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Mónica Loureiro did her PhD in Materials Engineering on the topic “Isocyanate microcapsules as new cross-linkers for safer and high performance adhesives”. Her main scientific research area is synthesis and characterization of polymeric materials. Throughout her career she developed polymeric microcapsules with several compositions, to act as storage vesicles, self-healing materials or crosslinkers for polymeric materials (adhesives, PU foams, paints and anti-corrosion films). In the last two years of research, she focused on the development of biodegradable polymeric microcapsules and bio-based polyesters. Her main contributions include 18 scientific articles and several communications in scientific conferences.
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Identification

Personal identification

Full name
Mónica de Jesus Veiga Loureiro

Citation names

  • Loureiro, Mónica V.

Author identifiers

Ciência ID
E710-921F-317C
ORCID iD
0000-0003-3521-9566
Scopus Author Id
57192388174

Email addresses

  • monica.loureiro@tecnico.ulisboa.pt (Professional)

Addresses

  • CERENA, DEQ, Instituto Superior Técnico. Av. Rovisco Pais, nº1, Lisboa, 1049-001 L, Lisboa, Lisboa, Portugal (Professional)

Knowledge fields

  • Engineering and Technology - Materials Engineering
  • Engineering and Technology - Chemical Engineering
  • Exact Sciences - Chemical Sciences - Polymer Science

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)
Education
Degree Classification
2018/11 - 2023/12/14
Concluded
 PhD Program in Materials Engineering (Doutoramento)
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
"Isocyanate microcapsules as new cross-linkers for safer and high performance adhesives" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 Pass with Distinction
2016
Concluded
 Technological chemistry (Mestrado)
Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
"Test and Development of Microcapsules for Rigid Polyurethane Foams" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 17
2013
Concluded
 Biochemistry (Licenciatura)
Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal
"n/a" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 13
Affiliation

Science

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2023/02/01 - Current Researcher (Research) Sovena Portugal - Consumer Goods, S. A., Portugal
2016/12/23 - 2018/10 Researcher (Research) CIPADE - Industria e Investigação de Produtos Adesivos, S.A., Portugal, Portugal
2015/10/15 - 2016/07/14 Research Trainee (Research) Greenseal Research, Lda, Portugal

Others

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2017/03 - Current Affiliation to the CERENA (Centro de Recursos Naturais e Ambiente) research center Universidade de Lisboa Centro de Recursos Naturais e Ambiente, Portugal
2018/11 - 2023/01 PhD Fellow, FCT Grant (SFRH/BD/140700/2018) Universidade de Lisboa, Portugal
2014/11/01 - 2015/07/01 Master thesis internship at Greenseal Research, Lda. "Test and Development of Microcapsules for Rigid Polyurethane Foams" Greenseal Research, Lda, Portugal
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
Projects

Grant

Designation Funders
2023/02/01 - Current NEWPACK- A New Generation of Packaging Materials
WP7|A7.6.
Research Fellow
Ongoing
2016/12 - 2018/10 ECOBOND - Development of new self-reactive and ecological mono-component adhesives
17930
Research Fellow
Concluded

Other

Designation Funders
2023/03/01 - Current BioCFiber - Bio-derived carbon fibers
2022.08091.PTDC
Member 20% commitment
Universidade de Lisboa Centro de Recursos Naturais e Ambiente, Portugal
Ongoing
2021/05 - 2023/06 BEYOND ECOBOND - Desenvolvimento de novos adesivos monocomponente autorreativos e ecológicos através de técnicas de microencapsulação
POCI-01-0247-FEDER-046991
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
Concluded
2016/06 - 2017/07 Nanopoli - Flame resistant nanocomposite
POCI-01-0247-FEDER-010228
Researcher
Outputs

