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João Mano distinguished withe the UA Researcher Award
In addition to recognizing the excellence of research carried out in the field of biomedicine, João Rocha and Luís Carlos also received an Honorable Mention.
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“Salivary signature” paves the way for early detection of tooth decay
Congress of the Portuguese Dental Association distinguishes work developed by Ana Maria Gil in collaboration with researchers from FMUC.
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Mara Freire interviewed by ProteoGenix
The interview focused on the contributions of her team to the development of efficient purification techniques for IgY antibodies from egg yolks.
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Marie Skłodowska-Curie Fellowship awarded to Gabriel Constantinescu
Project TEOsINTE seeks to explore the controlled interactions between the components in oxide composites as a tool towards enhanced thermoelectric performance.
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E-Prot: the Natural Way to Ecological Devices
Manuel Melle Franco was funded with a new FET-OPEN project in the field of Green Electronics resulting from an international collaboration between industry and academia.
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New projects secure almost half a million core.hours in Navigator cluster
Daniel Gouveia and Gerard Novell-Leruth awarded in the recent FCT Call for Advanced Computing Projects.
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Diogo João Breda Lopes awarded by the Portuguese Society of Materials
1st Prize for the best Master Thesis in 2018-2019 and 2019-2020 years in the field of Science and Engineering of Materials was awarded on November 4th, 2020.
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New NMR Network joins 7 European and 1 American Research Centers
PANACEA Network will allow trans-national access of researchers and technicians from academia and companies to the best European solid NMR infrastructures.
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Metal-Organic Frameworks for Bioapplications and as Biosensors
Filipe A. Almeida Paz, Ricardo F. Mendes and Flávio Figueira in collaboration with IBMC and I3S researchers reviewed the most important applications of MOFs.
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This is heating up: mapped the temperature inside human cells
The innovative technology can provide new contributions to the treatment of oncologic diseases, researchers at the University of Aveiro say.
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Layered Coordination Polymer with Remarkable Proton Conductivity
Recently published research will allow in the future to better design and prepare new Metal–Organic Frameworks (MOFs) materials.
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João Tedim awarded by the Federation of European Materials Societies
3rd Edition of the FEMS Communication Award for Excellence in MSE was delivered virtually on July 15th, 2020.
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Unveiling ceramic and metal ink-based 3D printing
New developments with potential applicability on material and tissue engineering performed by José M.F. Ferreira and Bo Nan were published in Materials Today journal.
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In-Depth Look into Internal Functioning of a Material for Future Batteries
Alexander Tselev explores MXene's structure in collaboration with American and Chinese Universities and publishes advances in the latest Energy & Environmental Science.
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3D microtissue technology win Bluepharma | University of Coimbra Innovation Award
Project led by João Mano and Catarina Custódio aims to develop effective tools for assessing toxicity during drug validation.
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João Rocha honoured with the Luso-French Chemistry Award
Société Chimique de France highlights remarkable work in the field of synthesis of porous materials and the study of their interfaces by solid-state NMR.
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Hydrotropy mechanism breakthrough highlighted on Nature Reviews Chemistry
Dinis Abranches, Jordana Benfica, Bruna Soares, Tânia Sintra and João Coutinho are authors of the work originally published on Chemical Communications journal.
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João F. Mano elected Fellow of the European Academy of Sciences
Organization has about 600 members from 45 countries (8 from Portugal and 2 from CICECO), including 65 Nobel Prizes and 13 Fields Medals winners.
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CICECO stands out in the “Nature Index 2020”
Nature Index ranking is based on articles published in 82 prestigious scientific journals selected by an independent panel of experts.
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Manuel Souto has been honored by the European Institute of Molecular Magnetism
Thesis entitled "Multifunctional Materials based on TTFPTM dyads: towards new Molecular Switches, Conductors and Rectifiers" highlighted.
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João Mano receives an ERC-PoC grant for the second time
The approved project associated to this Proof of Concept Grant will allow the development of advanced tumoral micro-tissues to test drugs targeting bone diseases.
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Contribution to fight against the COVID-19 pandemic
CICECO, DEMaC and Maker´s Lab, from the University of Aveiro, produce face-visors and accessories for professionals protection through 3D printing.
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João F. Mano receives an Advanced Grant from European Research Council (ERC-AdG)
Individual grant worth 2.5 million euros will finance the development of cutting-edge work in the field of bioengineering of human tissues and advanced biomaterials.
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AIM Further: the first event from CICECO dedicated to PhD students
PhD students' committee (CAD) organized an event focused on strengthening the dynamic and sharing environment among PhD students.
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Molecular material with magnetoelectric coupling at room temperature unveiled
Discovery from Luís Carlos and Rute Ferreira in collaboration with University of Montpellier/CNRS and University of Coimbra teams published in Science journal.
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Rob Pullar and Basam Ben-Arfa win National Wiki Science Competition
SEM image of hydroxyapatite nanoparticles (HAp) grown in Si-Ca-Na-P bioglass won image competition for science in the category of microscopy.
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European Research Council awards Proof of Concept grant to Mara Freire
PureIgY will explore the commercial potential of egg yolk antibodies as alternative biopharmaceuticals to fight multidrug-resistant bacteria.
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Nuno Silva and Luís Mafra awarded with ERC Consolidator Grants
Projects in the fields of "solid-state NMR spectroscopy" and "magnetic nanoparticles, nanothermometers and hyperthermia" worth a total of four million euros.
Latest Publications
Tar formation during eucalyptus gasification in a bubbling fluidized bed reactor: Effect of feedstock and reactor bed composition.
Energy Conversion and Management
Carbon-based heterogeneous photocatalysts for water cleaning technologies: a review..
Environmental Chemistry Letters
Bacterial nanocellulose-hyaluronic acid microneedle patches for skin applications: In vitro and in vivo evaluation.
Materials Science & Engineering C
Blood Parasites in Domestic Birds in Central Iran.
VETERINARY SCIENCES
Thin Porous Poly(ionic liquid) Coatings for Enhanced Headspace Solid Phase Microextraction.
POLYMERS
Grafting Poly(Methyl Methacrylate) (PMMA) from Cork via Atom Transfer Radical Polymerization (ATRP) towards Higher Quality of Three-Dimensional (3D) Printed PMMA/Cork-g-PMMA Materials.
POLYMERS
Brain-Targeted Delivery of Pre-miR-29b Using Lactoferrin-Stearic Acid-Modified-Chitosan/Polyethyleneimine Polyplexes.
PHARMACEUTICALS
Structures and Properties of the Self-Assembling Diphenylalanine Peptide Nanotubes Containing Water Molecules: Modeling and Data Analysis.
NANOMATERIALS
beta-Cyclodextrin/Isopentyl Caffeate Inclusion Complex: Synthesis, Characterization and Antileishmanial Activity.
MOLECULES
Chromene- and Quinoline-3-Carbaldehydes: Useful Intermediates in the Synthesis of Heterocyclic Scaffolds.
MOLECULES
Open Positions
BI | GRETE - Green chemicals and technologies for the wood-to-textile value chain
Research Field: Engineering
Application deadline: 2021-02-12
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