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Identification

Personal identification

Full name
JOEL NUNO PINTO BORGES

Citation names

  • Borges, Joel

Author identifiers

Ciência ID
E31C-EB45-4724
ORCID iD
0000-0001-7421-6902
Researcher Id
I-9234-2012
Scopus Author Id
7007006258

Email addresses

  • joelborges@fisica.uminho.pt (Professional)

Websites

Knowledge fields

  • Exact Sciences - Physical Sciences
  • Engineering and Technology - Nano-technology
  • Engineering and Technology - Materials Engineering

Languages

Language Speaking Reading Writing Listening Peer-review
Portuguese (Mother tongue)
English Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1)
Education
Degree Classification
2013/07/25
Concluded
 Ciências (Doutoramento)
Major in Especialidade: Física
Universidade do Minho, Portugal
"Optimization of the deposition process of metallic oxynitrides by reactive magnetron sputtering." (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 Aprovado
2008/09/27
Concluded
 Mestrado em Ensino da Astronomia (Mestrado)
Universidade do Porto, Portugal
"A COSMOLOGIA, E A RADIAÇÃO CÓSMICA DE FUNDO, COMO ELEMENTO MOTIVADOR NO ENSINO SECUNDÁRIO" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 Muito Bom
2003/06/02
Concluded
 Ensino de Física e Química (Licenciatura)
Universidade do Minho, Portugal
 15 valores
Affiliation

Science

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2021/03/15 - 2027/03/14 Auxiliary Researcher (Research) Universidade do Minho, Portugal
Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2019/04/08 - 2021/03/14 Contracted Researcher (Research) Universidade do Minho, Portugal
Universidade do Minho Centro de Física, Portugal
2017/04/01 - 2019/04/07 Postdoc (Research) Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, Portugal
Universidade do Minho Centro de Física, Portugal
2016/04/04 - 2017/03/31 Postdoc (Research) Universidade do Minho Centro de Física, Portugal
2015/09/01 - 2016/03/30 Postdoc (Research) Associação para a Inovação e Desenvolvimento em Ciência e Tecnologia, Portugal
2014/06/16 - 2015/08/30 Postdoc (Research) Ceske Vysoke Uceni Technicke v Praze, Czech Republic
2013/08/01 - 2014/06/15 Postdoc (Research) Associação para a Inovação e Desenvolvimento em Ciência e Tecnologia, Portugal

Other Careers

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2002/09/01 - 2012/08/31 Professor do ensino básico e secundário (Professor do ensino básico e secundário) Ministério da Educação, Portugal
Projects

Grant

Designation Funders
2022/01/01 - 2023/12/31 Plasmon-Enhanced Photosynthetic Microalgae Growth for CO2 Bio-Mitigation
EXPL/CTM-REF/0750/2021
Principal investigator
Universidade do Minho Centro de Física, Portugal

Universidade do Minho Centro de Engenharia Biológica, Portugal
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
2020/04/01 - 2023/06/30 Nanostim - Nanomaterials for wearable-based integrated biostimulation
Project 45908
Team Member
Universidade do Minho Centro de Física, Portugal
 Agência Nacional de Inovação SA

Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing
2018/10/01 - 2021/09/30 ON-SURF Mobilizar competências tecnológicas em Engenharia de Superfícies
POCI-01-0247-FEDER-024521
Researcher
Universidade do Minho Centro de Física, Portugal
 Agência Nacional de Inovação SA
Ongoing
2018/07/01 - 2021/06/30 NANO4BIO Plasmonic nanoparticles for bio-detection
POCI-01-0145-FEDER-032299
PTDC/FIS-MAC/32299/2017
Researcher
Universidade do Minho Centro de Física, Portugal

Associação para a Inovação e Desenvolvimento em Ciência e Tecnologia, Portugal

Associação do Instituto Superior Técnico para a Investigação e Desenvolvimento, Portugal
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing
2019/01/01 - 2020/12/31 FCT Transnational Cooperation: Nanoplasmonic thin films for detection of toxins
Program PESSOA Bilateral Project
Researcher
Universidade do Minho Centro de Física, Portugal

Institut National des Sciences Appliquées de Lyon, France
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing
2016/07/01 - 2019/12/31 NANOSENSING Semiconductor nanocomposite thin films composed of noble metal nanoparticles dispersed in reactive metaloxide matrixes for LSPR gas sensing applications
PTDC/FIS-NAN/1154/2014
POCI-01-0145-FEDER-016902
Researcher
Universidade do Minho Centro de Física, Portugal

Associação para a Inovação e Desenvolvimento em Ciência e Tecnologia, Portugal

Associação para a Inovação e Desenvolvimento da FCT, Portugal
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing
2016/10/01 - 2019/09/30 SAM - Smart Active Mould - Otimização do desempenho térmico da moldação por injeção
POCI-01-0247-FEDER-017620
Researcher
Universidade do Minho Centro de Física, Portugal
 Agência Nacional de Inovação SA
Ongoing
2016/01/01 - 2016/12/31 WHITECOAT- Development of a functionalization method of cutlery pieces with a white coating deposited by PVD and PECVD techniques
Vale I&D PORC 12/SI/2015
Researcher
Universidade do Minho Centro de Física, Portugal
 Agência Nacional de Inovação SA
Concluded
2013/08/01 - 2014/06/15 NANO4COLOR - Design and develop a new generation of color PVD coatings for creative demands applications
FP7-SME-2012-315286
Post-doc Fellow
Associação para a Inovação e Desenvolvimento em Ciência e Tecnologia, Portugal
 European Commission Seventh Framework Programme for Research and Technological Development
Concluded

Contract

Designation Funders
2021/01/01 - 2025/12/31 Laboratory of Physics for Materials and Emergent Technologies
LA/P/0095/2020
10.54499/LA/P/0095/2020
Centro de Física das Universidades do Minho e do Porto, Portugal

Universidade do Minho, Portugal

Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal

Universidade de Lisboa Centro de Fisíca e Engenharia de Materiais Avançados, Portugal

Associação do Instituto Superior Técnico para a Investigação e Desenvolvimento, Portugal

Universidade do Porto Instituto de Física dos Materiais-Instituto de Nanociência e Nanotecnologia, Portugal
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing
2017/04/01 - 2020/03/31 Development of nanocomposite thin films, composed of noble nanoparticles dispersed in a dielectric matrix, for transmittance- localized surface plasmon resonance biosensors
SFRH/BPD/117010/2016
Post-doc Fellow
Universidade do Minho Centro de Física, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing
2016/06 - 2019/06 Semiconductor nanocomposite thin films composed of noble metal nanoparticles dispersed in reactive metal-oxide matrixes for LSPR gas sensing applications
POCI-01-0145-FEDER-016902
PTDC/FIS-NAN/1154/2014
Universidade do Minho, Portugal

