MOUNTAIN
RESEARCH
CENTER

Polytechnic Institute
of Bragança

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CIMO

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FROM NATURE TO PRODUCTS, TOWARDS SUSTAINABILITY.

Isabel Patricia Fernandes

Group: Sustainable Processes and Products
E-mail: ipmf@ipb.pt
ORCID: 0000-0002-0069-4503
Scopus Author ID: 26323585300

Career

  • Since 2021: Director of the Research and Development department at Tree Flowers Solutions, Lda.
  • 2017 - 2021: Pos-doc researcher, Polytechnic Institute of Bragança, Portugal
  • 2006 - 2017: Grant Researcher, Polytechnic Institute of Bragança, Portugal

Qualifications

  • 2017 - PhD degree in Chemical and Biological Engineering, University of Porto, Portugal
  • 2008 - Master degree in Chemical and Biological Engineering, Polytechnic Institute of Bragança, Portugal
  • 2003 - Graduated in Chemical Engineering at the Polytechnic Institute of Bragança

Interests

  • Development of polyurethane materials with special interest on high performance footwear applications
  • Microencapsulation with application in different industrial fields
  • Synthesis of aqueous poly(urethane-urea) dispersions
  • Biodegradation of polyurethanes

Projects:

TextBlueStyle - Obtenção de corantes azuis naturais e sustentáveis para aplicação têxtil
Funding body: Promove LA CAIXA
Reference:
Principal Investigator:Manuel Ricardo Costa Calhelha
Start: 2023-07-01
End: 2026-06-30
RARISS - Raças Autóctones, Rastreabilidade, Inovação e Soluções Sustentáveis
Funding body: PORTUGAL 2020 - COMPETE 2020 - Programa Operacional Competitividade e Internacionalização
Reference:
Principal Investigator:Maria Filomena Filipe Barreiro
Start: 2021-01-01
End: 2023-06-30
FAMEST - Footwear, Advanced Materials, Equipment’s and Software Technologies
Funding body: PORTUGAL 2020 - COMPETE 2020 - Programa Operacional Competitividade e Internacionalização
Reference: POCI-01-0247-FEDER-024529
Principal Investigator:Maria Filomena Filipe Barreiro
Start: 2017-11-01
End: 2021-11-30
Shoe@Future - Soluções tecnológicas para calçado profissional
Funding body: PORTUGAL 2020 - COMPETE 2020 - Programa Operacional Competitividade e Internacionalização
Reference: POCI-01-0247-FEDER-033835
Principal Investigator:Maria Filomena Filipe Barreiro
Start: 2018-07-16
End: 2021-07-30

Total results: 47
1
Almeida H.H.S.,Fernandes I.P.,Amaral J.S.,Rodrigues A.E.,Barreiro M.F.
Unlocking the Potential of Hydrosols: Transforming Essential Oil Byproducts into Valuable Resources
Molecules, 29, , 2024

2
Larraza I.,Santamaria-Echart A.,Fernandes I.,Barreiro F.,Arbelaiz A.,Eceiza A.
Bioinks Functionalized with Natural Extracts for 3D Printing
Journal of Polymers and the Environment, 32, 982-999, 2024

3
Ueda J.M.,Griebler K.R.,Finimundy T.C.,Rodrigues D.B.,Veríssimo L.,Pires T.C.S.P.,Gonçalves J.,Fernandes I.P.,Pereira E.,Barros L.,Heleno S.A.,Calhelha R.C.
Polyphenol Composition by HPLC-DAD-(ESI-)MS/MS and Bioactivities of Extracts from Grape Agri-Food Wastes
Molecules, 28, , 2023

4
Rodrigues D.B.,Veríssimo L.,Finimundy T.,Rodrigues J.,Oliveira I.,Gonçalves J.,Fernandes I.P.,Barros L.,Heleno S.A.,Calhelha R.C.
Chemical and Bioactive Screening of Green Polyphenol-Rich Extracts from Chestnut By-Products: An Approach to Guide the Sustainable Production of High-Added Value Ingredients
Foods, 12, , 2023

5
Fernandes I.
Recovering touch in D. H. Lawrence's "The Blind Man" and Raymond Carver's "Cathedral"
American Studies Over_Seas 1: Narrating Multiple America(s): In Honor of Teresa F. A. Alves and Teresa Cid, 9, 207-218, 2022

6
Teixeira L.G.,Rezende S.,Fernandes A.,Fernandes I.P.,Barros L.,Barreira J.C.M.,Leimann F.V.,Ferreira I.C.F.R.,Barreiro M.F.
Water-in-Oil-in-Water Double Emulsions as Protective Carriers for Sambucus nigra L. Coloring Systems
Molecules, 27, , 2022

