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Luís Monteiro is a PhD candidate in Chemistry with an interdisciplinary background in Biotechnology and Molecular Biomedicine. His academic training and research experience focus on the interface between chemistry, biomaterials, and biomedical applications. He has developed solid expertise in the chemical modification and functionalization of biopolymers, peptide conjugation, and advanced material characterization techniques. He has been actively involved in competitive research projects at CICECO – Aveiro Institute of Materials, contributing to the development of bioinspired and functional biomaterials for regenerative and biomedical applications. His research output includes peer-reviewed publications, national and international conference presentations (poster and oral), and collaborative work within multidisciplinary research teams.
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Identification

Personal identification

Full name
Luís Pedro Gomes Monteiro

Citation names

  • Luís P. G. Monteiro

Author identifiers

Ciência ID
1E1C-5B20-9896
ORCID iD
0000-0002-0899-7517

Email addresses

  • luispedromonteiro@ua.pt (Professional)

Telephones

Mobile phone
  • (+351) 916876972 (Personal)

Addresses

  • CICECO, Complexo de Laboratórios Tecnológicos, Campus Universitário de Santiago, 3810-193, Aveiro, Aveiro, Portugal (Professional)
  • Rua do Pereira, nº 84, Vale S. Cosme, 4770-584, Vale S. Cosme, Vila Nova de Famalicão, Portugal (Personal)

Websites

Knowledge fields

  • Exact Sciences - Chemical Sciences - Inorganic Chemistry
  • Medical and Health Sciences - Medical Biotechnology - Biomaterials

Languages

Language Speaking Reading Writing Listening Peer-review
Portuguese (Mother tongue)
English Upper intermediate (B2) Upper intermediate (B2) Upper intermediate (B2) Upper intermediate (B2)
Education
Degree Classification
2021/08/01 - 2025/08/01
Ongoing
 Química (Doutoramento)
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal

Rijksuniversiteit Groningen, Netherlands
2017/09/11 - 2019/12/17
Concluded
 Biomedicina Molecular (Mestrado)
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
"Development of new anticancer metallodrugs" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 17
2014/09/15 - 2017/07/26
Concluded
 Biotecnologia (Licenciatura)
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
 13
Projects

Contract

Designation Funders
2020/02/10 - 2021/07/25 COP2P : Metodologias eficientes para a conjugação de polissacarídeos naturais com péptidos para obtenção de membranas multifuncionais para regeneração periodontal
POCI-01-0145-FEDER-030771
Master Student Fellow
Universidade de Aveiro CICECO, Portugal
Ongoing
Outputs