Universidade Nova de Lisboa Centro de Física e Investigação Tecnológica, Portugal

Universidade Nova de Lisboa Associação para a Inovação e Desenvolvimento da FCT, Portugal
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
2016/04/04 - 2017/03/31 PLASCOAT Metalização inovadora e ecológica de plásticos por PVD e CVD assistido por plasma
POCI-01-0247-FEDER-003493
Post-doc Fellow
Universidade do Minho, Portugal
 Agência Nacional de Inovação SA
Concluded
2015/09/01 - 2016/03/31 NANO4COLOR - Design and develop a new generation of color PVD coatings for creative demands applications
FP7-SME-2012-315286
Post-doc Fellow
Associação para a Inovação e Desenvolvimento em Ciência e Tecnologia, Portugal
 European Commission Seventh Framework Programme for Research and Technological Development
Concluded
2014/06/16 - 2015/08/30 Support of inter-sectoral mobility and quality enhancement of research teams at Czech Technical University in Prague
CZ.1.07/2.3.00/30.0034
Post-doc Fellow
Ceske Vysoke Uceni Technicke v Praze, Czech Republic
 Ceske Vysoke Uceni Technicke v Praze
Concluded
2009/10/01 - 2013/07/25 Optimization of the deposition process of metallic oxynitrides by reactive magnetron sputtering
SFRH/BD/47118/2008
PhD Student Fellow
Universidade do Minho Centro de Física, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
2011/01/01 - 2012/12/31 Strategic Project - UI 607 - 2011-2012
PEst-C/FIS/UI0607/2011
Universidade do Minho, Portugal

Centro de Física das Universidades do Minho e do Porto, Portugal
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
Outputs

