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Adriana holds a PhD in Materials Engineering from Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, where she also completed her Master’s degree. Her research has focused on the development of functional and nanostructured materials for biomedical applications, with particular emphasis on stimuli-responsive systems for cancer treatment. Throughout her academic path, she has developed expertise in polymeric and nanofibrous materials, combining advanced processing techniques with the integration of micro- and nanoscale components for tailored functionalities. Her work has contributed to the design of innovative platforms for applications such as drug delivery and therapeutic technologies. She has been affiliated with the Soft and Biofunctional Materials Group at CENIMAT|i3N and has participated in funded research projects, contributing to scientific publications and conference communications. Her main research interests include functional materials, nanostructured systems, and advanced biomedical technologies.
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Identification

Personal identification

Full name
Adriana Maria Louro Gonçalves

Citation names

  • Gonçalves, Adriana

Author identifiers

Ciência ID
A912-18BE-9192
ORCID iD
0000-0001-9445-9987

Knowledge fields

  • Engineering and Technology - Materials 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
2022/01 - 2025/12
Concluded
 Ciência e Engenharia de Materiais (Doutoramento)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
"Development of a new magneto-thermoresponsive implantable 3D device for localized cancer treatment" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
2014/09 - 2019/10/16
Attended
 Engenharia de Materiais (Mestrado integrado)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
"Produção e Caracterização de Membranas Magnéticas Termoresponsivas" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
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Affiliation

Science

Category
Host institution		 Employer
2019/12/02 - 2021/11/30 Researcher (Research) Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal
Projects

Grant

Designation Funders
2022/01/01 - 2025/12/16 Development of a new magnetically responsive implantable 3D device for localized cancer theranostics
2021.06558.BD
PhD Student Fellow
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Centro de Investigação em Materiais, Portugal

Universidade Nova de Lisboa Departamento de Ciência dos Materiais, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
Outputs

