PrintAsma Sharkawy is a post-doctoral researcher at CBQF working on the development of innovative biodegradable packaging. She received her PhD degree in Chemical and Biological Engineering in 2021 from the Faculty of Engineering at the University of Porto. Before her PhD, Asma obtained her MSc degree in Chemistry from the American University in Cairo, and her BSc degree in Pharmaceutical Sciences from Cairo University. Her PhD thesis focused on the development of novel clean-label Pickering emulsions stabilized with bio-polymeric particles for the encapsulation and delivery of bioactive agents. Her research work involved interdisciplinary research areas, such as the engineering of biopolymeric dispersions, interfaces and colloids, food and sustainable cosmetic applications, drug encapsulation and delivery, as well as functional textiles.
Publications
Sharkawy, A., Barreiro, M. F., & Rodrigues, A. E. (2022). Pickering emulsions stabilized with chitosan/gum Arabic particles: Effect of chitosan degree of deacetylation on the physicochemical properties and cannabidiol (CBD) topical delivery. Journal of Molecular Liquids, 355, 118993. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.molliq.2022.118993.
Sharkawy, A., Silva, A. M., Rodrigues, F., Barreiro, F., & Rodrigues, A. (2021). Pickering emulsions stabilized with chitosan/collagen peptides nanoparticles as green topical delivery vehicles for cannabidiol (CBD). Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects, 631, 127677. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.colsurfa.2021.127677
Sharkawy, A., Casimiro, F. M., Barreiro, M. F., & Rodrigues, A. E. (2020). Enhancing trans-resveratrol topical delivery and photostability through entrapment in chitosan/gum Arabic Pickering emulsions. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules, 147, 150–159. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2020.01.057
Sharkawy, A., Barreiro, M. F., & Rodrigues, A. E. (2019). Preparation of chitosan/gum Arabic nanoparticles and their use as novel stabilizers in oil/water Pickering emulsions. Carbohydrate Polymers, 224. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.carbpol.2019.115190
Sharkawy, A., Fernandes, I. P., Barreiro, M. F., Rodrigues, A. E., & Shoeib, T. (2017). Aroma-Loaded Microcapsules with Antibacterial Activity for Eco-Friendly Textile Application: Synthesis, Characterization, Release, and Green Grafting. Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research, 56(19), 5516–5526. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.iecr.7b00741