Publications

Conference poster
  1. Rui Cereja; Ana Maulvault; António Marques; Ana Catarina Silva; Joana Raimundo; Clara Lopes; Sofia Lourenço; et al. "Innovative strategies to reduce plastic waste and associated ecological impacts in coastal and aquaculture realms". Paper presented in Aquaculture Europe 2023, 2023.
  2. António Aguiar; Sofia Orišková; Loureiro, Mónica V.; Isabel Pinho; Ana C. Marques. "Biodegradable Microcapsules Loaded with Isocyanates for Adhesives". Paper presented in 7th International Conference on Multifunctional, Hybrid and Nanomaterials, 2022.
  3. Loureiro, Mónica V.; António Aguiar; Isabel Pinho; João C. Bordado; Ana C. Marques. "Isocyanate microencapsulation for one-component, self-reactive and eco-innovative adhesives". Paper presented in Encontro Ciência 2022, 2022.
  4. Ana C. Marques; Mário Vale; Mónica V. Loureiro; Elisabete Silva; João C. Bordado; Elena Tervoort; Murielle Schreck; Markus Niederberger. "Porous Microspheres for Chemical Immobilization". Paper presented in 20th International Sol-Gel Conference, 2019.
  5. Mahboobeh Attaei; Mónica V. Loureiro; Mário Vale; João C. Bordado; Isabel Pinho; Ana C. Marques. "Isocyanate Microencapsulation: New Crosslinking Strategy for One Component, Self-Reactive and Eco-Innovative Adhesives". Paper presented in Polymers: Design, Function and Application, 2018.
  6. Mónica V. Loureiro; João C. Bordado; Mário Vale; Ana C. Marques. "Coustom-Tailored Matrices for Chemical Immobilization". Paper presented in 1st International Symposium on Microencapsulation, 2017.
Journal article
  1. Loureiro, Mónica V.; Aguiar, António; Santos, Rui G. dos; Bordado, João C.; Pinho, Isabel; Marques, Ana C.. "Design of Experiment for Optimizing Microencapsulation by the Solvent Evaporation Technique". Polymers 16 1 (2023): 111. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/polym16010111.
    Published • 10.3390/polym16010111
  2. Aguiar, António; Loureiro, Mónica V.; Pinho, Isabel; Marques, Ana C.. "Efficient encapsulation of isocyanates in PCL/PLA biodegradable microcapsules for adhesives". Journal of Materials Science 58 5 (2023): 2249-2267. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10853-023-08160-9.
    Published • 10.1007/s10853-023-08160-9
  3. Mónica V. Loureiro; António Mariquito; Mário Vale; João C. Bordado; Isabel Pinho; Ana C. Marques. "Emulsion Stabilization Strategies for Tailored Isocyanate Microcapsules". Polymers (2023): https://doi.org/10.3390/polym15020403.
    10.3390/polym15020403
  4. Oliveira, Andreia S.; Silva, João C.; Loureiro, Mónica V.; Marques, Ana C.; Kotov, Nicholas A.; Colaço, Rogério; Serro, Ana P.. "Super-Strong Hydrogel Composites Reinforced with PBO Nanofibers for Cartilage Replacement". Macromolecular Bioscience 23 2 (2022): http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/mabi.202200240.
    Published • 10.1002/mabi.202200240
  5. Silva, Diana; Rocha, Rita; Silva, Carla Joana; Barroso, Helena; Botelho, João; Machado, Vanessa; Mendes, José João; et al. "Gamma radiation for sterilization of textile based materials for personal protective equipment". Polymer Degradation and Stability 194 (2021): 109750. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.polymdegradstab.2021.109750.
    10.1016/j.polymdegradstab.2021.109750
  6. Delgado, Beatriz; Carrêlo, Henrique; Loureiro, Mónica V.; Marques, Ana C.; Borges, João Paulo; Cidade, Maria Teresa. "Injectable hydrogels with two different rates of drug release based on pluronic/water system filled with poly(e-caprolactone) microcapsules". Journal of Materials Science 56 23 (2021): 13416-13428. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10853-021-06156-x.
