Universidade do Minho

Escola de Engenharia

Dept. Electrónica Industrial

 

 

 

 

GMinas1

 

Português

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Publications

 

 

 

Personal Information

 

 

Book Chapters:

 

1. G. Minas - Lab-on-a-chip devices for chemical analysis. In Encyclopedia of Microfluidics and Nanofluidics. Dongqing Li (Ed.), Springer US, Setembro 2008. ISBN: 978-0-387-32468-5, Part 12, p. 910-927.

2. V. Carvalho, G. Minas, F. Soares, R. Vasconcelos, M. Belsley - Photodiodes: Characteristics and Applications in Textile Industry and Biomedicine. In Photodiodes: Properties, Materials and Applications. Nova Science Publishers, New York, 2009, ISBN 978-1-60692-660-4, Chapter 10, p. 293-342.

3. V. F. Cardoso, G. Minas – Micro Total Analisys Systems. In Microfluidics and Nanofluidics Handbook: Fabrication, Implementation and Applications, CRC Press/Taylor & Francis Group, LLC Publishers, CA., 2011. ISBN 978-1-439816721, Chapter 11, p. 319-365.

 

Thesis:

 

1. Graça Minas - PWM Techniques for AC Electric Machines Drive. Braga: University of Minho, 1998. Master Thesis.

2. Graça Minas - Laboratorial Microsystem for Biological Fluids Analysis. Guimarães: University of Minho, 2004. PhD Thesis.

 

Journal Publications:

 

1. G. Minas, J. S. Martins, J. H. Correia – Highly Selective Optical Detection in a Lab-on-a-Chip for Biological Fluids Analysis. In Sensors and Materials, MYU Tokyo, Vol. 14, N. 2 (2002), p. 77-89.

2. G. Minas, J. S. Martins, J. C. Ribeiro, R. F. Wolffenbuttel, J. H. Correia – Biological microsystem for measuring uric acid in biological fluids. In Sensors and Actuators A, Elsevier, Vol. 110 (2004), p. 33-38.

3. G. Minas, J. S. Martins, J. C. Ribeiro, R. F. Wolffenbuttel, J. H. Correia – An array of Fabry-Perot Optical-Channels for Biological Fluids Analysis. In Sensors and Actuators A, Elsevier, Vol. 115 (2004), p. 362-367.

4. J. C. Ribeiro, G. Minas, P. Turmezei, R. F. Wolffenbuttel, J. H. Correia – A SU-8 Fluidic Microsystem for Biological Fluids Analysis. In Sensors and Actuators A, Elsevier, Vol. 123‑124 (2005), p. 77‑81.

5. G. Minas, R. F. Wolffenbuttel, J. H. Correia – A Lab-on-a-Chip for Spectrophotometric Analysis of Biological Fluids. In Lab-on-a-Chip, The Royal Society of Chemistry, Vol. 5, (2005), p. 1303‑1309.

6. J. G. Rocha, G. Minas, S. Lanceros-Mendez - Optical coupling between scintillators and standard CMOS detectors. In Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research A, Elsevier, Vol. 556, (2006) p. 281-286.

7. G. Minas, R. F. Wolffenbuttel, J. H. Correia - An array of highly selective Fabry-Perot optical-channels for biological fluids analysis by optical absorption using white light source for illumination. In J. Opt. A: Pure Appl. Opt., Vol 8, (2006), p. 272-278.

8. G. Minas, R. F. Wolffenbuttel, J. H. Correia – Lab-on-a-chip for biological fluids analysis by spectrophotometry. In Arab Health World (AHW) Magazine, Chatila Publishing House (CPH), Vol. XX, N.3, May/June 2006, p. 17-18.

9. G. Minas, G. de Graaf, R. F. Wolffenbuttel, J. H. Correia - A MCM-based Microsystem for Colorimetric Detection of Biomolecules in Biological Fluids. In IEEE Sensors Journal, IEEE, Vol. 6, N. 4 (2006), p. 1003-1009.

10. G. Minas, G.Rocha - Sigma-Delta analog to digital converter for use in lab-on-a-chip devices for biochemical clinical analyses. In Electrochemical Transactions, Vol. 4, N. 1 (2006), p. 171-178.

11. A. V. Fernandes, V. F. Cardoso, J. G. Rocha, J. Cabral, G. Minas - Smart-Optical Detector CMOS Array for Biochemical Parameters Analysis in Physiological Fluids. In IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics, Vol. 55, N.9 (2008), p. 3192-3200.

12. V.F. Cardoso, P. Martins, J. Serrado Nunes, L. Rebouta, J. G. Rocha, G. Minas, S. Lanceros-Méndez - Ultrasonic Transducer based on beta-PVDF for Fluidic Microagitation in a Lab-on-a-Chip device. In Advances in Science and Technology Vol. 57 (2008) p. 99-104.

13. J. G. Rocha, R. A. Dias, L. Goncalves, G. Minas, A. Ferreira, C. M. Costa, S. Lanceros-Mendez - X-Ray Image Detector based on Light Guides and Scintillators. In IEEE Sensors Journal, IEEE, 2009, p.1154-1159.

13. V F Cardoso, S O Catarino, J S Nunes, L Rebouta, J G Rocha, S. Lanceros-Méndez, G Minas - Lab-on-a-chip with ß-PVDF based acoustic microagitation. In IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering, IEEE, Vol. 57, N5 (2010), p. 1184-1190.

14. J. M. Miranda, H. Oliveira, J. A. Teixeira, A. A. Vicente, J. H. Correia, G. Minas - Numerical study of micromixing combining alternate flow and obstacles. In International Communications in Heat and Mass Transfer, Elsevier, Vol. 37 (2010), p. 581–586.

15. G. Minas, R. F. Wolffenbuttel, J. H. Correia - MCM-based microlaboratory for simultaneous measurement of several biochemical parameters by spectrophotometry. In Biomedical Microdevices, Springer US, Vol. 12, N4 (2010), p. 727–736.

16. J. G. Rocha, G. Minas, S. Lanceros-Mendez - Pixel Readout Circuit for X-Ray Imagers. In IEEE Sensors Journal, IEEE, Vol. 10, N.11 (2010), p.1740-1745.

17. V. F. Cardoso, P. Martins, G. Botelho, L. Rebouta, S. Lanceros-Méndez, G. Minas - Degradation studies of transparent conductive electrodes on electroactive poly(vinylidene fluoride) for uric acid measurements. In Science and Technology of Advanced Materials, IOP, Vol.11, N4 (2010), doi: 10.1088/1468-6996/11/4/045006.

18. D S Ferreira, J Mirkovic, R F Wolffenbuttel, J H Correia, M S Feld, G Minas - Narrow-band pass filter array for integrated opto-electronic spectroscopy detectors to assess esophageal tissue. In Biomedical Optics Express, OSA, Vol. 2, N6, (2011), p. 1703-1716.

19. D. S. Ferreira, V. Pinto, J. H. Correia, G. Minas - Spectroscopic detection of gastrointestinal dysplasia using optical microsensors. In IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering, IEEE, Vol. 58, N. 9, (2011), p. 2633-2639.

20. V. F. Cardoso, C. M. Costa, C. J. Tavares, G. Minas, S. Lanceros-Mendez – Micro and nanofilms of poly (vinylidene fluoride) with controlled thickness, morphology and electroactive crystalline phase for sensors and actuators applications. In Smart Materials and Structures, Vol. 20, IOP, (2011), doi:10.1088/0964-1726/20/8/087002.

21. V. F. Cardoso, C. M. Costa, G. Minas, S. Lanceros-Mendez - Improving optical and electroactive response of poly(vinylidene fluoride-trifluoroethylene) spin coated films for sensor and actuator applications. In Smart Materials and Structures, Vol. 21, N.8, IOP Science, (2012), p. 1-8, doi:10.1088/0964-1726/21/8/085020.

22. S. Pimenta, J. M. Nobrega, F. M. Duarte, G. Minas, F. O. Soares - Automatic Electronic System to Human Blood Typing, In Procedia Engineering: Proc. Eurosensors XXVI, September 9-12, 2012, Kraków, Poland, Elsevier, Vol. 47, (2012), p. 647 – 650.

23. L. R. Silva, S. O. Catarino, P. M. Mendes, S. Lanceros-Mendez, G. Minas - Development of a piezoelectric transducers system to improve mixing of fluids, In Procedia Engineering: Proc. Eurosensors XXVI, September 9-12, 2012, Kraków, Poland, Elsevier, Vol. 47, (2012), p. 706 – 709.

24. J. A. Oliveira, José Mariz, Carlos Capela, M. Correia-Neves, G. Minas - Point-of-Care Testing device for Diabetes Mellitus and Renal Function analysis of biological fluids, In Procedia Engineering: Proc. Eurosensors XXVI, September 9-12, 2012, Kraków, Poland, Elsevier, Vol. 47, (2012), p. 710 – 713.

