Luis Joaquim Pina da Fonseca
Associate Professor (DSc degree)



Research Activities
The area of scientific activity has been leading on Chemical and Biochemical Engineering Sciences focus on Enzyme Engineering (Applied Biocatalysis and Biosensors) and Bioprocess Engineering, and more recently, Nanobiotechnology on the development of nanoreactors for biocatalysis, nanoparticles for drug delivery, and Protein and Cell Pathogen detection with goal final to contribute to the progress on Industrial Biotechnology.

Selected Publications

Pfluck ACD, de Barros DPC, Fonseca LP (2021) Biodegradable polyester synthesis in renewed aqueous polycondensation media: The core of the new greener polymer-5B technology. Processes 9(2) 365. (https://doi.org/10.3390/pr9020365)

Cunha B , Zoio P, Fonseca LP, Calado CRC (2021) Technologies for High-Throughput Identification of Antibiotic Mechanism of Action. Antibiotics 2021, 10(5),565. ( https://doi.org/10.3390/antibiotics10050565)

Fonseca LJP, Pfluck ACD, de Barros DPC (2020) Sintese de poliésteres em sistemas de polimerização em meio aquoso “de sólido para sólido” via biocatálise. English title – Synthesis of polyesters in aqueous polymerization media “from de solid to solid” via biocatalysis. PCT/PT2020/050051 published as WO 2021/137711 A1. (https://patentscope.wipo.int/search/pt/detail.jsf?docId=WO21137711)

Pinto F, Fonseca LP, Souza S, Oliva A, de Barros D. P.C. (2020) Topical distribution and efficiency of nanostructured lipid carriers on a 3D reconstructed human epidermis model. Journal of Drug Delivery Science and Technology 57 (2020) 101616. (https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jddst.2020.101616)

Fonseca LJP, Pfluck ACD, de Barros DPC (2019) Patente PT 116045 2019/12/31. Sintese de poliésteres em sistemas de polimerização em meio aquoso “de sólido para sólido” via biocatálise. Boletim da Propriedade Industrial nº2021/06/30, page 8. (https://inpi.justica.gov.pt/LinkClick.aspx?fileticket=sgUnJNjP5vY%3d&portalid=6)

Pfluck, A.C.D.; de Barros, D.P.C.; Fonseca L.P.; Melo, E.P. (2018) Stability of lipases in miniemulsion systems: between Correlation secondary structure and activity. Enzyme Microb. Tech., 114, 7-14. (https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enzmictec.2018.03.003)
 

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