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António Diogo André concluiu o Mestrado Integrado em Engenharia Mecânica (MIEM), especialidade de Projeto e Construção Mecânica, em Fevereiro de 2016 pela Faculdade de Engenharia da Universidade do Porto, com média final de 13 valores. A primeira experiência profissional, Março de 2016 - Maio 2017, foi no departamento de pré-venda e orçamentação da Arfit (empresa de soluções AVAC), tendo se tornado bolseiro de investigação no INEGI (Outubro 2017 - Dezembro 2019) onde estudou o sistema urinário masculino no projecto UROSPHINX e colaborou no projeto MiMBi (Melhoramento Mecânico dos Implantes Mamários). Entrou para o programa doutoral em Engenharia Mecânica (PRODEM) na mesma instituição em Janeiro de 2020. Desde essa altura, foi, por duas vezes, estudante visitante no Imperial College London, em Londres, num total de 12 meses (6 meses em 2022 e 6 meses em 2023). Até ao momento, tem 47 produções, onde se incluem 4 artigos em revistas especializadas, 5 capítulos de livros e vários resumos submetidos em várias conferências nacionais e internacionais decorrentes do plano de trabalhos do seu doutoramento e projetos anteriores. Inclusive, foi distinguido com o prémio de melhor poster na conferência CMBBE 2019, em Nova Iorque. O seu doutoramento tem o título de "Exoskeletons for Aided-Mobility" e baseia-se na aplicação de materiais suaves, em particular o fluoreto de polivinilideno (PVDF), no desenvolvimento de exosqueletos/exofactos para serem usados em situações de reabilitação ou re-educação do movimento humano. No decorrer da sua experiência profissional, tem desenvolvido os seus conhecimentos em várias áreas da engenharia, como programação (Matlab), simulação numérica (FEM, ABAQUS), CAD (Solidworks) e desenho técnico, ensaios mecânicos, materiais poliméricos; além de competências transversais técnicas e sociais, tais como leitura de caderno de encargos e orçamentação e apoio ao cliente. É membro de várias organizações, como Ordem dos Engenheiros (membro efetivo) e membro das Sociedades Portuguesa e Europeia de Biomecânica.
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Identification

Personal identification

Full name
António André

Citation names

  • André, António
  • André, António Diogo
  • André, Diogo

Author identifiers

Ciência ID
6915-0C9D-F49E
ORCID iD
0000-0002-3854-8632

Knowledge fields

  • Engineering and Technology - Mechanical Engineering

Languages

Language Speaking Reading Writing Listening Peer-review
Portuguese (Mother tongue)
English Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1)
Education
Degree Classification
2020/01/01 - 2024
Ongoing
 Programa Doutoral em Engenharia Mecânica (Doutoramento)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal
2023/01/01 - 2023/06/30
Concluded
 Doutoramento em Engenharia Mecânica (Doctor)
Major in Doutoramento em Engenharia Mecânica
Imperial College London, United Kingdom
2022/02/01 - 2022/07/31
Concluded
 Doutoramento em Engenharia Mecânica (Doctor)
Major in Doutoramento em Engenharia Mecânica
Imperial College London, United Kingdom
2018/02/18 - 2020/02/14
Concluded
 - (Outros)
Wall Street English, Portugal
 91%
2010/09 - 2016/02
Concluded
 Mestrado Integrado em Engenharia Mecânica (Mestrado)
Major in Projecto e Construção Mecânica
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal
"Estudo de Biomateriais sujeitos a grandes deformções multiaxiais usando métodos óticos" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
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Affiliation

Others

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2024/07/08 - Current Indústria, I&D CEiiA, Portugal
2017/10/02 - 2019/12/31 Projeto UROSPHINX - ensaios em tecidos biológicos e biomateriais. Recolha e processamento de dados experimentais. Obtenção do campo dos deslocamentos e deformações usando métodos óticos. Simulação. Instituto de Engenharia Mecanica e Gestao Industrial, Portugal
2016/03/13 - 2017/05/31 Departamento comercial/pré-venda. Análise de Cadernos de Encargos e orçamentação de equipamentos na área da climatização, como caixas de ventilação, UTAS, chillers e bombas de calor. Arfit Climatização S.A., Portugal
Projects

