Scientific Publications

ACS Materials Letters Vol 7/Issue 4 2025 https://doi.org/10.1021/acsmaterialslett.4c01836

Freeform 3D Printing of Cell-Adsorptive Cryogels with Shape-Recoverability

Castanheira, Edgar J.; Monteiro, Luís P. G.; Sobreiro-Almeida, Rita; Gaspar, Vítor M.; Wittig, Nina K.; Correia, Tiago R., Birkedal, Henrik; Rodrigues, João M. M.; Mano, João F.

Aggregate Volume 6, Issue 7 July 2025 2025 https://doi.org/10.1002/agt2.70041

Nozzle Jamming Granularized Blood-Derived Proteins for Bioprinting Cell-Instructive Architectures

Lucas S. Ribeiro, João Rocha Maia, Vítor M. Gaspar, Catarina A. Custódio, Emerson R. Camargo, Rita Sobreiro-Almeida, João F. Mano

Clin Oral Investig 2025 Mar 18 2025 10.1007/s00784-025-06262-z

Microvascular free flaps in head and neck reconstruction: an analysis of outcomes in elderly patients

Fenske J, Lampert P, Steffen C, Kreiker H, Koerdt S, Kreutzer K, Heiland M, Rendenbach C.

Additive Manufacturing Volume 101, 5 March 2025, 104710 2025 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.addma.2025.104710

Water-based hydroxyapatite photocurable feedstock for the manufacture of architectured parts by vat photopolymerization

Simão Santos, Manuel F.R.P. Alves, Georgina Miranda, Susana M. Olhero

Biomater Adv. 2025 Feb;167:214105 2025 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bioadv.2024.214105

Thiol-ene click chemistry: Enabling 3D printing of natural-based inks for biomedical applications

Malafaia AP, Sobreiro-Almeida R, Rodrigues JMM, Mano JF.

ETE 2025 Conference Proceedings 2025 https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.15705474

Engaging STEM Education Through Educational Videogames: Present and Future Possibilities

Brancaleon, Riccardo; Kienzl, Sabine

Finite Elements in Analysis and Design vol.230 (2024) 2024 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.finel.2023.104098

Simulating 3D printing on hydrogel inks: A finite element framework for predicting mechanical properties and scaffold deformation

M.C.P. Vila Pouca, M.R.G. Cerqueira, J.P.S. Ferreira, R. Darabi, N.A.G. Ramião, R. Sobreiro-Almeida, A.P.G. Castro, P.R. Fernandes, J.F. Mano, RM Natal Jorge, M.P.L. Parente

Small Methods 2024, 2400857 2024 https://doi.org/10.1002/smtd.202400857

Embedding Bioprinting of Low Viscous, Photopolymerizable Blood-Based Bioinks in a Crystal Self-Healing Transparent Supporting Bath

Caiado Decarli, H. P. Ferreira, R. Sobreiro-Almeida, F. C. Teixeira, T. R. Correia, J. Babilotte, J. Olijve, C. A. Custódio, I. C. Gonçalves, C. Mota, J. F. Mano, L. Moroni

Adv. Sci.2024, 2406569 2024 https://doi.org/10.1002/advs.202406569

Leveraging Blood Components for 3D Printing Applications Through Programmable Ink Engineering Approaches

Sobreiro-Almeida, S. C. Santos, M. C. Decarli, M. Costa, T. R. Correia, J. Babilotte, C. A. Custódio, L. Moroni, J. F. Mano

Materials Today Nano Volume 28, December 2024, 100519 2024 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mtnano.2024.100519

3D-printed injectable nanocomposite cryogel scaffolds for bone tissue regeneration

Castanheira, Edgar J.; Maia, João R.; Monteiro, Luis P. G.; Sobreiro-Almeida, Rita; Wittig, Nina K.; Rodrigues, João M. M.; Mano, João F.

ACS Appl Mater Interfaces. 2024 Apr 17;16(15):18386-18399 2024 https://doi.org/10.1021/acsami.3c18290

In-Bath 3D Printing of Anisotropic Shape-Memory Cryogels Functionalized with Bone-Bioactive Nanoparticles

Castanheira EJ, Monteiro LPG, Gaspar VM, Correia TR, Rodrigues JMM, Mano JF.