25.S. O. Catarino, J. M. Miranda, S. Lanceros-Mendez, G. Minas - A numerical study on the heat transfer generated by a piezoelectric transducer in a microfluidic system, In Journal of Physics: ConferenceSeries 395 (2012), p. 1-8, doi:10.1088/1742-6596/395/1/012091.

26. V. F. Cardoso, G. Minas, S. Lanceros-Méndez - Multilayer spin-coating deposition of poly(vinylidene fluoride) films for controlling thickness and piezoelectric response. In Sensors & Actuators: A, Elsevier, Vol. 192, (2013), p-76-80 (http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.sna.2012.12.019).

27. C. Barros, C. P. Leão, F. Soares, G. Minas, and J. Machado, “RePhyS: A Multidisciplinary Experience in Remote Physiological Systems Laboratory,” International Journal of Online Engineering (iJOE), vol. 9, n. S5, (2013), p. 21-24.

28. V. F. Cardoso, T. Knoll, T. Velten, L. Rebouta, P. M. Mendes, S. Lanceros-Méndez, G. Minas- Polymer based acoustic streaming for microfluidic applications. RSC Advances, Vol. 4, N.9, (2014), p. 4292-4300. DOI: 10.1039/C3RA46420B.

29. S. O. Catarino, J. M. Miranda, S. Lanceros-Mendez, G. Minas - Numerical Prediction of Acoustic Streaming in a Microcuvete, In The Canadian Journal of Chemical Engineering, Wiley, Vol. 92, N. 11, (2014), p.1988-1998 . DOI 10.1002/cjce.22057.

30. J. Fernandes, S. Pimenta, F. O. Soares, G. Minas - A complete blood typing device for automatic agglutination detection based on absorption spectrophotometry, In IEEE Transactions on Instrumentation & Measurements, Vol. 64, N. 1, (2014), p. 112 - 119. DOI: 10.1109/TIM.2014.2331428.

31. S.O. Catarino, J. M. Miranda, G. Minas - Effect of β-PVDF piezoelectric transducers positioning on the acoustic streaming flows, In Micromachines, MDPI, Vol. 5, N. 3, 654-666, (2014). DOI:10.3390/mi5030654.

32. S.O. Catarino, L.R. Silva, P.M. Mendes, J.M. Miranda, S. Lanceros-Mendez, G. Minas - Piezoelectric actuators for acoustic mixing in microfluidic devices – numerical prediction and experimental validation of heat and mass transport, In Sensors & Actuators: B. Chemical, Vol. 205, (2014), p.206-214 .DOI: http://dx.doi.org/doi:10.1016/j.snb.2014.08.030.

33. V. C. Pinto, P. J. Sousa, V. F. Cardoso, G. Minas - Optimized SU-8 Processing for Low-Cost Microstructures Fabrication without Cleanroom Facilities, In Micromachines, MDPI, Vol. 5, 738-755 (2014), doi:10.3390/mi5030738.

34. S. Pimenta, E. M. S. Castanheira, G. Minas - Optical Microsystem for Analysis of Diffuse Reflectance and Fluorescence Signals Applied to Early Gastrointestinal Cancer Detection, In Sensors, MDPI, Vol. 15, p. 3138-3153; (2015); doi:10.3390/s150203138.

35. D. Lemos, A. Amaral Nunes, J. Machado, C. Barros, C. P. Leão, F. Soares, G. Minas, "Mechanical Simulation Model of the Systemic Circulation", In Measurement (MEAS), Elsevier, V.66, p. 212-221, (2015), doi:10.1016/j.measurement.2015.01.026.

36. L. R. Silva, P. J. Sousa, L. M. Goncalves, G. Minas - Flexible gastrointestinal motility pressure sensors based on aluminum thin-film strain-gauge arrays, In Journal of Micromechanics and Microengineering, IOP, Vol. 25, p. 1-9, doi:10.1088/0960-1317/25/7/074007, (2015).

37. S. Pimenta, S. Cardoso, A. Miranda, P. De Beule, E.M.S. Castanheira, G. Minas - Design and fabrication of SiO2/TiO2 and MgO/TiO2 based high selective optical filters for diffuse reflectance and fluorescence signals extraction, In Biomedical Optics Express, OSA, Vol. 6, N. 8, pp. 3084-3098, (2015). Doi: 10.1364/BOE.6.003084.

38. Tiago S. Monteiro, Pamakštys Kastytis, Luís M. Gonçalves, Graça Minas, Susana Cardoso - Dynamic Wet Etching of Silicon Through Isopropanol Alcohol Evaporation, In Micromachines, MDPI, Vol. 6, N. 10, pp. 1534–1545 (2015), doi:10.3390/mi6101437. IF = 1.269.

39. V. Faustino, S. O. Catarino, R. Lima, G. Minas - Biomedical microfluidic devices by using low-cost fabrication techniques: a review, In Journal of Biomechanics, Elsevier, (2015), doi:10.1016/j.jbiomech.2015.11.031.

40. S. O. Catarino, G. Minas, J. M. Miranda - Improving acoustic streaming effects in fluidic systems by matching SU-8 and polydimethylsiloxane layers. In Ultrasonics, Elsevier, Vol. 69, pp. 46-57, (2016), DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ultras.2016.03.010.

41. S. O. Catarino, G. Minas, J. M. Miranda, G Minas - Evaluation of the successive approximations method for acoustic streaming numerical simulations. In Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, Vol. 139, N. 5, (2016). DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1121/1.4946993.

42. V. F. Cardoso, A. R. Machado, V. C. Pinto, P. J. Sousa, G. Botelho, G. Minas, S. Lanceros-Méndez. From superhydrophobic to superhydrophilic patterned poly(vinylidene fluoride co chlorotrifluoroethylene) architectures as a novel platform for biotechnological application. In Journal of Polymer Science, Part B: Polymer Physics, (2016). DOI: 10.1002/polb.24099.

43. P. J. Sousa, L. R. Silva, V. C. Pinto, L. M. Goncalves and G. Minas - Thin-film aluminum strain-gauges array in a flexible gastrointestinal catheter for pressure measurements, In Journal of Micromechanics and Microengineering, IOP, Vol. 26, N. 8, (2016). Doi:10.1088/0960-1317/26/8/084011.

44. V. Pinto, P. Sousa, S.O. Catarino, M. Correia-Neves, and G. Minas - Microfluidic immunosensor for rapid and highly-sensitive salivary cortisol quantification, In Biosensors and Bioelectronics, Elsevier, Vol. 90 (2017), pp. 308–313. DOI: 10.1016/j.bios.2016.11.067.

45. R. G. Correia, S. Pimenta, G. Minas - CMOS Integrated Photodetectors and Light to Frequency Converters for Spectrophotometric Measurements, in IEEE Sensors, IEEE, Vol. 99, N11 (2017), pp. 3438-3445. DOI: 10.1109/JSEN.2017.2691046.

46. J. F. Mano, N. I. Martins, M. P. Sousa, C. A. Custódio, V. C. Pinto, P. J. Sousa, G. Minas, F. Cleymand - Multilayered Membranes with Tuned Well Arrays to Be Used as Regenerative Patches, in Acta Biomaterialia, Elsevier, Vol 57 (2017), pp. 313-323. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.actbio.2017.04.021.

47. V.F. Cardoso, D. Miranda, G. Botelho, G. Minas, S. Lanceros-Méndez - Highly effective clean-up of magnetic nanoparticles using microfluidic technology, in Sensors and Actuators B: Chemical, Elsevier, Vol. 255, N.2 (2018), DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.snb.2017.08.095.

48. V.F. Cardoso, T. Marques-Almeida, T. Rodrigues-Marinho, G. Minas, L. Rebouta, S. Lanceros-Mendez - Layer-by-layer fabrication of highly transparent polymer based piezoelectric transducers, in Materials Research Express, IOP, Vol. 5, n.6, (2018), DOI: https://doi.org/10.1088/2053-1591/aac682.

49. L Vilas Boas, V Faustino, R Lima, JM Miranda, G. Minas, CSV Fernandes, SO Catarino - Assessment of the Deformability and Velocity of Healthy and Artificially Impaired Red Blood Cells in Narrow Polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) Microchannels, in Micromachines, MDPI, Vol. 9, n. 8, (2018), pp. 384-399; DOI: 10.3390/mi9080384.

50. S. Pimenta, J. P. Pereira, N. M. Gomes, J. F. Ribeiro, M. F. Silva, S. B. Goncalves, G. Minas, J. H. Correia - High-selectivity neural probe based on a Fabry–Perot optical filter and a CMOS silicon photodiodes array at visible wavelengths, in J. Biomed. Opt., SPIE, Vol.  23, n. 10, 105004, (2018), pp. 1-7. DOI: 10.1117/1.JBO.23.10.105004.

