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List of works by Carmen S.R. Freire

A Guide to Polysaccharide-Based Hydrogel Bioinks for 3D Bioprinting Applications

scientific article published in 2022

A compendium of current developments on polysaccharide and protein-based microneedles

scientific article published on 25 April 2019

A study of the distribution of chitosan onto and within a paper sheet using a fluorescent chitosan derivative

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Antibacterial activity of optically transparent nanocomposite films based on chitosan or its derivatives and silver nanoparticles.

scientific article

Antibacterial paper based on composite coatings of nanofibrillated cellulose and ZnO

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Antifungal activity of transparent nanocomposite thin films of pullulan and silver against Aspergillus niger.

scientific article published on 23 October 2012

Antimicrobial and Conductive Nanocellulose-Based Films for Active and Intelligent Food Packaging

scientific article published on 06 July 2019

Antimicrobial bacterial cellulose nanocomposites prepared by in situ polymerization of 2-aminoethyl methacrylate.

scientific article

Antimicrobial pullulan derivative prepared by grafting with 3-aminopropyltrimethoxysilane: Characterization and ability to form transparent films

Antiproliferative Effects of Cynara cardunculus L. var. altilis (DC) Lipophilic Extracts

scientific article published on 29 December 2016

Bacterial cellulose membranes applied in topical and transdermal delivery of lidocaine hydrochloride and ibuprofen: in vitro diffusion studies.

scientific article

Bacterial cellulose membranes as transdermal delivery systems for diclofenac: In vitro dissolution and permeation studies

scientific article published on 13 February 2014

Bioactive Phytochemicals from Wild Arbutus unedo L. Berries from Different Locations in Portugal: Quantification of Lipophilic Components

scientific article

Biocompatible bacterial cellulose-poly(2-hydroxyethyl methacrylate) nanocomposite films.

scientific article published on 15 September 2013

Bioinspired antimicrobial and biocompatible bacterial cellulose membranes obtained by surface functionalization with aminoalkyl groups.

scientific article published on 11 April 2013

Carbohydrate-derived chlorinated compounds in ECF bleaching of hardwood pulps: formation, degradation, and contribution to AOX in a bleached kraft pulp mill.

scientific article published on February 2003

Chemical composition of the epicuticular wax from the fruits of Eucalyptus globulus.

scientific article

Chlorophyta and Rhodophyta macroalgae: a source of health promoting phytochemicals

scientific article

Cholinium-based supported ionic liquid membranes: a sustainable route for carbon dioxide separation.

scientific article published on 31 October 2013

Composites based on acylated cellulose fibers and low-density polyethylene: Effect of the fiber content, degree of substitution and fatty acid chain length on final properties

Conductive polysaccharides-based proton-exchange membranes for fuel cell applications: The case of bacterial cellulose and fucoidan

scientific article published on 10 November 2019

Deep Eutectic Solvent Aqueous Solutions as Efficient Media for the Solubilization of Hardwood Xylans.

scientific article

Demonstration of long-chainn-alkyl caffeates and Δ7-steryl glucosides in the bark ofAcacia species by gas chromatography–mass spectrometry

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Demystifying the morphology and size control on the biosynthesis of gold nanoparticles using Eucalyptus globulus bark extract

scholarly article in Industrial Crops and Products, vol. 105, October 2017

Do bacterial cellulose membranes have potential in drug-delivery systems?

scientific article published on 21 May 2014

Dual nanofibrillar-based bio-sorbent films composed of nanocellulose and lysozyme nanofibrils for mercury removal from spring waters

scientific article published on 06 April 2020

Enhanced Conversion of Xylan into Furfural using Acidic Deep Eutectic Solvents with Dual Solvent and Catalyst Behavior

scientific article published on 21 January 2020

Eucalyptus spp. outer bark extracts inhibit Helicobacter pylori growth: in vitro studies

scholarly article in Industrial Crops and Products, vol. 105, October 2017

Ex Situ Reconstitution of the Plant Biopolyester Suberin as a Film

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

Extraction of vanillin using ionic-liquid-based aqueous two-phase systems

Fluorescent Bioactive Corrole Grafted-Chitosan Films

scientific article published on 11 March 2016

Gluconacetobacter sacchari: An efficient bacterial cellulose cell-factory

High valuable compounds from the unripe peel of several Musa species cultivated in Madeira Island (Portugal)

