2010 Scientific Performance

At the end of 2010 there were 26 PhD holding members and 78 researchers and post-graduation students working at the Institute, which in that year were responsible for the publication of 64 articles in peer-reviewed journals (11 other were in press), 9 chapters of internationally edited books (3 other were in press), and 5 PhD and 2 MSc theses. Additionally, 89 communications were presented in international scientific conferences, 6 articles were published in national journals and 2 patents were granted to, or applied for, by members of IPC. This output is consistent with the trend of the last years, albeit with some variations from year to year. Concurrently, there was an undeniable consolidation of the international visibility of the members of the Institute, as a result of increasing editorial activities, of the consistent organization of scientific events and invitations for conferences and of the award of international prizes.

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Books

1. CRUZ-CUNHA, M. M., TAVARES, A. J., SIMOES, R. (Eds.). (2010). Handbook of Research on Developments in e-Health and Telemedicine: Technological and Social Perspectives. Hershey, PA: Information Science Reference. ISBN 978-1615206704.

2. GAO X.Z., GASPAR-CUNHA A, KöPPEN M, SCHAEFER G, WANG J. (Eds.) Soft computing in industrial applications: algorithms, integration, and success stories, series: advances in intelligent and soft computing, Springer, Vol. 75, 2010, ISBN: 1867-5662.

3. SILVA, A., SIMOES, R. (Eds.), Handbook of Research on Trends in Product Design and Development: Technological and Organizational Perspectives. Hershey, PA: Business Science Reference, 2010, ISBN 978-1615206179

Book Chapters

1. AFONSO J.A., . MACEDO P, ROCHA L.A, CORREIA J.H.,Hierarchical Wireless Networks of Body Sensor Networks for Healthcare Applications, Chapter 3. M. M. Cruz-Cunha, A. J. Tavares, and R.S. Simões (eds), IGI Global  publishers, New York, 2010, p. 65, ISBN 978-1-61520-670-4.

2. ALMEIDA M. F., MACHADO A. V., COVAS J. A.,Using TEM and SEM to unveil the role of nanoclays in polymer blends, in A. Méndez-Vilas, J Diaz (eds.) Microscopy: Science, Technology, Applications and Education, Microscopy Book Series, 2010 Edition, Vol 3, pp. 1735-1740, ISBN - (13): 978-84-614-6191-2.

3. CUNHA, M. M.; TAVARES, A. J..; SIMOES, R.; GuiMarket: an e-Marketplace of Healthcare and Social Care Services for Individuals with Special Needs, in: Handbook of Research on Developments in e-Health and Telemedicine: Technological and Social Perspectives; M. M. Cruz-Cunha, A. J. Tavares & R. Simões (Eds.), Information Science Reference, Hershey, PA, 2010, p. 904-917. ISBN 978-1615206186.

5. FONTES, D.B.M.M.; GASPAR-CUNHA, A., On Multi-Objective Evolutionary Algorithms, in Handbook of Multicriteria Analysis, C. Zopounidis, P. M. Pardalos (Eds.), Applied Optimization Book Series, Vol. 103, Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2010, p. 287-310.

6. MAIA J., COVAS J. A., CINDIO B. DE, GABRIELE D., Rheology in Materials Engineering, in Rheology, [Ed. Crispulo Gallegos], in Encyclopedia of Life Support Systems (EOLSS), Developed under the Auspices of the UNESCO, Eolss Publishers, Oxford, UK [http://www.eolss.net] (64 pages plus 58 figures) 2010, Vol. 2 Cap. 4, p. 111-192.

7. SAMPAIO, A. M.; PONTES, A. J.; SIMOES, R.; Embedded RFID Solutions Challenges for Product Design and Development, in: Handbook of Research on Trends in Product Design and Development: Technological and Organizational Perspectives; A. Silva & R. Simoes (Eds.), Business Science Reference, Hershey, PA, 2010, p. 106-118. ISBN 978-1615206186.

Publications in Peer-reviewed Journals

1. AAD, G; ABAT, E; ABBOTT, B, et al. - Charged-particle multiplicities in pp interactions at root s=900 GeV measured with the ATLAS detector at the LHC ATLAS Collaboration, Physics Letters B, Vol. 688, 1 (2010) pp. 21-42.

2. AFONSO J. A., MACEDO P., SILVA H. D., CORREIA J. H., ROCHA L. A., Design and Implementation of Multi-User Wireless Body Sensor Networks, International Journal on Advances in Networks and Services 3 (2010), 62-74.

