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2011
Brás, AR, Merino EG, Neves PD, Fonseca IM, Dionísio M, Schonhals A, Correia NT.  2011.  Amorphous Ibuprofen Confined in Nanostructured Silica Materials: A Dynamical Approach. The Journal of Physical Chemistry C. 115:4616-4623.Website
Merino, EG, Rodrigues C, Viciosa TM, Melo C, Sotomayor J, Dionísio M, Correia NT.  2011.  Phase Transformations Undergone by Triton X-100 Probed by Differential Scanning Calorimetry and Dielectric Relaxation Spectroscopy. Physical Chemistry B. 12336(1):12336–12347. AbstractWebsite

The phase transformations of the surfactant Triton X-100 were investigated by differential scanning calorimetry (DSC), polarized optical microscopy (POM), and dielectric relaxation spectroscopy (DRS). In particular, crystallization was induced at different cooling rates comprised between 13 and 0.5 K min–1. Vitrification was detected by both DSC and DRS techniques with a glass transition temperature of 212 K (measured on heating by DSC) allowing classifying Triton X-100 as a glass former. A fully amorphous material was obtained by cooling at a rate ≥10 K min–1, while crystallization was observed for lower cooling rates. The temperature of the onset of melt-crystallization was found to be dependent on the cooling scan rate, being higher the lower was the scan rate. In subsequent heating scans, the material undergoes cold-crystallization except if cooled previously at a rate ≤1 K min–1. None of the different thermal histories led to a 100% crystalline material because always the jump typical of the glass transformation in both heat flux (DSC) and real permittivity (DRS) is observed. It was also observed that the extent/morphology of the crystalline phase depends on the degree of undercooling, with higher spherulites developing for lower undercooling degree (24 K ≤ Tm – Tcr ≤ 44 K) in melt-crystallization and a grain-like morphology emerging for Tm – Tcr ≈ 57 K either in melt- or cold-crystallization. The isothermal cold- and melt-crystallizations were monitored near above the calorimetric glass transition temperature by POM (221 K) and real-time DRS (Tcr = 219, 220, and 221 K) to evaluate the phase transformation from an amorphous to a semicrystalline material. By DRS, the α-relaxation associated with the dynamic glass transition was followed, with the observation that it depletes upon both type of crystallizations with no significant changes either in shape or in location. Kinetic parameters were obtained from the time evolution of the normalized permittivity according to a modified Avrami model taking in account the induction time. The reason the isothermal crystallization occurs to a great extent in the vicinity of the glass transition was rationalized as the simultaneous effect of (i) a high dynamic fragile behavior and (ii) the occurrence of catastrophic nucleation/crystal growth probably enabled by a preordering tendency of the surfactant molecules. This is compatible with the estimated low Avrami exponent (1.12 ≤ n ≤ 1.6), suggesting that relative short length scale motions govern the crystal growth in Triton X-100 coherent with the observation of a grainy crystallization by POM.

Hédoux, A, Guinet Y, Derollez P, Dudognon E, Correia NT.  2011.  Raman spectroscopy of racemic ibuprofen: Evidence of molecular disorder in phase II. International Journal of Pharmaceutics. 421:42-52.