Publications

Conference abstract
  1. Vera Sousa; Luís P. G. Monteiro; Rodrigues, João M. M.; João Borges; Mano, Joao F.. "G-quadruplex hydrogels from PNIPAAm-Styrene random copolymers assembled at room temperature for advanced biomedical applications". 2025.
    Accepted
Conference poster
  1. Martins, Elisa A.G.; Monteiro, Cátia F.; Luís P. G. Monteiro; Custódio, Catarina A.; Mano, Joao F.. "Guiding Cells Through Directional Freeze Casting of Human Placental Chorionic Membrane". Paper presented in European Society of Biomaterials (ESB) 2025 Congress, 2025.
  2. Castanheira, Edgar J.; Luís P. G. Monteiro; João Rocha Maia; Sobreiro-Almeida, Rita; Wittig, Nina K.; Rodrigues, João M. M.; Birkedal, Henrik; Mano, Joao F.. "Micro-CT analysis of 3D printed cryogel nanocomposites for bone regeneration". Paper presented in DanScatt Annual Meeting, 2023.
  3. Luís P. G. Monteiro; BORGES, JOÃO; João M. M. Rodrigues; Mano, Joao F.. "Enabling the electrostatic-driven LbL assembly of neutral marine polysaccharides via chemical functionalization". Paper presented in SupraLife First School - Functional Supramolecular Polymeric Biomaterials, 2023.
  4. Cristiana F. V. Sousa; Luís P. G. Monteiro; João M. M. Rodrigues; Borges, João; Mano, Joao F.. Corresponding author: Cristiana F. V. Sousa. "Marine-origin polysaccharide based free-standing membranes as sustainable biomaterials for controlled drug delivery". Paper presented in XXVI Encontro Luso Galego de Química, 2022.
  5. Castanheira, Edgar J.; Luís P. G. Monteiro; João M. M. Rodrigues; Tiago R. Correia; Vítor M. Gaspar; João F. Mano. "Injectable gelatin cryogels for tissue engineering". Paper presented in Jornadas CICECO 2022 - Hand in hand with society, 2022.
  6. Luís P. G. Monteiro; Castanheira, Edgar J.; Gaspar, Vítor M.; Tiago R. Correia; João M. M. Rodrigues; Mano, Joao F.. Corresponding author: Luís P. G. Monteiro. "Tunable hybrid 3D printing cryogels - a personalized vehicle towards bone regeneration Luís". Paper presented in Jornadas CICECO 2023, 2022.
  7. Luís P. G. Monteiro. "A novel bioactive Cu(II) complex with ibuprofen: Synthesis, characterization, binding capacity and antitumoral properties". Paper presented in 13th Inorganic & Bioinorganic Chemistry Conference, 2022.
  8. Luís Monteiro; João M. M. Rodrigues; Mano, Joao F.. Corresponding author: Mano, Joao F.. "New polymer-peptides architectures to obtain multifunctional membranes for periodontal regeneration". Paper presented in Jornadas CICECO 2020, 2020.
  9. Monteiro, Luís. "New anticancer metallodrugs". Paper presented in XXVI Encontro Nacional - Sociedade Portuguesa de Química, 2019.
  10. Monteiro, Luís. "New anticancer metallodrugs". Paper presented in Jornadas CICECO 2019, 2019.
  11. Monteiro, Luís. "Novel anticancer metallodrugs". Paper presented in 4th Meeting of Medicinal Biotechnology, 2019.
Journal article
  1. Sousa, Vera; Monteiro, Luís P. G.; Rocha, Djenisa H. A.; Rodrigues, João M. M.; Borges, João; Mano, João F.. "Marine-Origin Polysaccharides and Their Chemically Modified Derivatives as Sources of Advanced Biofunctional Materials for Biomedical Applications". Biomacromolecules 26 8 (2025): 4735-4772. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.biomac.4c01682.
    10.1021/acs.biomac.4c01682
  2. Edgar J. Castanheira; Luís P. G. Monteiro; Rita Sobreiro-Almeida; Vítor M. Gaspar; Nina Kølln Wittig; Tiago R. Correia; Henrik Birkedal; João M. M. Rodrigues; João F. Mano. "Freeform 3D Printing of Cell-Adsorptive Cryogels with Shape-Recoverability". ACS Materials Letters (2025): https://doi.org/10.1021/acsmaterialslett.4c01836.
    10.1021/acsmaterialslett.4c01836
  3. Luís P. G. Monteiro; Gomes, Adriana; Silva, Cláudia; Mendes, Ricardo F.; Paz, Filipe; Chernyshov, Dmitry; Rocha, João; et al. "Towards targeted cancer therapy: Synthesis, characterization, and biological activity of a new Cu(II)-ibuprofen-2,2'-dipyridylamine metal complex". Helyion 11 (2025): e41323. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e41323.
  4. Castanheira, Edgar J.; João R. Maia; Luís P. G. Monteiro; Sobreiro-Almeida, Rita; Nina K. Wittig; Henrik Birkedal; João M. M. Rodrigues; João F. Mano. Corresponding author: João F. Mano. "3D-printed injectable nanocomposite cryogel scaffolds for bone tissue regeneration". Materials Today Nano 28 100519 (2024): https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2588842024000695?via%3Dihub.
    Published
  5. Monteiro, Luís P.G.; Rodrigues, João M.M.; Mano, João F.. "In situ generated hemostatic adhesives: From mechanisms of action to recent advances and applications". Biomaterials Advances 155 (2023): 213670. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.bioadv.2023.213670.
    Published • 10.1016/j.bioadv.2023.213670
  6. Castanheira, Edgar J.; Tiago R. Correia; Luís P. G. Monteiro; Gaspar, Vítor M.; Mano, Joao F.; João M. M. Rodrigues. Corresponding author: João M. M. Rodrigues. "3D Freeform Printing of Laminarin Anisotropic Nanocomposite Cryogels for Bone Regeneration". ACS Nano (2023):
    Submitted
  7. Luís P. G. Monteiro; João Borges; João M. M. Rodrigues; João F. Mano. "Unveiling the Assembly of Neutral Marine Polysaccharides into Electrostatic-Driven Layer-by-Layer Bioassemblies by Chemical Functionalization". Marine Drugs (2023): https://doi.org/10.3390/md21020092.
    10.3390/md21020092
  8. Cristiana F.V. Sousa; Luís P. G. Monteiro; João Rodrigues; João Borges; João F. Mano. "Marine-origin polysaccharide based free-standing multilayered membranes as sustainable nanoreservoirs for controlled drug delivery". Journal of Materials Chemistry B (2023): http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/d3tb00796k.
    10.1039/d3tb00796k
Newspaper article
  1. Luís P. G. Monteiro; Ariana Santos; Luís P. G. Monteiro; Adriana Gomes; Fátima Martel; Teresa M. Santos; Bárbara Ferreira. "NSAID-Based Coordination Compounds for Biomedical Applications: Recent Advances and Developments", International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 2022, 5, https://www.mdpi.com/1422-0067/23/5/2855.
    10.3390/ijms23052855
Thesis / Dissertation
  1. Monteiro, Luís. "Development of new anticancer metallodrugs". Master, Universidade de Aveiro, 2019.
Activities

