Communications in scientific meetings

1 - R. Galante, D. Ghisleni, P. Paradiso, T.J. A. Pinto, R. Colaço, A.P. Serro; A new approach for sterilization of hydrogels using an ozone gas method: towards safer and greener technologies, 9º COLAOB – Congresso Latino-Americano de Orgãos Artificiais e Biomateriais, Foz do Iguaçu, Brazil, 24-27 August 2016 (Poster).

2 - A. Pimenta, A. Valente, J.M.C. Pereira, J.C.F Pereira, H. Filipe, J.L.G. Mata, R. Colaço, B. Saramago, A.P. Serro; Ocular drug delivery from contact lenses: mimetizing the hydrodynamic conditions of the eye, 2ª Workshop AC-PMME, Instituto Superior Técnico, Lisboa, 14 September 2016 (Poster).

3 - A.F.R. Pimenta, A. Valente, J.M.C. Pereira, J.C.F Pereira, H. Filipe, J.L.G. Mata, R. Colaço, B. Saramago, A.P. Serro; Ocular drug delivery from contact lenses: mimetizing the hydrodynamic conditions of the eye, 3rd International Conference on Bioinspired and Biobased Chemistry & Materials, Nice, France, 16-19 October 2016 (Poster).

4 - H. Filipe, A.P. Serro; Plataformas Emergentes de Libertação Controlada de Fármacos, 59º Congresso Português de Oftalmologia, Coimbra, 8-10 December 2016 (Oral).

5 - A.F.R. Pimenta, A.P. Vieira, P. Alves, P. Coimbra, J.L.G.C. Mata, M. Helena Gil, A.J. Guiomar, R. Colaço, B. Saramago, A.P. Serro; Surface modification of intraocular lens by plasma grafting of AMPS and SBMA to control moxifloxacin release; 3rd International Conference on Bioinspired and Biobased Chemistry & Materials; Nice, France, 16-19 October 2016 (Oral).

6 - D. Silva, L.F.V. Pinto, L.F. Santos, B. Saramago, A.P. Serro; Controlled release of antibacterial agents and anti-inflammatories from Alginate-Chitosan coated silicone based hydrogels; MSE 2016 - Materials Science and Engineering Congress, Darmstadt, Germany, 27-29 September 2016 (Oral).

7 - M. Carrilho, D. Silva, B. Saramago, A.P. Serro; The effect of hydrophilic monomers on silicone-based hydrogels properties; MSE 2016 - Materials Science and Engineering Congress Darmstadt, Germany, 27-29 September 2016 (Poster).

8 - H.P. Filipe, D. Silva, L.F.V. Pinto, D. Bozukova, L.F. Santos, B. Saramago, A.P. Serro; Diclofenac release from a silicone based contact lens material controlled by a chitosan/alginate coating; AAO 2016, Chicago, United States of America, 15-18 October 2016 (Poster + Short Oral Communication).

9 - H.P. Filipe, A.S. Oliveira, A. Topete, A.F.R. Pimenta, A.P. Serro; Moxifloxacin eluting intraocular lens; 32nd APAO Congress, Singapore, 1 - 5 March 2017 (E-Poster).

10 - H.P. Filipe, A. Topete, P. Matos, B. Saramago, A.P. Serro; Commercial contact lenses loaded with drugs and vitamin E: the effect of sterilization; 32nd APAO Congress, Singapore, 1 – 5 March 2017 (Oral).

11- R. Galante, D. Ghisleni, M. Braga, T.J.A. Pinto, R. Colaço, A.P. Serro; Effect of different sterilization processes on the release profiles of drug loaded silicone-hydrogel; ICBASE 2017: 19th International Conference on Biomaterials Applications, Science and Engineering, Lisbon, Portugal, April 16 - 17, 2017 (Poster).

12 - H.P. Filipe, R. Galante, D. Ghisleni, M. Braga, T.J.A. Pinto, R. Colaço, A.P. Serro; Diclofenac loaded soft contact lenses: in vitro studies towards the development of safe and efficient devices; ARVO 2017 Annual Meeting, Baltimore – Maryland, USA, 7-11 May 2017 (Oral-Poster).

