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3D bioprinting of photocrosslinkable hydrogel constructs by Pereira, Rúben F., Bártolo, Paulo J.

“…ABSTRACT Three‐dimensional (3D) bioprinting comprises a group of biofabrication technologies for the additive manufacturing of 3D constructs by precisely…”
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Cell-instructive pectin hydrogels crosslinked via thiol-norbornene photo-click chemistry for skin tissue engineering by Pereira, Rúben F., Barrias, Cristina C., Bártolo, Paulo J., Granja, Pedro L.

“…[Display omitted] Cell-instructive hydrogels are attractive for skin repair and regeneration, serving as interactive matrices to promote cell adhesion,…”
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3D Cell Culture Models as Recapitulators of the Tumor Microenvironment for the Screening of Anti-Cancer Drugs by Barbosa, Mélanie A G, Xavier, Cristina P R, Pereira, Rúben F, Petrikaitė, Vilma, Vasconcelos, M Helena

“…Today, innovative three-dimensional (3D) cell culture models have been proposed as viable and biomimetic alternatives for initial drug screening, allowing the…”
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An injectable, dual crosslinkable hybrid pectin methacrylate (PECMA)/gelatin methacryloyl (GelMA) hydrogel for skin hemostasis applications by Wang, Jing-Han, Tsai, Ching-Wen, Tsai, Nian-Yun, Chiang, Chao-Ying, Lin, Ru-Sin, Pereira, Rúben F., Li, Yi-Chen Ethan

“…Biomaterials for effective hemorrhage control are urgently needed in clinics as uncontrolled bleeding is associated with high mortality. Herein, we developed…”
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3D Photo-Fabrication for Tissue Engineering and Drug Delivery by Pereira, Rúben F., Bártolo, Paulo J.

“…The most promising strategies in tissue engineering involve the integration of a triad of biomaterials, living cells, and biologically active molecules to…”
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Metal-Organic Frameworks Applications in Synergistic Cancer Photo-Immunotherapy by Fernandes, Pedro D, Magalhães, Fernão D, Pereira, Rúben F, Pinto, Artur M

“…Conventional cancer therapies, such as radiotherapy and chemotherapy, can have long-term side effects. Phototherapy has significant potential as a non-invasive…”
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Influence of Aloe vera on water absorption and enzymatic in vitro degradation of alginate hydrogel films by Pereira, Rúben F., Carvalho, Anabela, Gil, M.H., Mendes, Ausenda, Bártolo, Paulo J.

“…•Hydrogel films composed of alginate and Aloe vera gel were developed for wound healing applications.•Films with different formulations can be prepared for the…”
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3D Bioprinting: An Enabling Technology to Understand Melanoma by Fernandes, Samantha, Vyas, Cian, Lim, Peggy, Pereira, Rúben F, Virós, Amaya, Bártolo, Paulo

“…Melanoma is a potentially fatal cancer with rising incidence over the last 50 years, associated with enhanced sun exposure and ultraviolet radiation. Its…”
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Robotic in situ bioprinting for cartilage tissue engineering by Wang, Yaxin, Pereira, Rúben F, Peach, Chris, Huang, Boyang, Vyas, Cian, Bartolo, Paulo

“…Articular cartilage damage caused by trauma or degenerative pathologies such as osteoarthritis can result in significant pain, mobility issues, and disability…”
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Bioinspired and Photo-Clickable Thiol-Ene Bioinks for the Extrusion Bioprinting of Mechanically Tunable 3D Skin Models by Bebiano, Luís B, Presa, Rafaela, Vieira, Francisca, Lourenço, Bianca N, Pereira, Rúben F

“…Bioinks play a fundamental role in skin bioprinting, dictating the printing fidelity, cell response, and function of bioprinted 3D constructs. However, the…”
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Improvement of IT Infrastructure Management by Using Configuration Management and Maturity Models: A Systematic Literature Review and a Critical Analysis by Serrano, João P., Pereira, Rúben F.

