Carla Vilela

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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

Bruno Filipe Afonso Valente

PhD Student

João Maria Silva Pinto Leite

PhD Student

João Pedro Fernandes Carvalho

PhD Student

Miguel Chaves de Sousa

PhD Student

William Facchinatto

Junior Researcher

Projects

Publications

A concise guide to active agents for active food packaging

Vilela, C; Kurek, M; Hayouka, Z; Rocker, B; Yildirim, S; Antunes, MDC; Nilsen-Nygaard, J; Pettersen, MK; Freire, CSR
2018, TRENDS IN FOOD SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY, 80, 212-222.

Secondary metabolites from Eucalyptus grandis wood cultivated in Portugal, Brazil and South Africa

Santos, SAO; Vilela, C; Domingues, RMA; Oliveira, CSD; Villaverde, JJ; Freire, CSR; Neto, CP; Silvestre, AJD
2017, INDUSTRIAL CROPS AND PRODUCTS, 95, 357-364.

Multilayered materials based on biopolymers as drug delivery systems

Vilela, C; Figueiredo, ARP; Silvestre, AJD; Freire, CSR
2017, EXPERT OPINION ON DRUG DELIVERY, 14, 2, 189-200.

Protonic conductivity and fuel cell tests of nanocomposite membranes based on bacterial cellulose

Gadim, TDO; Loureiro, FJA; Vilela, C; Rosero-Navarro, N; Silvestre, AJD; Freire, CSR; Figueiredo, FML
2017, ELECTROCHIMICA ACTA, 233, 52-61.

Exploiting poly(ionic liquids) and nanocellulose for the development of bio-based anion-exchange membranes

Vilela, C; Sousa, N; Pinto, RJB; Silvestre, AJD; Figueiredo, FML; Freire, CSR
2017, BIOMASS & BIOENERGY, 100, 116-125.

Poly(N-methacryloyl glycine)/nanocellulose composites as pH-sensitive systems for controlled release of diclofenac

Saidi, L; Vilela, C; Oliveira, H; Silvestre, AJD; Freire, CSR
2017, CARBOHYDRATE POLYMERS, 169, 357-365.

Bioactive chitosan/ellagic acid films with UV-light protection for active food packaging

Vilela, C; Pinto, RJB; Coelho, J; Domingues, MRM; Daina, S; Sadocco, P; Santos, SAO; Freire, CSR
2017, FOOD HYDROCOLLOIDS, 73, 120-128.

Poly(1,20-eicosanediyl 2,5-furandicarboxylate), a biodegradable polyester from renewable resources

Soares, MJ; Dannecker, PK; Vilela, C; Bastos, J; Meier, MAR; Sousa, AF
2017, EUROPEAN POLYMER JOURNAL, 90, 301-311.
ISBN: 1873-1945

Profiling of lipophilic and phenolic phytochemicals of four cultivars from cherimoya (Annona cherimola Mill.)

Santos, SAO; Vilela, C; Camacho, JF; Cordeiro, N; Gouveia, M; Freire, CSR; Silvestre, AJD
2016, FOOD CHEMISTRY, 211, 845-852.

Nafion (R) and nanocellulose: A partnership for greener polymer electrolyte membranes

Gadim, TDO; Vilela, C; Loureiro, FJA; Silvestre, AJD; Freire, CSR; Figueiredo, FML
2016, INDUSTRIAL CROPS AND PRODUCTS, 93, 212-218.

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

Synthesis of new vegetable oil-based polymeric materials

Carla Vilela
2012, supervised by Alessandro Gandini, Armando J. D. Silvestre.

Synthesis and Characterization of Cellulose/CaCO3 Nanocomposites

Carla Vilela
2008, supervised by Carlos de Pascoal Neto, Tito Trindade.

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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