13 - A. Pimenta, A. Topete, B. Saramago, A.P. Serro, R. Colaço; Design of drug eluting ophthalmic lenses through a multi-layer approach; 4th Euro BioMAT 2017 - European Symposium & Exhibition on Biomaterials and Related Areas, Weimar, Germany, 9-10 May 2017 (Poster).

14 - R. Galante, A. Oliveira, D. Ghisleni, M. Braga, T.J.A. Pinto, R. Colaço, A.P. Serro; Drug loaded silicon based soft contact lenses: effect of terminal sterilization methods on their performance; 4th Euro BioMAT 2017 - European Symposium & Exhibition on Biomaterials and Related Areas, Weimar, Germany, 9-10 May 2017 (Poster).

15 - A. Oliveira, P. Matos, B. Saramago, A.P. Serro; Drug loaded ophthalmic lenses: the impact of different sterilization procedures on drugs, materials and drug release behaviour; 4th Euro BioMAT 2017 - European Symposium & Exhibition on Biomaterials and Related Areas, Weimar, Germany, 9-10 May 2017 (Oral).

16 - A. Topete, A.P. Serro, B. Saramago; Effects of loading time and temperature on drug release profiles from ophthalmic lens materials; 4th Euro BioMAT 2017 - European Symposium & Exhibition on Biomaterials and Related Areas, Weimar, Germany, 9-10 May 2017 (Oral).

17 - R. Galante, D. Ghisleni, P Paradiso, T.J.A. Pinto, R. Colaço, A.P. Serro; Ozone Gas Sterilization of pHEMA Hydrogels for Biomedical Applications: A Comparison Study with Conventional Terminal Sterilization methods; 6th FIP Pharmaceutical Sciences World Congress 2017, Stockholm, Sweden, 21-24 May 2017 (Poster).

18 - D. Silva, H.C. Sousa, H. Gil, G. Moutinho, A.P. Serro, B. Saramago; Diclofenac eluting contact lenses with antibacterial coating; 2^nd International Congress of CiiEM - Translational Research and Innovation in Human and Health Sciences, Monte da Caparica, Portugal, 11-13 June 2017 (Oral).

19 - A.S. Oliveira, D. Bozukova, B. Saramago, A.P. Serro; Effect of sterilization on ketorolac loaded intraocular lenses; 2^nd International Congress of CiiEM - Translational Research and Innovation in Human and Health Sciences, Monte da Caparica, Portugal, 11-13 June 2017 (Poster).

20 - A Pimenta, A.P. Vieira, P Alves, P. Coimbra, M.H. Gil, D. Bozukova, J.L.G. Mata, A.J. Guiomar, R. Colaço, B. Saramago, A.P. Serro; Surface grafting with monomers to control the drug release from intraocular lenses; 2^nd International Congress of CiiEM - Translational Research and Innovation in Human and Health Sciences, Monte da Caparica, Portugal, 11-13 June 2017 (Poster).

21 - A. Topete, A. Oliveira, A. Fernandes, T.G. Nunes, A.P. Serro, Benilde Saramago; Effect of loading time and temperature on diclofenac release from intraocular lens; 2^nd International Congress of CiiEM - Translational Research and Innovation in Human and Health Sciences, Monte da Caparica, Portugal, 11-13 June 2017 (Poster – Best Poster Prize).

22 - R. Galante, A. Topete, A.S. Oliveira, D. Ghisleni, M. Braga, T.J.A. Pinto, R. Colaço, A.P. Serro; Chlorhexidine soft contact lenses: towards the development of safe and efficient devices; 2^nd International Congress of CiiEM - Translational Research and Innovation in Human and Health Sciences, Monte da Caparica, Portugal, 11-13 June 2017 (Poster).

