Isabel M. D. Martins graduated in Chemical Engineering in 2006, from the Faculty of Engineering of the University of Porto (FEUP). She joined the Associate Laboratory LSRE-LCM in 2006 where she was a member of the research team. Her research focused on the encapsulation of essential oils for textile and cosmetic applications. In 2012, and also at FEUP, she obtained her Ph.D on Microencapsulation of Thyme Oil by Coacervation: Production, Characterization and Release Evaluation, followed by a Post-Doctoral scholarship until 2014. From 2014 to 2018, she worked at Devan Micropolis, SA as a strategic R&D scientist, where she was responsible for the synthesis and characterization of new formulations for textiles applications with health and wellness benefits(http://devan.net/health-wellness/; http://devan.net/performance/), and have been involved in many internal projects as well as projects financed by Portuguese and Belgian entities. In 2019, she returned to LSRE-LCMwith an interest in the research and development of natural ingredients with high-added value for different industrial applications. In total, she has published 20 papers in international peer- reviewed and high-quality journals (Q1), mostly as first and/or corresponding author (h-index of 11, Scopus, April 2023), with more than 860 citations. She has also supervised 2 PhD students, 4 PosDoc researchers, 7 Master students and participated in various research projects

RESEARCH INTERESTS

Natural bioactives
Functional ingredients
Microencapsulation
High value-added products
Integrated product and process
Circular bioeconomy

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS

Kessler J.C., Vieira V., Martins I.M., Manrique Y.A., Ferreira P., Calhelha R.C., Afonso A., Barros L., Rodrigues A.E., Dias M.M.. Chemical and organoleptic properties of bread enriched with Rosmarinus officinalis L.: The potential of natural extracts obtained through green extraction methodologies as food ingredients. Food Chemistry, 384, 132514, 2022 A.C.G. Moreira, Y.A. Manrique, I.M. Martins, I.P. Fernandes, A.E. Rodrigues, J.C.B. Lopes, M.M. Dias. Continuous Production of Melamine-Formaldehyde Microcapsules Using a Mesostructured Reactor. Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research, 59, 18510−18519, 2020 M. Silva, I.M. Martins, M.F. Barreiro, M.M. Dias, A.E. Rodrigues. Functionalized textiles with PUU/limonene microcapsules: effect of finishing methods on fragrance release. Journal of the Textile Institute, 108, 361-367, 2017 I.M. Martins, M.F. Barreiro, M. Coelho, A.E. Rodrigues. Microencapsulation of essential oils with biodegradable polymeric carriers for cosmetic applications. Chemical Engineering Journal, 245, 191-200, 2014 M.A. Teixeira, O. Rodriguez, S. Rodrigues, I. Martins, A.E. Rodrigues. A case study of product engineering: Performance of microencapsulated perfumes on textile applications. AICHE Journal, 58, 1939-1950, 2012 I.M. Martins, S.N. Rodrigues, M.F. Barreiro, A.E. Rodrigues. Release Studies of Thymol and p-Cymene from Polylactide Microcapsules. Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research, 51, 11565-11571, 2012 S.N. Rodrigues, I.M. Martins, I.P. Fernandes, P.B. Gomes, V.G. Mata, M.F. Barreiro, A.E. Rodrigues. Scentfashion®: Microencapsulated perfumes for textile application. Chemical Engineering Journal, 149, 463-472, 2009

SELECTED PROJECTS

BIOma - BIOeconomy integrated solutions for Mobilization of the Agrofood chain. Reference: POCI-01-0247-FEDER-046112. Funded by: ANI – Agência Nacional de Investigação, . Starting Date: 2020/07/01. Duration: 36 months. Valor Natural - Natural Resources through the Extraction of High Added Value Ingredients for Applications in the Food Industry. Reference: NORTE-01-0247-FEDER-024479. Funded by: ANI – Agência Nacional de Investigação, P2020|COMPETE - Programas Mobilizadores. Starting Date: 2018/09/01. Duration: 48 months. TexBioPro - Functionalization of textile substrates with biodegradable microparticles produced by continuous processes. Reference: POCI-01-0247-FEDER-003472. Funded by: ANI – Agência Nacional de Investigação, P2020|COMPETE - Projetos em Todos os Domínios Científicos. Starting Date: 2016/04/01. Duration: 36 months. ENRECOM - Encapsulation of reactive components in coatings. Reference: FEUP/DEVAN/2014. Funded by: Devan Micropolis S.A., Portugal Starting Date: 2014/04/01. Duration: 24 months.
Isabel Martins
Investigador Auxiliar
isa@fe.up.pt