Joana Barros
BioEngineered Surfaces
Junior Researcher
Joana Barros (JB) obtained a degree in Genetics and Biotechnology (2009) and an MSc in Biotechnology for Health Sciences (2011), both at Univ. Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro (UTAD). Part of the experimental MSc work was performed at Univ. La Rioja (UR), under an Erasmus grant. In 2019, JB concluded a PhD (Cum Laude) in Biomedical Engineering at the Faculty of Engineering of the University of Porto (FEUP), in collaboration with the Institute for Biomedical Engineering (INEB)/Institute for Research and Innovation in Health (i3S), and Univ. Minho (UM). Currently, she is a Junior Researcher (CEECIND, 5th edition) at i3S, and her research has been focused on the development of multifunctional approaches, based on anti-infective biomaterials and drug-delivery systems, as biological and bioactive platforms for efficient human infection treatment.
Selected Publications
López-Iglesias C., Barros J., Ardao I., Monteiro F.J., Alvarez-Lorenzo C., Gómez-Amoza J.L., García-González C.A.
Vancomycin-loaded chitosan aerogel particles for chronic wound applications. Carbohydrate Polymers204:223-231, 2019. [Journal: Article] [CI: 174] [IF: 7,2]
DOI: 10.1016/j.carbpol.2018.10.012 SCOPUS: 85054721321
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
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
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
García-González C.A., Barros J., Rey-Rico A., Redondo P., Gómez-Amoza J.L., Concheiro A., Alvarez-Lorenzo C., Monteiro F.J.
Antimicrobial Properties and Osteogenicity of Vancomycin-Loaded Synthetic Scaffolds Obtained by Supercritical Foaming. ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces10(4):3349-3360, 2018. [Journal: Article] [CI: 53] [IF: 8,5]
DOI: 10.1021/acsami.7b17375 SCOPUS: 85041364600
Duong T., López-Iglesias C., Szewczyk P.K., Stachewicz U., Barros J., Alvarez-Lorenzo C., Alnaief M., García-González C.A.
A Pathway From Porous Particle Technology Toward Tailoring Aerogels for Pulmonary Drug Administration. Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology9:, 2021. [Journal: Review] [CI: 37] [IF: 6,1]
DOI: 10.3389/fbioe.2021.671381 SCOPUS: 85105984618
Barros J., Monteiro F.J., Ferraz M.P.
Bioengineering Approaches to Fight against Orthopedic Biomaterials Related-Infections. International Journal of Molecular Sciences23(19):, 2022. [Journal: Review] [CI: 23] [IF: 5,6]
DOI: 10.3390/ijms231911658 SCOPUS: 85140141078
Skwira A., Szewczyk A., Barros J., Laranjeira M., Monteiro F.J., Sądej R., Prokopowicz M.
Biocompatible antibiotic-loaded mesoporous silica/bioglass/collagen-based scaffolds as bone drug delivery systems. International Journal of Pharmaceutics645:, 2023. [Journal: Article] [CI: 19] [IF: 5.3]
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpharm.2023.123408 SCOPUS: 85172027917
Zegre M., Barros J., Ribeiro I.A.C., Santos C., Caetano L.A., Gonçalves L., Monteiro F.J., Ferraz M.P., Bettencourt A.
Poly(DL-lactic acid) scaffolds as a bone targeting platform for the co-delivery of antimicrobial agents against S. aureus-C.albicans mixed biofilms. International Journal of Pharmaceutics622:, 2022. [Journal: Article] [CI: 15] [IF: 5,8]
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpharm.2022.121832 SCOPUS: 85132453603
García-González C.A., Blanco-Vales M., Barros J., Boccia A.C., Budtova T., Durães L., Erkey C., Gallo M., Herman P., Kalmár J., Iglesias-Mejuto A., Malfait W.J., Zhao S., Manzocco L., Plazzotta S., Milovanovic S., Neagu M., Nita L.E., Paraskevopoulou P., Roig A., Simón-Vázquez R., Smirnova I., Tomović Z., López-Iglesias C.
Review and Perspectives on the Sustainability of Organic Aerogels. ACS Sustainable Chemistry and Engineering13(18):6469-6492, 2025. [Journal: Review] [CI: 8] [IF: 7.3 (*)]
DOI: 10.1021/acssuschemeng.4c09747 SCOPUS: 105003719279
Zegre M., Barros J., David A.B., Fialho L., Ferraz M.P., Monteiro F.J., Caetano L.A., Gonçalves L., Bettencourt A.