23 - D. Silva, H.C. Sousa, H. Gil, G. Moutinho, A.P. Serro, B. Saramago; Antibacterial LbL coatings to control drug release from ophthalmic lens; ECIS2017- 31st Conference of the European Colloid and Interface Society, Madrid, Spain, 3-8 September 2017 (Oral).

24 - R. Galante, D.D.M. Ghisleni, M.S. Braga, T.J.A. Pinto, R. Colaço, A.P. Serro; Ozone Gas Sterilization of PHEMA and Silicone-Based Hydrogels for Soft Contact Lenses; XVI Brazil MRS Meeting (SBPMat), Gramado, Brazil, 10-14 September 2017 (Poster).

25 - R. Galante, A.S. Oliveira, A. Topete, D.D.M. Ghisleni, M.S. Braga, T.J.A. Pinto, R. Colaço, A.P. Serro; Drug delivering therapeutic soft contact lenses: effect of different sterilization methods on the system’s performance; XVI Brazil MRS Meeting (SBPMat), Gramado, Brazil, 10-14 September 2017 (Poster).

26 - R. Galante, C.F. Rediguieri, I.S. Kikuchi, P. Vásquez, R. Colaço, A.P. Serro, T.J.A. Pinto; Sterilization of chitosan nanogels: the protective role of sugars; XVI Brazil MRS Meeting (SBPMat), Gramado, Brazil, 10-14 September 2017 (Oral).

27 - A.S. Oliveira, R. Galante, D. Bozukova, B. Saramago, A.P Serro; Impact of sterilization on an intraocular lens material loaded with anti-inflammatory drugs: diclofenac and ketorolac; XVI Brazil MRS Meeting (SBPMat), Gramado, Brazil, 10-14 September 2017 (Poster).

28 - A. Topete, A.S. Oliveira, R. Galante, A.C. Fernandes, T.G. Nunes, A.P. Serro, B. Saramago; Effect of loading time and temperature on moxifloxacin release from intraocular lens; XVI Brazil MRS Meeting (SBPMat), Gramado, Brazil, 10-14 September 2017 (Poster).

29 - D. Silva, H.C. Sousa, M.H. Gil, M.G. Moutinho, A.P. Serro, B. Saramago; Diclofenac eluting contact lenses with antibacterial coating; XVI Brazil MRS Meeting (SBPMat), Gramado, Brazil, 10-14 September 2017 (Poster).

30 - A. Pimenta, A.P. Vieira, S. Oliveira, J. Mata, H.P. Filipe, B. Saramago, A.P. Serro; Moxifloxacin-loaded acrylic intraocular lenses: in vitro performance; XXXV Congress of ESCRS, Lisbon, Portugal, 7-11 October 2017 (Oral - Best Oral Communication).

31 - R. Galante, M. Braga, D. Ghisleni, T.J.A. Pinto, R. Colaço, A.P. Serro; Effect of different sterilization methods on drug loaded silicone-based hydrogels for soft contact lenses; XII Spanish-Portuguese Conference on Controlled Drug Delivery, Coimbra, Portugal, 14-16 January 2018 (Poster).

32 - D. Silva, H.C. Sousa, M.H Gil, L.F. Santos, G. Moutinho, A.P. Serro, B. Saramago; Antibacterial LbL coatings to control drug release from ophthalmic lens; XII Spanish-Portuguese Conference on Controlled Drug Delivery, Coimbra, Portugal, 14-16 January 2018 (Poster).

33 - A. Topete, A.S. Oliveira, A. Fernandes, T.G. Nunes, A.P. Serro, B. Saramago; Diclofenac eluting intraocular lens: effect of loading time and temperature on the drug release behavior; XII Spanish-Portuguese Conference on Controlled Drug Delivery, Coimbra, Portugal, 14-16 January 2018 (Poster).