3. ALMEIDA, M.F.; MACHADO, A.V.; COVAS, J.A., The Morphology during Extrusion of PA6/PP Blends in the Presence of Nanoclays , Materials Science Forum, Vols. 636-637 (2010) p. 840-845.

4. ARAÚJO, M. A.; CUNHA, A. M.; MOTA, M., Changes on surface morphology of corn starch blend films. Journal of biomedical materials research. Vol. 94A, (2010), p. 720-729.

5. BARROSO, E. G.;  DUARTE, F. M.; COUTO, M.; JOÃO M. MAIA, J. M., High strain rate rheological characterization of low viscosity fluids, Polymer Testing, Vol. 29, (2010), p. 419-424.

6. BEN ABDALLAH,  F.; BEN CHEIKH,  R.; BACLOUTI, M.; DENCHEV, Z.; CUNHA A. M., Effect of surface treatment in cork reinforced composites, J. Polym. Res Vol. 17(2010), p. 519-528.

7. BERNARDO G., VESELY D., Anomalous swelling of a Polystyrene Matrix in Organic Solvents, Journal of Applied Polymer Science. Vol. 115, (2010), p. 2402-2408.

8. BERNARDO G., VESELY D., Equilibrium Swelling of Polystyrene by Alkanes and Carboxylic Acids: A Simple Quantitative Correlation Model, Journal of Applied Polymer Science. Vol. 116, (2010), p. 1348-1356.

9. BESSA, P. C.; MACHADO, R.; NUMBERGER, S.; DOPLER, D.; BANERJEE, A.; CUNHA, A. M.; RODRÍGUEZ-CABELLO, J.C.; REDL, H.; VAN GRIENSVEN, M.; REIS, R. L.; CASAL, M., Thermoresponsive self-assembled elastin-based nanoparticles for delivery of BMPs. Journal of controlled release. Vol. 142, (2010), p. 312-318.

10. BRAGA, I.; ABREU, M. J; DUARTE, F.M., Simulating human physiological response with a thermal manikin testing different non active medical devices. Materials Science Forum. Vol. 636-637, (2010), p. 36-40.

11. CARDOSO, P.; SILVA, J.; PALEO, A. J.; VAN HATTUM, F.W.J.; SIMOES, R.; LANCEROS-MENDEZ, S., The dominant role of tunneling in the conductivity of carbon nanofiber-epoxy composites, Phys. Status Solidi A, Vol. 207, p. 407 (2010), DOI 10.1002/pssa.200925334.

12. CORRELO V., COSTA-PINTO A. R, SOL P., COVAS J. A, BHATTACHARYA M., NEVES N. M., REIS R. L., Melt Processing of Chitosan-Based Fibers and Fiber-Mesh Scaffolds for the Engineering of Connective Tissues, Macromol. Biosci, 2010, 10 DOI: 10.1002/mabi.201000011.

13. COSTA, S.F.; DUARTE, F.M; COVAS, J.A., Modelling of the Thermal Behaviour of Free Form Extrusion. Materials Science Forum. Vol. 636-637, (2010), p. 833-839.

14. CUSTÓDIO, F. J. M. F.; ANDERSON, P. D.; PETERS, G. W. M.; CUNHA, A. M.; MEIJER, H. E. H., Residual stresses in gas-assisted injection molding. Rheologica acta. Vol. 49, (2010), p. 23-44.

15. DENCHEV, Z.; DENCHEVA, N.; FUNARI, S. S.; MOTOVILIN, M.; SCHUBERT, T.; STRIBECK, N., Nanostructure and mechanical properties studied during dynamical straining of microfibrillar reinforced HDPE/PA Blends, J. Polym Sci: Part B: Polym. Phys. Vol 48 (2010), p. 237-250.

16. DENCHEVA, N.; DENCHEV, Z; OLIVEIRA, M J.; FUNARI S. S., Microstructure studies of in situ composites based on HDPE/PA12 blends, Macromolecules Vol. 43 (2010), p. 4715-4726.

17. DENCHEVA, N.; OLIVEIRA, M. J.; CARNEIRO, O. S.; POUZADA, A. S.; DENCHEV, Z., Preparation, structural development and mechanical properties of microfibrilar composite materials based on polyethylene/polyamide 6 oriented blends. J. Appl. Polym. Sci. Vol. 115 (2010), p. 2918-2932.

