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Dr.Raquel Gonçalves earned her Ph.D. in Chemical and Biological Engineering from the University of Minho (Portugal) in 2024. Her academic journey has included significant research contributions, beginning with her role as an MSc researcher in two projects conducted at the University of Porto (ICETA) and the Centre of Biological Engineering (CEB) at the University of Minho between 2015 and 2019. She has authored 22 peer-reviewed publications, 2 book chapters, and over 30 abstracts presented at national and international conferences. Her research focuses on lipid-based nanostructures for food applications, emphasizing the development of functional foods through the encapsulation of bioactive compounds in nano-based delivery systems. Her work further extends to evaluating these systems under various in vitro digestion models, investigating food-nanostructure interactions, and assessing toxicity using advanced models such as Caco-2 and HT29 co-cultures and zebrafish embryos. Dr. Raquel Gonçalves also has experience in higher education, having served as an Invited Assistant Professor in the Department of Biological Engineering at the University of Minho. Her dedication to both research and teaching underscores her commitment to advancing knowledge in her field.
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Identification

Personal identification

Full name
Raquel Filipa Silva Gonçalves Passos

Citation names

  • Gonçalves, Raquel
  • Gonçalves, Raquel F.S.

Author identifiers

Ciência ID
F31A-A13F-79C9
ORCID iD
0000-0002-9806-8147
Scopus Author Id
57196448886

Email addresses

  • raquelfsg@gmail.com (Professional)

Telephones

Mobile phone
  • 927710778 (Personal)

Knowledge fields

  • Engineering and Technology - Other Engineering and Technologies - Food and Beverages
  • Agrarian Sciences - Agrarian and Food Biotechnology
  • Engineering and Technology - Nano-technology

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
2019/07/01 - 2024/03/26
Concluded
 Chemical and Biological Engineering (Doutoramento)
Universidade do Minho Centro de Engenharia Biológica, Portugal
"Understanding of the effects of bio-based nanostructures within food matrices" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
2022/05/01 - 2022/10/31
Concluded
 Short-term mission (during PhD) (Doutoramento)
University of Massachusetts Amherst, United States
2013
Concluded
 Engenharia Biológica - Ramo Ambiental (Mestrado integrado)
Universidade do Minho Escola de Engenharia, Portugal
"Análise das emissões difusas no Aterro Sanitário Vale do Lima e Baixo Cávado" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
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Affiliation

Science

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2024/09/04 - 2025/03/03 Contracted Researcher (Research) Universidade do Minho Centro de Engenharia Biológica, Portugal
Universidade do Minho Centro de Engenharia Biológica, Portugal

Teaching in Higher Education

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2023/09/01 - 2024/03/31 Invited Assistant Professor (University Teacher) Universidade do Minho, Portugal
Universidade do Minho Departamento de Engenharia Biológica, Portugal

Others

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2016/07/01 - 2019/06/30 Investigador Bolseiro "NanoMaxiSafe - Functionalized nanostructured delivery systems for food applications: strategies to maximize bioactive compounds’ bioavailability and their safety evaluation" Universidade do Minho Centro de Engenharia Biológica, Portugal
Universidade do Minho Centro de Engenharia Biológica, Portugal
2014/09/01 - 2015/12/31 Investigador Bolseiro "SeaBioPlas Project - Seaweeds from Sustainable Aquaculture as Feedstock for Biodegradable Bioplastics" Universidade do Porto Instituto de Ciências e Tecnologias Agrárias e Agro-Alimentares, Portugal
2013/12/01 - 2014/08/01 Estágio Voluntário no Laboratório de Fermentações "Comparação do crescimento de microalgas verdes através de diferentes formas de cultivo: Autotrófico, Heterotrófico e Mixotrófico" Universidade do Minho Centro de Engenharia Biológica, Portugal
2013/04/01 - 2013/09/01 Estágio Curricular Resulima - Valorização e Tratamento de Resíduos Sólidos S.A., Viana do Castelo, Portugal
Projects

Contract

Designation Funders
2019/01/01 - 2025/03/03 Centre of Biological Engineering - University of Minho
UID/BIO/04469/2019
Universidade do Minho, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
2024/09 - 2025/03 GEEK4Food - Glocal Ecosystems and Expanded Knowledge for skills and capabilities in the food sector
101087203
Post-doc
Universidade do Minho Centro de Engenharia Biológica, Portugal
 Erasmus Plus
Ongoing
2016/07/01 - 2019/06/30 "NanoMaxiSafe - Functionalized nanostructured delivery systems for food applications: strategies to maximize bioactive compounds’ bioavailability and their safety evaluation"
PTDC/AGR-TEC/5215/2014
Research Fellow
Universidade do Minho Centro de Engenharia Biológica, Portugal
 Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
2014/09/17 - 2015/10/30 “SeaBioPlas — Seaweeds from Sustainable Aquaculture as Feedstock for Biodegradable Bioplastics”
289829, KBBE.2011.2.3-03
Research Fellow
Universidade do Porto Instituto de Ciências e Tecnologias Agrárias e Agro-Alimentares, Portugal
 European Commission Seventh Framework Programme for Research and Technological Development Food Agriculture and Fisheries Biotechnology
Concluded
Outputs

