Quirina Alexandra Tavares Ferreira

Quirina Ferreira

Academic position:	Researcher
Joining date:	01-03-2008
Roles in IT:	Researcher
Thematic Line:	Basic Sciences and Enabling Technologies
Group:	Organic Electronics – Lx

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Address: IT – Lisboa
Instituto Superior Técnico - Torre Norte - Piso 10
Av. Rovisco Pais, 1
1049 - 001 Lisboa
Tel: +351 21 841 84 54
Fax: +351 21 841 84 72

https://www.orcid.org/0000-0002-7541-3104

28-03-2022

Project Snapshot | SmartGlauco – Smart Drug Delivery Devices for Glaucoma Treatment

SmartGlauco offers an unprecedented opportunity to improve the state of art in glaucoma treatment.

05-04-2021

SUPRASOL | Supramolecular assemblies for efficient, stable and sustainable organic solar cells

The SUPRASOL project aims at preparing new organic semiconductors to perform as the photo-active layer in OPV devices.

28-02-2021

Project Snapshot | NEURON: Electrically conductive platforms for neural stem cell culture and differentiation

NEURON aims to develop a novel platforms for electro-stimulation of neural stem cells directing their organization, morphology and differentiation into committed functional tissue.

Scientific Achievements

Degrees

PhD, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, 01-01-2008

Expertise Topics

Nanotechnology
Self-Assembled Materials
Molecular Electronics
Nanomedicine
Scanning Tunneling Microscopy

Academic Activities

3Supervision of PhD theses

As Supervisor

Denoise Toolbox for Scanning Tunneling Microscopy Images, Research Grant, Catarina Delfino, Concluded 12-2019
Denoise Toolbox for Scanning Tunneling Microscopy Images, Research Grant, João Filipe Rodrigues Antunes, Concluded 10-2014

Publications

2Books Chapters

F. Pires, A. Duarte, Q. Ferreira, G. Magalhães Mota, P.A. Ribeiro, M. R. Raposo, Imaging of liposomal drug delivery systems by atomic force microscopy, Chapter in, Microscopy and imaging science: practical approaches to applied research and education, A. Méndez Vilas, Formatex Research Center, Badajoz, 2017 | Full text (PDF 1 MB)
M. R. Raposo, Q. Ferreira, P.A. Ribeiro, A Guide for Atomic Force Microscopy Analysis of Soft-Condensed Matter, Chapter in, Current Issues on Multidisciplinary Microscopy Research and Education, A. Méndez-Vilas and L.Labajos-Broncano, 2007