7
Carvalho A.S.d.,Rezende S.C.d.,Caleja C.,Pereira E.,Barros L.,Fernandes I.,Manrique Y.A.,Gonçalves O.H.,Ferreira I.C.F.R.,Barreiro M.F.
β-Carotene colouring systems based on solid lipid particles produced by hot melt dispersion
Food Control, 129, , 2021

8
Lamas S.,Rodrigues N.,Fernandes I.P.,Barreiro M.F.,Pereira J.A.,Peres A.M.
Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy-chemometric approach as a non-destructive olive cultivar tool for discriminating Portuguese monovarietal olive oils
European Food Research and Technology, 247, 2473-2484, 2021

9
Schreiner T.B.,Colucci G.,Santamaria-Echart A.,Fernandes I.P.,Dias M.M.,Pinho S.P.,Barreiro M.F.
Evaluation of saponin-rich extracts as natural alternative emulsifiers: A comparative study with pure Quillaja Bark saponin
Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects, 623, , 2021

10
Pinto J.A.,Fernandes I.P.,Pinto V.D.,Gomes E.,Oliveira C.F.,Pinto P.C.R.,Mesquita L.M.R.,Piloto P.A.G.,Rodrigues A.E.,Barreiro M.F.
Valorization of lignin side-streams into polyols and rigid polyurethane foams—a contribution to the pulp and paper industry biorefinery
Energies, 14, , 2021

11
Vega E.N.,Molina A.K.,Pereira C.,Dias M.I.,Heleno S.A.,Rodrigues P.,Fernandes I.P.,Barreiro M.F.,Stojković D.,Soković M.,Carocho M.,Barreira J.C.M.,Ferreira I.C.F.R.,Barros L.
Anthocyanins from rubus fruticosus l. And morus nigra l. applied as food colorants: A natural alternative
Plants, 10, , 2021

12
Sorita G.D.,Santamaria-Echart A.,Gozzo A.M.,Gonçalves O.H.,Leimann F.V.,Bona E.,Manrique Y.,Fernandes I.P.M.,Ferreira I.C.F.R.,Barreiro M.F.
Lipid composition optimization in spray congealing technique and testing with curcumin-loaded microparticles
Advanced Powder Technology, 32, 1710-1722, 2021

13
Correa R.F.,Colucci G.,Halla N.,Pinto J.A.,Santamaria-Echart A.,Blanco S.P.,Fernandes I.P.,Barreiro M.F.
Development of chitosan microspheres through a green dual crosslinking strategy based on tripolyphosphate and vanillin
Molecules, 26, , 2021

14
Santamaria-Echart A.,Fernandes I.,Barreiro F.,Corcuera M.A.,Eceiza A.
Advances in waterborne polyurethane and polyurethane-urea dispersions and their eco-friendly derivatives: A review
Polymers, 13, 1-32, 2021

15
Santamaria-Echart A.,Fernandes I.,Ugarte L.,Barreiro F.,Corcuera M.A.,Eceiza A.
Green nanocomposites from Salvia-based waterborne polyurethane-urea dispersions reinforced with nanocellulose
Progress in Organic Coatings, 150, , 2021

16
Roriz C.L.,Heleno S.A.,Carocho M.,Rodrigues P.,Pinela J.,Dias M.I.,Fernandes I.P.,Barreiro M.F.,Morales P.,Barros L.,Ferreira I.C.F.R.
Betacyanins from Gomphrena globosa L. flowers: Incorporation in cookies as natural colouring agents
Food Chemistry, 329, , 2020

17
Moreira A.C.G.,Manrique Y.A.,Martins I.M.,Fernandes I.P.,Rodrigues A.E.,Lopes J.C.B.,Dias M.M.
Continuous production of melamine-formaldehyde microcapsules using a mesostructured reactor
Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research, 59, 18510-18519, 2020

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Colucci G.,Santamaria-Echart A.,Silva S.C.,Fernandes I.P.M.,Sipoli C.C.,Barreiro M.F.
Development of water-in-oil emulsions as delivery vehicles and testing with a natural antimicrobial extract
Molecules, 25, , 2020

20
de Campos S.S.,de Oliveira A.,Moreira T.F.M.,da Silva T.B.V.,da Silva M.V.,Pinto J.A.,Bilck A.P.,Gonçalves O.H.,Fernandes I.P.,Barreiro M.F.,Yamashita F.,Valderrama P.,Shirai M.A.,Leimann F.V.
TPCS/PBAT blown extruded films added with curcumin as a technological approach for active packaging materials
Food Packaging and Shelf Life, 22, , 2019

