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Maria Elisabete Teixeira da Silva. Completed the Doutoramento in Doctoral Program in Biomedical Engineering in 2017/10/25 by Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Mestrado in Master in Biomedical Engineering in 2012/10/01 by Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia and Licenciatura in Bachelor in Bioemedical Engineering in 2010/07/23 by Instituto Politécnico de Bragança Escola Superior de Tecnologia e Gestão. Is Auxiliary Researcher in Instituto de Engenharia Mecanica e Gestao Industrial, Researcher in Associated Laboratory for Energy Transports and Aeronautics and Invited Assistant Professor in Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia. Published 31 articles in journals. Has 6 section(s) of books. Organized 12 event(s). Participated in 12 event(s). Supervised 3 PhD thesis(es) e co-supervised 1. Supervised 16 MSc dissertation(s) e co-supervised 4. Supervised 11 work(s) of course completion of LSc/BSc. Has received 8 awards and/or honors. Participates and/or participated as Invited Scientist Fellow in 1 project(s), PhD Student Fellow in 2 project(s), Post-doc Fellow in 1 project(s), Principal investigator in 1 project(s), Research Fellow in 3 project(s) and Researcher in 5 project(s). Works in the area(s) of Engineering and Technology with emphasis on Other Engineering and Technologies. In their professional activities interacted with 209 collaborator(s) co-authorship of scientific papers. In his curriculum Ciência Vitae the most frequent terms in the context of scientific, technological and artistic-cultural output are: Pelvic Cavity; Pelvic Floor Dysfunction; MRI; Biomechanics; In vivo Biomechanical Properties; Inverse Finite Element Analysis-; Computational Models; Finite Elements Methods; Mechanical Engineering; Aerospace Engineering; Transports Technology; Energy; Engenharia Mecânica; Engenharia Aeroespacial; Tecnologias para os Transportes; Energia; Tecnologia de Transportes; Simulação do parto; Biomecânica; Modelo específico e orientado ao paciente; Modelos constitutivos; .
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Identification

Personal identification

Full name
Maria Elisabete Teixeira da Silva

Citation names

  • Silva MET

Author identifiers

Ciência ID
C119-2DD8-D91B
ORCID iD
0000-0003-2889-4969
AuthenticusID
R-000-Z11
Researcher Id
KZU-4579-2024
Scopus Author Id
56976504100

Email addresses

  • mesilva@inegi.up.pt (Professional)

Telephones

Mobile phone
  • 913971670 (Personal)
Telephone
  • 22 957 871 (Professional)

Addresses

  • R. Dr. Roberto Frias, Campus da FEUP, Nº 400, 4200-465, Porto, Porto, Portugal (Professional)
  • Travessa General Vitorino Laranjeira, Nº 41, 4º andar, aprt 53 , 4600-018, Amarante, Amarante, Portugal (Personal)

Websites

Knowledge fields

  • Engineering and Technology - Other Engineering and Technologies

Languages

Language Speaking Reading Writing Listening Peer-review
Portuguese (Mother tongue)
English Upper intermediate (B2) Upper intermediate (B2) Upper intermediate (B2) Upper intermediate (B2) Upper intermediate (B2)
French Elementary (A2) Elementary (A2) Elementary (A2) Elementary (A2) Elementary (A2)
Education
Degree Classification
2022/02/14 - 2022/02/23
Concluded
 Project Management (Outros)
Universidade do Porto Porto Business School, Portugal
2017/10/25
Concluded
 Doctoral Program in Biomedical Engineering (Doutoramento)
Major in Biomechnics, Pelvic Cavity, Pelvic Floor Dysfunctions, In vivo Biomechanical Properties, Inverse Finite Element Analysis, Finite Element Method, Computational Models
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal
"Evaluating the mechanical properties of biological soft tissues using inverse methods: application to the pelvic floor muscles" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 nanimously approved
2010 - 2012/10/01
Concluded
 Master in Biomedical Engineering (Mestrado)
Major in Biomechanics, Vaginal Delivery, Pelvic Cavity
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal
"Biomechanical Study of a Fetus During Vaginal Delivery (Portuguese)" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 16
2007 - 2010/07/23
Concluded
 Bachelor in Bioemedical Engineering (Licenciatura)
Major in Biomedical Engineering
Instituto Politécnico de Bragança Escola Superior de Tecnologia e Gestão, Portugal
"Development of Chitosan-based Healing Dressings for Biomedical Applications (Portuguese)" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 14.00
Affiliation

Science

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2019/01/02 - Current Auxiliary Researcher (Research) Instituto de Engenharia Mecanica e Gestao Industrial, Portugal
2011/03/21 - Current Researcher (Research) Associated Laboratory for Energy Transports and Aeronautics, Portugal
2017/12 - 2018/12 Postdoc (Research) Instituto de Engenharia Mecanica e Gestao Industrial, Portugal
2018/11/09 - 2018/11/26 Postdoc (Research) University of Utah Department of Bioengineering, United States
2011/02 - 2017/11/30 Researcher (Research) Instituto de Engenharia Mecanica e Gestao Industrial, Portugal
2013/03/01 - 2017/02 Researcher (Research) Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, Portugal

Teaching in Higher Education

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2023/02/01 - Current Invited Assistant Professor (University Teacher) Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal
Projects

Grant

Designation Funders
2018/11/11 - 2018/11/24 ICS 2018 Fellowship
ICS 2018 Fellowship
Invited Scientist Fellow
International Continence Society
Concluded
2013/03 - 2017/02 Evaluating the mechanical properties of biological soft tissues using inverse methods: application to the pelvic floor muscles
SFRH/BD/89519/2012
PhD Student Fellow
Instituto de Engenharia Mecanica e Gestao Industrial, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
2012 - 2017 SFRH/BD/89519/2012
SFRH/BD/89519/2012
PhD Student Fellow
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded

Contract

Designation Funders
2022/06/01 - 2028/05/31 Computational Biomechanics as a Tool to Improve Current Treatments for Pelvic Organ Prolapse
2021.00077.CEECIND/CP1680/CT0001
10.54499/2021.00077.CEECIND/CP1680/CT0001
Principal investigator
Instituto de Ciência e Inovação em Engenharia Mecânica e Engenharia Industrial, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing
2021/01/01 - 2025/12/31 Associate Laboratory of Energy, Transports and Aerospace
LA/P/0079/2020
Researcher
Associate Laboratory of Energy, Transports and Aerospace, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing
2021/01/01 - 2025/12/31 Laboratório Associado em Energia, Transportes e Aeroespacial
LA/P/0079/2020
10.54499/LA/P/0079/2020
UID/EMS/50022/2019
Instituto de Engenharia Mecânica, Portugal

Universidade da Beira Interior, Portugal

Instituto de Ciência e Inovação em Engenharia Mecânica e Engenharia Industrial, Portugal

Associated Laboratory for Energy Transports and Aeronautics, Portugal

Associação para o Desenvolvimento da Aerodinâmica Industrial, Portugal
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing
2020/01/01 - 2023/12/31 Associate Laboratory of Energy, Transports and Aeronautics
UIDB/50022/2020
Researcher
Associate Laboratory of Energy, Transports and Aeronautics, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing
2020/01/01 - 2023/12/31 Associate Laboratory of Energy, Transports and Aeronautics
UIDP/50022/2020
Researcher
Associate Laboratory of Energy, Transports and Aeronautics, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing
2020/01/01 - 2023/12/31 Associate Laboratory of Energy, Transports and Aeronautics
UIDB/50022/2020
10.54499/UIDB/50022/2020
Researcher
Instituto de Ciência e Inovação em Engenharia Mecânica e Engenharia Industrial, Portugal

Associated Laboratory for Energy Transports and Aeronautics, Portugal

Associação para o Desenvolvimento da Aerodinâmica Industrial, Portugal

Instituto de Engenharia Mecânica, Portugal

Universidade da Beira Interior, Portugal
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
2018/06/01 - 2022/05/31 Uma abordagem biomecânica para melhorar o parto
PTDC/EME-EME/30062/2017
Universidade do Porto, Portugal

Instituto de Ciência e Inovação em Engenharia Mecânica e Engenharia Industrial, Portugal
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
2022/01 - 2022 SIM4SafeBirth - A biomechanical approach to improve childbirth outcomes
NORTE-01- 0145-FEDER- 030062
Instituto de Engenharia Mecanica e Gestao Industrial, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
2019/01 - 2021/12/31 SPINMESH - MELT ELECTROSPINNING OF POLYMERIC BIOABSORBABLE MESHES FOR PELVIC ORGAN PROLAPSE REPAIR
POCI-01-0145-FEDER-029232
Researcher
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
2017/12 - 2018/12 SciTech – Science and Technology for Competitive and Sustainable Industries
NORTE-01-0145-FEDER-000022
Post-doc Fellow
Concluded
2017/03/01 - 2017/11/30 SciTech – Science and Technology for Competitive and Sustainable Industries
NORTE-01-0145FEDER-000022
Research Fellow
Ongoing
2015 - 2015 Biomechanics: contributions to the healthcare
NORTE-07-0124-FEDER-000035
Research Fellow

Other

Designation Funders
2022 - 2024 PRECOGFIL - Novel pre-tensioned cog threads for transvaginal repair of anterior and posterior compartment prolapse
PTDC/EMD-EMD/2229/2020
Research Fellow
Instituto de Engenharia Mecanica e Gestao Industrial, Portugal
Ongoing
Outputs

