The scientific and technological outreach activities of the team have been released in form of publications. For a complete list of publications, please visit FP-ENAS members individual CVs at FP-ENAS website: http://fp-enas.ufp.pt/english/production/publication-list/.

The most recent publications are as follows:

2016

Calejo, Isabel; Moreira, Nathalie; Araújo, Ana M; Carvalho, Márcia; Bastos, ML; Pinho, Paula G.. 2016. “Optimisation and validation of a HS-SPME-GC-IT/MS method for analysis of carbonyl volatile compounds as biomarkers in human urine: Application in a pilot study to discriminate individuals with smoking habits“, Talanta, 148: 486 – 493.

Nunes MA, Costa ASG, Barreira JCM, Vinha AF, Alves RC, Oliveira MBPP. 2016. “How functional foods endure throughout the shelf storage? Effects of packing materials and formulation on the quality parameters and bioactivity of smoothies. LWT “ Food Science and Technology, 65: 70-78.

2015

Carla Matos, Marta Ribeiro, António Guerra “Breastfeeding: antioxidative properties of breast milk“. Journal of Applied Biomedicine (2015) 13 (3), 169-180

Carla Matos, Cláudia Ribeiro, Lígia R. Gomes “Porphyrin Interaction with the membrane: the use of membrane models to elicit the diverse partition in normal and neoplastic tissue“. Medicinal Chemistry Research (2015) 24: 3885-3891

D. S. Morais, J. Coelho, M. A. Lopes, M. P. Ferraz, P. Gomes , M. H. Fernandes, J.D. Santos, N. Sooraj Hussain, (2015) “Microanalysis of Bioactive Samarium Doped Glass-Reinforced Hydroxyapatite”, Microsc Microanal, 21 Suppl 5:31-2.

D. S. Morais, S. Fernandes, P. S. Gomes, M. H. Fernandes, P. Sampaio, M. P. Ferraz, J.D. Santos, M. A. Lopes, N. Sooraj Hussain, (2015). “Novel cerium doped glass-reinforced hydroxyapatite with antibacterial and osteoconductive properties for bone tissue regeneration”, Biomed Mater, 21;10(5):0550082015

Dinis, M. A. P; Rodrigues, C.F.; Lemos de S. M. 2015. “Increasing Sorption Isotherms Accuracy: Weibull Modelling and Linear Regression”, Energy, Exploration & Exploitation 33, 4: 515 – 532.

J. Barros, L. Grenho, M. H. Fernandes, C. M. Manuel , L. F. Melo, O. C. Nunes, F. J. Monteiro, M. P. Ferraz, (2015) “Anti-sessile bacterial and cytocompatibility properties of CHX-loaded nanohydroxyapatite“, Colloids Surf B Biointerfaces, 130:305-14.

L. Grenho, C. L. Salgado, M. H. Fernandes, F. J. Monteiro, M. P. Ferraz, (2015) “Antibacterial activity and biocompatibility of three-dimensional nanostructured porous granules of hydroxyapatite and zinc oxide nanoparticles-an in vitro and in vivo study“, Nanotechnology, Jul 16;26(31):315101.

L. Grenho, J. Barros, C. Ferreira, V. R. Santos, F. J. Monteiro, M. P. Ferraz, M. E. Cortes, 2015 “In vitro antimicrobial activity and biocompatibility of propolis containing nanohydroxyapatite“, Biomedical Materials, 18;10(2):025004,.

Leal, M. F. C.; Catarino, R. I. L.; Pimenta, A. M.; Souto, M. R. S.; Afonso, C. S.; Fernandes, A. F. Q. 2015. “Lead Migration from Toys by Anodic Stripping Voltammetry using a Bismuth Film Electrode“, Archives of Environmental & Occupational Health, Manuscript accepted for publication.

Leite, Ângela; Dinis, M. A. P; Sequeiros, Jorge; Paúl, Constança. 2015. “Subjects at-risk for Genetic Diseases in Portugal: Illness Representations”, Journal of Genetic Counseling, x: 1 – 11

M. Ribeiro, M. A. De Moraes, M. M. Beppu, M. P. Garcia, M. H. Fernandes, F. J. Monteiro, M. P. Ferraz, (2015) “Development of silk fibroin/nanohydroxyapatite composite hydrogels for bone tissue engineering“, European Polymer Journal, Volume 67, 66-77.