39Papers in Journals

T. Pivetta, Q. Ferreira, T. Vieira, J. Silva, S. Simões, P.A. Ribeiro, M. R. Raposo, Liposomes encapsulating methylene blue and acridine orange: An approach for phototherapy of skin cancer, Colloids and Surfaces B: Biointerfaces, Vol. 220, No. na, pp. 112901 - 112901, December, 2022,
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Q. Ferreira, R. S. Saraiva, G. C. R. Rodrigues, M. O. Oliveira, Phosphorous Nanofertilizers for Precise Application in Rice Cultivation as an Adaptation to Climate Change, Climate, Vol. 10, No. 11, pp. 183 - 183, November, 2022 | Full text (PDF 1 MB) | BibTex
M.C.M. Machado, A. M. L. O. Oliveira, G. Silva, D. Bitoque, J. F. Ferreira, L. Pinto, Q. Ferreira, Graphene Biosensors. A Molecular Approach, Nanomaterials, Vol. 12, No. 10, pp. 1624 - 1624, May, 2022 | Full text (PDF 3 MBs) | BibTex
A. M. L. O. Oliveira, M.C.M. Machado, G. Silva, D. Bitoque, J. F. Ferreira, L. Pinto, Q. Ferreira, Graphene Oxide Thin Films with Drug Delivery Function, Nanomaterials, Vol. 12, No. 7, pp. 1149 - 1149, March, 2022,
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I. A Assuncao, S. S. Sério, Q. Ferreira, N. J Jones, S. V.H. Hoffman, P. A. R. Ribeiro, M. R. Raposo, Graphene Oxide Layer-by-Layer Films for Sensors and Devices, Nanomaterials, Vol. 11, No. 6, pp. 1556 - 1575, June, 2021 | Full text (PDF 3 MBs) | BibTex
P. Inácio, M. C. R. Medeiros, T. C Carvalho, R. Félix, A. G. Mestre, P. Hubbard, Q. Ferreira, J. Morgado, A. Charas, C. S. R. F. Ferreira, F. Biscarini, D. Power, H.L. Gomes, Ultra-low noise PEDOT:PSS electrodes on bacterial cellulose: A sensor to access bioelectrical signals in non-electrogenic cells, Organic Electronics, Vol. 85, No. 85, pp. 105882 - 105882, October, 2020,
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Q. Ferreira, M.C.M. Machado, G. Silva, D. Bitoque, J. F. Ferreira, L. Pinto, J. Morgado, Self-Assembled Multilayer Films for Time-Controlled Ocular Drug Delivery, ACS Applied Bio Materials, Vol. 2, No. 10, pp. 4173 - 4180, September, 2019,
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Q. Ferreira, C. Delfino, J. Morgado, L. Alcácer, Bottom-Up Self-Assembled Supramolecular Structures Built by STM at the Solid/Liquid Interface, Materials, Vol. 12, No. 3, pp. 382 - 403, January, 2019,
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J. Cardigos, Q. Ferreira, S. Crisóstomo, N. Moura-Coelho, J. Cunha, L. Pinto, J. F. Ferreira, Nanotechnology-Ocular Devices for Glaucoma Treatment: A Literature Review, Current Eye Research, Vol. 44, No. 2, pp. 111 - 117, October, 2018,
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J. Oliveira, A. M. Bragança Bragança, L. Alcácer, J. Morgado, M. A. T. Figueiredo, J. Bioucas-Dias, Q. Ferreira, Sparse-coding denoising applied to reversible conformational switching of a porphyrin self-assembled monolayer induced by scanning tunnelling microscopy, Journal of Microscopy, Vol. 271, No. 1, pp. 98 - 108, April, 2018,
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J. Farinhas, R. Oliveira, Q. Ferreira, J. Morgado, A. Charas, Enhanced Efficiency of PTB7 : PC61BM Organic Solar Cells by Adding a Low Efficient Polymer Donor, International Journal of Photoenergy, Vol. 2017, No. -, pp. 1 - 8, January, 2017,
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D.C.S Sousa, Q. Ferreira, M.A. Araújo, J. Morgado, J. F. Ferreira, I. L. Leal, L. Pinto, C. M. N. Neves, Nanomedicine and Ophthalmology: looking forward, Acta Ophthalmologica, Vol. 93, No. S255, pp. n.a - n.a, October, 2015,
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M. R. Raposo, Q. Ferreira, A.R.M.T. Timóteo, P.A. Ribeiro, A. Rego, Contribution of counterions and degree of ionization for birefringence creation and relaxation kinetics parameters of PAH/PAZO films, Journal Applied Physics, Vol. 118, No. 11, pp. 114504 - 114509, September, 2015,
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F. Pires, Q. Ferreira, C. Rodrigues, J. Morgado, F.C.F. Ferreira, Neural stem cells differentiation by electrical stimulation using a cross-linked PEDOT substrate: expanding the use of biocompatible conjugated conductive polymers for neural tissue engineering, Biochimica and Biophysica Acta, Vol. 1850, No. 6, pp. 1158 - 1168, June, 2015,