18. DIAS R. A., CRETU E., WOLFFENBUTTE R.F. L, ROCHA L. A., Characterization of a Pull-In Based μg resolution Accelerometer Procedia Engineering, Volume 5, 2010, Pages 1075-1078.

19. DOBRZAÑSKI L.A:, BILEWICZ M., VIANA J.C., Mechanical approach of PP/MMT polymer nanocomposite, Archives of Materials Science and Engineering, 43(2), (2010), pp. 94-100.

20. DOMINGUES, N.; CAMESASCA, M.; KAUFMAN, M.; MANAS-ZLOCZOWER, I.; GASPAR-CUNHA, A.; COVAS, J.A., Modeling of Agglomerate Dispersion in Single Screw Extruders, International Polymer Processing, Vol. 25 (2010) p. 251-257.

21. DOMINGUES, N.; GASPAR-CUNHA, A.; COVAS, J.A.; CAMESASCA, M.; KAUFMAN, M.; MANAS-ZLOCZOWER, I., Dynamics of Filler Size and Spatial Distribution in a Plasticating Single Screw Extruder – Modeling and Experimental Observations, International Polymer Processing, Vol. 25 (2010) p. 188-198.

22. FERNANDES, C.; PONTES, A.J.; VIANA, J.C.; GASPAR-CUNHA, A., Using multiobjective evolutionary algorithms in the optimization of operating conditions of polymer injection molding. Polymer Engineering & Science. Vol. 50 (2010) p. 1667-1678.

23. FERREIRA, A.; PEDROSA, P.; LANCEROS-MENDEZ, S.; MACHADO, A.V.; VAZ, F., Activation of polyethylene terephthalate using different plasma treatments, J Optoelectronics and Adv Mat 12 (7) (2010) 1581 – 1589.

24. GASPAR-CUNHA A. , COVAS J. A., DOMINGUES N., Estimation of the Morphology Development of Immiscible Liquid-Liquid Systems during Single Screw Extrusion, Polym Eng Sci, 50 (2010) 2194-2204.

25. GONZÁLEZ, D.; CAMPOS, A. R.; CUNHA, A. M.; SANTOS, V.; PARAJÓ, J. C., Utilization of fibers obtained by peroxyformic acid processing of broom as reinforcing agents for biocomposites. BioResources. Vol. 5, (2010), p. 2591-2610

26. LEITE, J. L.; SALMORIA, G.V.; PAGGI, R.A.; AHRENS, C.H; POUZADA A.S., A Study On Morphological Properties Of Laser Sintered Functionally Graded Blends Of Amorphous Thermoplastics. Int. J. Mat. Prod. Techn., VOL. 39, 1/2 (2010), PP. 205-221.

27. LEITE, J.L.; RASTEIRO, M.G.; SALMORIA, G.V.; AHRENS, C.H.; POUZADA, A.S., Epoxy/Steel Fibre Composites - A Simple Model To Predict The Fibre Sedimentation, Polym. Compos., VOL. 31, 8 (2010), PP. 1378-1386   PUBLISHED ONLINE DOI 10.1002/PC.20923.

28. LOPES, P.E.; VAN HATTUM, F.W.J.; PERREIRA, C.M.C.; NÓVOA, P.J.R.O.; FERREO, S.;.HEPP, F.; PAMBAGUIAN, L., High CNT content composites with CNT bucky paper and epoxy resin matrix: impregnation behaviour, composite production and characterization. Composite Structures. Vol. 92, (2010), p. 1291-1298.

29. LUNDAHL, A.; R. FANGUEIRO, R.; SOUTINHO, F.; DUARTE, F. M, Waste Fibre Reinforced Ecocomposites - Materials Science Forum. Vol. 636-637, (2010), p. 1415-1420.

30. MACHADO H. B, N CORREIA R., COVAS J. A., Synthesis, extrusion and rheological behaviour of PU/HA composites for biomedical applications, J. Mat Sci: Mat Medicine, 21 (2010), 2057-2066.

31. MATHEW M T, NOVO J, ROCHA L A, COVAS J A, GOME J R  S, Tribological, Rheological And Mechanical Characterization Of Polymer Blends For Ropes And Nets, Tribology Int, 43 (2010) 1400–1409.

32. MENDES, F.; DUARTE, J.; VIEIRA, A.; RIBEIRO, B.; RIBEIRO, A.; NEVES, J.; GASPAR-CUNHA, A. Feature Selection for Bankruptcy Prediction: A Multi-Objective Optimization Approach, International Journal of Natural Computing Research, Vol. 1 (2010) p. 71-91.