51. Vera Faustino, Susana O. Catarino, Diana Pinho, Rui A. Lima, G. Minas - A Passive Microfluidic Device Based on Crossflow Filtration for Cell Separation Measurements: A Spectrophotometric Characterization, in Biosensors, MDPI, Vol. 8, n.4, (2018), pp. 125-135. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/bios8040125.

52. S. Pimenta, S. Cardoso, E.M.S. Castanheira, G. Minas - Towards an on-chip optical microsystem for spectroscopic detection of gastrointestinal dysplasia, in Sensors and Actuators B: Chemical, Elsevier, Vol. 281, (2019), pp. 751-756. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.snb.2018.10.142.

53. V. C. Pinto, C. F. Araújo, P. J. Sousa, L. M. Gonçalves and G. Minas - A low-cost lab-on-a-chip device for marine pH quantification by colorimetry, in Sensors and Actuators B: Chemical, Elsevier, Vol. 290, (2019), pp. 285-292. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.snb.2019.03.098.

54. A. P. M. Tavares, L. A. A. N. A. Truta, F. T. C. Moreira, G. Minas, M. Goreti F. Sales - Photovoltaics, plasmonics, plastic antibodies and electrochromism combined for a novel generation of self-powered and self-signalled electrochemical biomimetic sensors, in Biosensors and Bioelectronics, Vol. 137, (2019), pp. 72-81. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bios.2019.04.055.

55. S. O. Catarino, G. Minas, R. Lima - Editorial for the Special Issue on Micro/Nano Devices for Blood Analysis, in Micromachines, Vol. 10(10), (2019), pp. 708. DOI: 10.3390/mi10100708.

56. S. O. Catarino, R. O. Rodrigues, D. Pinho, J. M. Miranda, G. Minas, R. Lima - Blood Cells Separation and Sorting Techniques of Passive Microfluidic Devices: From Fabrication to Application, in Micromachines Vol. 10(9), (2019), pp. 593-612. DOI: 10.3390/mi10090593.

57. S. Catarino, P. Félix, P. J. Sousa, V. Pinto, I. M. Veiga, G. Minas - A portable device for optical detection and quantification of hemozoin in diluted blood samples, In IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering. Vol. 67, N2, (2019). DOI: 10.1109/TBME.2019.2913454.

58. S. O. Catarino, V. H. Pereira, N. Sousa, G. Minas - Challenges and perspectives on biosensors for highly sensitive quantification of salivary troponins: a review, In IEEE Sensors Journal (2020). DOI: 10.1109/JSEN.2020.3004239.

59. V. C. Pinto, P. S. Sousa, E. M. F. Vieira, L. M. Gonçalves, G. Minas - Antibiofouling strategy for optical sensors by chlorine generation using low-cost, transparent and highly efficient electrodes based on platinum nanoparticles coated oxide, In Chemical Engineering Journal, Elsevier, (2020). DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cej.2020.126479.

60. R. O. Rodrigues, P. C. Sousa, J. Gaspar, M. Bañobre-López, R. Lima, G. Minas - OrganonaChip: A Preclinical Microfluidic Platform for the Progress of Nanomedicine, In Small, Wiley, Vol. 16, N.51 (2020), pp.1-19. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/smll.202003517.

61. T. Lage, R. O Rodrigues, S. Catarino, J. Gallo, M. Bañobre-López, G. Minas - Graphene-Based Magnetic Nanoparticles for Theranostics: An Overview for Their Potential in Clinical Application, In Nanomaterials, MDPI, Vol. 11, N.5, (2021), pp. 1073-1089. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/nano11051073.

62. P. J. Sousa, V. C. Pinto, V. H. Magalhães, R. O. Rodrigues, P. C. Sousa, G. Minas - Development of Highly Sensitive Temperature Microsensors for Localized Measurements, In Applied Sciences, MDPI, Vol. 11, N.9, (2021), pp. 3864. https://doi.org/10.3390/app11093864.

63. Violeta Carvalho, Inês Gonçalves, Teresa Lage, Raquel O. Rodrigues, Graça Minas, Senhorinha F. C. F. Teixeira, Ana S. Moita, Takeshi Hori, Hirokazu Kaji, Rui A. Lima - 3D Printing Techniques and Their Applications to Organ-on-a-Chip Platforms: A Systematic Review, In Sensors, MDPI, Vol. 21, N. 9, (2021), pp. 3304-3330. https://doi.org/10.3390/s21093304.

64. M Costa, V Baptista, G Ferreira, D Lima, G Minas, MI Veiga, SO Catarino - Multilayer thin-film optical filters for reflectance-based malaria diagnostics, In Micromachines, MDPI, Vol. 12, N. 8, (2021), pp. 890-905 (DOI: 10.3390/mi12080890).

65. C. M. Penso, J. L. Rocha, M. S. Martins, P. J. Sousa, V. C. Pinto, G. Minas, M. M. Silva, L. M. Goncalves - PtOEP–PDMS-Based Optical Oxygen Sensor, In Sensors, MDPI, Vol. 21, (2021), pp. 5645 (DOI: 10.3390/s21165645).

66. J. Rodríguez-Herrera, AG Cabado, G. Bodelón, SC Cunha, V. Pinto, JO Fernandes, J. Lago, S. Muñoz, I. Pastoriza-Santos, P. Sousa, L. Gonçalves, M. López-Cabo, J. Pérez-Juste, J. Santos, G. Minas - Methodological Approaches for Monitoring Five Major Food Safety Hazards Affecting Food Production in the Galicia–Northern Portugal Euroregion, In Foods, MDPI, Vol. 11, N. 1, (2022), pp: 84. (DOI:10.3390/foods11010084).

67. R. R. Souza, I. M. Gonçalves, R. O. Rodrigues, G. Minas, J.M. Miranda, A. L.N. Moreira, R. Lima, G. Coutinho, J.E. Pereira, A. S. Moita - Recent advances on the thermal properties and applications of nanofluids: From nanomedicine to renewable energies, Applied Thermal Engineering, Vol. 201, Part. B, (2022), pp. 117725, (DOI:10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2021.117725).

68. I. Miranda, A. Souza; P. Sousa, J. Ribeiro, E.M.S Castanheira, R. Lima, G. Minas - Properties and Applications of PDMS for Biomedical Engineering: A Review. In Journal of Functional Biomaterials, MDPI, Vol. 13, N. 1, (2022), (DOI:10.3390/jfb13010002).

69. A. Fadlelmoula, D. Pinho, V. H. Carvalho, S. O. Catarino, G. Minas – Fourier Transform Infrared (FTIR) Spectroscopy to Analyse Human Blood over the Last 20 Years: A Review towards Lab-on-a-Chip Devices, In Micromachines, MDPI, Vol. 13, (2022), pp. 187. (DOI:10.3390/mi13020187).

70. V. Baptista, W.K. Peng, G. Minas, M.I. Veiga, S.O. Catarino - Review of Microdevices for Hemozoin-Based Malaria Detection. In Biosensors, MDPI, Vol. 12, (2022), pp. 110. (DOI:10.3390/bios12020110).

71. I.M. Gonçalves, V. Carvalho, R.O. Rodrigues, D. Pinho, S.F.C.F. Teixeira, A. Moita, T. Hori, H. Kaji, R. Lima, G. Minas -  Organ-on-a-Chip Platforms for Drug Screening and Delivery in Tumor Cells: A Systematic Review. In Cancers, MDPI, Vol. 14, (2022), pp. 935. (DOI:10.3390/cancers14040935). Cover page of volume 14, issue 4 (https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6694/14/4).

72. G.M. Ferreira, V. Silva, G. Minas, S.O. Catarino - Simulation Study of Vertical p–n Junction Photodiodes’ Optical Performance According to CMOS Technology. In Applied Science, MDPI, Vol. 12 (5), (2022), pp. 2580. (DOI:10.3390/app12052580).

73. I. M. Gonçalves, R. O. Rodrigues, A. S. Moita, T. Hori, H. Kaji, R. Lima, G. Minas - Recent trends of biomaterials and biosensors for organ-on-chip platforms. In Bioprinting, Elsevier, Vol. 26, (2022). (DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bprint.2022.e00202).

74. D. Pinho, V. Faustino, S. O. Catarino, A. I. Pereira, G. Minas, F. T. Pinho, R. Lima - Label-free multi-step microfluidic device for mechanical characterization of blood cells: Diabetes type II. In Micro and Nano Engineering, (2022), (DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mne.2022.100149).