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T. Braz, Q. Ferreira, A. Mendonça, A. M. Ferraria Ferraria, A. Rego, J. Morgado, Morphology of Ferroelectric/Conjugated Polymer Phase-Separated Blends Used in Nonvolatile Resistive Memories. Direct Evidence for a Diffuse Interface, Journal of Physical Chemistry C, Vol. 119, No. 3, pp. 1391 - 1399, January, 2015 | BibTex
R. Rodrigues, R. Meira, Q. Ferreira, A. Charas, J. Morgado, Improving the Efficiency of Organic Solar Cells upon Addition of Polyvinylpyridine, Materials, Vol. 7, No. 12, pp. 8189 - 8196, December, 2014,
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R. Rodrigues, Q. Ferreira, A. Mendonça, J. Morgado, Template role of polyhexylthiophene nanowires on efficient bilayer photovoltaic cells, Synthetic Metals, Vol. 190, No. n/a, pp. 72 - 78, April, 2014,
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G. Brotas, J. Farinhas, Q. Ferreira, R. Rodrigues, I.L. Martins, J. Morgado, A. Charas, Synthesis, characterization, and applications in photovoltaic cells of oxetane-functionalized P3HT derivatives, Journal of Polymer Science: Part A: Polymer Chemistry, Vol. 52, No. 5, pp. 652 - 663, March, 2014,
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Q. Ferreira, A. Bragança, L. Alcácer, J. Morgado, Conductance of Well-Deﬁned Porphyrin Self-Assembled Molecular Wires up to 14 nm in Length, Journal of Physical Chemistry C, Vol. 118, No. 3, pp. 7229 - 7234, March, 2014,
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J. Morgado, A. T. P. Pereira, A. Bragança, Q. Ferreira, S. C. M. Fernandes, C. S. R. F. Ferreira, A. J. D. Silvestre Silvestre, C. Pascoal Neto, L. Alcácer, Self-standing chitosan films as dielectrics in organic thin-film transistors Author(s), Express Polymer Letters, Vol. 7, No. 12, pp. 960 - 965, December, 2013 | BibTex
Q. Ferreira, M. R. Raposo, P.A. Ribeiro, Villain Fractal Growth of poly 1 4 3 carboxy 4 hydroxyphenylazo benzenesulfonamido 1 2 ethanediyl sodium salt J aggregates onto layer by layer films and its effect on film absorbance spectrum, Journal Applied Physics, Vol. 113, No. 24, pp. 243508 - 243515, June, 2013,
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Q. Ferreira, A. Bragança, O. N. O. Oliveira, N.M.M. Moura Moura, M.A.F.Faustino Faustino, L. Alcácer, J. Morgado, Dynamics of porphyrin adsorption on highly oriented pyrolytic graphite monitored by scanning tunnelling microscopy at the liquid/solid interface, Applied Surface Science, Vol. 273, No. n.a., pp. 220 - 225, May, 2013,
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Q. Ferreira, P. Gomes, P. A. R. Ribeiro, N. C. J. Jones, S.V. Hoffmann, , O. O. Oliveira, M. R. Raposo, Determination of Degree of Ionization of Poly(allylamine hydrochloride) (PAH) and Poly[1-[4-(3-carboxy‑4 hydroxyphenylazo)benzene sulfonamido]-1,2-ethanediyl, sodium salt] (PAZO) in Layer-by-Layer Films using Vacuum Photoabsorption Spectroscopy, Langmuir, Vol. 29, No. 1, pp. 448 - 455, January, 2013,
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G. Brotas, J. Farinhas, Q. Ferreira, J. Morgado, A. Charas, Nanostructured layers of a new cross-linkable poly(3-hexylthiophene) in organic photovoltaic cells, Synthetic Metals, Vol. 162, No. 23, pp. 2052 - 2058, October, 2012,
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Q. Ferreira, P.A. Ribeiro, O. O. Oliveira, M. R. Raposo, Long-Term Stability at High Temperatures for Birefringence in PAZO/PAH Layer-by-Layer Films, Applied Materials and Interfaces, Vol. 4, No. 3, pp. 1470 - 1477, February, 2012,
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Q. Ferreira, L. Alcácer, J. Morgado, Stepwise preparation and characterization of molecular wires made of zinc octaethylporphyrin complexes bridged by 4,4-bipyridine on HOPG, Nanotechnology, Vol. 22, No. 43, pp. 435604 - 435610, October, 2011,
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J. Farinhas, Q. Ferreira, R. Paolo, L. Alcácer, J. Morgado, A. Charas, Nanostructured donor/acceptor interfaces in photovoltaic cells using columnar-grain films of a cross-linked poly(fluorene-alt-bithiophene), Journal of Materials Chemistry, Vol. 21, No. 33, pp. 12511 - 12519, September, 2011,
