Identification
            Personal identification
- Full name
- Catarina Alexandra Fortuna dos Santos Miranda
- Date of birth
- 1995/08/12
- Gender
- Female
Citation names
- Miranda, C.S.
- Miranda, Catarina S.
Author identifiers
- Ciência ID
- 5519-15F9-0DA6
- ORCID iD
- 0000-0002-0918-2547
- Google Scholar ID
- YE4spioAAAAJ&hl
- Scopus Author Id
- 57216398820
Email addresses
- catarina.miranda@2c2t.uminho.pt (Professional)
- catarinanda@gmail.com (Personal)
Websites
- https://www.linkedin.com/in/catarina-miranda-380058a6/ (Professional)
Knowledge fields
- Engineering and Technology - Materials Engineering
- Engineering and Technology - Materials Engineering - Materials Engineering
- Engineering and Technology - Mechanical Engineering - Mechanical Engineering
- Engineering and Technology - Medical Engineering - Medical Engineering
- Engineering and Technology - Nano-technology - Nano-materials
Languages
| Language | Speaking | Reading | Writing | Listening | Peer-review | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| English | Advanced (C1) | Advanced (C1) | Advanced (C1) | Advanced (C1) | Advanced (C1) | 
| Portuguese (Mother tongue) | 
Education
            | Degree | Classification | |
|---|---|---|
| 2020/12/01 - 2024/12/01 Ongoing | Textile Engineering (Doutoramento) Universidade do Minho - Campus de Azurém, Portugal "Tri-axial wet-spun scaffolds as potential therapeutic peptides and essential oils delivery systems for chronic wound care" (THESIS/DISSERTATION) | |
| 2024/06/01 - 2024/06/30 Concluded | Internship on Mechanical Analysis and SEM imaging (Outros) Aalto-yliopisto, Finland | |
| 2023/09/15 - 2023/12/15 Concluded | Internship on Cellular Biology Culture (Outros) Institut de Biologie et Chimie des Protéines, France | |
| 2017/09/09 - 2020/01/28 Concluded | Biomedical Engineering (Mestrado) Major in Biomaterials, Rehabilitation and Biomechanics Universidade do Minho, Portugal "Integrative study on the development of microparticles for oral drug delivery: processing and characterization through biotribology
                                       and molecular dynamics" (THESIS/DISSERTATION) | 18 | 
| 2015/09/09 - 2017/07/30 Concluded | Biomedical Engineering (Licenciatura) Universidade do Minho, Portugal | 15 | 
| 2013/09/05 - 2015/07/01 Concluded | Bioengineering (Bachelor) Universidade Católica Portuguesa Centro Regional do Porto, Portugal | 16 | 
Affiliation
            Others
| Category Host institution | Employer | |
|---|---|---|
| 2020/03/01 - 2020/08/31 | Apprentice | Centro de Ciência e Tecnologia Têxtil, Portugal | 
| Universidade do Minho - Campus de Azurém, Portugal | ||
| 2018/11 - 2020/01 | Apprentice | Universidade do Minho Centro de Sistemas Microeletromecânicos, Portugal | 
| Universidade do Minho - Campus de Azurém, Portugal | ||
| 2018/12 - 2019/11 | Research trainee | International Iberian Nanotechnology Laboratory, Portugal | 
| International Iberian Nanotechnology Laboratory, Portugal | 
Projects
            Grant
| Designation | Funders | |
|---|---|---|
| 2020/12/01 - 2024/12/01 | UID/CTM/00264 - 2C2T Strategic Project UID/CTM/00264/2019 PhD Student Fellow
                                     Centro de Ciência e Tecnologia Têxtil, Portugal | Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia Ongoing | 
| 2020/12/01 - 2024/12/01 | Tri-axial wet-spun scaffolds as potential therapeutic peptides and essential oils delivery systems for chronic wound care 2020.08547.BD PhD Student Fellow
                                     Centro de Ciência e Tecnologia Têxtil, Portugal | Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia Ongoing | 
Outputs
            Publications
| Book chapter | 
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| Conference paper | 
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| Conference poster | 
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| Journal article | 
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| Thesis / Dissertation | 
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Activities
            Oral presentation
| Presentation title | Event name Host (Event location) | |
|---|---|---|
| 2023/11/30 | Coaxial wet-spun fibers loaded with essential oils for the treatment of chronic wounds | Sciforum (Switzerland) | 
| 2023/05/29 | Biodegradable single layer film for food packaging | IX IMFAHE's International Conference-Innovation Camp 2023 Imfahe (Spain) | 