21
Pilipenko N.,Gonçalves O.H.,Bona E.,Fernandes I.P.,Pinto J.A.,Sorita G.D.,Leimann F.V.,Barreiro M.F.
Tailoring swelling of alginate-gelatin hydrogel microspheres by crosslinking with calcium chloride combined with transglutaminase
Carbohydrate Polymers, 223, , 2019

22
Lopes S.,Afonso C.,Fernandes I.,Barreiro M.F.,Costa P.,Rodrigues A.E.
Chitosan-cellulose particles as delivery vehicles for limonene fragrance
Industrial Crops and Products, 139, , 2019

23
Leimann V.F.,Gonçalves O.H.,Sorita G.D.,Rezende S.,Bona E.,Fernandes I.P.M.,Ferreira I.C.F.R.,Barreiro M.F.
Heat and pH stable curcumin-based hydrophylic colorants obtained by the solid dispersion technology assisted by spray-drying
Chemical Engineering Science, 205, 248-258, 2019

24
Molina A.K.,Vega E.N.,Pereira C.,Dias M.I.,Heleno S.A.,Rodrigues P.,Fernandes I.P.,Barreiro M.F.,Kostić M.,Soković M.,Barreira J.C.M.,Barros L.,Ferreira I.C.F.R.
Promising antioxidant and antimicrobial food colourants from Lonicera caerulea L. var. Kamtschatica
Antioxidants, 8, , 2019

25
da Silva S.C.,Fernandes I.P.,Barros L.,Fernandes Â.,José Alves M.,Calhelha R.C.,Pereira C.,Barreira J.C.M.,Manrique Y.,Colla E.,Ferreira I.C.F.R.,Filomena Barreiro M.
Spray-dried Spirulina platensis as an effective ingredient to improve yogurt formulations: Testing different encapsulating solutions
Journal of Functional Foods, 60, , 2019

26
Taofiq O.,Heleno S.A.,Calhelha R.C.,Fernandes I.P.,Alves M.J.,Barros L.,González-Paramás A.M.,Ferreira I.C.F.R.,Barreiro M.F.
Phenolic acids, cinnamic acid, and ergosterol as cosmeceutical ingredients: Stabilization by microencapsulation to ensure sustained bioactivity
Microchemical Journal, 147, 469-477, 2019

27
Rudke A.R.,Heleno S.A.,Fernandes I.P.,Prieto M.A.,Gonçalves O.H.,Rodrigues A.E.,Ferreira I.C.F.R.,Barreiro M.F.
Microencapsulation of ergosterol and Agaricus bisporus L. extracts by complex coacervation using whey protein and chitosan: Optimization study using response surface methodology
LWT, 103, 228-237, 2019

28
de Rezende S.C.,Pinto J.A.,Fernandes I.P.,Leimann F.V.,Barreiro M.F.
Oxypropylation of brazilian pine-fruit shell evaluated by principal component analysis
Journal of Renewable Materials, 6, 715-723, 2018

29
Taofiq O.,Heleno S.A.,Calhelha R.C.,Fernandes I.P.,Alves M.J.,Barros L.,González-Paramás A.M.,Ferreira I.C.F.R.,Barreiro M.F.
Mushroom-based cosmeceutical ingredients: Microencapsulation and in vitro release profile
Industrial Crops and Products, 124, 44-52, 2018

30
Halla N.,Heleno S.A.,Costa P.,Fernandes I.P.,Calhelha R.C.,Boucherit K.,Rodrigues A.E.,Ferreira I.C.F.R.,Barreiro M.F.
Chemical profile and bioactive properties of the essential oil isolated from Ammodaucus leucotrichus fruits growing in Sahara and its evaluation as a cosmeceutical ingredient
Industrial Crops and Products, 119, 249-254, 2018

31
Francisco C.R.L.,Heleno S.A.,Fernandes I.P.M.,Barreira J.C.M.,Calhelha R.C.,Barros L.,Gonçalves O.H.,Ferreira I.C.F.R.,Barreiro M.F.
Functionalization of yogurts with Agaricus bisporus extracts encapsulated in spray-dried maltodextrin crosslinked with citric acid
Food Chemistry, 245, 845-853, 2018

32
Santamaria-Echart A.,Fernandes I.,Barreiro F.,Retegi A.,Arbelaiz A.,Corcuera M.A.,Eceiza A.
Development of waterborne polyurethane-ureas added with plant extracts: Study of different incorporation routes and their influence on particle size, thermal, mechanical and antibacterial properties
Progress in Organic Coatings, 117, 76-90, 2018

33
Santamaria-Echart A.,Fernandes I.,Ugarte L.,Barreiro F.,Arbelaiz A.,Corcuera M.A.,Eceiza A.
Waterborne polyurethane-urea dispersion with chain extension step in homogeneous medium reinforced with cellulose nanocrystals
Composites Part B: Engineering, 137, 31-38, 2018