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R. I. S. Romão, Q. Ferreira, J. Morgado, J. Martinho, A. M. P. S. Gonçalves da Silva, Nanopatterning in Langmuir-Blodgett monolayers of a thermoresponsive double hydrophilic block copolymer studied by AFM, Journal of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, Vol. 11, No. 4, pp. 3151 - 3161, April, 2011,
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R. I. S. Romão, Q. Ferreira, J. Morgado, J. M. G. Martinho, A. M. P. S. Gonçalves da Silva, Microphase Separation in Mixed Monolayers of DPPG with a Double Hydrophilic Block Copolymer at the Air-Water Interface: A BAM, LSCFM, and AFM Study, Langmuir, Vol. 26, No. 22, pp. 16625 - 17780, November, 2010,
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G. Bernardo, Q. Ferreira, G. Brotas, R. Paolo, A. Charas, J. Morgado, Synergistic effect of the efficiency of polymer light-emitting diodes upon blending of two green-emitting polymers, Journal Applied Physics, Vol. 108, No. 1, pp. 014503-1 - 014503-8, July, 2010,
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Q. Ferreira, G. Bernardo, A. Charas, L. Alcácer, J. Morgado, Polymer Light-Emitting Diode Interlayers’ Formation Studied by Current-Sensing Atomic Force Microscopy and Scaling Laws, Journal of Physical Chemistry C, Vol. 114, No. 1, pp. 572 - 579, January, 2010,
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A. Charas, Q. Ferreira, J. Farinhas, M. Matos, L. Alcácer, J. Morgado, Insoluble Patterns of Cross-Linkable Conjugated Polymers from Blend Demixing in Spin Cast Films, Macromolecules, Vol. 42, No., pp. 7903 - 7912, October, 2009,
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G. Bernardo, G. B. Gonçalves, P. B. Barquinha, Q. Ferreira, G. Brotas, L.P. Pereira, A. Charas, J. Morgado, R. M. Martins, E. F. Fortunato, Polymer light-emitting diodes with amorphous indium-zinc oxide anodes deposited at room temperature, Synthetic Metals, Vol. 159, No. 11, pp. 1112 - 1115, June, 2009 | BibTex
Q. Ferreira, P. J. G. Gomes, J. Maneira Maneira, P.A. Ribeiro, M. R. Raposo, Mechanisms of adsorption of an azo-polyelectrolyte onto layer-by-layer films, Sensors and Actuators B: Chemical, Vol. 126, No. 1, pp. 311 - 317, September, 2007,
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Q. Ferreira, A. Wemans Wemans, H. P. Marques Marques, C. Marques Marques, Q. Ferreira, O.M.N.D. Teodoro Teodoro, E. Alves Alves, J. Maneira Maneira, Dual DC magnetron cathode co-deposition of (Al,Ti) and (Al,Ti,N) thin films with controlled depth composition, Vacuum, Vol. 81, No. 11-12, pp. 1503 - 1506, August, 2007,
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Q. Ferreira, P. J. G. Gomes, M. R. Raposo, J.A. Giacometti Giacometti, O. N. O. Oliveira, P.A. Ribeiro, Influence of Ionic Interactions on the Photoinduced Birefringence of Poly[1-[4-(3-Carboxy-4 Hydroxyphenylazo) Benzene Sulfonamido]-1,2-Ethanediyl, Sodium Salt] Films, Sensors and Actuators B: Chemical, Vol. 7, No. 8, pp. 2659 - 2666, August, 2007,
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Q. Ferreira, P. J. G. Gomes, J. Maneira Maneira, P.A. Ribeiro, M. R. Raposo, Atomic force microscope characterization of PAH/PAZO multilayers, Microelectronic Engineering, Vol. 84, No. 3, pp. 506 - 511, March, 2007,
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Q. Ferreira, I. M. Coelhoso Coelhoso, N. Ramalhete Ramalhete, H. M. C. Marques Marques, Resolution of Racemic Propranolol in Liquid Membranes Containing TA‐β‐cyclodextrin, Separation Science and Technology, Vol. 41, No. 16, pp. 3553 - 3568, February, 2007,
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T. Gumi Gumi, Q. Ferreira, R. M. C. Viegas Viegas, J. G. Crespo Crespo, I. M. Coelhoso Coelhoso, Enantioselective Separation of Propranolol by Chiral Activated Membranes, Separation Science and Technology, Vol. 40, No. 4, pp. 773 - 789, February, 2005,
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58Papers in Conferences

