Objectives
_ Design and synthesis of new functional organic molecules:
_ Cyanine dyes to be used as photosensitizers for photodynamic therapy of cancer and as fluorescent NIR probes for biomolecules and to be used in dye-sensitized solar cells
_ Heterocyclic photochromic compounds for application in ophthalmic lenses coatings
_ Calixarene-based architectures and carbon nanomaterials for sensory applications, (photo)catalysis, optoelectronic devices, bioimaging and nanomedicine
Team
Paulo Santos
Dyes synthesis
Principal Investigator
psantos@utad.pt
Paulo Coelho
Photochromism
pcoelho@utad.pt
Céu Sousa
Photochromism
ceumsousa@hotmail.com
Lucinda Reis
Dyes Synthesis
lucinda.reis@utad.pt
José Prata
Calixarenes
jvprata@deq.isel.ipl.pt
Alexandra Costa
Calixarenes
acosta@deq.isel.ipl.pt
Patrícia Barata
Calixarenes
pbarata@deq.isel.ipl.pt
PhD Students
André Emanuel Teixeira Polónia
Vanessa Sofia Dias Gomes
Vânia Cristina Santos Sena Graça
Collaborators
Eurico Emanuel Avelar de Serpa Vieira Lima
Jorge Machado
Luis Herculano Melo de Carvalho
Pedro Barbosa
Partnerships
Polo - Produtos Ópticos (Photochromic lens)
University of Lille (NMR analysis of photochromic compounds under irradiation)
University of Pisa (Theoretical analysis of circular dichroism spectra)
Institute of Molecular Biol. and Genetics- Ukraine (NIR probes for proteins)
Institute Org. Chem. –Ukraine (Quantum-chemical calculations)
University of Minho (Photochromic azo dyes)
University of Porto (Smart textiles, Dye-sensitized solar cells and Development of portable chemosensors),
University of Coimbra (Photochemical studies)
University of Beira Interior (Dyes for affinity chromatography)
University of Lisboa (Luminescence life-time measurements)