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(Chemical) Bonding is what makes life possible

Rafael C. Castro

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Research group
Nanoplatforms for Life

Position
PhD student

Rafael C. Castro is a PhD student at REQUIMTE (LAVQ) Associate Laboratory, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Porto. He obtained his MSc degree in Pharmaceutical Sciences from Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Porto in 2019. His research has been focused on the aqueous synthesis of CdTe and AgInS2 quantum dots and carbon dots for their analytical applications as sensors/probes for the monitoring of diverse target analytes with environmental and pharmaceutical interest. In addition to the use of nanomaterials, his research also involved the use of vibrational spectroscopy techniques, namely NIR, MIR and Raman, coupled with chemometrics tools (multivariate data analysis) for the development of inexpensive and fast analytical techniques to be applied in the quality control of agri-food products. His scientific research resulted in the publication of 20 articles in international peer-reviewed journals, in which 16 of them were as first author. His scientific production also comprises 33 presentations in international and national conferences (22 oral communications and 11 posters presentations).

Representative Publications

Dual-emission CdTe/AgInS2 photoluminescence probe coupled to neural network data processing for the simultaneous determination of folic acid and iron (II)
10.1016/j.aca.2020.04.007
Dual-emission ratiometric probe combining carbon dots and CdTe quantum dots for fluorometric and visual determination of H2O2
10.1016/j.snb.2019.126665
Visual detection using quantum dots sensing platforms
10.1016/j.ccr.2020.213637
Multiplexed detection using quantum dots as photoluminescent sensing elements or optical labels
10.1016/j.ccr.2021.214181
Kinetic Determination of Acetylsalicylic Acid Using a CdTe/AgInS2 Photoluminescence Probe and Different Chemometric Models
10.3390/bios13040437