Personal identification

Full name

Ana Clotilde Amaral Loureiro da Fonseca

Citation names

• Fonseca, Ana C.

Author identifiers

Ciência ID

6E19-D606-F932

ORCID iD

0000-0002-7145-2472

Telephones

Telephone

• 239798743 (Professional)

Addresses

• Departamento de Engenharia Química-Pólo II, 3030-790, Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal (Professional)

Websites

• https://polysyc.pt/team-ana-fonseca/ (Scholar)

Knowledge fields

• Engineering and Technology - Materials Engineering - Materials Engineering
• Exact Sciences - Chemical Sciences - Polymer Science

Languages

Language	Speaking	Reading	Writing	Listening	Peer-review
Portuguese (Mother tongue)
English	Advanced (C1)	Advanced (C1)	Advanced (C1)	Advanced (C1)	Advanced (C1)

	Degree	Classification
2009/01/01 - 2013/02/19 Concluded	Doutoramento em Engenharia Química (Doutoramento) Major in Processos Químicos Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal "Development of alpha-amino acids/alpha-hydroxy acids copolymers for biomedical applications" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)	Aprovada com distinção e louvor por unanimidades
2002/10/01 - 2007/07/13 Concluded	Engenharia Química (Pré-bolonha) (Licenciatura) Universidade de Coimbra Departamento de Engenharia Quimica, Portugal "Desenvolvimento de copolímeros de base PVC para aplicação em compósitos de madeira/PVC" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)	16

Science

	Category Host institution	Employer
2018/12/26 - 2020/01/30	Contracted Researcher (Research)	Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Engenharia Mecânica Materiais e Processos, Portugal
2015/01/01 - 2018/12/25	Postdoc (Research)	Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, Portugal
	Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Engenharia Mecânica Materiais e Processos, Portugal
2014/10/01 - 2014/12/31	Science and Technology Management	Universidade de Coimbra Departamento de Engenharia Quimica, Portugal
	Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Engenharia Mecânica Materiais e Processos, Portugal
2013/05/13 - 2014/09/30	Postdoc (Research)	Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, Portugal
	Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Investigação em Engenharia dos Processos Químicos e dos Produtos da Floresta, Portugal
2013/01/01 - 2013/05/12	Science and Technology Management	Universidade de Coimbra Departamento de Engenharia Quimica, Portugal
	Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Investigação em Engenharia dos Processos Químicos e dos Produtos da Floresta, Portugal

Teaching in Higher Education

	Category Host institution	Employer
2020/01/31 - Current	Assistant Professor (University Teacher)	Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
	Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia, Portugal

Others

	Category Host institution	Employer
2009/01/01 - 2012/12/31	Bolseira de Doutoramento (SFRH/BD/41305/2007)	Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, Portugal
	Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Investigação em Engenharia dos Processos Químicos e dos Produtos da Floresta, Portugal
2008/07/01 - 2008/12/31	Bolseira de investigação	Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
	Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Investigação em Engenharia dos Processos Químicos e dos Produtos da Floresta, Portugal
2008/01/01 - 2008/03/31	Bolseira de Investigação	Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal
	Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Investigação em Engenharia dos Processos Químicos e dos Produtos da Floresta, Portugal

Grant

	Designation	Funders
2013/05/13 - 2014/09/30	Nanohybrid-Preparation of stimuli-responsive magnetic functionalized hybrid nanoparticles via Self Assembly of the ABCDE type block copolymers for high performance coatings applications PTDC/EQU-EPR/114354/2009 Post-doc Fellow Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Investigação em Engenharia dos Processos Químicos e dos Produtos da Floresta, Portugal	Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia Concluded
2008/07/01 - 2008/12/31	iCentro: Development of supramolecular structures for the treatment of ophthalmic diseases iCentro Research Fellow Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Investigação em Engenharia dos Processos Químicos e dos Produtos da Floresta, Portugal	Concluded
2008/01/01 - 2008/03/31	CellForce: Development of a single cell based biosensor for subcellular on-line monitoring of cell performance for diagnosis and healthcare FP6-016626 Research Fellow Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Investigação em Engenharia dos Processos Químicos e dos Produtos da Floresta, Portugal	Concluded
2008/01 - 2008/03	CellForce: Development of a single cell based biosensor for subcellular on-line monitoring of cell performance for diagnosis and healthcare FP6-016626	N/A