Publications

Book chapter
  1. Pinheiro, Fábio; Silva, Maria Elisabete; Fernandes, António Augusto; Coelho, André. "Prototype of a Medical Device: Intravaginal Force Measurement Device". In Proceedings of the 10th Congress of the Portuguese Society of Biomechanics, 289-299. Springer Nature Switzerland, 2023.
    Published • 10.1007/978-3-031-47790-4_27
  2. Vaz, Francisca; Silva, Maria Elisabete; Parente, Marco; Fernandes, António Augusto. "Development of 3D Computational Models of Biodegradable Meshes". In Proceedings of the 10th Congress of the Portuguese Society of Biomechanics, 17-28. Springer Nature Switzerland, 2023.
    Published • 10.1007/978-3-031-47790-4_2
  3. Silva MET; Nuno Bessa (6011-388F-625F); Teresa Mascarenhas (3E14-6ED4-5644); Antonio Fernandes (751C-0409-31CC). "Computational biomechanics as a tool to improve surgical procedures for Uterine Prolapse". In Digital Human Modeling and Medicine, edited by Paul, G.; Doweidar, M, 213-224. Elsevier, 2022.
    Published
  4. Silva MET; Bessa, Jorge; Teresa Mascarenhas; Antonio Fernandes. "Computational Models as prediction tools of the outcomes of surgical prolapse repair treatments". In In Digital Human Modeling and The Digital Patient, edited by Paul, G. 2021.
    Under revision
  5. Oliveira, Dulce A.; Silva, Maria Elisabete T.; Pouca, Maria Vila; Parente, Marco P. L.; Mascarenhas, Teresa; Natal Jorge, Renato M.. "Biomechanical Simulation of Vaginal Childbirth: The Colors of the Pelvic Floor Muscles". In Computational Biomechanics for Medicine, 1-17. Springer International Publishing, 2020.
    10.1007/978-3-030-15923-8_1
  6. Silva, Elisabete; Brandão, Sofia; Parente, Marco; Mascarenhas, Teresa; Natal Jorge, Renato; Silva MET. "Searching for the Tissue Mechanical Properties in Pelvic Floor Dysfunction by Computational Modeling". In Lecture Notes in Computational Vision and Biomechanics, 203-215. Springer International Publishing, 2018.
    10.1007/978-3-319-71574-2_16
Conference abstract
  1. Martins, Joana; Sofia Costa-de-Oliveira; Antonio Augusto Fernandes; Silva MET. "Mechanical characterization and drug coating of melt electrowriten polycaprolactone mesh implants for prolapse repair". Paper presented in XI International Conference on Computational Bioengineering - ICCB 2025, Rome, 2025.
    Submitted
  2. Martins, Joana; Vaz, Francisca; Ferreira, N. M.; Silva, Ana Telma; Costa-de-Oliveira S; A A Fernandes; Silva MET. Corresponding author: Martins, Joana. "Mechanical Evaluation Of Biodegradable Pcl Mesh Implants For Prolapse Repair: Cyclic And Uniaxial Testing". Paper presented in 30th Congress of the European Society of Biomechanics, Zurich, 2025.
    Accepted
  3. Martins, Joana; Vaz, Francisca; Ferreira, N. M.; Silva, Ana Telma; Pinheiro, Fábio; Mascarenhas, Teresa; A A Fernandes; Silva MET. Corresponding author: Martins, Joana. "Fabrication And Mechanical Evaluation Of Melt Electrowritten PCL Cog Threads For Prolapse Repair: A Preliminary Study". Paper presented in 50th Annual Meeting of the International Urogynechological Association, Barcelona, 2025.
    Accepted
  4. Vaz, Francisca; Ferreira, Nuno Miguel; Martins, Joana; Silva, Ana Telma; Antonio Augusto Fernandes; Silva MET. Corresponding author: Vaz, Francisca. "DEVELOPMENT OF ANTISTATIC MELT-ELECTROWRITTEN MESHES FOR PELVIC ORGAN PROLAPSE REPAIR". Paper presented in 30th Congress of the European Society of Biomechanics, 6 – 9 July 2025, Zürich, 2025.
    Accepted
  5. Martins, Joana; Soares de Sousa, Ana Sofia; Silva MET; Costa-de-Oliveira S; A A Fernandes. Corresponding author: Martins, Joana. "Mechanical Characterization Of Drug-Coated Melt Electrowriten Mesh Implants For Pelvic Organ Prolapse Repair". Paper presented in Congresso Nacional de Biomecânica, Sesimbra, 2025.
    Published
  6. Nuno Ferreira; Elisabete Silva (C119-2DD8-D91B); Marco P. L. Parente; Antonio Augusto Fernandes. "Evaluation of mechanical biocompatibility of cog threads for prolapse repair". Paper presented in 11º Congresso Nacional de Biomecânica (CNB), Sesimbra, 2025.
    Published
  7. Francisca Vaz; Joana Alexandra Pinheiro Martins; Elisabete Silva (C119-2DD8-D91B); Antonio Augusto Fernandes. "Melt electrowriten pcl cog threads production and mechanical characterisation for prolapse repair: preliminary study". Paper presented in 11º Congresso Nacional de Biomecânica (CNB), Sesimbra, 2025.
    Published
  8. Fabio Pinheiro; De Jesus, Abilio Manuel Pinho; Nuno Alves; Ana Colette Maurício; Antonio Augusto Fernandes; Elisabete Silva (C119-2DD8-D91B). "Caracterização mecânica e degradação de filamentos de PCL biodegradáveis para tratamento do prolapso". Paper presented in 11º Congresso Nacional de Biomecânica (CNB), Sesimbra, 2025.
    Published
  9. Joana Pinheiro; Ana Sofia Sousa; Elisabete Silva (C119-2DD8-D91B); Antonio Augusto Fernandes; Sofia Oliveira. "Mechanical Characterization of Drug-Coated Melt Electrowritten Mesh Implants for Pelvic Organ Prolapse Repair". Paper presented in 11º Congresso Nacional de Biomecânica (CNB), Sesimbra, 2025.
    Published
  10. Silva, Ana Telma; Ferreira, Nuno Miguel; Vaz, Francisca; Pinheiro Martins, Joana; Parente, Marco; Silva MET; A A Fernandes. Corresponding author: Silva, Ana Telma. "Simulating Prolapse Repair with Biodegradable Implants for Apical Ligament Support". Paper presented in XI International Conference on Computational Bioengineering, Roma, 2025.
    Submitted
  11. Vaz, Francisca; Ferreira, Nuno Miguel; Martins, Joana; Silva, Ana Telma; Mascarenhas, Teresa; Fernandes, Antonio Augusto; Silva MET. Corresponding author: Vaz, Francisca. "Innovative Melt-Electrowritten Mesh Implants with Antistatic Properties for Pelvic Organ Prolapse Repair". Paper presented in IUGA/EUGA Joint Meeting, Barcelona, 2025.
    Accepted
  12. Elisabete Silva (C119-2DD8-D91B); Maria Teresa da Quinta e Costa Mascarenhas Saraiva; Antonio Augusto Fernandes. "Drug-Coated Mesh Implants Produced by Melt Electrowriting for Pelvic Organ Prolapse Repair". Paper presented in 17th (EUGA) European Urogynecological Association Annual Congress, Praga, 2024.
    Published
  13. Nuno Ferreira; Elisabete Silva (C119-2DD8-D91B); António Augusto Fernandes. "Numerical simulation of the vaginal wall reinforcement using cog threads". Paper presented in Congress on Numerical Methods in Engineering - CMN 2024, Aveiro, 2024.
    Accepted
  14. Francisca Vaz; Elisabete Silva (C119-2DD8-D91B); Marco Parente; António Fernandes. "Development of computational models of biodegradable meshes for pelvic organ prolapse". Paper presented in Congress on Numerical Methods in Engineering - CMN 2024, Aveiro, 2024.
    Accepted
  15. Elisabete Silva (C119-2DD8-D91B); Jorge Almeida; Nuno Ferreira; Francisca Vaz; Marco Parente; Mascarenhas, Teresa; António Augusto Fernandes. Corresponding author: Elisabete Silva (C119-2DD8-D91B). "Mechanical biocompatibility evaluation methods of innovative prolapse repair meshes". Paper presented in ESB 2024 - 29th Congress of the European Society of Biomechanics, Edinburgh, 2024.
    Accepted
  16. Nuno Ferreira; Elisabete Silva (C119-2DD8-D91B); António Fernandes. "Numerical simulation of the vaginal wall reinforcement using cog threads". Paper presented in ESB 2024 - 29th Congress of the European Society of Biomechanics, Edinburgh, 2024.
    Accepted
  17. Fabio Pinheiro; Elisabete Silva (C119-2DD8-D91B); António Fernandes; Ana Colette; Nuno Alves. "Characterization of Biodegradable PCL Cog Threads for Pelvic Organ Prolapse Treatment". Paper presented in ESB 2024 - 29th Congress of the European Society of Biomechanics, Edinburgh, 2024.
    Accepted
  18. Nuno Ferreira; Elisabete Silva (C119-2DD8-D91B); António Augusto Fernandes. "Evaluation of mechanical biocompatibility of cog threads for prolapse repair: an experimental and computational analysis". Paper presented in IUGA 49th Annual Meeting, Singapore, 2024.
    Accepted
  19. Nuno Ferreira; Elisabete Silva (C119-2DD8-D91B); António Fernandes. "Vaginal wall reinforcement with cog threads using numerical methods". Paper presented in Computational Methods in Applied Sciences and Engineering ECCOMAS Congress, Lisboa, 2024.
    Accepted
  20. Francisca Vaz; Elisabete Silva (C119-2DD8-D91B); Marco Parente; António Fernandes. "Mechanical biocompatibility of innovative prolapse repair meshes: an experimental and computational analysis". Paper presented in IUGA 49th Annual Meeting, Singapore, 2024.
    Accepted
  21. Francisca Vaz; Elisabete Silva (C119-2DD8-D91B); Marco Parente; António Fernandes. "Computational modelling of biodegradable meshes for pelvic organ prolapse". Paper presented in 9th European Congress on Computational Methods in Applied Sciences and Engineering ECCOMAS Congress, Lisboa, 2024.
    Accepted
  22. André Coelho; Bruna Lopes; Alvites, Rui Damásio; Ana Catarina Sousa; Patricia Sousa; Alícia Moreira; Ana Lúcia Luís; et al. "SILK'S POTENTIAL FOR PERIPHERAL NERVE REGENERATION – NATURAL VS SYNTHETIC SILKS". Paper presented in 7th International Symposium on Peripheral Nerve Regeneration - ESPNR 2024, Milão, 2024.
    Accepted
  23. Joana Martins; Elisabete Silva (C119-2DD8-D91B); Antonio Augusto Fernandes; Sofia Oliveira. "3D printed melt electrowritten drug eluting fibre for prevention of device-associated infections: a pilot study". Paper presented in 34th European Congress of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases - ECCMID 2024, Barcelona, 2024.
    Published
  24. Fábio Pinheiro; Elisabete Silva (C119-2DD8-D91B); António Augusto Fernandes. "CHARACTERIZATION OF BIODEGRADABLE PCL COG THREADS FOR PELVIC ORGAN PROLAPSE TREATMENT". Paper presented in CILAMCE 2023 - The XLIV Ibero-Latin American Congress on Computational Methods in Engineering, Porto, 2023.
    Published
  25. Nuno Ferreira; Elisabete Silva (C119-2DD8-D91B); Fábio Pinheiro; Marco Lages Parente (F016-965D-C2F9); António Augusto Fernandes. "NUMERICAL SIMULATION OF THE VAGINAL WALL REINFORCEMENT USING COG THREADS.". Paper presented in CILAMCE 2023 - The XLIV Ibero-Latin American Congress on Computational Methods in Engineering., Porto, 2023.
    Published
  26. Elisabete Silva (C119-2DD8-D91B); Fernandes, António Augusto. "FUNCTIONALLY GRADED AUXETIC BIODEGRADABLE MELT ELECTROSPUN STRUCTURES AS THE NEXT GENERATION OF IMPLANTS FOR POP REPAIR". Paper presented in 2023 IUGA 48th Annual Meeting, The Hague, 2023.
    Submitted
  27. Sterk Sebastian; Elisabete Silva (C119-2DD8-D91B); Fernandes, António Augusto. "Development of New Surgical Mesh Geometries with Different Mechanical Properties Using the Design Freedom of 3D Printing". Paper presented in VII ECCOMAS Young Investigators Conference - YIC2023, Porto, 2023.
    Accepted
  28. Sebastian Sterk ; Elisabete Silva (C119-2DD8-D91B); Fernandes, António Augusto. "Development of New Surgical Mesh Geometries with Different Mechanical Properties Using the Design Freedom of 3D Printing". Paper presented in 7th ENBENG 2023- IEEE Portuguese metting in Bioengineering, 2023., PORTO, 2023.
    Published
  29. Francisca Vaz ; Elisabete Silva (C119-2DD8-D91B); Fernandes, António Augusto. "Development of 3D computational models of biodegradable meshes". Paper presented in 7th ENBENG 2023- IEEE Portuguese metting in Bioengineering, 2023., Porto, 2023.
    Submitted
  30. Silva MET; Sofia Brandão; Pedro Martins; Natal Jorge, Renato. "ESTABLISHMENT OF THE IN VIVO BIOMECHANICAL PROPERTIES OF THE BLADDER OF CONTINENT AND INCONTINENT WOMEN". Paper presented in CMBBE 2023 - 18th International Symposium on Computer Methods in Biomechanics and Biomedical Engineering, Paris, 2023.
    Accepted
  31. Pinheiro, Fábio; Elisabete Silva (C119-2DD8-D91B); Fernandes, António Augusto. "PROTOTYPE OF A MEDICAL DEVICE FOR MEASURING INTRAVAGINAL FORCES". Paper presented in CNB 2023 - 10º CONGRESSO NACIONAL DE BIOMECÂNICA, Figueira da Foz, 2023.
    Accepted
  32. Francisca Vaz ; Elisabete Silva (C119-2DD8-D91B); Marco Lages Parente (F016-965D-C2F9); António A. Fernandes. "DESENVOLVIMENTO DE MODELOS COMPUTACIONAIS 3D DE MALHAS BIODEGRADÁVEIS". Paper presented in CNB 2023 - 10º CONGRESSO NACIONAL DE BIOMECÂNICA, Figueira da Foz, 2023.
    Accepted
  33. Nuno Ferreira; Pouca, Maria Vila; Elisabete Silva (C119-2DD8-D91B); Marco Lages Parente (F016-965D-C2F9); Natal Jorge, Renato. "PREDICT SCAFFOLD DEFORMATION AND MECHANICAL PROPERTIES USING NUMERICAL SIMULATION.". Paper presented in CNB 2023 - 10º CONGRESSO NACIONAL DE BIOMECÂNICA, Figueira da Foz, 2023.
    Accepted
  34. Pedro Agostinho Evora; Elisabete Silva (C119-2DD8-D91B); Brandão, Sofia; Maria Teresa da Quinta e Costa Mascarenhas Saraiva; Fernandes, António Augusto. "The inverse FEM analysis for the estimation of biomechanical properties of the continent and incontinent woman bladder". Paper presented in VII ECCOMAS Young Investigators Conference - YIC2023, Porto, 2023.
    Accepted
  35. Pinheiro, Fábio; Elisabete Silva (C119-2DD8-D91B); Fernandes, António Augusto. "Prototype of a medical device for measuring intravaginal forces". Paper presented in 7th ENBENG 2023- IEEE Portuguese metting in Bioengineering, 2023.
    Submitted
