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The road to sustainability in dentistry is the reuse of sterilization pouches v...
Amaral, Catarina; Henriques, Mariana; Gomes, Fernanda Isabel; Mesquita, Pedro; Ponces, Maria JoãoObjectives: To answer the question: Can sterilized pouches be used a second time while maintaining their sterility conditions? Methods: This investigation tested paper/plastic sterilization pouches divided into three groups: experimental group twice-used pouches; negative control group once-used pouches; and positive control group environmentally contaminated pouches. In the experimental group, pouches were ope...
Multifunctional coated textiles for active biological protection
Antunes, Joana C.; Ferreira, Tânia; Arruda, Luisa M.; Sousa-Silva, M.; Gomes, Fernanda Isabel; Cunha, Fernando; Moreira, Inês P.; Henriques, MarianaThe rising threats to the worldwide security (military and civilian) attest the need to develop efficient and versatile technological solutions to protect the human being [...]
The skin microbiome of infected pressure ulcers: a review and implications for ...
Gomes, Fernanda Isabel; Furtado, Guilherme Eustáquio; Henriques, Mariana; Baptista Sousa, Liliana; Santos-Costa, Paulo; Bernardes, RafaelBackground Pressure ulcers (PUs) are injuries resulting from ischemia caused by prolonged compression or shear forces on the skin, adjacent tissues, and bones. Advanced stages of PUs are associated with infectious complications and constitute a major clinical challenge, with high social and economic impacts in health care. Goals This study aims to identify and describe the relationship between PUs risk factors,...
Recent trends in protective textiles against biological threats: a focus on bio...
Antunes, Joana C.; Moreira, Inês P.; Gomes, Fernanda Isabel; Cunha, Fernando; Henriques, Mariana; Fangueiro, RaúlThe rising threats to worldwide security (affecting the military, first responders, and civilians) urge us to develop efficient and versatile technological solutions to protect human beings. Soldiers, medical personnel, firefighters, and law enforcement officers should be adequately protected, so that their exposure to biological warfare agents (BWAs) is minimized, and infectious microorganisms cannot be spread...
Exploring blended learning tools to transform a laboratory course unit in engin...
Pereira, Maria Olívia; Peixoto, L.; Vilaça, T.; Gomes, Fernanda Isabel; Teixeira, PilarTo boost students engagement on learning outcomes, promote active peer learning, and adopt more dynamic teaching practices, a module of a laboratory course unit (TPL) in engineering was reformulated exploring blended learning. This reformulation was even more challenging than initially anticipated as it was implemented during the Covid-19 pandemic. As TPL learning practises are based on the operation of laborat...
Candida spp./Bacteria Mixed Biofilms
Rodrigues, M. Elisa; Gomes, Fernanda Isabel; Rodrigues, Célia FortunaThe ability to form biofilms is a common feature of microorganisms, such as bacteria or fungi. These consortiums can colonize a variety of surfaces, such as host tissues, dentures, and catheters, resulting in infections highly resistant to drugs, when compared with their planktonic counterparts. This refractory effect is particularly critical in polymicrobial biofilms involving both fungi and bacteria. This rev...
Satureja montana L. and Origanum majorana L. Decoctions: Antimicrobial Activity...
Gomes, Fernanda Isabel; Dias, Maria Inês; Lima, Â.; Barros, Lillian; Rodrigues, M. Elisa; Ferreira, Isabel C. F. R.; Henriques, MarianaMedicinal and aromatic plants are known to have a wide range of uses and health benefits, and should be exploited for their bioactivity. Here we evaluated the antimicrobial activity of decoctions of Satureja montana L. and Origanum majorana L. against Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria and Candida spp. as well as their mechanism of action and phenolic characterization. The Satureja montana and Origanum ma...
Bioactivity and phenolic characterization of different medicinal and aromatic p...
Gomes, Fernanda Isabel; Dias, M. I.; Lima, Â.; Barros, L.; Ferreira, Isabel C. F. R.; Henriques, MarianaIntroduction: Plants are widely used to treat various diseases and have been widely recognized as a rich source of phytochemicals with antimicrobial potential. In fact, plants have received considerable attention by researchers being their biological properties widely explored. Hypothesis and aims: Medicinal and aromatic plants are known to have a wide range of uses and health benefits, and should be exploited ...
Anti-biofilm activity of hydromethanolic plant extracts against Staphylococcus ...
Gomes, Fernanda Isabel; Martins, Natália; Ferreira, Isabel C. F. R.; Henriques, MarianaBovine mastitis (BM) presents a high incidence, being Staphylococcus aureus one of the major causative agents. Antibiotics comprise the most common therapeutic approach, but due to their indiscriminate use, high rates of increasingly resistant bacterial species have been markedly pointed out. Particularly, S. aureus possesses a pronounced ability to form biofilms, and therefore, are of pivotal interest due to i...
Phenolic plant extracts versus Penicillin G: in vitro susceptibility of Staphyl...
Gomes, Fernanda Isabel; Rodrigues, M. Elisa; Martins, Natália; Ferreira, Isabel C. F. R.; Henriques, MarianaAntibiotics are the elective drugs in bovine mastitis (BM) treatment, despite their low rates of efficiency and effectiveness and increasing risk of pathogen resistance. In this sense, it is urgent to discover new and effective antimicrobial agents to apply in BM control and even treatment. Plant extracts have been widely recognized as a rich source of phytochemicals with antimicrobial potential. Thus, the pres...