PrintNádia Silva has a BSc in Biology by Faculdade de Ciências-Universidade do Porto. She obtained a MSc in Microbiology by Escola Superior de Biotecnologia-Universidade Católica Portuguesa (ESB-UCP), where she began developing her work with chitosan for the development of novel nanomaterials and drug delivery systems with antimicrobial properties. Later, she continued her work in microbiology and biotechnology through collaboration in research projects (AFTER, Saucealth) concerning the antimicrobial and prebiotic potential of food products. Recently, she has been involved in the characterization of microbiological contamination of outdoor stone and metal artworks through project BIONANOSCULP. She is currently a PhD student at ESB-UCP working on the development of new nanomaterials to prevent biodeterioration of cultural heritage. Her main areas of interest are microbiology, natural polymers, and antimicrobial coatings and nanoparticles.
Publications
Silva NC, Madureira R, Pintado M, Moreira PR (2021). Crystalline cellulose-reinforced chitosan coatings as antimicrobial protection for urban outdoor stone sculptures. In 6th Green and Sustainable Chemistry Conference, 16th-18th November 2021
Silva N, Pullar RC, Pintado ME, Vieira E, Moreira PR (2018). Biotechnology for preventive conservation: development of bionanomaterials for antimicrobial coating of outdoor sculptures. Studies in Conservation, 63:sup 1, 230-233. https://doi.org/10.1080/00393630.2018.1475037
Moreira PR, Silva N, Pullar RC, Ben-Arfa BAE, Abreu JG, Henriques F, Pintado MME, Vieira E (2018). BIONANOSCULP, an ongoing project in biotechnology applications for preventive conservation of outdoor sculptures. IOP Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering, 364 (Conference 1): article number 012075, https://doi.org/10.1088/1757-899X/364/1/012075
Silva NC, Silva S, Sarmento B, Pintado M (2015). Chitosan nanoparticles for daptomycin delivery in ocular treatment of bacterial endophthalmitis. Drug Delivery, 22 (7): 885-93, Epub 2013, https://doi.org/10.3109/10717544.2013.858195
Silva NC, Sarmento B, Pintado M (2013). The importance of antimicrobial peptides and their potential for therapeutic uses in ophthalmology. International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents, 41 (1): 5-10, Epub 2012, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijantimicag.2012.07.020