75. Denise A. M. Carvalho, Vânia C. Pinto, Paulo J. Sousa, Vitor H. Magalhães, Emilio Fernández, Pedro A. Gomes, G. Minas, Luís M. Gonçalves - Methodology for Phytoplankton Taxonomic Group Identification towards the Development of a Lab-on-a-Chip. In Applied Sciences, Vol. 12 (11), (2022), pp. 5376, (DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/app12115376).

76. Violeta Carvalho, Manuel Bañobre-López, Graça Minas, Senhorinha F.C.F. Teixeira, Rui Lima, Raquel O. Rodrigues - The integration of spheroids and organoids into organ-on-a-chip platforms for tumour research: A review. In Bioprinting, Elsevier, Vol.27, (2022), pp. e00224, (DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bprint.2022.e00224)

77. V. Faustino, D. Pinho, S.O. Catarino, G. Minas, Rui A. Lima - Geometry effect in multi-step crossflow microfluidic devices for red blood cells separation and deformability assessment. In Biomedical Microdevices, Springer, Vol. 24 (20), (2022). (DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10544-022-00616-0).

78. Renata Maia, Violeta Carvalho, Bernardo Faria, Inês Miranda, Susana Catarino, Senhorinha Teixeira, Rui Lima, Graça Minas, João Ribeiro - Diagnosis Methods for COVID-19: A Systematic Review. In Micromachines, MDPI, Vol. 13 (8), (2022), pp. 1349. (DOI:https://doi.org/10.3390/mi13081349).

79. V. Baptista, M. Silva, G. Ferreira, C. Calçada, G. Minas, M. I. Veiga, S. O. Catarino -  Optical spectrophotometry as a promising method for quantification and stage differentiation of Plasmodium falciparum parasites. In ACS Infectious Diseases, ACS, (2022), (DOI:https://doi.org/10.1021/acsinfecdis.2c00484).

80. Marina Passos, Sergej Zankovic, Graça Minas, Enno Klüver, Marit Baltzer, Hagen Schmal, Michael Seidenstuecker - About 3D printability of thermoplastic collagen for biomedical applications. In Bioengineering, Vol. 9 (12), (2022), pp. 780. (DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/bioengineering9120780).

81. Inês M. Gonçalves, Inês Castro, Filipe Barbosa, Vera Faustino, Susana O. Catarino, Ana Moita, João M. Miranda, Graça Minas, Patrícia C. Sousa, Rui Lima - Experimental characterization of a microfluidic device based on passive crossflow filters for blood fractionation. In Processes, MDPI, Vol. 10 (2), (2022), pp. 2698. (DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/pr10122698).

 

 

National Journal Publications:

 

1. G. Minas, J. H. Correia – Micro-laboratório num chip para análise de fluidos biológicos. In Interface Saúde, N7, (2005), p.50-53.

2. G. Minas - Laboratório de análises clínicas num chip: micro-laboratório. Dept. Electrónica Industrial Journal, Universidade do Minho (2005), pp. 17-18.

 

Conference Publications:

 

1. G. Minas, J. S. Martins, J. L. Monteiro - Comunicação de Dados pelas Linhas de Distribuição de Energia Eléctrica. In “Actas das 4as Jornadas Luso-Espanholas de Engenharia Electrotécnica”. Porto, 6-8 July 1995, Vol. 3, p. 1479‑1482.

2. G. Minas, J. S. Martins - Implementação de um Modulador de Largura de Impulso para Accionamento de um Motor de Indução Trifásico. In “Actas da 6as Jornadas Luso‑Espanholas de Engenharia Electrotécnica”. Lisboa, 7‑9 July 1999. Vol. 1, p. 239‑246.

3. G. Minas, J. S. Martins, C. Couto - A Microcontroller Based Voltage Space Vector Modulator Suitable for Induction Motor Drives. In “ISIE’99 Proceedings of the IEEE International Symposium on Industrial Electronics”. Bled‑Slovenia, 12‑16 July 1999. Vol. 2, p. 469‑473.

4. G. Minas, J. S. Martins, J. H. Correia - A Lab-on‑a‑Chip for Biological Fluids Analysis. In “5th Portuguese Conference on Biomedical Engineering”. Coimbra, 26-27 May 2000.

5. G. Minas, J. S. Martins, J. H. Correia - High-Selectivity Optical Detection in Microfluidic Systems for Clinical Analysis. In “Proceedings of Eurosensors XIV”. Copenhagen-Denmark, 27-30 August 2000, p. 873-876.

6. G. Minas, J. S. Martins, C. Pereira, C. Lima, R. F. Wolffenbuttel, J. H. Correia - Lab-on‑a‑Chip for Measuring Uric Acid in Biological Fluids. In “Proceedings of Eurosensors XVI”. Prague-Czech Republic, 15-18 September 2002, p. 66-69.

7. G. Minas, J. C. Ribeiro, S. Lanceros-Mendez, F. Vaz, R. F. Wolffenbuttel, and J. H. Correia – Biosystem with 16 Highly‑Selective Optical‑Channels for Biological Fluids Analysis in the Visible Spectrum. In “Proceedings of Transducers’03”. Boston-USA, 8-12 June 2003, p. 1251‑1254.

8. G. Minas, J. C. Ribeiro, J. S. Martins, R. F. Wolffenbuttel, and J. H. Correia – A 16 Fabry-Perot Optical-Channels Array for Biological Fluids Analysis using White Light. In “Proceedings of Eurosensors XVII”. Guimarães, Portugal, 21‑24 September 2003, p. 28‑30.

9. G. Minas, J. C. Ribeiro, R. F. Wolffenbuttel, and J. H. Correia – 2‑D Modeling and simulation of Fluidic Microsystems for Biological Fluids Analysis. In “Proceedings of MME 2003”. Delft, The Netherlands, 2‑4 November 2003, p. 239‑242.

10. J. C. Ribeiro, G. Minas, P. Turmezei, R. F. Wolffenbuttel, J. H. Correia ‑ A SU-8 Fluidic Microsystem for Biological Fluids Analysis. In “Proceedings of Eurosensors XVIII”. Roma, Itália, 13‑15 September 2004, p. 126-127.

11. G. Minas, J. C. Ribeiro, G. de Graaf, R. F. Wolffenbuttel, J. H. Correia ‑  A MCM‑based Microsystem for Biological Fluids Analysis by Optical Absorption. In “Proceedings of IEEE Sensors 2004”. Viena, Austria, 24‑27 October 2004, p. 223‑226.

12. G. Minas, J.C. Ribeiro, R.F. Wolffenbuttel, J.H. Correia ‑  On-Chip Integrated CMOS Optical Detection Microsystem for Spectrophotometric Analyses in Biological Microfluidic Systems. In “Proceedings of ISIE 2005”. Dubrovnik, Croatia, 20‑23 June 2005, p. 1133‑1138.

13. G. Minas, I. Barros, R.F. Wolffenbuttel, J.H. Correia ‑  3-D Modeling and Simulation of Fluidic Microsystems for Biological Fluids. In “Proceedings of MME 2005”. Gotenborg, Sweden, 4‑6 September 2005, p. 342‑345.

14. G. Rocha, G. Minas, L. M. Goncalves, I. Barros, S. Lanceros-Mendez ‑  Tunable Optical Filter for Biomolecules Detection in Biological Fluids. In “Proceedings of MME 2005”. Gotenborg, Sweden, 4‑6 Sptember 2005, p. 187‑190.

15. J. M. Miranda, G. Minas, A. A. Vicente, J. A. Teixeira - Design of a lab-on-a-chip for clinical tests of human physiological fluids. In "Proceedings of the Second International Conference on Transport Phenomena in Micro and Nanodevices". Barga, Italy, 11-15 June 2006, p.1-24.

16. C. Pinheiro, J. G. Rocha, L. M. Goncalves, S. Lanceros-Mendez and G. Minas - A Tunable Fabry-Perot Optical Filter for Application in Biochemical Analysis of Human’s Fluids. In "Proceedings of ISIE 2006". ETS-Downtown Montréal, Canada, 9-13 July 2006, p. 2778-2783.

17. J. G. Rocha, G. Minas, L. M. Gonçalves, S. Lanceros-Mendez – Scintillating microcavities for x-ray imaging sensors. In “Proceedings of MME 2006”, Southampton, UK, 3-5 September 2006, p. 149-152.

18. H. C. Oliveira, J. M. Miranda, J. A. Teixeira, A. A. Vicente, J. H. Correia, G. Minas – Oscillatory and alternate flows in a microfluidic device. In “Proceedings of EurosensorsXX”. Gotenborg, Sweden, 17-20 September 2006.

19. H. C. Oliveira, J. G. Rocha, I. Barros, J. M. Cabral, G. Minas – A SU-8 microfluidic mixer for use in lab-on-a-chip devices for biological fluids analysis. In “Proceedings of ICIT 2006”. India, 15-17 December 2006, p. 3014-3019. 

