Márcia Carvalho Neves

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Márcia C. Neves was born in Cantanhede (1975), Portugal, and studied Chemistry at the University of Coimbra, Portugal. She has completed a Master in Science and Engineering of Materials with a thesis entitled “Bismuth based new pigments” (University of Aveiro (UA), Portugal, 2003) and a PhD in Chemistry at the UA (2008) with a thesis entitled “Synthesis and characterization of composite nanostructures”. Then, she joined the research group of Macromolecular and Lignocellulosic Materials working on the “New pigmentation forms of chemically modified natural fibres” as a CICECO post-doctoral researcher. From 2014 to 2015, she was part of the team of an ERC project being developed at UA, “IgY Technology: A Purification Platform using Ionic-Liquid-Based Aqueous Biphasic Systems (IgYPurTech)”, as a post-doctoral researcher with the research plan: “Selective extraction of antibodies by silica-confined ionic liquids”. At present, she is an auxiliary researcher contracted under the program of scientific employment stimuli (CEECIND/00383/2017) in CICECO and Chemistry Department of UA within the topic “Innovative ionic-liquid-based devices for the removal of cytostatic drugs from urine of cancer patients”. Until now she has published 47 papers in international peer review journals with over 1174 citations (h index of 19) (Scopus). She is also co-author of five book chapter related with her scientific interests: “Composites of cellulose and metal nanoparticles”, “Use of Nanomaterials in the Pretreatment of Water Samples for Environmental Analysis”, “Recovery and purification of pharmaceuticals using (nano)materials”, “Biomedical Related Applications of Functionalized Nanomaterials” and “Applications of hybrid nanoparticles to improve environmental monitoring”. She also made 98 communications in International Scientific Meetings and she is the co-author of two national and one international patent. Marcia C. Neves participated (as a researcher) in 2 FCT projects and in one of those she was the responsible investigator at UA: Titanate nanotubes photosensitization by narrow bandgap semicondutor nanoparticles- and a team member of the FCT project -Facing the challenges of characterizing novel thermal materials and processes (Heat@UA). She also participated in the ERC project “IgY Technology: A Purification Platform using Ionic-Liquid-Based Aqueous Biphasic Systems” (ERC ID-337753) and in “Smart Green Homes Bosch” (POCI-01-0247-FEDER-007678). Currently, she is a team member of 3 projects: “NanoPurAsp: Development of sustainable nanomaterials for antileukemic drug (asparaginase) production and purification process”, “IonCytDevice: Development of ionic-liquid-based devices for the removal of cytostatic drugs from urine excreted by cancer patients” and “PUREmiRSILs: Ionic liquid-based supports for pre-miRNAs purification targeting Alzheimer's disease”. In the last years she was involved in the co-supervision of eight graduation students and four MSc students, and currently she is supervising one PhD student and two MSc students. She was also teaching assistant of several practices lectures of graduation courses, namely: Chemistry, Bioorganic chemistry, Biochemistry and Biophysics, Chemical-physical. During the last years she participated in several science dissemination activities: Techdays, UA Open Campus and Noite dos Investigadores, where she showed to the general public the relevance of her scientific research. In 2017, Márcia C. Neves participated in the COHiTEC program training course, being part of one of the 15 teams selected from 48 applications. In 2019 the business idea developed “PurAvTec – IgY Purification Technologies” won the Price of best idea in health from BFK Ideas 2018 (from Agência Nacional de Inovação). Her research interests include nanoparticles and nanocomposites, surface functionalization, supported ionic liquids (SILs), proteins, antibodies, biomolecules purification, and materials characterization.

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Catarina Almeida

PhD Student

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Design of Sustainable Mussel-Inspired Functional (Nano)Materials through Enzymatic Approaches (BioMuss)

PartnerFundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Bringing nature as a source of endless inspiration for the development of promising classes of sustainable (nano)materials and hydrogels, a strong emphasis has been given on the latest advances for their design and production, aiming to obtain outstanding biological characteristics as the natural counterpart. Polydopamine (PDA), a bioinspired po...

Materiais personalizados de líquidos iónicos suportados em celulose com características superhidrofóbicas para aplicações na área da saúde e ambiente (CLEAN)

CoordinatorFundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Among the most critical challenges that our society is facing, guaranteeing access to clean water and tackling bacterial and viral infections are critical aspects to achieve a sustainable development. The discharge of oil from human activities into water bodies has substantial repercussions on water ecosystems and marine organisms [4,5]...

Anticorpos de aves com elevada pureza e estabilidade como biofármacos alternativos no combate à resistência antimicrobiana (antYmicrob)

PartnerIndustry National
O projeto antYmicrob ambiciona aumentar e validar à escala pré-industrial um processo de purificação desenvolvido para anticorpos imunoglobulina Y, e validar o processo com ovos hiperimunes para bactéria Staphylococcus aureus resistente à meticilina (MRSA), assegurando a atividade, estabilidade e não toxicidade dos anticorpos obtidos por ensaios...

Desenvolvimento de nanomateriais sustentáveis para a purificação de fármacos anti-leucémicos (NanoPurAsp)

PartnerFundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia

Development of cost-effective platforms based on ionic liquids for the purification of p53-minicircle DNA biopharmaceuticals with application in oncology (PureDNA)

PartnerFundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Cancer is the second cause of death worldwide, representing critical health and economic burdens. In an era of an aging society, cancer prevalence is expected to rise, with projections disclosing 28.4 million new cases by 2040. Direct costs of cancer reached €103 billion in 2018, of which €32 billion are due to the increase on cancer therapeutic...