Pedro J. Silva and Viviana Rodrigues (2015), “Mechanistic pathways of mercury removal from the organomercurial lyase active site“. PeerJ 3:e1127

Rodrigues, C.F.; Dinis, M. A. P; Lemos de S. M. 2015. “Review of European Energy Policies Regarding the Recent “Carbon Capture, Utilization and Storage” Technologies Scenario and the Role of Coal Seams”, Environmental Earth Sciences 74, 3: 2553 – 2561.

Silva, A. C; Lopes, C.M.; Sousa-Lobo, J.M.; Amaral, M.H.. 2015. “Delivery systems for biopharmaceuticals. Part I: Nanoparticles and Microparticles”, Current Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, 16(11): 940 – 954.

Silva, A. C; Lopes, C.M.; Sousa-Lobo, J.M.; Amaral, M.H.. 2015. “Delivery systems for biopharmaceuticals. Part II: Liposomes, Micelles, Microemulsions and Dendrimers”, Current Pharmaceutical Biotechnology , 16(11):955-65.

Silva, A. C; Lopes, C.M.; Sousa-Lobo, J.M.; Amaral, M.H.. 2015. “Nucleic acids delivery systems: a challenge for pharmaceutical technologists”, Current Drug Metabolism 16, 1: 3 – 16.

Silva, Ana; Amaral, M.H.; Sousa-Lobo, J.M.; Lopes, C.M.. 2015. “Lipid Nanoparticles for the Delivery of Biopharmaceuticals”, Current Pharmaceutical Biotechnology 16, 4: 291 – 302.

Silva, J; Cerqueira, Fátima; Medeiros, R. 2015. “Y chromosome DNA in cervicovaginal self-collected samples of childbearing age women: implications for epitheliotropic sexually transmitted infections?”, Life Sciences, 139: 62-68. doi: 10.1016/j.lfs.2015.07.027

Vinha AF, Alves RC, Barreira SVP, Costa ASG, Oliveira MBPP. 2015. Impact of boiling on phytochemicals and antioxidant activity of green vegetables consumed in the Mediterranean diet. Food Function, 6: 1157?1163.

Araújo, Ana M; Carvalho, Félix; Bastos, Maria L; Guedes de P. P; Carvalho, Márcia. 2015. The hallucinogenic world of tryptamines: an updated review, Archives of Toxicology 89, 8: 1151 – 1173.

Araújo, Ana M; Valente, Maria J; Carvalho, Márcia; Dias da S. D; Gaspar, Helena; Carvalho, Félix; de Lourdes B. M; Guedes de P. P. 2015. Raising awareness of new psychoactive substances: chemical analysis and in vitro toxicity screening of legal high packages containing synthetic cathinones, Archives of Toxicology 89, 5: 757 – 771.

Barros, N.; Fontes, T.; Silva, M.P.; Manso, M.C.; Carvalho, A.C.. 2015. “Analysis of the effectiveness of the NEC Directive on the tropospheric ozone levels in Portugal”, Atmospheric Environment 4, 106: 80 – 91.

Cerqueira, R.M.; Correia, M.R.; Vilar, H. ; Manso, M.C.. 2015. How Effective Is the Quadruple Concomitant Helicobacter Pylori Eradication Therapy for Obese Patients Undergoing Gastric Bypass Surgery? Obesity Surgery 4(4):1-4.

Frias-Bulhosa, José; Barbosa, Paula; Gomes, Elisa; Vieira, Maria R; Manso, Maria C. 2015. “Association between body mass index and caries among 13-year-old population in Castelo de Paiva, Portugal”, Revista Portuguesa de Estomatologia, Medicina Dentária e Cirurgia Maxilofacial 56, 1: 3 – 8.

Gavina, C.; Falcão-Pires, I.; Pinho, P.; Manso, M.C.; Gonçalves, A.; Rocha-Gonçalves, F.; Leite-Moreira, A.. 2015. “Relevance of residual left ventricular hypertrophy after surgery for isolated aortic stenosis”, European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery 7: ezv240 – ezv240.

Lacerda, Filipa; Barbosa, Cláudia; Pereira, Sérgio; Manso, Maria C. 2015. “Estudo de prevalência das disfunções temporomandibulares articulares em estudantes de instrumentos de sopro”, Revista Portuguesa de Estomatologia, Medicina Dentária e Cirurgia Maxilofacial, 56(1): 25-33.