20. A. V. Fernandes, C. Pinheiro, J. G. Rocha, G. Minas - Smart-optical detector array in CMOS for absorbance measurement of physiological fluids. In “Proceedings of ISIE 2007”, Vigo, Spain, 4-7 June 2007, p. 1441-1446.

21. R. A. Dias, J. H. Correia, G. Minas - CMOS optical sensors for being incorporated in endoscopic capsule for cancer cells detection. In “Proceedings of ISIE 2007”, Vigo, Spain, 4-7 June 2007, p. 2747- 2751.

22. J. G. Rocha, G.Minas, V. Sencadas, S. Lanceros-Mendez - Liquid flow sensor based on PVDF in its beta phase. In “Proceedings of ISIE 2007”, Vigo, Spain, 4-7 June 2007, p. 2752-2753.

23. H. Oliveira, J. M. Miranda, J. A. Teixeira, A. A. Vicente, J. H. Correia, G. Minas – Alternate flows in a microfluidic device. In “Proceedings of MME 2007”, Guimarães, Portugal, 16-18 September 2007, p. 379-382.

24. A. A. Gomes, P. C. Morim, P. M. Oliveira, C. M. Marques, G. Minas, A. J. Pontes - A microfluidic system for integration on lab-on-a-chip devices. In “Proceedings of MME 2007”, Guimarães, Portugal, 16-18 September 2007, p. 387-390.

25. A. Fernandes, J. G. Rocha, G. Minas - Smart-Pixel Array for Imaging Sensors. In “Proceedings of ICECS – The 14th International Conference on Electronics, Circuits and Systems”, Marrakech, Morocco, 11-14 December 2007, p. 395-398.

26. R. A. Dias, J. H. Correia, G. Minas - On-Chip Integrated Optical Sensors for Fluorescence Detection of Cancer Tissue: Application to Capsule Endoscopy. “Proceedings of ICECS – The 14th International Conference on Electronics, Circuits and Systems”, Marrakech, Morocco, 11-14 December 2007, p. 423-426.

27. J. Silva, S. Lanceros-Mendez, G. Minas, J. G. Rocha - CMOS X-ray Image Sensor Array. In “Proceedings of ICECS – The 14th International Conference on Electronics, Circuits and Systems”, Marrakech, Morocco, 11-14 December 2007, p. 1067-1071.

28. V. F. Cardoso, J. G. Rocha, F. O. Soares, G. Minas, S. Lanceros-Mendez – Lab-on-a-chip with fluid acoustic microagitation: Piezoelectric Polymer β-PVDF Used as Ultrassonic Transducer. In “Proceedings of BioDevices 2008 – The International Conference on Biomedical Electronics and Devices”, Madeira, Portugal, 28-31 January 2008, p. 262-267.

29. Pedro Martins, V.F. Cardoso, J. Serrado Nunes, S. Lanceros-Mendez, J. H. Correia, G. Minas - Electroactive β-PVDF Polymer as Fluidic Acoustic Mixer for Lab-on-a-Chip Applications. In Proceedings of NanoSpain 2008 – NanoIberian Conference, Braga, Portugal, 14-18 April 2008, p.

30. B. Silva, J.G. Rocha, A. J. Ferreira, S.Lanceros-Mendez, G.Minas - Tunable Fabry-Perot Optical Filter with a Resonant Cavity Based on a Piezoelectric Polymer. In Proceedings of NanoSpain 2008 – NanoIberian Conference, Braga, Portugal, 14-18 April 2008, p.

31. V. F. Cardoso, J. G. Rocha, J. Serrado Nunes, S. Lanceros-Mendez, G. Minas - Piezoelectric β-PVDF Polymer Films as Fluid Acoustic Microagitator. In Proceedings of ISIE 2008, Cambridge, UK, 30 June to 2 July 2008, p. 2028-2033.

32. V.F. Cardoso, P. Martins, J. Serrado Nunes, L. Rebouta, J. G. Rocha, S. Lanceros-Mendez, G. Minas – Lab-on-a-chip with β-PVDF based acoustic microagitation. In Proceedings of The 22nd International Conference EUROSENSORS 2008, Dresden, Germany, 07-10 September 2008, p.727-730.

33. Rocha J G, Fernandes A V, Dias R A, Goncalves L, Goncalves P, Ferreira A J, Minas G., Lanceros-Mendez S - X-Ray CMOS Detector Array. In Proceedings of IEEE Sensors 2008: The 7th IEEE Conference on Sensors, Lecce, Italy, 26-29 October, 2008, p. 1398-1401.

34. Eurico Martins, Ana Cristina Braga, Graça Minas, Filipe Janela - Optimização dos tempos de execução de tarefas na realização de exames. In EQS2008 - VI Conferência Estatística e Qualidade na Saúde, Lisboa, Portugal, 20-21 de Novembro de 2008.

35. P. Martins, V. F. Cardoso, J. Serrado Nunes, L. F. Rebouta, J. G. Rocha, G. Minas, S. Lanceros-Méndez - A Lab-on-a-Chip for Clinical Analysis with Acoustic Microagitation based on Piezoelectric Poly(vinilidene fluoride), In “MRS2008 – Materials Research Society: Fall Meeting”, Boston, MA, USA, 1-5 December 2008, p. 1-6.

36. V. F. Cardoso, G. Minas, P. Martins, J. Serrado Nunes, L. Rebouta, S. Lanceros-Méndez, G. Botelho – Acoustic thermoagitation based on piezoelectric beta-PVDF polymer films: Potential Evaluation in Lab-on-a-Chip Applications, In “Proceedings of BioDevices 2009 – The International Conference on Biomedical Electronics and Devices”, Porto, Portugal, 14-17 Janeiro 2009, p. 394-397.

37. D. S. Ferreira, M. Henriques, R. Oliveira, J. H. Correia, G. Minas – Autofluorescence Spectroscopy of a Human Gastrointestinal carcinoma cell line: design of optical sensors for the detection of early stage cancer, In “Proceedings of BioDevices 2009 – The International Conference on Biomedical Electronics and Devices”, Porto, Portugal, 14-17 Janeiro 2009, p. 61-66.

38. Debora Ferreira, Niyom Lue, Hoda Eydgahi, Graca Minas, Jose Higino Correia, Kamran Badizadegan, Michael S Feld, Chung-Chieh Yu - Development of an ex vivo Quantitative Spectroscopic Imaging System, In Advances in Optics for Biotechnology, Medicine and Surgery XI, Clinical Challenges and Research Solutions, Burlington, Vermont, USA, June 28 - July 2, 2009, p. 40.

39. J. M. Miranda, J. A. Teixeira, A. A. Vicente, J. H. Correia, Member, IEEE, G. Minas - Improving Alternate Flow mixing by Obstacles Located along a Micro-Channel, In Proceedings of EMBC2009 - the 31st Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, Hilton Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA, 2-6 September, 2009, p. 7034-7036.

40. V. F. Cardoso, S. O. Catarino, P. Martins, L. Rebouta, S. Lanceros-Mendéz, G. Minas – Biological Microdevice with fluidic acoustic streaming for measuring uric acid in human saliva, In Proceedings of EMBC2009 - the 31st Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, Hilton Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA, 2-6 September, 2009, p. 5879-5882.

41. G. Minas, F. O. Soares - A Collaborative Biomedical Engineering Undergraduate Work: An Automatic System for Blood Glucose Regulation, To be published in Proceedings of EMBC2009 - the 31st Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, Hilton Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA, 2-6 September, 2009, p. 5858-5861.

41. S. O. Catarino, J. G. Rocha, S. Lanceros-Mendéz, R. G. Correia, V. F. Cardoso, G. Minas - Heating of samples by acoustic microagitation for improving reaction of biological fluids, In Proceedings of ISIE2010, Bari, Italy, 4-7 July, 2010, p. 446-451.

42. S. Reis, V. Correia, M. Martins, G. Barbosa, R. M. Sousa, G. Minas, S. Lanceros-Mendez, J. G. Rocha - Touchscreen based on acoustic pulse recognition with piezoelectric polymer sensors, In Proceedings of ISIE2010, Bari, Italy, 4-7 July, 2010, p. 516-520.

43. S. Reis, V. Correia, M. Martins, G. Barbosa, R. M. Sousa, G. Minas, S. Lanceros-Mendez, J. G. Rocha - Precise duty-cycle measurement for time of transit ultrasound flowmeters, In Proceedings of ISIE2010, Bari, Italy, 4-7 July, 2010, p. 3366-3370.

44. V.F. Cardoso, C.M. Costa, S. Lanceros-Méndez, G. Minas – Micro and Nanofabrication of beta-Poly(Vinylidene Fluoride) sensors and actuators, In 3rd International Conference on Advanced Nano Materials, Agadir, Morocco, 12-15 September 2010.

