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Overview

Cristina Delerue-Matos is affiliated with the Instituto Superior de Engenharia do Porto in Portugal and has contributed extensively to research in Agricultural and Biological Sciences and Environmental Science. Their work spans key subfields such as Food Science, Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, Molecular Biology, Biochemistry, and Biomedical Engineering.

Their research addresses a variety of main topics, including:

  • Phytochemicals and Antioxidant Activities
  • Analytical chemistry methods development
  • Electrochemical sensors and biosensors
  • Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques
  • Toxic Organic Pollutants Impact
  • Bee Products Chemical Analysis
  • Electrochemical Analysis and Applications

Recent papers authored by Cristina Delerue-Matos feature in prominent scientific journals and cover several aspects of environmental and food chemistry research:

  • "Molecularly imprinted polymer-based electrochemical sensors for environmental analysis," 2020, Biosensors and Bioelectronics
  • "A Critical Comparison of the Advanced Extraction Techniques Applied to Obtain Health-Promoting Compounds from Seaweeds," 2022, Marine Drugs
  • "Optimizing the extraction of phenolic antioxidants from chestnut shells by subcritical water extraction using response surface methodology," 2020, Food Chemistry
  • "Exploring the impacts of microplastics and associated chemicals in the terrestrial environment - Exposure of soil invertebrates to tire particles," 2021, Environmental Research
  • "Bioactivity, phytochemical profile and pro-healthy properties of Actinidia arguta: A review," 2020, Food Research International

Cristina Delerue-Matos collaborates frequently with several researchers, indicating a strong network of co-authors:

  • Francisca Rodrigues (94 joint publications)
  • Manuela M. Moreira (60 joint publications)
  • Virgínia Cruz Fernandes (46 joint publications)
  • Simone Morais (38 joint publications)
  • Ana Margarida Silva (38 joint publications)

The scientist's work appears regularly in a set of key venues that include:

  • Foods (22 publications)
  • SSRN Electronic Journal (12 publications)
  • Food Chemistry (10 publications)
  • Antioxidants (10 publications)
  • The Science of The Total Environment (10 publications)

Through multi-disciplinary research, Cristina Delerue-Matos contributes to the development of analytical methods and environmental and food-related chemical analysis, focusing on applications that cover molecular and biochemical interactions, sensor technologies, and the impact of pollutants.

Best Publications

  • Ecotoxicological aspects related to the presence of pharmaceuticals in the aquatic environment

    Lúcia H.M.L.M. Santos;A.N. Araújo;Adriano Fachini;A. Pena

  • Contribution of hospital effluents to the load of pharmaceuticals in urban wastewaters: Identification of ecologically relevant pharmaceuticals

    Lúcia H.M.L.M. Santos;Meritxell Gros;Sara Rodriguez-Mozaz;Cristina Delerue-Matos

  • Mercury, cadmium, lead and arsenic levels in three pelagic fish species from the Atlantic Ocean: intra- and inter-specific variability and human health risks for consumption.

    C. Vieira;S. Morais;S. Ramos;C. Delerue-Matos

  • Green production of zero-valent iron nanoparticles using tree leaf extracts

    S. Machado;S. L. Pinto;J. P. Grosso;Henri P. A. Nouws

  • Presence of pharmaceuticals in the Lis river (Portugal): Sources, fate and seasonal variation

    Paula Paíga;Lúcia H.M.L.M. Santos;Sandra Ramos;Sandra Jorge

  • Children environmental exposure to particulate matter and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons and biomonitoring in school environments: A review on indoor and outdoor exposure levels, major sources and health impacts.

    Marta Oliveira;Klara Slezakova;Klara Slezakova;Cristina Delerue-Matos;Maria Carmo Pereira

  • Molecularly imprinted polymer-based electrochemical sensors for environmental analysis.

    Patrícia Rebelo;Estefanía Costa-Rama;Estefanía Costa-Rama;Isabel Seguro;João G. Pacheco

  • Characterization of green zero-valent iron nanoparticles produced with tree leaf extracts.