Grant

Designation Funders
2020/01/01 - 2023/12/31 Exosqueletos para mobilidade assistida
SFRH/BD/147807/2019
10.54499/SFRH/BD/147807/2019
PhD Student Fellow
Imperial College London, United Kingdom

Universidade do Porto, Portugal
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
2017/10/02 - 2019/12/31 Sistema Esfíncter-Urinário Masculino (UROSPHINX)
16842
Research Fellow
Instituto de Engenharia Mecanica e Gestao Industrial, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded

Contract

Designation Funders
2018/10/01 - 2021/09/30 Melhoramento Mecânico dos Implantes Mamários (MiMBi)
PTDC/EME-APL/29875/2017
Instituto de Ciência e Inovação em Engenharia Mecânica e Engenharia Industrial, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
Outputs

Publications

Book chapter
  1. André, António Diogo; Teixeira, Ana Margarida; Martins, Pedro. "EMG Signals as a Way to Control Soft Actuators". In Computer Methods, Imaging and Visualization in Biomechanics and Biomedical Engineering II, 50-58. Springer International Publishing, 2022.
    10.1007/978-3-031-10015-4_4
  2. André, A.; Martins, P.. "Soft materials for exoskeleton development". In Advances and Current Trends in Biomechanics, 5-8. CRC Press, 2021.
    Published • 10.1201/9781003217152-2
  3. Teixeira, A.M.; André, A.; Martins, P.. "3D bioprinting: Parameters optimization for agarose". In Advances and Current Trends in Biomechanics, 39-42. CRC Press, 2021.
    Published • 10.1201/9781003217152-10
  4. André, António; Pinto, Sérgio; Martins, Pedro. "Male Sphincter-Urinary System Behavior Under a Valsalva Maneuver". In Computer Methods, Imaging and Visualization in Biomechanics and Biomedical Engineering, 639-644. Springer International Publishing, 2020.
    10.1007/978-3-030-43195-2_54
  5. Pinto, Sérgio; André, António; Martins, Pedro. "Virtual Reality Tools Applied to the Male Urinary System: Visualization and Interaction". In Computer Methods, Imaging and Visualization in Biomechanics and Biomedical Engineering, 645-654. Springer International Publishing, 2020.
    Published • 10.1007/978-3-030-43195-2_55
Conference abstract
  1. André, António Diogo; Martins, Pedro. "PVDF-based Thin Actuator: Piezoelectric Characterization using an Inverse-FEM algorithm". Paper presented in CMN - Congress on Numerical Methods in Engineering, Aveiro, 2024.
    Accepted
  2. André, António Diogo; Martins, Pedro; Taghavi, Majid. "BENDING RESPONSE OF A SOFT ACTUATOR FOR A WEARABLE HAPTIC DEVICE". Paper presented in Congress of the European Society of Biomechanics (ESBiomech), Maastricht, 2023.
    Accepted
  3. Teixeira, Ana (551D-6EF2-5C8B); André, António Diogo; Correia, Rossana; Barroso, Maria da Luz; Costa, Horácio; Martins, Pedro. "A METHODOLOGY TO STUDY THE MECHANICAL PROPERTIES OF NORMAL BREAST TISSUES". Paper presented in Congress of the European Society of Biomechanics (ESBiomech), Maastricht, 2023.
    Accepted
  4. André, António Diogo; Martins, Pedro; Taghavi, Majid. "SOFT PIEZOELECTRIC ACTUATOR FOR HAPTIC FEEDBACK: A PRELIMINARY STUDY OF DISPLACEMENT". Paper presented in CMBBE - International Symposium on Computer Methods in Biomechanics and Biomedical Engineering, Paris, 2023.
    Accepted
  5. Teixeira, Ana (551D-6EF2-5C8B); André, António Diogo; Correia, Rossana; Barroso, Maria da Luz; Costa, Horácio; Martins, Pedro. Corresponding author: Teixeira, Ana (551D-6EF2-5C8B). "MECHANICAL CHARACTERIZATION OF NORMAL AND DECELLULARIZED BREAST TISSUES". Paper presented in CMBBE - International Symposium on Computer Methods in Biomechanics and Biomedical Engineering, 2023.
