Function: Assistant Investigator
Group: Nanobiomaterials for Targeted Therapies
Background: PhD in Engineering Sciences (University of Porto)
Food Engineering
M Cristina L Martins is an expert in the development of biomaterial coatings designed at the nanoscale using self-assembled monolayers (SAMs) and biomedical polymers. She got her PhD in Engineering Sciences at Faculty of Engineering of the University of Porto (FEUP) in 2003. Her PhD studies were performed at INEB (Instituto de Engenharia Biomédica) and UWEB (University of Washington Engineered Biomaterials, Seattle, Washington, USA). She is Assistant Investigator of INEB since 2005 and Affiliated Professor at Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas Abel Salazar (ICBAS) of the University of Porto.
M. Cristina L. Martins is the leader of the research team: NanoBiomaterials to Control Infection and Thrombus Formation. Her team is investigating the effect of surface immobilized ligands (proteins/peptides; fatty acids like and glycosylated compounds) in the guiding of specific protein/cell binding to control bacterial adhesion (e.g., for gastric infection or osteomyelitis prevention) and/or thrombus formation.
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