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Mineral Content of Various Portuguese Breads: Characterization, Dietary Intake, and Discriminant Analysis by Torrinha, Álvaro, Oliveira, Marta, Marinho, Susana, Paíga, Paula, Delerue-Matos, Cristina, Morais, Simone

“…The chemical composition and daily mineral intake (DMI) of six macro (calcium, magnesium, sodium, potassium, phosphorous, and chloride) and four microminerals…”
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Application of Nanostructured Carbon-Based Electrochemical (Bio)Sensors for Screening of Emerging Pharmaceutical Pollutants in Waters and Aquatic Species: A Review by Torrinha, Álvaro, Oliveira, Thiago M B F, Ribeiro, Francisco W P, Correia, Adriana N, Lima-Neto, Pedro, Morais, Simone

“…Pharmaceuticals, as a contaminant of emergent concern, are being released uncontrollably into the environment potentially causing hazardous effects to aquatic…”
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Electrochemical (bio)sensors based on carbon cloth and carbon paper: An overview by Torrinha, Álvaro, Morais, Simone

“…Carbon cloth and carbon paper have unique characteristics such as conductivity, mechanical strength, porosity, reduced dimensions, and adjustable size and…”
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(Bio)Sensing Strategies Based on Ionic Liquid-Functionalized Carbon Nanocomposites for Pharmaceuticals: Towards Greener Electrochemical Tools by Torrinha, Álvaro, Oliveira, Thiago M. B. F., Ribeiro, Francisco W. P., de Lima-Neto, Pedro, Correia, Adriana N., Morais, Simone

“…The interaction of carbon-based nanomaterials and ionic liquids (ILs) has been thoroughly exploited for diverse electroanalytical solutions since the first…”
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Development of a Portable Electrochemical Platform with Chip-Integrated Gold Electrodes for Detection of Pharmaceutical Pollutants by Miguel Tavares, Álvaro Torrinha, Raquel Queirós, João Piteira, Cristina Delerue-Matos, Simone Morais

“…Electrochemical portable sensing systems can offer viable support in the analysis of environmental contaminants due to the compactness of their electronic…”
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Carbon paper as a promising sensing material: Characterization and electroanalysis of ketoprofen in wastewater and fish by Torrinha, Álvaro, Martins, Marco, Tavares, Miguel, Delerue-Matos, Cristina, Morais, Simone

“…In the present work, the exceptional electrochemical properties of carbon paper were characterized and explored in the development of a sensor for the…”
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A self-powered biosensor for glucose detection using modified pencil graphite electrodes as transducers by Torrinha, Álvaro, Tavares, Miguel, Delerue-Matos, Cristina, Morais, Simone

“…[Display omitted] •A self-powered biosensor is proposed based on a PQQGDH bioanode and BOx biocathode.•Graphite pencils modified with carbon nanotubes are used…”
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The simpler the better: Highly sensitive 17α-ethinylestradiol sensor based on an unmodified carbon paper transducer by Torrinha, Álvaro, Carneiro, Pedro, Dias, Diana, Delerue-Matos, Cristina, Morais, Simone

“…The remarkable features of a carbon fiber paper sensor (CP) were employed for detection of the estrogenic hormone 17α-ethinylestradiol (EE2), considered a…”
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Microenergy generation and dioxygen sensing by bilirubin oxidase immobilized on a nanostructured carbon paper transducer by Torrinha, Álvaro, Tavares, Miguel, Delerue-Matos, Cristina, Morais, Simone

“…•Enzymatic bioelectrode characterized for energy generation and biosensing purposes.•Bilirubin oxidase immobilized on carbon paper using PBSE as bifunctional…”
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Carbon Fiber Paper Sensor for Determination of Trimethoprim Antibiotic in Fish Samples by Torrinha, Álvaro, Tavares, Miguel, Dibo, Vitória, Delerue-Matos, Cristina, Morais, Simone