Publications

Book chapter
  1. Gonçalves, Raquel F.S.; Madalena, Daniel A.; Araújo, João F.; Fernandes, Jean-Michel; Marques, Márcia; Vicente, António A.; Pinheiro, Ana C.. "Biopolymeric nanostructures for food applications". In Advances in Biopolymers for Food Science and Technology, 309-345. Elsevier, 2024.
    10.1016/b978-0-443-19005-6.00013-x
  2. Bourbon, Ana I.; Gonçalves, Raquel F.S.; Vicente, António A.; Pinheiro, Ana C.. "Characterization of Particle Properties in Nanoemulsions". In Nanoemulsions, edited by Seid Mahdi Jafari; David Julian McClements, 519-546. Elsevier, 2018.
    10.1016/b978-0-12-811838-2.00016-3
Conference abstract
  1. Vardanega, Renata; Lüdtke, Fernanda Luisa; Luis Loureiro; Gonçalves, Raquel F.S.; Martins, Joana; Pinheiro, Ana Cristina; Vicente, A.A.. "Nanostructured Lipid Carriers for Enhanced Cannabidiol Bioaccessibility: In vitro Digestion Study and Cytotoxicity Assessment". Paper presented in 10th International conference on Food Chemistry & Technology, Valencia, 2024.
  2. Vardanega, Renata; Lüdtke, Fernanda Luisa; Loureiro, Luis; Gonçalves, Raquel; Vicente, António A.. "Nanostructures as conveyors of functionality in foods: The case of cannabidiol-based nanostructured lipid carriers". Paper presented in Food Chemistry & Technology, Paris, 2023.
  3. Araújo, João; Fernandes, Jean-Michel; Martins, Joana T.; Gonçalves, Raquel F.S.; Vicente, A.A.; Ana C. Pinheiro. Corresponding author: Araújo, João. "Development of functional foods with customized structure and nutrition: A nanotechnological and 3D food printing approach". Paper presented in CIPCA 2023 - IX International Conference on Food Proteins and Colloids (Anais), Rio de Janeiro, 2023.
    Published
  4. Rocha, João M.; Sousa, Ana M. M.; Santos, Joana; Gonçalves, Raquel; Perez-Gregorio, M. Rosa; Freitas, Victor; Oliveira, M. Beatriz; Gonçalves, M. Pilar; Rocha, Cristina M.R.. "Edible biodegradable agar-based films and coatings in ready-to-eat strawberries: new trends for an environmentally sustainable food industry". Paper presented in 1º Simpósio INIAV para a Segurança Alimentar (Rumo à Alimentação do Futuro), 2019.
  5. Ana C. Pinheiro; Gonçalves, Raquel F.S.; Daniel A. Madalena; António A. Vicente. "Unravelling the behavior of nanostructures during digestion". Paper presented in CEB Annual Meeting, Braga, 2017.
    Published
  6. Rocha, João M.; Sousa, Ana M. M.; Santos, Joana; Alves, Rita; Gonçalves, Raquel; Oliveira, M. Beatriz; Gonçalves, M. Pilar; Rocha, Cristina M. R.. "On the correlation between physicochemical properties of agar and its performance as edible coating and film to enhance shelf-life of fresh fruit". Paper presented in SPB2016 - Book of Abstracts XIX National Congress of Biochemistry, 2016.
  7. Gonçalves, Raquel F.S.; Magalhães, Júlia; Sousa, Ana M.M.; Benoit, Maud; Abreu, Maria Helena; Pereira, Rui; Gonçalves, Maria do Pilar; Rocha, Cristina. "Electric heating and ultrasounds as alternative technologies for seaweed polysaccharide extraction". Paper presented in 12th International Congress on Engineering and Food (ICEF12), 2015.
Conference paper
  1. Ribeiro, A.; Gonçalves, Raquel Filipa Silva; Pinheiro, A. C.; Manrique, Y. A.; Barreiro, M. Filomena; Lopes, José Carlos B.; Dias, M. Madalena. "Vitamin E-loaded hydroxyapatite Pickering emulsions as new product design for fortified food applications". 2023.
  2. Fernandes, J. M.; Araújo, J.; Gonçalves, Raquel F. S.; Vicente, A. A.; Pinheiro, Ana Cristina. "Unravelling nanoemulsions vs excipient nanoemulsions: formulation optimization, particle characterization and behavior as a-tocopherol delivery systems". 2023.
  3. Ferreira, Rute Vanessa Novais; Sousa, Cláudia Sofia Cunha; Presa, Eva; Pires, Diana Priscila Penso; Gonçalves, Raquel F. S.; Pinheiro, A. C.; Oleastro, Mónica; et al. "H. pylori phages: from genome release to hope for use as therapy". 2022.
    10.26355/mhd_20229_735
  4. Pinto, Graça; Shetty, Sudarshan; Zoetendal, Erwin G.; Gonçalves, Raquel Filipa Silva; Pinheiro, Ana Cristina; Almeida, Carina Manuela Fernandes; Azeredo, Joana; Smidt, Hauke. "Unveiling the impact of STEC infecting phages on the colon microbiota using an in vitro fermentation model". 2022.
  5. Gonçalves, Raquel Filipa Silva; Abreu, C. S.; Gomes, J. R.; Vicente, A. A.; Pinheiro, A. C.; Vieira J. M.. "Dynamic aspects of oral processing of curcumin-loaded solid lipid nanoparticles yoghurts by rheology and soft tribology assessment". 2022.
  6. Madalena, Daniel A.; Gonçalves, Raquel F. S.; Araújo, João Miguel Fernandes; Vicente, A. A.; Pinheiro, A. C.. "In vitro digestion and storage stability of riboflavin-loaded WPI nanostructures towards foods fortification". 2022.
  7. Ferreira, Rute Vanessa Novais; Sousa, Cláudia Sofia Cunha; Gonçalves, Raquel F. S.; Pinheiro, A. C.; Oleastro, Mónica; Azeredo, Joana; Figueiredo, Céu; et al. "A novel Helicobacter pylori phage to combat gastric infections: first characterizations". Paper presented in 24th Biennial Evergreen International Phage Meeting, Olympia, 2021.
    Published
  8. Rocha, Cristina M. R.; Matos, G. S. S.; Gonçalves, Raquel F. S.; Pereira, Ricardo Nuno Correia; Teixeira, J. A.. "Influence of moderate electric fields on the performance of agars extraction from Gracilaria sp.". 2018.
Conference poster