Head & Face Medicine, Vol 19, Iss 1, Pp 1-10 2023 10.1186/s13005-023-00389-8

Impact of the adjacent bone on pseudarthrosis in mandibular reconstruction with fibula free flaps

Claudius, Steffen; Ana Prates, Soares; Thelma, Heintzelmann; Heilwig, Fischer; Jan Oliver, Voss; Susanne, Nahles; Jonas, Wüster; Steffen, Koerdt; Max, Heiland; Carsten, Rendenbach

Advanced NanoBiomed Research, Vol 3, Iss 9, Pp n/a-n/a 2023 10.1002/anbr.202300035

Bioactive Magnetic Materials in Bone Tissue Engineering: A Review of Recent Findings in CaP‐Based Particles and 3D‐Printed Scaffolds

Tania S. S. Carvalho; Paula M. C. Torres; João H. Belo; João Mano; Susana M. Olhero

Advanced Materials 2023 10.1002/adma.202301242

In Situ Covalent Reinforcement of a Benzene‐1,3,5‐Tricarboxamide Supramolecular Polymer Enables Biomimetic, Tough, and Fibrous Hydrogels and Bioinks

Shahzad Hafeez; Monize Caiado Decarli; Agustina Aldana; Mahsa Ebrahimi; Floor A.A. Ruiter; Hans Duimel; Clemens van Blitterswijk; Louis M. Pitet; Lorenzo Moroni; Matthew B. Baker

Journal of Manufacturing Processes 2023 10.1016/j.jmapro.2023.02.012

Influence of structural features in the performance of bioceramic-based composite scaffolds for bone engineering applications: A prediction study

Natacha Rosa; Maria Vila Pouca; P.M.C. Torres; S. M.Olhero; Renato Natal Jorge; Marco Parente

Frontiers in Physiology, Vol 14 2023 10.3389/fphys.2023.1152301

Uncovering the unique characteristics of the mandible to improve clinical approaches to mandibular regeneration

Ana Prates Soares; Ana Prates Soares; Heilwig Fischer; Heilwig Fischer; Heilwig Fischer; Sabrin Aydin; Claudius Steffen; Katharina Schmidt-Bleek; Katharina Schmidt-Bleek; Carsten Rendenbach

JPhys Materials 2023 10.1088/2515-7639/acada1

Biomaterials of human source for 3D printing strategies

João Rocha Maia, Rita Sobreiro-Almeida, Franck Cleymand and João F Mano

Journal of Immunology and Regenerative Medicine vol.19 (2023) 2023 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.regen.2023.100070

Calcium phosphate with submicron topography influences primary human macrophage response, enhancing downstream angiogenesis and osteogenesis in vitro

L.A. van Dijk, L. Utomo, H. Yuan, F. Barrère-de Groot, D. Gawlitta, A.J.W.P. Rosenberg, J.D. de Bruijn

Methods vol.212 (2023) 2023 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ymeth.2023.03.001

Engineering natural based nanocomposite inks via interface interaction for extrusion 3D printing

João Rocha Maia, Edgar Castanheira, João M.M. Rodrigues, Rita Sobreiro-Almeida, João F. Mano

Clinical Oral Implant Research vol.34 issue 3 (2023) 2023 https://doi.org/10.1111/clr.14028

Osteoinductive calcium phosphate with submicron topography as bone graft substitute for maxillary sinus floor augmentation: A translational study

Lukas A. van Dijk, Nard G. Janssen, Silke J. Nurmohamed, Marvick S. M. Muradin, Alessia Longoni, Robbert C. Bakker, Florence G. de Groot, Joost D. de Bruijn, Debby Gawlitta, Antoine J. W. P. Rosenberg

Advanced Functional Materials Volume33, Issue45 November 2, 2023 2023 https://doi.org/10.1002/adfm.202304628

Double-Interlinked Colloidal Gels for Programable Fabrication of Supraparticle Architectures

Leandro Gonçalves, Pedro Lavrador, Adérito J. R. Amaral, Luís P. Ferreira, Vítor M. Gaspar, João F. Mano

Biomed Eng Online 2023 Aug 28;22(1):8 2023 https://doi.org/10.1186/s12938-023-01147-2

Patients' perspectives on bone replacement materials in a German university hospital setting

Soares AP, Fischer H, Orassi V, Heiland M, Checa S, Schmidt-Bleek K, Rendenbach C.

Advanced Materials Technologies Volume8, Issue16 August 25, 2023 2023 https://doi.org/10.1002/admt.202300209

Programmable Granular Hydrogel Inks for 3D Bioprinting Applications

Ribeiro, L.F.; Gaspar, V. M.; Sobreiro-Almeida, R.; Camargo, E. R.; Mano, J. F.

Materials; Volume 16; Issue 1; Pages: 102 2022 https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1944/16/1/102

Biomechanical Comparison of WE43-Based Magnesium vs. Titanium Miniplates in a Mandible Fracture Model in Sheep

Heilwig Fischer; Oskar Schmidt-Bleek; Vincenzo Orassi; Dag Wulsten; Katharina Schmidt-Bleek; Max Heiland; Claudius Steffen; Carsten Rendenbach

ACS Materials Letters, 4(4), 701 - 706 2022 10.1021/acsmaterialslett.2c00107

Universal Strategy for Designing Shape Memory Hydrogels

Dora C. S. Costa; Patrícia D. C. Costa; Maria C. Gomes; Amit Chandrakar; Paul A. Wieringa; Lorenzo Moroni; João F. Mano