34 - A. Pimenta, A.P. Vieira, S. Oliveira, J. Mata, H.P. Filipe, P. Alves, P. Coimbra, M.H. Gil, A.J. Guiomar, M. Masson, D. Bozukova, L. Werner, N. Mamalis, B. Saramago, R. Colaço, A.P. Serro; Moxifloxacin loaded acrylic intraocular lenses for prevention of postoperative endophthalmitis: in vitro and in vivo performance; XII Spanish-Portuguese Conference on Controlled Drug Delivery, Coimbra, Portugal, 14-16 January 2018 (Poster - Best Poster Communication Award).

35 - H.P. Filipe, A.F.R. Pimenta, R. Colaço, A.P. Serro; Therapeutic hydrogels for prevention of postoperative endophthalmitis; 33rd APAO Congress, Hong Kong, 8 – 11 February 2018 (Oral).

36 - H.P. Filipe, D. Silva, H.C. Sousa, H. Gil, M.G. Moutinho, A.P. Serro, B. Saramago; Diclofenac controlled release from antibacterial coated soft contact lenses; 33rd APAO Congress, Hong Kong, 8 – 11 February 2018 (Poster).

37 - M.H. Gil, A.J. Guiomar, P. Alves and F.A.M.M. Gonçalves; Polymeric materials for ophthalmological applications, 3rd Annual Conference and Expo on Biomaterials, Berlin, Germany, March 05-06, 2018.

38 - F.A.M.M. Gonçalves, M.H. Gil, A.J. Guiomar, P. Alves, Biopolymer based Films for wound dressings, 3rd Annual Conference and Expo on Biomaterials, Berlin, Germany, March 05-06, 2018 (Oral).

39 - Alvarez-Rivera, A.P. Serro, D. Silva, A. Concheiro, C. Alvarez-Lorenzo; Soft contact lenses that elute OGFr inhibitors for diabetic eye complications; 11th World Meeting on Pharmaceutics, Biopharmaceutics and Pharmaceutical Technology, Granada, Spain, 19-22 March 2018 (Poster).

40 - A. Topete, K. Gudnason, B. Saramago, A.P. Serro; Modelling the drug release from intraocular lens material with variable loading times; 6th International Work-Conference on Bioinformatics and Biomedical Engineering, Granada, Spain, 25-27 April 2018 (Poster).

41 - H. Filipe, A. Topete, A.P. Serro and B. Saramago; Drug-loaded intraocular lenses: prediction of the in vivo therapeutic efficacy; ARVO 2018 Annual Meeting, Honolulu, Hawai, 29 April - 2 May 2018 (Oral).

42 - A. Topete, A. Oliveira, A. Pimenta, D. Silva, R. Galante, L. Figueiredo, E. Pires, J. Mata, R. Colaço, B. Saramago, A.P. Serro; Therapeutic ophthalmic lenses: different approaches to get efficient and safe devices, Hospitalar, São Paulo, Brasil, 22-25 May 2018 (Poster).

43 - D. Silva, H.C. Sousa, M.H. Gil, C. Alvarez-Lorenzo, B. Saramago, A.P. Serro; Diclofenac sustained release using an LbL coated silicon based hydrogel, 3rd International Congress of CiiEM 2018 - Research and Innovation in Human and Health Sciences, Monte da Caparica, Portugal, 20-22 June 2018 (Poster).

44 - D. Silva, H.C. Sousa, M.H. Gil, C. Alvarez-Lorenzo, A. Concheiro, B. Saramago, A.P. Serro; Moxifloxacin imprinted silicon based hydrogels for sustained ocular release, 3rd International Congress of CiiEM 2018 - Research and Innovation in Human and Health Sciences, Monte da Caparica, Portugal, 20-22 June 2018 (Oral).

45 - A. Topete, B. Saramago, A.P. Serro; Dual release of an antibiotic and anti-inflammatories from intraocular lenses for prophylaxis of endophthalmitis, 3rd International Congress of CiiEM 2018 - Research and Innovation in Human and Health Sciences, Monte da Caparica, Portugal, 20-22 June 2018 (Oral).