“…This research aims to investigate which benefits one may expect using Maturity Models in Configuration Management (CM) domain. CM is a support process that…”
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Engineering Modular Half-Antibody Conjugated Nanoparticles for Targeting CD44v6-Expressing Cancer Cells by Lourenço, Bianca N, Pereira, Rúben F, Barrias, Cristina C, Fischbach, Claudia, Oliveira, Carla, Granja, Pedro L

“…Gastric cancer (GC) remains a major cause of death worldwide mainly because of the late detection in advanced stage. Recently, we proposed CD44v6 as a relevant…”
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Thiol–Norbornene Photoclick Chemistry for Grafting Antimicrobial Peptides onto Chitosan to Create Antibacterial Biomaterials by Alves, Pedro M., Pereira, Rúben F., Costa, Beatriz, Tassi, Natália, Teixeira, Cátia, Leiro, Victoria, Monteiro, Cláudia, Gomes, Paula, Costa, Fabíola, Martins, M. Cristina L.

“…Covalent conjugation of antimicrobial peptides (AMP) is considered an effective approach to overcome their potential degradation in vivo. As the high cost of…”
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Skin models of cutaneous toxicity, transdermal transport and wound repair by Vilela de Sousa, Inês, Ferreira, Miguel J S, Bebiano, Luís B, Simões, Sandra, Matos, Ana Filipa, Pereira, Rúben F, Granja, Pedro L

“…Abstract Skin is widely used as a drug delivery route due to its easy access and the possibility of using relatively painless methods for the administration of…”
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Advanced biofabrication strategies for skin regeneration and repair by Pereira, Rúben F, Barrias, Cristina C, Granja, Pedro L, Bartolo, Paulo J

“…Skin is the largest organ of human body, acting as a barrier with protective, immunologic and sensorial functions. Its permanent exposure to the external…”
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Computer modelling and simulation of a bioreactor for tissue engineering by Pereira, Rúben F., Freitas, Dino, Tojeira, Ana, Almeida, Henrique A., Alves, Nuno, Bártolo, Paulo J.

“…A conventional approach to tissue engineering involves the implantation of porous, biodegradable and biocompatible scaffolds seeded with cells into the defect…”
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Collagen surface modified poly(ε-caprolactone) scaffolds with improved hydrophilicity and cell adhesion properties by Sousa, Inês, Mendes, Ausenda, Pereira, Rúben F., Bártolo, Paulo J.

“…Poly(ε-caprolactone) (PCL)/collagen scaffolds were produced using a four-step procedure comprising (i) the fabrication of PCL scaffolds through an additive…”
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Tissue-specific engineering: 3D bioprinting in regenerative medicine by Wang, Zhen, Kapadia, Wasim, Li, Cuidi, Lin, Feng, Pereira, Ruben F., Granja, Pedro L., Sarmento, Bruno, Cui, Wenguo

“…Despite its complexity, the human body is composed of only four basic tissue types, namely epithelial, connective, muscular and nervous tissues. Notably, each…”
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One-Pot Microfluidics to Engineer Chitosan Nanoparticles Conjugated with Antimicrobial Peptides Using “Photoclick” Chemistry: Validation Using the Gastric Bacterium Helicobacter pylori by Fonseca, Diana R., Alves, Pedro M., Neto, Estrela, Custódio, Beatriz, Guimarães, Sofia, Moura, Duarte, Annis, Francesca, Martins, Marco, Gomes, Ana, Teixeira, Cátia, Gomes, Paula, Pereira, Rúben F., Freitas, Paulo, Parreira, Paula, Martins, M. Cristina L.

“…Surface bioconjugation of antimicrobial peptides (AMP) onto nanoparticles (AMP-NP) is a complex, multistep, and time-consuming task. Herein, a microfluidic…”
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Recent advances on bioprinting of hydrogels containing carbon materials by Moura, Duarte, Pereira, Rúben F., Gonçalves, Inês C.

“…The intrinsic properties and versatility of carbon materials (CMs) have recently raised a growing interest in their combination with hydrogels towards the…”
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