33. MOURA, I; MACHADO, AV; NOGUEIRA, R, Synthesis of Biodegradable Copolymers based on Ethylene Vinyl Acetate and Polylactic Acid, Materials Science Forum, Vols. 636-637 (2010) p. 819-824.

34. OLIVEIRA, M; MACHADO, AV; NOGUEIRA, R. - Development of Permeable Reactive Barrier for Phosphorus Removal, Materials Science Forum, Vols. 636-637 (2010) p.1365-1370.

35. PAIVA M. C.; NOVAIS R. M.; ARAÚJO R. F.; PEDERSON K. K.; PROENÇA M. F.; SILVA C. J. R.; COSTA C. M.; LANCEROS-MÉNDEZ S. - Organic Functionalization of Carbon Nanofibres for Composite Applications. Polymer Composites, Vol 31, nº 3, (2010), p. 369-376.

36. PAIVA, M. C.; SIMON, F.; NOVAIS, R. M.; FERREIRA T.; PROENÇA M. F.; XU, W.; BESENBACHER, F. Controlled Functionalization of Carbon Nanotubes by a Solvent-free Multicomponent Approach. ACS Nano, Vol 4, nº 12, (2010), p.7379-7386.

37. PAIVA, M. C.; XU, W.; PROENÇA, M. F.; NOVAIS, R. M.; LÆGSGAARD, E.; BESENBACHER, F. Unzipping of Functionalized Multiwall Carbon Nanotubes Induced by STM, Nano Letters. Vol 10, (2010), p. 1764–1768.

38. PALEO, A.J.; VAN HATTUM, F.W.J.; PEREIRA, J; ROCHA, J.G.; SILVA, J.; SENCADAS, V.; LANCEROS-MÉNDEZ, S. - Piezoresistive effect in polypropylene - carbon nanofiber composites obtained by shear extrusion. Smart Materials and Structures,  Vol. 19, (2010), p. 5013.

39. PEDROSA, P., CHAPPÉ, J-M., FONSECA, C., MACHADO, A.V., NOBREGA, J.M., VAZ, F., Plasma surface modification of polycarbonate and polypropylene substrates for biomedical electrodes, Plasma Processes and Polymers, Vol 8, (2010), p. 676-686.

40. PERALTA, J.; HILLIOU, L.; SILVA, H.; MACHADO, A.; PAIS, J.; OLIVEIRA, J. – Rheological quantification of bitumen aging: definition of a new sensitive parameter. Applied Rheology. Vol. 20, (2010), p. 63293.

41. PERALTA, J., SILVA, H., MACHADO, A., PAIS, J.C., PEREIRA, P.A.A., SOUSA, J.B., Changes in Rubber Due to its Interaction with Bitumen When Producing Asphalt Rubber, International Journal of Road Materials and Pavement Desig, vol. 11, Issue 4 (2010).

42. PONTES, A.J., QUEIRÓS, M. P., MARTINHO, P. G., BÁRTOLO, P. J. AND POUZADA, A. S. - Experimental Assessment of Hybrid Mould Performance, International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology, Vol. 50:441-448 (2010).

43. RAJARAMAN V., HAU B.S., ROCHA L.A., FRENCH P.J., MAKINWA K.A.A. Design of a Flexible Contact-Mode Piezoresistive Detector for Time-Based High Sensitivity Acceleration Sensing Procedia Engineering, Volume 5, 2010, Pages 1063-1066.

44. SANCHEZ-GARCIA, M. D.; HILLIOU, L.; LAGARON, J. M. – Nanobiocomposites of carrageenan, zein, and mica of interest in food packaging and coating applications. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry. Vol. 58, (2010), p. 6884-6894.

45. SANCHEZ-GARCIA, M. D.; HILLIOU, L.; LAGARON, J. M. – Morphology and water barrier properties of nanobiocomposites of k/i-hybrid carrageenan and cellulose nanowhiskers. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, Vol. 58 (2010), p. 12847–12857.

46. SANTOS, R.M.; BOTELHO, G.; MACHADO, A.V. - Artificial and natural weathering of ABS, J Appl Polym Sci 116 (2010) 2005-2014.

47. SANTOS, R.M.; BOTELHO, G.; MACHADO, A.V. -Role of Ultraviolet Absorbers (UVA) and Hindered Amine Light Stabilizers (HALS) in ABS Stabilization, Materials Science Forum, Vols. 636-637 (2010) p. 772-778.