46 - C. Borges, R. Colaço, A.P. Serro; Poly(vinyl alcohol)-based hydrogels for joint prosthesis, 3rd International Congress of CiiEM 2018 - Research and Innovation in Human and Health Sciences, Monte da Caparica, Portugal, 20-22 June 2018 (Oral).

47 - A. Topete, B. Saramago, A.P. Serro; Effect of sterilization by steam and pressure and gamma radiation on drug-loaded intraocular lenses for prophylaxis of endophthalmitis, 3rd International Congress of CiiEM 2018 - Research and Innovation in Human and Health Sciences, Monte da Caparica, Portugal, 20-22 June 2018 (Poster).

48 - A. Topete, B. Saramago, A.P. Serro; Effects of sterilization methods on drug loaded intraocular lenses for prevention of endophthalmitis after cataract surgery, Ciência 2018 – Encontro com a Ciência e Tecnologia em Portugal, Centro de Congressos de Lisboa, Lisboa, 2-4 July 2018 (Poster).

49 - D. Silva, H.C. Sousa, M.H. Gil, C. Alvarez-Lorenzo, B. Saramago, A.P. Serro; LbL coating for Diclofenac control release from silicone based hydrogels for soft contact lenses; Ciência 2018 – Encontro com a Ciência e Tecnologia em Portugal, Centro de Congressos de Lisboa, Lisboa, 2-4 July 2018 (Poster).

50 - A. Pimenta, A.P. Serro, R. Colaço, A. Chauhan; Dual-drug delivery from intraocular lenses materials for endophthalmitis prophylaxis after cataract removal surgery, CRS2018 – Controlled Release Society Annual Meeting and Exposition, New York, USA, 22-24 July 2018 (Poster).

51 - F. Alvarez-Rivera, A.P. Serro, D. Silva, A. Concheiro, C. Alvarez-Lorenzo; Naltrexone-loaded soft contact lenses for diabetes mellitus corneal complications, ESB2018 - 29th European Conference on Biomaterials, Maastricht, Neederlands, 9-13 September 2018 (Poster).

52 - H.P. Filipe, D. Silva, H.C. Sousa, M.H. Gil, M.G. Moutinho, C. Alvarez-Lorenzo, B. Saramago, A.P. Serro; Diclofenac release from LbL coated silicon based contact lenses, EVER 2018 – Congress of the European Association for Vision and Eye Research, Nice, France, 4-6 October 2018 (Poster).

53 - H.P. Filipe, A. Topete, B. Saramago, A.P. Serro; Influence of steam and pressure and gamma radiation sterilization on drug loaded intraocular lenses for endophthalmitis prevention, EVER 2018 – Congress of the European Association for Vision and Eye Research, Nice, France, 4-6 October 2018 (Poster).

54 - A. Topete, B. Saramago, A.P. Serro; Antibiotic and anti-inflammatory controlled delivery from intraocular lenses for prophylaxis of endophthalmitis, 2^nd SPLC-CRS Young Scientists Meeting, Santiago de Compostela, Spain, 23 January 2019 (Poster - Best Poster Communication Award).

55 - A.S. Oliveira, O. Seidi, R. Colaço, A.P. Serro; PVA hydrogels for cartilage substitution: effect of preparation conditions on the materials properties, MATERIAIS2019 - XIX Congresso da Sociedade Portuguesa de Materiais e X International Symposium on Materials, Lisbon, Portugal, 14-17 April 2019 (Poster).

56 - H. Filipe, D. Silva, H.C. Sousa, H Gil, C. Alvarez-Lorenzo, B. Saramago, A.P. Serro; Layer-by-layer coating to control the diclofenac release from contact lenses, PARD 2019, Pan-American Research Day, Vancouver, Canada, 27 April 2019 (Flash oral presentation)

57 - H. Filipe, D. Silva, H.C. Sousa, H Gil, C. Alvarez-Lorenzo, B. Saramago, A.P. Serro; Layer-by-layer coating to control the diclofenac release from contact lenses, ARVO 2019 Annual Meeting, Vancouver, Canada, 28 April-2 May 2019 (Poster).

