Personal identification

Full name

Mariana Pereira Barreiros

Citation names

• Barreiros, Mariana

Author identifiers

Ciência ID

E414-F328-B782

ORCID iD

0000-0002-1663-8629

Languages

Language	Speaking	Reading	Writing	Listening	Peer-review
English	Advanced (C1)	Advanced (C1)	Advanced (C1)	Advanced (C1)	Advanced (C1)
French	Beginner (A1)	Beginner (A1)	Beginner (A1)	Beginner (A1)	Beginner (A1)
Portuguese (Mother tongue)

	Degree	Classification
2024/05/01 - 2028/05/01 Ongoing	Programa Doutoral em Engenharia Química e Biológica (Doutoramento) Universidade do Minho Centro de Engenharia Biológica, Portugal "Electric stimulation and artificial intelligence towards enhanced production of microalgae biomass" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
2018/09/01 - 2021/07/14 Concluded	Biologia Molecular, Biotecnologia e Bioempreendedorismo em Plantas (Mestrado integrado) Universidade do Minho, Portugal "Evaluation of the impact of moderate electric fields on the cultivation of microalgae" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)	18
2015/09/01 - 2018/09/24 Concluded	Bioquímica (Licenciatura) Universidade do Minho, Portugal "Effect of calcium in grape berries (Vitis vinifera): biochemical and molecular approaches" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)	15

Science

	Category Host institution	Employer
2023/05/10 - 2024/05/10	Researcher (Research)	Universidade do Minho Centro de Ciência e Tecnologia Têxtil, Portugal
	Universidade do Minho Centro de Ciência e Tecnologia Têxtil, Portugal

Others

	Category Host institution	Employer
2024/05 - Current	PhD Student	Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, Portugal
	Universidade do Minho Centro de Engenharia Biológica, Portugal
2018/09 - 2021/03	Master Student	Universidade do Minho Centro de Engenharia Biológica, Portugal

Contract

	Designation	Funders
2023/05/10 - 2024/05/10	BIOSHOES4ALL - Inovação e Capacitação da Fileira do Calçado para a Bioeconomia Sustentável 02/C12-i01.01/2022.P11 Research Fellow Universidade do Minho Centro de Ciência e Tecnologia Têxtil, Portugal	Ongoing
2023/05/10 - 2024/05/10	Projeto Lusitano - Agenda Mobilizadora para a Inovação Empresarial da Indústria Têxtil e do Vestuário de Portugal 02/C05-i01.01/2022.PC644933224-00000043 Research Fellow Universidade do Minho Centro de Ciência e Tecnologia Têxtil, Portugal
2023/05/10 - 2024/05/10	BIOECOAZUL - Pacto da Bioeconomia Azul 02/C05-i01.01/2022.PC644915664-00000026 Research Fellow Universidade do Minho Centro de Ciência e Tecnologia Têxtil, Portugal	Ongoing

Publications

Conference abstract	Barreiros, Mariana; Ricardo Nuno Correia Pereira; Maciel, Filipe; António Augusto Martins de Oliveira Soares Vicente. "Modification of the biochemical composition of Pavlova gyrans through in situ electric field application throughout growth". Paper presented in 1st International Congress on Algae Biotechnology (ICAB), Lisbon, 2025. Published
Conference paper	Ana Isabel Ferreira Ribeiro; Azevedo, Tiago; Barreiros, Mariana; Ana Catarina Silva; Chaves, Diego Morais; Nuno Fernandes; Óscar Carvalho; Fangueiro, Raul; Diana P. Ferreira. "Aqueous solutions for sustainable elastane degradation in textile recycling". Paper presented in Autex - World Textile Conference 2025, Dresden, 2025. Accepted Azevedo, Tiago; Barreiros, Mariana; Ana Catarina Silva; Ana Isabel Ferreira Ribeiro; Chaves, Diego Morais; Fangueiro, Raul; Diana Ferreira. Corresponding author: Azevedo, Tiago. "Promoting recycling of wool-polyester-elastane yarn through sustainable elastane degradation methods and impact on remaining fibres integrity". Paper presented in Autex - World Textile Conference 2025, Dresden, 2025. Accepted
Conference poster	Diana Alves; Barreiros, Mariana; Fangueiro, Raul; Diana P. Ferreira. "Nonwoven production from natural linen fibers and footwear waste". Paper presented in ICNF2023, 2023. Barreiros, Mariana; Maciel, Filipe; Pereira N. Ricardo. Corresponding author: Pereira N. Ricardo. "Electric fields to support microalgae growth with a differentiated biochemical composition". Paper presented in International Congress on Engineering and Food (ICEF14), 2023.
Journal article	Teixeira, Marta A.; Barreiros, Mariana; Felgueiras, Helena P.; Fangueiro, Raul; Ferreira, Diana P.. "Unlocking the potential of nanocellulose from textile waste: a pathway to nanocomposite applications". Cellulose (2024): http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10570-024-06250-8. Published • 10.1007/s10570-024-06250-8 Barreiros, Mariana; Maciel, Filipe; Pereira, Ricardo S.; Vicente, António A.; Pereira, Ricardo N.. Corresponding author: Pereira, Ricardo N.. "Electric fields to support microalgae growth with a differentiated biochemical composition". Innovative Food Science & Emerging Technologies 97 (2024): http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ifset.2024.103829. Published • 10.1016/j.ifset.2024.103829 Alves, Diana I.; Barreiros, Mariana; Fangueiro, Raul; Diana Ferreira. Corresponding author: Diana Ferreira. "Valorization of textile waste: non-woven structures and composites". Frontiers in Environmental Science 12 (2024): https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fenvs.2024.1365162/full. Accepted Ricardo N. Pereira; Rui M. Rodrigues; Luís Machado; Sara Ferreira; Joana Costa; Caterina Villa; Mariana P. Barreiros; et al. "Influence of ohmic heating on the structural and immunoreactive properties of soybean proteins". LWT (2021): https://doi.org/10.1016/j.lwt.2021.111710. 10.1016/j.lwt.2021.111710
Thesis / Dissertation	"Evaluation of the impact of moderate electric fields on the cultivation of microalgae". Master, Universidade do Minho, 2021. https://repositorium.sdum.uminho.pt/handle/1822/78964.