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R&D Projects

Call for SR&TD Project Grants - 2020

Nanotechnology Evaluation Panel – 2020

Coordination

Lorenzo Pavesi
University of Trento, Italy

Evaluation

Christian Serre
Ecole Normale Superieure, France
Detlef Bahnemann
Leibniz Universität Hannover, Germany
Eleonore Fröhlich
Medical University of Graz, Austria
Imre Bakonyi
Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Hungary
Manuel Arruebo
University of Zaragoza, Spain
Martin Heeney
Imperial College London, United Kingdom
Yamina André
Université Clermont Auvergne, France

Projects assigned

PTDC/NAN-MAT/0098/2020

Electric-Field Engineered Lattice Distortions (E-FiELD) for optoelectronic devices
Rui Miguel Abreu Vilarinho da Silva
Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade do Porto (FCUP/UP)

PTDC/NAN-MAT/0161/2020

Wearable textile patches for optical biosensing in healthcare applications
Sara Fateixa
Universidade de Aveiro (UA)

PTDC/NAN-MAT/0259/2020

Tuned Band-Gap Ferroelectric Oxides Towards Polarization Driven Photovoltaics Devices.
Fabio Gabriel Nazario Figueiras
Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade do Porto (FCUP/UP)

PTDC/NAN-MAT/0808/2020

Dipeptide Nanostructures for Light & Energy
Rosa Maria Ferreira Baptista
Universidade do Minho (UM)

PTDC/NAN-MAT/0857/2020

Application of biomimetic cellulose membranes for the point-of-care diagnosis of pancreatic cancer

Ana Margarida Loureiro Piloto Cerqueira
Instituto Superior de Engenharia do Porto (ISEP/IPP)

PTDC/NAN-MAT/0936/2020

Cancer cell membranes for targeting delivery of Pluronic micelleplexes to osteosarcoma
Ana Figueiras
Universidade de Coimbra (UC)

PTDC/NAN-MAT/1118/2020

A gene editing nanoparticle formulation for cardiovascular diseases
Lino Ferreira
Centro de Neurociências e Biologia Celular (CNBC/UC)

PTDC/NAN-MAT/1343/2020

Pioneering Cements for Personalized Tissue Engineering Therapy in Osteoarthritis
Sandra Pina
Universidade do Minho (UM)

PTDC/NAN-MAT/1601/2020

Sustainable metal oxide semiconductors for gas sensing with dual transduction
Joana Catarina Ferreira Rodrigues
Universidade de Aveiro (UA)

PTDC/NAN-MAT/1637/2020

Carbon modified electrochemical sensors for in situ detection of metal-containing engineered nanomaterials
Rui Sérgio da Silva Ribeiro
Faculdade de Engenharia da Universidade do Porto (FE/UP)

PTDC/NAN-MAT/1681/2020

Advanced Nano Based Delivery Systems for Serotonergic Drugs Targeting on Skin Cancer Context
andreia ascenso
FARM-ID, Associação da Faculdade de Farmácia para a Investigação e Desenvolvimento (FARM-ID)

PTDC/NAN-MAT/1693/2020

Overcome bionano mechanistics - Interactions of engineered nanomaterials with biological systems
Tiago Alexandre Afonso Ferreira dos Santos
Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde da Universidade do Porto - Associação (i3S)

PTDC/NAN-MAT/1701/2020

Nanopatterned nerve guidance conduits for peripheral nerve regeneration
Ane Escobar Fernandez
Universidade do Minho (UM)

PTDC/NAN-MAT/1811/2020

High quality graphene-amorphous silicon alloys interfaces for optoelectronic applications
Guilherme António Rodrigues Lavareda
NOVA.ID.FCT - Associação para a Inovação e Desenvolvimento da FCT (NOVA.ID.FCT)

PTDC/NAN-MAT/2204/2020

Magnetic nanomaterials for remote design and stimulation of tendon engineering´ biomaterials
Alberto Pardo-Montero
Universidade do Minho (UM)

PTDC/NAN-MAT/2233/2020

Multiferroic multilayer composite heterostructures for coupled magnetic-electric-optical responses
Bernardo Gonçalves Almeida
Universidade do Minho (UM)

PTDC/NAN-MAT/2276/2020

Nanostructured coatings containing nanoengineered metallic and refractory plasmonic materials for high sensitivity and high temperature LSPR gas sensing
Nuno Figueiredo
Universidade de Coimbra (UC)

