Research group
BioPol4fun - Innovation in biopolymer based functional materials and bioactive compounds
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Selected Publications
Ongoing Supervisions
Bruno Filipe Afonso Valente
PhD Student
João Maria Silva Pinto Leite
PhD Student
João Pedro Fernandes Carvalho
PhD Student
William Facchinatto
Junior ResearcherProjects
Bioeconomia para Têxtil e Vestuário (BE@T)
PartnerIndustry National
Apoiada pelo Plano de Recuperação e Resiliência (PRR), a indústria têxtil nacional vai investir 138 milhões de euros na bioeconomia sustentável, procurando a mudança de paradigma para o setor e a criação de produtos de alto valor acrescentado a partir de recursos biológicos, em alternativa às matérias de origem fóssil.Liderado pelo CITEVE (Centr...Engineering self-propelled cellulose-based Janus microrobots (Cell4Janus)
CoordinatorFundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
European network of FURan based chemicals and materials FOR a Sustainable development (FUR4Sustain)
PartnerEuropean Comission
Modern society relies on a huge quantity of polymeric materials. However, today, these materials are still almost exclusively based on fossil-resources and evolution to a more sustainable model of development is required. In this perspective, biomass and, in particular carbohydrates from, for example, low value b...From Fossil To Forest (FF2F (Biocomposites))
PartnerIndustry National
This Innovation Pact is aimed at developing cellulose-based packaging and products to replace fossil-based plastics. In this context, it comprises the following six work packages: (1) high yield pulp and brown paper; (2) paper with increased mechanical strength; (3) paper with barrier properties; (4) biocomposites; (5) paper sensors for...Inovação na Fileira da Resina Natural para Reforço da Bioeconomia Nacional (RN21)
PartnerIndustry National
A transição para uma economia mais sustentável, oferece inúmeras oportunidades para revitalizar os setores mais tradicionais da economia portuguesa, onde destacamos a produção e transformação da resina natural.O Projeto Integrado RN21 – Inovação na Fileira da Resina Natural para Reforço da Bioeconomia Nacional, assenta em três grandes princípios...Pacto da Bioeconomia azul (BIOECOAZUL (Termoendurecíveis))
PartnerIndustry National
The world needs a new business model capable of economic growth decoupling raw materials from natural resources. Thus the Blue Bioeconomy Pact has embraced the challenge of reindustrialising Portuguese industries with the integration of blue biotechnology solutions in the value chains, enhancing the sustainable use of marine bio-resourc...Pacto da Bioeconomia azul (BIOECOAZUL (Termoplásticos a desenvolver))
PartnerIndustry National
The world needs a new business model capable of economic growth decoupling raw materials from natural resources. Thus the Blue Bioeconomy Pact has embraced the challenge of reindustrialising Portuguese industries with the integration of blue biotechnology solutions in the value chains, enhancing the sustainable use of marine bio-resourc...Pacto da Bioeconomia azul (BIOECOAZUL (Plásticos já existentes))
PartnerIndustry National
The world needs a new business model capable of economic growth decoupling raw materials from natural resources. Thus the Blue Bioeconomy Pact has embraced the challenge of reindustrialising Portuguese industries with the integration of blue biotechnology solutions in the value chains, enhancing the sustainable use of marine bio-resourc...Desenvolvimento de rolhas de cortiça produzidas por processos mais verdes e sustentáveis (GCORK)
PartnerIndustry National
"O Projeto GCORK tem por objetivo capacitar a Amorim Cork a ser a primeira empresa a lançar no mercado uma gama de rolhas de cortiça aglomerada com colas e tratamentos de superfície Bio, produzidas por processos mais verdes e mais sustentáveis. Este produto será extremamente inovador po...Engenharia de nanofibras de origem biológica para o desenvolvimento de biotintas nanoestruturadas de elevada performance para bio-impressão 3-D (NANOBIOINKS)
PartnerFundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
FLUI - Sistemas de extrusão duplo paralelo de ácido polilático com injeção modular de compostos bioativos para a produção de filmes flexíveis mono e multi-camada biofuncionais para embalagens de produtos alimentares a partir de resíduos lenho-celulós (FLUI)
Local CoordinatorIndustry National
Green chemicals and technologies for the wood-to-textile value chain. (GRETE)
PartnerEuropean Comission
The GRETE project will tackle the challenges caused by increased global demand for sustainable textile fibres by offering new breakthroughs in the wood-to-textile value chain. The substitution of cotton by man-made cellulose fibres is also necessary because of sustainability issues. Currently the raw material base for the production of man-made ...Publications
A Guide to Polysaccharide-Based Hydrogel Bioinks for 3D Bioprinting Applications
Teixeira, MC; Lameirinhas, NS; Carvalho, JPF; Silvestre, AJD; Vilela, C; Freire, CSR
2022, INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR SCIENCES, 23, 12.
Advanced Nanocellulose-Based Materials: Production, Properties, and Applications
Freire, CSR; Vilela, C
2022, NANOMATERIALS, 12, 3.
Alginate-Lysozyme Nanofibers Hydrogels with Improved Rheological Behavior, Printability and Biological Properties for 3D Bioprinting Applications
Teixeira, MC; Lameirinhas, NS; Carvalho, JPF; Valente, BFA; Luis, J; Pires, L; Oliveira, H; Oliveira, M; Silvestre, AJD; Vilela, C; Freire, CSR
2022, NANOMATERIALS, 12, 13.
Bioactive Bacterial Nanocellulose Membranes Enriched with Eucalyptus globulus Labill. Leaves Aqueous Extract for Anti-Aging Skin Care Applications
Almeida, T; Moreira, P; Sousa, FJ; Pereira, C; Silvestre, AJD; Vilela, C; Freire, CSR
2022, MATERIALS, 15, 5.
