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Biomedical microfluidic devices by using low-cost fabrication techniques: A review by Faustino, Vera, Catarino, Susana O, Lima, Rui, Minas, Graça

“…Abstract One of the most popular methods to fabricate biomedical microfluidic devices is by using a soft-lithography technique. However, the fabrication of the…”
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Properties and Applications of PDMS for Biomedical Engineering: A Review by Miranda, Inês, Souza, Andrews, Sousa, Paulo, Ribeiro, João, Castanheira, Elisabete M S, Lima, Rui, Minas, Graça

“…Polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) is an elastomer with excellent optical, electrical and mechanical properties, which makes it well-suited for several engineering…”
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Polydimethylsiloxane Composites Characterization and Its Applications: A Review by Ariati, Ronaldo, Sales, Flaminio, Souza, Andrews, Lima, Rui A., Ribeiro, João

“…Polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) is one of the most promising elastomers due its remarkable proprieties such as good thermal stability, biocompatibility, corrosion…”
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Organ-on-a-chip: a preclinical microfluidic platform for the progress of nanomedicine by Rodrigues, Raquel Oliveira, Sousa, Patrícia C., Gaspar, João, Bañobre-López, Manuel, Lima, Rui Alberto Madeira Macedo, Minas, Graça

“…Despite the progress achieved in nanomedicine during the last decade, the translation of new nanotechnology-based therapeutic systems into clinical…”
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3D printing techniques and their applications to organ-on-a-chip platforms: a systematic review by Carvalho, Violeta Meneses, Gonçalves, Inês Maia Silva Rodrigo, Lage, Teresa Cristina Carqueijó, Rodrigues, Raquel Oliveira, Minas, Graça, Teixeira, S. F. C. F., Moita, Ana S., Hori, Takeshi, Kaji, Hirokazu, Lima, Rui Alberto Madeira Macedo

“…Three-dimensional (3D) in vitro models, such as organ-on-a-chip platforms, are an emerging and effective technology that allows the replication of the function…”
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Recent advances on the thermal properties and applications of nanofluids: From nanomedicine to renewable energies by Souza, Reinaldo R., Gonçalves, Inês M., Rodrigues, Raquel O., Minas, Graça, Miranda, J.M., Moreira, António L.N., Lima, Rui, Coutinho, Gonçalo, Pereira, J.E., Moita, Ana S.

“…•Most recent applications of nanofluids (NFs), from nanomedicine to renewable energies.•There are a large number of parameters that affect the thermal…”
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Blood Particulate Analogue Fluids: A Review by Sadek, Samir Hassan, Rubio, Manuel, Lima, Rui, Vega, Emilio José

“…Microfluidics has proven to be an extraordinary working platform to mimic and study blood flow phenomena and the dynamics of components of the human…”
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correctKin: an optimized method to infer relatedness up to the 4th degree from low-coverage ancient human genomes by Nyerki, Emil, Kalmár, Tibor, Schütz, Oszkár, Lima, Rui M, Neparáczki, Endre, Török, Tibor, Maróti, Zoltán

“…Kinship analysis from very low-coverage ancient sequences has been possible up to the second degree with large uncertainties. We propose a new, accurate, and…”
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Marine sensors: recent advances and challenges by Gonçalves, L. M., Martins, Marcos Silva, Lima, Rui Alberto Madeira Macedo, Minas, Graça

“…[Excerpt] The ocean has a huge impact on our way of life; therefore, there is a need to monitor and protect its biodiversity. Additionally, the ocean…”
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Active Learning in Engineering Education: a (re)introduction by Lima, Rui M., Andersson, Pernille Hammar, Saalman, Elisabeth

“…The informal network 'Active Learning in Engineering Education' (ALE) has been promoting Active Learning since 2001. ALE creates opportunity for practitioners…”
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Blood Cells Separation and Sorting Techniques of Passive Microfluidic Devices: From Fabrication to Applications by Catarino, Susana O, Rodrigues, Raquel O, Pinho, Diana, Miranda, João M, Minas, Graça, Lima, Rui

“…Since the first microfluidic device was developed more than three decades ago, microfluidics is seen as a technology that exhibits unique features to provide a…”
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Pathophysiology and therapeutic approaches for spinal cord injury by Lima, Rui Augusto Ribeiro, Monteiro, Andreia, Salgado, A. J., Monteiro, Susana Isabel Gonçalves, Silva, Nuno André Martins

“…Spinal cord injury (SCI) is a disabling condition that disrupts motor, sensory, and autonomic functions. Despite extensive research in the last decades, SCI…”
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Geometry effect in multi‑step crossflow microfluidic devices for red blood cells separation and deformability assessment by Faustino, Vera, Pinho, Diana, Catarino, Susana Oliveira, Minas, Graça, Lima, Rui Alberto Madeira Macedo

“…The efficient separation of blood components using microfluidic systems can help to improve the detection and diagnosis of several diseases, such as malaria…”
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Technologies for the study of hydropeaking impacts on fish populations: Applications, advantages, outcomes, and future developments by Alexandre, Carlos M., Quintella, Bernardo R., Ovidio, Michaël, Boavida, Isabel, Costa, Maria J., Palstra, Arjan P., Lima, Rui L. Pedroso, Lima, Maria Isabel P., Lima, João L.M.P., Almeida, Pedro R.

“…Dam construction and streamflow regulation are increasing throughout the world, with impacts in impounded aquatic ecosystems. Hydropower dams, some of them…”
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Organizational culture and Industry 4.0 design principles: an empirical study on their relationship by Tortorella, Guilherme Luz, Prashar, Anupama, Carim Junior, Guido, Mostafa, Sherif, Barros, Alistair, Lima, Rui M., Hines, Peter

“…In this paper, we investigate the relationship between organizational culture (OC) profiles and the adoption of Industry 4.0 (I4.0) design principles. We…”
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Active learning strategies to develop research competences in engineering education by Rieg, Denise Luciana, Lima, Rui M.M., Mesquita, Diana, Scramim, Fernando Cezar Leandro, Mattasoglio Neto, Octavio

“…PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to implement and evaluate active learning strategies to support engineering students in the development of research…”
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Engaging students in learning: findings from a study of project-led education by Fernandes, Sandra, Mesquita, Diana, Flores, Maria Assunção, Lima, Rui M.

“…This paper reports on findings from a three-year study of project-based learning implemented in the first year of the Industrial Engineering and Management…”
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Red blood cells tracking and cell-free layer formation in a microchannel with hyperbolic contraction: A CFD model validation by Gracka, Maria, Lima, Rui, Miranda, João M., Student, Sebastian, Melka, Bartłomiej, Ostrowski, Ziemowit

“…•Euler-Lagrange (E-L) model allows to track erythrocytes position in microchannel.•Euler-Euler model allows determining the red blood cells distribution in…”
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Literature Search of Key Factors for the Development of Generic and Specific Maturity Models for Industry 4.0 by Jesus, Cristiano de, Lima, Rui M.

“…The adequacy of business models to Industry 4.0 (I4.0) is an urgent requirement and a clear concern. Ways to recognize the relative position of a company and…”
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Medicago truncatula symbiotic peptide NCR247 contributes to bacteroid differentiation through multiple mechanisms by Farkas, Attila, Maróti, Gergely, Dürgő, Hajnalka, Györgypál, Zoltán, Lima, Rui M., Medzihradszky, Katalin F., Kereszt, Attila, Mergaert, Peter, Kondorosi, Éva

“…Symbiosis between rhizobia soil bacteria and legume plants results in the formation of root nodules where plant cells are fully packed with nitrogen fixing…”
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