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Carla Vilela, born in Aveiro (Portugal), graduated in Chemical Engineering in 2004 and obtained a MSc degree in Materials Science and Engineering (EMMS) in 2008 at the University of Aveiro (UAVR, Portugal). During her MSc studies, she was awarded with a merit grant from the Joint European Masters Programme in Materials Science (EMMS). In 2008, CVilela started working as a grant holder on a National project (034/7.1/ADI/NOR) with Association Network for Competence in Polymers (Faculty of Engineering of University of Porto, FEUP, Portugal), which set the stage for the beginning of her PhD studies at UAVR (PhD grant SFRH/BD/44884/2008 awarded by the Portuguese Foundation from Science and Technology (FCT)) concerning the valorisation of vegetable oils as sources of novel macromolecular materials derived from renewable resources. After finishing her PhD in 2012, she participated as a grant holder in the National project PTDC/QUI-QUI/120982/2010 – Creating value from bio-wastes: suberin extraction and biotransformation in biocompatible ionic liquids aiming on novel biomaterials and compounds (University NOVA of Lisbon, Portugal). From June 2013 to December 2018, she was a post-doctoral researcher at CICECO – Aveiro Institute of Materials holding a postdoctoral fellowship (SFRH/BPD/84168/2012) awarded by FCT.
Currently, she is a Principal Researcher (research contract awarded by FCT, CEECIND/00263/2018) and a Principal Investigator of two national R&D projects (PTDC/BII-BIO/1901/2021 and CENTRO-01-0247-FEDER-113565) at CICECO, and her main research interests include the engineering of eco-friendly NANOCELLULOSE-based nanostructured conductive membranes for polymer electrolyte fuel cells, and the development of macromolecular-based materials containing BIOPOLYMERS and bioactive molecules for diverse applications (e.g., drug delivery, wound healing and active packaging). She already supervised 30 students (at BSc, MSc and PhD levels), 1 post-doctoral researcher and 3 research fellows. Her current research team includes 1 post-doctoral researcher, and 1 MSc and 6 PhD students.
CVilela is the author of 74 SCI papers (h-index: 27; citations: >2600), 3 books, 5 book chapters, 2 datasets, 4 national patents, 8 abstracts of papers of the American Chemical Society, 10 conference proceedings, and more than 100 communications in national and international conferences . She has acted as invited Guest Editor for Applied Science (2018), Materials (2019-2021) and Nanomaterials (2019-2021) journals (MDPI), and is an active reviewer for international journals (e.g. Nature Commun., Carbohydr. Polym., Sci. Reports, Environ. Sci. Technol., ACS Sustainable Chem. Eng., ACS Nano).
CVilela is an Associate Editor of Chemisrty Africa (Springer Nature), Editorial Board Member of Cogent Chemistry (Taylor & Francis Group) and Polysaccharides (MDPI), and Topical Advisory Panel Member of Nanomaterials (MDPI). She was a participant of the COST Action FP1405 (ActInPak, 2015-2019), and is a member of the European Polysaccharide Network of Excellence (EPNOE) and the Portuguese Materials Society (SPM).
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Natural Polymers-Based Materials: A Contribution to a Greener FutureA. C. Q. Silva , A. J. D. Silvestre , C. Vilela, C. S. R. Freire
2022, Molecules, 27, 94
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Advanced Nanocellulose-Based Materials: Production, Properties, and ApplicationsC.S.R. Freire, C. Vilela
2022, Nanomaterials, 12, 3, 431
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Polysaccharide-based films of cactus mucilage and agar with antioxidant properties for active food packagingNawal Makhloufi, Nadia Chougui, Farouk Rezgui, Elias Benramdane, Armando J. D. Silvestre, Carmen S. R. Freire, Carla Vilela
2022, Polymer Bulletin,
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Bacterial nanocellulose-hyaluronic acid microneedle patches for skin applications: In vitro and in vivo evaluationFonseca, DFS; Vilela, C; Pinto, RJB; Bastos, V; Oliveira, H; Catarino, J; Faisca, P; Rosado, C; Silvestre, AJD; Freire, CSR
2021, MATERIALS SCIENCE & ENGINEERING C-MATERIALS FOR BIOLOGICAL APPLICATIONS, 118,
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Bacterial Nanocellulose toward Green Cosmetics: Recent Progresses and ChallengesAlmeida, T; Silvestre, AJD; Vilela, C; Freire, CSR
2021, INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR SCIENCES, 22, 6,
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Special Issue: Advanced Biopolymer-Based Nanocomposites and Hybrid MaterialsSilvestre, AJD; Freire, CSR; Vilela, C
2021, MATERIALS, 14, 3,
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Bio-based sustainable films from the Algerian Opuntia ficus-indica cladodes powder: Effect of plasticizer contentMakhloufi, N; Chougui, N; Rezgui, F; Benramdane, E; Freire, CSR; Vilela, C; Silvestre, AJD
2021, JOURNAL OF APPLIED POLYMER SCIENCE, 138, 20,
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Biobased films of nanocellulose and mango leaf extract for active food packaging: Supercritical impregnation versus solvent castingBastante, CC; Silva, NHCS; Cardoso, LC; Serrano, CM; de la Ossa, EJM; Freire, CSR; Vilela, C
2021, FOOD HYDROCOLLOIDS, 117,
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Cellulose Nanocrystals/Chitosan-Based Nanosystems: Synthesis, Characterization, and Cellular Uptake on Breast Cancer CellsPinto, RJB; Lameirinhas, NS; Guedes, G; da Silva, GRH; Oskoei, P; Spirk, S; Oliveira, H; Duarte, IF; Vilela, C; Freire, CSR
2021, NANOMATERIALS, 11, 8,
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Effect of the Micronization of Pulp Fibers on the Properties of Green CompositesValente, BFA; Silvestre, AJD; Neto, CP; Vilela, C; Freire, CSR
2021, MOLECULES, 26, 18,
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Spherical Cellulose Micro and Nanoparticles: A Review of Recent Developments and ApplicationsCarvalho, JPF; Silva, ACQ; Silvestre, AJD; Freire, CSR; Vilela, C
2021, NANOMATERIALS, 11, 10,
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Poly(4-styrene sulfonic acid)/bacterial cellulose membranes: Electrochemical performance in a single-chamber microbial fuel cellVilela, C; Cordeiro, DM; Vilas Boas, J; Barbosa, P; Nolasco, M; Vaz, PD; Rudic, S; Ribeiro-Claro, P; Silvestre, AJD; Oliveira, VB; Pinto, AMFR; Figueiredo, FML; Freire, CSR
2020, Bioresource Technology Reports, 9, 100376
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Multifunctional nanofibrous patches composed of nanocellulose and lysozyme nanofibers for cutaneous wound healingNuno H.C.S. Silva, Patrícia Garrido-Pascual, Catarina Moreirinha, Adelaide Almeida, Teodoro Palomares, Ana Alonso-Varona, Carla Vilela, Carmen S.R. Freire
2020, International Journal of Biological Macromolecules, 165, 1198-1210.
