Identification
Personal identification
- Full name
- Ana Catarina Moreno Branco
- Date of birth
- 1992/02/03
- Gender
- Female
Citation names
- Branco, Ana Catarina
Author identifiers
- Ciência ID
- 1A1E-2F1A-3A64
- ORCID iD
- 0000-0003-2773-6475
Email addresses
- ana.cm.branco@hotmail.com (Professional)
- ana.branco@tecnico.ulisboa.pt (Professional)
Websites
Knowledge fields
- Engineering and Technology - Materials Engineering
- Engineering and Technology - Nano-technology
Languages
Language | Speaking | Reading | Writing | Listening | Peer-review |
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Portuguese (Mother tongue) | |||||
English | Advanced (C1) | Advanced (C1) | Advanced (C1) | Advanced (C1) |
Education
Degree | Classification | |
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2018/07/30 - 2023/07/30
Ongoing
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Materials engineering (Doutoramento)
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
"Fast production of zirconia based dental prosthesis by 3D printing" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
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2017
Concluded
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Bioengineering and Nanosystems (Mestrado)
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
"Study of the effect of pH of H2O2 solutions in human dental enamel properties" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
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2015
Concluded
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Materials engineering (Licenciatura)
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
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Affiliation
Teaching in Higher Education
Category Host institution |
Employer | |
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2021/03/01 - Current | Invited Assistant (University Teacher) | Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal |
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal |
Others
Category Host institution |
Employer | |
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2019/11/01 - Current | PhD grant (SFRH/BD/145423/2019) | Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, Portugal |
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal (...) |
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2023/05/15 - 2023/07/15 | Internship in Institute of Medical and Biological Engineering, University of Leeds | University of Leeds, United Kingdom |
University of Leeds Institute of Medical and Biological Engineering, United Kingdom | ||
2019/03/25 - 2019/10/31 | Research grant in the Project PTDC/CTM-BIO/3640/2014 | Instituto Superior de Ciências da Saúde Egas Moniz, Portugal |
Instituto Superior de Ciências da Saúde Egas Moniz, Portugal (...) |
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2018/03/20 - 2019/03/20 | Research grant in the Project 02/SAICT/2016/023940 - 3D-DentalPrint - Additive manufacturing of zirconia and nanostructured alumina/zirconia dental prosthesis | Instituto Politécnico de Setúbal, Portugal |
Instituto Politécnico de Setúbal, Portugal (...) |
Projects
Grant
Designation | Funders | |
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2022 - 2025 | Additive Manufacturing for the next generation of freeform optical components
PTDC/EME-EME/7765/2020
Researcher
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Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing
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2019 - 2022 | CartHeal - Cartilages for hip prosthesis with controlled drug release ability
PTDC/CTM-CTM/29593/2017
Researcher
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Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia |
2019/03/25 - 2019/10/31 | Esterilização de hidrogéis clinicamente ativos: em busca de estratégias eficazes
PTDC/CTM-BIO/3640/2014
Research Fellow
Instituto Superior de Ciências da Saúde Egas Moniz, Portugal
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Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
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2018/03/20 - 2019/03/20 | 3D-DentalPrint - Additive Manufacturing of Zirconia and Nanostructured Alumina/Zirconia Dental Prosthesis
02/SAICT/2016/023940
Research Fellow
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Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
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Outputs
Publications
Conference abstract |
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Conference paper |
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Conference poster |
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Journal article |
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Activities
Oral presentation
Presentation title | Event name Host (Event location) |
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2021/05/28 | Development of leucite-based materials reinforced with zirconia for dentistry | CQE Days 2021
Instituto Superior Técnico (Lisbon, Portugal)
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2019/09/19 | Restoration Wear During Exercise | Oral Health Research Congress
(Madrid, Spain)
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2019/09/16 | The influence of glaze on the tribological properties of zirconia dental pieces obtained by subtractive and additive manufacturing | Jornadas CeFEMA 2019
Instituto Superior Técnico (Lisbon, Portugal)
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2019/09/01 | Subtractive vs additive manufacturing of zirconia dental samples: effect of glazing on the tribological behavior | EuroMAT 2019
(Estocolmo, Sweden)
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2019/06/26 | Zirconia dental pieces produced by robocasting vs unidirectional compressing techniques: a chewing simulation comparative study | Ibertriva 2019
(Sevilha, Spain)
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2019/06/02 | Effect of pH of H2O2 solutions on the morphology and wear resistance of human dental enamel: an AFM study | 4nd International Congress of CIIEM
(Monte da Caparica, Portugal)
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2019/05/08 | Subtractive vs additive manufacturing in the production of Zirconia pieces for dental applications | BioMAT 2019
(Weimar, Germany)
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2019/04/14 | The influence of glaze on the tribological properties of zirconia dental pieces obtained by subtractive and additive manufacturing | Materiais 2019
(Lisbon, Portugal)
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2019/04/04 | Zirconia dental pieces produced by subtractive vs additive manufacturing with glaze coating | XXVII Jornadas Internacionais Medicina Dentária
(Monte da Caparica, Portugal)
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2018/06/20 | Subtractive vs additive manufacturing in the production of Zirconia pieces for dental applications | 3nd International Congress of CIIEM
(Monte da Caparica, Portugal)
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2017 | Harmful effects of teeth whitening treatments | Jornadas de Engenharia Biomédica
Instituto Politécnico de Setúbal (Setúbal, Portugal)
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2016 | Teeth whitening | Jornadas de Engenharia Química e Bioquímica
Instituto Politécnico de Setúbal (Setúbal, Portugal)
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Event organisation
Event name Type of event (Role) |
Institution / Organization | |
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2022/05/23 - Current | Participation and organization with the research group "BIOMAT Research Group" of the exposition “Longa Vida com os Biomateriais”
at Dia do Técnico 2022, Lisbon, 23rd May, 2022.