  1. Vardanega, R.; Lüdtke, F. L.; Loureiro, L.; Gonçalves, Raquel F.S.; Pinheiro, A.C.; Vicente, A. A.. "Nanostructured lipid carriers for simultaneous delivery of cannabidiol and the bioenhancer piperine". Paper presented in IUFOST 2024, 22nd World Congress of Food Science and Technology, 2024.
  2. Gonçalves, Raquel F.S.; Hualu Zhou; António Vicente; Ana C. Pinheiro; David Julian McClements. "Development of plant-based bigels for curcumin’s delivery". Paper presented in 8th International Conference on Food Digestion, 2024.
  3. Larissa Tessaro; Gonçalves, Raquel F.S.; Martins, Joana T.; Ana C. Pinheiro; António A. Vicente; Paulo Sobral. "The physicochemical stability, bioaccessibility and cytotoxicity of pitanga leaf extract into W/O and W/O/W emulsions by in vitro digestion". Paper presented in 15° SLACAN - Simpósio Latino Americano de Ciência de Alimentos e Nutrição, 2023.
  4. Gonçalves, Raquel F.S.; Martins, Joana T.; António A. Vicente; Ana C. Pinheiro. "Incorporation of curcumin-loaded solid lipid nanoparticles in yogurt: Evaluation of curcumin’s bioaccessibility and in vitro cytotoxicity.". Paper presented in 4th International Conference on Food Bioactives & Health, 2023.
  5. Andreia Mendes; Gonçalves, Raquel F.S.; Luis Abrunhosa; Martins, Joana T.; António A. Vicente. "Solid lipid nanoparticles produced with beeswax as oral carriers of quercetin". Paper presented in XVI Encontro de Química dos Alimentos, 2022.
  6. Andreia Ribeiro; Gonçalves, Raquel F.S.; Ana C. Pinheiro; Yaidelin A. Manrique; Maria Filomena Barreiro; José Carlos B. Lopes; Madalena M. Dias. "Vitamin E-loaded hydroxyapatite Pickering emulsions produced using a static mixer – NETmix: New product design for fortified food applications.". Paper presented in Chisa2022 - International Congress of Chemical and Process Engineering, 2022.
  7. Pereira, E; Fernandes, J-M; Gonçalves, R; Pinheiro, A. C; Duarte, M. Salomé; Alves, M; Meirelles, A. J. A; et al. "In vitro digestion simulation of medium chain fatty acids (MCFAs) using static and dynamic protocols". Paper presented in 35th EFFoST International Conference 2021 Healthy Individuals, Resilient Communities, and Global Food Security,, 2021.
  8. Pereira, Ericsem; Fernandes, Jean-Michel; Gonçalves, Raquel F.S.; Pinheiro, Ana Cristina; Duarte, M. Salomé; Alves, M. Madalena; Meirelles, António J.A.; Máximo, Guilherme J.; Vicente, António A.. "In vitro digestion simulation of medium chain fatty acids using static and dynamic protocols". Paper presented in 35th EFFoST International Conference 2021 - Healthy Individuals, Resilient Communities, and Global Food Security, 2021.
  9. Gonçalves, Raquel F.S.; A. A. Vicente; A. C. Pinheiro. "Incorporation of different curcumin nanostructures in a model food: evaluation of shelf-life and behaviour under digestion". Paper presented in e-Latin Food 2020 9th Food Science, Biotechnology & Safety Congress, 2020.
  10. Gonçalves, Raquel F.S.; Martins, Joana T.; Vicente, António A.; Pinheiro, Ana Cristina. "Nanoemulsion delivery systems: impact of emulsifier type on curcumin’s bioaccessibility during in vitro digestion". Paper presented in 8th International Symposium on "Delivery of Functionality in Complex Food Systems", 2019.
  11. Gonçalves, Raquel F.S.; Martins, J. T.; Vicente, A.A.; Pinheiro, A. C.. "Lipid-based nanostructures as strategies to enhance curcumin’s bioavailability: effect of carrier oil physical state". Paper presented in 8th International Symposium on 'Delivery of Functionality in Complex Food Systems', 2019.
  12. Gonçalves, Raquel F.S.; Martins, Joana T.; Vicente, António A.; Pinheiro, Ana C.. "Effect of bio-based nanostructures in curcumin bioaccessibility: physical state and carrier oil type". Paper presented in 2nd International Conference on Food Bioactives & Health, 2018.
  13. Gonçalves, Raquel F.S.; Martins, Joana T.; Matias, Ana A.; Vicente, António A.; Pinheiro, Ana C.. "Influence of emulsifier type on in vitro digestion of curcumin nanoemulsions: Lecithin and rhamnolipids". Paper presented in 17th Food Colloids Conference: Application of Soft Matter Concepts, 2018.
  14. Vicente, António A.; Gonçalves, Raquel F.S.; Martins, Joana T.; Duarte, Catarina M.; Pinheiro, Ana C.. "Nanoemulsion-based delivery systems for curcumin: effect of carrier oil type on bioaccessibility and cell viability". Paper presented in 7th International Symposium on Delivery of Functionality in Complex Food Systems, 2017.
  15. Gonçalves, Raquel F.S.; Joana T. Martins; Catarina M. Duarte; António A. Vicente; Ana C. Pinheiro. "Bio-based nanocarriers incorporating curcumin – bioaccessibility and cell viability evaluation". Paper presented in CEB Anual Meeting, 2017.
  16. Gonçalves, Raquel F.S.; Joana T. Martins; C. M. Duarte; A. A. Vicente; A. C. Pinheiro. "Enhancing curcumin bioaccessibility through different nanoformulations". Paper presented in 5th International Conference on Food Digestion, 2017.
  17. Gonçalves, Raquel F.S.; Ana M.M. Sousa; Maria Helena Abreu; Maria do Pilar Gonçalves; Cristina M.R. Rocha. "Characterization of heat-pressed agar films aiming at packaging applications". Paper presented in 2nd Innovations in Food Packaging, Shelf Life and Food Safety, 2015.
  18. Gonçalves, Raquel F.S.; Júlia Magalhães; Ana M.M. Sousa; Maria Helena Abreu; Freddie O’Mahony; Maria do Pilar Gonçalves; Cristina M.R. Rocha. "Ultrasounds: An alternative technology for seaweed polysaccharides extraction". Paper presented in 8th European Symposium on Biopolymers, 2015.
