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2010
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
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.
2012
Gomes, PJ, Coelho M, Dionísio M, Ribeiro PA, Raposo M.  2012.  Probing radiation damage by alternated current conductivity as a method to characterize electron hopping conduction in DNA molecules. Applied Physics Letters. 101(12):123702-1-4.Website
Carvalho, T, Augusto V, Brás AR, Lourenço NMT, Afonso CAM, Barreiros S, Correia NT, Vidinha P, Cabrita EJ, Dias CJ, Dionísio M, Roling B.  2012.  Understanding the Ion Jelly Conductivity Mechanism. The Journal of Physical Chemistry B. 116(9):2664-2676.Website
2013
Merino, EG, Danéde F, Derrollez P, Dias CJ, Viciosa TM, Correia NT, Dionísio M.  2013.  Investigating the influence of morphology in the dynamical behavior of semicrystalline Triton X100: insights in the detection/nondetection of the α′-Process. The Journal of Physical Chemistry B. 17:9793-9805.Website
Teixiera, SS, Dias CJ, Dionísio M, Costa LC.  2013.  New method to analyze dielectric relaxation processes: a study on polymethacrylate series. Polymer International. 62:1744-1749.Website
Dudognon, E, Correia NT, Danède F, Descamps M.  2013.  Solid-Solid Transformation in Racemic Ibuprofen. Pharmaceutical Research. 30(1):81-89.
2014
Viciosa, MT, Alves NM, Oliveira T, Dionísio M, Mano JF.  2014.  Confinement Effects on the Dynamic Behavior of Poly(D,L-lactic acid) upon Incorporation in alpha-Cyclodextrin. the Journal of Physical Chemistry B. 118(24):6972–6981.Website
Brás, AR, Fonseca IM, Dionísio M, Schonhals A, Affouard F, Correia NT.  2014.  Influence of Nanoscale Confinement on the Molecular Mobility of Ibuprofen. The Journal of Physical Chemistry C. 118(25):13857–13868.Website
Carvalho, T, Augusto V, Rocha A, Lourenço NMT, Correia NT, Barreiros S, Vidinha P, Cabrita EJ, Dionísio M.  2014.  Ion jelly conductive properties using dicyanamide-based ionic liquids. The Journal of Physical Chemistry B. 118(31):9445-9459.Website
Rodrigues, AC, Viciosa MT, F. Danède, Affouard F, N. T. Correia.  2014.  Molecular Mobility of Amorphous S-Flurbiprofen: A Dielectric Relaxation Spectroscopy Approach. Molecular Pharmaceutics. 11(1):112-130.Website
Teixeira, SS, Graça MPF, Dionísio M, Ilcikova M, Mosnacek J, Spitalsky Z, Krupa I, Costa LC.  2014.  Self-standing elastomeric composites based on lithium ferrites and their dielectric behavior. Journal of Applied Physics. 116:224102(1-8).Website
Nunes, TG, Viciosa MT, N. T. Correia, F. Danède, Nunes RG, Diogo HP.  2014.  A Stable Amorphous Statin: Solid-State NMR and Dielectric Studies on Dynamic Heterogeneity of Simvastatin. Molecular Pharmaceutics. 11(3):727-737.Website
Craveiro, R, Martins M, Santos GB, N. T. Correia, Dionísio M, Barreiros S, Duarte ARC, Reis RL, Paiva A.  2014.  Starch-based polymer – IL composites formed by compression moulding and supercritical fluid foaming for self-supported conductive materials. RSC Advances. 4:17161-17170.Website
2015
Aroso, IM, Craveiro R, Rocha A, Dionísio M, Barreiros S, Reis RL, Paiva A, Duarte ARC.  2015.  Design of controlled release systems for THEDES—Therapeutic deep eutectic solvents, using supercritical fluid technology. International Journal of Pharmaceutics. 492:73-79.Website
Viciosa, MT, Santos G, Costa A, Danède F, Branco LC, Jordão N, Correia NT, Dionísio M.  2015.  Dipolar motions and ionic conduction in an ibuprofen derived ionic liquid. Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics. 17:24108-24120.Website
2016
Cordeiro, T, Santos AFM, Nunes G, Cunha G, Sotomayor JC, Fonseca IM, F. Danède, Dias CJ, Cardoso MM, N. T. Correia, Viciosa MT, Dionísio M.  2016.  Accessing the Physical State and Molecular Mobility of Naproxen Confined to Nanoporous Silica Matrixes. The Journal of Physical Chemistry C . 120(26):14390–14401.Website
Aroso, IM, Silva JC, Mano F, Ferreira ASD, Dionísio M, Sá-Nogueira I, Barreiros S, Reis RL, Paiva A, Duarte ARC.  2016.  Dissolution enhancement of active pharmaceutical ingredients by therapeutic deep eutectic systems. European Journal of Pharmaceutics and Biopharmaceutics. 98:57-66.Website
Craveiro, R, Aroso I, Flammia V, Carvalho T, Viciosa MT, Dionísio M, Barreiros S, Reis RL, Duarte ARC, Paiva A.  2016.  Properties and thermal behavior of natural deep eutectic solvents. Journal of Molecular Liquids. 215:534-540.Website
Cruz, MV, Freitas F, Paiva A, Mano F, Dionísio M, Ramos AM, Reis MA.  2016.  Valorization of fatty acids-containing wastes and byproducts into short- and medium-chain length polyhydroxyalkanoates. New Biotechnology. 33(1):206-215.Website
2017
Cruz, H, Jordão N, Amorim P, Dionísio M, Branco LC.  2017.  Deep Eutectic Solvents as Suitable Electrolytes for Electrochromic Devices. ACS Sustainable Chemistry and Engineering. 6(2):2240-2249.Website
Zajac, M, Kahl H, Schade B, Dionísio M, Beiner M.  2017.  Relaxation behavior of polyurethane networks with different composition and crosslinking density. Polymer. 111:83-90.Website
Cordeiro, T, Castiñeira C, Mendes D, Danède F, Sotomayor J, Fonseca IM, da Silva GM, Paiva A, Barreiros SF, Cardoso MM, Viciosa MT, Correia NT, Dionísio M.  2017.  Stabilizing Unstable Amorphous naproxen through Inclusion in Mesoporous Silica Hosts. Molecular Pharmaceutics. 14:3164−3177.Website