Publications

Conference paper
  1. Moura, I.; Cerqueira, M.F.; Melnikau, D.; Savateeva, D.; Rakovich, Y.; Borges, J.; Vaz, F.; Vasilevskiy, M.. "Effect of surface plasmon resonance in TiO2/Au thin films on the fluorescence of self-assembled CdTe QDs structure". 2015.
    10.1088/1742-6596/605/1/012025
  2. Pereira, R.M.S.; Borges, J.; Pereira, P.A.S.; Smirnov, G.V.; Vaz, F.; Cavaleiro, A.; Vasilevskiy, M.I.. "Optical response of fractal aggregates of polarizable particles". 2014.
    10.1117/12.2060292
  3. Borges, J.; Alves, E.; Vaz, F.; Marques, L.. "Optical properties of AlNxOythin films deposited by DC magnetron sputtering". 2011.
    10.1117/12.892038
Conference poster
  1. Pereira-Silva, Patrícia; Paula Sampaio; Borges, Joel; Filipe Vaz. "Plasmonic Au-ZnO thin films with antifungal properties". Paper presented in Jornadas CF-UM-UP( Centro de Física das Universidades do Minho e do Porto), University of Minho, 2025.
  2. Pereira-Silva, Patrícia; Borges, Joel; Paula Sampaio. "Filmes Finos de ZnO: Uma Solução Sustentável Contra a Resistência Antimicrobiana”". Paper presented in Encontro de Ciência 2024, 2024.
  3. Pereira-Silva, Patrícia; Borges, Joel; Filipe Vaz; Paula Sampaio. "Unveiling the potential of ZnO-based thin films as antimicrobial coatings". Paper presented in E-MRS: European Materials Research Society – 2024 Spring Meeting, 2024.
  4. Borges, Joel; Filipe Vaz; Paula Sampaio. "ZnO-based thin films: a versatile approach to mitigating microbial transmission on common surfaces". Paper presented in BRAMAT 2024: 13th International Conference On Materials Science & Engineering, 2024.
  5. Patrícia Pereira-Silva; Borges, Joel; F. Vaz; Paula Sampaio. "ZnO-based thin films as high-efficiency antifungal coatings". Paper presented in UMinho Research and Innovation Open Days, 2024.
  6. Pereira, Francisco; Vicente, António A.; Vaz, Filipe; Borges, Joel; Geada, Pedro. Corresponding author: Pereira, Francisco. "Plasmonic effect on the performance of microalgal cultures". Paper presented in European Congress of Marine Biotechnology - ECMB 2023, 2023.
  7. Diana I. Meira; Pereira-Silva, Patrícia; COSTA, DIOGO; Manuela Proença; Marco Pires; Borges, Joel; F. Vaz. "Plasmonic Thin Films for LSPR-based Applications". Paper presented in Ciência 2023 ¿ Encontro com a Ciência e a Tecnologia em Portugal, 2023.
  8. Patrícia Pereira-Silva; Borges, Joel; Paula Sampaio. "ZnO-based coatings to reduce microbial growth on high-touch surfaces". Paper presented in I Simpósio PhDBio, 2023.
  9. Diana I. Meira; Patrícia Pereira-Silva; Borges, Joel; Filipe Vaz. "Development of plasmonic thin films for new biodetection approaches". Paper presented in 5th International Conference on Applications of Optics and Photonics, 2022.
  10. Patrícia Pereira-Silva; Borges, Joel; Marco S. Rodrigues; Paula Sampaio (3C1F-E878-1307; Cavaleiro, Albano; Filipe Vaz. "Au-ZnO thin films: Influence of gold concentration and annealing on the microstructure and plasmonic response". Paper presented in 5th International Conference on Applications of Optics and Photonics, 2022.
  11. Borges, Joel; Diana I. Meira; Patrícia Pereira-Silva; Diogo Costa; Manuela Proença; Marco S. Rodrigues; Filipe Vaz. "Thin films for LSPR-based sensors". Paper presented in 95th IUVSTA Workshop - Plasmonic Thin Films: Theory, Synthesis and Applications, 2022.
  12. Diana I. Meira; Patrícia Pereira-Silva; Borges, Joel; Vitor M. Correlo; Filipe Vaz. "Plasmonic thin film application for biosensing detection". Paper presented in 95th IUVSTA Workshop - Plasmonic Thin Films: Theory, Synthesis and Applications, 2022.
  13. COSTA, DIOGO; Rodrigues, Marco S.; Borges, Joel; Roiban, Lucian; Steyer, Philippe; Minas, Graça; Paula Sampaio; Vaz, Filipe. "Magnetron sputtered nanocomposite thin films towards LSPR-based optical transducers for biosensing". Paper presented in 95th IUVSTA Workshop,, 2022.
  14. Pereira-Silva, Patrícia; Costa-Barbosa, Augusto; COSTA, DIOGO; Marco Pires; Paula Sampaio; Borges, Joel; F. Vaz. "Antifungal Action of ZnO thin films produced by Glancing Angle Deposition in Reactive DC Magnetron Sputtering". Paper presented in EuroNanoForum 2021, 2021.
  15. Rebelo, Rita; Barbosa, Ana I.; Meira, Diana I.; Borges, Joel; Reis, Rui L.; Vaz, Filipe; Correlo, Vitor. "Development of plasmonic polymeric based membranes for Localized Surface Plasmon Resonance biosensing". Paper presented in FORECAST conference, 2021.
  16. Meira, Diana I.; Rodrigues, Marco S.; Borges, Joel; Vaz, Filipe. "Plasmonic Response of Au-Al2O3 Thin Films". Paper presented in EuroNanoForum2021, 2021.
  17. Proença, Manuela; Diana I. Meira; Rodrigues, Marco S.; Borges, Joel; Vaz, Filipe. "Nanocomposite Thin Films for Gas Sensing with High-Resolution Localized Surface Plasmon Resonance Spectroscopy". Paper presented in ICTF-JVC 2020, 2020.
  18. COSTA, DIOGO; Rodrigues, Marco S.; Roiban, Lucian; Epicier, Thierry; Steyer, Philippe; Borges, Joel; Vaz, Filipe. "Plasmonic response of thin films composed of noble metal nanoparticles dispersed in dielectric matrixes". Paper presented in ICTF-JVC 2020, 2020.
  19. Diana I. Meira; Marco Rodrigues; Borges, Joel. "Influence of a plasma treatment on the microstructure and plasmonic behaviour of Au-Al2O3 thin films". Paper presented in Jornadas CF-UM-UP, 2019.
  20. Pereira-Silva, Patrícia; Costa-Barbosa, Augusto; Costa, Diogo; Rodrigues, M.S.; Sampaio, Paula; Borges, Joel; Vaz, Filipe. "Antifungal action of ZnO thin films prepared by glancing angle deposition". Paper presented in Jornadas CF-UM-UP 2019, 2019.
  21. Diana I. Meira; Rui P. Dominges; Marco Rodrigues; Borges, Joel; Filipe Vaz. "Thin films of Au-Al2O3 for plasmonic sensing". Paper presented in BRAMAT 2019, 2019.
  22. COSTA, DIOGO; Rodrigues, Marco S.; Roiban, Lucian; Steyer, Philippe; Borges, Joel; Vaz, Filipe. "Influence of nanoparticle size and composition on the plasmonic response of Au-TiO2 and Au/Ag-TiO2 thin films". Paper presented in Jornadas do CF-UM-UP 2019, 2019.
  23. Silva, Patrícia; Costa-Barbosa, Augusto; COSTA, DIOGO; Borges, Joel; Paula Sampaio. "Development of ZnO Thin Films for Antimicrobial Applications". Paper presented in IV PDBMA (Programa Doutoral em BiologiaMolecular e Ambiental) Symposium, 2018.
  24. Marco Rodrigues; Borges, Joel; COSTA, DIOGO; Domingues, Rui P.; Proença, Manuela; Diana I. Meira; Pedrosa, Pedro; Martin, Nicolas; Vaz, Filipe. "Development of porous nanoplasmonic thin films for LSPR gas sensing applications". Paper presented in Encontro com a Ciência e Tecnologia em Portugal, 2018.
  25. Barbosa, Ana I.; Rebelo, Rita; Costa, D.; Rodrigues, M.; Borges, Joel; Vaz, Filipe; Correlo, V. M.; Reis, R.L.. "Immunoassay development in plasma treated Au/TiO2 thin films biosensor technology". Paper presented in CHEM2NATURE, 2018.
  26. COSTA, DIOGO; Borges, Joel; Rodrigues, Marco S.; Alves, Eduardo; Barradas, Nuno Pessoa; Paula Sampaio; Vaz, Filipe. "Evaluating the surface interaction of nanoplasmonic thin films with Candida albicans". Paper presented in Materiais2017, 2017.
  27. COSTA, DIOGO; Borges, Joel; Mota, Maria F.; Carvalho, Pedro; Paula Sampaio; Vaz, Filipe. "Antifungal Properties of Magnetron Sputtered Zinc Oxide Thin Films". Paper presented in BRAMAT2017, 2017.
Journal article
  1. Diana I. Meira; Ana I. Barbosa; Joel Borges; Rui L. Reis; Vitor M. Correlo; Filipe Vaz. "Label-free localized surface plasmon resonance (LSPR) biosensor, based on Au-Ag NPs embedded in TiO2 matrix, for detection of Ochratoxin-A (OTA) in wine". Talanta (2025): https://doi.org/10.1016/j.talanta.2024.127238.
    10.1016/j.talanta.2024.127238