  19. Gonçalves, Raquel F.S.; Júlia Magalhães; Ana M.M. Sousa; Maud Benoit; Maria Helena Abreu; Rui Pereira; Maria do Pilar Gonçalves; Cristina M.R. Rocha. "Ohmic heating and ultrasounds as alternative technologies for seaweed polysaccharide extraction". Paper presented in 12th Internacional Congress on Engineering and Food, 2015.
Journal article
  1. Pinto-Neto, Walter de Paula; Loureiro, Luis; Gonçalves, Raquel F.S.; Marques, Márcia Cristina Teixeira; Rodrigues, Rui Miguel Martins; Abrunhosa, Luís; de Barros, Aline Magalhães; et al. "Potential Prebiotic Effect of Caatinga Bee Honeys from the Pajeú Hinterland (Pernambuco, Brazil) on Synbiotic Alcoholic Beverages Fermented by Saccharomyces boulardii CNCM I-745". Fermentation 11 7 (2025): 405. https://doi.org/10.3390/fermentation11070405.
    Published • 10.3390/fermentation11070405
  2. João Fernandes Araújo; Jean-Michel Fernandes; Daniel Madalena; Raquel F. S. Gonçalves; Jorge M. Vieira; Joana T. Martins; A.A. Vicente; Ana C Pinheiro; Raquel Gonçalves. "Development of 3D-printed foods incorporating riboflavin-loaded whey protein isolate nanostructures: characterization and in vitro digestion". Food & Function (2025): http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/d4fo05102e.
    10.1039/d4fo05102e
  3. Larissa Tessaro; Raquel F.S. Gonçalves; Joana T. Martins; Ana C. Pinheiro; António A. Vicente; Paulo J.A. Sobral. "Gelatin-based nanocomposite films activated by double emulsion loaded with “Pitanga” leaf extract: Bioaccessibility and cytotoxicity of emulsions and films after in vitro digestion". Food Hydrocolloids (2024): https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodhyd.2024.110136.
    10.1016/j.foodhyd.2024.110136
  4. Jean-Michel Fernandes; Jorge M. Vieira; Raquel F.S. Gonçalves; Joana T. Martins; António A. Vicente; Ana C. Pinheiro. "Development of novel functional thickened drinks enriched with vitamin D3 for the older adult population – behaviour under dynamic in vitro digestion". Food Hydrocolloids (2024): https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodhyd.2024.110572.
    10.1016/j.foodhyd.2024.110572
  5. Clímaco, Gabrielli Nunes; Gonçalves, Raquel F.S.; Fernandes, Jean-Michel; Pinheiro, Ana C.; Vicente, António A.; Fasolin, Luiz Henrique. "SIMULTANEOUS VEHICULATION OF CURCUMIN AND RIBOFLAVIN IN BIGELS PRODUCED THROUGH WPI COLD-SET GELATION". Food Hydrocolloids (2024): 110460. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.foodhyd.2024.110460.
    10.1016/j.foodhyd.2024.110460
  6. Raquel F.S. Gonçalves; Hualu Zhou; António A. Vicente; Ana C. Pinheiro; David Julian McClements. "Plant-based bigels for delivery of bioactive compounds: Influence of hydrogel:oleogel ratio and protein concentration on their physicochemical properties". Food Hydrocolloids (2024): https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodhyd.2023.109721.
    10.1016/j.foodhyd.2023.109721
  7. Renata Vardanega; Fernanda L. Lüdtke; Luís Loureiro; Raquel F.S. Gonçalves; Ana C. Pinheiro; António A. Vicente. "Development and characterization of nanostructured lipid carriers for cannabidiol delivery". Food Chemistry (2024): http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.foodchem.2023.138295.
    10.1016/j.foodchem.2023.138295
  8. Raquel F.S. Gonçalves; Jean-Michel Fernandes; Joana T. Martins; Jorge M. Vieira; Cristiano S. Abreu; José R. Gomes; António A. Vicente; Ana C. Pinheiro. "Incorporation of curcumin-loaded solid lipid nanoparticles into yogurt: Tribo-rheological properties and dynamic in vitro digestion". Food Research International (2024): https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodres.2024.114112.
    10.1016/j.foodres.2024.114112
  9. Fernandes, J. M.; Araújo, J. F.; Gonçalves, Raquel Filipa Silva; Vicente, A. A.; Pinheiro, Ana Cristina Braga. "Emulsions vs excipient emulsions as -tocopherol delivery systems: Formulation optimization and behaviour under in vitro digestion". (2024): https://hdl.handle.net/1822/92488.
    10.1016/j.foodres.2024.114743
  10. Rodrigues, Matilde; Rosa, Ana; Almeida, André; Martins, Rui; Ribeiro, Tânia; Pintado, Manuela; Gonçalves, Raquel F. S.; et al. "Omega-3 fatty acids from fish by-products: innovative extraction and application in food and feed". (2024): http://hdl.handle.net/10400.14/44377.
    10.1016/j.fbp.2024.02.007
  11. Lüdtke, Fernanda Luisa; Fernandes, Jean Michel; Gonçalves, Raquel Filipa Silva; Martins, Joana T.; Berni, Paulo; Ribeiro, Ana P. B.; Vicente, A. A.; Pinheiro, A. C.. "Performance of ß-carotene-loaded nanostructured lipid carriers under dynamic in vitro digestion system: influence of the emulsifier type". (2024): https://hdl.handle.net/1822/91946.
    10.1111/1750-3841.17113
  12. Pereira, Ericsem; Fernandes, Jean-Michel; Gonçalves, Raquel F.S.; Pinheiro, Ana C.; Salomé Duarte, M.; Madalena Alves, M.; Meirelles, Antonio J.A.; Maximo, Guilherme J.; Vicente, Antonio A.. "Evaluating the in vitro digestion of lipids rich in medium-chain fatty acids (MCFAs) using dynamic and static protocols". Food Chemistry 406 (2023): 135080. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.foodchem.2022.135080.
    Published • 10.1016/j.foodchem.2022.135080
