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Maria A. F. Faustino

Maria A. F. Faustino

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D-Index
44
Citations
7503
World Ranking
16804
National Ranking
142

Overview

Maria A. F. Faustino is affiliated with the University of Aveiro in Portugal and has a significant publication record in the field of Materials Science, with a focus on Materials Chemistry, Biomedical Engineering, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, Organic Chemistry, and Molecular Biology. Their work engages diverse scientific topics and integrates interdisciplinary approaches.

Key research topics covered by Faustino include:

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

Recent peer-reviewed papers include the following:

  • Antimicrobial Photodynamic Therapy in the Control of COVID-19, 2020, published in Antibiotics
  • The Role of Porphyrinoid Photosensitizers for Skin Wound Healing, 2021, published in International Journal of Molecular Sciences
  • Novel hybrids based on graphene quantum dots covalently linked to glycol corroles for multiphoton bioimaging, 2020, published in Carbon
  • Progress in the modification of cellulose-based adsorbents for the removal of toxic heavy metal ions, 2024, published in Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering
  • Recovery of pigments from Ulva rigida, 2020, published in Separation and Purification Technology

Frequently collaborating co-authors associated with Faustino's work include:

  • Adelaide Almeida
  • Nuno M. M. Moura
  • Maria G. P. M. S. Neves
  • Augusto C. Tomé
  • Letícia D. Costa

Faustino has also contributed to book publications, with a recorded work published by Even3 Publicações eBooks titled "CADERNO DE RESUMOS DOS PROJETOS DA DISCIPLINA ATIVIDADES PRÁTICAS INTERDISCIPLINARES DE EXTENSÃO I - CURSO DE TERAPIA OCUPACIONAL | UNINASSAU JUAZEIRO DO NORTE," scheduled for 2025.

Their research is frequently published in venues such as The Cambridge Structural Database, Dyes and Pigments, Molecules, SSRN Electronic Journal, and International Journal of Molecular Sciences, reflecting a broad dissemination of their studies across multiple platforms.

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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • Photodynamic inactivation of bacteria: finding the effective targets.

    Adelaide Almeida;Maria A F Faustino;João P C Tomé

  • An insight on the role of photosensitizer nanocarriers for Photodynamic Therapy

    Mariana Q Mesquita;Cristina J Dias;Sara Gamelas;Margarida Fardilha

  • Effect of photodynamic therapy on the virulence factors of Staphylococcus aureus

    Maria Bartolomeu;Sónia Rocha;Ângela Cunha;M. G. P. M. S. Neves

  • 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

  • Porphyrin and phthalocyanine glycodendritic conjugates: synthesis, photophysical and photochemical properties

    Sandrina Silva;Patrícia M. R. Pereira;Patrícia Silva;Filipe A. Almeida Paz

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

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

  • New hybrid adsorbent based on porphyrin functionalized silica for heavy metals removal: Synthesis, characterization, isotherms, kinetics and thermodynamics studies.

    Smaail Radi;Chahrazad El Abiad;Nuno M.M. Moura;Maria A.F. Faustino

  • Evaluation of resistance development and viability recovery by a non-enveloped virus after repeated cycles of aPDT.

    Liliana Costa;João P.C. Tomé;Maria G.P.M.S. Neves;Augusto C. Tomé

  • Photodynamic inactivation of Penicillium chrysogenum conidia by cationic porphyrins.

    Maria C. Gomes;Sandra M. Woranovicz-Barreira;Sandra M. Woranovicz-Barreira;Maria A. F. Faustino;Rosa Fernandes

  • Porphyrin derivatives as photosensitizers for the inactivation of Bacillus cereus endospores.

    A. Oliveira;A. Almeida;C.M.B. Carvalho;J.P.C. Tomé

Frequent Co-Authors

Maria G. P. M. S. Neves
Maria G. P. M. S. Neves University of Aveiro
José A. S. Cavaleiro
José A. S. Cavaleiro University of Aveiro
Adelaide Almeida
Adelaide Almeida University of Aveiro
João P. C. Tomé
João P. C. Tomé Instituto Superior Técnico
Augusto C. Tomé
Augusto C. Tomé University of Aveiro
Ângela Cunha
Ângela Cunha University of Aveiro
Artur M. S. Silva
Artur M. S. Silva University of Aveiro
Filipe A. Almeida Paz
Filipe A. Almeida Paz University of Aveiro
Newton C. M. Gomes
Newton C. M. Gomes University of Aveiro
Vitor F. Ferreira
Vitor F. Ferreira Fluminense Federal University

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