PTDC/NAN-MAT/2331/2020

DOUBLEFIGHT - Fighting Cancer and HIV Infection Using Poly(alkylidenamine) Dendrimers Combined and Uncombined with Drugs in Clinical Use
João Rodrigues
Agência Regional para o Desenvolvimento da Investigação Tecnologia e Inovação - Associação (ARDITI)

PTDC/NAN-MAT/2456/2020

Single-tip microneedle structures for the localized immuno-photothermal therapy of deep-seated tumors
André Moreira
Universidade da Beira Interior (UBI)

PTDC/NAN-MAT/2546/2020

A biomimetic microfluidic chip based on nanofibers, dendrons and integrin-binding peptides for the capture of circulating tumour cells
Helena Maria Pires Gaspar Tomás
Universidade da Madeira (UMA)

PTDC/NAN-MAT/2963/2020

Unconventional nanoscaled ferroelectric oxides for flexible and ultrafast power electronics
José Pedro Basto da Silva
Universidade do Minho (UM)

PTDC/NAN-MAT/3122/2020

Nanomotores projetados para construir células artificialmente móveis para uso em imunoterapia personalizada com monitorização em tempo real
Maria Clara Ferreira de Almeida Cardia Gomes
Universidade de Aveiro (UA)

PTDC/NAN-MAT/3172/2020

Growth of One-Dimensional van der Waals Heterostructures by Advanced Chemical Vapor Deposition
João Pedro Santos Hall Agorreta Alpuim
Laboratório Ibérico Internacional de Nanotecnologias INL LIN (INL)

PTDC/NAN-MAT/3273/2020

New lanthanide-based nanomagnets for memory units targeting quantum information technology
Laura Cristina de Jesus Pereira
Associação do Instituto Superior Técnico para a Investigação e o Desenvolvimento (IST-ID)

PTDC/NAN-MAT/3344/2020

Nanoprobes for bioimaging based on persistent luminescence to track breast cancer cells
Sónia Oliveira Pereira
Universidade de Aveiro (UA)

PTDC/NAN-MAT/3378/2020

Development of a new technology for separation and purification of antibodies using nanomaterials
Raquel Cristóvão
Faculdade de Engenharia da Universidade do Porto (FE/UP)

PTDC/NAN-MAT/3525/2020

Nano-net biomimetic assemblies with intrinsic shape-programming to decrease host–pathogen interface in genital infections.
Sara Baptista da Silva
Universidade Católica Portuguesa (UCP)

PTDC/NAN-MAT/3695/2020

Nanohybrids of Squaraines-Ferromagnetic Nanoparticles for cancer photodynamic therapy (PDT)
Luis Filipe Vieira Ferreira
Associação do Instituto Superior Técnico para a Investigação e o Desenvolvimento (IST-ID)

PTDC/NAN-MAT/3700/2020

Device-grade solution-processed hybrid thin films based on silicon nanoparticles for optoelectronic applications
Bruno Teixeira de Poças Falcão
Universidade de Aveiro (UA)

PTDC/NAN-MAT/3719/2020

ELUMINA – Enhanced Luminescence of p-n ZnO nanorods junction for Lasing Applications
Ana Cláudia Madeira Botas Gomes Pimentel
Universidade Nova de Lisboa (UNL)

PTDC/NAN-MAT/3774/2020

Rare-earths doping of III-N nanostructures for efficient solid state lighting
Nabiha Ben Sedrine
Universidade de Aveiro (UA)

PTDC/NAN-MAT/3775/2020

A microfluidic approach for the development of injectable, self-healing, magnetic hydrogels for skin regeneration applications
Peter Jervis
Universidade do Minho (UM)

PTDC/NAN-MAT/3785/2020

JUMP - HiJacking the peripheral neurons retrograde trafficking machinery to deliver neUroreparative Molecules to the sPinal cord.
Ana Paula Pêgo
Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde da Universidade do Porto - Associação (i3S)

PTDC/NAN-MAT/3899/2020

ESCAPE: Enhancing Solar Conversion by Adjusting Photon Energies - using rare earth luminescence conversion in Halide perovskite photovoltaic cells
Suresh Kumar Jakka
Universidade de Aveiro (UA)

PTDC/NAN-MAT/3901/2020

Development of 4D wireless thermometry to target tumor ablation
NUNO JOÃO DE OLIVEIRA E SILVA
Universidade de Aveiro (UA)

