Susana Maria Henriques Olhero

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Susana Olhero (SO) is nowadays a Principal Researcher in CICECO (Aveiro Institute of Materials)/UA (University of Aveiro) and member of the Executive Board of Department of Materials Engineering and Ceramics (DEMaC)/CICECO/UA. SO has a Doctorate degree in the field of Material Science and Engineering from University of Aveiro (2006). From 2006-2014 was a pos-doc researcher at University of Porto and University of Birmingham, in strong collaboration with CICECO/University of Aveiro. From 2015-2018, SO was Assistant Researcher at CICECO/UA (FCT grant (IF/00951/2014). The focus of her research has been the development of 3D structures by near net shaping colloidal-based techniques, including additive manufacturing of various functional ceramics for several applications, including biomaterials for bone regeneration. Susana Olhero is author of 73 publications in peer review international journals, 2 book chapters and 1 national patent, with over 1650 citations, h-index 25. Susana Olhero supervised/Co-supervised 2 PhD, 11 Master Thesis and several research fellows (Pos-doc and PhD) from her Projects.

 

 

Present Research group

Susana Olhero - Principal Researcher

Paula Torres - Junior Researcher

Nilza Ribeiro - Researcher

Manuel Silva- Researcher

José Carlos Almeida - Researcher

 

Supervisions (since 2018)

Manuel Barros, grant of Project 2BBone (POCI-01-0145-FEDER-029940)

Joana Baltazar, grant of Project TAMAZ3D (POCI-01-0145-FEDER-030493)

Tânia Santos, grant of Project MulBioImplant (POCI-01-0145-FEDER-032486)

Ana Filipa Rodrigues, grant of Project FlexMicroDerm (POCI-01-0145-FEDER-029274)

Teaching Activity

Courses of (i) Integrated Master in Materials Science and Engineering,  Masters in (ii) Materials and Biomedical Devices and (iii) Additive Manufacturing.

Scientific Interests

- Additive manufacturing of ceramics and multimaterials (dense and porous devices)

 - Biomaterials for tissue engineering applications, mainly focused in bone regeneration.

 - Colloidal processing of ceramics 

Ongoing Supervisions

Gonçalo Nuno Ribeiro Fernandes

PhD Student

Juliana de Freitas Gouveia Silva

PhD Student

Manuel Fellipe Rodrigues Pais Alves

Researcher

Mónica dos Santos Faria

PhD Student

Nilza Maria Lopes Ribeiro

Junior Researcher

Simão Cordeiro Santos

PhD Student

Projects

Investigação e desenvolvimento de novos produtos de porcelana fina de tableware com desempenhos disruptivos em mitigação de impactos ambientais adversos (ePORCEL)

Local CoordinatorIndustry National

Resinas fotopolimerizáveis ecológicas para fabrico aditivo de biomateriais cerâmicos para aplicações médico-dentárias (ECORESIN)

CoordinatorOther National

Additive manufacturing meets mechanobiology – design and fabrication of osteogenic-stimulating implants (ADD2MECHBIO)

PartnerFundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Over the years, the number of patients undergoing total hip and knee arthroplasties has been increasing. Due to the lengthened life expectancy and aging population this trend is expected to continue and the number of patients that will outlive their first prosthesis will also rise (patients that will need revision surgeries). These implants impa...

Desenvolvimento de biomateriais não sinterizáveis à base de fosfatos de cálcio com bi-funcionalidade: regeneração e tratamento de cancro ósseo (2BBone)

PartnerFundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia

Desenvolvimento de microdispositivos flexiveis a base de microagulhas de biocimento composito para administracao transdermica de fármacos; (FlexMicroDerm)

PartnerFundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia

Development of a Decision Support Tool for Additive Manufacturing of Alumina-Zirconia 3D structures (Tamaz3D)

PartnerFundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia

Development of microelectromechanical systems by gelcasting - GELMEMS (PTDC/CTM/099489/2008)

PartnerFundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) gel casting piezoelectric submicron particles dispersion

FABIMED - Fabrication and Functionalization of BioMedical Microdevices (FaBiMed)

Local CoordinatorEuropean Comission
The aim of FaBiMed proposal is to improve and develop new manufacturing techniques, based on micromoulding, specific for biomedical microdevices. The project will be to reducing the cost of mass production of diagnosis and therapeutic micro devices which have a common problematic: medium sized batches, customization needs, micron-scale geometric...

Human Platelet Lysates-based Scaffolds for Interfacial Multi-tissue Repair (INTERLYNK)

PartnerEuropean Comission
InterLynk aims to develop multi-tissue 3D patient-specific scaffolds by providing a portfolio of highly compatible and biofunctional composite inks and biomaterials, and streamlining their co-processing using an upgraded AM equipment. Unprecedented biofunctionality in the synthetic reconstruction of complex interfacial tissues is expected to be ...