Marques da S. P; Carvalho, Davide; Nazaré, José; Martins, Luis; Aguiar, Carlos; Manso, Maria C; Carqueja, Teresa; Polónia, Jorge. 2015. “Prevalence of microalbuminuria in hypertensive patients with or without type 2 diabetes in a Portuguese primary care setting: The RACE (micRoAlbumin sCreening survEy) study”, Revista Portuguesa de Cardiologia, 34(4):237-246.

Monteiro, M.; Barros, A.; CARVALHO, M; Pires-Luís, A.S.; Jerónimo, C.; Henrique, R.; Maria de L. B; Gil, A.; Guedes De P. P. 2015. Exploratory urinary metabolomic profiling of renal cell carcinoma using 1H NMR spectroscopy and multivariate analysis, Toxicology Letters 238, 2: S233 – S234.

Nazareth N, Magro F, Machado E, Ribeiro TG, Martinho A, Rodrigues P, Alves R, Macedo GN, Gracio D, Coelho R, Abreu C, Appelberg R, Dias C, Macedo G, Bull TJ, Sarmento A. 2015. Prevalence of Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis and Escherichia coli in blood samples from patients with Inflammatory Bowel Disease. Medical Microbiol Immunol. 204:681-692. doi: 10.1007/s00430-015-0420-3.

Nazareth, N., Magro, F., Appelberg, R. , Silva, J., Gracio, D., Coelho, R., Cabral, J.M., Abreu, C., Macedo, G., Bull, T.J., Sarmento, A. 2015. Increased viability but decreased culturability of Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis in macrophages from inflammatory bowel disease patients under Infliximab treatment. Medical Microbiol Immunol. 204: 647-656. doi: 10.1007/s00430-015-0393-2.

Nazareth, Nair; Magro, Fernando; Machado, Elisabete; Ribeiro, Teresa G; Martinho, António; Rodrigues, Pedro; Alves, Rita; Macedo, Gonçalo N; Appelberg, Rui; Dias, Camila; Macedo, Guilherme; Bull, Tim; Sarmento, Amélia. 2015. Prevalence of Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis and Escherichia coli in blood samples from patients with inflammatory bowel disease. Medical Microbiology and Immunology 204, 6: 681 – 692.

Ribeiro, Teresa G; Novais, Ângela; Branquinho, Raquel; Machado, Elisabete; Peixe, Luísa. 2015. Phylogeny and comparative genomics unveil independent diversification trajectories of qnrB and genetic platforms within particular Citrobacter species. Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy 59, 10: 5951 – 5958.

Rodrigues, Carla; Machado, Elisabete; Pires, João; Ramos, Helena; Novais, Ângela; Peixe, Luísa. 2015. Increase of widespread A, B1 and D Escherichia coli clones producing a high diversity of CTX-M-types in a Portuguese hospital. Future Microbiology 10, 7: 1125 – 1131.

Valente, M.J.; Araújo, A.M.; Silva, R; Bastos, M.L.; CARVALHO, F; de Pinho, P. G; CARVALHO, M. 2015. Hepatic oxidative stress induced by methylone and MDPV: A comparison to MDMA, Toxicology Letters 238, 2: S265 – S265.

Valente, M.J.; Araújo, A.M.; Silva, R; Bastos, M.L.; CARVALHO, F; de Pinho, P. G; CARVALHO, M. 2015. Is hyperthermia the triggering factor for hepatotoxicity induced by bath salts? An in vitro study using primary cultured rat hepatocytes, Toxicology Letters 238, 2: S260 – S260.

Vinha AF, Guido L, Costa ASG, Alves RC, Oliveira MBPP. 2015. Monomeric and oligomeric flavan-3-ols and antioxidant activity of leaves from different Laurus sp. Food Function, 6(6): 1944-1949.

Enciso-Cárdenas, J.J.; Rodrigues, C.F.; Martínez, L.; Camacho-Ortegón, L.F.; Lemos de S. M; De la O. F; Dinis, M. A. P. 2015. “Estudio de las propiedades de adsorción/desorción de gas en el carbón de la Cuenca de Sabinas en México/ Study of gas adsorption/desorption properties in coals of Sabinas Basin on Mexico”, Revista Internacional de Investigación e Innovación Tecnológica 3, 15: 1 – 12.

Carvalho, Márcia. 2015. Paracetamol e ouros analgésicos não opioides. In Toxicologia Forense, 169 – 186. ISBN: 978-989-693-045-5. Lisboa: PACTOR.