PTDC/NAN-MAT/3956/2020

Development of radioactive magnetic nanoparticles for application in guided simultaneous radiotherapy and hyperthermia
Carlos de Oliveira Amorim
Universidade de Aveiro (UA)

PTDC/NAN-MAT/4040/2020

Designing Advanced 2D Organic Materials for Circuitry and Storage
Karol Strutynski
Universidade de Aveiro (UA)

PTDC/NAN-MAT/4118/2020

Self-Assembled Peptides for Micro- and Nanofluidics
Pavel Zelenovskii
Universidade de Aveiro (UA)

PTDC/NAN-MAT/4258/2020

Laser mutation of Transition Metal Dichalcogenides for intriguing optoelectronic applications
Filipe José Alves de Oliveira
Universidade de Aveiro (UA)

PTDC/NAN-MAT/4298/2020

Neuromorphic electronics for the storage, restoration and transference of biological memories
Joao Oliveira Ventura
Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade do Porto (FCUP/UP)

PTDC/NAN-MAT/4357/2020

Pyl-OUT: Antibiotic-free targeted nanosystems for the specific eradication of Helicobacter pylori gastric infection
Maria Cristina Teixeira Lopes Costa Pinto Lopes Martins
Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde da Universidade do Porto - Associação (i3S)

PTDC/NAN-MAT/4483/2020

Multifunctional lipid nanocarriers containing magnetic/plasmonic nanoparticles coated with mesoporous silica for combined cancer therapy
Elisabete Maria dos Santos Castanheira Coutinho
Universidade do Minho (UM)

PTDC/NAN-MAT/4760/2020

Tailoring magnetoliposomes containing lactoferrin or its derivatives towards an effective triple negative breast cancer therapy
Maria Manuela Sansonetty Goncalves Corte Real
Universidade do Minho (UM)

PTDC/NAN-MAT/4794/2020

Chiral Dendrimers for mesenchymal stem cell differentiation
Rita Figueiredo Pires
Associação do Instituto Superior Técnico para a Investigação e o Desenvolvimento (IST-ID)

PTDC/NAN-MAT/5002/2020

Hybrid biomaterials systems based on halloysite clay nanotubes for cutaneous infections
FRANCISCO JOSÉ DE BAPTISTA VEIGA
Universidade de Coimbra (UC)

PTDC/NAN-MAT/5249/2020

Activation of tendon cells mechanotransduction with magnetic molecularly imprinted nanoparticles targeting region specific epitopes of Piezo receptors
Rui Miguel Andrade Domingues
Universidade do Minho (UM)

PTDC/NAN-MAT/5335/2020

CAT4PEM - Novel sustainable electrocatalysts for PEM-based devices: on the route to green H2
Maria Helena Monteiro Caçote Aranda de Sá
Faculdade de Engenharia da Universidade do Porto (FE/UP)

PTDC/NAN-MAT/5603/2020

Direct real-time observation of single/few molecule detection by combined superresolution fluorescence/AFM microscopy on graphene
Jérôme Gilles Ollivier Borme
Laboratório Ibérico Internacional de Nanotecnologias INL LIN (INL)

PTDC/NAN-MAT/5886/2020

Novel topical formulations for rheumatic diseases therapy
Ana Loureiro
Universidade do Minho (UM)

PTDC/NAN-MAT/6065/2020

CHALLENGING A DOGMA IN ONCONANOMEDICINE: BIOINSPIRED NANODELIVERY OF IMMUNOMODULATORY siRNA COMBINATIONS TO MESOTHELIOMA BY NUCLEOLIN TARGETING
Nuno André Carvalho da Fonseca
Centro de Neurociências e Biologia Celular (CNBC/UC)

PTDC/NAN-MAT/6154/2020

Gas sensor coupled with localized heater in a paper card
João Avelãs Resende
Associação Almascience - Investigação e Desenvolvimento em Celulose para Aplicações Inteligentes e Sustentáveis (ALMASCIENCE)

PTDC/NAN-MAT/6342/2020

NANOLASERTAG – Laser elimination of microtumors via localized hyperthermia induced by targeted gold nanoparticles
Pedro Viana Baptista
NOVA.ID.FCT - Associação para a Inovação e Desenvolvimento da FCT (NOVA.ID.FCT)