Contract

	Designation	Funders
2023/01/01 - 2025/12/31	CiNTech-Pólo Tecnológico de Inovação, Translação e Industrialização de Medicamentos Injetáveis Complexos CINTECH Researcher	Ongoing
2022/10/01 - 2025/12/31	RN21-Projeto Integrado Resina Natural (Medida II2.M2. Fomento da 2ª transformação da aguarrás-Politerpénicas) RN21 Principal investigator	Ongoing
2021/01/01 - 2023/03/31	CIRCULAPLAS- Desenvolvimento de filmes plásticos com recurso exclusivo a material reciclado 047739 Principal investigator Centro de Engenharia Mecânica, Materiais e Processos, Portugal	Ongoing
2020/02/19 - 2022/02/18	Novel biomaterials and their application in injectable formulations for the controlled release of drugs-Inject4Pain 45201 Principal investigator Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia, Portugal	Concluded
2020/02/19 - 2022/02/18	Desenvolvimento de agentes de aderência de base natural para adesivos reactivos de poliuretano-BioTack 45292 Principal investigator Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia, Portugal	Concluded
2020 - 2022	Desenvolvimento de novos compatibilizantes para embalagens de PET reciclado-Greenpack 45282 Principal investigator Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Engenharia Mecânica Materiais e Processos, Portugal	Concluded
2019/07/01 - 2020/07/31	UCMar-Transferência de tecnologia e conhecimento produzido na Universidade de Coimbra para a Economia do Mar UCMar Supervisor	Ongoing

Other

	Designation	Funders
2019/01/01 - Current	Prestação de Serviços à Empresa Docs&A Box n.d. Principal investigator	Concluded
2017/01/01 - 2017/09/30	Desenvolvimento de (co)polímeros de base terpénica 022928 Principal investigator Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Engenharia Mecânica Materiais e Processos, Portugal	Concluded

