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Duarte Almeida is a Master in Biomedical Engineering from Instituto Superior Técnico. He obtained his Bachelor's and Master's degrees from Instituto Superior Técnico, with a specialization in Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine and with a thesis developed on the 3D bioprinting of magnetic hydrogels. Duarte is currently studying to obtain his PhD in Bioengineering from Instituto Superior Técnico, developing his work in the Institute for Bioengineering and Biosciences (iBB). His works have originated two peer-reviewed articles.
Identification

Personal identification

Full name
Duarte Nuno Costa de Almeida

Citation names

  • Almeida, Duarte

Author identifiers

Ciência ID
EF17-2220-5BD0

Email addresses

  • duarte.almeida@tecnico.ulisboa.pt (Professional)

Knowledge fields

  • Medical and Health Sciences - Medical Biotechnology - Technologies Involving the Manipulation of Cells, Tissues, Organs or the Whole Organism
  • 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)
French Intermediate (B1) Upper intermediate (B2) Intermediate (B1) Intermediate (B1)
Education
Degree Classification
2024/11/01 - 2028/10/31
Ongoing
 Bioengenharia (Doutoramento)
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
"mEX7&6yvT8UYto" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
2021/09/17 - 2023/12/06
Concluded
 Engenharia Biomédica (Mestrado)
Major in Engenharia de Tecidos e Medicina Regenerativa
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
"Development and 3D bioprinting of magnetic bioinks" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 18
2018/09/17 - 2021/07/23
Concluded
 Engenharia Biomédica (Licenciatura)
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
 16
Affiliation

Science

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2024/04/08 - 2024/10/11 Researcher (Research) Universidade de Lisboa Instituto de Bioengenharia e Biociências, Portugal
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
2024/05/28 - 2024/07/19 Research Trainee (Research) Arizona State University Ira A Fulton Schools of Engineering, United States
Arizona State University Ira A Fulton Schools of Engineering, United States
2022/07/01 - 2022/09/01 Research Trainee (Research) INESC Microsistemas e Nanotecnologias, Portugal
INESC Microsistemas e Nanotecnologias, Portugal
2022/03/01 - 2022/07/01 Research Trainee (Research) Universidade de Lisboa Instituto de Bioengenharia e Biociências, Portugal
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto de Bioengenharia e Biociências, Portugal
Projects

Grant

Designation Funders
2024/11/01 - 2028/10/31 3D bioprinting of a vascularized, innervated and functional skin tissue
2024.02957.BD
PhD Student Fellow
Associação do Instituto Superior Técnico para a Investigação e Desenvolvimento, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Ongoing
Outputs

Publications

Journal article
  1. GUSMÃO, AFONSO; Marques, Diana; Almeida, Duarte; Schüler, Kristin; Frederico Castelo Ferreira; Sanjuan-Alberte, Paola; Leite, Marco. "LusoBioMaker: A low-cost 3D bioprinter with multi-extrusion and contour printing capabilities for thermo- and photocurable hydrogels towards complex tissue fabrication". Bioprinting 50 (2025): e00425. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bprint.2025.e00425.
    Published • 10.1016/j.bprint.2025.e00425
  2. Almeida, Duarte; Dias, Diogo; Frederico Castelo Ferreira; Esteves, Teresa. Corresponding author: Esteves, Teresa. "Self-Healing, Electroconductive Hydrogels for Wound Healing Applications". Gels 11 8 (2025): 619. https://doi.org/10.3390/gels11080619.
    Published • 10.3390/gels11080619
  3. Almeida, Duarte; Küppers, Freya; Gusmão, Afonso; Manjua, Ana C.; Ferreira, Catarina F. R.; Portugal, Carla A. M.; Silva, João C.; Sanjuan-Alberte, Paola; Ferreira, Frederico Castelo. "Design of magnetic kappa-carrageenan-collagen bioinks for 3D bioprinting". Journal of Materials Science 59 31 (2024): 14573-14592. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10853-024-10021-y.
    10.1007/s10853-024-10021-y
  4. Almeida, Duarte; Sanjuan-Alberte, Paola; Silva, João C.; Ferreira, Frederico. Corresponding author: Sanjuan-Alberte, Paola. "3D (bio)printing of magnetic hydrogels: Formulation and applications in tissue engineering". International Journal of Bioprinting 10 1 (2023): 0965. http://dx.doi.org/10.36922/ijb.0965.
    10.36922/ijb.0965
Preprint
  1. Almeida, Duarte; Küppers, Freya; Gusmão, Afonso; Manjua, Ana C.; Ferreira, Catarina F.R.; Portugal, Carla A.M.; Silva, João C.; Sanjuan-Alberte, Paola; Ferreira, Frederico Castelo. "Design of Magnetic ¿-Carrageenan-Collagen Bioinks for 3D Bioprinting". 2024. http://dx.doi.org/10.21203/rs.3.rs-4138126/v1.
    10.21203/rs.3.rs-4138126/v1
Thesis / Dissertation
  1. "Development and 3D bioprinting of magnetic bioinks". Master, Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, 2023.
Activities

Event participation

Activity description
Type of event 		Event name
Institution / Organization
2025/02/18 - 2025/02/18 Participation in a panel called "Beyond donors: how 3D bioprinting is creating a new world for organ transplantation" at the X Semana da Bioengenharia, at IST
Seminar
 X Semana da Bioengenharia
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal

Association member

Society Organization name Role
2022/07/14 - 2023/07/14 Núcleo de Engenharia Biomédica - Instituto Superior Técnico Presidente da Direção
2021/11/11 - 2022/09/01 Associação dos Estudantes do Instituto Superior Técnico (AEIST) Vice-Coordenador do pelouro para a Saúde e Iniciativas Desportivas
2021/09/01 - 2022/08/01 Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (EMBS), chapter do student branch do IST do Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) Membro da board
2020/12/06 - 2021/08/06 Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (EMBS), chapter do student branch do IST do Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) Colaborador do Departamento "Enterprise Challenge"
2020/07/01 - 2021/07/01 Núcleo de Engenharia Biomédica - Instituto Superior Técnico Coordenador da Secção Lúdica e Desportiva
2019/09/01 - 2020/07/01 Núcleo de Engenharia Biomédica - Instituto Superior Técnico Colaborador da Secção Lúdica e Desportiva
Distinctions

Other distinction

2023 Diploma de Mérito Académico
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal
2020 Diploma de Mérito Académico
Universidade de Lisboa Instituto Superior Técnico, Portugal