BioPol4Fun

Check out our latest paper on Materials Today Chemistry about bioactive polydioxanone filaments functionalized with Olea europaea extract. Congratulations to the authors! sciencedirect.com/science/ar…

Check out our latest paper on Industrial Crops and Products about a sustainable approach to produce light-colored rosin and rosin esters during processing using natural antioxidants. Congratulations to the authors! sciencedirect.com/science/ar…

Check out our latest paper on Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology about monolayer films of thermoplastic starch and olive leaf extract for active food packaging. This work is framed within the iM-PACK Project. Congratulations to the authors! frontiersin.org/journals/bio…

Check out our latest paper on ACS Biomaterials Science & Engineering about Single Polysaccharide Dissolvable Microneedles for Painless Local Anesthesia: Fabrication, Characterization, and In Vitro Neuronal Imaging. Congratulations to the authors! pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acs…

BioPol4fun Group attended the 24th Asian Conference on Clinical Pharmacy that took place in Bali, Indonesia, July 24-26, 2025, represented by Doctor Sonia Santos, who gave an invited lecture about the use of natural compounds as antibacterial agents.

Check out our latest paper on the International Journal of Biological Macromolecules about the development of xylan-chitosan based films with deep eutectic solvents for wound healing applications. Congratulations to the authors! sciencedirect.com/science/ar…

BioPol4fun Group is attending ICNF2025 – the 7th International Conference on Natural Fibers: Regenerative Solutions (June 16-18, Lisbon, Portugal), represented by Carmen Freire, João Carvalho and Maria C. Teixeira

Check out our latest paper on the International Journal of Biological Macromolecules about carboxymethylcellulose-fucoidan dissolvable microneedle patches for minimally invasive melanoma treatment. Congratulations to the authors! sciencedirect.com/science/ar…

BioPol4fun Group participated in the Green Deal Biotechnology conference that took place on 26-28 May 2025 in Aveiro, Portugal, represented by Ana Silva, Allison Vercasson, Joana Almeida, and Vasco Valente.

Check out our latest paper on ACS Biomaterials Science & Engineering about the biofabrication of HepG2 cells-laden 3D structures using nanocellulose-reinforced gelatin-based hydrogel bioinks. Congratulations to the authors! pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acs…

Check out our latest paper on the Journal of Food Engineering about the functionalization of a PLA/PBAT/TPS film with olive leaf extract and its impact on postharvest green pepper quality. Congratulations to the authors! sciencedirect.com/science/ar…

JOB ALERT | First Level Doctorate Researcher Apply now and join us in making an impact on biocomposite materials based on cellulose fibers! euraxess.ec.europa.eu/jobs/3… #ResearchOpportunity #HiringNow #BioPol4fun #FF2F #CICECO

Check out our latest paper on Biomacromolecules about All-Cellulose Hydrogel-Based Bioinks for the Versatile 3D Bioprinting of Different Cell Lines. Congratulations to the authors! pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acs…

Congratulations to Adriana Pais for successfully defending her PhD thesis entitled “Natural phenolic compounds-gut microbiota dynamics: a mutual relationship”. Best wishes for your bright future!

Check out our latest paper on the Int. J. Biol. Macromol. about the co-cultivation of Komagataeibacter sp. and Lacticaseibacillus sp. strains to produce bacterial nanocellulose-hyaluronic acid membranes for wound healing. Congratulations to the authors! doi.org/10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2…

Check out our latest paper on Bioprinting about nanocomposite hydrogel-based bioinks composed of a fucose-rich polysaccharide and nanocellulose fibers for 3D-bioprinting applications. Congratulations to the authors! sciencedirect.com/science/ar…

Don't miss the latest spotlight video featuring our coordinating researcher, Dr. Carmen Freire! Dive into our work in polymeric innovation, focusing on biopolymers and bioactive molecules in materials. @BioPol4 @ciceco_ua youtube.com/watch?v=AP9Tv5D_…

Check out our latest paper on International Journal of Biological Macromolecules about biobased hydrogel bioinks of pectin, nanocellulose and lysozyme nanofibrils for the bioprinting of A375 melanoma cell-laden 3D in vitro platforms. doi.org/10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2…

BioPol4fun Group participated in the Jornadas CICECO 2024 on October 10th, 2024, represented by Ana Silva, Maria Teixeira, Vasco Valente, Anna Raffaela Costa, Rita Sousa, Joana Almeida, João Carvalho, João Leite, Judite Resende, Adriana Pais, Amália Gomes, José Miguel Silva.

Congratulations to Nicole Lameirinhas for successfully defending her PhD thesis entitled “Exploiting cellulose nanofibers to design nanostructured bioinks for 3D bioprinting”. Best wishes for your bright future!