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Ana M. Sousa holds a bachelor's degree in Biochemistry from the Faculty of Science and Technologies at the University of Coimbra. After completing her bachelor's degree, she researched and developed a particular interest in engineering, namely materials and their processing methods. As a result, she took a master's degree in Materials Engineering at the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Coimbra. Both Biochemistry and Materials Engineering graduations have given her a multidisciplinary education, from which she has gathered a set of solid theoretical and laboratory capabilities in a wide range of scientific fields. In 2020 she started her PhD in Mechanical Engineering (Surface Engineering and Nanotechnologies) at the University of Coimbra. She was granted a PhD Scholarship by FCT entitled "2D and 3D Sustainable Technologies for the Production of Cardiovascular Stents. At the moment, she has 3 articles published in Q1 journals as the first author. Participated in 6 conferences and events. Co-supervised 1 MSc dissertation(s) and Supervised 1f LSc/BSc Project. Has received 2 awards and/or honours. At the moment, she works in the areas of Medical engineering with an emphasis on Medical Biotechnology and Biomaterials.
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Identification

Personal identification

Full name
Ana Micaela Barbosa de Sousa

Citation names

  • Sousa, A. M.
  • Ana M. Sousa
  • A. M. Sousa
  • Ana Micaela Sousa

Author identifiers

Ciência ID
5015-3A30-351B
ORCID iD
0000-0003-0256-0119

Knowledge fields

  • Medical and Health Sciences - Medical Biotechnology - Biomaterials
  • Engineering and Technology - Materials Engineering
  • Engineering and Technology - Mechanical Engineering

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
2020/12 - 2024/12
Ongoing
 Ph.D in Mechanical Engineering (Doutoramento)
Major in Surface Engineering and Nanomaterials
Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia, Portugal
2020/09 - 2021/06
Concluded
 Curso Não Conferente de Grau - Inglês do Quotidiano, nível Pós-Intermédio (B2) (Outros)
Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Letras, Portugal
 18
2018/09 - 2020/07
Concluded
 Master in Materials Engineering (Mestrado)
Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
"Avaliação das Propriedades de Polímeros, após Impressão 3D, para Aplicação em Protetores Bucais" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
2014/09 - 2017/12
Concluded
 Bachelor's degree in Biochemistry (Licenciatura)
Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
"Analysis of Protein Expression of the liver of mice treated with doxorubicin (DOX)" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
Affiliation

Science

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2017/11 - 2018/07 Research Trainee (Research) Instituto Português do Sangue e da Transplantação IP, Portugal

Teaching in Higher Education

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2023/09/01 - 2024/02/04 Invited Assistant (University Teacher) Universidade de Coimbra Departamento de Engenharia Mecânica, Portugal

Others

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2017/02 - 2017/07 Internship - Analysis of Protein Expression of the liver of mice treated with doxorubicin (DOX) Center for Neuroscience and Cell Biology (CNC), Portugal
Mitochondrial Toxicology and Experimental Therapeutics (MitoXT), Portugal
Projects

Grant

Designation Funders
2020/12/01 - 2024/12/01 2D and 3D Sustainable Technologies for the Production of Cardiovascular Stents
UI/BD/150913/2021
PhD Student Fellow
Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Engenharia Mecânica Materiais e Processos, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing
Outputs

