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Duarte Almeida completed the Master’s degree in Biomedical Materials and Devices in December 2022 at the University of Aveiro, where since September 2023 he has been pursuing a PhD in Nanosciences and Nanotechnology. He worked as a Research Fellow in the CarboNCT project until October 2024, where he obtained a national PhD grant by the Portuguese Foundation for Science and Technology (FCT). Currently, he is a Double-PhD candidate in partnership with the University Medical Centre of Groningen (UMCG) in the Netherlands, where he works in the areas of Biomaterials and Biomedical Technology. In his CV, the most frequent terms in the context of scientific and technological production are: Microfluidics; Glioblastoma; 3D cell culture models; Neutron capture; Carbon Quantum Dots; Targeted Nanodelivery; Theranostics.
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Identification

Personal identification

Full name
Duarte Rafael Salgado de Almeida

Citation names

  • Almeida, Duarte
  • Almeida, D.R.S.

Author identifiers

Ciência ID
E010-924D-6028
ORCID iD
0009-0000-6068-4385
Google Scholar ID
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Email addresses

  • duarte99@ua.pt (Professional)
  • d.r.salgado.de.almeida@umcg.nl (Professional)

Websites

Knowledge fields

  • Engineering and Technology - Nano-technology - Nano-processes
  • Medical and Health Sciences - Medical Biotechnology - Biomaterials

Languages

Language Speaking Reading Writing Listening Peer-review
Portuguese (Mother tongue)
English Advanced (C1) Proficiency (C2) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1)
Spanish; Castilian Elementary (A2) Intermediate (B1) Elementary (A2) Elementary (A2)
Education
Degree Classification
2025/01/13 - 2028/09/30
Ongoing
 Medical Sciences (Doutoramento)
Universitair Medisch Centrum Groningen, Netherlands
"Microfluidic nanofabrication of core@shell nanoparticles for neutron capture cancer therapy" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
2023/10/01 - 2028/09/30
Ongoing
 Nanociências e Nanotecnologia (Doutoramento)
Universidade de Aveiro Centro de Tecnologia Mecânica e Automação, Portugal

Universidade de Aveiro CICECO, Portugal

Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
"Microfluidic nanofabrication of core@shell nanoparticles for neutron capture cancer therapy" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
2025/02/01 - 2025/05/01
Concluded
 Cell Culture ML-II (Outros)
Universitair Medisch Centrum Groningen, Netherlands
2023/06/01 - 2024/09/29
Concluded
 Advanced Course in Scientific Investigation (Outros)
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
 18
2020/10/12 - 2022/12/12
Concluded
 Biomedical Materials and Devices (Mestrado)
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
"Three-dimensional porous structures for tissue engineering" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 17
2017/09/18 - 2020/07/01
Concluded
 Biochemistry (Licenciatura)
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
 14
Affiliation

Science

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2025/01/13 - Current Visiting Researcher (Research) Universitair Medisch Centrum Groningen, Netherlands
Universitair Medisch Centrum Groningen, Netherlands
2024/10/01 - Current Researcher (Research) Universidade de Aveiro Centro de Tecnologia Mecânica e Automação, Portugal
Universidade de Aveiro Centro de Tecnologia Mecânica e Automação, Portugal
(...)
2025/10/20 - 2026/05/20 Visiting Researcher (Research) Universitair Medisch Centrum Groningen, Netherlands
Universitair Medisch Centrum Groningen, Netherlands
2024/08/01 - 2024/09/29 Researcher (Research) Universidade de Aveiro Centro de Tecnologia Mecânica e Automação, Portugal
Universidade de Aveiro Centro de Tecnologia Mecânica e Automação, Portugal
2023/06/05 - 2024/06/05 Researcher (Research) Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
Universidade de Aveiro Centro de Tecnologia Mecânica e Automação, Portugal
(...)
Projects

Grant

Designation Funders
2024/10/01 - Current Microfluidic nanofabrication of core@shell nanoparticles for neutron capture cancer therapy
2024.02397.BD
PhD Student Fellow
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing
2023/06/05 - 2024/06/05 CarboNCT
BI16DEMTEMA2023_CarboNCT
Research Fellow
Universidade de Aveiro Centro de Tecnologia Mecânica e Automação, Portugal

Contract

Designation Funders
2020/01/01 - 2024/12/31 Centro de Tecnologia Mecânica e Automação
UIDB/00481/2020
10.54499/UIDB/00481/2020
Universidade de Aveiro Centro de Tecnologia Mecânica e Automação, Portugal

Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
Outputs

Publications

Conference abstract
  1. Moreira, A. Catarina; Almeida, Duarte; Gonçalves, Gil. Corresponding author: Gonçalves, Gil. "Advanced Carbon Nanocapsules for neutron cancer therapy". Paper presented in 5th International Conference on Carbon Chemistry & Materials, Rome, 2025.
    Accepted
  2. Almeida, Duarte; Maia, Renata; Maria Lobita; Gonçalves, Gil; Santos, Hélder. Corresponding author: Gonçalves, Gil. "Boron-10-doped carbon dots for neutron capture therapy – a theranostic nanosystem for the treatment of glioblastoma multiforme". Paper presented in 3rd International Conference on Nanotechnologies and Bionanoscience, Crete, 2025.
    Published
  3. Moreira, A. Catarina; Almeida, Duarte; Gonçalves, Gil. Corresponding author: Gonçalves, Gil. "Carbon Dots Driving Innovation in Health and Environmental Technologies". Paper presented in 7th International Conference on Nanomaterials Science and Mechanical Engineering, Aveiro, 2025.
    Published
  4. Almeida, Duarte. "Microfluidic fabrication of core-shell nanocarriers for delivery of Li-filled carbon dots for neutron capture therapy". Paper presented in Research Summit, Aveiro, 2024.
    Published
  5. Gonçalves, Gil; Almeida, Duarte. "Paving the way for lithium neutron capture therapy (LiNCT)". Paper presented in European Technology Platform on Nanomedicine (ETPN), Milão, 2024.
    Accepted
  6. Almeida, Duarte; Gonçalves, Gil; Pinto, Ricardo J.B.. "Multiphasic delivery nanosystems for delivery of B/Li doped albumin nanoparticles for neutron capture therapy". Paper presented in 7th International Conference on Nanomaterials Science and Mechanical Engineering, Aveiro, 2024.
    Published
  7. Almeida, Duarte; Gonçalves, Gil; Pinto, Ricardo J.B.. "Multiphasic delivery nanosystems for delivery of B/Li-filled carbon dots for neutron capture therapy". Paper presented in 7th International Conference on Technologies for the Wellbeing and Sustainable Manufacturing Solutions, Aveiro, 2024.
    Accepted
  8. Almeida, Ana Catarina; Almeida, Duarte; Santos, Carla I.M.; Gonçalves, Gil. "Cutting-edge carbon-based nanomaterials in the fight against cancer". Paper presented in III Reunião do Grupo do Carbono (III RGC), Porto, 2024.
    Published
  9. Lopes, André; Almeida, Duarte; Guieu, Samuel; Fernandes, MHV. Corresponding author: Lopes, André. "Organic-Inorganic nanofibrous 3D Scaffolds for tissue regeneration". Paper presented in Materiais 2023 – XXI Congresso da Sociedade Portuguesa de Materiais and XII International Symposium on Materials, Gumarães, 2023.
Conference poster
  1. Almeida, Duarte; Maia, Renata; Gonçalves, Gil; Santos, H. A.. Corresponding author: Santos, H. A.. "6Li-doped carbon dots for neutron capture therapy (LiNCT): A lipid-based nanosystem for glioblastoma theranostics". Paper presented in 2 nd BeNeLux & France CRS Local Chapter Meeting, 15-16th October 2025 Leiden, The Netherlands, 2025.
  2. Moreira, A. Catarina; Almeida, Duarte; Gonçalves, Gil. Corresponding author: Moreira, A. Catarina. "Multifunctional carbon dots nanocapsules for neutron capture cancer therapy". Paper presented in TEchMA - New Frontiers in Mechanical Engineering, 2025.
  3. Almeida, Duarte; Santos, Hélder; Gonçalves, Gil; Maia, Renata. "Advancing Lithium Neutron Capture Therapy (LiNCT) for Cancer Treatment". Paper presented in 20th annual event of the European Technology Platform on Nanomedicine (ETPN), 2025.
  4. Almeida, Duarte. "Organic-inorganic extracellular 3D matrices for tissue regeneration". Paper presented in Jornadas CICECO, 2022.
  5. Almeida, Duarte; Ferro, Eva; Galrinho, Miguel. "Study of the molecular changes induced by the Western diet in Wistar mice". Paper presented in Dia da Bioquímica, 2021.
  6. Almeida, Duarte; Ferro, Eva. "A study of ethanol fermentation using free and immobilized yeast". Paper presented in Olimpíadas da Bioquímica, 2021.
Journal article
  1. Almeida, Duarte R. S.; Gil, João Ferreira; Guillot, Antonio José; Li, Jiachen; Pinto, Ricardo J. B.; Santos, Hélder A.; Gonçalves, Gil. "Advances in Microfluidic-Based Core@Shell Nanoparticles Fabrication for Cancer Applications". Advanced Healthcare Materials 13 23 (2024): http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/adhm.202400946.
    Open access • Published • 10.1002/adhm.202400946
  2. Almeida, Duarte; Guieu, Samuel; Fernandes, MHV; Lopes, André. Corresponding author: Guieu, Samuel. "Silicate coating of electrospun polycaprolactone/chitosan nanofibrous scaffolds for tissue engineering". Bioinspired, Biomimetic and Nanobiomaterials (2024):
    Submitted
  3. Almeida, Duarte; Gonçalves, Gil; Pinto, Ricardo J.B.; ALMEIDA, MÓNICA; Frazão, Carolina; M. Oliveira, Miguel. Corresponding author: Gonçalves, Gil. "Optimized synthesis of poly(lactic acid) nanoparticles for the encapsulation of flutamide". Gels 10 4 (2024): 274. https://www.mdpi.com/2310-2861/10/4/274.
    Open access • Published • https://doi.org/10.3390/gels10040274
Activities

Oral presentation

Presentation title Event name
Host (Event location)
2025/09/10 Boron-10-doped carbon dots for neutron capture therapy – a theranostic nanosystem for the treatment of glioblastoma multiforme 3rd International Conference on Nanotechnologies & Bionanoscience
(Heraklion, Greece)
2023/04/03 Organic-Inorganic nanofibrous 3D Scaffolds for tissue regeneration Materiais 2023 - XXI Congresso da Sociedade Portuguesa de Materiais and XII International Materials Symposium
Sociedade Portuguesa de Materiais (Guimarães, Portugal)

Event organisation

Event name
Type of event (Role) 		Institution / Organization
2020/11/01 - 2021/05/15 Organization of the science festival "Pint of Science." (Management of social media; organization of the event). (2021/05/13 - 2021/05/15)
Festival (Member of the Organising Committee)