Biomolecular Engineering Lab

The #SMASUS_project aims to create smarter and more sustainable packaging. In this project, we are collaborating with CeNTi and Neutroplast. 

We have a freshly published paper in Sensors MDPI. In this work, the authors explore “Effect of Polymer Hydrophobicity in the Performance of Hybrid Gel Gas Sensors for E-Noses”. This work was developed under the scope of #SCENT_project and #ENSURE_project. Congratulations to the authors! For more info: check the QR Code or doi: 10.3390/s23073531  

In this week, we attend at #SupraLife First School – Functional Supramolecular Polymeric Biomaterials and Carina Esteves shared her work about ionic liquids materials in a poster presentation. #Ensure_Project #SCENT_project

We have a freshly published paper in Applied Physics Reviews. In this work, the authors explore “Textural landscapes of VOC-sensitive chiral liquid crystal-based materials”. This work was developed under the scope of #SCENT_project and # ENSURE_project. Congratulations to the authors! For more info: check the QR Code or doi: 10.1063/5.0136551

Our researcher Cátia Soares just started her PhD in Biotechnology! She holds a Bachelor in Biochemistry and a Master in Biotechnology both from @fctnova . She believes that her research will contribute to implement protein-based materials as sustainable and functional bio-based materials. We wish you all the luck! #PROTEIOS_project

Arménio Barbosa won an advanced computing project BioM2D (BioMaterials Molecular Dynamics) from RNCA, Fundação para Ciência e a Tecnologia, INCD (2022.15912.CPCA). The project will study the assembly and molecular interactions of biomaterials for biopharmaceutical purification, on the Portuguese HPC infrastructure. Congratulations!

Margarida Dias won a research fund grant (R22-1009764370) from Royal Society of Chemistry for “OPTIM – Aqueous spinning of peptide-rich optical fiber mats”. Congratulations!

Last week, our master students in Molecular Genetics and Biomedicine, Catarina Faustino and Madalena Garcia, presented  the thesis work developed so far  at JIM 2023: Jornadas Intercalares de Mestrados. Congratulations for both presentations!