Publications

Conference abstract
  1. Vidinha, Hugo; Ricardo Branco; Maria Augusta Neto; Ana M. Sousa; Luísa Durães; Ana M Amaro. "Seawater Immersion and its Effect on the Fatigue Behaviour of Glass/Epoxy laminates: A FTIR Investigation". Paper presented in 4th Conference on Recent Advances in Design, Resilience and Strengthening of Structures 2023, Coimbra, 2023.
    Accepted
  2. Ana M. Sousa; Ana M. Amaro; Ana P. Piedade. "Análise MEF da Influência do Design e da Espessura da Haste nas Propriedades de Stents Coronários de PLA e PCL". Paper presented in X Congresso da Sociedade Portuguesa de Biomecânica, Figueira da Foz, 2023.
    Published
  3. Ana M. Sousa; Ana M. Amaro; Ana P. Piedade; Ana M. Sousa; Ana M. Amaro. "Finite element analysis of different designs and thickness using 3D printing PLA and PCL". Paper presented in Materias 2023, Guimarães, 2023.
    Published
  4. Ana M. Sousa; Ana M. Amaro; Ana P. Piedade. "Impressão 3D de Stents Poliméricos Bioabsorvíveis: Um Estudo Preliminar, utilizando MEF para Análise de Diferentes Configurações de Stents". Paper presented in BIOMAT22, Rio de Janeiro, 2022.
    Accepted
  5. Ana M. Sousa; Ana M. Amaro; Ana P. Piedade. "Influence of cell design and simulated body fluids in the mechanical properties of 3D printed vascular stents". Leiria, 2021.
    Published
  6. Ana M. Sousa; Ana C. Pinho; Ana P. Piedade. "3D printing of mouthguards: a preliminary study". Paper presented in Advanced Nanomaterials Conference 2021, Aveiro, 2021.
    Published
  7. Ana M. Sousa; Ana C. Pinho; Ana P. Piedade. "Mechanical properties of 3D-printed mouthguards". Paper presented in Materials Summit 2020 - Global Virtual Summit on Materials Science and Engineering, 2020.
    Published
Conference poster
  1. Ana M. Sousa; Ana P.B.M.Amaro; Ana M. Piedade. "3D Printing of Polymeric Bioresorbable Stents: A Preliminary Study using FEM analysis of different stent geometries". Paper presented in Ciência 2022 - Encontro com a Ciência e Tecnologia em Portugal, 2022.
  2. Ana M. Sousa; Ana C. Pinho; Ana P. Piedade. "Mechanical properties of 3D-printed mouthguards". 2020.
Journal article
  1. Sousa, Ana M.; Amaro, Ana M.; Piedade, Ana P.. "Structural design optimization through finite element analysis of additive manufactured bioresorbable polymeric stents". Materials Today Chemistry 36 (2024): 101972. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.mtchem.2024.101972.
    10.1016/j.mtchem.2024.101972
  2. Ana M. Sousa; Henriques, Joana Filipa; Ana P. Piedade. "4D Printing Roadmap: 4D Printing for Pathophysiology". Smart Materials and Structures (2024):
    Under revision
  3. Ana Micaela Barbosa de Sousa; A. M. Amaro; AP Piedade. "3D Printing of Polymeric Bioresorbable Stents: A Strategy to Improve Both Cellular Compatibility and Mechanical Properties". Polymers (2022): https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4360/14/6/1099.
    10.3390/polym14061099
  4. Sousa, A.M.; Pinho, A.C.; Piedade, A.P.. "Mechanical properties of 3D printed mouthguards: Influence of layer height and device thickness". Materials & Design 203 (2021): https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matdes.2021.109624.
    Ana M. Sousa, Ana C. Pinho, Ana P. Piedade, Mechanical properties of 3D printed mouthguards: Influence of layer height and device thickness, Materials & Design, Volume 203, 2021, 109624, ISSN 0264-1275, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matdes.2021.109624.
  5. Sousa, Ana. "Present Status in Polymeric Mouthguards. A Future Area for Additive Manufacturing?". Polymers (2020): http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/polym12071490.
    10.3390/polym12071490
Thesis / Dissertation
  1. "Avaliação das Propriedades de Polímeros, após Impressão 3D, para aplicação em Protetores Bucais". Master, Universidade de Coimbra, 2020. http://hdl.handle.net/10316/92578.
Activities

Oral presentation

Presentation title Event name
Host (Event location)
2023/05/06 Análise MEF da Influência do Design e da Espessura da Haste nas Propriedades de Stents Coronários de PLA e PCL X Congresso da Sociedade Portuguesa de Biomecânica
Sociedade Portuguesa de Biomecânica (Figueira da Foz, Portugal)
2023/04/04 Finite Element Analysis of Different Stent Designs and Thicknesses using 3D-Printed PLA and PCL MATERIAIS 2023 - XXI Congresso da Sociedade Portuguesa de Materiais and XII International Materials Symposium
University of Minho (Guimarães, Portugal)
2022/11/23 Impressão 3D de Stents Poliméricos Bioabsorvíveis: Um Estudo Preliminar, utilizando MEF para Análise de Diferentes Configurações de Stents Congresso de Ciência e Tecnologia dos Biomateriais -BIOMAT22
IME (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil)
2021/11/04 Avaliação das Propriedades de Polímeros, após Impressão 3D, para Aplicação em Protetores Bucais Dia Mundial dos Materiais
Sociedade Portuguesa dos Materiais (Lisboa, Portugal)
2021/10/27 Influence of cell design and simulated body fluids in the mechanical properties of 3D printed vascular stents International Conference on Progress in Digital and Physical Manufacturing (ProDPM'21)
(Leiria, Portugal)
2021/07/22 3D printing of mouthguards: a preliminary study Advanced Nanomaterials Conference 2021, Aveiro
(Aveiro, Portugal)
2020/11/10 Mechanical properties of 3D-printed mouthguards Materials Info 2020 – Virtual Congress in Materials Science & Engineering
2020/08 Mechanical properties of 3D-printed mouthguards Materials Summit 2020 - Global Virtual Summit on Materials Science and Engineering