  2. Francisco Pereira; António A. Vicente; Filipe Vaz; Joel Borges; Pedro Geada. "Influence of Plasmonic Thin-Film-Coated Photobioreactors on Microalgal Biomass Composition". ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering (2025): https://doi.org/10.1021/acssuschemeng.4c06367.
    10.1021/acssuschemeng.4c06367
  3. Rui M. S. Pereira; Filipe Oliveira; Nazar Romanyshyn; Irene Estevez; Joel Borges; Stephane Clain; Mikhail I. Vasilevskiy. "Classification of Real-World Objects Using Supervised ML-Assisted Polarimetry: Cost/Benefit Analysis". Applied Sciences (2024): https://doi.org/10.3390/app142311059.
    10.3390/app142311059
  4. Manuela Proença; Tomáš Lednický; Diana I. Meira; Marco S. Rodrigues; Filipe Vaz; Joel Borges; Attila Bonyár. "New Parameter for Benchmarking Plasmonic Gas Sensors Demonstrated with Densely Packed Au Nanoparticle Layers". ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces (2024): https://doi.org/10.1021/acsami.4c11102.
    10.1021/acsami.4c11102
  5. Diana I Meira; Ana I Barbosa; Manuela Proença; Patrícia Pereira-Silva; Joel Borges; Vitor M Correlo; Rui L Reis; Filipe Vaz. "Immobilizing antibody biorecognition layers on Au–TiO2 thin films: direct (physisorption) vs. DSP-crosslinking (chemisorption) surface functionalization". Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics (2024): https://doi.org/10.1088/1361-6463/ad60d7.
    10.1088/1361-6463/ad60d7
  6. Alice Marciel; Alexandre Bastos; Luiz Pereira; Suresh Kumar Jakka; Joel Borges; Filipe Vaz; Marco Peres; et al. "Niobium Oxide Thin Films Grown on Flexible ITO-Coated PET Substrates". Coatings (2024): https://doi.org/10.3390/coatings14091127.
    10.3390/coatings14091127
  7. Patrícia Pereira-Silva; Maria Inês Pacheco; Joel Borges; Filipe Vaz; Paula Sampaio. "Synergistic Effect of ZnO Thin Films with Gold as Antifungal Coatings". Advanced Engineering Materials (2024): https://doi.org/10.1002/adem.202400342.
    10.1002/adem.202400342
  8. Diogo Costa; Marco S Rodrigues; Lucian Roiban; Joel Borges; Philippe Steyer; Filipe Vaz. "Transmission electron microscopy reveals clusters of Au–Ag nanoparticles formed in TiO2 thin film, with enhanced plasmonic response". Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics (2024): https://doi.org/10.1088/1361-6463/ad32ae.
    10.1088/1361-6463/ad32ae
  9. Margarida Gonçalves; Inês Maia Gonçalves; Joel Borges; Vera Faustino; Delfim Soares; Filipe Vaz; Graça Minas; Rui Lima; Diana Pinho. "Polydimethylsiloxane Surface Modification of Microfluidic Devices for Blood Plasma Separation". Polymers (2024): https://doi.org/10.3390/polym16101416.
    10.3390/polym16101416
  10. Diogo Costa; Patrícia Pereira-Silva; Paulo Sousa; Vânia Pinto; Joel Borges; Filipe Vaz; Graça Minas; Paula Sampaio. "Critical Issues on the Surface Functionalization of Plasmonic Au-Ag/TiO2 Thin Films with Thiolated Oligonucleotide-Based Biorecognition Elements". Biosensors (2024): https://doi.org/10.3390/bios14040159.
    10.3390/bios14040159
  11. Sekrafi, Houssem Eddine; Costa, Daniela S.; Proença, Manuela; Meira, Diana I.; Vaz, Filipe; Borges, Joel. "Experimental and Theoretical Studies on Ag Nanoparticles with Enhanced Plasmonic Response, Formed Within Al2O3 Thin Films Deposited by Magnetron Sputtering". Plasmonics (2024): http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11468-024-02227-2.
    10.1007/s11468-024-02227-2
  12. Proença, Manuela; Rodrigues, Marco S.; Moura, Cacilda; Machado, Ana V.; Borges, Joel; Vaz, Filipe. "Nanoplasmonic Au:CuO thin films functionalized with APTES to enhance the sensitivity of gas sensors". Sensors and Actuators B: Chemical 401 (2024): 134959. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.snb.2023.134959.
    Open access • Published • 10.1016/j.snb.2023.134959
  13. Belgacem Tiss; Diego Martínez-Martínez; Catalina Mansilla; Joel Borges; Martin Andritschky; Luís Cunha. "Safeguarding Cork's Beauty and Longevity: Innovations in Deposition of Protective Thin Films". Sustainability 15 24 (2023): 16701. https://doi.org/10.3390/su152416701.
    Open access • 10.3390/su152416701
  14. Diana I. Meira; Marco S. Rodrigues; Joel Borges; Filipe Vaz. "Enhancing the Extinction Efficiency and Plasmonic Response of Bimetallic Nanoparticles of Au-Ag in Robust Thin Film Sensing Platforms". Sensors (2023): https://doi.org/10.3390/s23239618.
    10.3390/s23239618
  15. Diogo Costa; Marco S. Rodrigues; Eduardo Alves; Nuno P. Barradas; Joel Borges; Filipe Vaz. "Tuning the Refractive Index Sensitivity of LSPR Transducers Based on Nanocomposite Thin Films Composed of Noble Metal Nanoparticles Dispersed in TiO2". Materials (2023): https://doi.org/10.3390/ma16237355.
    10.3390/ma16237355
  16. A. Ribeiro; M. Proença; N. Catarino; M. Dias; M. Peres; J. Borges; F. Vaz; E. Alves. "Plasmonic Au nanoparticles by ion implantation". Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section B: Beam Interactions with Materials and Atoms (2023): https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nimb.2023.05.068.
    10.1016/j.nimb.2023.05.068
  17. Diana I. Meira; Ana I. Barbosa; Joel Borges; Rui L. Reis; Vitor M. Correlo; Filipe Vaz. "Recent advances in nanomaterial-based optical biosensors for food safety applications: Ochratoxin-A detection, as case study". Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition (2023): https://doi.org/10.1080/10408398.2023.2168248.
    10.1080/10408398.2023.2168248
  18. Diana I. Meira; Manuela Proença; Rita Rebelo; Ana I. Barbosa; Marco S. Rodrigues; Joel Borges; Filipe Vaz; Rui L. Reis; Vitor M. Correlo. "Chitosan Micro-Membranes with Integrated Gold Nanoparticles as an LSPR-Based Sensing Platform". Biosensors (2022): https://doi.org/10.3390/bios12110951.
    10.3390/bios12110951
  19. Manuela Proença; Marco S. Rodrigues; Diana I. Meira; M. Cidalia R. Castro; Pedro V. Rodrigues; Ana V. Machado; Eduardo Alves; et al. "Optimization of Au:CuO Thin Films by Plasma Surface Modification for High-Resolution LSPR Gas Sensing at Room Temperature". Sensors (2022): https://doi.org/10.3390/s22187043.
    10.3390/s22187043
  20. Patrícia Pereira-Silva; Diana I. Meira; Augusto Costa-Barbosa; Diogo Costa; Marco S. Rodrigues; Joel Borges; Ana V. Machado; et al. "Immobilization of Streptavidin on a Plasmonic Au-TiO2 Thin Film towards an LSPR Biosensing Platform". Nanomaterials 12 9 (2022): 1526-1526. https://doi.org/10.3390/nano12091526.
    10.3390/nano12091526
  21. Marco S. Rodrigues; Joel Borges; Filipe Vaz. "Plasmonic Strain Sensors Based on Au-TiO2 Thin Films on Flexible Substrates". Sensors 22 4 (2022): 1375-1375. https://doi.org/10.3390/s22041375.
    10.3390/s22041375
  22. Cláudia Lopes; Patrique Fiedler; Marco Sampaio Rodrigues; Joel Borges; Maurizio Bertollo; Eduardo Alves; Nuno Pessoa Barradas; et al. "Me-Doped Ti–Me Intermetallic Thin Films Used for Dry Biopotential Electrodes: A Comparative Case Study". Sensors (2021): https://doi.org/10.3390/s21238143.
    10.3390/s21238143
  23. Diogo Costa; Marco S. Rodrigues; Lucian Roiban; Mimoun Aouine; Thierry Epicier; Philippe Steyer; Eduardo Alves; et al. "In-situ annealing transmission electron microscopy of plasmonic thin films composed of bimetallic Au–Ag nanoparticles dispersed in a TiO2 matrix". Vacuum 193 (2021): 110511-110511. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.vacuum.2021.110511.
    10.1016/j.vacuum.2021.110511
  24. Marco S. Rodrigues; Joel Borges; Cláudia Lopes; Rui M. S. Pereira; Mikhail I. Vasilevskiy; Filipe Vaz. "Gas Sensors Based on Localized Surface Plasmon Resonances: Synthesis of Oxide Films with Embedded Metal Nanoparticles, Theory and Simulation, and Sensitivity Enhancement Strategies". Applied Sciences 11 12 (2021): 5388-5388. https://doi.org/10.3390/app11125388.
