Curriculum Vitae
André Francisco Oliveira Girão
Identification
Personal identification
- Full name
- André Francisco Oliveira Girão
Citation names
- Girão, André
- André F. Girão
- Girão, A. F.
Author identifiers
- Ciência ID
- 2A1B-E32A-8E5D
- ORCID iD
- 0000-0001-7282-885X
- Scopus Author Id
- 57073700600
Email addresses
- andrefgirao@ua.pt (Professional)
Addresses
- TEMA - centre for mechanical technology and automation. Departamento de Engenharia Mecânica, Campo Universitário de Santiago, Universidade de Aveiro, 3810-193 , Aveiro, Aveiro, Portugal (Professional)
Websites
- https://www.ua.pt/pt/p/80484459 (Scholar)
Knowledge fields
- Medical and Health Sciences - Medical Biotechnology - Biomaterials
- Engineering and Technology - Nano-technology
Languages
| Language | Speaking | Reading | Writing | Listening | Peer-review |
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| Portuguese | Advanced (C1) | Advanced (C1) | Advanced (C1) | Advanced (C1) | |
| English | Intermediate (B1) | Advanced (C1) | Intermediate (B1) | Intermediate (B1) |
Education
| Degree | Classification | |
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2018/01/01 - 2023/01/30
Concluded
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Nanociências e Nanotecnologias (Doutoramento)
Universidade de Aveiro Centro de Tecnologia Mecânica e Automação, Portugal
Instituto de Ciencia de Materiales de Madrid, Spain "A 3D graphene composite scaffold with a combinatorial fibrous-porous architecture for neural repair in the injured spinal
cord" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
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2008 - 2014
Concluded
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Engenharia Biomédica e Biofísica (Biomedical and Biophysics Engineering) (Mestrado)
Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
"Selective functionalization of electrospun fibres" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
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Affiliation
Science
| Category Host institution |
Employer | |
|---|---|---|
| 2023/05 - Current | Contracted Researcher (Research) | Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal |
| Universidade de Aveiro Centro de Tecnologia Mecânica e Automação, Portugal |
Others
| Category Host institution |
Employer | |
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| 2013/02/01 - 2013/08/01 | Internship inserted in the Biomedical and Biophysics program (B.Sc. + M.Sc.), during which I developed my master thesis: "Selective functionalization of electrospun fibres". | Universiteit Twente Technical Medical Centre, Netherlands |
| 2011/06/01 - 2011/09/01 | Internship inserted in the Biomedical and Biophysics program (B.Sc. + M.Sc.) | Danmarks Tekniske Universitet Nanotek, Denmark |
Projects
Contract
| Designation | Funders | |
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| 2023/05 - Current | Project “Agenda ILLIANCE”
[C644919832-00000035 | Project nº 46]
Researcher
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Ongoing
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| 2016/07 - 2017/12 | Arcadelike - Development of a Physiological Collagen Architecture in Engineered Tissue Cartilage Through a Combined Approach
of Mechanical Stimulus with Anisotropic Fibrous Scaffolds on a Bioreactor Environment
PTDC/EMS-TEC/3263/2014
Research Fellow
Universidade de Aveiro Centro de Tecnologia Mecânica e Automação, Portugal
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Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
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Other
| Designation | Funders | |
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| 2015/03 - 2016/06 | An Integrated Approach Using Stimulus Responsive 3D Graphene/Collagen Scaffold for Tissue Engineering
IF/00917/2013/CP1162/CT0016
Research Fellow
Universidade de Aveiro Centro de Tecnologia Mecânica e Automação, Portugal
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Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
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Outputs
Publications
| Book chapter |
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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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| 2024 | Designing a eye-readable sensor for hydrogen monitoring and recording | 7th International Conference on technologies for the Wellbeing and Sustainable Manufacturing Solutions
University of Aveiro (Aveiro, Portugal)
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| 2024 | Visual air leakage localization by infrared imaging | 7th International Conference on technologies for the Wellbeing and Sustainable Manufacturing Solutions
University of Aveiro (Aveiro, Portugal)