Supervision

Thesis Title
Role 		Degree Subject (Type)
Institution / Organization
2023/09 - Current 3D printing of multi-material mouthguards: mechanical properties and compatibility.
Co-supervisor
 Mestrado em Engenharia Biomédica (Master)
Universidade de Coimbra Departamento de Engenharia Mecânica, Portugal
2023/01 - 2023/07 Desenvolvimento e caracterização da capacidade de biodegradação de filmes finos metálicos
Supervisor
 Engenharia Biomédica (Degree)
Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
2020/09 - 2021/11 Mechanical Properties of 3D-printed Vascular Stents: Influence of device thickness and ageing
Co-supervisor
 Engenharia de Materiais (Master)
Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal

Event organisation

Event name
Type of event (Role) 		Institution / Organization
2023/05/02 - 2023/05/06 X Congresso Nacional de Biomecânica 2023 (2023/05/05 - 2023/05/06)
Congress (Other)

Event participation

Activity description
Type of event 		Event name
Institution / Organization
2024/03/08 - 2024/03/08 Finalist in 3 Minute Thesis (3MT) Competition, which is an initiative for PhD students to present their PhD projects in 3 minutes to a non-specialist audience.
Call
 3MT - Three-Minute Thesis Competition
Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal

The University of Queensland - Herston Campus, Australia
2024/02/27 - 2024/02/28 Science Communication and Media Training Course
Workshop
 Science Communication and Media Training Course
Universidade de Coimbra Instituto de Investigação Interdisciplinar, Portugal

Speak & Lead, Portugal
2023/10/31 - 2023/10/31 Seminário sobre Ensaios Mecânicos, organizado pela Gravimeta e Zwick/Roell
Seminar
 Seminário sobre Ensaios Mecânicos
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal
2023/10/20 - 2023/10/21 Participação no encontro científico patrocinado pela Sociedade Portuguesa de Cardiologia "What’s New in 2023 ESC Guidelines"
Meeting
 What's New in 2023 ESC Guidelines
Sociedade Portuguesa de Cardiologia, Portugal

Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Medicina, Portugal
2023/09/29 - 2023/09/29 Dinamização da atividade "Sustentabilidade e Inclusão CEMMPRE!", como investigadora
Exhibition
 Noite Europeia dos Investigadores
2022/11/07 - 2022/11/09 Training in Non-Linear Analysis by Doctor Nicholas Stergiou. The training course introduced several non-linear methods related to biological data and human movement variability: - Dynamical System; - Time Series and Data Processing; - Reconstruction of State Phase; - Lyapunov exponent: Entropy and surrogation - Fractal Analysis: DFA
Workshop
Center for Innovative Care and Health Technology, Portugal
2022/10/26 - 2022/10/27 Training in Reverse Engineering through 3D Scanning using EinScan Pro HD RED Bundle by Shining 3D
Workshop
 3D Scanner Training - EinScan Pro HD RED Bundle by Shining 3D
2022/05/16 - 2022/05/18 Encontro Ciência 2022
Congress
 Encontro Ciência 2022
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, Portugal
2022/01/25 - 2022/01/26 Workshop on Advances in Materials and Manufacturing
Workshop
 Workshop on Advances in Materials and Manufacturing by MRS Communications and Nature Communications
2021/04 - 2021/04 Brief Training in C++ Programming
Workshop
 Bired Training in C++ Programming
2021/03/31 - 2021/03/31 Quantitative EDS Explained: How to achieve great results
Workshop
Oxford Instruments plc, United Kingdom

Jury of academic degree

Topic
Role 		Candidate name (Type of degree)
Institution / Organization
2021/11/16 "Mechanical Properties of 3D-printed Vascular Stents: Influence of device thickness and ageing"
Supervisor
 Vera Catarina Vasconcelos Teixeira (Master)
Universidade de Coimbra Departamento de Engenharia Mecânica, Portugal

Ad Hoc journal article review

Journal title (ISSN) Publisher
2023/06/16 - 2023/06/27 Proceedings of the 10th Congress of the Portuguese Society of Biomechanics Springer

Association member

Society Organization name Role
2023/05/05 - 2025/05 Sociedade Portuguesa de Biomecânica Membro

Course / Discipline taught

Academic session Degree Subject (Type) Institution / Organization
2023/09/01 - 2024/02 Biocompatibilidade Engenharia Biomédica (Mestrado) Universidade de Coimbra Departamento de Engenharia Mecânica, Portugal
Distinctions

Award

2020 Merit Board of University of Coimbra
Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal

Other distinction

2020 Editor's Choice - "Present Status in Polymeric Mouthguards. A Future Area for Additive Manufacturing?"
MDPI AG, Switzerland