Sónia Isabel Neto Pedro

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Short CV

Born in March 3rd, in Alentejo, Sónia N. Pedro obtained her BSc degree in Biochemistry from University of Aveiro, Portugal, in 2014. Posteriorly, by the end of 2016, she completed her MSc degree in Biochemistry, with specialization in Clinical Biochemistry, in the same university. Currently is a PhD student in CICECO - Aveiro Institute of Materials in Biochemistry, at University of Aveiro, Portugal.

Her current interest of research and thesis are focused in the reserach of novel formulations of active pharmaceutical ingredients with enhanced characteristics and the study and development of biopolymer-based drug delivery systems.

Research Projects

ISIS Neutron and Muon Source, Rutherford Appleton Laboratory (RAL, Oxford, UK)

A instrument, experiment number: 1920244 (November 13-18, 2019, TEAM MEMBER): API-DES: improving drug solubility with deep eutectic solvents by inelastic neutron scattering.

Publications

Switchable adhesive films of pullulan loaded with a deep eutectic solvent-curcumin formulation for the photodynamic treatment of drug-resistant skin infections

Pedro, SN; Valente, BFA; Vilela, C; Oliveira, H; Almeida, A; Freire, MG; Silvestre, AJD; Freire, CSR
2023, MATERIALS TODAY BIO, 22.

Boosting antibiotics performance by new formulations with deep eutectic solvents

Pedro, SN; Gomes, ATPC; Oskoei, P; Oliveira, H; Almeida, A; Freire, MG; Silvestre, AJD; Freire, CSR
2022, INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PHARMACEUTICS, 616.

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.

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.

The Role of Ionic Liquids in the Pharmaceutical Field: An Overview of Relevant Applications

Pedro, SN; Freire, CSR; Silvestre, AJD; Freire, MG
2020, INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR SCIENCES, 21, 21.
ISBN: 1422-0067

Deep eutectic solvents comprising active pharmaceutical ingredients in the development of drug delivery systems

Pedro, SN; Freire, MG; Freire, CSR; Silvestre, AJD
2019, EXPERT OPINION ON DRUG DELIVERY, 16, 5, 497-506.
ISBN: 1744-7593

Synthesis and characterization of analogues of glycine-betaine ionic liquids and their use in the formation of aqueous biphasic systems

Pereira, MM; Pedro, SN; Gomes, J; Sintra, TE; Ventura, SPM; Coutinho, JAP; Freire, MG; Mohamadou, A
2019, FLUID PHASE EQUILIBRIA, 494, 239-245.
ISBN: 1879-0224

Enhanced separation performance of aqueous biphasic systems formed by carbohydrates and tetraalkylphosphonium- or tetraalkylammonium-based ionic liquids

Quental, MV; Pereira, MM; Ferreira, AM; Pedro, SN; Shahriari, S; Mohamadou, A; Coutinho, JAP; Freire, MG
2018, GREEN CHEMISTRY, 20, 13, 2978-2983.

Enhanced extraction of bovine serum albumin with aqueous biphasic systems of phosphonium- and ammonium-based ionic liquids

Pereira, MM; Pedro, SN; Quental, MV; Lima, AS; Coutinho, JAP; Freire, MG
2015, JOURNAL OF BIOTECHNOLOGY, 206, 17-25.

Concentration and purification of prostate cancer biomarkers envisaging an early diagnosis

Sónia N. Pedro
2016, supervised by Mara G. Freire & João A. P. Coutinho.

Concentration of a prostate cancer biomarker using aqueous biphasic systems

Sónia N. Pedro
2014, supervised by Mara G. Freire & Matheus M. Pereira.

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