Expertise: Nanoparticle & Polymer Synthesis, Controlled drug delivery, Conductive & Stimuli-Responsive Materials, Cancer treatment
Short Bio:
Diogo Dias is a Biomedical Engineer who earned both his Bachelor's (2021) and Master's (2023) degrees in Biomedical Engineering from Instituto Superior Técnico (IST) – University of Lisbon (Portugal). During his Master’s, he specialized in chemical synthesis of nanoparticles, and cancer cell culture. Currently, he is a Ph.D. candidate at IST, working on innovative materials for anticancer therapies. His project focuses on developing electrically responsive molecularly imprinted polymers (MIPs) aimed at enhancing the specificity and effectiveness of drug delivery in cancer treatments. His work integrates polymer chemistry, surface functionalization, and nanofabrication to develop innovative materials with enhanced selectivity and responsiveness.
Research Focus:
Development of new targeting materials (nanoparticles, MIPs) to address challenging unmet needs in cancer therapy.
eOnco: Wirelessly activated multifunctional nanobioelectronics to enable novel oncological therapies (2022.07252.PTDC).
Dias, D., Resina, L., Ferreira, F. C., Alberte, P., & Esteves, T. (2024). Synthesis strategies and cancer therapy applications of PEDOT nanoparticles. Materials Advances. https://doi.org/10.1039/d4ma00260a