    10.3390/app11125388
  25. Manuela Proenca; Marco Rodrigues; Filipe Vaz; Joel Borges. "Carbon Monoxide (CO) Sensor Based on Au Nanoparticles Embedded in a CuO Matrix by HR-LSPR Spectroscopy at Room Temperature". IEEE Sensors Letters (2021): 1-1. https://doi.org/10.1109/LSENS.2021.3074603.
    10.1109/LSENS.2021.3074603
  26. Alice Marciel; Manuel Graça; Alexandre Bastos; Luiz Pereira; Jakka Suresh Kumar; Joel Borges; Filipe Vaz; et al. "Molybdenum Oxide Thin Films Grown on Flexible ITO-Coated PET Substrates". Materials 14 4 (2021): 821-821. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma14040821.
    10.3390/ma14040821
  27. Marco S. Rodrigues; Patrique Fiedler; Nora Küchler; Rui P. Domingues; Cláudia Lopes; Joel Borges; Jens Haueisen; Filipe Vaz. "Dry Electrodes for Surface Electromyography Based on Architectured Titanium Thin Films". Materials (2020): https://doi.org/10.3390/ma13092135.
    10.3390/ma13092135
  28. Manuela Proença; Marco Sampaio Rodrigues; Joel Borges; Filipe Vaz. "Optimization of Au:CuO Nanocomposite Thin Films for Gas Sensing with High-Resolution Localized Surface Plasmon Resonance Spectroscopy". Analytical Chemistry 92 6 (2020): 4349-4356. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.analchem.9b05153.
    10.1021/acs.analchem.9b05153
  29. Marco S. Rodrigues; Diana I. Meira; Cláudia Lopes; Joel Borges; Filipe Vaz. "Preparation of Plasmonic Au-TiO2 Thin Films on a Transparent Polymer Substrate". Coatings 10 3 (2020): 227-227. https://doi.org/10.3390/coatings10030227.
    10.3390/coatings10030227
  30. Marco S. Rodrigues; Joel Borges; Filipe Vaz. "Enhancing the Sensitivity of Nanoplasmonic Thin Films for Ethanol Vapor Detection". Materials 13 4 (2020): 870-870. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma13040870.
    10.3390/ma13040870
  31. Meira, D.I.; Domingues, R.P.; Rodrigues, M.S.; Alves, E.; Barradas, N.P.; Borges, J.; Vaz, F.. "Thin films of Au-Al2O3 for plasmonic sensing". Applied Surface Science 500 (2020): http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85072866690&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1016/j.apsusc.2019.144035
  32. Pereira-Silva, P.; Borges, J.; Rodrigues, M.S.; Oliveira, J.C.; Alves, E.; Barradas, N.P.; Dias, J.P.; Cavaleiro, A.; Vaz, F.. "Nanocomposite Au-ZnO thin films: Influence of gold concentration and thermal annealing on the microstructure and plasmonic response". Surface and Coatings Technology 385 (2020): http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85078510973&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
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  33. Rodrigues, M.S.; Pereira, R.M.S.; Vasilevskiy, M.I.; Borges, J.; Vaz, F.. "NANOPTICS: In-depth analysis of NANomaterials for OPTICal localized surface plasmon resonance Sensing". SoftwareX 12 (2020): http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85085664029&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
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  34. Manuela Proença; Joel Borges; Marco S. Rodrigues; Diana I. Meira; Paula Sampaio; João P. Dias; Paulo Pedrosa; et al. "Nanocomposite thin films based on Au-Ag nanoparticles embedded in a CuO matrix for localized surface plasmon resonance sensing". Applied Surface Science 484 (2019): 152-168. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apsusc.2019.04.085.
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  35. Marco S Rodrigues; Joel Borges; Manuela Proença; Paulo Pedrosa; Nicolas Martin; Konstantin Romanyuk; Andrei L Kholkin; Filipe Vaz. "Nanoplasmonic response of porous Au-TiO2 thin films prepared by oblique angle deposition". Nanotechnology (2019): https://doi.org/10.1088/1361-6528/ab068e.
    10.1088/1361-6528/ab068e
  36. Manuela Proença; Marco S. Rodrigues; Joel Borges; Filipe Vaz. "Gas Sensing with Nanoplasmonic Thin Films Composed of Nanoparticles (Au, Ag) Dispersed in a CuO Matrix". Coatings 9 5 (2019): 337-337. https://doi.org/10.3390/coatings9050337.
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  37. Rui P. Domingues; Marco S. Rodrigues; Cláudia Lopes; Paulo Pedrosa; Eduardo Alves; Nuno P. Barradas; Joel Borges; Filipe Vaz. "Thin films composed of metal nanoparticles (Au, Ag, Cu) dispersed in AlN: The influence of composition and thermal annealing on the structure and plasmonic response". Thin Solid Films 676 (2019): 12-25. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tsf.2019.02.047.
    10.1016/j.tsf.2019.02.047
  38. Rui M. S. Pereira; Joel Borges; Georgui V. Smirnov; Filipe Vaz; M. I. Vasilevskiy. "Surface Plasmon Resonance in a Metallic Nanoparticle Embedded in a Semiconductor Matrix: Exciton–Plasmon Coupling". ACS Photonics (2019): https://doi.org/10.1021/acsphotonics.8b01430.
    10.1021/acsphotonics.8b01430
  39. Etiemble, A.; Lopes, C.; Nkou Bouala, G.I.; Borges, J.; Malchère, A.; Langlois, C.; Vaz, F.; Steyer, P.. "Fracture resistance of Ti-Ag thin films deposited on polymeric substrates for biosignal acquisition applications". Surface and Coatings Technology 358 (2019): 646-653. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85057867892&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
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  40. Costa, D.; Borges, J.; Mota, M.F.; Rodrigues, M.S.; Pereira-Silva, P.; Ferreira, A.; Pereira, C.S.; Sampaio, P.; Vaz, F.. "Effect of microstructural changes in the biological behavior of magnetron sputtered ZnO thin films". Journal of Vacuum Science and Technology A: Vacuum, Surfaces and Films 37 1 (2019): http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85058191371&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
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Presentation title Event name
Host (Event location)
2023/10/13 Design of Localized Surface Plasmon Resonance (LSPR) Biosensors using Gold Nanoparticles embedded in Dielectric Thin Films Photonics Online Meetup (POM)
INL
2023/09/26 Thin films manifesting localized surface plasmon resonances for applications in sensing and photosynthetic mechanisms 19th International Conference on Thin Films
(Burgos, Spain)
2022/10/26 Plasmonic gold nanoparticles embedded in oxide thin films deposited by reactive magnetron sputtering for LSPR sensing and Bio-Applications 3D-ICOMAS International Conference on Materials Science
(Verona, Italy)
2022/10/03 Thin Films Manifesting Localized Surface Plasmon Resonances, for Sensing and Bio-Applications Future Materials 3rd International Conference on Materials Science & Nanotechnology
(Rome, Italy)
2022/01/21 Nanoplasmonic thin films containing gold nanoparticles embedded in an oxide matrix for sensing applications Webinar- Sensing based on surface plasmons
MDPI
2020/11 Nanocomposite Thin Films for Gas Sensing with High-Resolution Localized Surface Plasmon Resonance Spectroscopy 18th International Conference on Thin Films & 18th Joint Vacuum Conference
(ONLINE EVENT, Hungary)
2019/05/31 Development of plasmonic sensors based on thin films composed by Au(-Ag) nanoparticles embedded in dielectric matrixes EMRS Sping Meeting
European Materials Research Society (Nice, France)
2019/05/22 Nanopartículas plasmónicas de ouro para deteção de toxinas numa Pint Pint of Science Global Science Festival
Pint of Science Global Science Festival (Braga, Portugal)
2018/07 Development of Thin Films Composed of Plasmonic Nanoparticles (Au, Ag) Dispersed in an Oxide Matrix, for LSPR (Gas) Sensing Twenty-Sixth Annual International Conference on Composites/Nano Engineering (ICCE-26)
