João Pedro Fernandes Carvalho

Junior Researcher

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BIOGRAPHY

João Carvalho has a graduation in Biomedical Sciences (2016), a master’s degree in Clinical Biochemistry (2018) and a PhD in Biochemistry (2026) by the University of Aveiro (UA, Portugal). He is currently a Junior Researcher at BioPol4Fun group (CICECO - Aveiro Institute of Materiais). He is the author of 18 scientific publications, 1 book chapter, 2 patents and 1 national publication, and counts with multiple participations on national and international scientific conferences with both oral and poster communications. His research interests include the innovative use of biotechnology, biomaterials, and biopolymers for several applications, including biomedical and drug-delivery applications, food packaging and others.

João is also a musician (lyrically-trained singer) who enjoys not only music, but also literature, coffee and chocolate.

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Eco-engineering of all-cellulose functional nanocomposites through partial dissolution of bacterial nanocellulose membranes

Maria C. Teixeira, João P.F. Carvalho, Cátia Vieira, Adelaide Almeida, Carla Vilela, Armando J.D. Silvestre, Carmen S.R. Freire
2026, Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing, 209, 110013.

Conductive and antioxidant biopolymeric hydrogel-based bioinks with nanohybrids of protein amyloid nanofibrils‑gold nanoparticles for cardiac 3D bioprinting

Carvalho, João P.F; Teixeira, Maria C.; Luís, Jorge L.; Tavares, Bernardo L.; Oliveira, Helena; Oliveira, José M.; Silvestre, Armando J.D.; Vilela, Carla; Freire, Carmen S.R.
2026, International Journal of Biological Macromolecules.

Nanocomposite hydrogel-based bioinks composed of a fucose-rich polysaccharide and nanocellulose fibers for 3D-bioprinting applications

Lameirinhas, N.S.; Carvalho, J.P.F.; Teixeira, M.C.; Luís, J.; Esmail, A.; Pinto, R.J.B.; de Oliveira, H.; Freitas, F.; Oliveira, J.M.; Vilela, C.; Silvestre, A.J.D.; Freire, C.S.R.
2025, Bioprinting.

Xylan-chitosan based films with deep eutectic solvents for wound healing applications

Silva, JM; Carvalho, JPF; Teixeira, MC; Facchinatto, WM; Braz, M; Almeida, A; Oliveira, H; Vilela, C; Branco, PC; Martins, J; Freire, MG; Freire, CSR; Silvestre, AJD
2025, INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL MACROMOLECULES, 320.

Co-cultivation of Komagataeibacter sp. and Lacticaseibacillus sp. strains to produce bacterial nanocellulose-hyaluronic acid nanocomposite membranes for skin wound healing applications

Brugnoli, M; Carvalho, JPF; Arena, MP; Oliveira, H; Vilela, C; Freire, CSR; Gullo, M
2025, INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL MACROMOLECULES, 299.

All-Cellulose Hydrogel-Based Bioinks for the Versatile 3D Bioprinting of Different Cell Lines

Carvalho, JPF; Lameirinhas, NS; Teixeira, MC; Luis, JL; Oliveira, H; Oliveira, JM; Silvestre, AJD; Vilela, C; Freire, CSR
2025, BIOMACROMOLECULES, 26, 3, 1761-1770.

Biofabrication of HepG2 Cells-Laden 3D Structures Using Nanocellulose-Reinforced Gelatin-Based Hydrogel Bioinks: Materials Characterization, Cell Viability Assessment, and Metabolomic Analysis

Lameirinhas, NS; Teixeira, MC; Carvalho, JPF; Valente, BFA; Luís, JL; Duarte, IF; Pinto, RJB; Oliveira, H; Oliveira, JM; Silvestre, AJD; Vilela, C; Freire, CSR
2025, ACS BIOMATERIALS SCIENCE & ENGINEERING, 11, 5, 3043-3057.

Biobased hydrogel bioinks of pectin, nanocellulose and lysozyme nanofibrils for the bioprinting of A375 melanoma cell-laden 3D in vitro platforms

Teixeira, MC; Lameirinhas, NS; Carvalho, JPF; Luís, J; Oliveira, H; Oliveira, JM; Silvestre, AJD; Vilela, C; Freire, CSR
2024, INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL MACROMOLECULES, 282.
ISBN: 1879-0003

Nanofibrillated cellulose/gellan gum hydrogel-based bioinks for 3D bioprinting of skin cells

Lameirinhas, NS; Teixeira, MC; Carvalho, JPF; Valente, BFA; Pinto, RJB; Oliveira, H; Luís, JL; Pires, L; Oliveira, JM; Vilela, C; Freire, CSR
2023, INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL MACROMOLECULES, 229, 849-860.

Hydrogel Bioinks of Alginate and Curcumin-Loaded Cellulose Ester-Based Particles for the Biofabrication of Drug-Releasing Living Tissue Analogs

Carvalho, JPF; Teixeira, MC; Lameirinhas, NS; Matos, FS; Luís, JL; Pires, L; Oliveira, H; Oliveira, M; Silvestre, AJD; Vilela, C; Freire, CSR
2023, ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES.

Active packaging

In Galanakis, Charis (Eds.), Sustainable Food Processing and Engineering Challenges
Carvalho, João P.F.; Freire, Carmen S.R.; Vilela, Carla
2021, Academic Press.
ISBN: 9780128227145

Multi-layered nanosystems for the controlled release of anticancer drugs

João Pedro Fernandes Carvalho
2018, supervised by Carmen Freire Barros; Carla Vilela.

Layered nanosystems based on polysaccharides and protein nanofibers for the controlled release of curcumin as anticancer biomolecule

João Carvalho, Tiago Carvalho, Nuno H. C. S. Silva, Ricardo J. B. Pinto, Helena Oliveira, Carla Vilela, and Carmen S. R. Freire
2019.

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