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Augusto C. Tomé

Augusto C. Tomé

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Chemistry

D-Index
56
Citations
9309
World Ranking
11839
National Ranking
97

Overview

Augusto C. Tomé is affiliated with the University of Aveiro in Portugal. Their research primarily intersects the fields of Materials Science and Chemistry, with specific focus on Materials Chemistry and Organic Chemistry. Their scholarly work also extends into subfields such as Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, Biomedical Engineering, and Spectroscopy.

The scientist's research covers multiple specialized topics including:

  • Porphyrin and Phthalocyanine Chemistry
  • Photodynamic Therapy Research Studies
  • Nanoplatforms for cancer theranostics
  • Crystallization and Solubility Studies
  • X-ray Diffraction in Crystallography
  • Luminescence and Fluorescent Materials
  • Molecular Sensors and Ion Detection

Augusto C. Tomé has contributed frequently to various publication venues. The most common among these are:

  • The Cambridge Structural Database
  • Molecules
  • Dyes and Pigments
  • International Journal of Molecular Sciences
  • SSRN Electronic Journal

Their recent papers highlight involvement in photocatalysis, photodynamic therapy, and materials for environmental and biomedical applications. Noteworthy recent publications include:

  • Advances in photocatalytic degradation of organic pollutants in wastewaters: harnessing the power of phthalocyanines and phthalocyanine-containing materials, 2023, RSC Advances
  • Diketopyrrolopyrrole-fullerene C60 architectures as highly efficient heavy atom-free photosensitizers: synthesis, photophysical properties and photodynamic activity, 2020, Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry
  • Photoinactivation of Escherichia coli with Water-Soluble Ammonium-Substituted Phthalocyanines, 2020, ACS Applied Bio Materials
  • Porphyrin-containing materials for photodegradation of organic pollutants in wastewaters: a review, 2024, Catalysis Science & Technology
  • Efficient photodynamic inactivation of Candida albicans by porphyrin and potassium iodide co-encapsulation in micelles, 2020, Photochemical & Photobiological Sciences

The scientist collaborates frequently with multiple coauthors, including:

  • M. Amparo F. Faustino
  • Letícia D. Costa
  • Samuel Guieu
  • Maria G. P. M. S. Neves
  • Adelaide Almeida

Best Publications

  • 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

  • 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

  • Strategies for Corrole Functionalization.

    Joana F. B. Barata;M. Graça P. M. S. Neves;M. Amparo F. Faustino;Augusto C. Tomé

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

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

  • Synthesis and antibacterial activity of new poly-S-lysine-porphyrin conjugates.

    Joao P. C. Tome;Maria G. P. M. S. Neves;Augusto C. Tome;José A. S. Cavaleiro

  • BODIPYs in antitumoral and antimicrobial photodynamic therapy: An integrating review

    Maximiliano L. Agazzi;M. Belén Ballatore;Andrés M. Durantini;Edgardo N. Durantini

  • MESO-SUBSTITUTED EXPANDED PORPHYRINS : NEW AND STABLE HEXAPHYRINS

    Maria G. P. M. S. Neves;Rosália M. Martins;Augusto C. Tomé;Armando J. D. Silvestre

  • Synthesis of glycoporphyrin derivatives and their antiviral activity against herpes simplex virus types 1 and 2.

    João P.C. Tomé;Maria G.P.M.S. Neves;Augusto C. Tomé;José A.S. Cavaleiro

  • 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition reactions of porphyrins with azomethine ylides.

    Ana M. G. Silva;Augusto C. Tomé;Maria G. P. M. S. Neves;and Artur M. S. Silva

  • 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

  • Mechanisms of photodynamic inactivation of a Gram-negative recombinant bioluminescent bacterium by cationic porphyrins

    Anabela Tavares;Sandra R. S. Dias;Carla M. B. Carvalho;Maria A. F. Faustino

  • Porphyrins in 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition reactions with sugar nitrones. Synthesis of glycoconjugated isoxazolidine-fused chlorins and bacteriochlorins

    Ana M.G Silva;Augusto C Tomé;Maria G.P.M.S Neves;Artur M.S Silva

  • Photoinactivation of bacteria in wastewater by porphyrins : Bacterial β-galactosidase activity and leucine-uptake as methods to monitor the process

    Carla M.B. Carvalho;Ana T.P.C. Gomes;Sónia C.D. Fernandes;Ana C.B. Prata

  • Influence of external bacterial structures on the efficiency of photodynamic inactivation by a cationic porphyrin

    M. A. Pereira;M. A. F. Faustino;J. P. C. Tomé;J. P. C. Tomé;M. G. P. M. S. Neves

  • Photodynamic inactivation of recombinant bioluminescent Escherichia coli by cationic porphyrins under artificial and solar irradiation.

    Eliana Alves;Eliana Alves;Carla M. B. Carvalho;João P. C. Tomé;Maria A. F. Faustino

  • [1,2,3,4-Tetrakis(α/β-d-galactopyranos-6-yl)phthalocyaninato]zinc(II): a water-soluble phthalocyanine

    Anderson O. Ribeiro;Anderson O. Ribeiro;João P.C. Tomé;Maria G.P.M.S. Neves;Augusto C. Tomé

  • Sewage bacteriophage photoinactivation by cationic porphyrins: a study of charge effect

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

  • 5,10,15,20-tetrakis(pentafluorophenyl)porphyrin: a versatile platform to novel porphyrinic materials

    Joana I.T. Costa;Augusto C. Tomé;Maria G.P.M.S. Neves;José A.S. Cavaleiro

  • meso-Tetraarylporphyrins as dipolarophiles in 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition reactions

    Ana M. G. Silva;Augusto C. Tomé;Maria G. P. M. S. Neves;Artur M. S. Silva

Frequent Co-Authors

José A. S. Cavaleiro
José A. S. Cavaleiro University of Aveiro
Maria G. P. M. S. Neves
Maria G. P. M. S. Neves University of Aveiro
Artur M. S. Silva
Artur M. S. Silva University of Aveiro
João P. C. Tomé
João P. C. Tomé Instituto Superior Técnico
Maria A. F. Faustino
Maria A. F. Faustino University of Aveiro
Adelaide Almeida
Adelaide Almeida University of Aveiro
Ângela Cunha
Ângela Cunha University of Aveiro
Filipe A. Almeida Paz
Filipe A. Almeida Paz University of Aveiro
Tomás Torres
Tomás Torres Autonomous University of Madrid
Dirk M. Guldi
Dirk M. Guldi University of Erlangen-Nuremberg

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