Thales Rafael Machado received his B.Sc. degree in Chemistry from the State University of Ponta Grossa (Brazil). He obtained his M.Sc. degree in Applied and Pharmacological Chemistry and his Ph.D. degree in Science (Inorganic Chemistry) through a double-degree program between Universitat Jaume I (Spain) and the Federal University of São Carlos (Brazil). He is currently a Researcher in the Nanomedicine and Nanotoxicology Group at the São Carlos Institute of Physics (Brazil). He was previously postdoctoral researcher at the Center for Nanointegration Duisburg-Essen, Department of Inorganic Chemistry, University of Duisburg-Essen (Germany). His research interests focus on the synthesis, characterization, functionalization, and biomedical applications of nanomaterials, including drug delivery, bioimaging, and biosensing, with particular emphasis on inorganic materials.