  13. Gonçalves, Raquel F.S.; Vicente, António A.; Pinheiro, Ana C.. Corresponding author: Pinheiro, Ana C.. "Incorporation of curcumin-loaded lipid-based nano delivery systems into food: Release behavior in food simulants and a case study of application in a beverage". Food Chemistry 405 (2023): 134740. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.foodchem.2022.134740.
    Published • 10.1016/j.foodchem.2022.134740
  14. Raquel F. S. Gonçalves; Rui Rodrigues; António A. Vicente; Ana C. Pinheiro. "Incorporation of Solid Lipid Nanoparticles into Stirred Yogurt: Effects in Physicochemical and Rheological Properties during Shelf-Life". Nanomaterials (2022): https://doi.org/10.3390/nano13010093.
    10.3390/nano13010093
  15. Raquel F.S. Gonçalves; Daniel A. Madalena; Jean-Michel Fernandes; Márcia Marques; A.A. Vicente; Ana C Pinheiro. "Application of nanostructured delivery systems in food: From incorporation to detection and characterization". Trends in Food Science & Technology (2022): http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.tifs.2022.09.016.
    10.1016/j.tifs.2022.09.016
  16. Graça Pinto; Sudarshan A. Shetty; Erwin G. Zoetendal; Raquel F. S. Gonçalves; Ana C. Pinheiro; Carina Almeida; Joana Azeredo; Hauke Smidt. "An in vitro fermentation model to study the impact of bacteriophages targeting Shiga toxin-encoding Escherichia coli on the colonic microbiota". npj Biofilms and Microbiomes (2022): https://doi.org/10.1038/s41522-022-00334-8.
    10.1038/s41522-022-00334-8
  17. Rute Ferreira; Cláudia Sousa; Raquel F. S. Gonçalves; Ana Cristina Pinheiro; Mónica Oleastro; Jeroen Wagemans; Rob Lavigne; et al. "Characterization and Genomic Analysis of a New Phage Infecting Helicobacter pylori". International Journal of Molecular Sciences (2022): https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms23147885.
    10.3390/ijms23147885
  18. Madalena, Daniel; Fernandes, Jean-Michel; Avelar, Zita; Gonçalves, Raquel F.S.; Ramos, Óscar L.; Vicente, António A.; Pinheiro, Ana C.. "Emerging challenges in assessing bio-based nanosystems’ behaviour under in vitro digestion focused on food applications – A critical view and future perspectives". Food Research International 157 (2022): 111417. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.foodres.2022.111417.
    Published • 10.1016/j.foodres.2022.111417
  19. Andreia Ribeiro; Gonçalves, Raquel F.S.; Ana Cristina Pinheiro; Yaidelin A. Manrique; Maria Filomena Barreiro; José Carlos B. Lopes; Madalena M. Dias. "In vitro digestion and bioaccessibility studies of vitamin E-loaded nanohydroxyapatite pickering emulsions and derived fortified foods". LWT 154 (2022): 112706-112706. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.lwt.2021.112706.
    Open access • 10.1016/j.lwt.2021.112706
  20. Gonçalves, Raquel F.S.; Martins, Joana T.; Abrunhosa, Luís; Baixinho, João; Matias, Ana A.; Vicente, António A.. "Lipid-based nanostructures as a strategy to enhance curcumin bioaccessibility: Behavior under digestion and cytotoxicity assessment". Food Research International 143 (2021): 110278-110278. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.foodres.2021.110278.
    10.1016/j.foodres.2021.110278
  21. Raquel F. S. Gonçalves; Joana T. Martins; Luís Abrunhosa; António A. Vicente; Ana C. Pinheiro. "Nanoemulsions for Enhancement of Curcumin Bioavailability and Their Safety Evaluation: Effect of Emulsifier Type". Nanomaterials (2021): https://doi.org/10.3390/nano11030815.
    10.3390/nano11030815
  22. Amorim, Cláudia; Silvério, Sara C.; Gonçalves, Raquel F.S.; Pinheiro, Ana Cristina; Silva, Soraia; Coelho, Elisabete; Coimbra, Manuel A.; Prather, Kristala L. J.; Rodrigues, L. R.. "Downscale fermentation for xylooligosaccharides production by recombinant Bacillus subtilis 3610". Carbohydrate Polymers 205 (2018): 176-183. http://hdl.handle.net/1822/56620.
    Published • 10.1016/j.carbpol.2018.09.088
  23. Raquel F.S. Gonçalves; Joana T. Martins; Catarina M.M. Duarte; António A. Vicente; Ana C. Pinheiro. "Advances in nutraceutical delivery systems: From formulation design for bioavailability enhancement to efficacy and safety evaluation". Trends in Food Science & Technology 78 (2018): 270-291. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tifs.2018.06.011.
    10.1016/j.tifs.2018.06.011
  24. Pinheiro, A.C.; Gonçalves, R.F.S.; Madalena, D.A.; Vicente, A.A.. "Towards the understanding of the behavior of bio-based nanostructures during in vitro digestion". Current Opinion in Food Science (2017): http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85026301113&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1016/j.cofs.2017.06.005
Preprint
  1. Vardanega, Renata; Lüdtke, Fernanda Luisa; Loureiro, Luis; Gonçalves, Raquel; Pinheiro, Ana Cristina; Vicente, António Augusto. "Food Grade Nanostructured Lipid Carriers as an Oral Delivery System of Cannabidiol: Development and Characterization". 2023. http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.4634716.
    10.2139/ssrn.4634716
Thesis / Dissertation
  1. Gonçalves, Raquel Filipa Silva. "Understanding of the effects of bio-based nanostructures within food matrices". PhD, 2024. https://hdl.handle.net/1822/91362.
  2. Gonçalves, Raquel Filipa Silva. "Análise das emissões difusas no Aterro Sanitário do Vale do Lima e Baixo Cávado". Master, 2013. http://hdl.handle.net/1822/35347.
Activities

