Dr. Claudia Botelho

Qualifications

1995  B.Sc., University of Minho, Portugal, Biological Engineering

Publications (Selected)

1. Botelho CM, Negri M, Seabra C, Henriques M, Azeredo J, Oliveira R. Human cells response to Non-Candida albicans Candida infection. Journal of Medical Microbiology, submitted.
2. Sousa C, Botelho CM, Rodrigues D, Azeredo J, Oliveria R. Polymicrobial Endocarditis in Intravenous Drug Abusers: an update. Clinical Infectious Diseases, submitted.
3. Botelho CM, Brooks RA, Kamitakahara M, Ohtsuki C, Best SM, Lopes MA, Santos JD, Rushton N, Bonfield W. Effect of protein adsorption onto the dissolution of silicon-substituted hydroxyapatite. Journal of Encapsulation and Adsorption Sciences (JEAS), (1) 72-79, 2011.
4. Negri M, Botelho CM, Silva S, Lopes LMRH, Henriques M, Azeredo J, Oliveira R. An in vitro evaluation of Candida tropicalis infectivity using human cell monolayer. Journal of Medical Microbiology, 60(Pt 9):1270-5, 2011.
5. Silva-Fernandes A, Costa MC, Silva S, Botelho CM, Martins L, Mariz JA, Ferreira T, Neves MC, Costa C, Maciel P. Age and tissue-dependent CAG instability in a transgenic mouse model of Machado-Joseph disease displaying motor phenotype and neuropathology in the absence of intranuclear inclusions and ataxin-3 cleavage products, Neurobiology of Disease, 40-1, 2010.
6. Gomes PS, Botelho CM, Lopes MA, Santos JD, Fernandes MH. Evaluation of human osteoblastic cell response to plasma-sprayed silicon-substituted hydroxyapatite coatings over titanium substrates. Journal of Biomedical Materials Research B – Applied Biomaterials, 94(2):337-46, 2010
7. Shirosaki Y, Botelho CM, Lopes MA, Santos JD. Synthesis and characterization of chitosan-silicate hydrogel as resorbable vehicle for Bonelike® bone graft. Journal of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, 8, 1-6, 2008
8. Cortez PP, Shirosaki Y, Botelho CM, Simões MJ, Gartner F, Gil da Costa RM, Tsuru K, Hayakawa S, Osaka A, Loper MA, Santos JD, Maurício. Hybrid chitosan membranes tested in sheep for guided tissue regeneration. Key Engineering Materials, 361-363, 1265-1268, 2008.
9. Sousa RC, Lobato JV, Maurício AC, Hussain NS, Botelho CM, Lopes MA, Santos JD. A clinical report of bone regeneration in maxillofacial surgery using Bonelike® synthetic bone graft. Journal of Biomaterials Applications, 22(4), 373-85, 2008.
10. Lobato JV, Maurício AC, Rodrigues JM, Cavaleiro MV, Cortez PP, Xavier L, Botelho CM, Hussain NS, Santos JD. Jaw avascular osteonecrosis after treatment of multiple myeloma with zolendronate. Journal of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery, 61(1), 99-106, 2008.
11. Lobato JV, Hussain NS, Botelho CM, Maurício AC, Lobato JM, Lopes MA, Afonso A, Ali A, Santos JD. Titanium Dental Implants coated synthetic Bonelike® grafts: Clinical case report. Thin Solids Film, 15th February, 2006, 515, 279-284.
12. Lobato JV, Hussain NS, Botelho CM, Maurício AC, Afonso A, Ali A, Santos JD. Assessment of Bonelike® Graft with a resorbable matrix using an Animal Model. Thin Solids Film, 19th January, 2006, 515:362-367.
13. Vandiver J, Dean D, Patel N, Botelho CM, Lopes MA, Santos JD, Bonfield W, Ortiz C. Silicon addition to hydroxyapatite increases nanoscale electrostatic, van der Waals, and adhesive interactions. Journal of Biomedical Materials Research, 27th April, 2006, 78A 352-363.
14. Botelho CM, Brooks RA, Best SM, Lopes MA, Santos JD, Rushton N, Bonfield W. Human Osteoblast response to Silicon-Substituted Hydroxyapatite. Journal of Biomedical Materials Research, 26th July, 2006, 79(3):723-30.
15. Botelho CM, Brooks RA, Spence G, McFarlane I, Lopes MA, Best SM, Santos JD, Rushton N, Bonfield W. Differentiation of mononuclear precursors into osteoclasts on the surface of Sisubstituted hydroxyapatite. Journal of Biomedical Materials Research, 15 September, 2006, 78(4), 709-720.