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Porphyrins and Phthalocyanines

Materials Research Group

Ongoing research support
As coordinator:
European Projects:
Project title: “The singlet oxygen strategy (SO2S): sustainable oxidation procedures for applications in material science, synthesis, waste water treatment, diagnostics and therapeutics”, Marie Curie Initial Training Networks (ITN), Call: FP7-PEOPLE-2012-ITN, reference: 316975; Consortium: UGent, UAveiro, UAMadrid, UOCreta, BAM, Inovapotek, BioTeZ, EcoSynth, Biosensor; Total Fellow Months 468 (€ 3 382 553) which 96 are to UA (€ 558 316 / 4 years). Role: PI of the Portuguese part.
European Bilateral Project
Project title: Supramolecular fluorescence switching based on host-guest complexes of phthalocyanine dyads and cucurbituril macrocycles; project on Chemistry, Acções Integradas Luso – Espanholas / 2012, reference: E-110/12 (€ 5 000 + € 6 000 / 2 years). Role: PI.
National Projects:

Project title: Optical Sensors and Nanomaterials for Anion Recognition; project on Science and Engineering of Materials; reference: PTDC/CTM/101538/2008 (€ 180 000 / 3 years). Project Resume

Project title: Nanocages and “bio”polymers for the recognization and solubilization of carbon nanotubes; project on Chemistry, reference: PTDC/QUI/65228/2006 (€ 122 352 / 3 years). Project Resume
Project title: Supramolecular fluorescence switching based on host-guest complexes of phthalocyanine dyads and cucurbituril macrocycles; project on Chemistry, Acções Luso-Espanholas; reference: E-110/12.
As participant:
National Projects: fctlogo
Project title: Nano-sized Functional Metal-Organic Frameworks Based on Lanthanide Polyphosphonates; project on Chemistry, reference: PTDC/QUI-QUI/098098/2008 (€ 148 620 / 3 years). Project Resume
Project title: Hybrid Si-nanoparticle/polymer layers for solar cell applications; project on Science and Engineering of Materials; reference: I3N call (€ 79 180 / 2 years).
Project title: Supramolecular functionalization of carbon nanostructures with porphyrin and phthalocyanine derivatives for sustainable photoinduced energy and electronic-transfer materials, reference: PTDC/QEQ-SUP/5355/2014 (€ 171 408 / 3 years). Role: Member.
Past Projects
As coordinator:
US Project:
Project title: Porphyrinoids for Therapeutics, Tags, and Imaging; project on clinical & translational research, NIH/70827-00 01/2008 ($ 130 600 / 2 years). Role: PI.
As participant:
National Projects: fctlogo
Project title: Nanocages Multifuncionais Baseadas em Sistemas Porfirina-Ftalocianina; project on Chemistry, reference: POCTI/DG/QUI/82011/2006. (€ 63 000 / 3 years). Role: Member.
Project title: Immobilized photosensitizers as new materials in water treatment; project on Materials and Engineering Sciences, reference: POCTI/CTM/58183/2004; (€ 80 000 / 3 years). Role: Member. Project Resume
Project title: Fotodiagnóstico de neoplasias: novos marcadores e propriedades biofísicas; project on Technologies and Health Sciences, reference: UA/2002, (€ 100 000 / 3 years). Role: Member.
Project title: Antiherpetic Inhibitors: Synthesis and Mechanism of Action Studies of Porphyrin Derivatives; project on Health Sciences and biomaterials, reference: POCTI/FCB/38750/2001. (€ 70682 / 3 years). Project Resume