Q. Ferreira, STM as a tool to control the fabrication of nanosystems, European Materials Research Society (E-MRS) - Fall Meeting EMRS Fall, Warsaw, Poland, September, 2018,
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Q. Ferreira, Supramolecular Structures built by scanning tunneling microscopy, European Materials Research Society (E-MRS) - Fall Meeting EMRS Fall, Warsaw, Poland, September, 2018,
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C. Delfino, Q. Ferreira, A.S. Sastre, J.F.B. Follana-Berná, J. Morgado, Self-assembled ordered phthalocyanines on graphite with applications in organic electronics, European Materials Research Society (E-MRS) - Fall Meeting EMRS Fall, Warsaw, Poland, September, 2018,
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M.C.M. Machado, Q. Ferreira, J. F. Ferreira, J. Morgado, Controlled-release multilayered drug delivery films with applications in ocular diseases treatment, European Materials Research Society (E-MRS) - Fall Meeting EMRS Fall, Warsaw, Poland, September, 2018,
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C. Delfino, Q. Ferreira, J. Morgado, Real-time adsoprtion of a Co-octaethylporphyrin monitorized with scanning tunneling microscopy, Computational Intelligence methods for Bioinformatics and Biostatistics CIBB, Caparica, Portugal, September, 2018 | BibTex
M.C.M. Machado, Q. Ferreira, J. Morgado, Drug Delivery Films for Ocular Diseases Treatment, Computational Intelligence methods for Bioinformatics and Biostatistics CIBB, Caparica, Portugal, September, 2018 | BibTex
J. Farinhas, R. Oliveira, Q. Ferreira, E. Moons Moons, A. Charas, J. Morgado, EFFECT OF A SECOND POLYMER ON THE EFFICIENCY OF POLYMER PHOTOVOLTAICS BASED ON A HIGHLY EFFICIENT POLYMER, Congresso Brasileiro de Polímeros CBPOL, Águas de Lindóia-SP, Brazil, Vol. na, pp. na-na - -, October, 2017,
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Q. Ferreira, J. F. Ferreira, Nanostructured films with application in glaucoma, Congress of ESCRS, Lisbon, Portugal, October, 2017 | BibTex
R. Oliveira, J. Farinhas, Q. Ferreira, R. Hansson Hansson, L. K. E. Ericsson Ericsson, J. Morgado, A. Charas, Enhancing the efficiency of organic photovoltaics by adding F8T2 or pBTTT as the second donor polymer toPTB7: PCBM binary system, Industry Day - Printed Electronics and Solar Cells, Lisbon, Portugal, Vol. -, pp. - - -, April, 2017,
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Q. Ferreira, M.A. Araújo, J. Morgado, Layer-by-Layer Assembled Films for Ocular Drug Delivery, INSTICC International Conf. on Photonics, Optics and Laser Technology - PHOTOPTICS, Porto, Portugal, Vol. na, pp. na - na, February, 2017,
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Q. Ferreira, M.A. Araújo, J. Morgado, Layer-by-Layer Assembled Films for Ocular Drug Delivery, INSTICC International Conf. on Photonics, Optics and Laser Technology - PHOTOPTICS, Porto, Portugal, Vol. na, pp. na - na, February, 2017,
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J. Farinhas, R. Oliveira, Q. Ferreira, J. Kesters Kesters, D. Vanderzande, W. Maes, A. Charas, J. Morgado, On the use of phenantroline electron-extraction interlayers in organic photovoltaics cells: films morphology and devices performance, European Materials Research Society (E-MRS) - Spring Meeting - E-MRS, Warsaw, Poland, Vol. --, pp. -- - --, September, 2016,
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Q. Ferreira, M.A. Araújo, F. Pires, A. Mendonça, J. Morgado, NANOSTRUCTURED DRUG DELIVERY FILMS FOR BRIMONIDINE CONTROLLED RELEASE, International Conference on Computational Intelligence Methods for Bioinformatics and Biostatistics CIBB, Stirling, United Kingdom, Vol. na, pp. 196 - 203, September, 2016 | BibTex
J. Oliveira, P.C. Cardoso, L. Alcácer, J. Morgado, Q. Ferreira, Detecting unitary cells in STM images, Conf. on Telecommunications - ConfTele, Aveiro, Portugal, Vol. --, pp. -- - --, September, 2015,
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T. Braz, Q. Ferreira, A. Mendonça, A. M. Ferraria Ferraria, A. Rego, R. Paolo, J. Morgado, Morphology of polymer blends used in resistive ferromagnetic organic memories, European Materials Research Society (E-MRS) - Spring Meeting - E-MRS, Lille, France, Vol. na, pp. na - na, May, 2015,
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Q. Ferreira, A. Bragança, A. M. Ferraria Ferraria, A. Rego, L. Alcácer, J. Morgado, Biocompatible and nanostructured monolayers on graphite for drug delivery applications, Nanoscience and Nanotechnology International Conf. - nanoPT, Porto, Portugal, Vol. na, pp. na - na, February, 2015,
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Q. Ferreira, A. Bragança, J. Oliveira, J. Bioucas-Dias, M. A. T. Figueiredo, L. Alcácer, J. Morgado, Nanostructured coatings for intraocular devices with drug delivery function, International Conf. on Biomedical Electronics and Devices - BIODEVICES, Lisboa, Portugal, Vol. na, pp. na - na, January, 2015,
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A. Bragança, J. Morgado, Q. Ferreira, Fabrication of a Nanosized Drug Delivery System, Cluster Workshop in Materials and Nanotechnology, Lisbon, Portugal, Vol. n/a, pp. n/a - n/a, December, 2013 | Full text (PDF 68 KBs) | BibTex
J. Farinhas, Q. Ferreira, A. Charas, J. Morgado, Controlling the Morphologies on Solar Cells Based on Cross-linked Semiconducting Polymers at the Nanoscale, Cluster Workshop in Materials and Nanotechnology, Lisboa, Portugal, Vol. n/a, pp. 65 - 65, December, 2013,
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Q. Ferreira, A. Bragança, L. Alcácer, J. Morgado, Stepwise method to fabricate conductive molecular wires characterized by scanning tunneling microscopy, Trends in Nanotechnology, Sevilha, Spain, Vol. na, pp. na - na, September, 2013,
