Account information
- E-mail:
- rpires@i3bs.uminho.pt
Profile
- Name:
- Ricardo A. Pires
- Nacionality:
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PORTUGAL
- Position:
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Academic & Research Staff
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- Background:
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PhD in Materials Engineering (Instituto Superior Técnico, 2004);
Graduation in Technological Chemistry (Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade de Lisboa, 1998).
- Research Area:
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Self-assembling hydrogels for biomedical applications;
Self-assembling monolayers to study surface-proteins and surface-cell interactions;
Templated synthesis of nanoparticles and capsules for controlled delivery of bioactive agents;
Natural based materials - development of new materials based on cork;
Structural characterization of polymers, glasses and ceramics, particularly bioactive materials, using different techniques (NMR, DSC, FTIR, DRX).
- Project:
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Self-assembling hydrogels for biomedical applications;
Surface-protein and surface-cell interactions;
Nanoparticles and capsules for controlled delivery of bioactive agents;
Development of new applications based on cork.