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Recent trends on the development of systems for cancer diagnosis and treatment by microfluidic technologySilva, ACQ; Vilela, C; Santos, HA; Silvestre, AJD; Freire, CSR
2020, APPLIED MATERIALS TODAY, 18,
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Conductive polysaccharides-based proton-exchange membranes for fuel cell applications: The case of bacterial cellulose and fucoidanVilela, C; Silva, ACQ; Domingues, EM; Goncalves, G; Martins, MA; Figueiredo, FML; Santos, SAO; Freire, CSR
2020, CARBOHYDRATE POLYMERS, 230,
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Advanced Nanocellulose-Based Materials: Production, Properties and ApplicationsC. Vilela; C.S.R. Freire
2022, MDPI.
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Advanced Biopolymer-Based Nanocomposites and Hybrid MaterialsArmando J. D. Silvestre; Carmen S.R. Freire; Carla Vilela
2021, Basel: MDPI.
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Polysaccharide Based Hybrid Materials, Metals and Metal Oxides, Graphene and Carbon NanotubesCarla Vilela, Ricardo J. B. Pinto, Susana Pinto, Paula Marques, Armando J. D. Silvestre, Carmen S. R. Freire
2018, Springer.
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Active packagingCarvalho, João P.F.; Freire, Carmen S.R.; Vilela, Carla
In Galanakis, Charis (Eds.), Sustainable Food Processing and Engineering Challenges
2021, Academic Press.
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Modification of textiles for functional applicationsAna C. Q. Silva, Armando J. D. Silvestre, Carmen S. R. Freire, Carla Vilela
In Md. Ibrahim H. Mondal (Eds.), Fundamentals of Natural Fibres and Textiles
2021, 303-365. Elsevier.
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Development and applications of cellulose nanofibres based polymer nanocompositesCarla Vilela, Ricardo J. B. Pinto, Ana R. P. Figueiredo, Carlos Pascoal Neto, Armando J. D. Silvestre, Carmen S. R. Freire
In Ehsan Bafekrpour (Eds.), Advanced Composite Materials: Properties and Applications
2017, 1-65. Warsaw/Berlin: De Gruyter Open.
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Polyethylene Terephthalate: Copolyesters, Composites, and Renewable AlternativesAndreia F. Sousa, Carla Vilela, Marina Matos, Carmen S.R. Freire, Armando J.D. Silvestre, Jorge F.J. Coelho
In P. M. Visakh Mong Liang (Eds.), Poly(ethylene Terephthalate) Based Blends, Composites and Nanocomposites.
2015, 111-139. Elsevier Science Ltd.
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2 Bacterial Cellulose-Based Nanocomposites: Roadmap for Innovative MaterialsA. R. P. Figueiredo, C. Vilela, C. Pascoal Neto, A.J.D. Silvestre and C.S.R. Freire
Nanocellulose Polymer Nanocomposites: Fundamentals and Applications
2014, Scrivener: Willey.
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Novel multilayered nanostructured drug delivery systems obtained by layer-by-layer assembly of cellulose nanocrystals Maia. M, Vilela. C, Pinto. R, Valente. B, Carvalho. T, Freire. C
2018,
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Biosorbent films based on nanocellulose and lysozyme nanofibers for efficient removal of mercury (II) from natural watersSilva, N; Figueira, P; Vilela, C; Pinto, R; Marrucho, I; Periera, M; Freire, C
2018, ABSTRACTS OF PAPERS OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY, 255,
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Cellulose nanofibrils modified with latex nanoparticles as reinforcement for biodegradable poly(ε-caprolactone)-based compositesC. Vilela, J. Engström, B.F.A. Valente, M. Jawerth, A. Carlmark, C.S.R. Freire
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Biosorbent films based on nanocellulose and lysozyme nanofibers for efficient removal of mercury (II) from natural watersSilva, N; Figueira, P; Vilela, C; Pinto, R; Marrucho, I; Pereira, M; Freire, C
2018, ABSTRACTS OF PAPERS OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY, 255,
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New biobased material for myocardial regeneration applications
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