PTDC/NAN-MAT/6349/2020

Development of an innovative technological platform for 3D printing medicines containing surface-modified nanocapsules for the oral delivery of poorly soluble antituberculosis drugs
Gabriela Garrastazu Pereira
FARM-ID, Associação da Faculdade de Farmácia para a Investigação e Desenvolvimento (FARM-ID)

PTDC/NAN-MAT/6408/2020

A Flexible Real-Time Immunoassay: Coupling Solid-State Nanopores and Phage Display Technology
James Robert Yates
Universidade Nova de Lisboa (UNL)

PTDC/NAN-MAT/6522/2020

Photonic memristive synapses for controlling neuronal communication
Catarina Dias
Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade do Porto (FCUP/UP)

PTDC/NAN-MAT/6576/2020

Nanoestruturas magnéticas multifuncionais para diagnóstico e tratamento do cancro
Célia Tavares de Sousa
Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade do Porto (FCUP/UP)

PTDC/NAN-MAT/6693/2020

A Multimodal Biosensor Platform based on DNA Origami Templated Assembly of Gold Nanorods
Pedro Miguel Neves Ribeiro Paulo
Associação do Instituto Superior Técnico para a Investigação e o Desenvolvimento (IST-ID)

PTDC/NAN-MAT/6742/2020

Magnetic nano-manipulated thin films for harsh environment resilient sensors
Diana C Leitao
Instituto de Engenharia de Sistemas e Computadores para os Microsistemas e as Nanotecnologias (INESC MN)

PTDC/NAN-MAT/6813/2020

Hybrid ferromagnet/antiferromagnet nanostructures for sub-terahertz spintronics
Sergiy Bunyayev
Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade do Porto (FCUP/UP)

PTDC/NAN-MAT/6866/2020

Tailor-made cubosome nanoparticles for advanced drug delivery: from enhanced anticancer therapy to enabling personalized medicine
Claudia Manuela da Cunha Ferreira Botelho
Universidade do Minho (UM)

PTDC/NAN-MAT/6876/2020

Carbon Dots films on intelligent real-time energy devices
Abel José Assunção Duarte
REQUIMTE - Rede de Química e Tecnologia - Associação (REQUIMTE-P)

PTDC/NAN-MAT/6908/2020

Functional gold nanoparticles with vitamin B12 and epigallocatechin for early cancer detection and therapy
Manuel Alvaro Neto Coelho
Faculdade de Engenharia da Universidade do Porto (FE/UP)

PTDC/NAN-MAT/7013/2020

Fabrication of nanostructures by femtosecond laser ablation in liquid media: fundamental research and applications
Miguel Noronha da Canhota
Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade do Porto (FCUP/UP)

PTDC/NAN-MAT/7111/2020

Nanomaterials to Boosting Efficiency and Sustainability Towards Hydrogen Evolution
Sandra Gago
NOVA.ID.FCT - Associação para a Inovação e Desenvolvimento da FCT (NOVA.ID.FCT)

PTDC/NAN-MAT/7137/2020

Discovery and Implementation of Critical-Raw-Materials-Free Catalysts for Membrane-based Hydrogen Generation Systems
Yury Kolenko
Laboratório Ibérico Internacional de Nanotecnologias INL LIN (INL)

PTDC/NAN-MAT/7301/2020

Encapsulated Magnetic Single-Walled Nanotubes
Leonard Deepak Francis
Laboratório Ibérico Internacional de Nanotecnologias INL LIN (INL)

PTDC/NAN-MAT/7410/2020

Development of functional and safe food packaging based on zinc oxide and nanocellulose nanocomposites
MARIA DE FÁTIMA DOS REIS FILIPE TAVARES POÇAS
Universidade Católica Portuguesa (UCP)

PTDC/NAN-MAT/7685/2020

Nanotechnology-based cancer vaccines to regulate vascular brain anti-tumor immunity against melanoma brain metastases
Helena Isabel Fialho Florindo Roque Ferreira
FARM-ID, Associação da Faculdade de Farmácia para a Investigação e Desenvolvimento (FARM-ID)

PTDC/NAN-MAT/7800/2020

Multi-sensing smart battery electrodes for in-situ operation monitoring
Luis Miguel Nunes Pereira
Instituto de Desenvolvimento de Novas Tecnologias (UNINOVA)