(Paris, France)
2018 Hard Transition Metal Oxynitride Thin Films: From Synthesis to Applications International conference on metallurgical coatings and thin films (ICMCTF 2018)
(San Diego, United States)
2018 Au-TiO2 Thin Films Exhibiting Localized Surface Plasmon Resonance Effects and Advantage of an Electron Nano-Tomography Study (POSTER) 16th International Conference on Plasma Surface Engineering (PSE 2018)
(Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany)
2018 Development of porous nanoplasmonic thin films for LSPR gas sensing applications (POSTER) Encontro Ciência 2018
(Lisboa, Portugal)
2018 Sensitive Detection of Protein Biomarkers using Au/TiO2 and Au/CuO Thin Films Biosensor Technology (POSTER) CHEM2NATURE
(Guimarães, Portugal)
2018 Properties of CrNx Thin Films Deposited in Plasma Activated Polymers by Reactive Magnetron Sputtering (POSTER) International Conference on Metallurgical Coatings and Thin Films (ICMCTF 2018)
(San Diego, United States)
2017 Nanoplasmonic Thin Films for LSPR-(Bio)Sensing Workshop Vácuo 2017
SOPORVAC (Coimbra, Portugal)
2017 Optical Properties of Au/CuO Nanoplasmonic Thin Films Third International Conference on Applications of Optics and Photonics
SPIE (Faro, Portugal)
2017 Optimization of Au/TiO2 Thin Films Towards Optical (Bio)Sensing 10th International Conference on Materials Science & Engineering
TRANSILVANIA UNIVERSITY, BRASOV (Brasov, Romania)
2017 Thin Films for Biomedical Applications: From Sensors to Electrodes International Conference on Metallurgical Coatings and Thin Films
(San Diego, United States)
2017 Production and optimization of Au/CuO nanoplasmonic thin films for LSPR gas sensing applications (POSTER) E-MRS SPRING MEETING
E-MRS (Strasbourg, France)
2017 Transparent Molybdenum Oxide Thin Films Obtained by Reactive Magnetron Sputtering (POSTER) MATERIAIS 2017
(Aveiro, Portugal)
2017 Thin films composed of metallic nanoparticles (Au, Ag) dispersed in AlN matrix: Influence of metal concentration and thermal annealing on the plasmonic absorption band (POSTER) BRAMAT 2017
(Brasov, Romania)
2017 Antifungal properties of magnetron sputtered zinc oxide thin films (POSTER) BRAMAT 2017
(Brasov, Romania)
2017 Plasmonic behaviour of noble nanoparticles (Au Ag) dispersed in AlN (POSTER) MATERIAIS 2017
(Aveiro, Portugal)
2017 Deposition and characterization of CrNx thin films obtained using the PVD technique (POSTER) MATERIAIS 2017
(Aveiro, Portugal)
2017 Evaluating the surface interaction of nanoplasmonic thin films with Candida albicans (POSTER) MATERIAIS 2017
(Aveiro, Portugal)
2016 Electromechanical Performance of Nanoarchitectured Piezoresistive Ti1-xCux Thin Films for Sensor Applications International Conference on Plasma Surface Engineering
(Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany)
2016 Development of Plasmonic Thin Films Composed of Metallic Nanoparticles (Au, Ag, Cu) Dispersed in AlN 15TH International Conference on Plasma Surface Engineering (PSE 2016)
(Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany)
2016 Avaliação microbiológica de limas endodônticas revestidas com TiO2 e ZnO (POSTER) XXXVI CONGRESSO ANUAL SPEMD 2016
(Porto, Portugal)
2016 Decorative Zirconium oxynitride coatings deposited by magnetron sputtering: an attempt to break the chemical and color restrictions (POSTER) 15TH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON PLASMA SURFACE ENGINEERING (PSE 2016)
(Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany)
2016 Study of the electromechanical behaviour of Ti-Ag coated polymers for biomedical applications (POSTER) 15TH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON PLASMA SURFACE ENGINEERING (PSE 2016)
(Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany)
2016 Preparation and bio-functionalization of Au:TiO2 nanoplasmonic thin films for LSPR-biosensors (POSTER) 15TH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON PLASMA SURFACE ENGINEERING (PSE 2016)
(Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany)
2016 Nanoplasmonic thin films for LSPR-(Bio)sensing applications (POSTER) ENCONTRO CIÊNCIA '16
(Lisboa, Portugal)
2015 Thin Films Composed of Noble Metal Clusters Dispersed in a Dielectric Matrix: Influence of Composition and Thermal Annealing on the Microstructure and Physical Response 9TH International Conference on Materials Science & Engineering (BRAMAT 2015)
TRANSILVANIA UNIVERSITY, BRASOV (Brasov, Romania)
2015 Nanocomposite thin films resulting from Au nanoclusters dispersed in a dielectric matrix: evolution of the localized surface plasmon resonance with annealing temperature E-MRS SPRING MEETING 2015
E-MRS (Lille, France)
2015 Thin films composed of gold nanoclusters dispersed in a dielectric matrix International Conference on Metallurgical Coatings and Thin Films (ICMCTF 2015)
(San Diego, United States)
2015 Mechanical properties of (AuAg):TiO2 films prepared by magnetron sputtering (POSTER) BRAMAT 2015
(Brasov, Romania)
2014 Thin Films Composed of Noble Nanoparticles Dispersed in a Dielectric Matrix Workshop NANO2014
(Lisboa, Portugal)
2014 Optical Response of Fractal Aggregates of Polarizable Particles Second International Conference on Applications of Optics and Photonics
SPIE (Lisboa, Portugal)
2014 Thin Dielectric Films Doped with Gold Nanoclusters for SPR Platforms Jornadas Centro de Física - Unversidade do Minho
(Braga, Portugal)
2014 Biological behavior of thin films consisting of Au nanoparticles dispersed in a TiO2 dielectric matrix (POSTER) EVC13 & ETCHC7 & IVM9
(Aveiro, Portugal)
2013 The Role of Composition, Structure and Morphology on the Electrical, Optical and Electrochemical Responses of AlNxOy Films EUROMAT2013
(Spain)
2013 Influence of Composition, Bonding Characteristics and Microstructure on the Properties of AlNxOy Films EMRS-2013 Spring Meeting
(Strasbourg, France)
2013 Influence of Stoichiometry and Microstructural Evolution on the Electrical and Optical Responses of AlNxOy Films IVC-19/ICSS-15 AND ICN+T 2013
(Paris, France)
2012 Thin Films Prepared by Reactive DC Magnetron Sputtering 18ª Conferência Nacional de Física
(Aveiro, Portugal)
2012 Effects of annealing on the electrical and optical properties of AlNxOy thin films (POSTER) 13TH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON PLASMA SURFACE ENGINEERING (PSE 2012)
(Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany)
2011 AlNxOy Thin Films for Electrical Applications VI International Materials Symposium
(Guimarães, Portugal)
2011 Electrical Properties of AlNxOy Thin Films Deposited by DC Magnetron Sputtering EMRS 2011 - Spring Meeting
E-MRS (Nice, France)
2011 Optical Properties of AlNxOy Thin Films Deposited by DC Magnetron Sputtering International Conference on Applications of Optics and Photonics
SPIE (Braga, Portugal)
2011 Electrical properties of AlNxOy thin films deposited by DC magnetron sputtering (POSTER) EMRS 2011 - SPRING MEETING
(Nice, France)
2011 Electrical properties of AlNxOy thin films deposited by DC magnetron sputtering (POSTER) 18TH INTERNATIONAL COLLOQUIUM ON PLASMA PROCESSES (CIP 2011)
(Nantes, France)
2010 Correlation Between the Discharge Parameters and Physical Properties of Aluminium Oxynitride Thin Films Deposited by DC Magnetron Sputtering 11TH International Symposium on Multiscale, Multifunctional And Functionally Graded Materials
(Guimarães, Portugal)
2010 Optical and electrical properties of aluminium oxynitride thin films deposited by DC magnetron sputtering (POSTER) EMRS 2010 - SPRING MEETING
(Strasbourg, France)