2010
Sousa, M, Brás AR, Veiga HIM, Ferreira CF, Pinho MN, Correia NT, Dionísio M.  2010.  Dynamical Characterization of a Cellulose Acetate Polysaccharide. The Journal of Physical Chemistry B. 114:10939-10953.Website
Brás, AR, Frunza S, Guerreiro L, Fonseca IM, Corma A, Frunza L, Dionísio M, Schoenhals A.  2010.  Molecular mobility of nematic E7 confined to molecular sieves with a low filling degree. The Journal of Chemical Physics. 132:224508-1.Website
2009
Viciosa, MT, Correia NT, Sánchez SM, Ribelles GJL, Dionísio M.  2009.  Molecular Dynamics of Ethylene Glycol Dimethacrylate Glass Former: Influence of Different Crystallization Pathways. Journal of Phyiscal Chemsitry B. 113:14196-14208.Website
Viciosa, MT, Correia N, Sánchez SM, Ribelles GJL, Carvalho AL, Romão MJ, Dionísio M.  2009.  Real-Time Monitoring of Molecular Dynamics of Ethylene Glycol Dimethacrylate Glass Former. journal of Physical Chemistry B. 113:14209-14217.Website
2008
Brás, AR, Dionísio M, Schoenhals A.  2008.  Confinement and Surface Effects on the Molecular Dynamics of a Nematic Mixture Investigated by Dielectric Relaxation Spectroscop. The Journal of Physical Chemistry B. 112:8227–8235.Website
Brás, AR, Noronha JP, Antunes AMM, Cardoso MM, Schoenhals A, Affouard F, Dionísio M, Correia NT.  2008.  Molecular Motions in Amorphous Ibuprofen As Studied by Broadband Dielectric Spectroscopy. The Journal of Physical Chemistry B. 112:11087–11099.Website
2007
Brás, AR, Dionísio M, Huth H, Shick C, Schoenhals A.  2007.  Origin of glassy dynamics in a liquid crystal studied by broadband dielectric and specific heat spectroscopy. Physical Review E. 75:061708-1.Website
2006
Brás, AR, Viciosa MT, Rodrigues CM, Dias CJ, Dionísio M.  2006.  Changes in molecular dynamics upon formation of a polymer dispersed liquid crystal. Physical Review E. 73:061709-1-11.Website
Viciosa, MT, Dionísio M, Mano JF.  2006.  Dielectric Characterization of Neutralized and Nonneutralized Chitosan upon Drying. Biopolymers. 81(3):149-159.Website
2004
Viciosa, MT, Dionísio M.  2004.  Molecular mobility and fragility in n-ethylene glycol dimethacrylate monomers. Journal of Non-Crystalline Solids. 341:60-67.Website
2002
Viciosa, MT, Nunes AM, Fernandes A, Almeida PL, Godinho MH, Dionísio MD.  2002.  Dielectric studies of the nematic mixture E7 on a hydroxypropylcellulose substrate. Liquid Crystals. 29(3):429-441.Website
2001
Mano, JF, Lanceros-Méndez S, Nunes AM, Dionísio M.  2001.  Temperature Calibration in dielectric measurements. Journal of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry. 65:37-49.Website
2000
Dionísio, M, Fernandes AC, Mano JF, Correia NT, Sousa RC.  2000.  Relaxation Studies in PEO/PMMA Blends. Macromolecules. 33:1002-1011.Website
Dionísio, M, Sotomayor J.  2000.  A Surface Chemistry Experiment Using an Inexpensive W Contact Angle Goniometer. Journal of Chemical Education. 77(1):59-62.Website
1999
1996
Dionísio, M, Ramos MJJ, Fernandes A.  1996.  Dielectric Studies on the miscibility in poly(vinyl acette)/poly(ethyl methacrylate) blends. Journal of Applied Polymer Science. 60:903-909.Website
Ramos, MJJ, Sousa CRJ, Correia NT, Dionísio M.  1996.  Molecular Motions in a Molecular Crystal: Tetrachloro-rn-Xylene. Berichte der Bunsengesellschaft für physikalische Chemie. 100(5):571-577.Website
1995
1994
Dionísio, M, Ramos MJJ, Williams G.  1994.  Dielectric relaxation in poly(n-alkyl methacrylate)s and their mixtures with p-nitroaniline. polymer. 38(8):1705-1713.Website
1993
Dionísio, M, Ramos MJJ, Williams G.  1993.  Dipolar relaxation behaviour in poly(methyl methacrylate)/4-nitroaniline solid solutions. Polymer International. 32:145-151.Website
Dionísio, M, Ramos MJJ, Williams G.  1993.  Molecular motions in poly(vinyl acetate) and in poly(vinyl acetate)/p-nitroaniline mixtures. Polymer. 34(19):4105-4110.Website