Research group
Materials for Sustainability and Wellness
Position
Academic Staff
Maria Helena Fernandes got her PhD degree at Imperial College of Science and Technology, University of London, UK, in 1986. Since 1998, she is professor of “Pharmacology and Therapeutics” at the Faculty of Dentistry, U. Porto, Portugal. She is the Group leader of the Laboratory for Bone Metabolism and Regeneration (www.bonelab.net), and has authored more than 200 manuscripts (ISI WoS). Main research is foccused in Bone metabolism and regeneration in normal and systemically compromised conditions, following in vitro, ex vivo, and in vivo characterization.
She is an integrated member of LAQV/REQUIMTE (Researcg group "Materials for Sustainability and Wellbeing"), being responsible for the Thematic Line “Health & Wellbeing”.
Representative Publications
Vascular biosafety of commercial hydroxyapatite particles: discrepancy between blood compatibility assays and endothelial cell behavior
10.1186/s12951-018-0357-y
Are there any solutions for improving the cleft area hygiene in patients with cleft lip and palate? A systematic review
10.1111/idh.12385
Antiproliferative Organic Salts Derived from Betulinic Acid: Disclosure of an Ionic Liquid Selective Against Lung and Liver Cancer Cells
10.1021/acsomega.8b03691
Oral hygiene of children with cleft lip and palate: Efficacy of the cleft toothbrush - A designed add-on to regular toothbrushes
10.1111/ipd.12447
Encapsulated bacteriophages in alginate-nanohydroxyapatite hydrogel as a novel delivery system to prevent orthopedic implant-associated infections
10.1016/j.nano.2019.102145
