Research Coordinator

Research team

Research Topics

  • Materials processing with solar energy; structural and technological characterization of ceramic and carbon-carbon composites, ornamental stones and ceramic foams
  • Rheology of polymer multiphase systems; Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (including imaging); Porous systems
  • Structure and properties (in particular mechanical) of liquid and solid foams (in particular cork and ceramic

Strategy

    Mechanical behaviour and structural analysis:

  • Ceramic and polymeric materials
  • Composites (ceramic or polymer based)
  • Cellular materials
  • Petreous
  • Biological (soft and hard) tissues

Publications

    2007

  • M.E. Rosa, M.A. Fortes, Experiments on soap films in Plateau frames: pre-emptive topological transitions”,Philosophical Magazine A, 87 (23), 3467-3478, (2007)
  • L. Afonso, M.E. Rosa, M.A. Fortes, Interfaces between honeycomb foams: defect content, behaviour under deformation”, Colloids, Surfaces A: Physicochem. Eng. Aspects, 309, 38-48, (2007)
  • M.E. Rosa e M.A. Fortes, Topological transitions in the extension of a prismatic bubble”, Colloids, Surfaces A: Physicochem. Eng. Aspects, 309, 87-95, (2007)
  • L.M. Ilharco, A. Fidalgo, J.P.S. Farinha, J.M. Gaspar Martinho, M.E. Rosa, Nanostructured silica/polymer subcritical aerogels”, Journal of Materials Chemistry, 17, 2195-2198, (2007)
  • Oliveira FAC, Fernandes JC, Badie J-M, Granier B, Guerra Rosa L, Shohoji N, High meta-stability of tungsten sub-carbide W2C formed from tungsten/carbon powder mixture during eruptive heating in a solar furnace, International Journal of Refractory Metals, Hard Materials, 25 (1): 101-106, 2007
  • Shohoji N, Badie J-M, Granier B, Oliveira FAC, Fernandes JC, Guerra Rosa L, Formation of hexagonal ?-MoC1-x phase at a temperature lower than 1660ºC by solar radiation heating under presence of excess free carbon, International Journal of Refractory Metals, Hard Materials, 25 (3): 220–225, 2007
  • Oliveira FAC, Granier B, Badie J-M, Fernandes JC, Guerra Rosa L, Shohoji N, Synthesis of tungsten sub-carbide W2C from graphite/tungsten powder mixtures by eruptive heating in a solar furnace, International Journal of Refractory Metals, Hard Materials, 25 (4): 351–357, 2007
  • Dias S, Oliveira FAC, Granier B, Badie JM, Fernandes JC, Guerra Rosa L, Shohoji N, Nano-meter size WC whiskers grown over compacted pellet of graphite/tungsten powder mixture heated with ultra-fast heating rate by concentrated solar beam, Materials Transactions JIM, 48 (5): 919-923, 2007
  • Amaral PM, Guerra Rosa L, Fernandes JC, Assessment of fracture toughness in ornamental stones, International Journal of Rock Mechanics, Mining Sciences, Available online since 29 September 2007, www.elsevier.com/locate/ijrmms
  • Amaral PM, Fernandes JC, Guerra Rosa L, Weibull statistical analysis of granite bending strength, Rock Mechanics, Rock Engineering (2007), Available online since 27 November 2007, DOI 10.1007/s00603-007-0154-7
  • Fortes MA, Vaz MF, Cox SJ, Teixeira PIC,,Instabilities in two-dimensional flower, chain clusters of bubbles, COLLOIDS, SURFACES A-PHYSICOCHEMICAL, ENGINEERING ASPECTS 309 (1-3): 64-70 NOV 1 2007
  • Fortes MA, Vaz MF, Equilibrium configurations of a chain of monodisperse bubbles, PHILOSOPHICAL MAGAZINE LETTERS 87 (8): 555-560 2007
  • Fortes MA, Morgan F, Vaz MF, Pressures inside bubbles in planar clusters, PHILOSOPHICAL MAGAZINE LETTERS 87 (8): 561-565 2007
  • Weaire D, Vaz MF, Teixeira PIC, Fortes MA, Instabilities in liquid foams, SOFT MATTER 3 (1): 47-57 2007
  • Teixeira PIC, Fortes MA, Energy, tension of films, Plateau borders in a foam, COLLOIDS, SURFACES A-PHYSICOCHEMICAL, ENGINEERING ASPECTS 309 (1-3): 3-6 NOV 1 2007
  • M.A. Fortes, The force exerted by a monolayer foam on a transverse plate, COLLOIDS, SURFACES A-PHYSICOCHEMICAL, ENGINEERING ASPECTS 309 (1-3): 30-32 NOV 1 2007
  • M.A. Martorano, H.R.Z. Sandim, M.A. Fortes, A.F. Padilha, Observations of grain boundary protrusions in static recrystallization of high-purity bcc metals, SCRIPTA MATERIALIA 56 (10): 903-906 MAY 2007
  • P.I.C. Teixeira, M.A. Fortes, Line tension, excess energy of a wall Plateau border, PHYSICAL REVIEW E 75 (1): Art. No. 011404 Part 1, JAN 2007
  • L.M. Fortes, L.F. Santos, M.C. Gonçalves, Rui M. Almeida, M. Mattarelli, M. Montagna, A. Chiasera, M. Ferrari, A. Monteil, S. Chaussedent, G.C. Righini, “Er3+ ion dispersion in tellurium oxychloride glasses”, Optical Materials 29 (2007) 503-509
  • M.A. Fortes, P.I.C. Teixeira, A. M. Deus, "The shape of soap films, Plateau borders", J. Phys.: Condens. Matter 19 (2007) 246106 (13pp)