Publications

Book chapter	Abreu, Carlos M. R.; Fonseca, Ana C.; Rocha, Nuno M. P.; Guthrie, James T.; Serra, Arménio C.; Coelho, Jorge F. J.. "Reversible Deactivation Radical Polymerization of Vinyl Chloride". In Reversible Deactivation Radical Polymerization: Mechanisms and Synthetic Methodologies, edited by Kris Matyjaszewski; Haifeng Gao ; Brent Sumerlin; Nick Tsarevsky, 227-261. American Chemical Society, 2018. Published • 10.1021/bk-2018-1284.ch010 Abreu, Carlos M. R.; Fonseca, Ana C.; Rocha, Nuno M. P.; Guthrie, James T.; Serra, Arménio C.; Coelho, Jorge F. J.. "Reversible Deactivation Radical Polymerization of Vinyl Chloride". In Reversible Deactivation Radical Polymerization: Mechanisms and Synthetic Methodologies, edited by Kris Matyjaszewski; Haifeng Gao ; Brent Sumerlin; Nick Tsarevsky, 227-261. United States: American Chemical Society, 2018. Published • 10.1021/bk-2018-1284.ch010 Fonseca, Ana C.; Ferreira, Paula; Cordeiro, Rosemeyre A.; Mendonça, Patrícia V.; Góis, Joana R.; Gil, Maria H.; Coelho, Jorge F. J.. "Drug Delivery Systems for Predictive Medicine: Polymers as Tools for Advanced Applications". In New Strategies to Advance Pre/Diabetes Care: Integrative Approach by PPPM, edited by Mahmood S. Mozaffari, 399-455. Nova Iorque, United States: Springer Netherlands, 2013. Published • 10.1007/978-94-007-5971-8_16 Rocha N.; Mendonça P.; Góis J.; Cordeiro R.; Fonseca A.C.; Guliashivili T.; Matyjaszewski K.; Serra A.; Coelho J.F.J.. "The Importance of Controlled/Living Radical Polymerization Techniques in the Design of Tailor Made Nanoparticles for Drug Delivery Systems". In Drug Delivery Systems: Advanced Technologies Potentially Applicable in Personalised Treatment, edited by Coelho, Jorge F. J.. Springer Netherlands, 2013. Coelho, J.F.J.; Ferreira, P.; Fonseca, A.C.; Fernandes, A.F.; Pereira, P.; Seiça, R.; Gil, M.H.. "Advanced drug delivery systems in diabetes treatment". In Predictive Diagnostics and Personalized Treatment: Dream or Reality?, edited by Olga Golubnitschaja. Nova Iorque, United States: Nova Science Publishers, 2009.
Conference abstract	Fonseca, Ana C.; Jarmelo, S.; Carvalho, R.A.; Fausto, R.; Gil M.H.; Simões P.N.. "Looking Toward New Biomolecules: IR and 1H NMR Spectroscopies and DFT Calculations on Na-Benzoyl-L-Arginine Ethyl Ester Hydrochloride". Paper presented in 10th International Chemical Engineering Conference - ChemPor'2008, Braga, 2009. Published
Conference poster	Frias, C.F.; Cardoso, P.M.L.; Fonseca, Ana C.; Serra, A.C.; Coelho, J.F.J.. "Functionalization of acrylated soybean oil by Michael-addition and Diels-Alder furan/maleimide reactions". Paper presented in 8th ECNP International Conference on Nanostructured Polymers and Nanocomposites, 2014. Fonseca, Ana C.; Simões, P.N.. "Hydrogels from an unsaturated poly(ester amide) based on glycine, (L)-lactic acid and poly(ethylene glycol): preparation, characterization and biodegradation studies". Paper presented in Warwick2012 - Macrogroup UK International Conference on Polymer Synthesis & UKPCF International Conference on Polymer Colloids, 2012. Fonseca, A. C.; Simões, P.N.; Gil, M.H.. "New poly(ester amide)s derived from glycine and L-lactic acid oligomers". Paper presented in Zing Conference- Polymer Chemistry 2010, Frontiers in Polymers and Biomaterials, 2010. Góis, J.R.; Fonseca, Ana C.; Ferreira, P.C.; Gil, M.H.. "Preparation and characterisation of a new drug delivery system: chitosan particles incorporated in polyvinyl alcohol membranes’". Paper presented in Euromat 2009 - European Congress and Exhibition on Advanced Materials and Process, 2009. Góis, J.R.; Fonseca, Ana