  36. Elisabete Silva (C119-2DD8-D91B); Brandão, Sofia; Maria Teresa da Quinta e Costa Mascarenhas Saraiva; Natal Jorge, Renato. "AN INVERSE FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS FOR THE DETERMINATION OF THE IN VIVO BIOMECHANICAL PROPERTIES OF THE BLADDER". Paper presented in ESB 2023 - 28th Congress of the European Society of Biomechanics, Maastricht, 2023.
    Published
  37. Silva MET; Margarida Chiote; Rita Rynkevic (461F-CA21-CF37); Sofia Brandão; Teresa Mascarenhas; Renato Natal; António A. Fernandes. Corresponding author: Silva MET. "Computational biomechanics as a tool to improve surgical procedures for Pelvic Organ Prolapse: Effect of mesh anchoring technique in repair surgery". Paper presented in ICS 2022 - International Conference Society, Vienna, 2022.
    Published
  38. Elisabete Silva (C119-2DD8-D91B); Margarida Chiote; Sofia Brandão; Teresa Mascarenhas; António Fernandes. Corresponding author: Elisabete Silva (C119-2DD8-D91B). "Computational biomechanics as a tool to improve mesh anchoring technique in pelvic organ prolapse repair surgery". Paper presented in Virtual Physiological Human Conference - VPH 2022, PORTO, 2022.
    Published
  39. Maragarida Chiote; Elisabete Silva; Manuel Falcão ; Marco Parente. Corresponding author: Maragarida Chiote. "Epiretinal membrane contraction: a finite element analysis". Paper presented in Virtual Physiological Human Conference - VPH 2022, Porto, 2022.
    Published
  40. Silva MET; Parente, M.P.L.; Mascarenhas, T.; Natal Jorge, R.M.; Fernandes A.A.. "Uterine Prolapse Repair Surgery: A Computational Analysis.". Paper presented in 15th World Congress on Computational Mechanics (WCCM-XV) - 8th Asian Pacific Congress on Computational Mechanics (APCOM-VIII), Yokohama, 2022.
    Published
  41. Chiote M.; Silva MET; Brandão, S.; Parente, M.P.L.; Fernandes A.A.. "Shape Morphing Techniques to Adapt Pelvic Structures.". Paper presented in The 8th European Congress on Computational Methods in Applied Sciences and Engineering - ECCOMAS Congress, Oslo, 2022.
    Published
  42. Silva MET; Parente, M.P.L., ; Mascarenhas, T.; Natal Jorge, R.M.; Fernandes A.A.. "Uterine Prolapse Repair Surgery: A Finite Element Analysis.". Paper presented in The 8th European Congress on Computational Methods in Applied Sciences and Engineering - ECCOMAS Congress, Oslo, 2022.
    Published
  43. Silva MET; Rynkevic, R.; Brandão, S.; Mascarenhas, T.; Fernandes A.A.. "Mesh anchoring technique in uterine prolapse repair surgery: a finite element analysis.". Paper presented in 27th Congress of the European Society of Biomechanics, Porto, 2022.
    Published
  44. Rynkevic, R.; Soares, C.; Hympanova, L.; Silva MET; Martins, P.L.A. "Application of cog threads for transvaginal anterior and posterior prolapse repair: ex-vivo studies.". Paper presented in 27th Congress of the European Society of Biomechanics, Porto, 2022.
    Published
  45. Chiote M; Parente, M.P.L.; Silva MET; Fernandes A.A.. "Shape Morphing Techniques to Adapt Pelvic Structures.". Paper presented in 5th Meeting of the Young Researchers of LAETA, Lisboa, 2022.
    Published
  46. Pinto M; Rynkevic, R.; Silva MET; Fernandes A.A.. "Mechanical analysis of Polycaprolactone (PCL) implants used in the correction of pelvic organ prolapse. (Portuguese)". Paper presented in 5th Meeting of the Young Researchers of LAETA, Lisboa, 2022.
    Published
  47. Évora, P.A.; Rynkevic, R.; Brandão S.,; Parente, M.P.L; Silva MET. "Adaptation of an inverse finite element analysis to estimate the biomechanical properties of the bladder.". Paper presented in 5th Meeting of the Young Researchers of LAETA, Lisboa, 2022.
    Published
  48. Pinheiro, D. ; Lino Alves, J.; Fernandes A.A.; Silva MET; Rynkevic, R.. "Biodegradable implants for pelvic organ prolapse repair: 3D printing and characterization.". Paper presented in 5th Meeting of the Young Researchers of LAETA, Lisboa, 2022.
    Published
  49. Rynkevic, R.; Beirão, M.L.; Silva MET; Vaz, M.. "Vaginal tissue mechanical behaviour measurements through the force sensors.". Paper presented in 5th Meeting of the Young Researchers of LAETA, Lisboa, 2022.
    Published
  50. Rynkevic, R.; Soares, C.; Silva MET; Mascarenhas, T.; Fernandes A.A.. "Immediate strengthening effect of cog thread application in posterior compartment prolapse repair.". Paper presented in 5th Meeting of the Young Researchers of LAETA, Lisboa, 2022.
    Published
  51. Sebastian Sterk ; Rita Rynkevic (461F-CA21-CF37); Silva MET; Lino Alves, Jorge; Fernandes, Antonio Augusto. Corresponding author: Sebastian Sterk. "Development of new mesh geometries with different mechani-cal properties using the design freedom of meltelectrowriting". Paper presented in Materiais 2022, Marinha Grande, 2022.
    Published
  52. Silva MET; Rynkevic, R.; Parente, M.P.L.; Mascarenhas, T.; Natal Jorge, R.M.; Fernandes A.A. "Effect of mesh anchoring technique in POP repair surgery: a computational analysis". Paper presented in 5th Meeting of the Young Researchers of LAETA, Lisboa, 2022.
    Published
  53. Rynkevic, R.; Silva MET; Alves, J.L.; Fernandes A.A.. "Melt electrospun meshes for pelvic organ prolapse repair: cell response to mesh geometry and mesh mechanical behaviour". Paper presented in IUGA 46th Annual Meeting – 46th International Urogynecology Association Annual Meeting, 2021.
    Published
  54. Silva MET; Nuno Bessa (6011-388F-625F); Marco Lages Parente (F016-965D-C2F9); Teresa Mascarenhas (3E14-6ED4-5644); Antonio Fernandes (751C-0409-31CC). "Numerical modelling of a synthetic mesh implant to repair the uterosacral ligament". Paper presented in 26th Congress of the European Society of Biomechanics - ESB 2021, Milan, 2021.
    Published
  55. Silva MET; Rafaela Ferreira; Teresa Mascarenhas (3E14-6ED4-5644); Marco Lages Parente (F016-965D-C2F9); Antonio Fernandes (751C-0409-31CC). "Development of a computational tool to simulate the use of synthetic meshes for pelvic organ prolapse repair". Paper presented in 9º Congresso Nacional de Biomecânica - CNB 2021, Online, 2021.
    Published
  56. Rita Rynkevic (461F-CA21-CF37); Silva MET; Jorge Lino Alves; Antonio Fernandes (751C-0409-31CC). "Geometry deformation analysis of novel biodegradable 3D printed implants". Paper presented in 9º Congresso Nacional de Biomecânica - CNB 2021, Online, 2021.
    Published
  57. Rita Rynkevic (461F-CA21-CF37); Silva MET; Miguel Cunha; Jorge Lino Alves; Antonio Fernandes (751C-0409-31CC). "Mechanical behaviour of novel biodegradable 3D printed implants produced by melt electrospinning". Paper presented in 9º Congresso Nacional de Biomecânica - CNB 2021, Online, 2021.
    Published
  58. Silva MET; Nuno Bessa (6011-388F-625F); Teresa Mascarenhas (3E14-6ED4-5644); Antonio Fernandes (751C-0409-31CC). "Computational modelling of a synthetic mesh implant to repair the pelvic organ prolapse". Paper presented in 9º Congresso Nacional de Biomecânica - CNB 2021, Online, 2021.
    Published
  59. Rita Rynkevic (461F-CA21-CF37); Silva MET; Jorge Lino Alves; Antonio Fernandes (751C-0409-31CC). "Additive manufacturing for biomedical applications and bioprinting". Paper presented in 26th Congress of the European Society of Biomechanics - ESB 2021, Milan, 2021.
    Published
  60. Silva MET; Nuno Bessa; MPL Parente; Maria Teresa da Quinta e Costa Mascarenhas Saraiva; AA Fernandes. "NUMERICAL MODELLING OF A SYNTETIC MESH IMPLANT TO REPAIR THE UTEROSACRAL LIGAMENT". Paper presented in 26th Congress of the European Society - ESB 2020, Milão, 2020.
    Accepted
  61. Silva MET; Nuno Bessa; MPL Parente; Maria Teresa da Quinta e Costa Mascarenhas Saraiva; AA Fernandes. "Computer modeling and simulation as a source of prior information in clinical trials of meshes for pelvic floor dysfunction". Paper presented in 2020 IUGA 45th Annual Meeting, The Netherlands, 2020.
    Published
  62. Silva MET; Nuno Bessa; MPL Parente; Maria Teresa da Quinta e Costa Mascarenhas Saraiva; AA Fernandes. "Uterine Prolapse: Numerical Simulation of a Synthetic Mesh to Repair the Uterosacral Ligament". Paper presented in 7° MIPS Annual Meeting, Atenas, 2020.
    Accepted
  63. Silva MET; Nuno Bessa; MPL Parente; Maria Teresa da Quinta e Costa Mascarenhas Saraiva; AA Fernandes. "Computational analysis: simulation of the surgery to repair the uterine prolapse when uterosacral ligament failure occurs". Paper presented in VPH2020 Conference, Paris, 2020.
    Published
  64. Silva MET; MPL Parente; Maria Teresa da Quinta e Costa Mascarenhas Saraiva; RM Natal Jorge. "Establishing the biomechanical properties of the pubovisceralis muscle using a genetic algorithm and computational models". Paper presented in 8º Congresso Nacional de Biomecânica, Covilhã, 2019.
    Published
  65. Silva MET; MPL Parente; Maria Teresa da Quinta e Costa Mascarenhas Saraiva; RM Natal Jorge. "A non-invasive procedure to establish the in vivo biomechanical properties of the pubovisceralis muscle: comparisons between asymptomatic and prolapsed women". Paper presented in VI Mediterranean Incontinence and Pelvic Floor Society - VI MIPS, Barcelona, 2019.
    Published
  66. Silva MET; MPL Parente; Maria Teresa da Quinta e Costa Mascarenhas Saraiva; RM Natal Jorge. "Development of a Personalized Computational Model to Simulate Pelvic Organ Prolapse". Paper presented in COMPLAS 2019 - XV International Conference on Computational Plasticity. Fundamentals and Applications, Barcelona, 2019.
    Published
  67. Silva MET; Sofia Brandão ; MPL Parente; Maria Teresa da Quinta e Costa Mascarenhas Saraiva; RM Natal Jorge; AA Fernandes. "Computer modeling and simulation as a source of prior information in clinical trials of meshes for pelvic dysfunction". Paper presented in ISPP2019 - 12th Annual Congress of the International Society of Pelviperineology, Treviso, 2019.
    Published
  68. Silva MET; MPL Parente; Maria Teresa da Quinta e Costa Mascarenhas Saraiva; RM Natal Jorge; AA Fernandes. "Experimental analysis of different types of surgical meshes for pelvic organ prolapse correction". Paper presented in ESG 2019 - 13 Congress of the European Society of Gynecology, Vienna, 2019.
    Published
  69. Vilaça, L; Silva, M.E.T; Mascarenhas, T; Natal Jorge, R.M. "Laser Vaginal Rejuvenation in Incontinent Women using the Finite Element Method". Paper presented in IJUP2018 - Encontro de Investigação Jovem, Porto, 2018.
    Published
  70. Silva MET; Parente, M.P.L; Mascarenhas, T; Natal Jorge, R.M. "Effect of the biomechanical properties of the pelvic floor muscles in the bladder neck mobility". Paper presented in WCB 2018 - 8th World Congress of Biomechanics, Dublin, 2018.
    Published
  71. Roza T; Brandão S; Tonon da Luz, S; Silva, M.E.T; Natal Jorge, R.M. "Simulation of an abdominal curl up exercise using finite element model". Paper presented in WCB 2018 - 8th World Congress of Biomechanics, Dublin, 2018.
    Published
  72. Silva MET; Parente, M.P.L; Mascarenhas, T. "Application of a Genetic Algorithm to Check the Variation of the Biomechanical Properties of Asymptomatic and Incontinent Women". Paper presented in VPH2018 – Virtual Physiological Human Conference, Zaragoza, 2018.
    Published
  73. Silva MET; Vilaça, L; MPL Parente; Maria Teresa da Quinta e Costa Mascarenhas Saraiva; RM Natal Jorge. "Biomechanical effect of laser treatment in the pelvic cavity: importance in urinary incontinence (Portuguese)". Paper presented in SPG2018 - XIV Congresso Português de Ginecologia, Algarve, 2018.
    Published
  74. Silva MET; MPL Parente; Maria Teresa da Quinta e Costa Mascarenhas Saraiva; RM Natal Jorge. "Biomechanical properties of the pubovisceralis muscle of asymptomatic, incontinent and prolapsed women using an inverse finite element analysis". Paper presented in CMBBE2018 – 15th International Symposium on Computer Methods in Biomechanics and Biomedical Engineering and 3rd Conference on Imaging and Visualization, Lisboa, 2018.
    Published
  75. Silva MET; Brandão, S; Parente, M.P.L; Mascarenhas, T; Natal Jorge, R.M. "Variation of the biomechanical properties of pelvic floor muscles in asymptomatic women and women with pelvic organ prolapse (Portuguese)". Paper presented in 7º Congresso Nacional de Biomecânica, Guimarães, 2017.
    Published
  76. Silva MET; Parente, M.P.L; Mascarenhas, T; Natal Jorge, R.M. "Variation of the material parameters of the Mooney-Rivlin hyperelastic model applied to the pelvic floor muscles of two women - asymptomatic and with pelvic organ prolapse". Paper presented in 2nd Doctoral Congress in Engineering - DCE 2017, pORTO, 2017.
    Published
  77. Silva MET; Parente, M.P.L.; Mascarenhas, T; Parente, M.P.L; Natal Jorge, R.M; Silva, M. E. T.; Brandão, S.; et al. "A non-invasive procedure to establish the passive and active biomechanical properties of the pubovisceralis muscle: comparisons between asymptomatic and incontinent women". Paper presented in International Continence Society - ICS 2017, Florença, 2017.
    Published • 10.1080/10255842.2017.1304542
  78. Silva MET; Parente, M.P.L. "Determination of the biomechanical properties of muscle through an inverse method (Portuguese)". Paper presented in XIII Congresso Ibero-americano de Engenharia Mecânica - CIBEM 2017, 2017.
    Published