“…The increase in anthropogenic pollution raises serious concerns regarding contamination of water bodies and aquatic species with potential implications on…”
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Laccase bioconjugate and multi-walled carbon nanotubes-based biosensor for bisphenol A analysis by Bravo, Iria, Prata, Mariana, Torrinha, Álvaro, Delerue-Matos, Cristina, Lorenzo, Encarnación, Morais, Simone

“…[Display omitted] •A biosensor based on laccase from Trametes versicolor was developed for BPA detection.•A bioconjugate made by BMIMBF4-laccase-chitosan was…”
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Biosensing based on pencil graphite electrodes by Torrinha, Álvaro, Amorim, Célia G., Montenegro, Maria C.B.S.M., Araújo, Alberto N.

“…Pencil leads have been increasingly used as electrode material in electrochemical applications. Commonly denominated as pencil graphite electrodes (PGE), they…”
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Commercial octopus species from different geographical origins: Levels of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons and potential health risks for consumers by Oliveira, Marta, Gomes, Filipa, Torrinha, Álvaro, Ramalhosa, Maria João, Delerue-Matos, Cristina, Morais, Simone

“…Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) are persistent pollutants that have been raising global concern due to their carcinogenic and mutagenic properties. A…”
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Revalorization of spent coffee residues by a direct agronomic approach by Cruz, Rebeca, Mendes, Eulália, Torrinha, Álvaro, Morais, Simone, Pereira, José Alberto, Baptista, Paula, Casal, Susana

“…Spent coffee grounds (SCG) represent a high-volume food waste worldwide, and several reuse approaches have been attempted. Herein, a greenhouse field…”
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Conjugation of glucose oxidase and bilirubin oxidase bioelectrodes as biofuel cell in a finger-powered microfluidic platform by Torrinha, Álvaro, Montenegro, Maria C.B.S.M., Araújo, Alberto N.

“…In this study the development of a biofuel cell for potential application in microfluidics is described. The biocatalysts support is produced through…”
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Octopus Lipid and Vitamin E Composition: Interspecies, Interorigin, and Nutritional Variability by Torrinha, Álvaro, Cruz, Rebeca, Gomes, Filipa, Mendes, Eulália, Casal, Susana, Morais, Simone

“…Octopus vulgaris, Octopus maya, and Eledone cirrhosa from distinct marine environments [Northeast Atlantic (NEA), Northwest Atlantic (NWA), Eastern Central…”
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Nanostructured pencil graphite electrodes for application as high power biocathodes in miniaturized biofuel cells and bio-batteries by Torrinha, Álvaro, Jiyane, Nomnotho, Sabela, Myalowenkosi, Bisetty, Krishna, Montenegro, Maria C. B. S. M., Araújo, Alberto N.

“…This work describes a simple method for the fabrication of an enzymatic electrode with high sensitivity to oxygen and good performance when applied as…”
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Implementation of a Simple Nanostructured Bio‐electrode with Immobilized Rhus Vernicifera Laccase for Oxygen Sensing Applications by Torrinha, Álvaro, Montenegro, Maria C. B. S. M., Araújo, Alberto N.

“…In this work a simple nanostructured direct‐electron transfer bio‐electrode based on tree laccase from Rhus vernicifera is described. The electrode was…”
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Lab-on-a-Chip Platforms Embedding Self-Powered Electrochemical Sensors: A walkthrough Approach for Bio-Analytical Applications by Torrinha, Álvaro Miguel Carneiro

“…The present dissertation considers the development of enzymatic biofuel cells embedded in lab-on-a-chip platforms, with ability for self-powered biosensing…”
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Commercial squids: Characterization, assessment of potential health benefits/risks and discrimination based on mineral, lipid and vitamin E concentrations by Torrinha, A., Gomes, F., Oliveira, M., Cruz, R., Mendes, E., Delerue-Matos, C., Casal, S., Morais, S.

“…•The most consumed squids were characterized regarding their mineral, fatty acids, cholesterol and vitamin E concentrations.•The assessment of health…”
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