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Carla Moutinho
Researcher at Fernando Pessoa University
Publications - 37
Citations - 1042
Carla Moutinho is an academic researcher from Fernando Pessoa University. The author has contributed to research in topics: Liposome & Micelle. The author has an hindex of 13, co-authored 35 publications receiving 873 citations. Previous affiliations of Carla Moutinho include University of Minho.
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Ethnopharmacological notes about ancient uses of medicinal plants in Trás-os-Montes (northern of Portugal)
José Manuel Gomes da Silva Neves,Carla Matos,Carla Moutinho,Carla Moutinho,Glória Queiroz,Ligia R. Gomes,Ligia R. Gomes +6 more
TL;DR: An ethnopharmacological study carried out in two councils belonging to Trás-os-Montes region a small area located in the northern of Portugal, finding that medicinal plants, most of the species wild, are still in use among farmers, shepherds and other people who live far from villages and built-up areas.
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Alternatives to overcoming bacterial resistances: State-of-the-art
Alessandra Candida Rios,Carla Moutinho,Flávio C. Pinto,Fernando de Sá Del Fiol,Angela Faustino Jozala,Marco Vinícius Chaud,Marta M. D. C. Vila,José A. Teixeira,Victor M. Balcão +8 more
TL;DR: This review discusses and analyses several (potential) alternative strategies to current chemical antibiotics and identifies bacteriophage (or phage) therapy as an alternative, or a complement, in the antimicrobial treatment of bacterial infections.
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Noninvasive methods to determine the critical micelle concentration of some bile acid salts
Salette Reis,Carla Moutinho,Carla Matos,Carla Matos,Baltazar de Castro,Paula Gameiro,José L. F. C. Lima +6 more
TL;DR: An evaluation of the conceptual bases of different methodologies commonly used for cmc determination is made, since variations in the results obtained can be related mainly to different intrinsic features of the methods used (such as sensitivity or the need to include tracers or probes) or to the operational cmc definition applied.
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Nanoencapsulation of bovine lactoferrin for food and biopharmaceutical applications
Victor M. Balcão,Victor M. Balcão,Carla Isabel Costa,Carla Matos,Carla Moutinho,Carla Moutinho,Manuela Amorim,Manuela Pintado,Ana M. P. Gomes,Marta M. D. C. Vila,José A. Teixeira +10 more
TL;DR: Production of lactoferrin derivatives (starting from a purified commercial extract), encompassing full stabilization of its three-dimensional structure, has been attempted via nanoencapsulation within lipid nanovesicles, integrating a multiple water-in-oil- in-water emulsion, proving the effectiveness of the encapsulation procedure.
Trace minerals in human health: iron, zinc, copper, manganese and fluorine
TL;DR: The main effects of trace elements in human health, namely iron, zinc, copper, manganese and fluorine are reviewed, focusing on the physiopathology and consequences of lack or excess of these elements.