| 2023/03/28 | Coaxial wet-spun fibers loaded with enzyme-inhibiting peptide for chronic wound care | The 2nd International Electronic Conference on Biomedicines  (Basel, Switzerland) | 
| 2023/03/28 | Coaxial wet-spun fibers loaded with enzyme-inhibiting peptide for chronic wound care | The 2nd International Electronic Conference on Biomedicines Sciforum (Basel, Switzerland) | 
| 2022/11/01 | Coaxial wet-spun fibers loaded with AAPV – a viable option for chronic wound healing | The 2nd International Electronic Conference on Biomolecules: Biomacromolecules and the Modern World Challenges Sciforum (Basel, Switzerland) | 
| 2022/10/26 | Co-axial wet-spun fibers for chronic wound care | 2nd Sunset Skin Summit Faculdade de Farmácia da Universidade de Lisboa (Lisboa, Portugal) | 
| 2022/06/07 | Co-axial AAPV and NCMC-loaded wet-spun scaffolds for wound healing applications | AUTEX 2022  (Lodz, Poland) | 
| 2022/05/18 | Co-axial wet-spun fibrous constructs for chronic wound care | 3rd International Congress of Innovative Textiles  (Turkey) | 
| 2022/02/22 | Development of a novel coaxial wet-spinning method to produce AAPV-loaded fibers for chronic wound care | The 2nd International Electronic Conference on Healthcare | 
| 2021/09/06 | Controlled release of cinnamon leaf oil loaded onto chitosan microcapsules, embedded in a biodegradable hydrogel-like film, inhibits P. aeruginosa action | AUTEX 2021 University of Minho | 
| 2021/08/16 | Ala-Ala-Pro-Val-containing co-axial, wet-spun microfibers for the treatment of chronic wounds | The 8th Global Conference on Polymer and Composite Materials (PCM 2021)  (Macau, China) | 
| 2020/12/07 | Bactericidal effect of CLO loaded onto chitosan microcapsules-modified biodegradable hydrogel-like films: an alternative for treating Pseudomonas aeruginosa infections | The 1st International Electronic Conference on Biomolecules: Natural and Bio-inspired therapeutics for human diseases IECBM (Zurich, Switzerland) | 
| 2020/11/05 | Controlled release of cinnamon leaf oil from chitosan microcapsules embedded within a sodium alginate/gelatin hydrogel-like film for Pseudomonas aeruginosa elimination | The First International Conference on “Green” Polymer Materials 2020 | 
| 2020/11/01 | Irradication of Pseudomonas aeruginosa via sodium alginate/gelatin films impregnated with chitosan microcapsules loaded with cinnamon leaf oil | 6th International Electronic Conference on Medicinal Chemistry | 
Event organisation
| Event name Type of event (Role) | Institution / Organization | |
|---|---|---|
| 2023/07/17 - 2023/07/17 | "Verão no campus" - an initiative to present younger students to universities  (2023/07/17 - 2023/07/21) Congress (Member of the Scientific Committee) | Universidade do Minho - Campus de Azurém, Portugal | 
| 2023/03/30 - 2023/03/31 | Iniciativa UPA (Universidade de Portas Abertas): welcoming and appealing high school students to enroll in an integrated masters
                                 in Textile Engineering  (2023/03/30 - 2023/04/01) Symposium (Member of the Organising Committee) | Universidade do Minho - Campus de Azurém, Portugal | 
Event participation
| Activity description Type of event | Event name Institution / Organization | |
|---|---|---|
| 2024/09/09 - 2024/09/10 | Summer School on Leadership and Career Development for PhD students and Early Stage Researchers Workshop | Summer School on Leadership and Career Development for PhD students and Early Stage Researchers Colégio Doutoral - Universidade do Minho, Portugal | 
| 2023/12/01 - 2023/12/15 | Essential oil-loaded coaxial wet-spun fibers for potential wound therapies Conference | 3rd International Electronic Conference on Antibiotics | 
| 2023/05/09 - 2023/05/11 | iTechStyle Summit 2023 Congress | iTechStyle Summit 2023 CITEVE, Portugal | 
| 2023/03/09 - 2023/05/03 | Workshop on Careers in Science Workshop | IMFAHE Foundation, Spain | 
| 2023/01/19 - 2023/04/12 | Online course on “Innovation, Entrepreneurship and Leadership” Workshop | Innovation, Entrepreneurship and Leadership IMFAHE Foundation, Spain | 
| 2023/03/20 - 2023/03/27 | Course on Health Literacy & Implementation Science Workshop | Health Literacy & Implementation Science Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal | 