PTDC/NAN-MAT/8008/2020

HOPPES - Health Outcome for Pandemic: Plant Entrapment Solutions
Filipe Antunes
Associação para o Desenvolvimento do Departamento de Física da Universidade de Coimbra (ADDFUC/FCT/UC)

PTDC/NAN-MAT/8009/2020

Nanoscale optoelectronic properties of 2-dimensional semiconductors grown by large-area deposition
Sascha Sadewasser
Laboratório Ibérico Internacional de Nanotecnologias INL LIN (INL)

PTDC/NAN-PRO/2090/2020

MagScope: Optimization of noise level in small area magnetoresistive sensors (50nm – 2µm) aiming at high resolution magnetic imaging applications
Elvira Paz
Laboratório Ibérico Internacional de Nanotecnologias INL LIN (INL)

PTDC/NAN-PRO/2563/2020

Diminuindo o limite de deteção em sensores baseados em nanoporos: concentração por confinamento magnético
Pedro Miguel F D Sousa
Universidade Nova de Lisboa (UNL)

PTDC/NAN-PRO/3881/2020

The shape of water: Nanothermometry as a tool to unveil the structure of liquid water and water-based nanofluids
Luis António Dias Carlos
Universidade de Aveiro (UA)

PTDC/NAN-OPT/0585/2020

Photonic-boosted Multi-Band Photovoltaics tailored for Solar Energy Storage via Electrochemical CO2-to-Fuel Reutilization
Manuel João Moura Dias Mendes
Instituto de Desenvolvimento de Novas Tecnologias (UNINOVA)

PTDC/NAN-OPT/1427/2020

Terahertz spectroscopy: Prospecting life and matter
Vasco Daniel Bigas Bonifácio
Associação do Instituto Superior Técnico para a Investigação e o Desenvolvimento (IST-ID)

PTDC/NAN-OPT/2359/2020

Deterministic Implantation for Quantum Applications
Marco Antonio Baptista Peres
Associação do Instituto Superior Técnico para a Investigação e o Desenvolvimento (IST-ID)

PTDC/NAN-OPT/2493/2020

Hybrid architectures for nano-scale fluorescence imaging in living cells
António José Abrantes Guedes da Fonseca Pereira
Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde da Universidade do Porto - Associação (i3S)

PTDC/NAN-OPT/3516/2020

PLAsmonic nanoparticles and SERS to detect malaria drug RESistance
JOSÉ RICARDO RAMOS FRANCO TAVARES
NOVA.ID.FCT - Associação para a Inovação e Desenvolvimento da FCT (NOVA.ID.FCT)

PTDC/NAN-OPT/4018/2020

Flexible and biocompatible phototransistor for retina implants
Helena Alves
Universidade de Aveiro (UA)

PTDC/NAN-OPT/6978/2020

Photonic Integration of 2D Materials in upscalable platforms for quantum technologies.
Martin Lopez Garcia
Laboratório Ibérico Internacional de Nanotecnologias INL LIN (INL)

PTDC/NAN-OPT/7989/2020

DIAMOND-CONNECT: Diamond Photonics Platforms for the Study of Connectivity in Neuronal Cell Models
Jana Berit Nieder
Laboratório Ibérico Internacional de Nanotecnologias INL LIN (INL)

PTDC/NAN-OPT/8004/2020

Radiation Resistant Amorphous Silicon Photonics
Luís Miguel Tavares Fernandes
Instituto de Desenvolvimento de Novas Tecnologias (UNINOVA)

PTDC/NAN-ESC/1357/2020

Perfil de toxicidade de nanotubos de carbono para sistemas mais seguros de administração de medicamentos
Riccardo Concu
REQUIMTE - Rede de Química e Tecnologia - Associação (REQUIMTE-P)

PTDC/NAN-ESC/4079/2020

Towards New and Sustainable Phosphorous Composite Anodes for Sodium-Ion Flexible Batteries via Computational Modeling
Bruno Miguel Silva Faria
Associação do Instituto Superior Técnico para a Investigação e o Desenvolvimento (IST-ID)

PTDC/NAN-ESC/5057/2020

Model-Guided Reconstruction of Functional Scanning Probe Microscopy Images
Alexander Tselev
Universidade de Aveiro (UA)

PTDC/NAN-ESC/5904/2020

Oleosomes as novel lipid-based delivery systems with application in cosmetic and pharmaceutical formulations
Tarsila Gabriel Castro
Universidade do Minho (UM)