  79. Silva MET; Parente, M.P.L; Mascarenhas, T; Natal Jorge, R.M. "Effect of laser treatment on pelvic floor muscle: importance in urinary incontinence (Portuguese)". Paper presented in Sociedade Portuguesa de Ginecologia - SPG 2017, Aveiro, 2017.
    Published
  80. Natal Jorge, R.M; Silva, M.E.T; Mascarenhas, T; Parente, M.P.L. "Establishing the mechanical properties of pelvic floor muscle by using MRI and an inverse method". Paper presented in 14th US National Congress on Computational Mechanics, Canadá, 2017.
    Published
  81. Silva MET; MPL Parente; Maria Teresa da Quinta e Costa Mascarenhas Saraiva; RM Natal Jorge. "Effect of obesity and pregnancy on bladder neck mobility (Portuguese)". Paper presented in Sociedade Portuguesa de Obstetrícia e Medicina Materno-Fetal - SPOMMF 2017, Porto, 2017.
    Published
  82. Silva MET; Sofia Brandão ; MPL Parente; Maria Teresa da Quinta e Costa Mascarenhas Saraiva; RM Natal Jorge. "Establishing the biomechanical properties of the pubovisceralis muscle in women without pathology and with pelvic organ prolapse". Paper presented in Congress on Numerical Methods in Engineering - CMN 2017, Valencia, 2017.
    Published
  83. Silva MET; MPL Parente; Maria Teresa da Quinta e Costa Mascarenhas Saraiva; RM Natal Jorge. "Determination of the active biomechanical properties of pubovisceral muscle during muscle contraction in incontinent and asymptomatic women (Portuguese)". Paper presented in XI Congresso Nacional da APNUG, pORTO, 2017.
    Published
  84. Silva, Elisabete; Parente, Marco; Jorge, Renato Natal; Mascarenhas, Teresa. "Characterization of the biomechanical properties of the pubovisceralis muscle of two women — One with pelvic organ prolapse and other without pathology". Paper presented in 2017 IEEE 5th Portuguese Meeting on Bioengineering (ENBENG), Coimbra, 2017.
    Published • 10.1109/enbeng.2017.7889465
  85. Silva MET. "Effect of laser treatment on pelvic floor muscle: importance in urinary incontinence (Portuguese)". 2017.
  86. Silva MET; Parente, M.P.L.; Mascarenhas, T; Natal Jorge, R.M. "Determination of the biomechanical properties of the pelvic floor muscles using an inverse finite element analysis". Paper presented in Mechanical Engineering Conference - CEM 2016, Porto, 2016.
    Published
  87. Silva MET; Brandão, S; Parente, MPL; Mascarenhas, T; Natal Jorge, R... "Variation in the elasticity of pelvic floor muscles in continent and incontinent women, effect or cause? (Portuguese)". Paper presented in XIV Congreso SINUG 2016, Porto, 2016.
    Published
  88. Silva MET; MPL Parente; Sofia Brandão ; Maria Teresa da Quinta e Costa Mascarenhas Saraiva; RM Natal Jorge. "Variation of elasticity in the pelvic floor muscles for incontinent and prolapsed women". Paper presented in 9th EUGA Annual Congress, Netherlands, 2016.
    Published
  89. Marco Parente; Jorge, Renato Natal; Mascarenhas, Teresa; Elisabete Silva (C119-2DD8-D91B). "Using an inverse method for optimizing the material constants of the Mooney-Rivlin constitutive model". Paper presented in 4th Portuguese Meeting on Bioengineering, Porto, 2015.
    Published • 10.1109/enbeng.2015.7088862
  90. Silva MET; M.P.L. Parente; T. Mascarenhas. "Use of inverse methods to optimize the parameters of the Mooney-Rivlin constitutive model (Portuguese)". Paper presented in 6º Congresso Nacional de Biomecânica (CNB2015), Leiria, 2015.
    Published
  91. Silva MET; Parente, M.P.L; Mascarenhas, T; Natal Jorge, R.M. "Using an inverse method to establish the biomechanical properties of the pelvic floor muscles". Paper presented in 3rd LAETA Young Researchers Meeting, Coimbra, 2015.
    Published
  92. Silva MET; Parente, M.P.L; Mascarenhas, T; Natal Jorge, R.M. "Use of an Inverse method to obtain the Mooney-Rivlin Constitutive Model Parameters for the Pelvic Floor Muscles (Portuguese)". Paper presented in Congress on Numerical Methods in Engineering, Lisboa, 2015.
    Published
  93. Natal Jorge, R.M; Parente, M.P.L; Oliveira, D; Silva, M.E.T; Mascarenhas, T. "Study of the biomechanical behavior the female bladder neck". Paper presented in 13th US National Congress on Computational Mechanics, Califórnia, 2015.
    Published
  94. Mascarenhas, T; Parente, M.P.L; Brandão, S; Roza, T; Natal Jorge, R.M. "Computer simulation of the force exerted on the pelvic floor muscles during vaginal delivery (Portuguese)". Paper presented in X Congresso Nacional da APNUG, Figueira da Foz, 2015.
    Published
  95. Silva MET; MPL Parente; RM Natal Jorge; T Mascarenhas. "Optimization of Hyperelastic Constitutive Parameters using an Inverse Method". Paper presented in 11th World Congress on Computational Mechanics (WCCM XI), Barcelona, 2014.
    Published
  96. Silva MET; M.P.L. Parente; R.M. Natal Jorge; T. Mascarenhas. "Optimization of the Mooney-Rivlin constitutive model parameters for the pelvic floor muscles, using an Inverse Method". Paper presented in 4th International Conference on Engineering Optimization (EngOpt), Lisboa, 2014.
    Published
  97. Silva MET; MPL Parente; RM Natal Jorge; T Mascarenhas; AA Fernandes. "ANALYSIS OF THE BIOMECHANICAL PROPERTIES OF THE PELVIC FLOOR AND FETUS (Portuguese)". Paper presented in 5º Congresso Nacional de Biomecânica (CNB5 2013), Espinho, 2013.
    Published
  98. Silva MET; MPL Parente; RM Natal Jorge; T Mascarenhas; AA Fernandes. "Numerical Study on the Behavior of Biomechanical Fetus Head during Vaginal Delivery". Paper presented in Congreso de Métodos Numéricos en Ingeniería- CMN 2013, Bilbao, 2013.
    Published
  99. Silva MET; Parente, M.P.L; Natal Jorge, R.M. "Bomechanical study of a Fetus during a Vaginal Delivery". Paper presented in 3rd Portuguese BioEngineering Meeting, Braga, 2013.
    Published
  100. Silva MET; MPL Parente; RM Natal Jorge; T Mascarenhas; AA Fernandes. "Numerical Stud y of the Mechanisms Responsible by the Different Pressures Caused at The Fetus' Head, Related With The Vaginal Delivery". Paper presented in II LAETA Young Researchers Meeting, Porto, 2012.
    Published
  101. MPL Parente; MET Silva; RM Natal Jorge; T Mascarenhas; AA Fernandes. "STUDY ON THE INFLUENCE OF THE FETUS HEAD MOLDING DURING VAGINAL DELIVERY ON THE BIOMECHANICAL BEHAVIOR OF THE PELVIC FLOOR". Paper presented in 18th Congress of the European Society of Biomechanics (ESB), Lisboa, 2012.
    Published
  102. Silva MET; M.P.L. Parente; R.M. Natal Jorge; T Mascarenhas; AA Fernandes. "Numerical study on the influence of the mechanical properties of the pelvic floor on the contact pressure exerted on the fetal head (Portuguese)". Paper presented in CIBEM 10 - X Congresso Ibero-Americano em Engenharia Mecânica, Porto, 2011.
    Published
Conference paper
  1. Sterk, Sebastian; Silva, Elisabete; Fernandes, António Augusto. "Development of New Surgical Mesh Geometries with Different Mechanical Properties Using the Design Freedom of 3D Printing". Paper presented in 2023 IEEE 7th Portuguese Meeting on Bioengineering (ENBENG), 2023.
    Published • 10.1109/enbeng58165.2023.10175368
  2. Pinheiro, Fábio; Silva, Maria Elisabete; Fernandes, António Augusto. "Prototype of a medical device for measuring intravaginal forces". Paper presented in 2023 IEEE 7th Portuguese Meeting on Bioengineering (ENBENG), 2023.
    10.1109/enbeng58165.2023.10175325
  3. Vaz, Francisca; Silva, Maria Elisabete; Fernandes, António Augusto; Parente, Marco. "Development of 3D computational models of biodegradable meshes". Paper presented in 2023 IEEE 7th Portuguese Meeting on Bioengineering (ENBENG), 2023.
    Published • 10.1109/enbeng58165.2023.10175349
  4. Silva, Elisabete; Parente, Marco; Jorge, Renato Natal; Mascarenhas, Teresa. "Characterization of the biomechanical properties of the pubovisceralis muscle of two women — One with pelvic organ prolapse and other without pathology". Paper presented in 2017 IEEE 5th Portuguese Meeting on Bioengineering (ENBENG), Braga, 2017.
    Published • 10.1109/enbeng.2017.7889465
  5. Silva, Marco Parente Elisabete; Jorge, Renato Natal; Mascarenhas, Teresa. "Using an inverse method for optimizing the material constants of the Mooney-Rivlin constitutive model". Paper presented in 2015 IEEE 4th Portuguese Meeting on Bioengineering (ENBENG), Porto, 2015.
    Published • 10.1109/enbeng.2015.7088862
  6. da Silva, M. E. T.; Parente, M. P. L.; Jorge, R. M. N.. "Biomechanical study of a fetus during a vaginal delivery". Paper presented in 2013 IEEE 3rd Portuguese Meeting in Bioengineering (ENBENG), 2013.
    Published • 10.1109/enbeng.2013.6518431
Conference poster
  1. Margarida Chiote; Elisabete Silva (C119-2DD8-D91B); Marco Lages Parente (F016-965D-C2F9); Manuel Falcão. "Epiretinal Membrane Contraction: a Finite Element Analysis". Paper presented in VPH 2022 - Virtual Physiological Human, 2022.
  2. Silva MET. "Computational analysis: simulation of the surgery to repair the uterine prolapse when uterosacral ligament failure occurs". Paper presented in VPH 2020 – Virtual Physiological Human, Virtual, 24-28, A, 2020.
  3. Silva MET; Vilaça L; Parente MPL; Mascarenhas T; Natal Jorge RM. "Biomechanical effect of laser treatment in the pelvic cavity: importance in urinary incontinence (Portuguese)". Paper presented in SPG2018 - XIV Congresso Português de Ginecologia, 2018.
  4. Silva MET; MPL Parente; Maria Teresa da Quinta e Costa Mascarenhas Saraiva; RM Natal Jorge. "Application of a Genetic Algorithm to Check the Variation of the Biomechanical Properties of Asymptomatic and Incontinent Women". Paper presented in VPH2018 – Virtual Physiological Human Conference, 2018.
  5. Silva MET; Parente MPL; Mascarenhas T; Natal Jorge RM; Parente, M.P.L; Mascarenhas, T; Natal Jorge, R.M. "Determination of the active biomechanical properties of pubovisceral muscle during muscle contraction in incontinent and asymptomatic women (Portuguese)". Paper presented in XI Congresso Nacional da APNUG, 2017.
  6. Silva MET; Parente MPL; Mascarenhas T; Natal Jorge RM. "Effect of laser treatment on pelvic floor muscle: importance in urinary incontinence (Portuguese)". Paper presented in Sociedade Portuguesa de Ginecologia - SPG 2017, 2017.
    10.18068/iisbrns2015.mudcli415
  7. Silva MET; Parente MPL; Mascarenhas T; Natal Jorge RM; Parente, M.P.L; Mascarenhas, T; Natal Jorge, R.M. "Effect of obesity and pregnancy on bladder neck mobility (Portuguese)". Paper presented in Sociedade Portuguesa de Obstetrícia e Medicina Materno-Fetal - SPOMMF 2017, 2017.
  8. Silva MET; Brandão S.; Parente M L; Natal Jorge RM. "Optimization of Hyperelastic Constitutive Parameters for the Female Pelvic Floor Muscles". Paper presented in BioMedWomen, International Conference on Clinical and BioEngineering for Women´S Health, 2015.
  9. Parente, M. P. L.; Jorge, R. M. N.; Silva MET. "Biomechanical study of a fetus during a vaginal delivery". Paper presented in 3rd Portuguese BioEngineering Meeting, 2013.
    10.1109/enbeng.2013.6518431
  10. M.P.L. Parente; M.E.T. Silva; T. Mascarenhas; A.A. Fernandes. "Study on the Influence of the Fetus Head Molding During Vaginal Delivery on the Biomechanical Behavior of the Pelvic floor". Paper presented in ESB 2012, 2012.
Journal article
  1. Fábio Pinheiro; Ana Colette Maurício; ALVES, NUNO; António Fernandes; Elisabete Silva (C119-2DD8-D91B). "Mechanical characterization and degradation of biodegradable PCL cog threads for pelvic organ prolapse treatment". Journal of Mechanics in Medicine and Biology (2025):
    Accepted
  2. Ferreira, Nuno Miguel; Antoniadi, Evangelia; Silva, Ana Telma; Silva, António; Parente, Marco; Fernandes, António; Silva, Elisabete. "Melt Electrowritten Biodegradable Mesh Implants with Auxetic Designs for Pelvic Organ Prolapse Repair". Journal of Manufacturing and Materials Processing 9 4 (2025): 111. https://doi.org/10.3390/jmmp9040111.
    Published • 10.3390/jmmp9040111
  3. Rui Alvites; Bruna Lopes; Ana Catarina Sousa; Fábio Pinheiro; Elisabete Silva; Justina Prada; Artur Varejão; Ana Colette Maurício. "Biomechanical Evaluation of the Sheep Common Peroneal Nerve After Crush Injury". Animals (2025): https://doi.org/10.3390/ani15050627.
    10.3390/ani15050627
  4. Maria Francisca Vaz; Joana Alexandra Pinheiro Martins; Fabio Pinheiro; Nuno Miguel Ferreira; Sofia Brandão; Jorge Lino Alves; Antonio Augusto Fernandes; M. P. L. Parente; Maria Elisabete Silva. "Optimizing melt electrowriting prototypes for printing non-medical and medical grade polycaprolactone meshes in prolapse repair". Journal of Applied Polymer Science (2025): https://doi.org/10.1002/app.56408.
    10.1002/app.56408
  5. Nuno Ferreira; Elisabete Silva (C119-2DD8-D91B); Marco P. L. Parente; Fabio Pinheiro; Maria Teresa da Quinta e Costa Mascarenhas Saraiva; Antonio Augusto Fernandes. Corresponding author: Nuno Ferreira. "Evaluation of mechanical biocompatibility of cog threads for prolapse repair". Part H: Journal of Engineering in Medicine (2025):
    Accepted
  6. Francisca Vaz; Telma Silva; Elisabete Silva (C119-2DD8-D91B); Marco P. L. Parente; Brandão, Fernanda Sofia Quintela da Silva; Antonio Augusto Fernandes. "Biodegradable Mesh Implants for Prolapse Repair: Advances in Computational Modelling and Experimental Validation". Part H: Journal of Engineering in Medicine (2025):
    Accepted
