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Research Gate: Mariana Matos
Orcid ID: 0000-0003-4076-2459
Lab 133 / 610 / 602 - Chemistry Department
Ph: +351 21 294 8300 ext.10917
Email: m.matos@fct.unl.pt
Education:
(2022) PhD in Chemical and Biochemical Engineering - FCT NOVA
(2012) Master degree in Chemical and Biochemical Engineering – FCT/UNL
Research interests:
Relevant publications:
Pereira, J.R., Rafael, A.M., Esmail, A., Morais, M., Matos, M., Marques, A.C., Reis, M.A.M., Freitas, F., 2023. Preparation of Porous Scaffold Based on Poly(3-hydroxybutyrate-co-3-hydroxyvalerate-co-3-hydroxyhexanoate) and FucoPol. Polymers (Basel). 15, 2945. https://doi.org/10.3390/polym15132945n
Ponjavic, M., Malagurski, I., Lazic, J., Jeremic, S., Pavlovic, V., Prlainovic, N., Maksimovic, V., Cosovic, V., Atanase, L.I., Freitas, F., Matos, M., Nikodinovic-Runic, J., 2023. Advancing PHBV Biomedical Potential with the Incorporation of Bacterial Biopigment Prodigiosin. Int. J. Mol. Sci. 24, 1906. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms24031906
Souza, H.K.S., Matos, M., Reis, M.A.M., Covas, J.A., Hilliou, L., 2023. Can Biomass Mastication Assist the Downstreaming of Polyhydroxyalkanoates Produced from Mixed Microbial Cultures? Molecules 28, 767. https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules28020767
Battista, F., Strazzera, G., Valentino, F., Gottardo, M., Villano, M., Matos, M., Silva, F., M. Reis, M.A., Mata-Alvarez, J., Astals, S., Dosta, J., Jones, R.J., Massanet-Nicolau, J., Guwy, A., Pavan, P., Bolzonella, D., Majone, M., 2022. New insights in food waste, sewage sludge and green waste anaerobic fermentation for short-chain volatile fatty acids production: A review. J. Environ. Chem. Eng. 10, 108319. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jece.2022.108319
Meneses, L., Esmail, A., Matos, M., Sevrin, C., Grandfils, C., Barreiros, S., Reis, M.A.M., Freitas, F., Paiva, A., 2022. Subcritical Water as a Pre-Treatment of Mixed Microbial Biomass for the Extraction of Polyhydroxyalkanoates. Bioengineering 9, 302. https://doi.org/10.3390/bioengineering9070302
Soares da Silva, F.A.G., Matos, M., Dourado, F., Reis, M.A.M., Branco, P.C., Poças, F., Gama, M., 2022. Development of a layered bacterial nanocellulose‐PHBV composite for food packaging . J. Sci. Food Agric. https://doi.org/10.1002/jsfa.11839
Silva, F., Matos, M., Pereira, B., Ralo, C., Pequito, D., Marques, N., Carvalho, G., Reis, M.A.M., 2022. An integrated process for mixed culture production of 3-hydroxyhexanoate-rich polyhydroxyalkanoates from fruit waste. Chem. Eng. J. 427, 131908. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cej.2021.131908
Matos, M., Cruz, R.A.P., Cardoso, P., Silva, F., Freitas, E.B., Carvalho, G., Reis, M.A.M., 2021. Sludge retention time impacts on polyhydroxyalkanoate productivity in uncoupled storage/growth processes. Sci. Total Environ. 799, 149363. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.149363
Matos, M., Cruz, R.A.P., Cardoso, P., Silva, F., Freitas, E.B., Carvalho, G., Reis, M.A.M., 2021. Combined Strategies to Boost Polyhydroxyalkanoate Production from Fruit Waste in a Three-Stage Pilot Plant. ACS Sustain. Chem. Eng. acssuschemeng.1c02432. https://doi.org/10.1021/acssuschemeng.1c02432
Meléndez-Rodríguez, B., Torres-Giner, S., Reis, M.A.M., Silva, F., Matos, M., Cabedo, L., Lagarón, J.M., 2021. Blends of Poly(3-Hydroxybutyrate-co-3-Hydroxyvalerate) with Fruit Pulp Biowaste Derived Poly(3-Hydroxybutyrate-co-3-Hydroxyvalerate-co-3-Hydroxyhexanoate) for Organic Recycling Food Packaging. Polymers (Basel). 13, 1155. https://doi.org/10.3390/polym13071155
Bossu, J., Angellier-Coussy, H., Totee, C., Matos, M., Reis, M., Guillard, V., 2020. Effect of the Molecular Structure of Poly(3-hydroxybutyrate- co -3-hydroxyvalerate) (P(3HB-3HV)) Produced from Mixed Bacterial Cultures on Its Crystallization and Mechanical Properties. Biomacromolecules 21, 4709–4723. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.biomac.0c00826
Riccardi, C., Buiarelli, F., Castellani, F., Di Filippo, P., Lorini, L., Majone, M., Matos, M., Pomata, D., Simonetti, G., Sommer Ferreira, B., Valentino, F., 2020. Polychlorinated Biphenyl Profile in Polyhydroxy-alkanoates Synthetized from Urban Organic Wastes. Polymers (Basel). 12, 659. https://doi.org/10.3390/polym12030659
Silvestre, S.L., Araújo, D., Marques, A.C., Pires, C., Matos, M., Alves, V., Martins, R., Freitas, F., Reis, M.A.M., Fortunato, E., 2020. Microneedle Arrays of Polyhydroxyalkanoate by Laser-Based Micromolding Technique. ACS Appl. Bio Mater. 3, 5856–5864. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsabm.0c00570
Carvalho, M., Matos, M., Roca, C., Reis, M.A.M., 2014. Succinic acid production from glycerol by Actinobacillus succinogenes using dimethylsulfoxide as electron acceptor. N. Biotechnol. 31, 133–139. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nbt.2013.06.006
PATENTS
Reis MAM, Silva FR, Matos M, inventors. Polyhydroxyalkanoates and methods thereof. WO2022024099. 2022 Feb 3.