Ongoing projects

  • 2010-2013 – "BioNIO – Isolation of Bioactive Natural Ingredients from Opuntia spp. Valorisation of varieties from Alentejo.” BioNIO – Ingredientes Bioactivos extraídos de Opuntia spp. Valorização das plantas do Alentejo. (PTDC/AGR-AAM/099645/2008)
  • 2010- 2013 "Development of novel gelatine-based drug delivery systems using supercritical fluid technology” (PTDC/EQU-EQU/104552/2008)
  • 2009 - ...: Hypa-Crit: Supercritical Fluid Technology for the preparation of structured hybrid nanoparticles with application in pharma, food and cosmetic industries”
  • 2009-...: "Projecto de Investigação e Desenvolvimento tecnológico de novas bebidas funcionais” "Development of New Functional produsts with application in bevarage industry”– contrato iBET /SumolCompal
  • 2009 - 2012: "The potential of nanoparticle-based delivery of ursodeoxycholic acid to the brain: overcoming the blood-brain barrier”( SFRH/BPD/63785/2009)
  • 2010-2012: "Isolation and characterisation of Bioprodusts with application in food oil industry”, no âmbito do projecto QREN:"Integração de factores de competitividade na cadeia de produção de azeite (Azeite+Global)” - contrato iBET / Sovena - Comércio e Industria de Produtos Alimentares, S.A.
  • 2008-2011 – "Polymer plasticization and compatibility using Green Technologies. Application of ionic liquids and supercritical fluids” ( PTDC/QUI/71398/2006)
  • 2007-2010: "Green” production of cyclodextrin-based matrixes using supercritical carbon dioxide (PTDC/QUI/66086/2006)