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A. Bragança, J. Morgado, Q. Ferreira, Self-assembled monolayers with drug delivery functionality, Trends in Nanotechnology, Seville, Spain, Vol. n/a, pp. n/a - n/a, September, 2013 | Full text (PDF 282 KBs) | BibTex
R. Meira, G. Brotas, J. Farinhas, Q. Ferreira, A. Charas, J. Morgado, Nanostructuring semiconducting polymers in organic photovoltaic cells, Conf. on Telecommunications - ConfTele, Castelo Branco, Portugal, Vol. 1, pp. 237 - 240, May, 2013,
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J. Morgado, G. Brotas, J. Farinhas, R. Rodrigues, Q. Ferreira, A. Charas, Structured organic solar cells (abstract only), Encontro Luso-Galego de Química, Vila Real, Portugal, Vol. na, pp. na - na, November, 2012,
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A. Charas, J. Farinhas, G. Brotas, Q. Ferreira, R. Rodrigues, J. Morgado, NANOSTRUCTURING DONOR/ACCEPTOR INTERFACES IN ORGANIC PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS UTILIZING SOLUTION METHODS, International Conf. on Science and Technology of Syntethic Metals - ICSM, Atlanta, United States, July, 2012,
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A. Charas, J. Farinhas, G. Brotas, Q. Ferreira, R. Rodrigues, R. Paolo, J. Morgado, Photoactive Nanostructured Layers of Cross-linkable Polymers: Applications in Organic Photovoltaic Cells, IUPAC Symposium on Photochemistry, Coimbra, Portugal, Vol. Abstract Book, pp. -, July, 2012,
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G. Brotas, J. Farinhas, Q. Ferreira, R. Rodrigues, I.L. Martins, J. Morgado, A. Charas, Photo-acid Cross-linkable P3HT Derivatives for Nanostructured Organic Photovoltaics, Gordon Research Conf. on Electronic Processes in Organic Materials, Lucca, Italy, Vol. -, pp. - - -, June, 2012,
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Q. Ferreira, A. Bragança, L. Alcácer, J. Morgado, Self-assembly of a zinc-porphyrin on HOPG studied by STM at the liquid-solid interface and stepwise growth of molecular wires, International Conf. on NANO-Structures SElf-Assembly - NANOSEA, S. Margherita di Pula, Italy, Vol. n.a, pp. n.a - n.a, June, 2012,
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A. T. P. Pereira, Q. Ferreira, C. S. R. F. Ferreira, S. C. M. F. Fernandes, E. Trovatti, C. P. N. Neto, A. J. D. Silvestre Silvestre, J. Morgado, L. Alcácer, Bacterial cellulose as substrate for inkjet printing of organic thin film transistors, International Conf. on Organic Electronics - ICOE2012, Tarragona, Spain, Vol. n.a, pp. n.a. - n.a., June, 2012,
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G. Brotas, J. Farinhas, Q. Ferreira, A. Charas, J. Morgado, Nanostructuring photo-acid cross-linkable polymers for photovoltaics, European Materials Research Society (E-MRS) - Spring Meeting - E-MRS, Strasbourg, France, Vol. -, pp. - - -, May, 2012,
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J. Morgado, A. T. P. Pereira, Q. Ferreira, E. Pecoraro, C. P. N. Neto, A. J. D. Silvestre Silvestre, C. S. R. F. Ferreira, E. Trovatti, S. C. M. F. Fernandes, L. Alcácer, Biocellulose, chitosan and their composites in organic field-effect transistors (abstract only), International Thin-Film Transistor Conf. - ITC, Lisbon, Portugal, Vol. na, pp. na - na, January, 2012,
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M. Matos, Q. Ferreira, R. T. Henriques, J. Morgado, R.S. Silva, M. Almeida, ELECTROCRYSTALLISATION UNDER MAGNETIC FIELD OF PERYLENE COMPOUNDS, Conf. of International Society of Electrochemistry - RSEQ - ISE, Murcia, Spain, September, 2011 | Full text (PDF 32 KBs) | BibTex
A. T. P. Pereira, Q. Ferreira, E. Pecoraro, C. S. R. F. Ferreira, J. Morgado, Inkjet printing of organic field-effect transistors using biocellulose derivative materials, Encontro Nacional da SPQ, Braga, Portugal, Vol. n.a., pp. n.a. - n.a., July, 2011,
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A. Charas, J. Farinhas, Q. Ferreira, R. Paolo, J. Morgado, Organic Photovoltaic Cells with Nanostructured Polymer Layers, Encontro Nacional da Sociedade Portuguesa de Química, Braga, Portugal, July, 2011,
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A. T. P. Pereira, Q. Ferreira, A. J. D. Silvestre Silvestre, E. Pecoraro, C. S. R. F. Ferreira, S. C. M. F. Fernandes, C. P. N. Neto, J. Morgado, L. Alcácer, Inkjet-printed organic field-effect transistors using bacterial cellulose materials, International Symp. on Flexible Organic Electronics - IS-FOE, Thessaloniki, Greece, July, 2011,
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Q. Ferreira, L. Alcácer, J. Morgado, Fabrico de fios moleculares por self-assembly controlado por STM, Encontro Nacional da SPQ, Braga, Portugal, Vol. na, pp. na - na, July, 2011,
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G. Brotas, J. Farinhas, I.L. Martins, Q. Ferreira, J. Morgado, A. Charas, New cross-linkable poly(3-hexylthiophene)s: Synthesis and Properties, Encontro Nacional da Sociedade Portuguesa de Química, Braga, Portugal, Vol. -, pp. - - -, July, 2011,
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J. Farinhas, A. Charas, Q. Ferreira, R. Paolo, J. Morgado, Organic Photovoltaics with Nanostructured Interfaces Prepared from a Cross-linked Polyfluorene, International Conf. on Materials for Advanced Technologies - ICMAT, Singapore, Singapore, Vol. -, pp. - - -, June, 2011,
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Q. Ferreira, L. Alcácer, J. Morgado, Zinc-octaethylporphyrin/bipyridine molecular wires on HOPG, International Conf. on Materials for Advanced Technologies - ICMAT, Singapore, Singapore, Vol. nd, pp. nd - nd, June, 2011,
