Biography

Prof. Dr. Pedro Fonte

University of Algarve, Portugal


Email: prfonte@ualg.pt


Qualifications

2012-2016 Ph.D., Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Porto, Portugal, Pharmaceutical Sciences

2014 MBA, Lusíada University, Portugal, Business Administration

2005-2010 B.Sc., Superior Institute of Health Sciences, Portugal, Pharmaceutical Sciences


Publications (Selected)

  1. Karine Castro, Julia Coco, Érica Santos, Janaína Ataide, Renata Martinez, Mônica Nascimento, João Prata, Pedro Fonte, Patrícia Severino, Priscila Mazzola, André Baby, Eliana Souto, Daniele Araújo, André Lopes, Pluronic® triblock copolymerbased nanoformulations for cancer therapy:A 10-year overview,Journal ofControlled Release, 353, 802-822,2023
  2. Carolina Lopes, Joana Cristóvão, Vânia Silvério, Paulo Roque Lino, Pedro Fonte, Microfluidics for production of mRNA-loaded lipid nanoparticles: broad range of therapeutic applications,Expert Opinion on Drug Delivery, 1381-1395,2022
  3. Showkeen Muzamil Bashir, Gulzar Ahmed Rather, Ana Patrício, Zulfiqar Haq, Amir Amin Sheikh, Mohd Zahoor ul Haq Shah, Hemant Singh, Azmat Alam Khan, Sofi Imtiyaz, Sheikh Bilal Ahmad, Showket Nabi, Rabia Rakshan, Saqib Hassan and Pedro Fonte, Chitosan nanoparticles: A versatile platform for biomedical applications,Materials, 15(19), 6521,2022
  4. Oluwasegun Adedokun, Epole N. Ntungwe, Cláudia Viegas, Bunyamin Adesina Ayinde, Luciano Barboni, Filippo Maggi, Lucilia Saraiva, Patrícia Rijo, Pedro Fonte, Enhanced anticancer activity of hymenocardia acida stem bark extract loaded into PLGA nanoparticles,Pharmaceuticals, 15(5), 535,2022
  5. Cláudia Viegas, Daniela S. M. Pereira, Pedro Fonte, Insights into nanomedicine for head and neck cancer diagnosis and treatment,Materials, 15(6), 2086,2022
  6. Macedo, A. S., Mendes, F., Filipe, P., Reis, S., & Fonte, P. (2021). Nanocarrier-mediated topical insulin delivery for wound healing. Materials, 14(15), 4257.
  7. Dias, R., Sousa, D., Bernardo, M., Matos, I., Fonseca, I., Vale Cardoso, V., ... & Maurício, R. (2021). Study of the potential of water treatment sludges in the removal of emerging pollutants. Molecules, 26(4), 1010.
  8. Caparica, R., Júlio, A., Araújo, M. E. M., Baby, A. R., Fonte, P., Costa, J. G., & Santos de Almeida, T. (2020). Anticancer activity of rutin and its combination with ionic liquids on renal cells. Biomolecules, 10(2), 233.
  9. Macedo, A. S., Castro, P. M., Roque, L., Thomé, N. G., Reis, C. P., Pintado, M. E., & Fonte, P. (2020). Novel and revisited approaches in nanoparticle systems for buccal drug delivery. Journal of Controlled Release, 320, 125-141.
  10. Oosthuizen, N., Cooke, R. F., Schubach, K. M., Fontes, P. L., Brandão, A. P., Oliveira Filho, R. V., ... & Lamb, G. C. (2020). Effects of estrous expression and intensity of behavioral estrous symptoms on variables associated with fertility in beef cows treated for fixed-time artificial insemination. Animal reproduction science, 214, 106308.
  11. Júlio, A., Caparica, R., Costa Lima, S. A., Fernandes, A. S., Rosado, C., Prazeres, D. M., ... & Fonte, P. (2019). Ionic liquid-polymer nanoparticle hybrid systems as new tools to deliver poorly soluble drugs. Nanomaterials, 9(8), 1148.
  12. Ibrahim, L. A., Rizo, J. A., Fontes, P. L., Lamb, G. C., & Bromfield, J. J. (2019). Seminal plasma modulates expression of endometrial inflammatory meditators in the bovine. Biology of Reproduction, 100(3), 660-671.
  13. Oliveira, A. I., Pinho, C., Fonte, P., Sarmento, B., & Dias, A. C. (2018). Development, characterization, antioxidant and hepatoprotective properties of poly (Ɛ-caprolactone) nanoparticles loaded with a neuroprotective fraction of Hypericum perforatum. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules, 110, 185-196.
  14. Sousa, F., Fonte, P., Cruz, A., Kennedy, P. J., Pinto, I. M., & Sarmento, B. (2018). Polyester-based nanoparticles for the encapsulation of monoclonal antibodies. Recombinant Glycoprotein Production: Methods and Protocols, 239-253.
  15. Castro, P. M., Fonte, P., Oliveira, A., Madureira, A. R., Sarmento, B., & Pintado, M. E. (2017). Optimization of two biopolymer-based oral films for the delivery of bioactive molecules. Materials Science and Engineering: C, 76, 171-180.
  16. Sousa, F., Castro, P., Fonte, P., Kennedy, P. J., Neves-Petersen, M. T., & Sarmento, B. (2017). Nanoparticles for the delivery of therapeutic antibodies: Dogma or promising strategy?. Expert opinion on drug delivery, 14(10), 1163-1176.
  17. Sousa, F., Cruz, A., Fonte, P., Pinto, I. M., Neves-Petersen, M. T., & Sarmento, B. (2017). A new paradigm for antiangiogenic therapy through controlled release of bevacizumab from PLGA nanoparticles. Scientific Reports, 7(1), 3736.

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