Deep Eutectic Solvent Formulations and Alginate-Based Hydrogels as a New Partnership for the Transdermal Administration of Anti-Inflammatory Drugs
Pedro, SN; Mendes, MSM; Neves, BM; Almeida, IF; Costa, P; Correia-Sa, I; Vilela, C; Freire, MG; Silvestre, AJD; Freire, CSR
2022, PHARMACEUTICS, 14, 4.
Gelatin-Lysozyme Nanofibrils Electrospun Patches with Improved Mechanical, Antioxidant and Bioresorbability Properties for Myocardial Regeneration Applications
Carvalho, T; Ezazi, NZ; Correia, A; Vilela, C; Santos, HA; Freire, CSR
2022, ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS, 32, 21.
Improving the Processability and Performance of Micronized Fiber-Reinforced Green Composites through the Use of Biobased Additives
Valente, BFA; Silvestre, AJD; Neto, CP; Vilela, C; Freire, CSR
2022, POLYMERS, 14, 17.
Natural Polymers-Based Materials: A Contribution to a Greener Future
Silva, ACQ; Silvestre, AJD; Vilela, C; Freire, CSR
2022, MOLECULES, 27, 1.
Polysaccharide-based films of cactus mucilage and agar with antioxidant properties for active food packaging
Makhloufi, N; Chougui, N; Rezgui, F; Benramdane, E; Silvestre, AJD; Freire, CSR; Vilela, C
2022, POLYMER BULLETIN, 79, 12, 11369-11388.
Water in Deep Eutectic Solvents: New Insights From Inelastic Neutron Scattering Spectroscopy
Nolasco, MM; Pedro, SN; Vilela, C; Vaz, PD; Ribeiro-Claro, P; Rudic, S; Parker, SF; Freire, CSR; Freire, MG; Silvestre, AJD
2022, FRONTIERS IN PHYSICS, 10.
Advanced Nanocellulose-Based Materials: Production, Properties and Applications
C. Vilela; C.S.R. Freire
2022, MDPI.
ISBN:
978-3-0365-3190-8
Advanced Biopolymer-Based Nanocomposites and Hybrid Materials
Armando J. D. Silvestre; Carmen S.R. Freire; Carla Vilela
2021, Basel, MDPI.
ISBN:
978-3-0365-0511-4
Polysaccharide Based Hybrid Materials, Metals and Metal Oxides, Graphene and Carbon Nanotubes
Carla Vilela, Ricardo J. B. Pinto, Susana Pinto, Paula Marques, Armando J. D. Silvestre, Carmen S. R. Freire
2018, Springer.
ISBN:
978-3-030-00347-0
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
Modification of textiles for functional applications
In Md. Ibrahim H. Mondal (Eds.), Fundamentals of Natural Fibres and Textiles
Ana C. Q. Silva, Armando J. D. Silvestre, Carmen S. R. Freire, Carla Vilela
2021, 303-365, Elsevier.
ISBN:
9780128214831
Development and applications of cellulose nanofibres based polymer nanocomposites
In Ehsan Bafekrpour (Eds.), Advanced Composite Materials: Properties and Applications
Carla Vilela, Ricardo J. B. Pinto, Ana R. P. Figueiredo, Carlos Pascoal Neto, Armando J. D. Silvestre, Carmen S. R. Freire
2017, 1-65, Warsaw/Berlin, De Gruyter Open.
ISBN:
9783110574432
Polyethylene Terephthalate: Copolyesters, Composites, and Renewable Alternatives
In P. M. Visakh Mong Liang (Eds.), Poly(ethylene Terephthalate) Based Blends, Composites and Nanocomposites.
Andreia F. Sousa, Carla Vilela, Marina Matos, Carmen S.R. Freire, Armando J.D. Silvestre, Jorge F.J. Coelho
2015, 111-139, Elsevier Science Ltd.
ISBN:
9780323313063
2 Bacterial Cellulose-Based Nanocomposites: Roadmap for Innovative Materials
Nanocellulose Polymer Nanocomposites: Fundamentals and Applications
A. R. P. Figueiredo, C. Vilela, C. Pascoal Neto, A.J.D. Silvestre and C.S.R. Freire
2014, Scrivener, Willey.
ISBN:
978-1-118-87190-4
Advanced Nanocellulose-Based Materials: Production, Properties and Applications
C. Vilela; C.S.R. Freire
2022, MDPI.
ISBN:
978-3-0365-3190-8
Advanced Biopolymer-Based Nanocomposites and Hybrid Materials
Armando J. D. Silvestre; Carmen S.R. Freire; Carla Vilela
2021, Basel, MDPI.
ISBN:
978-3-0365-0511-4
Polysaccharide Based Hybrid Materials, Metals and Metal Oxides, Graphene and Carbon Nanotubes
Carla Vilela, Ricardo J. B. Pinto, Susana Pinto, Paula Marques, Armando J. D. Silvestre, Carmen S. R. Freire
2018, Springer.
ISBN:
978-3-030-00347-0
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.
Biosorbent films based on nanocellulose and lysozyme nanofibers for efficient removal of mercury (II) from natural waters
Silva, N; Figueira, P; Vilela, C; Pinto, R; Marrucho, I; Periera, M; Freire, C
2018, ABSTRACTS OF PAPERS OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY, 255.
Cellulose nanofibrils modified with latex nanoparticles as reinforcement for biodegradable poly(ε-caprolactone)-based composites
C. Vilela, J. Engström, B.F.A. Valente, M. Jawerth, A. Carlmark, C.S.R. Freire
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