Applied Sciences-Basel 2022 10.3390/app12073381

Bone: An Outstanding Composite Material

Rosa, N.; Moura, M.F.S.F.; Olhero, S. M.; Simoes, R.; Magalhães, F.D.; Marques, A.T.; Ferreira, J.P.S.; Reis, A.R.; Carvalho, M.; Parente, M

Materials; Volume 15; Issue 4; Pages: 1346 2022 10.3390/ma15041346

Physico-Chemical Characteristics and Posterolateral Fusion Performance of Biphasic Calcium Phosphate with Submicron Needle-Shaped Surface Topography Combined with a Novel Polymer Binder

Ruggero Belluomo; Inazio Arriola-Alvarez; Nathan W. Kucko; William R. Walsh; Joost D. de Bruijn; Rema A. Oliver; Dan Wills; James Crowley; Tian Wang; Florence Barrère-de Groot

Applied Sciences; Volume 12; Issue 5; Pages: 2623 2022 10.3390/app12052623

Finite Element Analysis of the Epiretinal Membrane Contraction

Ana Rita Reis; João P. S. Ferreira; Ana Guerra; António Fernandes; Sónia Torres-Costa; Manuel Falcão; Marco P. L. Parente

Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology 2022 10.3389/fbioe.2021.803103

In Silico Biomechanical Evaluation of WE43 Magnesium Plates for Mandibular Fracture Fixation

V. Orassi, H. Fischer, G. N. Duda, M. Heiland, S. Checa, C. Rendenbach

Materials Today Chemistry 2022 10.1016/j.mtchem.2022.101222

Advanced hydrogels based on natural macromolecules: chemical routes to achieve mechanical versatility

Mortier, C.; Costa, D. C. S.; Oliveira, M. B.; Haugen, H. J.; Lyngstadaas, S. P.; Blaker, J. J.; Mano, J. F.

Tissue Engineering Part C: Methods Vol. 28, No. 7 2022 https://doi.org/10.1089/ten.tec.2022.0029

High-Throughput Production of Microsponges from Platelet Lysate for Tissue Engineering Applications

Bruno M.F. Ladeira, Maria C. Gomes, Catarina A. Custódio, and João F. Mano

Biomaterials Science Issue 9, 2022 2022 https://doi.org/10.1039/D1BM01974K

Core–shell microcapsules: biofabrication and potential applications in tissue engineering and regenerative medicine

Bruno M. Ladeira, Catarina A. Custódio, João F. Mano

Dentomaxillofac Radiol. 2022 Sep 1 2022 10.1259/dmfr.20220131

Increased rate of pseudarthrosis in the anterior intersegmental gap after mandibular reconstruction with fibula free flaps: a volumetric analysis

Steffen C, Fischer H, Sauerbrey M, Heintzelmann T, Voss JO, Koerdt S, Checa S, Kreutzer K, Heiland M, Rendenbach C.

Advanced Materials Technologies 2021 10.1002/admt.202100168

Natural Origin Biomaterials for 4D Bioprinting Tissue-Like Constructs

Patrícia D. C. Costa; Dora C. S. Costa; Tiago Ruivo Correia; Vítor M. Gaspar; João F. Mano

Theses/Dissertations

2025

Otimização de pastas cerâmicas bioativas autoendurecíveis para manufatura aditiva

Francisco Marques Andrade

2024

Calcium phosphate based bioactive injectable bone cements

Coelho, Miguel Vieira

2024

Bioceramic scaffolds as simultaneous and controlled drug delivery system

Martins, Rute Isabel Aires

2023

Biomimetic scaffolds produced by robocasting for bone regeneration: evaluation of structural and chemical features

Baltazar, Catarina Salgueiro

2023

Photoclickable inks: 3D printing intelligent gelling systems with biomedical applications

Malafaia, Andreia Isabel Pinho

2023

3D-printable tunable nanocomposites for bioapplications: studying the effect of organic-inorganic interface interactions

Bilo, Miguel Pedro Miranda Cambeta Chorão

2022

Design of new photocrosslinkable highly bioactive composite materials for bone tissue repair

Middleton, Herbert Daniel

2022

Melt-electrowritten scaffolds containing hydroxyapatite for guided bone tissue regeneration

Ferreira, Marta Albuquerque Cristóvão

2022

Tunable and Light-responsive Nanocomposite for Bone Regeneration

Maia, João Rocha

2021

Development of platelet lysate based scaffolds from microcapsules for regeneration post-myocardial infarction

Ladeira, Bruno Miguel Fernandes

2021

Micropatterned platelet lysate-based membranes for cell culture and cardiac regeneration

Figueiredo, Samuel Garrido

2021

Optimization of the synthesis and manufacturing process of platforms for 3D culture produced from blood plasma proteins

Amador, Gonçalo Alexandre Camões de Bastos