C.; Ferreira, P.C.; Gil, M.H.. "Preparation and characterisation of a new drug delivery system: chitosan particles incorporated in polyvinyl alcohol membranes". Paper presented in 8th International Meeting of the Portuguese Carbohydrate Group-Glupor 8, 2009. Ferreira, P.C.; Cunha, A.; Góis, J.R.; Fonseca, Ana C.; Gil, M.H.. "A new photocrosslinkable biodegradable bioadhesive". Paper presented in 8th International Meeting of the Portuguese Carbohydrate Group-Glupor 8, 2009. Fonseca, Ana C.; Jarmelo, S.; Carvalho, R.A.; Fausto, R.; Gil, M.H.; Simões, P.N.. "Looking Toward New Biomolecules: IR and 1H NMR Spectroscopies and DFT Calculations on Na-Benzoyl-LArginine Ethyl Ester Hydrochloride". Paper presented in 10th International Chemical and Biological Engineering Conference-CHEMPOR 2008, 2008.
Journal article	Carlos M.R. Abreu; Talita C. Rezende; Armenio C. Serra; Ana C. Fonseca; Rebecca Braslau; Jorge F.J. Coelho. "Convenient and industrially viable internal plasticization of poly(vinyl chloride): copolymerization of vinyl chloride and commercial monomers". Polymer (2023): https://doi.org/10.1016/j.polymer.2023.125688. 10.1016/j.polymer.2023.125688 Andreia S. R. Oliveira; Patrícia Pereira; Patrícia V. Mendonça; Ana C. Fonseca; Sérgio Simões; Arménio C. Serra; Jorge F. J. Coelho. "Novel degradable amphiphilic 4-arm star PLA-b-POEOA and PLGA-b-POEOA block copolymers: synthesis, characterization and self-assembly". Polymer Chemistry (2023): https://doi.org/10.1039/D2PY01216B. 10.1039/D2PY01216B Rafael C. Rebelo; Luís P.C. Gonçalves; Ana C. Fonseca; Josefa Fonseca; Manuel Rola; Jorge F.J. Coelho; Filipe Rola; Arménio C. Serra. "Increased degradation of PLA/PBAT blends with organic acids and derivatives in outdoor weathering and marine environment". Polymer (2022): https://doi.org/10.1016/j.polymer.2022.125223. 10.1016/j.polymer.2022.125223 Paula, Carlos T.B.; Madeira, Ana B.; Pereira, Patrícia; Branco, Rita; Morais, Paula V.; Coelho, Jorge F.J.; Fonseca, Ana C.; Serra, Arménio C.. "ROS-degradable PEG-based wound dressing films with drug release and antibacterial properties". European Polymer Journal 177 (2022): 111447. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.eurpolymj.2022.111447. 10.1016/j.eurpolymj.2022.111447 Fonseca, Rita G.; De Bon, Francesco; Pereira, Patrícia; Carvalho, Francisca M.; Freitas, Marta; Tavakoli, Mahmoud; Serra, Arménio C.; Fonseca, Ana C.; Coelho, Jorge F.J.. "Photo-degradable, tough and highly stretchable hydrogels". Materials Today Bio 15 (2022): 100325. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.mtbio.2022.100325. Published • 10.1016/j.mtbio.2022.100325 Gaspar, A.S.; Cordeiro, J.B.; Simões, P.A.; Gameiro, D.; Rocha, F.A.; Serra, A.C.; Coelho, J.F.J.; Fonseca, A.C.. Corresponding author: Fonseca, A.C.. "Poly(ß-pinene) as an efficient biobased tackifier for metallocene poly(ethylene) based hotmelt adhesives". International Journal of Adhesion and Adhesives 114 (2022): 103111. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijadhadh.2022.103111. Published • 10.1016/j.ijadhadh.2022.103111 Filipa A M M Gonçalves; Ana C Fonseca; Rosemeyre Cordeiro; Ana P Piedade; Henrique Faneca; Arménio Serra; Jorge F J Coelho. "Fabrication of 3D scaffolds based on fully biobased unsaturated polyester resins by microstereo-lithography". Biomedical Materials (2022): https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-605X/ac4b46. 