    Accepted
  6. Malta, Mariana D.; Maria G. Fernandes; André, António; Pedro A.L.S. Martins; R. A. Pires; R. Novoa-Carballal; H. Osório; et al. Corresponding author: Malta, Mariana D.. "Fibulin-5 as a potential blister-preventive therapy in Dystrophic Epidermolysis Bullosa". Paper presented in MATRIX BIOLOGY EUROPE 2022 CONGRESS, Florença, 2022.
    Accepted
  7. André, António; Teixeira, Ana (551D-6EF2-5C8B); Pedro A. L. S. Martins. "Chemical Analysis and Comparison of PVDF Films with and without Ionic Liquid". Paper presented in World Congress of Biomechanics (WCB), Taipei, 2022.
    Accepted
  8. Areias, Bruno; André, António; Teixeira, Ana (551D-6EF2-5C8B); Brandão, Sofia; Pedro A. L. S. Martins. "Numerical Modeling of the Human Breast". Paper presented in World Congress of Biomechanics (WCB), Taipei, 2022.
    Accepted
  9. Maria Goreti Fernandes; Malta, Mariana D.; André, António; Pedro A. L. S. Martins; Alexandra P. Marques. "An Experimental Approach for Cell Sheet Uniaxial Tensile Test". Paper presented in World Congress of Biomechanics (WCB), Taipei, 2022.
    Accepted
  10. Malta, Mariana D.; Maria G. Fernandes; André, António; Pedro A. L. S. Martins; R. A. Pires; H. Osório; C. Guttman-Gruber; et al. "Dystrophic Epidermolysis Bullosa impacts Biomechanical Properties of Extracellular Matrix". Paper presented in World Congress of Biomechanics (WCB), Taipei, 2022.
    Accepted
  11. Malta, Mariana D.; Maria G. Fernandes; André, António; Pedro A. L. S. Martins; R. A Pires; H. Osório; C. Guttman-Gruber; et al. "Biological and Mechanical Unique Extracellular Matrix Among Different Subtypes of Dystrophic Epidermolysis Bullosa". Paper presented in Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine International Society (Termis), Cracóvia, 2022.
    Accepted
  12. André, António; Teixeira, Ana (551D-6EF2-5C8B); Pedro A. L. S. Martins. "Soft Design for an Rehabilitation Exosuit: A Preliminary Approach". Paper presented in Congress of the European Society of Biomechanics, Porto, 2022.
    Accepted
  13. Bruno Areias; André, António; Teixeira, Ana (551D-6EF2-5C8B); Brandão, Sofia; Pedro A. L. S. Martins. "Numerical Modelling of the Breast Reconstruction using silicone gel-filled implants". Paper presented in Congress of the European Society of Biomechanics, Porto, 2022.
    Accepted
  14. Teixeira, Ana (551D-6EF2-5C8B); André, António; Areias, Bruno; Pedro A. L. S. Martins. "Preliminary Approach of an Alternative Solution for the Breast Implant Shell". Paper presented in Congress of the European Society of Biomechanics, Porto, 2022.
    Accepted
  15. Maria G. Fernandes; Malta, Mariana D.; André, António; Pedro A. L. S. Martins; Marques, Alexandra P.. "Tensile Testing of cell Sheets: An Experimental Approach". Paper presented in Congress of the European Society of Biomechanics, Porto, 2022.
    Accepted
  16. Malta, Mariana D.; Maria G. Fernandes; André, António; Pedro A. L. S. Martins; R. A. Pires; H. Osório; C. Guttman-Gruber; et al. "COL7A1 Mutations Impact the Overall Biological and Mechanical Properties of the Extracellular Matrix". Paper presented in Final Achilles Conference (FAC), Guimarães, 2022.
    Accepted
  17. André, António; Teixeira, Ana (551D-6EF2-5C8B); Martins, Pedro. "Influence of PVDF Concentration on the Mechanical Properties of a Composite Smart Material". Paper presented in Meeting of the Young Researchers of LAETA, Lisboa, 2022.
    Accepted