    S. Machado;J.G. Pacheco;H.P.A. Nouws;José Tomás Albergaria

  • Brazilian fruit pulps as functional foods and additives: Evaluation of bioactive compounds

    Mário Paz;Patricia Gúllon;M. Fátima Barroso;Ana P. Carvalho

  • Assessment of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory and analgesic pharmaceuticals in seawaters of North of Portugal: occurrence and environmental risk.

    Aleksandar Lolić;Paula Paíga;Lúcia H.M.L.M. Santos;Sandra Ramos

  • Removal of Cd(II), Zn(II) and Pb(II) from aqueous solutions by brown marine macro algae: kinetic modelling.

    Olga M.M. Freitas;Ramiro J.E. Martins;Ramiro J.E. Martins;Cristina M. Delerue-Matos;Rui A.R. Boaventura

  • Assessment of 83 pharmaceuticals in WWTP influent and effluent samples by UHPLC-MS/MS: Hourly variation.

    Paula Paíga;Manuela Correia;Maria João Fernandes;Ana Silva

  • Application of green zero-valent iron nanoparticles to the remediation of soils contaminated with ibuprofen.

    S. Machado;W. Stawiński;P. Slonina;A. R. Pinto

  • Analysis of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in fish: evaluation of a quick, easy, cheap, effective, rugged, and safe extraction method

    Maria João Ramalhosa;Paula Paíga;Simone Morais;Cristina Delerue-Matos

  • Electrochemical biosensors for Salmonella: State of the art and challenges in food safety assessment.

    Nádia F.D. Silva;Júlia M.C.S. Magalhães;Cristina Freire;Cristina Delerue-Matos

  • New Trends in Food Allergens Detection: Toward Biosensing Strategies

    Rita C Alves;M Fátima Barroso;María Begoña González-García;M Beatriz P P Oliveira

  • Optimizing the extraction of phenolic antioxidants from chestnut shells by subcritical water extraction using response surface methodology.

    Diana Pinto;Elsa F. Vieira;Andreia F. Peixoto;Cristina Freire

  • Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in gas and particulate phases of indoor environments influenced by tobacco smoke: Levels, phase distributions, and health risks

    Dionísia Castro;Dionísia Castro;Klara Slezakova;Klara Slezakova;Cristina Delerue-Matos;Maria da Conceição M. Alvim-Ferraz

  • Antibiotics and antidepressants occurrence in surface waters and sediments collected in the north of Portugal.

    Maria João Fernandes;Paula Paíga;Ana Silva;Carmen Pérez Llaguno

  • The Use of Algae and Fungi for Removal of Pharmaceuticals by Bioremediation and Biosorption Processes: A Review

    Andreia Silva;Cristina Delerue-Matos;Sónia A. Figueiredo;Olga M. Freitas

  • Impact of vehicular traffic emissions on particulate-bound PAHs: Levels and associated health risks

    Klara Slezakova;Klara Slezakova;Dionísia Castro;Cristina Delerue–Matos;Maria da Conceição Alvim–Ferraz

  • Molecular imprinted nanoelectrodes for ultra sensitive detection of ovarian cancer marker.

    Subramanian Viswanathan;Chinnakkaruppanan Rani;Susana Ribeiro;Cristina Delerue-Matos

Frequent Co-Authors

Simone Morais
Simone Morais Polytechnic Institute of Porto
Maria C.M. Alvim-Ferraz
Maria C.M. Alvim-Ferraz University of Porto
Lúcia Santos
Lúcia Santos University of Porto
Cristina Freire
Cristina Freire University of Porto
José L. F. C. Lima
José L. F. C. Lima University of Porto
M. Beatriz P.P. Oliveira
M. Beatriz P.P. Oliveira University of Porto
Fernanda Borges
Fernanda Borges University of Porto
João Paulo Teixeira
João Paulo Teixeira University of Porto
Nuno Mateus
Nuno Mateus University of Porto
Arminda Alves
Arminda Alves University of Porto

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