Carla Vilela

Principal Researcher

Biography

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 79 SCI papers (h-index: 28; citations: +2900), 3 books, 5 book chapters, 2 datasets, 6 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).

Research group

BioPol4fun - Innovation in biopolymer based functional materials and bioactive compounds

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Follow the group activities at:

https://pt.linkedin.com/in/biopol4fun-group-1398a315b

https://twitter.com/BioPol4 

Selected Publications

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Ongoing Supervisions

Projects

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.

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