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Welcome

​​Welcome to the Surface Modification and Functionalization research team!
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We are focused on the development of new or modified material surfaces aiming to solve specific industrial problem while contributing to the body of knowledge in physics and materials science. We believe in the importance of developing creativity, critical thinking, scholarship, and independence as successful traits in our scientist.

Please feel free to explore the website and learn more about the ongoing projects and the scientists behind it.

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Upcoming events

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PSE 2022, 18th International Conference on Plasma Surface Engineering will take place in Erfurt, Germany, from 12 to 15 September 2022.
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FEMS EUROMAT 2023 will take place at Frankfurt, Germany, from 3 to 7 September 2023. Click on the image to know more about this conference.

Highlights

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Dr. Maria José Bastos Pires de Lima was awarded with a PSE Early Career Award 2022 @ 18th International Conference on Plasma Surface Engineering September 12 – 15, 2022 | Trade Fair Erfurt, Germany Congratulations!
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It was published the social and economic impact study of materials in Portugal, carried out by SPM based on the database from National Institute of Statistics covering the years 2012-2016. Click here to read the study.
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Luísa Fialho and José Castro were awarded with fellowship Papers@USA from FLAD to attend the ICMCTF22. Congratulations to both. Click here to know more.
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Professor Sandra Carvalho is the FEMS Junior EUROMAT 2022 Chair. Click here to know more.
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We invite you to read the cover story of Materials, Volume 15, Issue 6 (March-2 2022) Article: Antimicrobial TiN-Ag Coatings in Leather Insole for Diabetic Foot. Authors: Sandra M. Marques, Isabel Carvalho, Teófilo R. Leite, Mariana Henriques and Sandra Carvalho Materials 2022, 15(6), 2009; doi: https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1944/15/6/2009
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Congratulations to Luísa Fialho for her award for the best oral communication in the Symposium of Materials Science and Engineering at the 4th Doctoral Congress in Engineering, in Portugal.
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Professor Sandra Carvalho appearance in October issue of Open Access Government
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Second edition of the magazine "Ciência & Tecnologia dos Materiais" is now available. Click here to read it.
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ON-SURF Project third newsletter is now available. Click here to read.
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New edition of the magazine "Ciência & Tecnologia dos Materiais" is now available. Click here to read it.
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Congratulations to Prof. Dra. Sandra Carvalho for her new position as Vice-President of SPM.
A solution based on tantalum for application in dental implants was developed by Sandra Carvalho.
Video produced with the support of the Restartup project (NORTE 2020) - TecMinho
A new generation of food packaging is being developed by Sandra Carvalho, Professor in the Physics Department at the University of Minho. The aim is to give food packaging a greater ability to capture oxygen from the outside environment and improve the quality of life of food products during their shelf-life. Video produced with the support of the U. Norte Inova project (NORTE 2020).
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Congratulations to Rita Ferreira for her award for the best poster at the 22nd International Conference on Wear of Materials, in Miami, Florida, USA.

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