Publications

Conference paper
  1. Adriana Gonçalves; Joana Matos; Raquel Cabrita; Inês Rodrigues; João Paulo Borges; Paula I. P. Soares. "Development of Magnetic Nanofibrous Membranes for Localized Solid Cancer Treatment". 2022.
    10.3390/materproc2022008119
Conference poster
  1. Paula I. P. Soares; Gonçalves, Adriana; Limón, David; A. Sofia Pádua; Leal, Catarina R.; Lança, M Carmo; Ana C. Baptista; et al. "Soft and Biofunctional Materials Group: Biomaterias for medical applications and Tissue enginnering". Paper presented in NOVA FCT Science Days, 2025.
  2. Gonçalves, Adriana; Castilho, Miguel; Paula I. P. Soares; Borges, João P. M. R. (1A16-9D5A-3956). "Development of thermoresponsive scaffolds for controlled and localized drug release". Paper presented in 33rd Annual Conference of the European Society for Biomaterials (ESB 2023), 2023.
  3. Gonçalves, Adriana; Castilho, Miguel; Borges, João P. M. R. (1A16-9D5A-3956); Soares, Paula I. P.. "Electrospun PNIPAAm-based fibers for pH- and thermo-responsive localized drug release". Paper presented in 32nd Annual Conference of the European Society for Biomaterials (ESB2022), 2022.
  4. Gonçalves, Adriana; Oliveira, Leonor; Castilho, Miguel; Borges, João P. M. R. (1A16-9D5A-3956); Soares, Paula I. P.. "Electrospinning of thermoresponsive based polymers for controlled and localized drug release". Paper presented in RSC CNN Early Career Researcher Virtual Poster Meeting 2022, 2022.
  5. Gonçalves, Adriana; Matos, Joana; Cabrita, Raquel; Rodrigues, Inês; Silva, Jorge Carvalho; Borges, João P. M. R.; Soares, Paula I. P.. "Development of magnetic nanofibrous membranes for localized solid cancer treatment". Paper presented in Materiais 2022, 2022.
  6. Almeida, Filipe; Simões, Beatriz T.; Gonçalves, Adriana; Borges, João; Soares, Paula I. P.. Corresponding author: Almeida, Filipe. "Extracellular hyperthermia for adjuvant treatment of advance cutaneous melanoma using superparamagnetic iron oxide nanoparticles and dual-stimuli responsive composites". Paper presented in 31st Conference of the European Society for Biomaterials, 2021.
  7. Gonçalves, Adriana; Almeida, Filipe V.; Soares, Paula I. P.; Borges, João. "Production and characterization of dual-stimuli nanofibrous membranes". Paper presented in 31st Conference of the European Society for Biomaterials, 2021.
  8. Filipe Almeida; Beatriz Simões; Adriana Gonçalves; João Paulo Borges; Paula Soares. "Extracellular Hyperthermia for Adjuvant Treatment of Advanced Cutaneous Melanoma using Superparamagnetic Iron Oxide Nanoparticles and Dual-Stimuli Composites". Paper presented in 31st Annual Conference of the European Society for Biomaterials, 2021.
  9. Paula Soares; Adriana Gonçalves; João Lavadinho; Ricardo Matos; João Magalhães; João Paulo Borges. "Development of a new magnetically responsive device for localized cancer theranostics". Paper presented in 31st Conference of the European Society for Biomaterials, 2021.
  10. Gonçalves, Adriana; Almeida, Filipe V.; Soares, Paula I. P.; Borges, João. "Production and characterization of dual-stimuli nanofibrous membranes". Paper presented in 4th Doctoral Congress in Engineering, 2021.
  11. Soares, Paula I. P.; Gonçalves, Adriana; Matos, Ricardo J.R.; Lavadinho, João; Romão, Joana; Borges, João. "Dual-stimuli responsive device based on thermoresponsive polymers and magnetic nanoparticles for cancer theranostic". Paper presented in 11th World Biomaterials Congress, 2020.
Journal article
  1. Adriana Gonçalves; Paula I. P. Soares. "Smart delivery systems for magnetic hyperthermia: the role of thermoresponsive drug delivery". Expert Opinion on Drug Delivery (2026): http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/17425247.2026.2654565.
    10.1080/17425247.2026.2654565
  2. Adriana Gonçalves; João Paulo Borges; Miguel Castilho; Paula I. P. Soares. "Magneto- and Thermoresponsive Systems: A Review of Their Application in Cancer Theranostics". Advanced Healthcare Materials (2026): https://doi.org/10.1002/adhm.202502825.
    10.1002/adhm.202502825
  3. Marta Tuszynska; Adriana Gonçalves; Joanna Skopinska-Wisniewska; Paula I. P. Soares; Anna Bajek. "Poloxamer-based injectable hydrogels as matrices for localized anti-inflammatory drug delivery in meniscus injuries". RSC Advances (2026): https://doi.org/10.1039/D6RA02085B.
    10.1039/D6RA02085B
  4. Adriana Gonçalves; Susete N. Fernandes; A. Sofia Pádua; Jorge Carvalho Silva; João Paulo Borges; Miguel Castilho; Paula I.P. Soares. "Developing thermoresponsive p(NIPAAm-HMAAm) electrospun nanofibers for on-demand drug release of doxorubicin". Journal of Drug Delivery Science and Technology (2025): https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jddst.2025.107244.
    10.1016/j.jddst.2025.107244
  5. Adriana Gonçalves; Raquel Cabrita; Joana Matos; Inês Rodrigues; Tânia Vieira; João Paulo Borges; Paula I.P. Soares. "Dual-stimuli-responsive poly(vinyl alcohol) nanofibers for localized cancer treatment: Magnetic hyperthermia and drug release studies". Journal of Drug Delivery Science and Technology (2024): https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jddst.2024.105492.
    10.1016/j.jddst.2024.105492
  6. Gonçalves, Adriana; Simões, Beatriz T.; Almeida, Filipe V.; Susete N. Fernandes; Manuel Valente; Tânia Vieira; Henriques, Célia; Borges, João P. M. R. (1A16-9D5A-3956); Paula I. P. Soares. "Engineering dual-stimuli responsive poly(vinyl alcohol) nanofibrous membranes for cancer treatment by magnetic hyperthermia". Biomaterials Advances 145 (2022): 10.1016/j.bioadv.2022.213275.
  7. David Jíménez-Arias; Sarai Morales-Sierra; Patrícia Silva; Henrique Carrêlo; Gonçalves, Adriana; José Filipe Teixeira Ganança; Nuno Nunes; et al. "Encapsulation with Natural Polymers to Improve the Properties of Biostimulants in Agriculture". Plants (2022): https://doi.org/10.3390/plants12010055.
    10.3390/plants12010055
  8. Adriana Gonçalves; Filipe V. Almeida; João Paulo Borges; Paula I. P. Soares. "Incorporation of Dual-Stimuli Responsive Microgels in Nanofibrous Membranes for Cancer Treatment by Magnetic Hyperthermia". Gels 7 28 (2021): https://doi.org/10.3390/gels7010028.
    Open access • Published • 10.3390/gels7010028
Activities

