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Bioengineered 3D Microenvironments

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Team

Selected Publications

Orge I.D., Nogueira Pinto H., Silva M.A., Bidarra S.J., Ferreira S.A., Calejo I., Masereeuw R., Mihăilă S.M., Barrias C.C.
Vascular units as advanced living materials for bottom-up engineering of perfusable 3D microvascular networks. Bioactive Materials38:499-511, 2024. [Journal: Article] [CI: 12] [IF: 20.3]
DOI: 10.1016/j.bioactmat.2024.05.021 SCOPUS: 85193041211

Barros da Silva P., Oliveira R.J.A., Araújo M., Caires H.R., Bidarra S.J., Barrias C.C.
An integrative alginate-based 3D in vitro model to explore epithelial-stromal cell dynamics in the breast tumor microenvironment. Carbohydrate Polymers342:, 2024. [Journal: Article] [CI: 9] [IF: 12.5]
DOI: 10.1016/j.carbpol.2024.122363 SCOPUS: 85195551038

Carvalho E.D., Morais M.R.G., Pêgo A.P., Barrias C.C., Araújo M.
The interplay between chemical conjugation and biologic performance in the development of alginate-based 3D matrices to mimic neural microenvironments. Carbohydrate Polymers323:, 2024. [Journal: Article] [CI: 5] [IF: 12.5]
DOI: 10.1016/j.carbpol.2023.121412 SCOPUS: 85173151997

Magalhães M.V., Débera N., Pereira R.F., Neves M.I., Barrias C.C., Bidarra S.J.
In situ crosslinkable multi-functional and cell-responsive alginate 3D matrix via thiol-maleimide click chemistry. Carbohydrate Polymers337:, 2024. [Journal: Article] [CI: 15] [IF: 12.5]
DOI: 10.1016/j.carbpol.2024.122144 SCOPUS: 85190291263

Neves M.I., Magalhães M.V., Bidarra S.J., Moroni L., Barrias C.C.
Versatile click alginate hydrogels with protease-sensitive domains as cell responsive/instructive 3D microenvironments. Carbohydrate Polymers320:, 2023. [Journal: Article] [CI: 15] [IF: 10.7]
DOI: 10.1016/j.carbpol.2023.121226 SCOPUS: 85165717522

Neves M.I., Bidarra S.J., Magalhães M.V., Torres A.L., Moroni L., Barrias C.C.
Microstructured click hydrogels for cell contact guidance in 3D. Materials Today Bio19:, 2023. [Journal: Article] [CI: 12] [IF: 8,2 (*)]
DOI: 10.1016/j.mtbio.2023.100604 SCOPUS: 85150054257

Feijão T., Neves M.I., Sousa A., Torres A.L., Bidarra S.J., Orge I.D., Carvalho D.T.O., Barrias C.C.
Engineering injectable vascularized tissues from the bottom-up: Dynamics of in-gel extra-spheroid dermal tissue assembly. Biomaterials279:, 2021. [Journal: Article] [CI: 17] [IF: 15,3]
DOI: 10.1016/j.biomaterials.2021.121222 SCOPUS: 85118349708

Carvalho D.T.O., Feijão T., Neves M.I., Da Silva R.M.P., Barrias C.C.
Directed self-assembly of spheroids into modular vascular beds for engineering large tissue constructs. Biofabrication13(3):, 2021. [Journal: Article] [CI: 19] [IF: 11,1]
DOI: 10.1088/1758-5090/abc790 SCOPUS: 85105354294

Torres A.L., Bidarra S.J., Vasconcelos D.P., Barbosa J.N., Silva E.A., Nascimento D.S., Barrias C.C.
Microvascular engineering: Dynamic changes in microgel-entrapped vascular cells correlates with higher vasculogenic/angiogenic potential. Biomaterials228:, 2020. [Journal: Article] [CI: 40] [IF: 12,5]
DOI: 10.1016/j.biomaterials.2019.119554 SCOPUS: 85074166551

Neves S.C., Moroni L., Barrias C.C., Granja P.L.
Leveling Up Hydrogels: Hybrid Systems in Tissue Engineering. Trends in Biotechnology38(3):292-315, 2020. [Journal: Review] [CI: 101] [IF: 19,5]
DOI: 10.1016/j.tibtech.2019.09.004 SCOPUS: 85075891574

Torres A.L., Bidarra S.J., Pinto M.T., Aguiar P.C., Silva E.A., Barrias C.C.
Guiding morphogenesis in cell-instructive microgels for therapeutic angiogenesis. Biomaterials154:34-47, 2018. [Journal: Article] [CI: 52] [IF: 10,3]
DOI: 10.1016/j.biomaterials.2017.10.051 SCOPUS: 85032820887

Ongoing Projects

MyoTextile - Living cell-based 3D biotextiles for skeletal muscle tissue regeneration
Reference: ON/ICORS Kick-Starter Grant 2022 n? 22-287
Proponent: Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde - Universidade do Porto
Sponsor: ON Foundation
From 01-MAY-23 to 31-DEC-26
Bioengineering living materials for personalized treatment of osteoradionecrosis patients
Reference: Premio Alfredo da Silva 2023 - BioMade4U
Proponent: Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde - Universidade do Porto
Sponsor: Fundação Amélia de Mello
From 01-JAN-24 to 31-DEC-26
Training for Organoids modelling Physiology and Pathology in the human gastrointestinal tract
Reference: HORIZON-TMA-MSCA-DN - GA 101119911
Sponsor: CE - Comissão Europeia
From 01-NOV-23 to 31-OCT-27
Biomimetic Bacterial NanoCellulose medical device with gradient porosity for osteochondral repair
Reference: CaixaImpulse CI24-20063
Proponent: Universidade do Minho
Sponsor: "la Caixa" Foundation
From 01-NOV-24 to 31-OCT-26
Neutrophil-Based Immunoengineering for Tissue Regeneration
Reference: COMPETE2030-FEDER-00796700 - Projeto 16784
Proponent: Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde - Universidade do Porto
Sponsor: FCT - Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
From 01-JUN-25 to 30-MAY-28
Shaping gastric cancer resistance to therapy using glycoengineered ex vivo patient-derived organoids
Reference: 2023.17727.ICDT
Proponent: Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde - Universidade do Porto
Sponsor: FCT - Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
From 03-NOV-25 to 01-NOV-28
Unlocking Angiogenesis via 3D Bioprinting for Bone tissue Regeneration
Reference: INEB - Donativo 2025 C.Barrias 3DBioPBoneReg
Proponent: Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde - Universidade do Porto
Sponsor: INEB
From 01-JAN-26 to 31-DEC-26
Organoid-based glycan engineering as novel ex vivo preclinical models for cancer development
Reference: 2024.16305.PEX
Proponent: Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde - Universidade do Porto
Sponsor: FCT - Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
From 01-FEB-26 to 30-JUL-27