Raquel Viveiros

Dr. Raquel Viveiros

LAQV-REQUIMTE, Departamento de Química, Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Universidade NOVA de Lisboa, 2829-516 Caparica, Portugal

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Academic Career Length

18Years (2009-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

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12 March 2018 in Polymers
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Raquel ViveirosRaquel Viveiros
Raquel Viveiros
SRSílvia Rebocho
Sílvia Rebocho
Teresa CasimiroTeresa Casimiro
Teresa Casimiro
Molecular imprinting is a powerful technology to create artificial receptors within polymeric matrices. Although it was reported for the first time by Polyakov, eighty-four years ago, it remains, nowadays, a very challenging research area. Molecularly imprinted polymers (MIPs) have been successfully used in several applications where selective binding is a requirement, such as immunoassays, affinity separation, sensors, and catalysis. Conventional methods used on MIP production still use large amounts of organic solvents which, allied with stricter legislation on the use and release of chemicals to the environment and the presence of impurities on final materials, will boost, in our opinion, the use of new cleaner synthetic strategies, in particular, with the application of the principles of green chemistry and engineering. Supercritical carbon dioxide, microwave, ionic liquids, and ultrasound technology are some of the green strategies which have already been applied in MIP production. These strategies can improve MIP properties, such as controlled morphology, homogeneity of the binding sites, and the absence of organic solvents. This review intends to give examples reported in literature on green approaches to MIP development, from nano- to micron-scale applications.

1 July 2014 in International Journal of Pharmaceutics
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MAMarco Araújo
Marco Araújo
Raquel ViveirosRaquel Viveiros
Raquel Viveiros
TCTiago R. Correia
Tiago R. Correia
ICIlídio Correia
Ilídio Correia
Vasco BonifácioVasco Bonifácio
Vasco Bonifácio
AAAna Aguiar-Ricardo
Ana Aguiar-Ricardo

1 May 2018 in International Journal of Pharmaceutics
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GMGonçalo Marcelo
Gonçalo Marcelo
IFInês C. Ferreira
Inês C. Ferreira
Raquel ViveirosRaquel Viveiros
Raquel Viveiros
Teresa CasimiroTeresa Casimiro
Teresa Casimiro

1 September 2011 in International Journal of Pharmaceutics
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MSMara Soares da Silva
Mara Soares da Silva
Raquel ViveirosRaquel Viveiros
Raquel Viveiros
PMPatrícia I. Morgado
Patrícia I. Morgado
AAAna Aguiar-Ricardo
Ana Aguiar-Ricardo
ICIlídio Correia
Ilídio Correia
Teresa CasimiroTeresa Casimiro
Teresa Casimiro

1 December 2017 in Journal of Cleaner Production
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Raquel ViveirosRaquel Viveiros
Raquel Viveiros
KKK. Karim
K. Karim
SPS.A. Piletsky
S.A. Piletsky
WHW. Heggie
W. Heggie
Teresa CasimiroTeresa Casimiro
Teresa Casimiro

1 May 2018 in The Journal of Supercritical Fluids
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SRSílvia Rebocho
Sílvia Rebocho
CCCristina Cordas
Cristina Cordas
Raquel ViveirosRaquel Viveiros
Raquel Viveiros
Teresa CasimiroTeresa Casimiro
Teresa Casimiro