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Filipa Castro

Post-Doc

Research Line: Industrial Biotechnology and Bioengineering
Research Group: B.Factory
Supervisor: JAT
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Qualifications

2013: PhD Program in Bioengineering, Universidade do Minho

2014 - 2017: Application of micro- and meso-reactors for protein crystallization for both three-dimensional structure determination and technical-scale protein purification
2013 - 2014: Multiphase bioreactors
2009 - 2013: Process Intensification for the Production of Hydroxyapatite Nanoparticles

Past Projects

2013 - 2015: BioInd - Biotechnology and Bioengineering for improved Industrial and Agro-Food processes (Team Member)

Recent Publications

1	Ferreira, J.; Castro, Filipa; Rocha, F.; Kuhn, S. Protein crystallization in a droplet-based microfluidic device: Hydrodynamic analysis and study of the phase behaviour Chemical Engineering Science, 191, 232-244, 2018
2	Castro, Filipa; Ferreira, António; Teixeira, José A.; Rocha, Fernando Influence of mixing intensity on lysozyme crystallization in a meso oscillatory flow reactor CRYSTAL GROWTH & DESIGN, 18(10), 5940-5946, 2018
3	Castro, Filipa; Ribeiro, Viviana P.; Ferreira, António; Oliveira, Ana L.; Reis, Rui L.; Teixeira, José A.; Rocha, Fernando Continuous-flow precipitation as a route to prepare highly controlled nanohydroxyapatite: in vitro mineralization and biological evaluation Materials Research Express, 3(75404), 1-13, 2016
4	Castro, Filipa; Ferreira, António; Teixeira, José A.; Rocha, Fernando Protein crystallization as a process step in a novel meso oscillatory flow reactor: study of lysozyme phase behavior CRYSTAL GROWTH & DESIGN, 16(7), 3748-3755, 2016
5	Castro, Filipa; Kuhn, Simon; Jensen, Klavs; Ferreira, António; Rocha, Fernando; Vicente, A.A.; Teixeira, J.A. Continuous-flow precipitation of hydroxyapatite in ultrasonic microsystems Chemical Engineering Journal, 215-216(987), 979, 2013
6	Castro, Filipa; Kuhn, S.; Jensen, K.; Ferreira, A.; Rocha, F.; Vicente, A.A.; Teixeira, J.A. Process intensification and optimization for hydroxyapatite nanoparticles production Chemical Engineering Science, 100, 352-359, 2013
7	Castro, Filipa; Ferreira, A.; Rocha, F.; Vicente, A.A.; Teixeira, J.A. Precipitation of hydroxyapatite at 37 °C in a meso oscillatory flow reactor operated in batch at constant power density AICHE Journal, 59(12), 4483-4493, 2013
8	Castro, Filipa; Ferreira, A.; Rocha, F.; Vicente, A.A.; Teixeira, J.A. Continuous-flow precipitation of hydroxyapatite at 37 °C in a meso oscillatory flow reactor INDUSTRIAL & ENGINEERING CHEMISTRY RESEARCH, 52(29), 9816-9821, 2013
9	Castro, Filipa; Ferreira, António; Rocha, F.; Vicente, A.A.; Teixeira, J.A. Characterization of intermediate stages in the precipitation of hydroxyapatite at 37°C Chemical Engineering Science, 77, 150-157, 2012

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