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J. Farinhas, Q. Ferreira, R. Paolo, A. Charas, J. Morgado, Organic photovoltaic cells with nanostructured films of cross-linked conjugated polymers, International Conf. on Applications of Optics and Photonics - AOP, Braga, Portugal, Vol. -, pp. - - -, May, 2011,
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Q. Ferreira, L. Alcácer, J. Morgado, Molecular wires of zinc octaethylporphyrins and bipyridines prepared at the tetradecane/HOPG interface, International SPM usermeeting, Les Ulis, France, Vol. nd, pp. nd - nd, May, 2011,
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A. Charas, J. Farinhas, Q. Ferreira, R. Paolo, J. Morgado, Organic photovoltaic cells based on structured layers of cross-linked donor polymers and fullerene, European Materials Research Society (E-MRS) - Spring Meeting - E-MRS, Nice, France, May, 2011,
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J. Farinhas, Q. Ferreira, A. Charas, J. Morgado, Organic photovoltaic cells with structured interfaces, Conf. on Telecommunications - ConfTele, Lisbon, Portugal, Vol. -, pp. - - -, April, 2011,
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Q. Ferreira, J. Morgado, Electrical Properties of a Single Molecule, Conf. on Telecommunications - ConfTele, Lisboa, Portugal, Vol. 0, pp. 0 - 0, April, 2011,
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L. Alcácer, J. Morgado, Q. Ferreira, E. Pecoraro, Biocellulose Based Materials for Organic Field Effect Transistors, Conf. on Telecommunications - ConfTele, Lisbon, Portugal, Vol. na, pp. na - na, April, 2011,
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Q. Ferreira, J. Morgado, Molecular wires of zinc (II) octaethylporphyrin using 4,4’ bipyridine as linker, International Meeting on Molecular Electronics - ElecMol, Grenoble, France, Vol. na, pp. na - na, December, 2010,
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J. Morgado, Q. Ferreira, A. Charas, R. Paolo, G. Bernardo, Improved Light-Emitting Diodes Efficiency Using Unlikely Blends of Two Green-Emitting Polymers (abstract), International Meeting on Molecular Electronics - ElecMol, Grenoble, France, Vol. na, pp. na - na, December, 2010,
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J. Farinhas, A. Charas, Q. Ferreira, R. Paolo, J. Morgado, Preparation of sub-micron structured films of conjugated polymers and their use for photovoltaic device applications, European Optical Society Topical Meeting: Organic Photonics, Annual Meeting da European Optical Society, París, France, Vol. na, pp. na - na, October, 2010,
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A. Charas, J. Farinhas, Q. Ferreira, J. Morgado, Control of Cross-linked Conjugated Polymers Patterns Through Tailoring Phase Separation in Spin Cast Blends, International Conf. on Science and Technology of Syntethic Metals - ICSM, Kyoto, Japan, Vol., pp. 168 - 168, July, 2010,
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J. Morgado, J. Farinhas, Q. Ferreira, A. Charas, L. Alcácer, Oxetane-Functionalised Conjugated Polymers for (Opto)electronics, International Conf. on Science and Technology of Syntethic Metals - ICSM, Kyoto, Japan, Vol. nd, pp. 27 - 27, July, 2010,
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J. Morgado, A. Charas, G. Bernardo, Q. Ferreira, L. Alcácer, ROLE OF INTERFACES IN POLYMER-BASED ELECTRONIC DEVICES(abstract only), III Reunión Ibérica de Coloides e Interfases - RICI, Granada, Spain, Vol. nd, pp. nd - nd, July, 2009,
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A. Charas, J. Farinhas, Q. Ferreira, M. Matos, L. Alcácer, J. Morgado, Patterned films of semiconducting polymers made by spin coating, International Symp. on Flexible Organic Electronics - IS-FOE, Halkidiki, Greece, Vol., pp. 54 - 54, July, 2009,
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J. Farinhas, Q. Ferreira, S. Fonseca, H. Burrows, M. Matos, L. Alcácer, J. Morgado, A. Charas, Columnar-grain Films of Conjugated Polymers, International Symp. on Flexible Organic Electronics - IS-FOE, Halkidiki, Greece, Vol. 1, pp. 90 - 90, July, 2009,
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J. Morgado, G. Bernardo, Q. Ferreira, A. Charas, L. Alcácer, Characterization of Polymer Light-Emitting Diodes Interlayers using AFM and CS-AFM (abstract), International Conf. on Materials for Advanced Technologies - ICMAT, Singapore, Singapore, Vol. nd, pp. nd - nd, June, 2009,
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Q. Ferreira, J. Morgado, Properties of thiols self-assembled monolayers on gold, Encontro Nacional de Química-Física da SPQ, Aveiro, Portugal, Vol. I, pp. 11 - 11, June, 2009,
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J. Farinhas, Q. Ferreira, M. Matos, J. Morgado, A. Charas, Patterned films formed via spin coating blends of semiconducting and insulating polymers, Encontro Nacional de Química-Física da SPQ, Aveiro, Portugal, Vol. 1, pp. 111 - 111, June, 2009,
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Q. Ferreira, L. Alcácer, J. Morgado, Characterization of self-assembled monolayers of thiols on gold using scanning tunneling microscopy, Conf. on Telecommunications - ConfTele, Santa Maria da Feira, Portugal, Vol. 1, pp. 149 - 152, May, 2009,
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Q. Ferreira, L. Alcácer, J. Morgado, Molecular order of alkyl and aryl thiols self-assembled on Au using STM, Workshop Nanoscale Self-organizing Structures for Plastic Electronics, Faro, Portugal, Vol. 0, pp. 0 - 0, March, 2009,
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L. Alcácer, A. Charas, Q. Ferreira, J. Morgado, Field-Effect Transistors based on a Cross-linked Polyfluorene, International Conf. on Science and Technology of Syntethic Metals - ICSM, Porto de Galinhas, Brazil, Vol. NA, pp. NA - NA, July, 2008,
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Projects