10.1088/1748-605X/ac4b46 Abreu, Carlos M.R.; Fonseca, Ana C.; Rodrigues, Daniela F.S.L.; Rezende, Talita C.; Marques, Joana R.C.C.; Tomás, Arnaldo J.C.; Gonçalves, Pedro M.F.O.; Serra, Arménio C.; Coelho, Jorge F.J.. "Preparation of nonmigratory flexible poly(vinyl chloride)-b-poly(n-butyl acrylate)-b-poly(vinyl chloride) via aqueous reversible deactivation radical polymerization in a pilot reactor". Reactive and Functional Polymers 170 (2022): 105138. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.reactfunctpolym.2021.105138. 10.1016/j.reactfunctpolym.2021.105138 Neto, Ana S.; Pereira, Patrícia; Fonseca, Ana C.; Dias, Carla; Almeida, Mariana C.; Barros, Inês; Miranda, Catarina O.; et al. Corresponding author: Fonseca, Ana C.. "Highly Porous Composite Scaffolds Endowed with Antibacterial Activity for Multifunctional Grafts in Bone Repair". Polymers 13 24 (2021): 4378. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/polym13244378. Open access • Published • 10.3390/polym13244378 Saraiva, Sofia; Pereira, Patrícia; Paula, C.T.; Rebelo, R.C.; Coelho, Jorge F.J.; Serra, Arménio C.; Fonseca, Ana C.. Corresponding author: Fonseca, Ana C.. "Development of electrospun mats based on hydrophobic hydroxypropyl cellulose derivatives". Materials Science and Engineering: C 131 (2021): 112498. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.msec.2021.112498. Published • 10.1016/j.msec.2021.112498 Paula, Carlos T.B.; Pereira, Patrícia; Coelho, Jorge F.J.; Fonseca, Ana C.; Serra, Arménio C.. "Development of light-degradable poly(urethane-urea) hydrogel films". Materials Science and Engineering: C 131 (2021): 112520. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.msec.2021.112520. 10.1016/j.msec.2021.112520 Frias, Célia F.; Fonseca, Ana C.; Coelho, Jorge F. J.; Serra, Arménio C.. Corresponding author: Serra, Arménio C.. "Straightforward Synthesis of Amido Polyols from Epoxidized Soybean Oil for Polyurethane Films". Macromolecular Materials and Engineering 306 11 (2021): 2100453. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/mame.202100453. Published • 10.1002/mame.202100453 Fernandes, Mónica C. S.; Pereira, Vanessa A.; Fonseca, Ana C.; Ramalho, Amílcar; Coelho, Jorge F. J.; Barros, Rodrigo; Pereira, Paula; Pereira, João; Serra, Arménio C.. "Synthesis and characterization of biobased polyester PVC plasticizers to industrial manufacturing of tubes". Journal of Applied Polymer Science 138 37 (2021): 50941. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/app.50941. 10.1002/app.50941 Dariva, Camila G.; Figueiredo, João P.H.; Ferreira, Catarina; Laranjo, Mafalda; Botelho, Maria Filomena; Fonseca, Ana C.; Coelho, Jorge F.J.; Serra, Arménio C.. "Development of red-light cleavable PEG-PLA nanoparticles as delivery systems for cancer therapy". Colloids and Surfaces B: Biointerfaces 196 (2020): 111354. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.colsurfb.2020.111354. Published • 10.1016/j.colsurfb.2020.111354 Ana Clotilde Fonseca; Ferry P. W. Melchels; Miguel J. S. Ferreira; Samuel R. Moxon; Geoffrey Potjewyd; Tim R. Dargaville; Susan J. Kimber; Marco Domingos. "Emulating Human Tissues and Organs: A Bioprinting Perspective Toward Personalized Medicine". Chemical Reviews 120 19 (2020): 11128-11174. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.chemrev.0c00342. 10.1021/acs.chemrev.0c00342 Moxon, Samuel R.; Ferreira, Miguel J.S.; Santos, Patricia dos; Popa, Bogdan; Gloria, Antonio; Katsarava, Ramaz; Tugushi, David; et al. "A Preliminary Evaluation of the Pro-Chondrogenic Potential of 3D-Bioprinted Poly(ester Urea) Scaffolds". Polymers 12 7 (2020): 1478. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/polym12071478. Open access • Published • 10.3390/polym12071478 Pereira, Vanessa A.; Fonseca, Ana C.; Costa, Cátia S.M.F.; Ramalho, A.; Coelho, Jorge F.J.; Serra, Arménio C.. "End-capped biobased saturated polyesters as effective plasticizers for PVC". Polymer Testing 85 (2020): 106406. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.polymertesting.2020.106406. Published • 10.1016/j.polymertesting.2020.106406 Rezende, Talita C.; Abreu, Carlos M.R.; Fonseca, Ana C.; Higa, Chad M.; Li, Longbo; Serra, Armenio C.; Braslau, Rebecca; Coelho, Jorge F.J.. "Efficient internal plasticization of poly(vinyl chloride) via free radical copolymerization of vinyl chloride with an acrylate bearing a triazole phthalate mimic". Polymer 196 (2020): 122473. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.polymer.2020.122473. 10.1016/j.polymer.2020.122473 Pinho, A.C.; Fonseca, A.C.; Caseiro, A.R.; Pedrosa, S.S.; Amorim, I.; Branquinho, M.V.; Domingos, M.; et al. "Innovative tailor made dextran based membranes with excellent non-inflammatory response: In vivo assessment". Materials Science and Engineering: C 107 (2020): 110243. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.msec.2019.110243. Published • 10.1016/j.msec.2019.110243 Carlos M. R. Abreu; Talita C. Rezende; Ana C. Fonseca; Tamaz Guliashvili; Cédric Bergerbit; Franck D’Agosto; Li-Juan Yu; et al. "Polymerization of Vinyl Chloride at Ambient Temperature Using Macromolecular Design via the Interchange of Xanthate: Kinetic and Computational Studies". Macromolecules (2020): https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.macromol.9b01949. 10.1021/acs.macromol.9b01949 Ana Catarina Pinho; Mariana Vieira Branquinho; Rui Damásio Alvites; Ana Clotilde Fonseca; Ana Rita Caseiro; Sílvia Santos Pedrosa; Ana Lúcia Luís; et al. "Dextran-based tube-guides for the regeneration of the rat sciatic nerve after neurotmesis injury". Biomaterials Science (2020): https://doi.org/10.1039/C9BM00901A. 10.1039/C9BM00901A Neto, Ana S.; Fonseca, Ana C.; Abrantes, J.C.C.; Coelho, Jorge F.J.; Ferreira, José M.F.. "Surface functionalization of cuttlefish bone-derived biphasic calcium phosphate scaffolds with polymeric coatings". Materials Science and Engineering: C 105 (2019): 110014. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.msec.2019.110014. Published • 10.1016/j.msec.2019.110014 Lima, Mafalda S.; Matias, Áurea A.; Costa, João R. C.; Fonseca, Ana C.; Coelho, Jorge F. J.; Serra, Arménio C.. "Glycidyl methacrylate-based copolymers as new compatibilizers for polypropylene/ polyethylene terephthalate blends". Journal of Polymer Research 26 6 (2019): http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10965-019-1784-7. Published • 10.1007/s10965-019-1784-7 Ana C. Fonseca; Mafalda S. Lima; Andreia F. Sousa; Armando J. Silvestre; Jorge F. J. Coelho; Arménio C. Serra. "Cinnamic acid derivatives as promising building blocks for advanced polymers: synthesis, properties and applications". Polymer Chemistry (2019): https://doi.org/10.1039/C9PY00121B. Published • 10.1039/C9PY00121B Gloria, Antonio; Frydman, B.; Lamas, Miguel L.; Serra, Armenio C.; Martorelli, Massimo; Coelho, Jorge F.J.; Fonseca, Ana C.; Domingos, M.. "The influence of poly(ester amide) on the structural and functional features of 3D additive manufactured poly(e-caprolactone) scaffolds". Materials Science and Engineering: C 98 (2019): 994-1004. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.msec.2019.01.063. Published • 10.1016/j.msec.2019.01.063 Mafalda S. Lima; Cátia S. M. F. Costa; Jorge F. J. Coelho; Ana C. Fonseca; Arménio C. Serra. "A simple strategy toward the substitution of styrene by sobrerol-based monomers in unsaturated polyester resins". Green Chemistry 20 (2018): 4880-4890. https://doi.org/10.1039/C8GC01214H. Published • 10.1039/C8GC01214H Carlos M.R. Abreu; Ana C. Fonseca; Nuno M.P. Rocha; James T. Guthrie; Arménio C. Serra; Jorge F.J. Coelho. "Poly(vinyl chloride): current status and future perspectives via reversible deactivation radical polymerization methods". Progress in Polymer Science 87 (2018): 34-69. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.progpolymsci.2018.06.007. Published • 10.1016/j.progpolymsci.2018.06.007 Miguel L. Lamas; Mafalda S. Lima; Ana C. Pinho; David Tugushi; Ramaz Katsarava; Elisabete C. Costa; Ilídio J. Correia; et al. "Towards the development of electrospun mats from poly(e-caprolactone)/poly(ester amide)s miscible blends". Polymer 150 (2018): 343-359. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.polymer.2018.07.050. Published • 10.1016/j.polymer.2018.07.050 Ana C. Fonseca; Cátia S. M. F. Costa; Teresa M. P. Marques; Jorge F. J. Coelho; Arménio C. Serra. "The impact of a designed lactic acid-based crosslinker in the thermochemical properties of unsaturated polyester resins/nanoprecipitated calcium carbonate composites". Journal of Materials Science 52 3 (2017): 1272-1284. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10853-016-0422-6. Published • 10.1007/s10853-016-0422-6 Gonçalves, F.A.M.M.; Fonseca, A.C.; Domingos, M.; Gloria, A.; Serra, A.C.; Coelho, J.F.J.. "The potential of unsaturated polyesters in biomedicine and tissue engineering: Synthesis, structure-properties relationships and additive manufacturing". Progress in Polymer Science 68 (2017): 1-34. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85009388262&partnerID=MN8TOARS. 10.1016/j.progpolymsci.2016.12.008 Frias, C.F.; Serra, A.C.; Ramalho, A.; Coelho, J.F.J.; Fonseca, A.C.. "Preparation of fully biobased epoxy resins from soybean oil based amine hardeners". Industrial Crops and Products 109 (2017): 434-444. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85028938472&partnerID=MN8TOARS. 10.1016/j.indcrop.2017.08.041 Costa, C.S.M.F.; Fonseca, A.C.; Moniz, J.; Godinho, M.; Coelho, J.F.J.; Serra, A.C.. "Going greener: Synthesis of fully biobased unsaturated polyesters for styrene crosslinked resins with enhanced thermomechanical properties". Express Polymer Letters 11 11 (2017): 885-898. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85029366202&partnerID=MN8TOARS. 10.3144/expresspolymlett.2017.85 Milcovich, G.; Lettieri, S.; Antunes, F.E.; Medronho, B.; Fonseca, A.C.; Coelho, J.F.J.; Marizza, P.; et al. "Recent advances in smart biotechnology: Hydrogels and nanocarriers for tailored bioactive molecules depot". Advances in Colloid and Interface Science 249 (2017): 163-180. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85019876290&partnerID=MN8TOARS. 10.1016/j.cis.2017.05.009 Gonçalves, A.A.L.; Fonseca, A.C.; Fabela, I.G.P.; Coelho, J.F.J.; Serra, A.C.. "Synthesis and characterization of high performance superabsorbent hydrogels using bis[2-(Methacryloyloxy)ethyl] phosphate as crosslinker". Express Polymer Letters 10 3 (2016): 248-258. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84953379426&partnerID=MN8TOARS. 10.3144/expresspolymlett.2016.23 Pinho, A.C.; Fonseca, A.C.; Serra, A.C.; Santos, J.D.; Coelho, J.F.J.. "Peripheral Nerve Regeneration: Current Status and New Strategies Using Polymeric Materials". Advanced Healthcare Materials 5 21 (2016): 2732-2744. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-84986269105&partnerID=MN8TOARS. 10.1002/adhm.201600236 Santos, M.R.E.; Fonseca, A.C.; Mendonça, P.V.; Branco, R.; Serra, A.C.; Morais, P.V.; Coelho, J.F.J.. 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