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| 2021 | 3D reduced graphene oxide-based scaffolds with fibrous-porous architectures for neural tissue engineering applications | 4th International Conference on Technologies for the Wellbeing and Sustainable Manufacturing Solutions
University of Aveiro (Aveiro, Portugal)
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| 2020 | Fabrication of a 3D combinatorial fibrous-porous scaffold for neural tissue engineering applications | 3rd International Conference on Technology for Wellbeing and Sustainable Manufacturing Solutions
University of Aveiro (Aveiro, Portugal)
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| 2018 | Design and fabrication of biomimetic 3D anisotropic fibrous scaffolds for cartilage tissue engineering applications | 15th International Symposium on Computer Methods in Biomechanics and Biomedical engineering and 3rd Conference on Imaging
and Visualization
Técnico Lisboa (Lisboa, Portugal)
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| 2018 | Cellular response to anisotropic fibrous/porous electrospun scaffolds for cartilage tissue engineering | 15th International Symposium on Computer Methods in Biomechanics and Biomedical engineering and 3rd Conference on Imaging
and Visualization
Técnico Lisboa (Lisboa, Portugal)
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| 2017 | A graphene-oxide-collagen scaffold as a versatile three-dimensional biomimetic microenvironment for tissue engineering applications | XVIII Congresso da Sociedade Portuguesa de Materials and VIII International Symposium on Materials
University of Aveiro (Aveiro, Portugal)
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| 2017 | Development of a physiological collagen architecture through anisotropic nanofibrous polycaprolactone-collagen scaffold for cartilage tissue engineering | 7º Congresso Nacional de Biomecânica
Universidade do Minho (Portugal)
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| 2016 | Electrostatic self-assembled 3D graphene oxide-collagen nanocomposite as scaffold for tissue engineering | NANOSMAT
University of Aveiro (Aveiro, Portugal)
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| 2016 | A biomimetic three-dimensional anisotropic nanofibrous polycaprolactone-collagen scaffold for cartilage tissue engineering | NANOSMAT
University of Aveiro (Aveiro, Portugal)
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| 2016 | A self-assembled 3D GO-Col composite scaffold for tissue engineering applications | 5th International Conference on Integrity – Reliability – Failure
University of Porto (Porto, Portugal)
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| 2016 | Graphene oxide paper with reduced pattern by electron beam lithography for cell tissue guidance | Graphene Week
University of Warsaw (Poland)
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Supervision
| Thesis Title Role |
Degree Subject (Type) Institution / Organization |
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| 2024 - Current | A Nanofibrous Sensor for Detecting and Visual Recording of Hydrogen Leaks
Co-supervisor
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Nanosciences and Nanotechnology (PhD)
Universidade de Aveiro Centro de Tecnologia Mecânica e Automação, Portugal
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| 2024 - Current | Mechanical and functional testing of a nanofibrous sensor for visual detection of H2
Supervisor
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Mechanical Engineering (Master)
Universidade de Aveiro Centro de Tecnologia Mecânica e Automação, Portugal
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Jury of academic degree
| Topic Role |
Candidate name (Type of degree) Institution / Organization |
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| 2024 | Recapitulation of the mechanical anisotropy of the spinal cord through 3D printing
(Thesis) Main arguer
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Joana Ribeiro de Oliveira (Other)
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
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Conference scientific committee
| Conference name | Conference host | |
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| 2024 - 2025 | 8th International Conference on Design, Simulation, Manufacturing: The Innovation Exchange | University of Porto |
| 2024 - 2024 | 7th International Conference on technologies for the Wellbeing and Sustainable Manufacturing Solutions | University of Aveiro |
Journal scientific committee
| Journal title (ISSN) | Publisher | |
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| 2024 - Current | Biomaterials Science | RSC |
| 2024 - Current | Nanoscale | RSC |
| 2024 - Current | Scientific Reports | Springer |