45. V.F. Cardoso, G. Minas, S. Lanceros-Méndez – Functionally graded electroactive Poly(Vinylidene Fluoride) by multilayer spin-coating deposition with controlled crystalline phase content, In 11th International Symposium on Multiscale, Multifunctional and Functionally Graded Materials, Guimarães, Portugal, 26-29 September 2010, p. 112.

46. C. Martins, J. Borges, L. Cunha, F. Vaz, G. Minas – Aluminium oxynitride thin films based optical filter for biomolecules analysis in biological fluids, In 11th International Symposium on Multiscale, Multifunctional and Functionally Graded Materials, Guimarães, Portugal, 26-29 September 2010, p. 192.

47. D. S. Ferreira, P. J. G. Coutinho, E. M. S. Castanheira, J. H. Correia, G. Minas – Fluorescence and Diffuse Reflectance Spectroscopy for early cancer detection using a new strategy towards the development of a miniaturized system, In Proceedings of EMBC2010 - the 31st Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, Buenos Aires, Argentina, August 31 - September 4, 2010, p. 1210-1213.

48. V. F. Cardoso, R. G. Correia, J. G. Rocha, S. Lanceros-Mendéz, G. Minas – Design and fabrication of piezoelectric microactuators based on ß-poly(vinylidene fluoride) films for microfluidic applications, In Proceedings of EMBC2010 - the 31st Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, Buenos Aires, Argentina, August 31 - September 4, 2010, p. 903-906.

49. D. S. Ferreira, L. M. Gonçalves, J. H. Correia, G. Minas – Development and validation of a pressure transducer and its electronics dor esophageal manometry, In “Proceedings of BioDevices 2011 – The International Conference on Biomedical Electronics and Devices, Roma, Italy, 26-29 January 2011, p. 397-400.

50. V. F. Cardoso, S. O. Catarino, S. Lanceros-Mendez, G. Minas - Lab-on-a-chip using acoustic streaming for mixing and pumping fluids. In proceedings of the 1st Encontro Nacional de BioEngenharia, Lisboa, Portugal, 1-4 March, 2011, p. 76-79.

51. N. S. Dias, M. F. Silva, J. F. Ribeiro, V. F. Cardoso, L. R. Jacinto, J. F. Oliveira, J. J. Cerqueira, G. Minas, N. Sousa, J. H. Correia - Gold Coated SU-8-Based Microelectrodes for In Vivo Electrophysiological Studies. In proceedings of the 5th International IEEE EMBS Conference on Neural Engineering, Cancun, Mexico, 27 April - 1 May 2011, p.310-313.

52. D. S. Ferreira, J. H. Correia, G. Minas - A strategy for the diagnosis of dysplasia using a miniaturized spectroscopy system for endoscopic capsules. In proceedings of the International Conference on Applications of Optics and Photonics, SPIE, Braga, Portugal, 3 -7 May 2011, Vol. 8001, 80010I, p. 1-7.

53. J. F. Ribeiro, M. F. Silva, V. F. Cardoso, N. S. Dias, L. R. Jacinto, J. P. Carmo, G. Minas, J.H. Correia - SU-8 spike electrodes for neural signals. In Proceedings of 2011 International Conference on Microtechnologies in Medicine and Biology, Lucerne, Switzerland, 4-6 May 2011, p. 114-115.

54. M. F. Silva, D. S. Ferreira, J. F. Ribeiro, L. M. Goncalves, J. P. Carmo, C. A. Silva, G. Minas, J. H. Correia – Design, Simulation ansd fabrication of optical filters for narrow band imaging in endoscopic capsules, In proceedings of the 22nd Micromechanics and Micro systems Europe Workshop, Toensberg, Norway, June 19-22, 2011, p. 186-189.

55. S. O. CATARINO, J. M. MIRANDA, S. LANCEROS-MENDEZ, G. MINAS - Modeling and simulation of the Mixing process in microfluidic channels promoted by acoustic streaming, In 3rd Micro and Nano Flows Conference, Thessaloniki, Greece, 22-24 August 2011, p. 1-8.

56. S.Cardoso, P.P.Freitas, R.Petrova, A.Miranda, D. S. Ferreira, G. Minas - Spectra optical detection of biomolecules using a white light source-based spectrophotometric platform, In IEEE Sensors 2011 Conference, Limerick, Ireland, 28-31 October, 2011, p.1-4.

57. V.F. Cardoso, T. Knoll, T. Velten, G. Minas, S. Lanceros-Méndez - Improving reaction and mixing times in macro- and microfluidic devices for medical applications, In NANOSMAT the 6th International Conference on Surface, Coatings and Nano-Structured Materials, Krakow, Poland, 17-20 October, 2011.

58. D. S. Ferreira, N. Lue, G. Minas, M. S. Feld, K. Badizadegan, C. Yu – Development of an ex-vivo quantitative spectroscopic scanner, In “Proceedings of BioDevices 2012 – The International Conference on Biomedical Electronics and Devices, Vilamoura, Algarve, Portugal, 1-4 February 2012, p. 274-279.

59. S.O. Catarino, J. M. Miranda, S. Lanceros-Mendez, G. Minas - Modeling and Simulation of Acoustic Propagation for Mixing and Pumping Fluids in Lab-on-a-Chip Devices, In proceedings of 2nd Portuguese Meeting in Bioengineering, Coimbra, Portugal, 25-27 February, 2012, p. 93-96 (DOI: 10.1109/ENBENG.2012.6331359).

60. D. S. Ferreira, T. S. Monteiro, G. Minas - Spectroscopy microsystem for the detection of early cancer, In proceedings of 2nd Portuguese Meeting in Bioengineering, Coimbra, Portugal, 25-27 February, 2012, p. 89-92 (DOI: 10.1109/ENBENG.2012.6331371).

61. Sara Pimenta, G. Minas, F. O. Soares - Spectrophotometric approach for automatic human blood typing, In proceedings of 2nd Portuguese Meeting in Bioengineering, Coimbra, Portugal, 25-27 February, 2012, p. 101-104 (DOI: 10.1109/ENBENG.2012.6331340).

62. S. O. Catarino, J. Miranda, S. Lanceros-Mendez, G. Minas - A comparison of acoustic streaming predictions by COMSOL Multiphysics and OpenFoam, In YIC2012 the first European Community on Computational Methods in Applied Sciences (ECCOMAS), Aveiro, Portugal, 24-27 April, 2012, p.1-8.

63. S. O. Catarino, J. M. Miranda, S. Lanceros-Mendez, G. Minas - Experimental Study of Acoustic Streaming Phenomenon Generated by Piezoelectric Transducers, In ICEM15 the 15th International Conference on Experimental Mechanics, Faculty of Engineering, University of Porto, 22-27 July 2012, p.1-7.

64. S. Pimenta, F. Soares, G. Minas - Development of an Automatic Electronic System to Human Blood Typing, In Proceedings of EMBC2012 - the 34th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, San Diego, 28 August – 1 September, 2012, p. 2712-2715.

65. S.O. Catarino, J. M. Miranda, S. Lanceros-Mendez, G. Minas - An Overview of Modeling and Simulation for Lab-on-a-Chip Applications, In proceedings of 3rd Portuguese Meeting in Bioengineering, Braga, Portugal, 20-23 February, 2013, p. 1-4, DOI: 10.1109/ENBENG.2013.6518397.

66. J. M. Fernandes, F. O. Soares, G. Minas - Rh phenotypes analysis by spectrophotometry in human blood typing, In proceedings of 3rd Portuguese Meeting in Bioengineering, Braga, Portugal, 20-23 February, 2013, p. 1-4, DOI:10.1109/ENBENG.2013.6518406.

67. S. Pimenta, T. S. Monteiro, L. M. Goncalves, G. Minas - Spectroscopy and pH biosensors for the detection of gastrointestinal dysplasia, In proceedings of 3rd Portuguese Meeting in Bioengineering, Braga, Portugal, 20-23 February, 2013, p. 1-4, DOI:10.1109/ENBENG.2013.6518407.

68. C. Barros, C. P. Leao, F. Soares, G. Minas, J. Machado - Remote physiological systems (RePhyS) laboratory: A didactic learning environment,” In proceedings of 3rd Portuguese Meeting in Bioengineering, Braga, Portugal, 20-23 February, 2013, p. 1-4, DOI:10.1109/ENBENG.2013.6518423.

69. L. R. Silva, G. Minas, S. Lanceros-Mendez - Piezoelectric transducer system for improving mixing in 96 well microplates, In proceedings of 3rd Portuguese Meeting in Bioengineering, Braga, Portugal, 20-23 February, 2013, p. 1-4, DOI:10.1109/ENBENG.2013.6518427.