Oral presentation

Presentation title Event name
Host (Event location)
2024/04/23 Understanding of the effects of bio-based nanostructures within food matrices 17th European PhD Workshop on Food Engineering and Technology
European Federation of Chemical Engineering (Aachen, Germany)
2018/09/24 Understanding the behavior of lipid-based delivery nanosystems during in vitro digestion – Curcumin’s bioaccessibility evaluation INFOGEST Meeting
(Lisboa, Portugal)
2014/11/06 Optimization of the extraction of polysaccharides from green and brown seaweeds XX Encontro Luso-Galego de Química
(Porto, Portugal)
2013/06/05 Modelling and optimization of an activated sludge system XVI Congress of the Portuguese Association of Operational Research
(Bragança, Portugal)

Event organisation

Event name
Type of event (Role) 		Institution / Organization
2019/09/16 - 2020/09/18 Member of organizing committee of the “1st Chemical and Biological Engineering Doctoral Symposium”, Braga, 16-18 September 2020. (2020/09/16 - 2020/09/18)
Symposium (Member of the Organising Committee)
 Universidade do Minho Centro de Engenharia Biológica, Portugal

Event participation

Activity description
Type of event 		Event name
Institution / Organization
2024/11 - 2025/06 International Professional Development Program for Professors (IPDP) promoted by the International Mentoring Foundation for the Advancement of Higher Education (IMFAHE)
Workshop
 International Professional Development Program for Professors
2024/10 - 2024/10 Nature Masterclasses online course: "Focus on Peer Review" (3.5h)
Workshop
 Focus on Peer Review
Springer Nature America Inc, United States
2024/04/23 - 2024/04/24 17th European PhD Workshop on Food Engineering and Technology, 23-24 April 2024, Aachen, Germany, where the oral communication Understanding of the effects of bio-based nanostructures within food matrices was presented
Workshop
 17th European PhD Workshop on Food Engineering and Technology
2024/04/18 - 2024/04/20 Collaboration as a volunteer monitor in the “UPA 2024 - UMinho with Open Doors” (April 18th – 20th, 2024), in which the Centre of Biological Engineering opened the doors to community, specifically in the activity
Exhibition
 UPA 2024 - UMinho with Open Doors
Universidade do Minho Centro de Engenharia Biológica, Portugal
2024/04/09 - 2024/04/11 ICDF2024: “8th International Conference on Food Digestion”, 9-11 April 2024, Porto, Portugal, where a poster communication was presented.
Conference
 8th International Conference on Food Digestion
2023/11/20 - 2023/11/26 Collaboration as a volunteer monitor in the “Science and Technology Week” (November 20th – 26th, 2023), in which the Centre of Biological Engineering opened the doors to community, specifically in the activity. “CEB in Exposition” (demonstration of scientific activities to the community in Casa do Conhecimento, Vila Verde)
Exhibition
 Science and Technology Week
Universidade do Minho Centro de Engenharia Biológica, Portugal
2023/09/23 - 2023/09/23 Collaboration as a volunteer monitor in the “2023 European Researchers Night” (September 29th, 2023), in which it was presented a demonstration of “Food Biotechnology at CEB: Innovation and Food Safety for all"
Exhibition
 2023 European Researchers Night
2023/09/18 - 2023/09/21 FBHC2023: ”4th International Conference on Food Bioactives & Health”, 18-21 September 2023, Prague, Czech Republic, where a poster communication was presented.
Conference
 4th International Conference on Food Bioactives & Health
2023/07/02 - 2023/07/02 Collaboration as a volunteer monitor in the “School goes to CEB” (July 2nd, 2023), in which the Centre of Biological Engineering opened the doors to community, namely students, specifically in the activity.
Exhibition
 School goes to CEB
Universidade do Minho Centro de Engenharia Biológica, Portugal
2020/11/11 - 2020/11/13 e-Latin Food 2020 9th Food Science, Biotechnology & Safety Congress, 11-13 november 2020, where one poster communication was presented (e-conference) (oral flash presentation)
Congress
 e-Latin Food 2020 9th Food Science, Biotechnology & Safety Congress
2019/07/07 - 2019/07/10 DOF2019: 8th International Symposium on "Delivery of Functionality in Complex Food Systems", 7-10 July 2019, Porto, where a poster communication was presented
Symposium
 8th International Symposium on "Delivery of Functionality in Complex Food Systems"
2019/07/01 - 2019/07/05 Course of Experimental Design and Process Optimization, 36 hours, University of Minho, 1-5 July 2019
Workshop
 Experimental Design and Process Optimization
Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2019/06/17 - 2019/06/19 UNGAP Training School “In vitro tools for evaluating the intraluminal and absorption behavior of advanced drug formulations”, NORDIC POP, Odense, Denmark, 17-19 June 2019
Workshop
 UNGAP Training School
2018/10/08 - 2018/10/10 UNGAP Workshop “The fundementals of formulating with functional lipid excipients for modulating drug reléase, increasing solubility and enhancing bioavailability”, University of Copenhagen, Denmark, 8-10 October 2018
Workshop
 UNGAP Workshop
2018/09/28 - 2018/09/28 Working group 4 workshop – Digestive lipases and lipid digestion – WG4 activity plan for 2018, COST ACTION FA1001. Lisbon, Portugal, 28 September 2018, where the oral communication Understanding the behavior of lipid-based delivery nanosystems during in vitro digestion – Curcumin’s bioaccessibility evaluation was presented
Workshop
 Working group 4 workshop – Digestive lipases and lipid digestion – WG4 activity plan for 2018, COST ACTION FA1001
2018/09/26 - 2018/09/28 FBHC2018: “2nd International Conference on Food Bioactives & Health Conference”, 26-28 September 2018, Lisbon, Portugal, where a poster communication was presented
Conference
 2nd International Conference on Food Bioactives & Health Conference
2018/04/08 - 2018/04/11 FC2018: “17th Food Colloids Conference”, 8-11 April 2018, Leeds, United Kingdom, where a poster communication was presented
Conference
 17th Food Colloids Conference: Application of Soft Matter Concepts
2017/12/02 - 2017/12/03 Workshop “Scientific Communicators” (16 hours), Science4you, Porto, 2-3 December 2017
Workshop
 Scientific Communicators, Science4you
2017/11/16 - 2017/11/18 Workshop “From Geek to Easy Speek! – Workshop of Technology and Science Communication” (18 hours), TecMinho, Guimarães, 16-18 November 2017
Workshop
 From Geek to Easy Speek! – Workshop of Technology and Science Communication
Universidade do Minho TecMinho, Portugal
2016/03 - 2016/03 Course of English – Level 2 (40 hours), Escola de Línguas, Viana do Castelo, March 2016
Workshop
2015/09/15 - 2015/09/17 “2nd Innovations in Food Packaging, Shelf Life and Food Safety”, 15-17 September 2015, Erding, Germany where a poster communication was presented
Conference
 2nd Innovations in Food Packaging, Shelf Life and Food Safety
2015/07/14 - 2015/07/17 Workshop “Hands-on NMR”, CIIMAR, University of Porto, Porto, 14-17 July 2015
Workshop
 Hands-on NMR
Universidade do Porto Centro Interdisciplinar de Investigação Marinha e Ambiental, Portugal
2014/11/26 - 2014/11/28 XX Encontro Luso-Galego de Química, 26-28 November 2014, Porto, Portugal, where the oral communication “Optimization of the extraction of polysaccharides from green and brown seaweeds was presented
Meeting
 XX Encontro Luso-Galego de Química
2014/06/30 - 2014/07/03 Collaboration in the organization of the “14th International Conference on Computational Science and its Applications”, Guimarães, 30 June- 3 July 2014
Conference
 14th International Conference on Computational Science and Its Applications
2014/06 - 2014/06 Workshop “Challenges and opportunities in valuing knowledge: new technology transfer vehicles and examples of success” (3 hours), TecMinho, Braga, June 2014
Workshop
 Challenges and opportunities in valuing knowledge: new technology transfer vehicles and examples of success
Universidade do Minho TecMinho, Portugal
2014/02/10 - 2014/02/13 Course of Introduction to Braille (6 hours), Gabinete para a Inclusão, University of Minho, Braga, 10-13 February 2014
Workshop
 Introduction to Braille
Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2013/08 - 2013/08 Course of REACH and CPL Regulation (20 hours), Expoente – Serviços de Economia e Gestão, Viana do Castelo, August 2013
Workshop
 REACH and CPL Regulation
2013/06/03 - 2013/06/05 IO2013: XVI Congresso da Associação Portuguesa de Investigação Operacional, 3-5 June 2013, Bragança, Portugal, where na oral communication was presented
Congress
 XVI Congresso da Associação Portuguesa de Investigação Operacional
2011/09 - 2013/05 Course of Optimization Applied to Sciences and Engineering, University of Minho, Braga, 2011-2013
Workshop
 Optimization Applied to Sciences and Engineering
Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2012/11/21 - 2012/11/23 XV Jornadas de Engenharia Biológica, 21-23 November 2012, Braga, Portugal
Exhibition
 XV Jornadas de Engenharia Biológica
2011/11/23 - 2011/11/25 XIV Jornadas de Engenharia Biológica, 23-25 November 2011, Braga, Portugal
Exhibition
 XIV Jornadas de Engenharia Biológica

