Paula Isabel Pereira Soares

Paula is currently a Principal Researcher of the Biomaterials group at Cenimat|i3N, in the Materials Science Department from NOVA School of Sciences & Technology.Paula received her Master's degree in Pharmaceutical Sciences from Faculdade de Farmácia da Universidade de Lisboa in 2009. She worked as a Pharmacist in a community pharmacy for two and a half years where her main activities were related to customer service, recipes monitoring, and vaccine administration. In 2012, Paula started her Ph.D. in Nanotechnologies and Nanosciences at Cenimat/i3N, supervised by Professor João Paulo Borges, Prof. Isabel Ferreira, and Prof. Dr. Carlos Novo from IHMT. Her Ph.D. work focused on the development of multifunctional nanoparticles suitable for cancer theranostics. More specifically, Paula extensively studied the synthesis and stabilization of iron oxide nanoparticles, their coating with a biopolymer, chitosan, and the application of these multifunctional nanoparticles in the biomedical field: magnetic hyperthermia, controlled drug delivery systems, and magnetic resonance imaging. Currently, her main research interests are related to the development of new multifunctional magnetic systems for cancer theranostics applications including magnetic hyperthermia, MRI, and drug delivery. Other interests also include thermoresponsive microgels and colloidal electrospinning to produce multi-stimuli responsive magnetic membranes. She has published more than 35 articles in peer-reviewed journals and 3 book chapters. Paula also supervises students during their Master's thesis and Ph.D. thesis, and gives support to theoretical and lab classes, mainly Biomaterials and Nanomedicine, Biomaterials, and Introduction to biomaterials, and Medical Imaging and Theranostics.

Adriana Gonçalves, Raquel Cabrita, Joana Matos, Inês Rodrigues, Tânia Vieira, João Paulo Borges, Paula I.P. Soares. Dual-stimuli-responsive poly(vinyl alcohol) nanofibers for localized cancer treatment: Magnetic hyperthermia and drug release studies, Journal of Drug Delivery Science and Technology, 94: 105492, 2024.

Adriana Gonçalves, Beatriz T. Simões, Filipe V. Almeida, Susete N. Fernandes, Manuel Valente, Tânia Vieira, Célia Henriques, João Paulo Borges, Paula I.P. Soares. Engineering dual-stimuli responsive poly(vinyl alcohol) nanofibrous membranes for cancer treatment by magnetic hyperthermia, Biomaterials Advances 145, 213275, 2023.

Paula I.P. Soares, Joana Romão, Ricardo Matos, Jorge Carvalho Silva, João Paulo Borges. Design and engineering of magneto-responsive devices for cancer theranostics: Nano to macro perspective. Progress in Materials Science, 116: 100742, 2021.

Adriana Gonçalves, Filipe V. Almeida, João Paulo Borges and Paula I.P. Soares, Incorporation of dual-stimuli responsive microgels in nanofibrous membranes for cancer treatment by magnetic hyperthermia, Gels, 7(1), 28, 2021.

Ricardo J. Matos, Catarina I. P. Chaparro, Jorge C. Silva, Manuel A. Valente, João Paulo Borges, Paula I.P. Soares, Electrospun composite cellulose acetate/iron oxide nanoparticles non-woven membranes for magnetic hyperthermia applications, Carbohydrate polymers, 198, 9-16, 2018

Coro Echeverria, Susete N. Fernandes, Maria H. Godinho, João Paulo Borges, Paula I.P. Soares. Functional Stimuli-Responsive Gels: Hydrogels and Microgels, Gels, 4(2), 54, 2018.

Paula I.P. Soares, Ana Isabel Sousa, Isabel Ferreira, Carlos Novo, João Paulo Borges. Towards the development of multifunctional chitosan-based iron oxide nanoparticles: Optimization and modelling of doxorubicin release. Carbohydrate polymers, 153, 212-221, 2016

Paula I.P. Soares, César Laia, Alexandra Carvalho, Laura Pereira, Joana Coutinho, Isabel Ferreira, Carlos Novo, João Paulo Borges. Iron oxide nanoparticles stabilized with a bilayer of oleic acid for magnetic hyperthermia and MRI applications. Applied Surface Science, 383, 240-247, 2016

Paula I.P. Soares, Ana Alves, Laura Pereira, Joana Coutinho, Isabel Ferreira, Carlos Novo, João Paulo Borges. Effects of surfactants on the magnetic properties of iron oxide colloids. Journal of colloid and interface science. 419, 46-51, 2014