    • 2006

  • Guerra Rosa, L., Lamon., J., Figueiredo, I., Oliveira, F.A.C., “A method to distinguish extrinsic, intrinsic fracture-origin populations in monolithic ceramics”, Journal of the European Ceramic Society, 26: 3887–3895, 2006
  • Guera Rosa, L., Colella, A., Anjinho, C.A., “Effect of paraffin oil used as a lubricant in tensile tests of carbon fibre bundles”, Materials Science Forum, 514-6: 672-676, 2006
  • Amaral, P.M., Fernandes, J.C., Guera Rosa, L., “A Comparison between X-ray Diffraction, Petrography Techniques used to determine the Mineralogical Composition of Granite, comparable Hard Rocks”, Materials Science Forum, 514-6: 1628-1632, 2006
  • Fernandes, J.C., Oliveira, F.A.C., Granier, B., Badie, J-M., Guera Rosa, L., Shohoji, N., “Kinetic aspects of reaction between tantalum, carbon material (active carbon or graphite) under solar radiation heating”, Solar Energy Journal, 80 (12): 1553-1560, 2006
  • Amaral, P.M., Pozo, D., Pinto, S., Fernandes, J.C., Guera Rosa, L., “Un metodo standard per classificare gli utensili diamantati impiegati nel campo della costruzione”, DIAMANTE Applicazioni & Tecnologia, Anno 12, nº 44 (ISSN 1824-5765) pp. 37-53, 2006
  • Oliveira, F.A.C., Dias, S., Fernandes, J.C., “Thermal shock behaviour of open-cell cordierite foams”, Materials Science Forum, 514-6: 764-767, 2006
  • Oliveira, F.A.C., Tavares, S., Domingues. J.R., Fernandes, J.C., Dias, D., “Optimisation of cordierite processing through Taguchi method”, Materials Science Forum, 514-6: 1448-1451, 2006
  • Oliveira, F.A.C., Delmas, F., Araujo, A., Fernandes, J.C., Dias, D., “Incorporation of aluminium residues in dense cordierite formulations”, Materials Science Forum, 514-6: 1722-1725, 2006
  • Carvalho, A. P., Vaz, M. Fátima, Samora, M. J., Pires, J., "Characterisation of ceramic pastes of portuguese ancient tiles", Advanced Materials Forum III, Materials Science Forum, 514-516, 1648-1652, 2006
  • Carvalho, A. P., Mestre, A. S., Pires, J., Pinto, M. L., Rosa, M. Emília, “Granular activated carbons from powdered samples using clays as binders for the adsorption of organic vapours”, Microporous, Mesoporous Materials, 93, 226-231, 2006
  • Martorano, M. A., Fortes, M. A., Padilha, A. F., “The growth of protrusions at the boundary of a recrystallized grain”, Acta Materialia, 54, 2769-2776, 2006
  • Oliveira, F. A., Dias, S., Vaz, M. Fátima, Cruz Fernandes, J., "Behaviour of open-cell cordierite foams under compression", Journal of the European Ceramic Society, 26, 179-186, 2006
  • Pereira, Cristina S., Soares, Giselle A. M., Oliveira, Ana C., Rosa, M. Emília, Pereira, Helena, Moreno, Nuno, San Romão, Maria Vitória, “Effect of fungal colonization on mechanical performance of cork”, International Biodeterioration, Biodegradation, 57, 244-250, 2006
  • Rosa, M. Emília, Fortes, M. A., “Uniaxial deformation tests of foams: rate effects, topological changes”, Philosophical Magazine A, 86, 32, 4997-5007, 2006
  • Nunes, Teresa G., “Influence of Grain Size on the Setting of Portland Cement:a Stray-Field Magnetic Resonance Imaging Study”, Mater Sci Forum, 516, 1633-1637, 2006
  • Pires, Ricardo A., Abrahams, I., Nunes, Teresa G., Hawkes, G. E., “Multinuclear magnetic resonance studies on borosilicate glasses, glass ionomer cements: Part I. Incorporation of CaO, Al2O3 “, J. Mater. Chem. 16, 2364 – 2373, 2006
  • Nunes, Teresa G., Garcia, F. C. P., Osorio, R., Carvalho, R., Toledano, M., “Photopolymerization Efficacy of Simplified Adhesive Systems studied by NMR, MRI techniques”, Dental Materials 22, 963-972, 2006

