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Overview

Vítor Félix is affiliated with the University of Aveiro in Portugal. Their research spans multiple aspects of materials science and chemistry, with a particular focus on materials chemistry.

The main fields of study covered by their work include:

  • Materials Science
  • Chemistry

Within these broader fields, Félix's research delves into several subfields, including:

  • Materials Chemistry
  • Spectroscopy
  • Organic Chemistry
  • Molecular Biology
  • Inorganic Chemistry

The scientist's work engages with several specialized topics. These include:

  • Crystallization and Solubility Studies
  • X-ray Diffraction in Crystallography
  • Molecular Sensors and Ion Detection
  • Supramolecular Chemistry and Complexes
  • Metal complexes synthesis and properties
  • Luminescence and Fluorescent Materials
  • Analytical Chemistry and Sensors

Recent publications illustrate the range and depth of Félix's research contributions:

  • "Selective Potassium Chloride Recognition, Sensing, Extraction, and Transport Using a Chalcogen-Bonding Heteroditopic Receptor", 2022, Journal of the American Chemical Society
  • "Hydrosulfide (HS) Recognition and Sensing in Water by Halogen Bonding Hosts", 2021, Angewandte Chemie International Edition
  • "Self-Supporting Hyaluronic Acid-Functionalized G-Quadruplex-Based Perfusable Multicomponent Hydrogels Embedded in Photo-Cross-Linkable Matrices for Bioapplications", 2023, Biomacromolecules
  • "Hydrazones in anion transporters: the detrimental effect of a second binding site", 2021, Organic & Biomolecular Chemistry
  • "Estrogen receptors in urogenital schistosomiasis and bladder cancer: Estrogen receptor alpha-mediated cell proliferation", 2020, Urologic Oncology Seminars and Original Investigations

Félix frequently publishes in various academic venues, most notably:

  • The Cambridge Structural Database
  • Journal of the American Chemical Society
  • Nature Chemistry
  • Angewandte Chemie International Edition
  • Biomacromolecules

Collaboration has been a significant aspect of their work, with several frequent co-authors contributing to research outputs:

  • Igor Marques
  • Philip A. Gale
  • Cristina Moiteiro
  • Sílvia Carvalho
  • Li-Jun Chen

Best Publications

  • Halogen bonding in water results in enhanced anion recognition in acyclic and rotaxane hosts

    Matthew J. Langton;Sean W. Robinson;Igor Marques;Vítor Félix

  • A synthetic ion transporter that disrupts autophagy and induces apoptosis by perturbing cellular chloride concentrations

    Nathalie Busschaert;Seong Hyun Park;Kyung Hwa Baek;Yoon Pyo Choi

  • Novel lanthanide luminescent materials based on complexes of 3-hydroxypicolinic acid and silica nanoparticles

    Paula C. R. Soares-Santos;Helena I. S. Nogueira;Vitor Felix;Michael G. B. Drew

  • Anion Recognition in Water by Charge-Neutral Halogen and Chalcogen Bonding Foldamer Receptors

    Arseni Borissov;Igor Marques;Jason Y. C. Lim;Vítor Félix

  • Fluorescent Charge-Assisted Halogen-Bonding Macrocyclic Halo-Imidazolium Receptors for Anion Recognition and Sensing in Aqueous Media

    Fabiola Zapata;Antonio Caballero;Nicholas G. White;Tim D. W. Claridge

  • A halogen-bonding catenane for anion recognition and sensing.

    Antonio Caballero;Fabiola Zapata;Nicholas G. White;Paulo J. Costa

  • Chalcogen Bonding Macrocycles and [2]Rotaxanes for Anion Recognition

    Jason Y. C. Lim;Igor Marques;Amber L. Thompson;Kirsten E. Christensen

  • Halogen bond anion templated assembly of an imidazolium pseudorotaxane

    Christopher J. Serpell;Nathan L. Kilah;Paulo J. Costa;Vítor Félix

  • MESO-SUBSTITUTED EXPANDED PORPHYRINS : NEW AND STABLE HEXAPHYRINS

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

  • Metal complexes of cyclen and cyclam derivatives useful for medical applications: a discussion based on thermodynamic stability constants and structural data

    Rita Delgado;Vítor Félix;Luís M. P. Lima;David W. Price

  • A Chiral Halogen-Bonding [3]Rotaxane for the Recognition and Sensing of Biologically Relevant Dicarboxylate Anions

    Jason Y. C. Lim;Igor Marques;Vítor Félix;Paul D. Beer

  • Chloride, carboxylate and carbonate transport by ortho-phenylenediamine-based bisureas

    Stephen J. Moore;Cally J. E. Haynes;Jorge González;Jorge González;Jennifer L. Sutton

  • Calix[4]tubes: a new class of potassium-selective ionophore.

    Susan E. Matthews;Phillipe Schmitt;Vitor Felix;Michael G. B. Drew

  • Towards predictable transmembrane transport: QSAR analysis of anion binding and transport

    Nathalie Busschaert;Samuel J. Bradberry;Marco Wenzel;Cally J. E. Haynes

  • Enantioselective Anion Recognition by Chiral Halogen-Bonding [2]Rotaxanes.

    Jason Y. C. Lim;Igor Marques;Vítor Félix;Paul D. Beer

  • Structural Studies on Dinuclear Ruthenium(II) Complexes That Bind Diastereoselectively to an Antiparallel Folded Human Telomere Sequence

    Tom Wilson;Paulo J. Costa;Vítor Félix;Mike P. Williamson

  • Cooperative AND ion-pair recognition by heteroditopic calix[4]diquinone receptors.

    Michael D. Lankshear;Ian M. Dudley;Kar-Man Chan;Andrew R. Cowley

  • The role of lipophilicity in transmembrane anion transport.

    Vittorio Saggiomo;Sijbren Otto;Igor Marques;Vítor Félix

  • Facile synthesis, structural evaluation, antimicrobial activity and synergistic effects of novel imidazo[1,2-a]pyridine based organoselenium compounds

    Sanjeev Kumar;Nidhi Sharma;Indresh K. Maurya;Aman K.K. Bhasin

  • Selective Nitrate Recognition by a Halogen-Bonding Four-Station [3]Rotaxane Molecular Shuttle

    Timothy A. Barendt;Andrew Docker;Igor Marques;Vítor Félix

Frequent Co-Authors

Michael G. B. Drew
Michael G. B. Drew University of Reading
Maria José Calhorda
Maria José Calhorda University of Lisbon
Paul D. Beer
Paul D. Beer University of Oxford
Philip A. Gale
Philip A. Gale University of Groningen
Debasis Das
Debasis Das University of Burdwan
Carlos C. Romão
Carlos C. Romão Universidade Nova de Lisboa
José A. S. Cavaleiro
José A. S. Cavaleiro University of Aveiro
Isabel S. Gonçalves
Isabel S. Gonçalves University of Aveiro
Artur M. S. Silva
Artur M. S. Silva University of Aveiro
Jim A. Thomas
Jim A. Thomas University of Sheffield

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