Experience

3B´s Research Group

• Portugal
• Research
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Assistant Researcher

  • Aug 2013 - Present

  Development of self-assembling amphiphiles for tissue engineering, regenerative medicine and cancer therapy; Inhibition of protein aggregation and amyloid formation using natural products and synthetic analogues; Evaluation the impact of different surface chemistries and patterning in protein adsorption and cell behaviour; Development of composite biomaterials for bone tissue engineering.

• Post-doc Researcher

  • Oct 2009 - Jul 2013

  Development of biomaterials for bone and dental reconstruction and regeneration; Studying the impact of different surface chemical groups on protein adsorption and cell behavior; Evaluation of cork components as anti-oxidant and anti-UV protection agents.

• Post-Doc Researcher

  • Feb 2005 - Sep 2009

  Development of new materials and products based on cork in cooperation with Corticeira Amorim SGPS



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• PhD Researcher

  • Jan 2000 - Dec 2004

  Development of glass-ionomer dental cements and their structural characterization using nuclear magnetic resonance spectrocopic and imaging advanced techniques

• Researcher

  • Sep 1998 - Dec 1999

  Evaluation of the curing kinetics of dental resins