  7. Silva, Ana Telma; Ferreira, Nuno Miguel; Vaz, Francisca; Parente, Marco; A A Fernandes; Silva MET. Corresponding author: Silva, Ana Telma. "Simulation of Pelvic Organ Prolapse Repair Surgery Using Biodegradable Implants Mimicking Uterosacral Ligaments". Journal of Biomechanical Engineering (2025):
    Under revision
  8. Silva, Ana Telma; Ferreira, Nuno Miguel; Vaz, Francisca; Parente, Marco; A A Fernandes; Silva MET. Corresponding author: Silva, Ana Telma. "The Role of Biodegradable Implants in Mimicking Apical Ligaments: A Computational Simulation of Prolapse Repair Surgery". Journal of Biomechanics (2025):
    Under revision
  9. Martins, Joana; Ana Sofia Sousa; Sofia Costa-de-Oliveira; Antonio Augusto Fernandes; Silva MET. "Mechanical Characterization and Azithromycin Coating of Melt Electrowriten Polycaprolactone Mesh Implants for Prolapse Repair". Journal of Applied Polymer Science (2025):
    Submitted
  10. Maria F. R. Vaz; Joana A. P. Martins; Fábio Pinheiro; Nuno M. Ferreira; Sofia Brandão; Jorge L. Alves; António A. Fernandes; Marco P. L. Parente; Maria E. T. Silva. "Medical- and Non-Medical-Grade Polycaprolactone Mesh Printing for Prolapse Repair: Establishment of Melt Electrowriting Prototype Parameters". Applied Sciences (2024): https://doi.org/10.3390/app14219670.
    10.3390/app14219670
  11. Joana P. Martins; Elisabete T. da Silva; António A. Fernandes; Sofia Costa de Oliveira. "Three-Dimensional Melted Electrowriting Drug Coating Fibers for the Prevention of Device-Associated Infections: A Pilot Study". Bioengineering (2024): https://doi.org/10.3390/bioengineering11070636.
    10.3390/bioengineering11070636
  12. Silva, Maria Elisabete Teixeira da; Pinheiro, Fábio André Teixeira; Ferreira, Nuno Miguel; Brandão, Fernanda Sofia Quintela da Silva; Martins, Pedro Alexandre Lopes de Sousa; Parente, Marco Paulo Lages; Mascarenhas Saraiva, Maria Teresa da Quinta e Costa; Fernandes, António Augusto; Natal Jorge, Renato Manuel. "An estimation of the biomechanical properties of the continent and incontinent woman bladder via inverse finite element analysis". Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part H: Journal of Engineering in Medicine (2024): http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/09544119241237356.
    Published • 10.1177/09544119241237356
  13. Vaz, Maria Francisca Reis Rabaca; Silva, Maria Elisabete; Parente, Marco; Brandao, Sofia; Fernandes, Antonio Augusto. "3D printing and development of computational models of biodegradable meshes for pelvic organ prolapse". Engineering Computations (2024): https://publons.com/wos-op/publon/67871333/.
    10.1108/EC-12-2023-0967
  14. Sterk, S.; Silva, M. E. T.; Fernandes, A. A.; Huß, A.; Wittek, A.. "Development of new surgical mesh geometries with different mechanical properties using the design freedom of 3D printing". Journal of Applied Polymer Science 140 46 (2023): http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/app.54687.
    10.1002/app.54687
  15. Maria E.T. Silva; Fábio Pinheiro; Sofia Brandao; Pedro Martins; Teresa Mascarenhas; Antonio Fernandes; Renato Natal Jorge. "An Estimation of the Biomechanical Properties of the Continent and Incontinent Woman Bladder Via Inverse Finite Element Analysis". (2023): https://publons.com/wos-op/publon/65031082/.
    10.2139/SSRN.4505621
  16. Cunha, Miguel Nuno Barbosa da; Rynkevic, Rita; Silva, Maria Elisabete Teixeira da; Moreira da Silva Brandão, André Filipe; Alves, Jorge Lino; Fernandes, António Augusto. "Melt Electrospinning Writing of Mesh Implants for Pelvic Organ Prolapse Repair". 3D Printing and Additive Manufacturing 9 5 (2022): 389-398. http://dx.doi.org/10.1089/3dp.2021.0010.
    Published • 10.1089/3dp.2021.0010
  17. Rynkevic, R.; Silva, M.E.T.; Martins, P.; Mascarenhas, T.; Alves, J.L.; Fernandes, A.A.. "Characterisation of polycaprolactone scaffolds made by melt electrospinning writing for pelvic organ prolapse correction - a pilot study". Materials Today Communications 32 (2022): 104101. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.mtcomm.2022.104101.
    Published • 10.1016/j.mtcomm.2022.104101
  18. Soares, Catarina; Martins, Pedro; Silva, Elisabete; Hympanova, Lucie; Rynkevic, Rita. "Cog Threads for Transvaginal Prolapse Repair: Ex-Vivo Studies of a Novel Concept". Surgeries 3 2 (2022): 101-110. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/surgeries3020012.
    Published • 10.3390/surgeries3020012
  19. Silva, Maria Elisabete Teixeira da; Bessa, Jorge Nuno Machado; Rynkevic, Rita; Parente, Marco Paulo Lages; Saraiva, Maria Teresa da Quinta e Costa Mascarenhas; Natal Jorge, Renato Manuel; Fernandes, António Augusto. "Simulation of vaginal uterosacral ligament suspension damage, mimicking a mesh-augmented apical prolapse repair". Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part H: Journal of Engineering in Medicine 236 4 (2022): 573-582. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/09544119221074567.
    Published • 10.1177/09544119221074567
  20. Rita Rynkevic; Maria E.T. Silva; Pedro Martins; Teresa Mascarenhas; Jorge L. Alves; Antonio A. Fernandes. "Characterisation of Polycaprolactone Scaffolds Made by Melt Electrospinning Writing for Pelvic Organ Prolapse Correction- a Pilot Study". SSRN Electronic Journal (2022): https://publons.com/wos-op/publon/51592080/.
    10.2139/SSRN.4036396
  21. Silva, M.E.T.; Bessa, J.N.M.; Parente, M.P.L.; Mascarenhas, T.; Natal Jorge, R.M.; Fernandes, A.A.. "Effect of mesh anchoring technique in uterine prolapse repair surgery: A finite element analysis". Journal of Biomechanics 127 (2021): 110649. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jbiomech.2021.110649.
    Published • 10.1016/j.jbiomech.2021.110649
  22. Silva, Elisabete; Parente, Marco; Brandão, Sofia; Mascarenhas, Teresa; Natal Jorge, Renato. "Characterizing the Biomechanical Properties of the Pubovisceralis Muscle Using a Genetic Algorithm and the Finite Element Method". Journal of Biomechanical Engineering 141 1 (2019): 011009. http://dx.doi.org/10.1115/1.4041524.
    10.1115/1.4041524
  23. Silva, M.E.T.; Parente, M.P.L.; Brandão, S.; Mascarenhas, T.; Natal Jorge, R.M.. "Characterization of the passive and active material parameters of the pubovisceralis muscle using an inverse numerical method". Journal of Biomechanics 71 (2018): 100-110. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jbiomech.2018.01.033.
    10.1016/j.jbiomech.2018.01.033
  24. SILVA, M. E. T.; BRANDÃO, S.; PARENTE, M. P. L.; MASCARENHAS, T.; NATAL JORGE, R. M.; Silva MET. "THE INFLUENCE OF PELVIC ORGAN PROLAPSE ON THE PASSIVE BIOMECHANICAL PROPERTIES OF PELVIC FLOOR MUSCLES". Journal of Mechanics in Medicine and Biology 17 06 (2017): 1750090. http://dx.doi.org/10.1142/s0219519417500907.
    10.1142/s0219519417500907
  25. Silva, Elisabete; Parente, Marco; Jorge, Renato Natal; Mascarenhas, Teresa. "A non-invasive procedure to establish the passive and active biomechanical properties of the pubovisceralis muscle: comparisons between asymptomatic and incontinent women". Neurourology and Urodynamics 36 S3 (2017): S1-S575. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/nau.23386.
    10.1002/nau.23386
  26. Brandão, Sofia; Parente, Marco; Da Roza, Thuane Huyer; Silva, Elisabete; Ramos, Isabel Maria; Mascarenhas, Teresa; Natal Jorge, Renato Manuel. "On the Stiffness of the Mesh and Urethral Mobility: A Finite Element Analysis". Journal of Biomechanical Engineering 139 8 (2017): 081002. http://dx.doi.org/10.1115/1.4036606.
    10.1115/1.4036606
  27. Silva, Elisabete; Brandão, Sofia; Parente, Marco; Mascarenhas, Teresa; Jorge, Renato Natal; Silva MET; Parente, M.P.L; et al. "Variation of elasticity in the pelvic floor muscles for incontinent and prolapsed women". European Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology and Reproductive Biology 211 (2017): 203. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ejogrb.2017.01.035.
    Published • 10.1016/j.ejogrb.2017.01.035
  28. Silva, Elisabete; Brandão, Sofia; Parente, Marco; Mascarenhas, Teresa; Jorge, Renato Natal. "Variation of elasticity in the pelvic floor muscles for incontinent and prolapsed women". European Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology and Reproductive Biology 211 (2017): 203. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ejogrb.2017.01.035.
    10.1016/j.ejogrb.2017.01.035
  29. Silva, M. E. T.; Brandão, S.; Parente, M. P. L.; Mascarenhas, T.; Natal Jorge, R. M.. "Biomechanical properties of the pelvic floor muscles of continent and incontinent women using an inverse finite element analysis". Computer Methods in Biomechanics and Biomedical Engineering 20 8 (2017): 842-852. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10255842.2017.1304542.
    10.1080/10255842.2017.1304542
  30. Brandão, Sofia; Parente, Marco; Silva, Elisabete; Da Roza, Thuane; Mascarenhas, Teresa; Leitão, João; Cunha, João; Natal Jorge, Renato; Nunes, Rita Gouveia. "Pubovisceralis Muscle Fiber Architecture Determination: Comparison Between Biomechanical Modeling and Diffusion Tensor Imaging". Annals of Biomedical Engineering 45 5 (2017): 1255-1265. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10439-016-1788-y.
    10.1007/s10439-016-1788-y
  31. Silva, Elisabete; Parente, Marco; Jorge, Renato Natal; Mascarenhas, Teresa. "Characterization of the biomechanical properties of the pubovisceralis muscle of two women — One with pelvic organ prolapse and other without pathology". 2017 IEEE 5th Portuguese Meeting on Bioengineering (ENBENG) (2017):
    10.1109/enbeng.2017.7889465
  32. Silva, MET; Brandão, S; Parente, MPL; Mascarenhas, T; Natal Jorge, RM. "Establishing the biomechanical properties of the pelvic soft tissues through an inverse finite element analysis using magnetic resonance imaging". Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part H: Journal of Engineering in Medicine 230 4 (2016): 298-309. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0954411916630571.
    10.1177/0954411916630571
  33. Silva, M.E.T.; Oliveira, D.A.; Roza, T.H.; Brandão, S.; Parente, M.P.L.; Mascarenhas, T.; Natal Jorge, R.M.. "Study on the influence of the fetus head molding on the biomechanical behavior of the pelvic floor muscles, during vaginal delivery". Journal of Biomechanics 48 9 (2015): 1600-1605. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jbiomech.2015.02.032.
    10.1016/j.jbiomech.2015.02.032
  34. Silva, M.P.E.; Jorge, R.N.; Mascarenhas, T.; Silva MET; Parente MPL; Mascarenhas T; Natal Jorge RM; et al. "Using an inverse method for optimizing the material constants of the Mooney-Rivlin constitutive model". 2015 IEEE 4th Portuguese Meeting on Bioengineering (ENBENG) (2015):
    Published • 10.1109/ENBENG.2015.7088862
  35. da Silva, M. E. T.; Parente, M. P. L.; Jorge, R. M. N.. "Biomechanical study of a fetus during a vaginal delivery". 2013 IEEE 3rd Portuguese Meeting in Bioengineering (ENBENG) (2013):
    10.1109/enbeng.2013.6518431
  36. Parente, M.P.L.; Silva, M.E.T.; Jorge, R.M. Natal; Fernandes, A.A.; Mascarenhas, T.. "STUDY ON THE INFLUENCE OF THE FETUS HEAD MOLDING DURING VAGINAL DELIVERY ON THE BIOMECHANICAL BEHAVIOR OF THE PELVIC FLOOR". Journal of Biomechanics 45 (2012): S70. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/s0021-9290(12)70071-4.
    10.1016/s0021-9290(12)70071-4
  37. Parente MP; Silva ARMG; Silva MET; Mascarenhas T; Fernandes AA. "Study on the influence of the fetal head flexion during vaginal delivery by using a computational model". Acta Obstet Ginecol Port 6 4 (2012): 160-166.
    Published
Preprint
  1. Rui Alvites; Bruna Lopes; Ana Catarina Sousa; Fábio Pinheiro; Elisabete Silva; Justina Prada; Artur Varejão; Ana Colette Maurício. "Biomechanical Evaluation of the Sheep Common Peroneal Nerve After Crush Injury". 2025. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202501.1318.v1.
    10.20944/preprints202501.1318.v1
  2. Pinheiro, Fábio; Fernandes, António Augusto; Maurício, Ana Colette; Alves, Nuno; Silva, Elisabete. "In vivo Assessment of PCL Cog Thread Reinforcement using an Intravaginal Force Measurement Device". 2025. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202503.0168.v1.
    10.20944/preprints202503.0168.v1
  3. Silva, Maria E.T.; Pinheiro, Fábio; Brandao, Sofia; Martins, Pedro; Mascarenhas, Teresa; Fernandes, Antonio; Natal Jorge, Renato. "An Estimation of the Biomechanical Properties of the Continent and Incontinent Woman Bladder Via Inverse Finite Element Analysis". 2023. https://doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.4505621.
    10.2139/ssrn.4505621
Thesis / Dissertation
  1. Silva MET. "Evaluating the mechanical properties of biological soft tissues using inverse methods: application to the pelvic floor muscles". PhD, Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, 2017.
  2. Silva MET. "Biomechanical Study of a Fetus During Vaginal Delivery (Portuguese)". Master, Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, 2012.
  3. Silva MET. "Development of Chitosan-based Healing Dressings for Biomedical Applications (Portuguese)". Degree, Instituto Politécnico de Bragança Escola Superior de Tecnologia e Gestão, 2010.
Activities