48. SELADA, A.; MANAIA, A.; VIEIRA, M. T.; POUZADA, A.S. - Effect Of Lbm And Large-Area Ebm Finishing On Micro-Injection Moulding Surfaces, Int. J. Adv. Manuf. Techn., Published online doi 10.1007/s00170-010-2723-2.

49. SILVA, J. F., NUNES, .J P., VELOSA, J. C., BERNARDO, C. A. MARQUES, A. T. - Thermoplastic matrix towpreg production. Advances in Polymer Technology, Special Issue: Thermoplastic Composite Materials, Vol 29 (2), (2010), p. 80-85

50. SILVA, JORGE M., MACHADO, A. V., MOLDENAERS, PAULA, MAIA, JOAO M., The role of interfacial elasticity on the rheological behavior of polymer blends, Korea-Australia Rheology Journal, 22 (2010), 21-29.

51. SILVA, JORGE M., MACHADO, A. V., MOLDENAERS, PAULA, MAIA, JOAO M., The effect of interfacial properties on the deformation and relaxation behavior of PMMA/PS blends, Journal of Rheology, 54 (2010), 797-813.

52. SILVA, M. P., SENCADAS, V., BOTELHO, G., MACHADO, A. V., ROLO, A. G., ROCHA, J. G., LANCEROS-MENDEZ S.- alpha- and gamma-PVDF: Crystallization kinetics, microstructural variations and thermal behaviour, Materials Chemistry and Physics, 122 (1) (2010) 87-92.

53. SILVA, P. E. S.; VISTULO DE ABREU, F.; SIMÕES, R.; DIAS, R. G.; A first approach to filament dynamics, European Journal of Physics, Volume 31, Issue 6, (2010), p. 1473.

54. SIMÕES, C. L., XARÁ, S. M., BERNARDO, C.A. Life cycle assessment of a road safety product made with virgin and recycled HDPE, Waste Management & Research, OnlineFirst, doi:10.1177/0734242X10379146 (2010).

55. SIMOES, R; SILVA, J.; CADILHE, A.; VAIA, R.; Applications of the graph theory to the prediction of electrical and dielectric properties of nano-filled polymers, Composite Interfaces, Vol. 17, (2010), p. 407, DOI: 10.1163/092764410X513431

56. SIMOES, R; SILVA, J.; VAIA, R.; A Complex Network Based Simulation Approach to Predict the Electrical Properties of Nanocomposites, Journal of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, Vol. 10, (2010), p. 2451.

57. SOUSA, A. M. M.; SERENO, A. M.; HILLIOU L.;GONÇALVES, M. P. - Biodegradable Agar extracted from Gracilaria Vermiculophylla: films properties and application to edible coating, Materials Science Forum, vols. 636-637 (2010), p. 739-744.

58. TEIXEIRA C., COVAS J. A., STUTZLE T., GASPAR-CUNHA A., Engineering an Efficient Two-Phase Local Search Algorithm for the Co-rotating Twin-Screw Extruder Configuration Problem, Int. Transactions Operational Research, (2010), 1 – 21.

59. TORRES, L. M., SILVA, J. F., MARQUES A. T., NUNES, J. P., MARQUES, R. P. - Glass/polyvinyl chloride composites. in “Materials Science Forum”, Trans Tech Publications, Vol. 636-637, (2010), p. 214-219.

60. VELOSA, J. C., NUNES, J. P., SILVA, J. F., BERNARDO, C. A., MARQUES A. T. - Production of thermoplastic towpregs. in “Materials Science Forum”, Trans Tech Publications, Vol. 636-637, (2010), p. 220-225.

61. VIANA, J.C.; SIMOES, R; MANO, J.F.; OLIVEIRA, M.J.; DENCHEV, Z.Z.; BROSTOW, W.; CUNHA, A.M.; Thermomechanical Processing Environment and Morphology Development of a Thermotropic Polymer Liquid Crystal, Journal of Applied Polymer Science, Vol. 115, (2010), p. 2991-3004, DOI: 10.1002/app.30087.

62. VILLANUEVA, R. D.; SOUSA, A. M. M.; GONÇALVES, M. P.; NILSSON, M.; HILLIOU, L. – Production and properties of agar from the invasive marine alga, Gracilia Vermiculophylla (Gracilariales, Rhodophyta). Journal of Applied Phycology. Vol. 22, (2010), p. 211-220.

