 012030. 10.1088/1757-899x/460/1/012030 Vila, Nívea Taís; Ferreira, Alexandre; da Silva, Márcia Gomes; Fernandes, Marta; Fiori, Simone. "Surface modification of silk by (DBD) dielectric barrier discharge treatment for dyeing with natural dye yerba mate (Ilex paraguariensis)". Procedia Engineering 200 (2017): 170-177. 10.1016/j.proeng.2017.07.025 Molina, J.; Fernández, J.; Fernandes, Marta; Souto, A.P.; Esteves, M.F.; Bonastre, J.; Cases, F.. "Plasma treatment of polyester fabrics to increase the adhesion of reduced graphene oxide". Synthetic Metals 202 (2015): 110-122. 10.1016/j.synthmet.2015.01.023 Zille, A.; Fernandes, M.M.; Francesko, A.; Tzanov, T.; Fernandes, Marta; Oliveira, F.R.; Almeida, L.; et al. "Size and Aging Effects on Antimicrobial Efficiency of Silver Nanoparticles Coated on Polyamide Fabrics Activated by Atmospheric DBD Plasma". ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces 7 25 (2015): 13731-13744. 10.1021/acsami.5b04340 Oliveira, F.R.; Fernandes, Marta; Carneiro, N.; Pedro Souto, A.. "Functionalization of wool fabric with phase-change materials microcapsules after plasma surface modification". Journal of Applied Polymer Science 128 5 (2013): 2638-2647. 10.1002/app.38325 Souto, Antonio Pedro; Oliveira, F.R.; Fernandes, Marta; Carneiro, N.. "Influence of DBD plasma modification in the dyeing process of polyamide". Tekstil ve Muhendis 19 85 (2012): 20-26. 10.7216/130075992012198505
Journal issue	Fernandes, Marta; Padrão, Jorge. "Advanced Preparation and Application of Cellulose: 2nd Edition". (2025): In press • Invited editor Fernandes, Marta; Padrão, Jorge. "Advanced Preparation and Application of Cellulose". Polymers (2024): In press • Invited editor
Thesis / Dissertation	"Development of bacterial cellulose composites as an alternative to leather". PhD, Universidade do Minho - Campus de Azurém, 2021. "Estudo da influência das variáveis de processo nas propriedades térmicas e mecânicas de não-tecidos agulhados para vestuário". Master, Universidade do Minho - Campus de Azurém, 2008.

Other

Other output

Produção de nanocelulose bacteriana. e-book "Comunicação de Ciência em microbiologia". 2022. Melro, Liliana; Fernandes, Marta; Nicolau, Talita; Tavares, Tânia D.; Fernandes, Rui D. V.; Felgueiras, Helena P.; Dourado, Fernando; Gama, Miguel; Zille, Andrea. https://spmicrobiologia.files.wordpress.com/2022/09/ebook_spm.pdf.