34
Halla N.,Fernandes I.P.,Heleno S.A.,Costa P.,Boucherit-Otmani Z.,Boucherit K.,Rodrigues A.E.,Ferreira I.C.F.R.,Barreiro M.F.
Cosmetics preservation: A review on present strategies
Molecules, 23, , 2018

35
Sharkawy A.,Fernandes I.P.,Barreiro M.F.,Rodrigues A.E.,Shoeib T.
Aroma-Loaded Microcapsules with Antibacterial Activity for Eco-Friendly Textile Application: Synthesis, Characterization, Release, and Green Grafting
Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research, 56, 5516-5526, 2017

36
Santamaria-Echart A.,Fernandes I.,Saralegi A.,Costa M.R.P.F.N.,Barreiro F.,Corcuera M.A.,Eceiza A.
Synthesis of waterborne polyurethane-urea dispersions with chain extension step in homogeneous and heterogeneous media
Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, 476, 184-192, 2016

37
Rached I.,Barros L.,Fernandes I.P.,Santos-Buelga C.,Rodrigues A.E.,Ferchichi A.,Barreiro M.F.,Ferreira I.C.F.R.
Ceratonia siliqua L. hydroethanolic extract obtained by ultrasonication: Antioxidant activity, phenolic compounds profile and effects in yogurts functionalized with their free and microencapsulated forms
Food and Function, 7, 1319-1328, 2016

38
Moreira A.C.G.,Martins I.M.,Fernandes I.,Barreiro M.F.,Rodrigues A.E.
Microencapsulation of red and white thyme oil in poly(lactic-co-glycolic) acid: Assessment of encapsulation efficiency and antimicrobial capacity of the produced microcapsules
Canadian Journal of Chemical Engineering, 94, 469-475, 2016

39
Fernandes I.P.,Barbosa M.,Amaral J.S.,Pinto V.,Rodrigues J.L.,Ferreira M.J.,Barreiro M.F.
Biobased additives as biodegradability enhancers with application in TPU-based footwear components
Journal of Renewable Materials, 4, 47-56, 2016

40
Dias M.I.,Barros L.,Fernandes I.P.,Ruphuy G.,Oliveira M.B.P.P.,Santos-Buelga C.,Barreiro M.F.,Ferreira I.C.F.R.
A bioactive formulation based on Fragaria vesca L. vegetative parts: Chemical characterisation and application in κ-carrageenan gelatin
Journal of Functional Foods, 16, 243-255, 2015

41
Barroso M.R.,Barros L.,Dueñas M.,Carvalho A.M.,Santos-Buelga C.,Fernandes I.P.,Barreiro M.F.,Ferreira I.C.F.R.
Exploring the antioxidant potential of Helichrysum stoechas (L.) Moench phenolic compounds for cosmetic applications: Chemical characterization, microencapsulation and incorporation into a moisturizer
Industrial Crops and Products, 53, 330-336, 2014

42
Martins A.,Barros L.,Carvalho A.M.,Santos-Buelga C.,Fernandes I.P.,Barreiro F.,Ferreira I.C.F.R.
Phenolic extracts of Rubus ulmifolius Schott flowers: Characterization, microencapsulation and incorporation into yogurts as nutraceutical sources
Food and Function, 5, 1091-1100, 2014

43
Fernandes I.P.,Amaral J.S.,Pinto V.,Ferreira M.J.,Barreiro M.F.
Development of chitosan-based antimicrobial leather coatings
Carbohydrate Polymers, 98, 1229-1235, 2013

44
Amaral J.S.,Sepúlveda M.,Cateto C.A.,Fernandes I.P.,Rodrigues A.E.,Belgacem M.N.,Barreiro M.F.
Fungal degradation of lignin-based rigid polyurethane foams
Polymer Degradation and Stability, 97, 2069-2076, 2012

45
Barros M.C.,Fernandes I.P.,Pinto V.,Ferreira M.J.,Barreiro M.F.,Amaral J.S.
Chitosan as an antimicrobial agent for footwear leather components
Biodegradable Polymers and Sustainable Polymers (BIOPOL-2009), 151-166, 2011

46
Rodrigues S.N.,Martins I.M.,Fernandes I.P.,Gomes P.B.,Mata V.G.,Barreiro M.F.,Rodrigues A.E.
Scentfashion®: Microencapsulated perfumes for textile application
Chemical Engineering Journal, 149, 463-472, 2009

47
Rodrigues S.N.,Fernandes I.,Martins I.M.,Mata V.G.,Barreiro F.,Rodrigues A.E.
Microencapsulation of limonene for textile application
Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research, 47, 4142-4147, 2008