Supervision

Thesis Title
Role 		Degree Subject (Type)
Institution / Organization
2020/10/01 - Current Development of nanocomposite ZnO thin films with antibiofilm and antimicrobial properties to prevent pathogens transmission
Co-supervisor
 Doctoral Program in Molecular and Environmental Biology (PhD)
Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2020/01/01 - Current Development of nanoplasmonic thin film biosensors with enhanced sensitivity for detection of Ochratoxin-A
Co-supervisor
 Doctoral Programme in Physics of University do Minho University of Aveiro and University of Porto (PhD) (PhD)
Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2018/12/01 - Current Nanoplasmonic thin films of (Au-Ag/MOx) functionalized with molecular recognition elements to enhance sensitivity and selectivity of LSPR gas sensors.
Co-supervisor
 Doctoral Programme in Physics of University do Minho University of Aveiro and University of Porto (PhD)
Universidade do Minho Centro de Física, Portugal
2023/09/01 - 2024/10/31 Crescimento de Microrganismos Fotossintéticos, usando Nanomateriais Plasmónicos em Filme Fino, para Bio-Mitigação de CO2
Co-supervisor
Universidade do Minho Centro de Física, Portugal
2023/01/01 - 2023/07/31 Efeito LSPR em nanopartículas de ouro e prata dispersas em filmes finos de óxidos metálicos
Supervisor
Universidade do Minho Centro de Física, Portugal
2023/01/01 - 2023/07/31 Crescimento de Microrganismos Fotossintéticos, usando Nanomateriais Plasmónicos em Filme Fino, para Bio-Mitigação de CO2
Supervisor
Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2022/09/01 - 2023/07/31 Desenvolvimento de filmes finos para sensores óticos de deteção de CO2, Projeto Integrador de MIEMAT
Supervisor
Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2017/04/01 - 2021/07/19 Gas sensing with Nano-designed LSPR thin films using GLAD in reactive magnetron sputtering
Co-supervisor
 Doctoral Programme in Physics of University do Minho University of Aveiro and University of Porto- MAP-Fis (PhD)
Universidade do Minho Centro de Física, Portugal
2017/09/01 - 2018/12/17 Funcionalização de Filmes Finos Plasmónicos de Au-TiO2 com Elementos de Bioreconhecimento para Deteção de Biomoléculas.
Co-supervisor
 Master’s Degree in Biophysics of Bionanosystems (Master)
Universidade do Minho Centro de Física, Portugal

Universidade do Minho Centro de Biologia Molecular e Ambiental, Portugal
2017/09/01 - 2018/12/17 Development of ZnO thin films for antimicrobial applications.
Co-supervisor
 Master’s Degree in Biophysics of Bionanosystems (Master)
Universidade do Minho Centro de Física, Portugal

Universidade do Minho Centro de Biologia Molecular e Ambiental, Portugal
2018/02/01 - 2018/07/26 Modeling of Some Nanoplasmonic Materials
Co-supervisor
 Física (Degree)
Universidade do Minho Centro de Física, Portugal
2016/09/01 - 2018/01/19 Development of nanoplasmonic thin films for gaseous molecules detection.
Co-supervisor
 Biofísica e Bionanossistemas (Master)
Universidade do Minho Centro de Física, Portugal

Universidade do Minho Centro de Biologia Molecular e Ambiental, Portugal
2017/09/01 - 2018 Development of optical sensors based on plasmonic thin films composed by gold (Au) nanoparticles dispersed in a dielectric matrix for detection of mercury in water.
Co-supervisor
 Master’s Degree in Biophysics of Bionanosystems (Master)
Universidade do Minho Centro de Física, Portugal