  18. Teixeira, Ana (551D-6EF2-5C8B); André, António; Barroso, Maria da Luz; Costa, Horácio; Martins, Pedro. "A brief study on the mechanical behavior of normal breast tissues using indentation". Paper presented in Meeting of the Young Researchers of LAETA, Lisboa, 2022.
    Accepted
  19. André, António; Teixeira, Ana (551D-6EF2-5C8B); Pedro A.L.S. Martins. "EMG Signals as a Way to Control Soft Actuators". Paper presented in CMBBE - International Symposium on Computer Methods in Biomechanics and Biomedical Engineering, Bonn, 2021.
    Accepted
  20. Teixeira, Ana (551D-6EF2-5C8B); André, António; Dra. Maria da Luz Barroso; Prof. Dr. Horácio Costa; Pedro A.L.S. Martins. "Elastic properties of normal tissues using an indentation protocol - a preliminary study". Paper presented in CMBBE - International Symposium on Computer Methods in Biomechanics and Biomedical Engineering, Bonn, 2021.
    Accepted
  21. André, António; Teixeira, Ana (551D-6EF2-5C8B); Martins, Pedro. "Development of a Smart Material able to use as Soft Actuator or Sensor in healthcare". Paper presented in 26th Congress of the European Society of Biomechanics, Milão, 2021.
    Submitted
  22. Teixeira, Ana (551D-6EF2-5C8B); André, António; Martins, Pedro. "3D Printing Agarose: Parameters Evaluation". Paper presented in 26th Congress of the European Society of Biomechanics, Milão, 2021.
    Accepted
  23. André, António; Martins, Pedro. "Soft Materials for Exoskeleton Development". Paper presented in Conferência Nacional de Biomecânica (CNB), Porto (online), 2021.
    Accepted
  24. Teixeira, Ana (551D-6EF2-5C8B); André, António; Pedro A.L.S. Martins. "3D Bioprinting: Parameters Optimization for Agarose". Paper presented in Conferência Nacional de Biomecânica (CNB), Porto (online), 2021.
    Accepted
  25. André, António; Martins, Pedro. "Electroactive polymer-based composite material’s role in a rehabilitation context – future perspectives". Paper presented in EUGLOH - Annual Student Research Conference - Global Health Challenges: Diseases of Modern Life, Szeged (online), 2020.
    Accepted
  26. André, António; Pinto, Sérgio; Martins, Pedro. "Male Sphincter-Urinary System Behavior Under a Valsalva Maneuver". Paper presented in CMBBE, Nova Iorque, 2019.
    Accepted
  27. Martins, Pedro; Pinto, Sérgio; André, António. "Interactive DEMOnstration of Medical Simulations using a Virtual Reality approach: Application to the Male Urinary System". Paper presented in EXPat, Madeira, 2019.
    Accepted
  28. André, António; Pinto, Sérgio; Martins, Pedro. "Male sphincter-urinary system: model development and fem simulation". Paper presented in CNB, Covilhã, 2019.
    Accepted
  29. Pinto, Sérgio; André, António; Martins, Pedro. "Virtual Reality Simulation of the Male Sphincter-Urinary System". Paper presented in CNB, Covilhã, 2019.
    Accepted
  30. Pinto, Sérgio; André, António; Martins, Pedro. "Virtual Reality Tools Applied to the Male Urinary System: Visualization and Interaction". Paper presented in CMBBE, Nova Iorque, 2019.
    Accepted
  31. Martins, Pedro; André, António; Pinto, Sérgio; Jorge, Natal. "A virtual reality approach to the study of the male urinary system". Paper presented in WCB, Dublin, 2018.
    Published
Conference paper
  1. André, António; Pinto, Sérgio; Martins, Pedro. "Comparative study of two pathological states of the male urinary system using FEM simulations". Paper presented in CMN, Guimarães, 2019.
    Accepted
  2. Pinto, Sérgio; André, António; Martins, Pedro. "Virtual Reality Applied to the Study of the Male Urinary System". Paper presented in CMN, Guimarães, 2019.