Currently running projects1

Acronym	Name	Funding Agency	Start date	Ending date
SmartGlauco	Smart Drug Delivery Device for Glaucoma Treatment	FCT	01-03-2021	29-02-2024

Closed Projects7

Acronym	Name	Funding Agency	Start date	Ending date
GreenSOL	Materials for green processing and their integration in low cost organic photovoltaic cells		01-04-2016	01-03-2018
MOLDELIV	Drug Delivery Control at the Molecular Level	FCT	01-05-2013	01-04-2014
NEURON	NEURON-Electrically conductive platforms for neural stem cell culture and differentiation	FCT	01-10-2018	30-09-2021
NOVO	Non volatile polymer memories for flexible electronics	FCT/PTDC	01-01-2012	01-07-2015
SATRAP	Rational design of Self-Assembling networks for TRansparent electrode APplications	FCT/POCI	01-10-2018	31-07-2022
STM Image	Scanning Tunneling Microscopy Image Processing Tools	IT/LA	01-03-2014	01-06-2016
SUPRASOL	Supramolecular assemblies for efficient, stable, and sustainable organic solar cells	FCT	16-07-2018	30-09-2021

Other Scientific Achievements

5Awards

Q. Ferreira, C. Delfino, Self-assembled ordered phthalocyanines on graphite with applications in organic electronics, Best Poster Award - E-MRS 2018 Fall Meeting, 01-09-2018
J. Farinhas, Q. Ferreira, A. Charas, J. Morgado, Controlling the Morphologies on Solar Cells Based on Cross-linked Semiconducting Polymers at the Nanoscale, Best Poster Award in the 1st Cluster Workshop in Materials and Nanotechnology on December 4 – 6, 2013, 01-12-2013
Q. Ferreira, L. Alcácer, J. Morgado, Electrical transport in molecular wires of zinc octaethylporphyrins linked by bipyridines, Conference Participation Grant - 11th European Conference on Molecular Electronics, Barcelona, 01-09-2011
A. T. P. Pereira, Q. Ferreira, E. Pecoraro, C. S. R. F. Ferreira, J. Morgado, L. Alcácer, Inkjet printing of organic field-effect transistors using biocellulose derivative materials, Best poster in the XXII Encontro Nacional da SPQ, 01-07-2011
Q. Ferreira, Marie Curie Conferences and Training Courses series, Selected (only 12 people) to participate at the ProMiNaS course “Organic Polymer Electro-Optic Nano-Devices” in TECHNION – Israel Institute of Technology em Haifa, 5 – 16 July, 01-07-2009

Other Contributions

2Conference Committees

INSTICC International Conf. on Photonics, Optics and Laser Technology - PHOTOPTICS, Technical Programme Chairman, 2017
International Conference on Computational Intelligence Methods for Bioinformatics and Biostatistics CIBB, Special Sessions Chairman, 2016

1Editorial Committees

Guest Editor, Applied Sciences (Switzerland), 14-10-2019 - 21-05-2020

3Refereeing Journals

Small
2015, 1 review(s);
Materials Chemistry and Physics
2014, 1 review(s);
Applied Materials and Interfaces
2016, 1 review(s);

1Refereeing Conferences

INSTICC International Conf. on Photonics, Optics and Laser Technology - PHOTOPTICS
2017, 1 review(s);

IT Member Profile

Quirina Ferreira

28-03-2022

Project Snapshot | SmartGlauco – Smart Drug Delivery Devices for Glaucoma Treatment

05-04-2021

SUPRASOL | Supramolecular assemblies for efficient, stable and sustainable organic solar cells

28-02-2021

Project Snapshot | NEURON: Electrically conductive platforms for neural stem cell culture and differentiation

Scientific Achievements

As Supervisor

As Supervisor

As Co-supervisor

As Supervisor

Currently running projects1

Closed Projects7