58 - A. Topete, B. Saramago, A.P. Serro; Diclofenac and moxifloxacin simultaneous delivery from intraocular lenses for endophthalmitis prophylaxis, 5th Euro BioMAT2019 - European Symposium & Exhibition on Biomaterials and Related Areas, Weimer, Germany, 8-9 May 2019 (Poster).

59 - D. Silva, H.C. Sousa, H. Gil, C. Alvarez-Lorenzo, B. Saramago, A.P. Serro; Diclofenac release from a silicon based hydrogel for contact lenses controlled by a layer-by-layer coating, 5th Euro BioMAT2019 - European Symposium & Exhibition on Biomaterials and Related Areas, Weimer, Germany, 8-9 May 2019 (Poster).

60 - A.S. Oliveira, O. Seidi, R. Colaço, A.P. Serro; Microstructure, mechanical and tribological performance of PVA hydrogels for cartilage replacement, 5th Euro BioMAT2019 - European Symposium & Exhibition on Biomaterials and Related Areas, Weimer, Germany, 8-9 May 2019 (Oral).

61 - E. Massarelli, A.P. Serro, B. Saramago; PVA/chitosan hydrogels loaded with octenidine and 2-phenoxyethanol for wound dressings, 4th congress of CiiEM - Health, Well-Being and Ageing in the 21st Century, Caparica, Portugal, 2-5 June 2019 (Poster).

62 - I. Patacho, A.S. Oliveira, P. Nolasco, R. Colaço, A.P. Serro; Chemically crosslinked PVA hydrogels for cartilage substitution, 4th congress of CiiEM - Health, Well-Being and Ageing in the 21st Century, Caparica, Portugal, 2-5 June 2019 (Poster).

63 - S. Schweiser, I. Monteiro, A.S. Oliveira, P. Nolasco, R. Colaço, A.P. Serro; Physically crosslinked polyvinyl alcohol hydrogels as synthetic cartilage materials, 4th congress of CiiEM - Health, Well-Being and Ageing in the 21st Century, Caparica, Portugal, 2-5 June 2019 (Poster - Best Poster Communication Award).

64 - A. Topete, J. Tang, Q. Lin, B. Saramago, A.P. Serro; In vivo study on the performance of therapeutic intraocular lens loaded with an antibiotic and an anti-inflammatory, 4th congress of CiiEM - Health, Well-Being and Ageing in the 21st Century, Caparica, Portugal, 2-5 June 2019 (Poster).

6 - D. Silva, H.C. Sousa, M.H. Gil, C. Alvarez-Lorenzo, B. Saramago, A.P. Serro; Layer-by-layer coated silicone-based soft contact lens hydrogel for diclofenac sustained release, 4th congress of CiiEM - Health, Well-Being and Ageing in the 21st Century, Caparica, Portugal, 2-5 June 2019 (Oral).

66 - A. Topete, B. Saramago, A.P. Serro; Double drug delivery from intraocular lenses for endophthalmitis prophylaxis, EUROMAT2019, Stockholm, Sweden, 1-5 September 2019 (Poster).

67 - M. Vivero-López, C. Alvarez-Lorenzo, D. Silva, A.P. Serro, B. Saramago, A. Concheiro; Sustained release of resveratrol from antifouling contact lenses; CRS 2019 - Controlled Release Society Annual Meeting & Exposition, Valencia, Spain 21-24 July 2019.

Invited Lectures and Seminars

1 - R. Galante; "Controlled drug delivery from ophthalmic lenses", Symposium Nanotechnology Applied to Pharmaceutical Sciences, Faculdade de Ciências Farmacêuticas da Universidade de São Paulo, 26 September 2016.

2 - A.P. Serro; “Controlled drug delivery from ophthalmic lenses”, In the scope of the course Nanomedicina - FMUL, Instituto de Medicina Molecular, Lisbon, 21 February 2017.