Universidade do Minho Centro de Biologia Molecular e Ambiental, Portugal
2017/02/01 - 2017/07/25 Desenvolvimento de filmes finos constituídos por nanopartículas de ouro dispersas numa matriz dielétrica, para aplicação em sensores plasmónicos de deteção de moléculas gasosas.
Co-supervisor
 Física (Degree)
Universidade do Minho Centro de Física, Portugal
2015/09/01 - 2017/03/15 Development of coloured thin films composed of metallic nanoparticles (Au, Ag, Cu) dispersed in a dielectric matrix
Co-supervisor
 Engenharia de Materiais (Master)
Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2015/09/01 - 2017/03/02 Optimization of nanoplasmonic thin films, composed by Au nanoparticles dispersed in TiO2, for biosensing applications.
Co-supervisor
 Biofísica e Bionanossistemas (Master)
Universidade do Minho Centro de Física, Portugal

Universidade do Minho Centro de Biologia Molecular e Ambiental, Portugal
2016/02/01 - 2016/07/05 Evaluation of the antimicrobial activity of zinc oxide thin films.
Co-supervisor
 Bioquímica (Degree)
Universidade do Minho Centro de Biologia Molecular e Ambiental, Portugal

Universidade do Minho Centro de Física, Portugal
2014/09/01 - 2016/03/29 Thin films of gold nanoparticles embedded in a TiO2 dielectric matrix exhibiting localized surface plasmon resonance
Co-supervisor
 Física (área de especialização em Física Aplicada) (Master)
Universidade do Minho Centro de Física, Portugal
2014/09/01 - 2015/10/30 Production and characterization of nanocomposite thin films of Au-Ag dispersed in a dielectric matrix with localized surface plasmon resonance effect.
Co-supervisor
 Engenharia de Materiais (Master)
Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2014/02/01 - 2014/07/16 Development of thin films composed by Au nanoparticles dispersed in a dielectric matrix manifesting surface plasmon resonance effect for biological applications.
Co-supervisor
 Bioquímica (Degree)
Universidade do Minho Centro de Biologia Molecular e Ambiental, Portugal

Universidade do Minho Centro de Física, Portugal
2014/02/01 - 2014/07/15 Development of thin films composed by Au nanoparticles dispersed in a dielectric matrix of TiO2 for biological applications.
Co-supervisor
 Biologia Aplicada (Degree)
Universidade do Minho Centro de Física, Portugal

Universidade do Minho Centro de Biologia Molecular e Ambiental, Portugal

Event organisation

Event name
Type of event (Role) 		Institution / Organization
2022/06/20 - 2022/06/23 95th IUVSTA Workshop on Plasmonic Thin Films: Theory, Synthesis and Applications, 20-23 june 2022, Guimarães Portugal (2022/06/20 - 2022/06/23)
Workshop (President of the Organising Committee)
2019/12/13 - 2019/12/13 Jornadas CF-UM-UP 2019. The goal of the workshop is to give the opportunity for CF-UM-UP researchers, of all career levels, to share their research with other members of the Centre. (2019/12/13)
Workshop (Co-organisor)
 Universidade do Minho Centro de Física, Portugal
2017/05/22 - 2017/05/26 EMRS2017 Spring Meeting (Symposium Q - Nano-engineering coatings and thin films), Strasbourg. (2017/05/22 - 2017/05/26)
Conference (Member of the Scientific Committee)
2015/10/05 - 2015/10/09 IUVSTA 2015 - New horizons in oxynitride thin films: from synthesis to applications, INL - Braga (2015/10/05 - 2015/10/09)
Workshop (Co-organisor)
 International Iberian Nanotechnology Laboratory, Portugal
2011 - 2011 International Conference on Applications of Optics and Photonics (AOP2011) (2011/05/03 - 2011/05/07)
Conference (Member of the Organising Committee)
 Universidade do Minho, Portugal

Jury of academic degree

Topic
Role 		Candidate name (Type of degree)
Institution / Organization
2023 A novel surface modified paper with multifunctional antimicrobial, antiviral and traceable identity, MIEMAT
(Thesis) Main arguer
 Mariana I. M. Carvalho (Master)
Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2019 Optical properties of a composite layer containing graphene and plasmonic nanoparticles
(Thesis) Main arguer
 T Queirós (Master)
Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2018 Nanotags com efeito SERS baseados em nanopartículas magnéticas de ferrite de cálcio decoradas com nanopartículas de ouro ou prata. Master’s degree in Biophysics and Bionanosystems (2018).
(Thesis) Main arguer
 M L Gomes (Master)
Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2017 Development and characterization of ZnO piezoelectric thin film on polymeric substrates for tendon regeneration
(Thesis) Main arguer
 José Rui Azevedo da Costa (Master)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Engenharia, Portugal
2016 Caracterização de filmes de Ti/TiCxNy depositados (PVD) num substrato de aço inox 316L
(Thesis) Main arguer
 Filipa Duarte Antunes (Master)
Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal
2016 Caraterização térmica de filmes finos de ZrCu por radiometria (IR) fototérmica modulada
(Thesis) Main arguer
 Nelssom Fernandez (Other)
Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2014 Produção e caracterização de filmes finos de TiO2(Au) e TiO2(Ag) para aplicações biomédicas
(Thesis) Main arguer
 Miguel Ângelo Mendes Da Costa Carvalho (Master)
Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2014 Development of thin films composed by Au nanoparticles dispersed in a dielectric matrix manifesting surface plasmon resonance effect for biological applications
(Thesis) Arguer
 Diogo Emanuel Carvalho Costa (Other)
Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2014 Development of thin films composed by Au nanoparticles dispersed in a dielectric matrix of TiO2 for biological applications
(Thesis) Arguer
 José A.M. Gonçalves (Other)
Universidade do Minho, Portugal

Association member

Society Organization name Role
2023/01/01 - Current SOPORVAC - Portuguese Society of Vacuum
2020/01/01 - Current THE INTERNATIONAL UNION FOR VACUUM SCIENCE, TECHNIQUE AND APPLICATIONS (IUVSTA). Thin Films Division (Portugal)

Conference scientific committee

Conference name Conference host
2023/09/26 - 2023/09/29 19th International Conference on Thin Films, Burgos, Spain
2022/07/18 - 2022/07/22 V International Conference on Applications of Optics and Photonics
2022/05/16 - 2022/05/17 RIVA 2022 - XII Iberian Vacuum and Applications Conference SOPORVAC

Journal scientific committee

Journal title (ISSN) Publisher
2023/10/30 - Current Discover Applied Sciences Springer Nature
2023 - Current Sensors (1424-8220) MDPI AG
2020/04 - Current Frontiers in Nanotechnology (2673-3013) Frontiers Media SA
2019 - Current Materials (1996-1944) MDPI
2019 - Current Coatings (2079-6412) MDPI AG