Maria Pia Ferraz
Biofabrication
Senior Researcher
Maria Pia Ferraz graduated in Food Engineering (ESB-UCP, 1996), has a PhD in Engineering Sciences (FEUP, 2000) and the habilitation in Metallurgical and Materials Engineering (FEUP, 2023). She is currently an assistant professor at DEMec-FEUP and a Senior researcher of i3S, Biofabrication Group. She has been engaged in several research projects in the area of biomaterials, particularly in antimicrobial biomaterials, bone infection, and regenerative medicine. She is a member of the Ethics Committee of the University of Porto and Vice-President of the Ethics Committee of FEUP.
Selected Publications
Barros J., Melo L.D.R., Poeta P., Igrejas G., Ferraz M.P., Azeredo J., Monteiro F.J.
Lytic bacteriophages against multidrug-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, Enterococcus faecalis and Escherichia coli isolates from orthopaedic implant-associated infections. International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents54(3):329-337, 2019. [Journal: Article] [CI: 66] [IF: 4,6]
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijantimicag.2019.06.007 SCOPUS: 85069824931
Barros J.A.R., Melo L.D.R.d., Silva R.A.R.d., Ferraz M.P., Azeredo J.C.V.d.R., Pinheiro V.M.d.C., Colaço B.J.A., Fernandes M.H.R., Gomes P.d.S., Monteiro F.J.
Encapsulated bacteriophages in alginate-nanohydroxyapatite hydrogel as a novel delivery system to prevent orthopedic implant-associated infections. Nanomedicine: Nanotechnology, Biology, and Medicine24:, 2020. [Journal: Article] [CI: 83] [IF: 6,5]
DOI: 10.1016/j.nano.2019.102145 SCOPUS: 85077500728
Ribeiro M., Ferraz M.P., Monteiro F.J., Fernandes M.H., Beppu M.M., Mantione D., Sardon H.
Antibacterial silk fibroin/nanohydroxyapatite hydrogels with silver and gold nanoparticles for bone regeneration. Nanomedicine: Nanotechnology, Biology, and Medicine13(1):231-239, 2017. [Journal: Article] [CI: 137] [IF: 6,5]
DOI: 10.1016/j.nano.2016.08.026 SCOPUS: 84996551392
Ribeiro M., De Moraes M.A., Beppu M.M., Garcia M.P., Fernandes M.H., Monteiro F.J., Ferraz M.P.
Development of silk fibroin/nanohydroxyapatite composite hydrogels for bone tissue engineering. European Polymer Journal67:66-77, 2015. [Journal: Article] [CI: 93] [IF: 3,5]
DOI: 10.1016/j.eurpolymj.2015.03.056 SCOPUS: 84927167438
Ribeiro M., Monteiro F.J., Ferraz M.P.
Infection of orthopedic implants with emphasis on bacterial adhesion process and techniques used in studying bacterial-material interactions.. Biomatter2(4):176-194, 2012. [Journal: Review] [CI: 723]
DOI: 10.4161/biom.22905 SCOPUS: 84887364389
Barros J., Ferraz M.P., Azeredo J., Fernandes M.H., Gomes P.S., Monteiro F.J.
Alginate-nanohydroxyapatite hydrogel system: Optimizing the formulation for enhanced bone regeneration. Materials Science and Engineering C105:, 2019. [Journal: Article] [CI: 79] [IF: 5,9]
DOI: 10.1016/j.msec.2019.109985 SCOPUS: 85070098816
Teixeira S., Fernandes H., Leusink A., Van Blitterswijk C., Ferraz M., Monteiro F., De Boer J.
In vivo evaluation of highly macroporous ceramic scaffolds for bone tissue engineering. Journal of Biomedical Materials Research - Part A93(2):567-575, 2010. [Journal: Article] [CI: 58] [IF: 3]
DOI: 10.1002/jbm.a.32532 SCOPUS: 77950190285
Lytic bacteriophages against multidrug-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, Enterococcus faecalis and Escherichia coli isolates from orthopaedic implant-associated infections. International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents54(3):329-337, 2019. [Journal: Article] [CI: 66] [IF: 4,6]
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijantimicag.2019.06.007 SCOPUS: 85069824931
Barros J.A.R., Melo L.D.R.d., Silva R.A.R.d., Ferraz M.P., Azeredo J.C.V.d.R., Pinheiro V.M.d.C., Colaço B.J.A., Fernandes M.H.R., Gomes P.d.S., Monteiro F.J.
Encapsulated bacteriophages in alginate-nanohydroxyapatite hydrogel as a novel delivery system to prevent orthopedic implant-associated infections. Nanomedicine: Nanotechnology, Biology, and Medicine24:, 2020. [Journal: Article] [CI: 83] [IF: 6,5]
DOI: 10.1016/j.nano.2019.102145 SCOPUS: 85077500728
Ribeiro M., Ferraz M.P., Monteiro F.J., Fernandes M.H., Beppu M.M., Mantione D., Sardon H.
Antibacterial silk fibroin/nanohydroxyapatite hydrogels with silver and gold nanoparticles for bone regeneration. Nanomedicine: Nanotechnology, Biology, and Medicine13(1):231-239, 2017. [Journal: Article] [CI: 137] [IF: 6,5]
DOI: 10.1016/j.nano.2016.08.026 SCOPUS: 84996551392
Ribeiro M., De Moraes M.A., Beppu M.M., Garcia M.P., Fernandes M.H., Monteiro F.J., Ferraz M.P.
Development of silk fibroin/nanohydroxyapatite composite hydrogels for bone tissue engineering. European Polymer Journal67:66-77, 2015. [Journal: Article] [CI: 93] [IF: 3,5]
DOI: 10.1016/j.eurpolymj.2015.03.056 SCOPUS: 84927167438
Ribeiro M., Monteiro F.J., Ferraz M.P.
Infection of orthopedic implants with emphasis on bacterial adhesion process and techniques used in studying bacterial-material interactions.. Biomatter2(4):176-194, 2012. [Journal: Review] [CI: 723]
DOI: 10.4161/biom.22905 SCOPUS: 84887364389
Barros J., Ferraz M.P., Azeredo J., Fernandes M.H., Gomes P.S., Monteiro F.J.
Alginate-nanohydroxyapatite hydrogel system: Optimizing the formulation for enhanced bone regeneration. Materials Science and Engineering C105:, 2019. [Journal: Article] [CI: 79] [IF: 5,9]
DOI: 10.1016/j.msec.2019.109985 SCOPUS: 85070098816
Teixeira S., Fernandes H., Leusink A., Van Blitterswijk C., Ferraz M., Monteiro F., De Boer J.
In vivo evaluation of highly macroporous ceramic scaffolds for bone tissue engineering. Journal of Biomedical Materials Research - Part A93(2):567-575, 2010. [Journal: Article] [CI: 58] [IF: 3]
DOI: 10.1002/jbm.a.32532 SCOPUS: 77950190285