63. YAMANOI, M.; LEER, C.; VAN HATTUM, F.W.J.; CARNEIRO, O.S.; MAIA, J.M. - Direct Fibre Simulation of Carbon Nanofibres Suspensions in a Newtonian Fluid under Simple Shear. Journal of Colloid & Interface Science. Vol. 347, (2010),  p.183-191.

64. YAMANOI, M, MAIA J., Analysis of rheological properties of fibre suspensions in a Newtonian fluid by direct fibre simulation. Part1: Rigid fibre suspensions, Journal of Non-Newtonian Fluid Mechanics Vol. 165, 19-20,(2010), 1055-1063.

National Publications in Peer-reviewed Journals

1. CARVALHO, M.A., DUARTE, F.M., HEINRICH, D.P., LOPES, C.G.– Adaptação de vestuário para pessoas com deficiência motora, Revista Diversidades, Nº 30, 24-26 (2010), p.24-26. ISSN 1646-1819.

2. CARVALHO, M.A., SANTOS, J., ALVES, P., PONTES, L., DUARTE, F.M. – Monitorização de desconforto em pessoas com sensibilidade reduzida – Prevenção de úlceras de pressão, Nursing – Edição Portuguesa (aceite para publicação).

3. MOURA I., MACHADO A.V.,  NOGUEIRA R., V. BOUNOR-LEGARE. - Synthesis And Characterization Of Biodegradable Grafted Copolymers, Semana de Engenharia 2010, Guimarães, Portugal: 11-15 Outubro, 2010.

4. PAIVA M. C., SANTOS L. R., CARVALHO M. T. – Análise de Misturas de Plásticos: Contribuição para a Reciclagem Material. Valorização de Resíduos (publicação semestral do CVR), nº 15 (2010), p.11-14

5. POUZADA, A.S.; COSTA, C.A.– Projeto e fabricação de moldes para injeção de plásticos – como promover a inovação e o desenvolvimento sustentados, Ferramental, vol. 5:19, p.15-17, (2010).

6. SANTOS, R.M.; BOTELHO, G.; MACHADO, A.V. - Avaliação Da Fotodegradação De Abs Exposto A Condições Naturais, Ciência E Tecnologia Dos Materiais, SPM, 22 (2010) 87-90.

7. SEPÚLVEDA, A.T., SAMPAIO, M., CORTEZ, J., PONTES, A.J. – Characterization Of Micro-Mouldings At Different Processing Conditions: Microstructure And Mechanical Properties. O molde (edição bilingue português-inglês), (2010).

Patents

1. ALÍPIO, C. A., MAIA, J. M., DUARTE, F. M., AZEVEDO, A. G. – Artigo absorvente biodegradável para higiene pessoal, (ref. upin pat.0299). Pedido nº PT 20101000019981 e extensão internacional, Março 2010.

2. FERREIRA, J. C, NUNES, J. P, SILVA, J. F., MARQUES, A. T. - Pole in Thermoplastic Matrix Composite, Patente Internacional nº WO/2010/071466, Junho 2010.

PhD Theses

1. ANTUNES, C. - Dynamic Vulcanisation of EPDM/PP blends: Effect of Viscosity Ratio, Composition and Cross-linking on Morphology Development, Universidade do Minho, 2010. Tese de Doutoramento.

2. BARROSO, E - Study and optimization of PVC coated fabrics for digital print applications, Universidade do Minho, 2010. Tese de Doutoramento.

3. BENABDALLAH F - Development of Composite Materials based on Blends of Tunisian Cork and Polypropylene, École Nationale des Ingénieurs de Tunis, 2010, Tese de Doutoramento.

4. LEER, C - Production of thermoplastic carbon nanofibre composite masterbatches through tailored extrusion processing, modelling and optimisation. Universidade do Minho, Guimaraes, 2010. Tese de Doutoramento.

5. MARTINHO, P.M.G. - Mechanical design for hybrid moulds - mechanical and thermal performance implications, Guimarães: Universidade do Minho,  2010. Tese de Doutoramento.

6. VASCO, J.C. – A study on the performance of microinjection moulds obtained using additive manufacturing, Guimarães: Universidade do Minho,  2010. Tese de Doutoramento.

MSc Theses

1. LIMA, F. A. F. - Estudo da resistência da soldadura de perfis em PVC, Universidade do Minho, Guimarães, 2010. Dissertação de Mestrado.

2. RODRIGUES, A.R.M - Produção de peças bi-material de PP com nanocompósitos de PP aplicações estruturais e eléctricas, Universidade do Minho, Guimarães, 2010. Dissertação de Mestrado.