    10.1007/s10853-021-06156-x
  7. Costa, Mariana; Pinho, Isabel; Loureiro, Mónica V.; Marques, Ana C.; Simões, Carla L.; Simoes, Ricardo. "Optimization of a microfluidic process to encapsulate isocyanate for autoreactive and ecological adhesives". Polymer Bulletin (2021): http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00289-021-03690-1.
    10.1007/s00289-021-03690-1
  8. "Microencapsulation of Isocyanate in Biodegradable Poly(e-caprolactone) Capsules and Application in Monocomponent Green Adhesives". ACS Applied Polymer Materials (2020): http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acsapm.0c00535.
    10.1021/acsapm.0c00535
  9. "Interlaminar shear strength study of Mg and carbon fibre-based hybrid laminates with self-healing microcapsules". Composite Structures (2020): http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.compstruct.2020.113042.
    10.1016/j.compstruct.2020.113042
  10. Loureiro, Mónica. "The role played by different active hydrogen sources in the microencapsulation of a commercial oligomeric diisocyanate". Journal of Materials Science (2020): http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10853-019-04301-1.
    10.1007/s10853-019-04301-1
  11. Loureiro, Mónica. "Silica-based microspheres with interconnected macroporosity by phase separation". Journal of Sol-Gel Science and Technology (2020): http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10971-020-05257-4.
    10.1007/s10971-020-05257-4
  12. Loureiro, Mónica. "Polycaprolactone microcapsules containing citric acid and naringin for plant growth and sustainable agriculture: physico-chemical properties and release behavior". Science of The Total Environment (2020): http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.135548.
    10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.135548
  13. Loureiro, Mónica V.. "Development of a Microfluidic Device to Encapsulate Isocyanate for Autoreactive and Ecological Adhesives". IOP Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering (2019): http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/1757-899x/520/1/012007.
    10.1088/1757-899x/520/1/012007
  14. Loureiro, Mónica. "Isophorone Diisocyanate (IPDI) Microencapsulation for Mono-Component Adhesives: Effect of the Active H and NCO Sources". Polymers (2018): http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/polym10080825.
    10.3390/polym10080825
  15. Loureiro, Mónica. "Hybrid custom-tailored sol-gel derived microscaffold for biocides immobilization". Microporous and Mesoporous Materials (2018): http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.micromeso.2017.10.056.
    10.1016/j.micromeso.2017.10.056
  16. Loureiro, Mónica V.. "Amino surface functionalized microcapsules as curing agents for polyurethane foams". Materials and Manufacturing Processes (2017):
    DOI /10.1080/10426914.2017.1291950
  17. Loureiro, Mónica. "Amino-silica microcapsules as effective curing agents for polyurethane foams". Journal of Materials Science (2017):
    DOI 10.1007/s10853-017-0782-6
  18. Loureiro, M.V.; Ciriminna, R.; Lourenço, M.J.; Santos, L.F.; De Schrijver, A.; Bordado, J.C.; Pagliaro, M.; Marques, A.C.. "Organically-modified silica based microspheres for self-curing polyurethane one component foams". Microporous and Mesoporous Materials 244 (2017): 244-250. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85028269212&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1016/j.micromeso.2016.10.039