Oral presentation

Presentation title Event name
Host (Event location)
2019/11/20 Development of new anticancer metallodrugs XXV Encontro Galego-Portugues de Química
Colegio Oficial de Químicos de Galicia (Santiago de Compostela, Spain)

Event organisation

Event name
Type of event (Role) 		Institution / Organization
2018/11/20 - Current Signaling Afternoon - Evento pedagógico que teve foco nas principais vias de sinalização celular e da importância das mesmas nas mais diversas áreas da biomedicina e de que forma é que elas contribuem para algumas patologias. (2018/11/20)
Seminar (Member of the Organising Committee)
 Universidade de Aveiro Instituto de Biomedicina, Portugal
2015/03/27 - 2015/03/29 National Meeting of Chemistry Students - A great platform to discuss and learn about latest advancements and novel approaches in Chemistry. It aims to bring together academic scientists and researchers to exchange and share their experiences and research results on all aspects of chemistry and related fields (2015/03/27 - 2015/03/29)
Meeting (Member of the Organising Committee)
 Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal

Event participation

Activity description
Type of event 		Event name
Institution / Organization
2018/10/26 - Current Provides a platform for multidisciplinary interaction among the various research areas and disciplines involved, including medical oncology, raditherapy, pathology, imaging, gastroenetrology and genetics.
Seminar
 Colorectal cancer in Portugal: From research to prevention and treatment
Universidade do Porto Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde, Portugal
2017/03/03 - 2017/03/05 Provides a platform for discourse amongst the scientists, students, researchers and industry professionals on various aspects of Biotechnology.
Meeting
 National Meeting of Biotechnology Students
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal

Association member

Society Organization name Role
2019/05/06 - 2020/05/05 SPQ-Sociedade Portuguesa da Química