    Accepted
  3. Pinto, Sergio; Andre, Antonio; Martins, Pedro. "Virtual Reality in the Study of the Male Urinary System". Paper presented in EXPAT, Ilha da Madeira, 2019.
    10.1109/expat.2019.8876528
  4. André, António; Pinto, Sérgio; Martins, Pedro. "Male Sphincter-Urinary System: fem simulation under a clinical pathology". Paper presented in ENBENG, Lisboa, 2019.
    Accepted
  5. Pinto, Sérgio; André, António; Martins, Pedro. "Visualization and Interaction with the Male Urinary System using Virtual Reality". Paper presented in ENBENG, Lisboa, 2019.
    Accepted
Journal article
  1. André, António Diogo; Coondoo, Indrani; Bdikin, Igor; K.B., Vinaya Kumar; Pinto, Rui M.R.; Martins, Pedro; Taghavi, Majid. "Piezo-Ionic Actuator for Haptic Feedback". Sensors and Actuators A: Physical 381 (2025): 116038. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.sna.2024.116038.
    Published • 10.1016/j.sna.2024.116038
  2. António Diogo André; Marco Parente; Pedro Martins. "In-silico user study case: wearable feedback haptic device for rehabilitation". Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part L: Journal of Materials: Design and Applications (2024): https://doi.org/10.1177/14644207241288391.
    10.1177/14644207241288391
  3. António Diogo André; Ana Margarida Teixeira; Pedro Martins. "Influence of DMSO Non-Toxic Solvent on the Mechanical and Chemical Properties of a PVDF Thin Film". Applied Sciences (2024): https://doi.org/10.3390/app14083356.
    10.3390/app14083356
  4. António Diogo André; Pedro Martins. "Exo Supportive Devices: Summary of Technical Aspects". Bioengineering (2023): https://doi.org/10.3390/bioengineering10111328.
    10.3390/bioengineering10111328
  5. Rocha, Tânia; Teixeira, Ana Margarida; Gomes, Susana G.; André, António; Martins, Pedro; Ferreira, João; Negrão, Rita. "A 3D printed hydrogel to promote human keratinocytes' spheroid-based growth". Journal of Biomedical Materials Research Part B: Applied Biomaterials (2022): http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/jbm.b.35216.
    10.1002/jbm.b.35216
  6. António Diogo André; Bruno Areias; Ana Margarida Teixeira; Sérgio Pinto; Pedro Martins. "Mechanical Behaviour of Human and Porcine Urethra: Experimental Results, Numerical Simulation and Qualitative Analysis". Applied Sciences (2022): https://doi.org/10.3390/app122110842.
    10.3390/app122110842
  7. Rynkevic, Rita; Martins, Pedro; Andre, Antonio; Parente, Marco; Mascarenhas, Teresa; Almeida, Henrique; Fernandes, Antonio A.. "The effect of consecutive pregnancies on the ovine pelvic soft tissues: Link between biomechanical and histological components". Annals of Anatomy - Anatomischer Anzeiger 222 (2019): 166-172. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.aanat.2018.12.002.
    10.1016/j.aanat.2018.12.002
Thesis / Dissertation
  1. "Exoskeletons for Aided Mobility (Exosqueletos para Mobilidade Assistida)". PhD, Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, 2024.
  2. André, António. "Estudo de biomateriais sujeitos a grandes deformações multiaxiais usando métodos óticos". Master, Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, 2016.
Activities

Association member

Society Organization name Role
2021/09 - Current European Society of Biomechanics Member
2019/02 - Current Sociedade Portuguesa de Biomecânica Membro
2016 - Current Ordem dos Engenheiros Membro Efectivo
Distinctions

Award

2019 CMBBE 2019 Best Poster Award
Columbia University, United States

Universidade do Porto, Portugal