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Highly Hydrophobic Biopolymers Prepared by the Surface Pentafluorobenzoylation of Cellulose Substrates

scientific article published on 23 March 2007

Hydrogen Bond Dynamics of Cellulose through Inelastic Neutron Scattering Spectroscopy.

scientific article published on 22 March 2018

In situ synthesis of bacterial cellulose/polycaprolactone blends for hot pressing nanocomposite films production

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Isolation of suberin from birch outer bark and cork using ionic liquids: A new source of macromonomers

scholarly article in Industrial Crops and Products, vol. 44, January 2013

Latest Advances on Bacterial Cellulose-Based Materials for Wound Healing, Delivery Systems, and Tissue Engineering

scientific article published on 17 September 2019

Lipophilic Extracts of Cynara cardunculus L. var. altilis (DC): A Source of Valuable Bioactive Terpenic Compounds

scientific article published on 21 August 2013

Lipophilic extracts from banana fruit residues: a source of valuable phytosterols.

scientific article published on 26 September 2008

Miscanthus x giganteus extractives: a source of valuable phenolic compounds and sterols.

scientific article

Multifunctional hybrid structures made of open-cell aluminum foam impregnated with cellulose/graphene nanocomposites

scientific article published on 20 March 2020

Multilayered materials based on biopolymers as drug delivery systems.

scientific article

NMR Metabolomics Reveals Metabolism-Mediated Protective Effects in Liver (HepG2) Cells Exposed to Subtoxic Levels of Silver Nanoparticles

scientific article published on 09 March 2018

Nafion ® and nanocellulose: A partnership for greener polymer electrolyte membranes

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Nanocellulose-based antifungal nanocomposites against the polymorphic fungus Candida albicans

scientific article published on 12 April 2019

Nanofibrillated cellulose/gellan gum hydrogel-based bioinks for 3D bioprinting of skin cells

scientific article published in 2023

Nanostructured Bacterial Cellulose–Poly(4-styrene sulfonic acid) Composite Membranes with High Storage Modulus and Protonic Conductivity

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Nanostructured Composites Obtained by ATRP Sleeving of Bacterial Cellulose Nanofibers with Acrylate Polymers

scientific article published on 21 May 2013

New Materials Based on Cationic Porphyrins Conjugated to Chitosan or Titanium Dioxide: Synthesis, Characterization and Antimicrobial Efficacy.

scientific article published on 22 May 2019

New biocomposites based on thermoplastic starch and bacterial cellulose

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New copolyesters derived from terephthalic and 2,5-furandicarboxylic acids: A step forward in the development of biobased polyesters

article

New glucosides from Eucalyptus globulus wood, bark and kraft pulps

Novel bacterial cellulose–acrylic resin nanocomposites

Novel cellulose-based composites based on nanofibrillated plant and bacterial cellulose: recent advances at the University of Aveiro – a review

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Novel pyrrolidinium-based polymeric ionic liquids with cyano counter-anions: High performance membrane materials for post-combustion CO 2 separation

Novel sustainable composites prepared from cork residues and biopolymers

Optimization of the gallic acid extraction using ionic-liquid-based aqueous two-phase systems

Phenolic composition and antioxidant activity of Eucalyptus grandis, E. urograndis (E. grandis×E. urophylla) and E. maidenii bark extracts

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Phenolic composition and antioxidant activity of different morphological parts of Cynara cardunculus L. var. altilis (DC)

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Physicochemical surface properties of bacterial cellulose/polymethacrylate nanocomposites: an approach by inverse gas chromatography

scientific article published on 31 October 2018

Playing with ionic liquid mixtures to design engineered CO2 separation membranes

scientific article published in August 2014

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

scientific article published on 17 April 2017

Poly(glycidyl methacrylate)/bacterial cellulose nanocomposites: Preparation, characterization and post-modification

scientific article published on 26 January 2019

Polyethylene Terephthalate: Copolyesters, Composites, and Renewable Alternatives

Polymeric ionic liquid-based membranes: Influence of polycation variation on gas transport and CO 2 selectivity properties