Jury of academic degree

Topic
Role 		Candidate name (Type of degree)
Institution / Organization
2024/12/06 Caracterização e Otimização dos Processos Unitários no Desenvolvimento de Produtos de Base Vegetal
(Thesis) Main arguer
 Ruben Barbosa (Master)
Universidade do Minho Centro de Engenharia Biológica, Portugal

Ad Hoc journal article review

Journal title (ISSN) Publisher
2025 - Current Future foods (2666-8335) Elsevier
2025 - Current BioNanoScience Springer Nature
2024 - Current Food Chemistry (0308-8146) Elsevier
2024 - Current Food Research International (0963-9969) Elsevier
2024 - Current Journal of drug delivery science and technology (1773-2247) Elsevier
2024 - Current Heliyon (2405-8440) Elsevier
2024 - Current Discover Food Springer Nature
2024 - Current Polymer Bulletin Springer Nature

Course / Discipline taught

Academic session Degree Subject (Type) Institution / Organization
2023/09 - 2024/02 Laboratory of Chemical and Biological Engineering Engenharia Química e Biológica (Mestrado integrado) Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2023/09 - 2024/02 Integrated Laboratory of Clinical Engineering Engenharia Biomédica (Mestrado integrado) Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2023/09 - 2024/02 Engineering Science Topics and Themes Línguas Aplicadas (Licenciatura) Universidade do Minho, Portugal
2023/09 - 2024/02 UMinho Option - Environment and Energy (Licenciatura) Universidade do Minho, Portugal

Evaluation committee

Activity description
Role 		Institution / Organization Funding entity
2025/01 - 2025/01 External reviewer for proposals submitted to the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (German Research Foundation)
Specialist
 Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft, Germany Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft

Mentoring / Tutoring

Topic Student name
2024/05 - 2024/10 Microencapsulated hop extracts: effect of encapsulation technology and carrier on the release kinetics of bioactive compounds and their bioaccessibility in food simulants and real food system Simona Tatasciore
2024/01 - 2024/01 In vitro dynamic digestion tests on samples of microalgae contaminated with nanoplastics Davide Lanzone
2022/10 - 2023/10 Digestion simulation of ionic liquid-based systems for the development of functional food additives Ariel Antonio Campos Toledo Hijo
2023/02 - 2023/07 Gelatine-based nanocomposite films activated by double emulsion encapsulating hydroethanolic extract of pitangueira leaf (Eugenia uniflora L.): study of in vitro dynamic digestion and toxicity of emulsions and films Larissa Tessaro
2022/10 - 2023/04 Mixed gels as vehicle for bioactive compounds from hibiscus sabdariffa extracted using sustainable technologies Gabrielli Nunes Clímaco
2020/03 - 2021/03 Evaluation of the behaviour of bio-based nanostructures in food systems Márcia Marques
2019/07 - 2020/10 Evaluation of in vitro digestibility of nanostructured lipid carriers incorporating b-carotene Fernanda Ludtke
Distinctions

Award

2024 Honorable mention on CEB Scientific Publication Award 2024
Universidade do Minho Centro de Engenharia Biológica, Portugal