Oral presentation

Presentation title Event name
Host (Event location)
2025/02/22 Melt electrowriten pcl cog threads production and mechanical characterisation for prolapse repair: preliminary study 11º Congresso Nacional de Biomecânica (CNB)
(Sesimbra, Portugal)
2024/12/06 Drug-Coated Mesh Implants Produced by Melt Electrowriting for Pelvic Organ Prolapse Repair 17th (EUGA) European Urogynecological Association Annual Congress
(Praga, Czech Republic)
2024 Mechanical biocompatibility evaluation methods of innovative prolapse repair meshes ESB 2024 - 29th Congress of the European Society of Biomechanics
(Edinburgh, United Kingdom)
2023/09 Determining in vivo biomechanical properties of the bladder in patients with and without urinary incontinence X International Conference on Computational Bioengineering (ICCB 2023)
(Viena, Austria)
2023/07 An inverse finite element analysis for determination of the in vivo biomechanical properties of the bladder ESB 2023 - 28th Congress of the European Society of Biomechanics
(Maastricht, Netherlands)
2023/05 ESTABLISHMENT OF THE IN VIVO BIOMECHANICAL PROPERTIES OF THE BLADDER OF CONTINENT AND INCONTINENT WOMEN CMBBE 2023 - 18th International Symposium on Computer Methods in Biomechanics and Biomedical Engineering
(Paris, France)
2022/09 Computational Biomechanics as a tool to improve mesh anchoring technique in pelvic organ prolapse repair surgery VPH 2022 - Virtual Physiological Human
(Porto, Portugal)
2022/06 UTERINE PROLAPSE REPAIR SURGERY: A FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS The 8th European Congress on Computational Methods in Applied Sciences and Engineering - ECCOMAS Congress 2022
(Oslo, Norway)
2022/05 Effect of mesh anchoring technique in POP repair surgery: a computational analysis 5th Meeting of the Young Researchers of LAETA
(Lisboa, Portugal)
2022 MESH ANCHORING TECHNIQUE IN UTERINE PROLAPSE REPAIR SURGERY: A FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS 27th Congress of the European Society of Biomechanics
(Porto, Portugal)
2022 APPLICATION OF COG THREADS FOR VAGINAL WALL PROLAPSE REPAIR: EX-VIVO STUDY 27th Congress of the European Society of Biomechanics
(Porto, Portugal)
2022 Computational biomechanics as a tool to improve surgical procedures for Pelvic Organ Prolapse: Effect of mesh anchoring technique in repair surgery ICS 2022 - International Conference Society
(Viena, Austria)
2022 Uterine prolapse repair surgery: A computational analysis 15th World Congress on Computational Mechanics (WCCM-XV) - 8th Asian Pacific Congress on Computational Mechanics (APCOM-VIII)
(Japan)
2021/12 Melt electrospun meshes for pelvic organ prolapse repair: cell response to mesh geometry and mesh mechanical behaviour. IUGA 46th Annual Meeting ¿46th International Urogynecology Association Annual Meeting
International Urogynecology Association
2021/11/12 The role of advanced imaging and computer modelling to plan and personalize pelvic floor reconstructive surgery. ESG 2021 - 14th Congress of the European Society of Gynecology
European Society of Gynecology (Venice, Italy)
2021/07 Numerical modelling of a synthetic mesh implant to repair the uterosacral ligament. ESB 2021 – European Society of Biomechanics
European Society of Biomechanics (Milan, Italy)
2021/07 Additive manufacturing for biomedical applications and bioprinting. ESB 2021 – European Society of Biomechanics
European Society of Biomechanics (Milan, Italy)
2021/02 Development of a computational tool to simulate the use of synthetic meshes for pelvic organ prolapse repair 9º Congresso Nacional de Biomecânica - CNB 2021
2021/02 Computational modelling of a synthetic mesh implant to repair the pelvic organ prolapse 9º Congresso Nacional de Biomecânica - CNB 2021
(Online, Portugal)
2021/02 Geometry deformation analysis of novel biodegradable 3D printed implants 9º Congresso Nacional de Biomecânica - CNB 2021
(Online, Portugal)
2021/02 Mechanical behaviour of novel biodegradable 3D printed implants produced by melt electrospinning 9º Congresso Nacional de Biomecânica - CNB 2021
(Online, Portugal)
2020/09/01 Computer modeling and simulation as a source of prior information in clinical trials of meshes for pelvic floor dysfunction IUGA 2020 - 45th Annual Meeting of the International Urogynecology Association
2020/08/26 Computational analysis: simulation of the surgery to repair the uterine prolapse when uterosacral ligament failure occurs VPH 2020 - Virtual Physiological Human
2019/10 Experimental analysis of different types of surgical meshes for pelvic organ prolapse correction ESG 2019 - 13 Congress of the European Society of Gynecology
ESG 2019 - 13 Congress of the European Society of Gynecology (Vienna, Austria)
2019 Establishing the biomechanical properties of the pubovisceralis muscle using a genetic algorithm and computational models CNB2019 - 8º Congresso Nacional de Biomecânica
(Covilhã, Portugal)
2019 A non-invasive procedure to establish the in vivo biomechanical properties of the pubovisceralis muscle: comparisons between asymptomatic and prolapsed women VI Mediterranean Incontinence and Pelvic Floor Society - VI MIPS
VI Mediterranean Incontinence and Pelvic Floor Society - VI MIPS (Barcelona, Spain)
2019 Development of a Personalized Computational Model to Simulate Pelvic Organ Prolapse COMPLAS 2019 - XV International Conference on Computational Plasticity. Fundamentals and Applications
COMPLAS 2019 - XV International Conference on Computational Plasticity. Fundamentals and Applications (Barcelona, Spain)
2019 Computer modeling and simulation as a source of prior information in clinical trials of meshes for pelvic dysfunction ISPP2019 - 12th Annual Congress of the International Society of Pelviperineology
ISPP2019 - 12th Annual Congress of the International Society of Pelviperineology (Treviso, Italy)
2018 Laser Vaginal Rejuvenation in Incontinent Women using the Finite Element Method IJUP2018 - Encontro de Investigação Jovem
(Porto, Portugal)
2018 Biomechanical properties of the pubovisceralis muscle of asymptomatic, incontinent and prolapsed women using an inverse finite element analysis CMBBE2018 – 15th International Symposium on Computer Methods in Biomechanics and Biomedical Engineering and 3rd Conference on Imaging and Visualization
(Lisboa, Portugal)
2018 Effect of the biomechanical properties of the pelvic floor muscles in the bladder neck mobility WCB 2018 - 8th World Congress of Biomechanics
(Dublin, Ireland)
2018 Simulation of an abdominal curl up exercise using finite element model WCB 2018 - 8th World Congress of Biomechanics
(Dublin, Ireland)
2018 Application of a Genetic Algorithm to Check the Variation of the Biomechanical Properties of Asymptomatic and Incontinent Women VPH2018 – Virtual Physiological Human Conference
(Zaragoza, Spain)
2017 Variation of the biomechanical properties of pelvic floor muscles in asymptomatic women and women with pelvic organ prolapse 7º Congresso Nacional de Biomecânica
(Guimarães, Portugal)
2017 Characterization of biomechanical properties of the pubovisceralis muscle of two women - one with pelvic organ prolapse and other without pathology Bioengineering (ENBENG), 2017 IEEE 5th Portuguese Meeting
(Coimbra, Portugal)
2017 Determination of the active biomechanical properties of pubovisceral muscle during muscle contraction in incontinent and asymptomatic women XI Congresso Nacional da APNUG
(Porto, Portugal)
2017 Variation of the material parameters of the Mooney-Rivlin hyperelastic model applied to the pelvic floor muscles of two women - asymptomatic and with pelvic organ prolapse 2nd Doctoral Congress in Engineering - DCE 2017
(Porto, Portugal)
2017 Establishing the biomechanical properties of the pubovisceralis muscle in women without pathology and with pelvic organ prolapse Congress on Numerical Methods in Engineering - CMN2017
(Valencia, Spain)
2017 A non-invasive procedure to establish the passive and active biomechanical properties of the pubovisceralis muscle: comparisons between asymptomatic and incontinent women International Continence Society - ICS 2017
IEEE (Florença, Italy)
2017 Determination of the biomechanical properties of muscle through an inverse method XIII Congresso Ibero-americano de Engenharia Mecânica - CIBEM 2017
(Lisboa, Portugal)
2017 Effect of laser treatment on pelvic floor muscle: importance in urinary incontinence Sociedade Portuguesa de Ginecologia - SPG 2017
(Aveiro, Portugal)
2017 Effect of obesity and pregnancy on bladder neck mobility Sociedade Portuguesa de Obstetrícia e Medicina Materno-Fetal - SPOMMF 2017
(Porto, Portugal)
2017 Establishing the mechanical properties of pelvic floor muscle by using MRI and an inverse method 14th US National Congress on Computational Mechanics
(Montreal, Canada, United States)
2016 Determination of the biomechanical properties of the pelvic floor muscles using an inverse finite element analysis Mechanical Engineering Conference - CEM 2016
(Porto, Portugal)
2016 Variation in the elasticity of pelvic floor muscles in continent and incontinent women, effect or cause? XIV Congreso SINUG 2016
(Porto, Portugal)
2016 Variation of elasticity in the pelvic floor muscles for incontinent and prolapsed women 9th EUGA Annual Congress, Leading lights in Urogynecology
(Amsterdam, The Netherlands)
2015 Use of inverse methods to optimize the parameters of the Mooney-Rivlin constitutive model 6º Congresso Nacional de Biomecânica (CNB2015)
(Leiria, Portugal)
2015 Using an inverse method for optimizing the material constants of the Mooney-Rivlin constitutive model 4th Portuguese Meeting on Bioengineering
(Porto, Portugal)
2015 Using an inverse method to establish the biomechanical properties of the pelvic floor muscles 3rd LAETA Young Researchers Meeting
(Coimbra, Portugal)
2015 Use of an Inverse method to obtain the Mooney-Rivlin Constitutive Model Parameters for the Pelvic Floor Muscles Congress on Numerical Methods in Engineering
(Lisboa, Portugal)
2015 Study of the biomechanical behavior the female bladder neck 13th US National Congress on Computational Mechanics
(Califórnia, United States)
2015 Computer simulation of the force exerted on the pelvic floor muscles during vaginal delivery X Congresso Nacional da APNUG
(Figueira da Foz, Portugal)
2014 Optimization of Hyperelastic Constitutive Parameters using an Inverse Method 11th World Congress on Computational Mechanics (WCCM XI)
(Barcelona, Spain)
2014 Optimization of the Mooney-Rivlin constitutive model parameters for the pelvic floor muscles, using an Inverse Method 4th International Conference on Engineering Optimization (EngOpt)
(Lisboa, Portugal)
2013 ANALYSIS OF THE BIOMECHANICAL PROPERTIES OF THE PELVIC FLOOR AND FETUS 5º Congresso Nacional de Biomecânica (CNB5 2013)
2013 Numerical Study on the Behavior of Biomechanical Fetus Head during Vaginal Delivery Congreso de Métodos Numéricos en Ingeniería- CMN 2013
(Bilbao, Spain)
2013 Bomechanical study of a Fetus during a Vaginal Delivery 3rd Portuguese BioEngineering Meeting
(Braga, Portugal)
2012 Numerical Stud y of the Mechanisms Responsible by the Different Pressures Caused at The Fetus' Head, Related With The Vaginal Delivery II LAETA Young Researchers Meeting
(PORTO, Portugal)
2012 STUDY ON THE INFLUENCE OF THE FETUS HEAD MOLDING DURING VAGINAL DELIVERY ON THE BIOMECHANICAL BEHAVIOR OF THE PELVIC FLOOR 18th Congress of the European Society of Biomechanics (ESB)
(Lisboa, Portugal)
2011 Estudo numérico sobre a influência das propriedades mecânicas do pavimento pélvico na pressão de contacto exercida sobre a cabeça feta CIBEM 10 - X Ibero-American Congress on Mechanical Engineering / (X Congresso Ibero-Americano em Engenharia Mecânica)
(PORTO, Portugal)