Manufatura aditiva de compósitos de base cerâmica para componentes mecânicos (3DCompCer)

Local CoordinatorIndustry National
Promovido por um consórcio composto pela PALBIT,S.A.(promotor líder), pelas Universidades de Aveiro e de Coimbra, o projeto 3DCompCer visa o desenvolvimento de ferramentas de maquinação complexas através de técnicas inovadoras de manufatura aditiva, nomeadamente fresas, com sistem...

Multifunctional and bio-inspired implant to improve bone integration (MulBioimplant)

PartnerFundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia

Projeto de Investigação Exploratória: Susana Olhero (IF/00951/2014)

CoordinatorFundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia

Publications

Water-based hydroxyapatite photocurable feedstock for the manufacture of architectured parts by vat photopolymerization

Santos, S; Alves, MFRP; Miranda, G; Olhero, SM
2025, ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING, 101.

Direct Ink Writing of ATZ composites toughened with in-situ grown strontium hexaluminate platelets

Alves, MFRP; Lévaro, NRM; Faria, MS; Olhero, SM
2025, COMPOSITES PART A-APPLIED SCIENCE AND MANUFACTURING, 194.

Evaluating visco-hyperelastic mechanical responses of hydrogel-based scaffolds and their potential for biomechanical restoration of the human mandibular joint

Fidalgo, D.S.; Rebolo, P.D.; Costa, M.; Maia, J.R.; Ramião, N.; Sobreiro-Almeida, R.; Areias, B.; Guerra, A.; Custódio, C.; Torres, P.; Ribeiro, N.; Olhero, S.; Mano, J.F.; Parente, M.
2025, Computers in Biology and Medicine.

Magnetic and thermo-responsive microparticles based on calcium phosphates with high potential to produce structures for bone regeneration and local hyperthermia

Carvalho, TSS; Belob, JH; Abrantes, JCC; Bañobre-López, M; Lopes, D; Kovalevsky, A; Kaushal, A; Araújo, JP; Olhero, SM; Torres, PMC
2025, MATERIALS RESEARCH BULLETIN, 185.

Insights of Direct Ink Writing parameters towards dense silicon nitride manufacturing

Faria, MS; Pereira, MJ; Alves, MFP; Fernandes, CM; Figueiredo, D; Oliveira, FJ; Olhero, SM
2025, JOURNAL OF MANUFACTURING PROCESSES, 148, 361-374.

Effect of TPMS reinforcement on the mechanical properties of aluminium-alumina interpenetrating phase composites

Santos, S; Matos, C; Duarte, I; Olhero, SM; Miranda, G
2025, PROGRESS IN ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING, 10, 2, 1187-1199.

Development and characterization of 3Y-TZP/SrAl12O19 ceramic composites: a threshold between densification and toughening

Alves, MFRP; Silva, MRF; dos Santos, C; Gouveia, S; Ferreira, P; Olhero, S
2025, CERAMICS INTERNATIONAL, 51, 19, 27260-27268.

Manufacturing of lithium disilicate glass-ceramics by Vat-photopolymerization of water-based photocurable suspensions

Alves, MFRP; Ferrandez-Montero, A; Ferrari, B; Fernandes, MHFV; Olhero, SM; Sanchez-Herencia, AJ
2025, OPEN CERAMICS, 21.

Insights into morphology and mechanical properties of architected interpenetrating aluminum-alumina composites

Matos, C; Santos, S; Duarte, I; Olhero, SM; Miranda, G
2024, JOURNAL OF COMPOSITE MATERIALS, 58, 24, 2623-2637.
ISBN: 1530-793X

Development of zirconia-based ceramics stabilized with different yttria contents shaped by extrusion 3D-printing

Gomes, PD; Freitas, BX; Alves, MFRP; Olhero, S; Santos, KF; Dávila, JL; Daguano, JKMB; dos Santos, C
2024, JOURNAL OF MATERIALS RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY-JMR&T, 28, 2909-2923.
ISBN: 2214-0697

Successful Strategies for Aqueous Colloidal Shapeforming of Nitride- Based Ceramics

In Pandalai SG (Eds.), Recent Developments In Colloids & Interface Research
Olhero SM, Oliveira MILL, Ferreira JMF
2004, 2, 65-89, Transworld Research Network.
ISBN: 81-7895-133-9

Patents

AlN Passivation method relatively to hydrolysis, of AlN based ceramics colloidal processing in aqueous medium, and granulation of powders from those suspensions

Processes National

Ferreira, José; Olhero, Susana; Oliveira, Marta

The present invention relates to methods of passivating the surface of aluminium nitride (AlN) particles against hydrolysis reactions that occur spontaneously when this material is placed in contact with water in the vapour state and, especially in liquid state, as well as to a method of preparation stable and highly concentrated AlN ba...

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