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Adelaide Almeida

Adelaide Almeida

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Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
67
Citations
14656
World Ranking
8285
National Ranking
31

Overview

Adelaide Almeida is affiliated with the University of Aveiro in Portugal and contributes extensively to the field of Medicine, with a particular focus on Biomedical Engineering and Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine. Their research also spans Materials Chemistry, Ecology, and Molecular Biology, reflecting a multidisciplinary approach within biomedical sciences.

The scientist's publication record includes key topics such as Photodynamic Therapy Research Studies, Nanoplatforms for cancer theranostics, Bacteriophages and microbial interactions, Porphyrin and Phthalocyanine Chemistry, Aquaculture disease management and microbiota, Viral gastroenteritis research and epidemiology, and Microbial infections and disease research.

Frequent collaborators with Adelaide Almeida include M. Amparo F. Faustino, Carla Pereira, Ana T. P. C. Gomes, Cátia Vieira, and Maria Bartolomeu, indicating a network of research partnerships that have resulted in numerous co-authored publications.

The publications of Adelaide Almeida appear predominantly in the following venues:

  • Antibiotics
  • Microorganisms
  • Dyes and Pigments
  • International Journal of Molecular Sciences
  • International Journal of Food Microbiology

Notable recent papers authored or co-authored by Adelaide Almeida include:

  • Antimicrobial Photodynamic Therapy in the Control of COVID-19, 2020, published in Antibiotics
  • Antioxidant and antimicrobial films based on brewers spent grain arabinoxylans, nanocellulose and feruloylated compounds for active packaging, 2020, published in Food Hydrocolloids
  • Biobased ternary films of thermoplastic starch, bacterial nanocellulose and gallic acid for active food packaging, 2023, published in Food Hydrocolloids
  • Kiwifruit bacterial canker: an integrative view focused on biocontrol strategies, 2021, published in Planta
  • The Role of Porphyrinoid Photosensitizers for Skin Wound Healing, 2021, published in International Journal of Molecular Sciences

Best Publications

  • Photoantimicrobials-are we afraid of the light?

    Mark Wainwright;Tim Maisch;Santi Nonell;Kristjan Plaetzer

  • Antimicrobial Photodynamic Therapy: Study of Bacterial Recovery Viability and Potential Development of Resistance after Treatment

    Anabela Tavares;Carla M. B. Carvalho;Maria A. Faustino;Maria G. P. M. S. Neves

  • Frequency and antimicrobial resistance patterns of bacteria implicated in community urinary tract infections: a ten-year surveillance study (2000–2009)

    Inês Linhares;Teresa Raposo;António Rodrigues;Adelaide Almeida

  • An insight on bacterial cellular targets of photodynamic inactivation.

    Eliana Alves;Maria Af Faustino;Maria Gpms Neves;Angela Cunha

  • Charge effect on the photoinactivation of Gram-negative and Gram-positive bacteria by cationic meso-substituted porphyrins

    Eliana Alves;Liliana Costa;Carla Mb Carvalho;João Pc Tomé

  • Wavelength dependence of biological damage induced by UV radiation on bacteria

    Ana L. Santos;Vanessa Oliveira;Inês Baptista;Isabel Henriques

  • Denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis and barcoded pyrosequencing reveal unprecedented archaeal diversity in mangrove sediment and rhizosphere samples.

    Ana C. C. Pires;Daniel F. R. Cleary;Adelaide Almeida;Ângela Cunha

  • Potential applications of porphyrins in photodynamic inactivation beyond the medical scope

    Eliana Alves;Maria A.F. Faustino;Maria G.P.M.S. Neves;Ângela Cunha

  • Revisiting Current Photoactive Materials for Antimicrobial Photodynamic Therapy.

    Mariana Q Mesquita;Cristina J Dias;Maria G P M S Neves;Adelaide Almeida

  • Photodynamic inactivation of mammalian viruses and bacteriophages.

    Liliana Costa;Maria Amparo F. Faustino;Maria Graça P. M. S. Neves;Ângela Cunha

  • Wastewater chemical contaminants: remediation by advanced oxidation processes

    Maria Bartolomeu;Maria da Graça P. M. S. Neves;Maria Amparo Faustino;Adelaide Almeida

  • Photodynamic Inactivation of Bacterial and Yeast Biofilms With a Cationic Porphyrin

    Sandra Beirão;Sara Fernandes;Joel Coelho;Maria A. F. Faustino

  • Phage Therapy and Photodynamic Therapy: Low Environmental Impact Approaches to Inactivate Microorganisms in Fish Farming Plants

    Adelaide Almeida;Ângela Cunha;Newton C.M. Gomes;Eliana Alves

  • Taking Root: Enduring Effect of Rhizosphere Bacterial Colonization in Mangroves

    Newton C. M. Gomes;Daniel F. R. Cleary;Fernando N. Pinto;Conceição Egas

  • Efficiency of phage cocktails in the inactivation of Vibrio in aquaculture

    L. Mateus;L. Costa;Y.J. Silva;C. Pereira

  • Phage Therapy as an Approach to Prevent Vibrio anguillarum Infections in Fish Larvae Production

    Yolanda J. Silva;Liliana Costa;Carla Pereira;Cristiana Mateus

  • Seasonal and spatial variability of free-living bacterial community composition along an estuarine gradient (Ria de Aveiro, Portugal)

    Isabel S. Henriques;Artur Alves;Marta Tacão;Adelaide Almeida

  • Functional cationic nanomagnet-porphyrin hybrids for the photoinactivation of microorganisms

    Carla M B Carvalho;Eliana Alves;Liliana Costa;João P C Tomé

  • Photodynamic inactivation of multidrug-resistant bacteria in hospital wastewaters: influence of residual antibiotics.

    Joana Almeida;João P. C. Tomé;Maria G. P. M. S. Neves;Augusto C. Tomé

  • Pullulan-based nanocomposite films for functional food packaging: Exploiting lysozyme nanofibers as antibacterial and antioxidant reinforcing additives

    Nuno H.C.S. Silva;Carla Vilela;Adelaide Almeida;Isabel M. Marrucho

Frequent Co-Authors

Ângela Cunha
Ângela Cunha University of Aveiro
Maria A. F. Faustino
Maria A. F. Faustino University of Aveiro
Newton C. M. Gomes
Newton C. M. Gomes University of Aveiro
Maria G. P. M. S. Neves
Maria G. P. M. S. Neves University of Aveiro
João P. C. Tomé
João P. C. Tomé Instituto Superior Técnico
José A. S. Cavaleiro
José A. S. Cavaleiro University of Aveiro
Augusto C. Tomé
Augusto C. Tomé University of Aveiro
António Correia
António Correia University of Aveiro
Sílvia M. Rocha
Sílvia M. Rocha University of Aveiro
Armando J. D. Silvestre
Armando J. D. Silvestre University of Aveiro

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