Supervision

Thesis Title
Role 		Degree Subject (Type)
Institution / Organization
2024 - Current Spider Silk and Secretomebased biomaterials for peripheral nerve regeneration
Co-supervisor of André Filipe Monteiro Coelho
 Biomedical Sciences (PhD)
Universidade do Porto Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar, Portugal
2024 - Current Development of Advanced Hernia Implants Using Innovative Biodegradable Materials for Enhanced Surgical Outcomes
Supervisor of Evangelia Antoniadi
 Doctoral Program in Biomedical Engineering (PhD)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal
2024 - Current Biomechanical Modulation of the Female Pelvic Cavity: Identifying Pelvic Structures Responsible for Rectocele Development
Supervisor of Madalena Martins
 Master in Bioengineering (Master)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal
2023 - Current Prolapse treatment improvement using intelligent developed biodegradable implants
Supervisor of Nuno Miguel Araújo Ferreira
 Doctoral Program in Mechanical Engineering (PhD)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal
2022 - Current Electroextruded biodegradable polymeric filaments for the correction of women's prolapses
Supervisor of Fábio André Teixeira Pinheiro
 Biomedical Sciences (PhD)
Universidade do Porto Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar, Portugal
2024 - 2024/07/18 Innovative Melt-Electrowritten Mesh Implants with Antistatic Properties for Pelvic Organ Prolapse Repair
Supervisor of Daniela da Silva Cruz
 Master in Biomedical Engineering (Master)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal
2024 - 2024/07/18 Drug-Coated Melt Electrowritten Mesh Implants for Pelvic Organ Prolapse Repair
Supervisor of Ana Sofia Sousa
 Master in Biomedical Engineering (Master)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal
2024 - 2024/07/09 Simulation of Pelvic Organ Prolapse Repair Surgery Using Biodegradable Implants Mimicking Uterosacral and Cardinal Ligaments
Supervisor of Ana Telma Silva
 Master in Biomedical Engineering (Master)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal
2024 - 2024 3D-Printed Microfiber-Reinforced Hydrogels to Modulate Skin Repair and Fibrosis
Co-supervisor of Solange M. Soares
 Master in Bioengineering (Master)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal
2023 - 2024 Optimization of Melt Electrowriting prototype to multi-material printing for biomedical applications
Supervisor of Tânia Correia Meira
 Master in Mechanical Engineering (Master)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal
2023 - 2024 Predicting the mechanical behaviour of the vaginal wall and mesh implants in ball burst tests
Supervisor of Jorge Manuel Pereira de Almeida
 Master in Mechanical Engineering (Master)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal
2023 - 2023 3D printing of biodegradable meshes to prolapse repair, using a Melt electrospinning writing
Supervisor of Beatriz Amorim
 Bachelor in Mechanical Engineering (Degree)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal
2023 - 2023 Adaptation of an inverse finite element analysis to estimate the mechanical properties of soft tissues
Supervisor of Miguel Queiroga
 Bachelor in Mechanical Engineering (Degree)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal
2023 - 2023 Simulação/modulação da deformação de implantes biodegradáveis desenvolvidos através de melt electrospinning writting
Supervisor of André Silva
 Bachelor in Mechanical Engineering (Degree)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal
2023 - 2023 Simulação do comportamento da cavidade pélvica: quais as estruturas pélvicas responsáveis pelo desenvolvimento de um prolapso do reto
Supervisor of José Salta
 Bachelor in Mechanical Engineering (Degree)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal
2023 - 2023 Impressão 3D e testes de cíclicos de fadiga para avaliar o comportamento de implantes biodegradáveis
Supervisor of Maria Mamede
 Bachelor in Mechanical Engineering (Degree)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal
2023 - 2023 A multiscale approach to evaluate the advantages and drawbacks of biodegradable vs. synthetic meshes
Supervisor of Pedro Vale
 Bachelor in Mechanical Engineering (Degree)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal
2023 - 2023 Application of Artificial Neural Networks to predict the mechanical behavior of biodegradable implants
Supervisor of Maria Marinho
 Master in Mechanical Engineering (Master)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal
2023 - 2023 Bioengineered hydrogels reinforced with melt-electrowritten microfiber scaffolds for wound healing
Co-supervisor of Gonçalo Ventura Silva Santos Nunes
 Master in Bioengineering (Master)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal
2022 - 2023 3D printing and development of 3D computational models of biodegradable meshes
Supervisor of Francisca Vaz
 Master in Bioengineering (Master)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal
2022 - 2023 3D printed melt electrospun drug eluting fibers: pilot study for prevention of infections associated with medical devices
Co-supervisor of Joana Alexandra Pinheiro Martins
 Master in Bioengineering (Master)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal
2022 - 2023 Development of New Surgical Mesh Geometries with Different Mechanical Properties Using the Design Freedom of 3D Printing
Co-supervisor of Sebastian Sterk
 MASTER OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING (Master)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal

Frankfurt University of Applied Sciences, Germany
2021 - 2022/10 Adaptation of an inverse finite element analysis to estimate the in vivo biomechanical properties of the bladder
Supervisor of Pedro Évora Agostinho
 Master in Biomedical Engineering (Master)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal
2021 - 2022/10 Morphing techniques to adapt pelvic structures
Supervisor of Margarida Gomes Chiote
 Master in Biomedical Engineering (Master)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal
2021 - 2022/10 3D printing and in vitro experimental testing to evaluate biodegradable implants for pelvic organ prolapse repair - (Portuguese)
Supervisor of Micaela Isabel Almeida Pinto
 Master in Biomedical Engineering (Master)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal
2022/03 - 2022/07 Adaptation of an inverse finite element analysis to estimate the in vivo biomechanical properties, based on constitutive modelling, of the pelvic structures
Supervisor of Luís Henrique Rocha de Sousa
 Bachelor in Mechanical Engineering (Experimental & Computational Project) (Other)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal

Instituto de Engenharia Mecanica e Gestao Industrial, Portugal
2022/03 - 2022/07 3D printing and development of 3D computational models of biodegradable meshes to pelvic organ prolapse repair
Supervisor of Antero Oliveira Gonçalves
 Bachelor in Mechanical Engineering (Experimental & Computational Project) (Other)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal

Instituto de Engenharia Mecanica e Gestao Industrial, Portugal
2021/10 - 2022/03 Development of 3D computational models of biodegradable meshes
Supervisor of Hugo Borges Carneiro Espírito Santo
 Master in Mechanical Engineering (Master)
Faculty of Engineering, University of Porto, Portugal
2022 - 2022 Cog threads: modelling and finite element simulation
Supervisor of Guilherme Alves de Sousa Tavares Moreira
 Bachelor in Mechanical Engineering (Degree)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal
2022 - 2022 MELT ELECTROSPINNING WRITING PARAMETER OPTIMIZATION FOR MEDICAL-GRADE POLYMERS
Supervisor of Guillaume Reis
 Bachelor in Mechanical Engineering (Degree)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal
2022 - 2022 Implantes biodegradáveis para reparo do prolapso de órgãos pélvicos: impressão 3D e caracterização
Supervisor of Hugo Sousa
 Bachelor in Mechanical Engineering (Degree)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal
2022 - 2022 VALIDAÇÃO DE DISPOSITIVO DE DIAGNÓSTICO E MEDIÇÃO DE FORÇA INTRAVAGINAL
Supervisor of Inês Gonçalves
 Bachelor in Mechanical Engineering (Degree)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal
2022 - 2022 The design of a diagnostic device case and 3D printing
Supervisor of Sérgio Santos Monge da Costa Duarte
 Bachelor in Mechanical Engineering (Degree)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal
2020/02 - 2020/10/15 Development of a computational tool to simulate the use of synthetic meshes for pelvic organ prolapse repair
Supervisor of Rafaela Figueiredo Ferreira
 Master in Biomedical Engineering (Master)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal
2019 - 2020/10/13 Biomechanical Study about the Influence of the Intra-abdominal Pressure on the Biomechanic Behaviour of the Bladder
Supervisor of Paulo Alexandre Rodrigues Ferro
 Master in Biomedical Engineering (Master)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal
2019/09 - 2020/02/12 Numerical modeling of synthetic meshes for uterine prolapse correction (Portuguese)
Supervisor of Jorge Nuno Machado Bessa
 Master in Mechanical Engineering (Master)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal
2017 - 2018 Influence of laser treatment on the biomechanics of the female pelvic cavity (Portuguese)
Supervisor of Liliana Vilaça
 Master in Biomedical Engineering (Master)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal

Event organisation

Event name
Type of event (Role) 		Institution / Organization
2023/09 - 2033/09 MS05: Reproductive soft tissue biomechanics (2023/09/20 - 2023/09/22)
Symposium (Member of the Scientific Committee)
 X International Conference on Computational Bioengineering - ICCB Congress 2023, Austria
2025/09 - 2025/09 MS03 - Advances in the Biomechanics of Soft Tissues and Biodegradable Implants (2025/09 - 2025/09)
Conference (Member of the Scientific Committee)
 ICCB 2025, Italy
2024/07/21 - 2024/07/26 1404 Decoding soft tissue mechanics: Unraveling materials properties through inverse methods (2024/07/21 - 2024/07/26)
Symposium (Co-organisor)
 WCCM 2024 / PANACM 2024 - , Canada
2024/06/03 - 2024/06/07 MS157 Advancing Biomedical Research: Exploring Inverse Methods for Soft Tissue Material Characterization (2024/06/03 - 2024/06/07)
Symposium (Co-organisor)
 9th European Congress on Computational Methods in Applied Sciences and Engineering ECCOMAS2024., Portugal
2024/06/03 - 2024/06/07 MS157 Advancing Biomedical Research: Exploring Inverse Methods for Soft Tissue Material Characterization (2024/06/03 - 2024/06/07)
Symposium (Co-organisor)
 ECCOMAS CONGRESS 2024 - 9th European Congress on Computational Methods in Applied Sciences and Engineering, Portugal
2023/06/19 - 2023/06/21 CAM04 – Reproductive Soft Tissues Biomechanics (2023/06 - 2023/06)
Symposium (Member of the Scientific Committee)
 ECCOMAS Young Investigators Conference YIC2023 , Portugal
2022/09/06 - 2022/09/09 VPH 2022 - CONFERENCE VIRTUAL PHYSIOLOGICAL HUMAN (2022/09/06 - 2022/09/09)
Conference (Member of the Organising Committee)
 Faculty of Engineering, University of Porto, Portugal
2022/06/26 - 2022/06/29 27th Congress of the European Society of Biomechanics (2022/06/26 - 2022/06/29)
Congress (Member of the Organising Committee)
 Faculty of Engineering of the University of Porto, Portugal
2022/06/05 - 2022/06/09 Minisymposium Organization - FEMALE PELVIC FLOOR BIOMECHANICS ( Ref: 70) ECCOMAS Congress 2022 (2022/06/05 - 2022/06/09)
Congress (Co-organisor)
 ECCOMAS Congress 2022 , Norway
2022 - 2022 Mini-Symposium / Female pelvic floor biomechanics (2022/07/31 - 2022/08/05)
Symposium (Member of the Organising Committee)
 15th World Congress on Computational Mechanics (WCCM-XV) 8th Asian Pacific Congress on Computational Mechanics (APCOM-VIII), Japan
2016 - 2016 Mechanical Engineering Conference "CEM 2016" (2016/06/01 - 2016/06/03)
Conference (Other)
 Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal
2015 - 2015 BioMedWomen – International Conference on Clinical and Engineering for Women’s Health (2015/06/20 - 2015/06/23)
Conference (Member of the Organising Committee)
 Instituto de Engenharia Mecanica e Gestao Industrial, Portugal

Event participation

Activity description
Type of event 		Event name
Institution / Organization
2025/01/17 - 2025/01/17 Formação Pedagógica "Avaliação de conhecimentos no ensino superior: Princípios teóricos, aplicação e boas práticas na construção de itens de escolha múltipla""
Workshop
 Formação pedagógica
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal
2024/10/25 - 2024/10/25 Webinar Ciência Aberta em Expansão: Novos Modelos, Avaliação e Dados Abertos
Workshop
 Webinar Ciência Aberta em Expansão: Novos Modelos, Avaliação e Dados Abertos
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, Portugal
2023/09/09 - 2023/09/09 ASME V&V40 Training
Workshop
 VPH 2022 CONFERENCE VIRTUAL PHYSIOLOGICAL HUMAN
2022/04/05 - 2022/04/05 UROwebinar: Artificial intelligence: The role for research and patient treatment
Workshop
 UROwebinar: Artificial intelligence: The role for research and patient treatment
European Association of Urology, Netherlands
2022/03/02 - 2022/03/02 The annual Pelvic Floor Research Group (PFRG) Day at the University of Michigan has become an important forum for researchers across the country to gather and exchange ideas and interests concerning their pelvic floor research projects.
Workshop
 Pelvic Floor Research Group (PFRG)
University of Michigan Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, United States
2021/12/11 - 2021/12/11 The role of 2D dynamic and 3D multicompartment sonographic imaging of the pelvic floor in the management of patients following
Workshop
 IUGA 46th Annual Meeting – 46th International Urogynecology Association Annual Meeting
2021/12/09 - 2021/12/09 Diagnosis and repair of 3rd /4th degree obstetric tears
Workshop
 IUGA 46th Annual Meeting – 46th International Urogynecology Association Annual Meeting
2020/08/08 - 2020/09/04 Annual Meeting of the International Urogynecology Association
Conference
 IUGA 2020 - 45th Annual Meeting of the International Urogynecology Association
International Urogynecology Association, United States
2019/06/04 - 2019/06/04 Attendance of a Workshop on ArtificialIntelligence Applied to the Research Context
Workshop
 Inteligência Artificial Aplicada ao Contexto de Investigação
Microsoft Portugal, Portugal
2018/12/14 - 2018/12/14 Laser treatment apllied to pelvic cavity
Seminar
 III Medical Laser Seminar
2018/09/04 - 2018/09/04 VPH2018 pre-course on "Patient-specific musculoskeletal modeling", Zaragoza, 4 Sep 2018
Workshop
 VPH2018
2017/09/12 - 2017/09/15 ICS 2017 Florence - International Continence Society
Conference
 ICS 2017 Florence - International Continence Society
International Continence Society, United Kingdom

Jury of academic degree

Topic
Role 		Candidate name (Type of degree)
Institution / Organization
2024/12/11 Development of a Tunnel Filler to Address Anchoring and Fixation Challenges in Knee Ligaments Reconstruction
(Thesis) Main arguer
 Rui Paulo Santos Moreira (Master)
Universidade Católica Portuguesa Centro de Investigação Interdisciplinar em Saúde Centro Regional do Porto, Portugal
2024/07/18 Drug-Coated Melt Electrowritten Mesh Implants for Pelvic Organ Prolapse Repair
Supervisor
 Ana Sofia Sousa (Master)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal
2024/07/18 Innovative Melt-Electrowritten Mesh Implants with Antistatic Properties for Pelvic Organ Prolapse Repair
Supervisor
 Daniela da Silva Cruz (Master)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal
2024/07/09 Simulation of Pelvic Organ Prolapse Repair Surgery Using Biodegradable Implants Mimicking Uterosacral and Cardinal Ligaments
Supervisor
 Ana Telma Costa Silva (Master)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal
2024/07 Biomechanical Impact of a Subsequent Childbirth on the Female Pelvic Floor
(Thesis) Main arguer
 Diana Sofia Borges Fonseca (Master)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal
2024/06/13 Topology Optimization of Structures using Non-Linear Algorithms with Stress Constraints
(Thesis) Arguer
 Luís Miguel Moura Frade Vaz Pinto (PhD)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal
2024/03/07 Predicting the mechanical behaviour of the vaginal wall and mesh implants in ball burst tests
Supervisor
 Jorge Manuel Pereira de Almeida (Master)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal
2024/02/15 Optimization of Melt Electrowriting prototype to multi-material printing for biomedical applications
Supervisor
 Tânia Correia Meira (Master)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal
2023/10/12 3D Printing and Development of 3D Computational Models of Biodegradable Meshes
Supervisor
 Maria Francisca Reis Rabaça Vaz (Master)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal
2023/06/29 Base fixa vs base móvel: Um estudo do movimento de serviço no ténis utilizando o software AnyBody.
(Thesis) Main arguer
 Manuel Pereira Bragança Guise Pinheiro (Master)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal
2023/06/29 Evaluate the Impact of Placing the Vacuum Cup in Distinct Positions During Instrumental Vaginal Delivery
(Thesis) Main arguer
 Erica Patrícia Henriques Ferreira (Master)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal
2022/10 Morphing Techniques to Adapt Pelvic Structures
Supervisor
 Margarida Gomes Chiote (Master)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal
2022/10 Melt electrowriting prototype optimization for medical-grade polycaprolactone mesh printing
Supervisor
 Micaela Isabel Almeida Pinto (Master)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal
2022/10 Adaptation of an Inverse Finite Element Analysis to Estimate the In Vivo Biomechanical Properties of the Bladder
Supervisor
 Pedro Évora Agostinho (Master)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal
2022/03 Development of 3D computational models of biodegradable meshes
Supervisor
 Hugo Borges Carneiro Espírito Santo (Master)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal
2020/10/15 Development of a computational tool to simulate the use of synthetic meshes for pelvic organ prolapse repair
Supervisor
 Rafaela Ferreira (Master)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal
2020/07/06 A numerical study on fetal head molding during labor
(Thesis) Main arguer
 Ana Rita Moura (Master)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal
2020/07/06 Effect of the birthing position on its evolution from a biomechanical point of view
(Thesis) Main arguer
 Margarida Pereira (Master)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal
2020/02/12 Numerical modeling of synthetic networks for uterine prolapse correction (Portuguese)
Supervisor
 Jorge Nuno Machado Bessa (Master)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal
2018/07/17 Participation in MSc Juries João Santos, “Biocomputational model for urodynamic analysis
(Thesis) Main arguer
 João Santos (Master)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal
2018 Influence of laser treatment on the biomechanics of the female pelvic cavity (Portuguese)
Supervisor
 Liliana Sofia Gomes Vilaça (Master)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal

Ad Hoc journal article review

Journal title (ISSN) Publisher
2023 - Current Polymers (2073-4360)
2018 - Current Obstetrics and Gynecology International Hindawi
2017 - Current International Journal for Numerical Methods in Biomedical Engineering (2040-7947) Wiley Online Library
2016 - Current Computational and Mathematical Methods in Medicine Hindawi
2016 - Current Porto Biomedical Journal (2444-8664) Wolters Kluwer
2022 - 2023 Frontiers in Immunology (1664-3224) Science News
2020 - 2022 Computers in Biology and Medicine (0010-4825) Elsevier
2021 - 2021 Clinical Biomechanics (0268-0033) Elsevier
2020 - 2021 Computer Methods in Biomechanics and Biomedical Engineering (10255842, 14768259) Taylor & Francis Online
2020 - 2021 Journal of Computation and Artificial Intelligence in Mechanics and Biomechanics (2184-8971) Zenodo
2019 - 2019 Revista Iberoamericana de Ingenierías Mecánica (1137-2729) UNED
2019 - 2019 Computer Methods in Biomechanics and Biomedical Engineering: Imaging & Visualization (21681163, 21681171) Taylor & Francis Online
2018 - 2018 Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Taylor & Francis Online

Association member

Society Organization name Role
2021 - Current International Continence Society (ICS) Member
2013 - Current Sociedade Portuguesa de Biomecânica Member
2018/01/02 - 2022/12/31 European Society Biomechanics Member
2018/01 - 2018/12 European Society of Biomaterials. Member
2018/01 - 2018/12 European Society of Biomechanics. Member
2017/01 - 2018/12 International Continence Society Member

Conference scientific committee

Conference name Conference host
2025 - 2025 XI INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON Computational Bioengineering - ICCB 2025
2023/09/20 - 2023/09/22 X International Conference on Computational Bioengineering (ICCB 2023)
2023/06/19 - 2023/06/21 ECCOMAS Young Investigators Conference YIC2023
2022/09 - 2022/09 VPH 2022 - Virtual Physiological Human
2022/06/26 - 2022/06/29 27th Congress of the European Society of Biomechanics
2020/08/24 - 2020/08/29 VPH 2020 – Virtual Physiological Human Virtual

Course / Discipline taught

Academic session Degree Subject (Type) Institution / Organization
2025/03/01 - 2025/07/31 Human Body Biomechanics Licenciatura De Bioenegenharia (Licenciatura) Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal
2024/09/01 - 2025/01/31 Mathematical Analysis I Licenciatura em Engenharia Informática e Computação (Licenciatura) Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal
2024/03/01 - 2024/08/31 Human Body Biomechanics Licenciatura em Bioengenharia (Licenciatura) Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal
2023/09/01 - 2024/01/31 Mathematical Analysis I Licenciatura em Engenharia Informática e Computação (Licenciatura) Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal
2023/03/01 - 2023/08/31 Human Body Biomechanics Licenciatura em Bioengenharia (Licenciatura) Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal

Interview (tv / radio show)

Program Topic
2017/10 - 2017/10 Entrevista à Lusa To verify the properties of the women's pelvic floor muscles, in a non-invasive way, and to understand the influence of the differences found in terms of urinary incontinence and prolapse

Journal scientific committee

Journal title (ISSN) Publisher
2023 - Current Polymers (2073-4360)
2022 - Current Frontiers in Immunology
2021 - Current BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders
2020 - Current Computers in Biology and Medicine Elsevier
2020 - Current Computer Methods in Biomechanics and Biomedical Engineering: Imaging & Visualization
2020 - Current Journal of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics
2020 - Current Computer Methods in Biomechanics and Biomedical Engineering Taylor & Francis Online
2020 - Current Journal of Computation and Artificial Intelligence in Mechanics and Biomechanics
Distinctions

Award

2024 Biomedical Division Duncan Dowson Prize 2023 - award for paper "Simulation of vaginal uterosacral ligament suspension damage, mimicking a mesh-augmented apical prolapse repair "
Institution of Mechanical Engineers, United Kingdom
2024 Travel Grant - Abstract "3D melted electrowriting drug eluting fiber for prevention of device-associated infections: a pilot study"
34th European Congress of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases - ECCMID 2024. , Spain
2020 Certificate of Excellence in Reviewing, Computers in Biology and Medicine, Elsevier
2019 IBM Honorable Mention
IBM Belgium/Luxembourg, Belgium
2019 Cum Laude Honorable MentionCum Laude Honorable Mention - Best PhD thesis of 2018 of the Doctoral Program in Biomedical Engineering, “Evaluating the mechanical properties of biological soft tissues using inverse methods application to the pelvic floor musc
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal
2018 ICS 2018 International Fellowship
University of Utah Department of Bioengineering, United States
2017 Best paper award in the Category - Anatomy / Biomechanics
ICS, United Kingdom
2017 Best Poster award