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Maria José Costa

PhD Student

Research Line: Food Biotechnology and Bioengineering
Research Groups: B.Factory ; FIT
Lab.: Industry and Processes Laboratory
Supervisors: JAT; SS
253 601 962 (lab)
mariacosta@ceb.uminho.pt
http://ceb.uminho.pt/People/Profile/mjcosta

Qualifications

Ongoing: PhD Program in Food Science and Technology and Nutrition, Universidade do Minho
2011: Integrated Master on Biological Engineering, Universidade do Minho

Since 2016: Development of active and smart bio-based structures at micro- and nanoscale and their use for encapsulation of bacteriophages
2015 - 2015: Reutilização de resíduos de mandioca
2014 - 2015: Integrated Value
2012 - 2014: Noveltec - Development of New Technologies for innovative products

Past Projects

2015 - 2018: UID/BIO/04469/2013 - Strategic funding 2015-2018 (Team Member)

Recent Publications

1	Elguea-Culebras, Gonzalo Ortiz de; Bourbon, Ana I.; Costa, Maria J.; Muñoz-Tebar, Nuria; Carmona, Manuel; Molina, Ana; Sánchez-Vioque, Raúl; Berruga, M. Isabel; Vicente, António A. Optimization of a chitosan solution as potential carrier for the incorporation of Santolina chamaecyparissus L. solid by-product in an edible vegetal coating on ‘Manchego’ cheese Food Hydrocolloids, 89, 272-282, 2019
2	Alves, Diana F.; Marques, Arlete L.; Milho, Catarina; Costa, Maria J.; Pastrana, Lorenzo M.; Cerqueira, Miguel A.; Sillankorva, Sanna M. Bacteriophage ϕIBB-PF7A loaded on sodium alginate-based films to prevent microbial meat spoilage International Journal of Food Microbiology, 291, 121-127, 2019
3	Costa, Maria J.; Maciel, Luís C.; Teixeira, José A.; Vicente, António A.; Cerqueira, Miguel A. Use of edible films and coatings in cheese preservation: Opportunities and challenges Food Research International, 107, 84-92, 2018
4	Costa, Maria J.; Marques, Arlete L.; Pastrana, Lorenzo M.; Teixeira, José A.; Sillankorva, Sanna M.; Cerqueira, Miguel A. Physicochemical properties of alginate-based films: effect of ionic crosslinking and mannuronic and guluronic acid ratio Food Hydrocolloids, 81, 442-448, 2018
5	Fuciños, C.; Míguez, Martín; Cerqueira, Miguel A.; Costa, Maria J.; Vicente, António A.; Rúa, María L.; Pastrana, Lorenzo M. Functional characterisation and antimicrobial efficiency assessment of smart nanohydrogels containing natamycin incorporated into polysaccharide-based films Food and Bioprocess Technology, 8(7), 1430-1441, 2015
6	Costa, Maria J.; Cerqueira, Miguel A.; Ruiz, Héctor A.; Fougnies, Christian; Richel, Aurore; Vicente, António A.; Teixeira, José A.; Aguedo, Mario Use of wheat bran arabinoxylans in chitosan-based films: Effect on physicochemical properties Industrial Crops and Products, 66, 305-311, 2015
7	Cerqueira, M.A.; Costa, M.J.A.; Fuciños, C.; Pastrana, L.; Vicente, A.A. Development of active and nanotechnology-based smart edible packaging systems: physical-chemical characterization Food and Bioprocess Technology, 7(5), 1472-1482, 2014

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