3 - A.P. Serro; “Controlled drug delivery from ophthalmic lenses”, In the scope of the course Seminários of the PhD program AdvamTech - Advanced Materials and Processing, Instituto Superior Técnico, Lisbon, 3 July 2017.

4 - A.P. Serro; “Therapeutic ophthalmic lenses: a closer reality”, XVI Brazil MRS Meeting (SBPMat), Gramado, Brazil, 10-14 September 2017.

5 - A.P. Serro; “Therapeutic ophthalmic lenses: development of efficient and safe devices”, within the scope of the course Nanomedicine - FMUL, Instituto de Medicina Molecular, Lisbon, 2 February 2018.

6 - A.P. Serro; “Therapeutic ophthalmic lenses: a closer reality”, within the scope of the course Nanomedicine - FMUL, Instituto de Medicina Molecular, Lisbon, 21 February 2018.

7 - A.P. Serro; “Therapeutic ophthalmic lenses: development of efficient and safe devices”, in the scope of the cycle SEMINARS@ CENIMAT, Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Monte da Caparica, 11 May 2018.

8 - A.P. Serro, A. Topete, D. Silva; “Therapeutic ophthalmic lenses: development of efficient and safe devices”, in the scope of a visit to the Waterford Institute of Technology, Waterford - Ireland, 14 June 2018.

9 - R. Colaço, A.P. Serro; “Tribology of orthopedic joints: what can we learn with nature to find new strategies for hip and knee prosthesis development”, 3rd International Congress of CiiEM 2018 - Research and Innovation in Human and Health Sciences, Monte da Caparica, Portugal, 21 June 2018.

10 - A.P. Serro; “Therapeutic ophthalmic lenses: development of efficient and safe devices”, in the scope of the course Materiais Funcionais of the Integrated Master in Materials Engineering no Instituto Superior Técnico, Lisbon, 6 December 2018.

11 - A.P. Serro; “Biomaterials: from ophthalmological to dental applications”, in the scope of the course Materiais Funcionais of the Integrated Master in Materials Engineering no Instituto Superior Técnico, Lisbon, 6 December 2018.

Organization of Conferences and Seminars

1 - Organization of the Seminar of Prof. Carmen Alvarez Lorenzo (University of Santiago de Compostela, Spain), “Drug-eluting contact lenses”, Egas Moniz, Monte da Caparica, Portugal, 24 April 2017. (Responsible: A.P. Serro)

2 - Organization of the Biomaterials session in the “2nd International Congress of CiiEM: Translational Research and Innovation in Human and Health Sciences”, Egas Moniz, Monte da Caparica, 11 - 13 June 2017. (Responsible: A.P. Serro). http://ciiem2017.healthsci.net/

3 - Organization of Symposium “Emerging challenges in production, characterization and safety of hydrogels for biomedical applications” in the XVI Brazil MRS Meeting (SBPMat), Gramado, Brazil, 10-14 September 2017. (Responsibles: R.Galante, T.J. A.Pinto, M. Braga). http://sbpmat.org.br/16encontro/symposia/view.php?id=317

4 - Organization of the Seminar of Prof. Anuj Chauhan (University of Florida, USA), “Designing Nanomedicine for Drug Delivery and Drug Sequestration, Egas Moniz, Monte da Caparica, 9 March 2018. (Responsible: A.P. Serro)

5 - Organization of the Biomaterials session in the “3rd International Congress of CiiEM: Research and Innovation in Human and Health Sciences”, Egas Moniz, Monte da Caparica, 20 - 22 June 2018. (Responsible: A.P. Serro). https://congress2018.healthsci.net/

6 - Organization of the 1^st BioMat/NanoMatLab Meeting, Instituto Superior Técnico, Universidade de Lisboa, 6 December 2018. (Responsibles: R. Colaço, A.P. Serro)

7 - Organization of the 2^nd BioMat/NanoMatLab Meeting, Instituto Superior Técnico, Universidade de Lisboa, 12 December 2019. (Responsibles: R. Colaço, A.P. Serro)