Oral presentation

Presentation title Event name
Host (Event location)
2025/09 Development and characterization of p(NIPAAm) based thermoresponsive nanofibers for on-demand drug release 34th Annual Conference of the European Society for Biomaterials
(Turin, Italy)
2025/04 Development and characterization of p(NIPAAm-HMAAm) thermoresponsive nanofibers for on-demand drug release Symposium on Future Materials
(Leuven, Belgium)
2024/05 Magneto-thermoresponsive devices for cancer treatment: a synergistic treatment of magnetic hyperthermia and localized drug release IX Annual Meeting i3N
(Praia da Vieira, Portugal)
2022/09/27 Electrospinning of tuned thermoresponsive polymers for controlled drug release in cancer treatment 11th European School for Young Materials Scientists
(Almada, Portugal)
2022/09/07 Electrospun PNIPAAm-based fibers for pH- and thermo-responsive localized drug release 32nd Annual Conference of the European Society for Biomaterials
(Bordeaux, France)
2021/10 Production and characterization of dual- stimuli nanofibrous membranes NanoMedicine International Conference
Science, Engineering, Technology Conferences Organisers (SETCOR) (Milan, Italy)
2020/09/24 Production and characterization of thermoresponsive magnetic membranes nanoPT Online conference
Phantoms Foundation (Portugal)

Supervision

Thesis Title
Role		 Degree Subject (Type)
Institution / Organization
2022/02 - 2022/07 Desenvolvimento de membranas nanofibrosas com dupla capacidade de resposta para libertação controlada de fármacos
Co-supervisor of Joana Matos
 Química Aplicada (Degree)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal

Event participation

Activity description
Type of event		 Event name
Institution / Organization
2022/04/10 - 2022/04/10 Easter School on Additive Manufacturing
Other
 Easter School on Additive Manufacturing
Instituto Politécnico de Leiria, Portugal
2022/02/07 - 2022/02/07 Workshop of Imaging in Biosciences
Workshop
 TIMB3 Workshop Imaging in Biosciences
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Portugal
2021/10/04 - 2021/12/13 Interdisciplinary Training Program on Principles, Applications and Nanotechnology Innovation in Pharmaceutical Sciences, Biological Engineering and Medicine
Other
 UT Austin Portugal’s Interdisciplinary Training Program
The University of Texas at Austin, United States

Universidade de Lisboa, Portugal
2021/07/12 - 2021/07/15 Utrecht Summer School on 3D Printing and Biofabrication
Other
 3D Printing and Biofabrication
Universiteit Utrecht, Netherlands
Distinctions

Award

2022 Best Poster Presentation in Synthesis & Characterisation - RSC CNN Early Career Researcher Virtual Poster Meeting 2022
2021 Melhor Aluno do Curso Mestrado Integrado em Engenharia de Materiais - 2018/19
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Portugal