Rui Lima – CEFT

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PhD in Engineering (Dep. of Bioengineering & Robotics, Tohoku Univ., Japan, 2007), MSc-Eng (Department of Chemical and Process Engineering, Sheffield Univ., U.K., 2000) and Dipl. Eng. in Mechanical Engineering (Minho Univ., Portugal, 1998).

Currently, he is an Assistant Professor at the Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Minho (UM), and a researcher at MEtRiCS (UM) and Transport Phenomena Research Center (CEFT), FEUP, University of Porto. Currently he lectures several Master courses in Mechanical and Industrial Engineering. In the past he had lectured several Master courses in Biomedical Technology such as Cardiovascular Biomechanics and Micro/Nanotechnologies and Biomedical Applications at the Bragança Polytechnic Institute (IPB). Currently, he also supervises several PhD and Master students in the field of Mechanical and Biomedical Engineering..

Selected publications

D. Bento, R. Rodrigues, V. Faustino, D. Pinho, C. Fernandes, A. Pereira, V. Garcia, J.M. Miranda and R. Lima
Deformation of Red Blood Cells, Air Bubbles, and Droplets in Microfluidic Devices: Flow Visualizations and Measurements
Micromachines, 9 (4), p. 151, 2018.

D. Pinho, L. Campo-Deano, R. Lima and F.T. Pinho
In vitro particulate analogue fluids for experimental studies of rheological and hemorheological behavior of glucose-rich RBC suspensions
Biomicrofluidics, 054105 (5), 2017.

C.F. Anes, D. Pinho, B.N. Muñoz-Sánchez, E. Vega and R. Lima
Shrinkage and colour in the production of micro-sized PDMS particles for microfluidic applications
Journal of Micromechanics and Microengineering, 28 (7), p. 075002, 2018.

D. Bento, L. Sousa, T. Yaginuma, V. Garcia, R. Lima and J.M. Miranda
Microbubble moving in blood flow in microchannels: effect on the cell-free layer and cell local concentration
Biomedical Microdevices, 6 (1), 2017.

R.O. Rodrigues, M. Banobre Lopez, J. Gallo, P.B. Tavares, A.M.T. Silva, R. Lima and H.T. Gomes
Haemocompatibility of iron oxide nanoparticles synthesized for theranostic applications: a high-sensitivity microfluidic tool
Journal of Nanoparticle Research, 194 (7), 2016.

D. Pinho, R.O. Rodrigues, V. Faustino, T. Yaginuma, J. Exposto and R. Lima
Red blood cells radial dispersion in blood flowing through microchannels: The role of temperature
Journal of Biomechanics, 49 (11), pp. 2293-2298 (2296), 2016.

B.N. Munoz-Sanchez, S.F. Silva, D. Pinho, E.J. Vega and R. Lima
Generation of micro-sized PDMS particles by a flow focusing technique for biomicrofluidics applications
Biomicrofluidics, 10 (1), p. 014122, 2016.

V. Faustino, S.O. Catarino, R. Lima and G. Minas
Biomedical microfluidic devices by using low-cost fabrication techniques: A review
Journal of Biomechanics, 49 (11), pp. 2280-2292, 2016.

R.O. Rodrigues, D. Pinho, V. Faustino and R. Lima
A simple microfluidic device for the deformability assessment of blood cells in a continuous flow
Biomedical Microdevices, 108 (6), 2015.

L.M. Pastrana-Martinez, N. Pereira, R. Lima, J.L. Faria, H.T. Gomes and A.M.T. Silva
Degradation of diphenhydramine by photo-Fenton using magnetically recoverable iron oxide nanoparticles as catalyst
Chemical Engineering Journal, 261 (pp. 45-52, 2015.

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