Dual-Loaded Chitosan-Based Nanoparticles: A Novel approach for treating polymicrobial osteomyelitis. International Journal of Pharmaceutics674:, 2025. [Journal: Article] [CI: 4] [IF: 5.2 (*)]
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpharm.2025.125480 SCOPUS: 105000478621
Vancomycin-loaded chitosan aerogel particles for chronic wound applications. Carbohydrate Polymers204:223-231, 2019. [Journal: Article] [CI: 174] [IF: 7,2]
DOI: 10.1016/j.carbpol.2018.10.012 SCOPUS: 85054721321
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
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
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
García-González C.A., Barros J., Rey-Rico A., Redondo P., Gómez-Amoza J.L., Concheiro A., Alvarez-Lorenzo C., Monteiro F.J.
Antimicrobial Properties and Osteogenicity of Vancomycin-Loaded Synthetic Scaffolds Obtained by Supercritical Foaming. ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces10(4):3349-3360, 2018. [Journal: Article] [CI: 53] [IF: 8,5]
DOI: 10.1021/acsami.7b17375 SCOPUS: 85041364600
Duong T., López-Iglesias C., Szewczyk P.K., Stachewicz U., Barros J., Alvarez-Lorenzo C., Alnaief M., García-González C.A.
A Pathway From Porous Particle Technology Toward Tailoring Aerogels for Pulmonary Drug Administration. Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology9:, 2021. [Journal: Review] [CI: 37] [IF: 6,1]
DOI: 10.3389/fbioe.2021.671381 SCOPUS: 85105984618
Barros J., Monteiro F.J., Ferraz M.P.
Bioengineering Approaches to Fight against Orthopedic Biomaterials Related-Infections. International Journal of Molecular Sciences23(19):, 2022. [Journal: Review] [CI: 23] [IF: 5,6]
DOI: 10.3390/ijms231911658 SCOPUS: 85140141078
Skwira A., Szewczyk A., Barros J., Laranjeira M., Monteiro F.J., Sądej R., Prokopowicz M.
Biocompatible antibiotic-loaded mesoporous silica/bioglass/collagen-based scaffolds as bone drug delivery systems. International Journal of Pharmaceutics645:, 2023. [Journal: Article] [CI: 19] [IF: 5.3]
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpharm.2023.123408 SCOPUS: 85172027917
Zegre M., Barros J., Ribeiro I.A.C., Santos C., Caetano L.A., Gonçalves L., Monteiro F.J., Ferraz M.P., Bettencourt A.
Poly(DL-lactic acid) scaffolds as a bone targeting platform for the co-delivery of antimicrobial agents against S. aureus-C.albicans mixed biofilms. International Journal of Pharmaceutics622:, 2022. [Journal: Article] [CI: 15] [IF: 5,8]
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpharm.2022.121832 SCOPUS: 85132453603
García-González C.A., Blanco-Vales M., Barros J., Boccia A.C., Budtova T., Durães L., Erkey C., Gallo M., Herman P., Kalmár J., Iglesias-Mejuto A., Malfait W.J., Zhao S., Manzocco L., Plazzotta S., Milovanovic S., Neagu M., Nita L.E., Paraskevopoulou P., Roig A., Simón-Vázquez R., Smirnova I., Tomović Z., López-Iglesias C.
Review and Perspectives on the Sustainability of Organic Aerogels. ACS Sustainable Chemistry and Engineering13(18):6469-6492, 2025. [Journal: Review] [CI: 8] [IF: 7.3 (*)]
DOI: 10.1021/acssuschemeng.4c09747 SCOPUS: 105003719279
Zegre M., Barros J., David A.B., Fialho L., Ferraz M.P., Monteiro F.J., Caetano L.A., Gonçalves L., Bettencourt A.
Dual-Loaded Chitosan-Based Nanoparticles: A Novel approach for treating polymicrobial osteomyelitis. International Journal of Pharmaceutics674:, 2025. [Journal: Article] [CI: 4] [IF: 5.2 (*)]
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpharm.2025.125480 SCOPUS: 105000478621