Preparation and characterization of novel biodegradable composites based on acylated cellulose fibers and poly(ethylene sebacate)

scholarly article by Tânia F. Fernandes et al published November 2011 in Composites Science and Technology

Preparation and characterization of novel highly omniphobic cellulose fibers organic–inorganic hybrid materials

Preparation and evaluation of the barrier properties of cellophane membranes modified with fatty acids

article published in 2011

Preparation of highly hydrophobic and lipophobic cellulose fibers by a straightforward gas-solid reaction

scientific article published on 11 January 2010

Production of bacterial cellulose by Gluconacetobacter sacchari using dry olive mill residue

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Production of lysozyme nanofibers using deep eutectic solvent aqueous solutions

scientific article published on 14 July 2016

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

scientific article published on 19 May 2016

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

Pullulan-based nanocomposite films for functional food packaging: Exploiting lysozyme nanofibers as antibacterial and antioxidant reinforcing additives

article by Nuno H.C.S. Silva et al published April 2018 in Food Hydrocolloids

Pullulan–nanofibrillated cellulose composite films with improved thermal and mechanical properties

Pyrrolidinium-based polymeric ionic liquid materials: New perspectives for CO2 separation membranes

Recent Developments in the Functionalization of Betulinic Acid and Its Natural Analogues: A Route to New Bioactive Compounds

scientific article published on 19 January 2019

Resistive switching of silicon-silver thin film devices in flexible substrates

scientific article published on 04 December 2019

Reversible hydrophobization and lipophobization of cellulose fibers via trifluoroacetylation

Screening of lipophilic and phenolic extractives from different morphological parts of Halimione portulacoides

scholarly article in Industrial Crops and Products, vol. 52, January 2014

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

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Silylation of bacterial cellulose to design membranes with intrinsic anti-bacterial properties

scientific article published on 13 May 2019

Supercritical fluid extraction of Eucalyptus globulus bark-A promising approach for triterpenoid production

scientific article (publication date: 2012)

Surface characterization by XPS, contact angle measurements and ToF-SIMS of cellulose fibers partially esterified with fatty acids

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Swellable Gelatin Methacryloyl Microneedles for Extraction of Interstitial Skin Fluid toward Minimally Invasive Monitoring of Urea

scientific article published on 17 August 2020

The Health-Promoting Potential of Salix spp. Bark Polar Extracts: Key Insights on Phenolic Composition and In Vitro Bioactivity and Biocompatibility

scientific article published on 30 November 2019

The ripe pulp of Mangifera indica L.: A rich source of phytosterols and other lipophilic phytochemicals

Thermosetting AESO-bacterial cellulose nanocomposite foams with tailored mechanical properties obtained by Pickering emulsion templating

Timesaving microwave assisted synthesis of insulin amyloid fibrils with enhanced nanofiber aspect ratio.

scientific article

Transparent chitosan films reinforced with a high content of nanofibrillated cellulose

Ultra-high performance liquid chromatography coupled to mass spectrometry applied to the identification of valuable phenolic compounds from Eucalyptus wood.

scientific article published in September 2013

Unravelling the distinct crystallinity and thermal properties of suberin compounds from Quercus suber and Betula pendula outer barks.

scientific article published on 12 September 2016

Unveiling the chemistry behind the green synthesis of metal nanoparticles.

scientific article published in August 2014

Utilization of residues from agro-forest industries in the production of high value bacterial cellulose

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Valorisation of bark lipophilic fractions from three Portuguese Salix species: A systematic study of the chemical composition and inhibitory activity on Escherichia coli

scientific article published in 2019

What Is the Real Value of Chitosan’s Surface Energy?

scientific article published on 26 January 2008

Zwitterionic Nanocellulose-Based Membranes for Organic Dye Removal

scientific article published on 30 April 2019