Principal Investigator of the NanoBioMitig Project
Name: Elisabete R. Silva
Position: Assistant Researcher | Invited Professor
Head of the Bioactive and Multifunctional Materials Laboratory
Affiliation: BioISI -Biosystems & Integrative Sciences Institute
Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
Faculty of Sciences of the University of Lisboa, Portugal
Role/Expertise
Elisabete R. Silva (ERS) specializes in environmentally friendly anti-biofouling strategies for aquatic systems, primarily involving the development and grafting of active agents in polymeric matrices. ERS supervised 21+ students (7 MSc., 2 PhD, 3 post-docs in the last 5 yrs.), holds 13 patents, and published 50+ peer-reviewed articles (20 in ISI journals in the last 5yrs.). ERS was pivotal in various (inter)national projects, serving as PI/PI-team. Currently, she is leading 2 national projects and holding roles as a Working Group leader and Management Committee member in the Euro-MIC network (CA20130). She is also supervising a granted HORIZON-MSCA-PF.
Keywords: Biofouling control and mitigation, Non-toxic antifouling technologies, Polymeric coatings, Bioactive materials, Water decontamination treatments.
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