| 2022/12/01 - 2022/12/19 | Contest for best communication at the Portuguese Society of Microbiology Exhibition | Concurso de Comunicação em Microbiologia Sociedade Portuguesa de Microbiologia, Portugal | 
| 2022/12 - 2022/12 | Workshop on finding job opportunities Workshop | Como encontrar empregos que não se vêem Universidade do Minho TecMinho, Portugal | 
| 2022/10/25 - 2022/11/01 | What is Super Resolution Microscopy? Seminar | What is Super Resolution Microscopy? Oxford Instruments plc, United Kingdom | 
| 2022/10/19 - 2022/10/19 | UT Austin Portugal - 2022 Annual Conference Conference | UT Austin Portugal - 2022 Annual Conference The University of Texas at Austin Applied Research Laboratories, United States | 
| 2022/05/25 - 2022/05/27 | Poster for iTechStyle Summit 2022 conference Conference | iTechStyle Summit 2022 | 
| 2022/02/17 - 2022/02/28 | Oral presentation on The 2nd International Electronic Conference on Healthcare Conference | The 2nd International Electronic Conference on Healthcare MDPI AG, Switzerland | 
| 2021/09/15 - 2021/09/30 | The First Electronic Conference on Clinical Medicine Conference | The First Electronic Conference on Clinical Medicine | 
| 2021/09/06 - 2021/09/09 | 31st Conference of the European Society for Biomaterials Conference | 31st Conference of the European Society for Biomaterials European Society for Biomaterials, Germany | 
| 2021/09/06 - 2021/09/09 | 20th World Textile Conference (AUTEX 2021) Conference | 20th World Textile Conference (AUTEX 2021) | 
| 2021/08/16 - 2021/08/22 | Oral presentation in "The 8th Global Conference on Polymer and Composite Materials (PCM 2021)" Conference | The 8th Global Conference on Polymer and Composite Materials (PCM 2021) | 
| 2021/05/31 - 2021/05/31 | 1st International Electronic Conference on Biomedicine Conference | 1st International Electronic Conference on Biomedicine Sciforum, Switzerland | 
| 2021/05/26 - 2021/05/26 | Nanoindentation 101: From the fundamentals of nanomechanical measurements to their applications across material analysis Seminar | Nanoindentation 101: From the fundamentals of nanomechanical measurements to their applications across material analysis Micro Materials Ltd, United Kingdom | 
| 2021/05/08 - 2021/05/12 | The 1st International Electronic Conference on Antibiotics Conference | The 1st International Electronic Conference on Antibiotics | 
| 2021/05/11 - 2021/05/11 | Workshop on scientific searches and bibliographic references Workshop | Workshop "Pesquisa científica e referências bibliográficas" Universidade do Minho - Campus de Azurém, Portugal | 
| 2021/02/24 - 2021/02/24 | Focused Ion Beam: a "tool" for micro/nano fabrication and characterization Seminar | Focused Ion Beam: a "tool" for micro/nano fabrication and characterization Università degli Studi di Genova Dipartimento di Fisica, Italy | 
| 2020/12 - 2020/12 | 6th Electronic Conference on Medicinal Chemistry Conference | 6th Electronic Conference on Medicinal Chemistry | 
| 2020/11/01 - 2020/11/30 | The 8th Global Conference on Polymer and Composite Materials (PCM 2020) Conference | The 8th Global Conference on Polymer and Composite Materials (PCM 2020 | 
| 2020/11 - 2020/11 | The First International Conference on “Green” Polymer Materials 2020 Conference | The First International Conference on “Green” Polymer Materials 2020 | 
| 2020/06/03 - 2020/06/03 | Fibrenamics International Workshop Seminar | Fibrenamics International Workshop Fibrenamics, Portugal | 
| 2020/05/28 - 2020/05/28 | Webinar "Materiais fibrosos" Seminar | Materiais Fibrosos Fibrenamics, Portugal Universidade do Minho - Campus de Azurém, Portugal | 
| 2020/05/06 - 2020/05/06 | Webinar "Ciclo variável mundo novo. Imunidade: a chave para o regresso à normalidade" Seminar | Ciclo variável mundo novo. Imunidade: a chave para o regresso à normalidade Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian, Portugal | 
| 2020/05 - 2020/05 | 2nd Coatings and Interfaces Web Conference Conference | 2nd Coatings and Interfaces Web Conference | 
| 2020/04/30 - 2020/04/30 | Webinar "Nanofuncionalização de materiais fibrosos" Seminar | Nanofuncionalização de materiais fibrosos Universidade do Minho - Campus de Azurém, Portugal Fibrenamics, Portugal | 
| 2020/04/29 - 2020/04/29 | Webinar "Saúde e Bem Estar na COVID-19" Seminar | Saúde e Bem Estar na COVID-19 LisbonPH, Portugal | 
| 2020/04/23 - 2020/04/23 | X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy (XPS) Seminar | X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, United States | 
