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Maria A. F. Faustino
Researcher at University of Aveiro
Publications - 174
Citations - 5423
Maria A. F. Faustino is an academic researcher from University of Aveiro. The author has contributed to research in topics: Porphyrin & Chemistry. The author has an hindex of 37, co-authored 146 publications receiving 4393 citations. Previous affiliations of Maria A. F. Faustino include Autonomous University of Madrid.
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New hybrid adsorbent based on porphyrin functionalized silica for heavy metals removal: Synthesis, characterization, isotherms, kinetics and thermodynamics studies.
Smaail Radi,Chahrazad El Abiad,Nuno M. M. Moura,Maria A. F. Faustino,M. Graça P. M. S. Neves +4 more
TL;DR: A novel inorganic-organic hybrid material based on silica chemically modified with a porphyrin (SiNTPP), with a high metal removal efficiency, was developed, and its effectiveness is highly justified compared to previous described materials.
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Photodynamic inactivation of Escherichia coli with cationic meso-tetraarylporphyrins – The charge number and charge distribution effects
Carlos Jorge Simões,Maria C. Gomes,Maria G. P. M. S. Neves,Ângela Cunha,João P. C. Tomé,João P. C. Tomé,Augusto C. Tomé,José A. S. Cavaleiro,Adelaide Almeida,Maria A. F. Faustino +9 more
TL;DR: Results show that singlet oxygen production, charge number, charge distribution, aggregation behaviour and molecular amphiphilicity are all important features that contribute to the photodynamic inactivation efficiency of the photosensitizer.
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Effect of photodynamic therapy on the virulence factors of Staphylococcus aureus
Maria Bartolomeu,Sónia Rocha,Ângela Cunha,Maria G. P. M. S. Neves,Maria A. F. Faustino,Adelaide Almeida +5 more
TL;DR: PDI, contrarily to traditional antibiotics, inhibited the expression of virulence factors, efficiently inactivating either highly virulent strains and low virulent S. aureus strains, and so this therapy may become a strong promising alternative to antibiotics to control pathogenic microorganisms.
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Sewage bacteriophage inactivation by cationic porphyrins: influence of light parameters
Liliana Vale Costa,Carla M. B. Carvalho,Maria A. F. Faustino,Maria G. P. M. S. Neves,João P. C. Tomé,Augusto C. Tomé,José A. S. Cavaleiro,Ângela Cunha,Adelaide Almeida +8 more
TL;DR: The results showed that the efficacy of the bacteriophage photoinactivation is correlated not only with the sensitizer and its concentration but also with the light source, energy dose and fluence rate applied.
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Photodynamic Antimicrobial Chemotherapy in Aquaculture: Photoinactivation Studies of Vibrio fischeri
Eliana Alves,Maria A. F. Faustino,João P. C. Tomé,Maria G. P. M. S. Neves,Augusto C. Tomé,José A. S. Cavaleiro,Ângela Cunha,Newton C. M. Gomes,Adelaide Almeida +8 more
TL;DR: If PACT is to be used in environmental applications, the matrix containing target microbial communities should be previously characterized in order to establish an efficient protocol having into account the photosensitizer concentration, the light source and the total light dose delivered.