70. J. A. Oliveira, G. Minas, M. Correia-Neves, J. Mariz, C. Capela, N. Sousa - Point-of-Care Testing device for analysis of Diabetes Mellitus, In proceedings of 3rd Portuguese Meeting in Bioengineering, Braga, Portugal, 20-23 February, 2013, p. 1-4, DOI:10.1109/ENBENG.2013.6518445.

71. C. Barros, C.P. Leão, F. Soares, G. Minas, J. Machado - A Multidisciplinary Experience in Remote Physiological Systems Laboratory, in Proceedings of 2013 IEEE Global Engineering Education Conference (EDUCON), Technische Universität Berlin, Berlin, Germany, March 13-15, 2013, pp. 227-230. ISBN:978-1-4673-6109-5.

72. C. Barros, C.P. Leão, F. Soares, G. Minas, C. Meireles, D. Lemos, J. Machado - Remote Physiological Data Acquisition: from the human body to electromechanical simulators, In Proceedings of the 2nd Experiment@ International Conference-Online Experimentation, Coimbra, Portugal, September 18-20, 2013, pp. 138-143.

73. C. Barros, C.P. Leão, F. Soares, G. Minas, J. Machado - Issues in remote laboratory developments for biomedical engineering education, In Proceedings of 2013 International Conference on Interactive Collaborative Learning (ICL), Kazan National Research Technological University, Kazan, Russia, 25-27 September 2013, pp. 293-298. ISBN: 978-1-4799-0152-4.

74. Diogo Lemos, José Machado, Graça Minas, Filomena Soares, Carla Barros, Celina Pinto Leão - Reintrepreting the Cardiovascular System as a Mechanical Model, In 11th International Conference of Numerical Analysis and Applied Mathematics 2013, AIP Conf. Proc. 1558, p. 1404-1407 (2013); doi: 10.1063/1.4825778.

75. V. F. Cardoso, L. Rebouta, S. Lanceros-Méndez, G. Minas – Transparent P(VDF-TrFE) Transducer-based acoustic streaming for microfluidic applications, In uTAS 2013 – the 17th International Conference on Miniaturized Systems for Chemistry and Life Sciences, 27-31 October 2013, Freiburg, Germany, p. 1884-1886.

76. C. Barros, C. P. Leão, F. S. Oliveira, G. Minas, J. M. Machado - Students’ perspectives on Remote Physiological Signals Acquisition Experiments, In Proceedings of 1st International Conference of the Portuguese Society for Engineering Education (CISPEE 2013), 31 October – 1 November 2013, Porto, Portugal, p.1-8.

77. R.G.Correia, S. O. Catarino, J. G. Rocha, G. Minas - CMOS control and actuation system of piezoelectric transducers for pumping, mixing and heating microfluids in lab-on-a-chip devices, In Proceedings of IECON 2013, 10-13 November 2013,Viena, Austria, p.2218-2223.

78. T.S. Monteiro, L.M. Gonçalves, G. Minas, S.C. Freitas - Silicon Probes as Biosensors for Intra- and Extracellular Measurement of pH for Early Detection of Dysplasia, In 1st CLUSTER Workshop in Materials and Nanotechnology, 4th-6th December 2013, IST Lisbon, Portugal, p.1.

79. S. Pimenta, E. M. S. Castanheira, G. Minas - Preliminary Monte Carlo based Inverse Model to Extract Optical Tissue Properties from Experimental Diffuse Reflectance Measurements: Coefficients Extraction for Gastrointestinal Dysplasia Detection, In PHOTOPTICS 2014 - International Conference on Photonics, Optics and Laser Technology, 7-9 January 2014, Lisbon, Portugal, p.114-121.

80. L. R. Silva, P. J. Sousa, L. M. Goncalves, G. Minas - Pressure Sensor for Gastrointestinal Intraluminal Measuring, In BIODEVICES 2014 - International Conference on Biomedical Electronics and Devices, 3-6 March 2014, Angers, France, p. 200-206. DOI: 10.5220/0004901102000206.

81. C. Barros, C.P. Leão, F. Soares, G. Minas, J. Machado - Remote Physiological Signals Acquisition: Didactic experiments, in Proceedings of 2014 11th International Conference on Remote Engineering and Virtual Instrumentation (REV), Polytechnic of Porto (ISEP), Porto, Portugal, February 26-28, 2014, pp. 209-210. ISBN:978-1-4799-2025-9. DOI: 10.1109/REV.2014.6784257.

82. S. Pimenta, E.M.S. Castanheira, G. Minas - Study of the fluorescence signal for gastrointestinal dysplasia detection, In II International Conference on Applications of Optics and Photonics, Aveiro, Portugal, 26-30 May, 2014. DOI: doi: 10.1117/12.2061672.

83. L. R. Silva, P. J. Sousa, L. M. Goncalves and G. Minas – Flexible aluminum thin-film membranes for pressure sensors, In 25th Micromechanics and Microsystems Europe workshop – MME2014, Istambul, Turquia, 31st August to 3 September, 2014.

84. S. Pimenta, J. P. Carmo, R. G. Correia, E. M. S. Castanheira and G. Minas - Characterization of silicon photodiodes for diffuse reflectance signal extraction, In 2015 IEEE 4th Portuguese Meeting on Bioengineering (ENBENG), 26-28 February 2015, p.1-4. DOI: 10.1109/ENBENG.2015.7088844.

85. P.J. Sousa, L.R. Silva, L. M. Goncalves, G. Minas - Patterned CNT-PDMS nanocomposites for flexible pressure sensors, In 2015 IEEE 4th Portuguese Meeting on Bioengineering (ENBENG), 26-28 February 2015, p.1-4. DOI: 10.1109/ENBENG.2015.7088850.

86. V.C. Pinto, M. Correia-Neves, G. Minas - PDMS biofunctionalization study for the development of a microfluidic device: application to salivary cortisol, In 2015 IEEE 4th Portuguese Meeting on Bioengineering (ENBENG), 26-28 February 2015, p.1-5. DOI: 10.1109/ENBENG.2015.7088852.

87. T.S. Monteiro, S.Cardoso, L.M. Gonçalves, G. Minas - PDMS encasing system for integrated lab-on-chip Ag/AgCl reference electrodes, In 2015 IEEE 4th Portuguese Meeting on Bioengineering (ENBENG), 26-28 February 2015, p.1-4. DOI: 10.1109/ENBENG.2015.7088871.

88. J. Fernandes, F. O. Soares, G. Minas - A Spectrophotometry based blood typing device, In 2015 IEEE 4th Portuguese Meeting on Bioengineering (ENBENG), 26-28 February 2015, p.1-6. DOI: 10.1109/ENBENG.2015.7088885.

89. V Faustino, SO Catarino, G Minas, R Lima, Biomedical microfluidic devices by using low cost fabrication techniques: a review, Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) in Medicine and Biology II, Albufeira, Portugal, 30 August-4 September 2015.

90. P. J. Sousa, L. R. Silva, V. C. Pinto, L. M. Goncalves and G. Minas – Flexible gastrointestinal pressure-sensitive tube based on aluminium thin-film strain-gauge arrays, In 26th Micromechanics and Microsystems Europe Workshop – MME2015, Toledo, Spain, 20th to 22nd September, 2015.

91. T. S. Monteiro, L. M. Gonçalves, G. Minas, S. Cardoso – Effect of isopropanol evaporation on anisotropic etching of silicon in aqueous potassium hydroxide solutions, In 26th Micromechanics and Microsystems Europe Workshop – MME2015, Toledo, Spain, 20th to 22nd September, 2015.

92. V. Faustino, S. O. Catarino, G. Minas, R. Lima - Biomedical microfluidic devices by using low cost fabrication techniques: a review, Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) in Medicine and Biology II, Albufeira, Portugal, 30 August-4 September 2015.

93.S. Pimenta, S. Cardoso, E.M.S. Castanheira, G. Minas - Design, fabrication and characterization of SiO2/TiO2 and MgO/TiO2 based high selective optical filters for spectroscopic signals extraction, In 4th International Conference on Bio-Sensing Technology, 10-13 May 2015 (http://hdl.handle.net/1822/37846).

94. V. F. Cardoso, S. Irusta, N. Navascues, G. Botelho, G. Minas, S. Lanceros-Méndez - Synthesis parameters optimization of iron-oxide magnetic silica spheres for biomedical applications. In Materiais 2015, Porto, Portugal, 21-23 June 2015, 2015.

95. S. O. Catarino, V. C. Pinto, P. J. Sousa, R. Lima, J. M. Miranda, G. Minas - A numerical and experimental study of acoustic micromixing in 3D microchannels for lab-on-a-chip devices, In 38th Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, Orlando, USA, 16-20 August 2016, pp. 5660-5663.