(2022/04 - 2022/05)
Exhibition (Member of the Organising Committee)
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Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal |
2022/10/06 - 2022/10/07 | Organization of the 11th Iberian Conference on Tribology - IBERTRIB 2022 (ongoing) (2022/01 - 2022/10)
Conference (Member of the Organising Committee)
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2022 - 2022 | ORBITAL World Cafe - direct interaction between patients, careers, clinicians, and people in the industry of ocular drug delivery
about the impacts of chronic eye disease. (2022/03/25 - 2022/03/26)
Round table (Member of the Organising Committee)
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Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal |
2020/02/05 - 2020/02/07 | Participation and organization with the research group "BIOMAT Research Group" of the module “Química 3D” in the event Laboratórios
Abertos 2020 (2020/02/05 - 2020/02/07)
Exhibition (Member of the Organising Committee)
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Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal |
2017/09/29 - 2017/09/29 | Participation with the research group "BIOMAT Research Group" in the organization and presentation of the module "Biomateriais:
ao infinito e mais além" at the European Researchers' Night 2017 event at the National Museum of Natural History and Science,
Lisbon, Portugal, September 29, 2017. (2017/09/29 - 2017/09/29)
Exhibition (Member of the Organising Committee)
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Museu Nacional de História Natural e da Ciência, Portugal |
2015 - 2015 | Business contact on JEEC (Jornadas de Engenharia Eletrotécnica e de Computadores) [IST]
(2015 - 2015)
Other (Member of the Organising Committee)
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NEEC - Núcleo de Engenharia Electrotécnica e de computadores, Portugal |
Jury of academic degree
Topic Role |
Candidate name (Type of degree) Institution / Organization |
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2020/10 | Desgaste de Implantes Dentários
(Thesis) Main arguer
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Marisa de Oliveira Pires (Other)
Instituto Politécnico de Setúbal, Portugal
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2020/09 | Evaluation of the effects of several acids contained in foods on dental wear
(Thesis) Main arguer
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Raquel Sofia Violante Inácio (Other)
Instituto Politécnico de Setúbal, Portugal
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2019/07 | Evaluation of the effect of citric and benzoic acids on the enamel morphology and wear resistance
(Thesis) Main arguer
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Catarina Filipa Soares Cardoso (Other)
Instituto Politécnico de Setúbal, Portugal
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Consulting
Activity description | Institution / Organization | |
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2019/10/01 - 2019/12/20 | Development of an antiseptic sponge containing Octenisan indicated for skin cleansing prior to medical or surgical invasive procedures (requested by BSG Pharmaceuticals) |
Journal scientific committee
Journal title (ISSN) | Publisher | |
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2023/02/06 - Current | Materials | MDPI |
2022/08/18 - 2022/08/24 | Applied Sciences - Special issue: Applied Dentistry and Oral Sciences (2076-3417) | MDPI |
Mentoring / Tutoring
Topic | Student name | |
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2021/02 - 2021/06 | Suitability of 3D printed pieces of nanocrystalline zirconia for dental applications. | Luís Azevedo |
2020/02 - 2020/06 | Impressão 3D de materiais cerâmicos para aplicações dentárias. | Pedro Zilhão |
Distinctions
Award
2021 | Best student poster presentation in the 31st Conference of the European Society for Biomaterials |
2019 | Best oral presentation award in the XXVII Jornadas Internacionais Medicina Dentária |