| 2020/04/22 - 2020/04/22 | Introdução à GC Seminar | Introdução à GC ImChem, France | 
| 2020/04/09 - 2020/04/09 | Soft Materials Characterization: an Instrument Overview Seminar | Soft Materials Characterization: an Instrument Overview University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Materials Research Lab, United States | 
| 2020/04/01 - 2020/04/01 | Cathodoluminescence imaging for materials and nanoscience Seminar | Cathodoluminescence imaging for materials and nanoscience The Pennsylvania State University Materials Research Institute, United States | 
| 2020/03/30 - 2020/03/30 | An Overview on X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy Seminar | An Overview on X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy The Pennsylvania State University Materials Research Institute, United States | 
| 2020/03/27 - 2020/03/27 | Introdução à HPLC Seminar | Introdução à HPLC ImChem, France | 
| 2020/03/26 - 2020/03/26 | Webinar "Biopolímeros: os novos desafios e oportunidades" Seminar | Biopolímeros: os novos desafios e oportunidades Universidade do Minho - Campus de Azurém, Portugal Fibrenamics, Portugal | 
| 2019/05 - 2019/05 | Biomedical data mining with R | Universidade do Minho, Portugal | 
| 2019/03 - 2019/03 | Excel lectures | Universidade do Minho, Portugal | 
| 2019/01 - 2019/02 | Programming sessions, involving programming languages like CSS, HTML and Visual Basics. | Universidade do Minho, Portugal | 
| 2018/10 - 2018/10 | Lectures from a research group of University of Minho, named Fibrenamics. Symposium | Ignite sessions - emerging technologies Universidade do Minho - Campus de Azurém, Portugal | 
| 2017/03 - 2017/03 | National meeting of Biomedical Engineering students, involving lectures and workshops from several engineering fields, such
                                 as biomaterials and robotics. Congress | Encontro Nacional de estudantes de Engenharia Biomédica Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal | 
| 2017/02 - 2017/02 | Participation in a Biomedical Engineering congress with presentations from former students, relating their academic and professional
                                 paths. Congress | Jornadas de Engenharia Biomédica Universidade do Minho, Portugal | 
| 2016/11 - 2016/12 | AutoCAD lectures | Universidade do Minho, Portugal | 
| 2014/03 - 2014/03 | Participation in a Biotechnology congress, involving lectures related to Microbiology, Nutrition and Food Engineering. Congress | Jornadas de Biotecnologia Universidade Católica Portuguesa Centro Regional do Porto, Portugal | 
Course / Discipline taught
| Academic session | Degree Subject (Type) | Institution / Organization | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023/03/29 - 2023/03/29 | Class on Multifunctional Textiles | Têxteis Multifuncionais (Mestrado integrado) | Universidade do Minho - Campus de Azurém, Portugal | 
| 2022/11/14 - 2022/11/14 | A class related with the wet-spinning technique | Textile Engineering (Mestrado integrado) | Universidade do Minho - Campus de Azurém, Portugal | 
Mentoring / Tutoring
| Topic | Student name | |
|---|---|---|
| 2023/05/01 - 2023/06/27 | Imobilização de péptidos bioativos em estruturas microfibrosas com potencial para o tratamento de feridas cutâneas crónicas | Filipa Daniela Pedroso Mendes | 
| 2022/06/01 - 2022/06/30 | Síntese de péptidos antimicrobianos e/ou imunorregulatórios para imobilização em estruturas microfibrosas com potencial para o tratamento de feridas cutâneas | Mariana Almeida Rodrigues | 
| 2021/09/01 - 2022/01/20 | Síntese de péptidos antimicrobianos e imobilização em estruturas microfibrosas produzidas por wet-spinning com potencial para o tratamento de feridas cutâneas | Ana Francisca Gomes Silva | 
Distinctions
            Award
| 2024 | Best Flash Communication Award MDPI AG, Switzerland | 
| 2023 | Luís Marques Award Sociedade Portuguesa de Diabetologia, Portugal | 
| 2021 | Best poster award The 1st Electronic Conference on Biomedicine, Switzerland | 
| 2014 | Merit award Universidade Católica Portuguesa Centro Regional do Porto, Portugal | 
| 2013 | Merit award Universidade Católica Portuguesa Centro Regional do Porto, Portugal | 
Other distinction
| 2023 | Editor's Choice Article MDPI AG, Switzerland | 
| 2021 | AUTEX2021 PhD Grant AUTEX, Portugal | 