96. D. Paço, R. Lima, G. Minas, S. O. Catarino - Red blood cells deformability as a malaria biomarker. In 5th IEEE Portuguese BioEngineering Meeting, Coimbra, Portugal, 16-18 February 2017, DOI: 10.1109/ENBENG.2017.7889446.

97. I. Silva, R. Lima, G. Minas, S. O. Catarino - Hemozoin and hemoglobin characterization by optical absorption towards a miniaturized spectrophotometric malaria diagnostic system. In 5th IEEE Portuguese BioEngineering Meeting, Coimbra, Portugal, 16-18 February 2017, DOI: 10.1109/ENBENG.2017.7889466.

98. Helena Gonçalves, G. Minas, Ana Rodrigues and Cristina Santos - Functional Feedback Vibrotactile System for Patients with Parkinson’s Disease- Freezing of Gait. In 5th IEEE Portuguese BioEngineering Meeting, Coimbra, Portugal, 16-18 February 2017. 

99. I. Silva, R. Lima, G. Minas, S.O. Catarino - Spectrophotometric Characterization of Hemozoin as a Malaria Biomarker, AOP2017 - III International Conference on Applications in Optics and Photonics, Faro, Portugal, 8-12 May 2017.

100. V. Faustino, S.O. Catarino, D. Pinho, G. Minas, R. Lima - Preliminary evaluation of a microfluidic device for blood separation and deformation assessment, European Microfluidics and Nanofluidics Summit, European Advanced Materials Congress, VBRI Press, Stockholm, Sweden, 22 -24 August 2017. DOI: 10.5185/eamc.2017.

101. I. Silva, R. Lima, G. Minas, S. O. Catarino - Spectrophotometric characterization of hemozoin as a malaria biomarker, Proc. SPIE 10453, Third International Conference on Applications of Optics and Photonics, 1045304 (22 August 2017); DOI: 10.1117/12.2270995.

102. L. Vilas Boas, R. Lima, G. Minas, C.S. Fernandes, S.O. Catarino - Imaging of healthy and malaria-mimicked red blood cells in polydimethylsiloxane microchannels for determination of cells deformability and flow velocity, in VipIMAGE - VI ECCOMAS Thematic Conference on Computational Vision and Medical Image Processing, Porto, Portugal, 18-20 October 2017. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-68195-5_99.

103. V. Faustino, S.O. Catarino, D. Pinho, G. Minas, R. Lima - A comparative study of image processing methods for the assessment of the Red Blood Cells deformability in a microfluidic device, in VipIMAGE - VI ECCOMAS Thematic Conference on Computational Vision and Medical Image Processing, Porto, Portugal, 18-20 October 2017. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-68195-5_100. 

104. M. P. Sousa, N. I. Martins, C. A. Custodio, V. C. Pinto, P. J. Sousa, G. Minas, F. Cleymand, J. F. Mano - Freestanding Multilayered Membranes patterned with Micro-Reservoirs as potential Regenerative Path, in 2017 TERMIS - Americas Conference and Exhibition, Charlotte, NC, 3-9 December, 2017. (http://online.liebertpub.com/toc/tea/23/S1).

105. Helena Gonçalves, G. Minas, Ana Rodrigues, Cristina Santos - Literature review of vibrotactile systems addressing freezing of gait in parkinsonians, 2017 IEEE International Conference on Autonomous Robot Systems and Competitions, ICARSC 2017, 26-28 April 2017, DOI: 10.1109/ICARSC.2017.7964060.

106. Helena Gonçalves, G. Minas, Ana Rodrigues, Cristina Santos - Neurofeedback Vibrotactile System for Parkinsonians Overcome Freezing of Gait: First Steps in Detecting the most Perceived Frequency, in 2017 IEEE Climbing and Walking Robots and Support Technologies for Mobile Machines, CLAWAR, Porto, Portugal, 11-13 September.

107. Helena Gonçalves, G. Minas, Ana Rodrigues, Luís P. Reis, Cristina Santos - Real-time Tool for Human Gait Detection from Lower Trunk Acceleration, 2018 6th World Conference on Information Systems and Technologies (WorldCist’18), Naples, Italy 03/2018. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-77700-9_2.

108. V. Faustino, D Pinho, S. O. Catarino, J. M. Miranda, G. Minas, R. Lima - A passive microfluidic device for cell sorting and deformability measurements, 19th International Symposium on the Application of Laser and Imaging Techniques to Fluid Mechanics, Lisbon, Portugal, 16-19 July 2018.

109. V. H. Magalhaes, V.C. Pinto, P. J. Sousa, S. O. Catarino, L. M. Goncalves, G. Minas - Numerical and Experimental Investigations on Micromixers Geometries for High Ratio Flow Rates. In proceedings of 6th Portuguese Meeting on Bioengineering, Lisboa, Portugal, 22-23 February, 2019. DOI: 10.1109/ENBENG.2019.8692474.

110. T. Lage, V. Faustino, R. O. Rodrigues, R. A. Lima, G. Minas - Haemocompatibility test of simple magnetic nanoparticles using the distribution of deformed RBCs. In proceedings of 6th Portuguese Meeting on Bioengineering, Lisboa, Portugal, 22-23 February, 2019. DOI: 10.1109/ENBENG.2019.8692543.

111. M. Sanches de Baêna, G. Minas, S.O. Catarino - PVDF piezoelectric flow sensor for velocity measurements aiming malaria diagnostics: a preliminary approach. In proceedings of 6th Portuguese Meeting on Bioengineering, Lisboa, Portugal, 22-23 February, 2019. DOI: 10.1109/ENBENG.2019.8692515.

112. V. Baptista, C. Calçada, M. Teixeira, P. Ferreira, G. Minas, S. O. Catarino, M. I. Veiga - Characterization of the malaria parasite optical features for development of a non-invasive diagnostic device, ICVS Open Day, University of Minho, Braga, Portugal, 12 April 2019.

113. V. C. Pinto, P. J. Sousa, V. H. Magalhães, C. F. Araújo, G. Minas, L. M. Gonçalves - Cost-efective lab-on-a-chip device for seawater pH quantification by optical methods. In Transducers 2019/EUROSENSORS XXXIII Conference: The 20th International Conference on Solid-State Sensors, Actuators and Microsystems, 23 - 27 June 2019, Berlin.

114. M. Madureira, V. Faustino, H. Schütte,           D. Pinho        , G. Minas, S. Gassmann, R. A. Lima - Red Blood Cells Separation in a Curved T-Shaped Microchannel Fabricated by a Micromilling Technique. In Proceedings of the VII European Congress on Computational Methods in Applied Sciences and Engineering: VIPimage 2019, Porto. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-32040-9_59.

115. M.S. Costa, V. Baptista, G. Minas, M.I. Veiga, S.O. Catarino - Effect of the materials' properties in the design of high transmittance and low FWHM SiO2/TiO2 thin film optical filters for integration in a malaria diagnostics device. In Proceedings of the 14th International Joint Conference on Biomedical Engineering Systems and Technologies - Volume 1 BIODEVICES: BIODEVICES 2021. ISBN 978-989-758-490-9, pages 21-31. DOI: 10.5220/0010193900210031.

116. Inês Maia Gonçalves, Miguel Madureira, Inês Miranda, Helmut Schütte, Ana Moita, Graça Minas, Stefan Gassmann, Rui Lima - Separation microfluidic device fabricated by micromilling techniques. In Proceeding of Micromachines 2021 — 1st International Conference on Micromachines and Applications (ICMA2021), session Micromachines for bio-medical applications, 2021, MDPI, DOI: 10.3390/Micromachines2021-09599.

117. C.M. Penso, J.L. Rocha, M.S. Martins, P.J. Sousa, V.C. Pinto, G. Minas, M.M. Silva, L.M. Goncalves - A cost-effective oxygen probe manufactured by simple fabrication processes. In Oceans Conference Record (IEEE), (2021), San Diego, 20 September 2021. (DOI: 10.23919/OCEANS44145.2021.9705856).

118. V. Carvalho, C. Rodrigues, G. Minas, R. Lima, J. C. Teixeira, S. Teixeira - I9MASKS: FROM A MULTIDISCIPLINARY SUMMER PROJECT TO A NON-ACCREDITED SHORT COURSE. In ASME 2021 International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, Proceedings (IMECE), Vol. 9, (2021), IMECE 2021 Virtual, Online, 1-5 November 2021. (DOI: 10.1115/IMECE2021-73495).

119. V. Carvalho, S. Teixeira, G. Minas, R.A. Lima, C. Rodrigues - Learning science during summer vacations and its effects on attitude and anxiety towards research. In 13th International Symposium on Project Approaches in Engineering Education and 18th Active Learning in Engineering Education Workshop, Vol. 11, pp 429 – 435, PAEE/ALE 2021, Braga, 7-9 July 2021. (DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.5098362).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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