Development of Ionic-Liquid-based Devices for the Removal of Cytostatic Drugs From Urine Excreted by Cancer Patients (IonCytDevice)

PartnerFundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia

Ionic liquid-based supports for pre-miRNAs purification targeting Alzheimers disease (PUREmiRSILs)

PartnerFundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia

Nova abordagem terapêutica para desacelerar a progressão da doença de Parkinson; (PDSolve)

PartnerIndustry National
A doença de Parkinson (DP) é a segunda doença neurodegenerativa mais prevalente no mundo, com profundos impactos económicos e sociais. O objetivo deste projeto é provar a eficácia farmacológica e aplicação terapêutica à DP do i...

Titanate nanotubes photosensitization by narrow bandgap semicondutor nanoparticles (PTDC/CTM-NAN/113021/2009)

Local CoordinatorFundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
photosensitization titanium oxide nanostrucutres narrow band gap semiconductors titanate nanotubes

Publications

New insights into chitosan-Ag nanocomposites synthesis: Physicochemical aspects of formation, structure-bioactivity relationship and mechanism of antioxidant activity

Hileuskaya, K; Kraskouski, A; Ihnatsyeu-Kachan, A; Saichuk, A; Pinchuk, S; Nikalaichuk, V; Ladutska, A; Kulikouskaya, V; Neves, MC; Freire, MG; Kim, S
2025, INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL MACROMOLECULES, 300.

Monitoring the presence of pigments in aqueous extracts using silica materials functionalized with ionic liquids

Kovaleski, G; Neves, MC; Ventura, SPM
2025, ALGAL RESEARCH-BIOMASS BIOFUELS AND BIOPRODUCTS, 89.

Catalytic performance of thermochemically treated sludge generated in the Fenton process for AOX degradation

Ribeiro, JP; Marques, CC; Neves, MC; Gomes, HGMF; Sarinho, L; Tarelho, LAC; Nunes, MI
2025, JOURNAL OF INDUSTRIAL AND ENGINEERING CHEMISTRY, 144, 337-345.

Simple adsorption-based immobilization of L-asparaginase on boron-doped diamond film

Tavares, BL; Fernandes, DR; Rodrigues-Freitas, L; Nunes, JCF; Girao, A; Neves, MC; Fernandes, AJS; Santos-Ebinuma, VC; Neto, MAC; Tavares, APM
2025, SURFACES AND INTERFACES, 73.

Silica Supported Ionic Liquids for the Efficient and Selective Recovery of Platinum and Palladium from Aqueous Media

Almeida, JC; Neves, MC; Trindade, T; Freire, MG; Pereira, E
2024, ACS SUSTAINABLE CHEMISTRY & ENGINEERING, 12, 1, 442-449.

Extraction of platinum and palladium from aqueous solutions using ionic-liquid-modified magnetic nanoparticles

Almeida, JC; Cardoso, CED; Neves, MC; Trindade, T; Freire, MG; Pereira, E
2024, JOURNAL OF WATER PROCESS ENGINEERING, 63.

Ionic-Liquid-Supported Magnetic Nanoparticles: Synthesis, Characterization, and Their Use for the Separation of Co and Ni from Li in Aqueous Solutions

Almeida, JC; Cardoso, CED; Neves, M; Trindade, T; Freire, MG; Pereira, E
2024, EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF INORGANIC CHEMISTRY, 27, 26.
ISBN: 1099-0682

Supported ionic liquids to purify microbial L-Asparaginase

Almeida, MR; Nunes, JCF; Pereira, MM; Bento, HBS; Pedrolli, DB; Santos-Ebinuma, VC; Neves, MC; Freire, MG; Tavares, APM
2024, BIOCHEMICAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL, 211.
ISBN: 1873-295X

Recombinant laccase biosynthesis for efficient polydopamine coating

Magalhaes, FF; Neves, MC; Pedro, AQ; Freire, MG; Santos-Ebinuma, VC; Tavares, APM
2024, BIOCHEMICAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL, 212.
ISBN: 1873-295X

Tackling water contamination by oncologic drugs: Supported ionic liquids as sustainable adsorbents for cyclophosphamide removal

Francisco, R; Monteiro, B; Santos, MJ; Silva, FAE; Venancio, C; Neves, MC; Lopes, I; Sousa, ACA; Freire, MG
2024, JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT, 371.
ISBN: 1095-8630

Recovery and Purification of (Bio)Pharmaceuticals Using (Nano)Materials

In Bentham Science (Eds.), Recent Advances in Analytical Techniques Volume: 4
Ana P. M. Tavares, Márcia C. Neves, Tito Trindade and Mara G. Freire
2020, 58-93.
ISBN: 978-981-14-0510-5

Use of Nanomaterials in the Pretreatment of Water Samples for Environmental Analysis

In Bhat AH, Jawaid M, O Sulliman FE, Al-Kindy SM (Eds.), Nanomaterials for Healthcare, Energy and Environment
Bernardo S, Sousa ACA, Neves MC, Freire MG
2019, 103-142, Aveiro, Springer Nature.
ISBN: 978-981-13-9832-2

Composites of cellulose and metal nanoparticles

In F. Ebrahimi (Eds.), Nanocomposites - New Trends and Developments
Pinto, R. J. B.; Neves, M.C.; Pascoal Neto, C. and Trindade, T
2012, Rijeka, InTech.
ISBN: 978-953-51-0762-0

Síntese e caracterização de nanoestruturas compósitas

Márcia Carvalho Neves
2008, supervised by Tito da Silva Trindade.

Novos pigmentos à base de Bismuto

Marcia Carvalho Neves
2003, supervised by Tito Trindade.

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