Monteiro, Márcia; Carvalho, M; Bastos, ML; Pinho, Paula G.. 2015. Potentiality of volatiles to discriminate patients with cancer by using chemometric tools. In Identification and Data Processing Methods in Metabolomics, ed. Serge Rudaz, 166 – 184. ISBN: 978-1-910419-46-5. London: Future Science Ltd.

2014

Doktorovova, Slavomira; Souto, Eliana B; Silva, Amélia M. 2014. “Nanotoxicology applied to solid lipid nanoparticles and nanostructured lipid carriers – A systematic review of in vitro data”, European Journal of Pharmaceutics and Biopharmaceutics, 87, 1: 1 – 18

Fangueiro, Joana F; Andreani, Tatiana; Egea, Maria A; Garcia, Maria L; Souto, Selma B; Silva, Amélia M; Souto, Eliana B. 2014. “Design of cationic lipid nanoparticles for ocular delivery: Development, characterization and cytotoxicity”, International Journal of Pharmaceutics 461, 1-2: 64 – 73.

Jose, S., Ansa, C.R., Cinu, T.A., Chacko, A.J., Aleykutty, N.A., Ferreira, S.V., Souto, E.B., Thermo-sensitive gels containing lorazepam microspheres for intranasal brain targeting, International Journal of Pharmaceutics 441 (2013) 516-526.

Santos, I.S., Ponte, B.M., Boonme, P., Silva, A.M., Souto, E.B., Nanoencapsulation of polyphenols for protective effect against colon-rectal cancer, Biotechnology Advances 31 (2013) 514–523.

Patel, Medha; Souto, Eliana B; Singh, Kamalinder K. 2013. “Advances in brain drug targeting and delivery: limitations and challenges of solid lipid nanoparticles”, Expert Opinion on Drug Delivery 10, 7: 889 – 905.

Valente, Maria J; Guedes de P. P; Lourdes Bastos, M; Carvalho, Félix; Carvalho, Márcia. 2014. “Khat and synthetic cathinones: a review”, Archives of Toxicology, 88: 15 – 45.

Araújo, Ana M; Valente, Maria J; Carvalho, Márcia; Dias da S. D; Gaspar, Helena; Carvalho, Félix; de Lourdes B. M; Guedes de P. P. 2014. “Raising awareness of new psychoactive substances: chemical analysis and in vitro toxicity screening of ‘legal high’ packages containing synthetic cathinones”, Archives of Toxicology 1, 1: 1 – 1.

Monteiro, Márcia; Carvalho, Márcia; Henrique, Rui; Jerónimo, Carmen; Moreira, Nathalie; de Lourdes B. M; de Pinho, P. G. 2014. “Analysis of volatile human urinary metabolome by solid-phase microextraction in combination with gas chromatography–mass spectrometry for biomarker discovery: Application in a pilot study to discriminate patients with renal cell carcinoma”, European Journal of Cancer 50, 11: 1993 – 2002.

Barros, J.; Grenho, L.; Manuel, C.; Ferreira, C.; Melo, L.; Nunes, O.; Monteiro, F.; Ferraz, M.. 2014. “Influence of nanohydroxyapatite surface properties on Staphylococcus epidermidis biofilm formation”, Journal of Biomaterials Applications 28, 9: 1325 – 1335.

Rodrigues, Carla; Novais, Ângela; Machado, Elisabete; Peixe, Luísa. 2014. “Detection of VIM-34, a novel VIM-1 variant identified in the intercontinental ST15 Klebsiella pneumoniae clone”, Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy 69, 1: 274 – 275.

Rodrigues, C.F.; Laiginhas, C.; Fernandes, M.; Lemos de S. M; Dinis, M. A. P. 2014. “The Coal Cleat System: A new approach to its study”, Journal of Rock Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering 6, 3: 208 – 218

Fontes, T., Silva L., Silva, M.P., Barros, N., Carvalho, A.C. (2014). Can artificial neural networks be used to predict the origin of ozone episodes? Science of Total Environment, 488-489, 197-207.

Barros, N., Silva, M.P., Fontes, T., Manso, M.C., Carvalho, A. C. (2014). Learning from 24 years of ozone data in Portugal, Air Pollution XXII, Edited by J.W.S. Longhurst and C.A. Brebbia, WIT Press, 183, 117-128 (ISBN 978-1-84564-782-7), http://library.witpress.com/pages/PaperInfo.asp?PaperID=28296.