Intellectual property

Patent
  1. Loureiro, Mónica. 2019. "Microencapsulation of highly reactive isocyanate species".
    Pending
  2. Loureiro, Mónica. 2018. "Custom-tailored sol-gel derived matrices for chemical immobilization".
    Withdrawn
Activities

Oral presentation

Presentation title Event name
Host (Event location)
2023/05 Polyurethane/Polyurea microcapsules as new crosslinkers for safer and high-performance adhesives (Ecobond) Workshop TPMI2023
Instituto Superior Técnico, University of Lisbon (Lisboa, Portugal)
2023/05 Fundamentals on microencapsulation by interfacial polymerization Workshop TPMI2023
Instituto Superior Técnico, University of Lisbon (Lisboa, Portugal)
2023/05 Microcapsules for sustainable agriculture Workshop TPMI2023
Instituto Superior Técnico, University of Lisbon (Lisboa, Portugal)
2022/10 Advances in isocyanate microencapsulation for new ecological and mono-component adhesives 2nd CERTBOND Training School - Sustainable Composite Bonded Joints, from the COST Action CA18120 - Reliable roadmap for certification of bonded primary structures
Universidade do Minho (Guimarães, Portugal)
2022/07 Advances in isocyanate microencapsulation for new ecological and mono-component adhesives Junior Euromat 2022
Universidade de Coimbra (Coimbra, Portugal)
2021 Isocyanate Microcapsules For Composite One-Component Adhesives COST Action CA18120-CERTBOND-Reliable roadmap - Virtual Meeting for certification of bonded primary structures -
2020/02/17 Encapsulation of isocyanate by a biodegradable polymer for eco-innovative adhesives CERENA Seminar – Sustainable Innovation
CERENA- Centro de Recursos Naturais e Ambiente (Lisboa, Portugal)
2020/02 Encapsulation of isocyanate by a biodegradable polymer for eco-innovative adhesives CERENA Seminars
CERENA, Instituto Superior Técnico, Universidade de Lisboa (Lisboa, Portugal)
2019/07/14 Isocyanate Microcapsules For Composite One-Component Adhesives Twenty-Seventh Annual International Conference on Composites/Nano Engineering
(Granada, Spain)
2019/04/14 Microencapsulation of highly reactive isocyanates for new ecological and mono-component adhesives MATERIAIS 2019 - XIX Congresso da Sociedade Portuguesa de Materiais and X International Symposium on Materials
(Lisboa, Portugal)
2016/09/21 Custom-tailored sol-gel derived matrices for chemical immobilization 24th International Conference on Bioencapsulation
(Lisboa, Portugal)

Event organisation

Event name
Type of event (Role) 		Institution / Organization
2023/05/08 - 2023/05/12 Member of the organizing committee of the Workshop TPMI2023 (2023/05/08 - 2023/05/12)
Workshop
 Universidade de Lisboa, Portugal

Event participation

Activity description
Type of event 		Event name
Institution / Organization
2021/02 - 2021/02 Workshop: "Teaching Assistants: Teaching STEM Students"
Workshop
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
2020/03/06 - 2020/03/06 Workshop "Clear Science Communication" by Cristina Nobre Soares
Workshop
 Comunicar Ciência Clara
2017/09/27 - 2017/09/29 Conference poster: Coustom-Tailored Matrices for Chemical Immobilization.
Conference
 21st International Symposium on Microencapsulation
2017/07/03 - 2017/07/05 Participation as a demonstrator of the"Technological Platform for Microencapsulation and Immobilization"at the Ciência 2017 meeting, representing CERENA and the Instituto Superior Técnico (IST)
Meeting
 Ciência 2017

Mentoring / Tutoring

Topic Student name
2021 - 2021/11/26 Support in the following master's thesis orientation: "Microencapsulation of Drugs for Biodegradable Coatings". Thesis supervised by Professor Ana C. Marques (IST) and Prof. João André da Costa Tedim (Universidade de Aveiro) Inês Quinta Queimada de Jesus Rosa
2020/02/01 - 2021/01/20 Support in the following master's thesis orientation: "Fragrance encapsulation with biodegradable polymers assisted by supercritical fluids". Thesis supervised by Professor Ana Clara Marques, IST. Maria Terrucha
2018/02/01 - 2019/04/23 Support in the following master's thesis orientation: "Microencapsulation of isocyanate compounds assisted by supercritical fluids". Thesis supervised by Professor Ana Clara Marques and Professor Miguel Rodrigues, IST. Sara Raquel Fernandes Saraiva
2018/04/01 - 2018/11/23 Support in the following master's thesis orientation: "Preparation and characterization of Pluronic F127 / water / poly (e-caprolactone) composite systems". Thesis supervised by Professor Ana C. Marques (IST) and Professor Maria T. V. Cidade (FCT / UNL) Beatriz Domingos Delgado
2017/03 - 2017/11 Support in the following master's thesis orientation: "Microencapsulation of isocyanate compounds for autoreactive, monocomponent adhesive". Thesis supervised by Professor Ana Clara Marques, IST. Mahboobeh Attaei
Distinctions

Award

2022 Winner of the Best R&D Proposal Award
COST Action CA18120 “Reliable roadmap for certification of bonded primary structures”, Belgium
2016 Best Student Contribution
24th International Conference on Bioencapsulation, Portugal