    • 2005

  • Guerra Rosa, L., Amaral, P.M., Fernandes, J.C., “Experimental evaluation of Dynamic Test Methodologies for assessing the Elastic Constants of Granitic Rocks”, Journal of Nondestructive Evaluation, 24 (4): 135-142, 2005
  • Oliveira, F. A. C., Shohoji, N., Fernandes, J.C., Guerra Rosa, L., “Solar sintering of cordierite-based ceramics at low temperatures”, Solar Energy Journal, 78 (3): 351-361, 2005
  • Vaz, M. F., Fortes, M. A., Teixeira, P. I. C., “Symmetry-breaking transitions in the dissociation of two-dimensional Plateau borders”, European Physical Journal E 16, 401-407, 2005
  • Teixeira, P. I. C., Fortes, M. A., “Wet two-dimensional bubble clusters: liquid partitioning, energy”, Journal of Physics: Condensed Matter 17, 2327-2339, 2005
  • Fortes, M. A., Vaz, M. F., Teixeira, P. I. C., “Topological, geometrical transitions in two-dimensional Plateau borders under gravity”, Philosophical Magazine 85, 1291-1302, 2005
  • Teixeira, P. I. C., Fortes, M. A., “Decoration Plateau borders in two-dimensional liquid foams: geometry, excess energy”, Philosophical Magazine 85, 1303-1322, 2005
  • Fortes, M. A., Teixeira, P. I. C., “Excess energy of a Plateau border at a wall”, Philosophical Magazine Letters 85, 21-25, 2005
  • Vaz, M. F., Cox, S. J., “Two-bubble instabilities in quasi-two-dimensional foams", Philosophical Magazine Letters 85, 415-425, 2005
  • Fortes, M. A., Teixeira, P. I. C., “Triple-line decoration, line tension in simple three-dimensional foam clusters”, Physical Review E 71, 051404, 2005
  • Fortes, M. A., Teixeira, P. I. C., Vaz, M. Fátima, “Erratum: Distribution of film orientation in free, strained foams”, Physical Review Letters 94, 10, 109902 2005
  • Nunes, T.G., Ceballos, L., Osorio, R., Toledano, M.,“Spatially-Resolved Photopolymerization Kinetics, Oxygen Inhibition in Dental Adhesives”, Biomaterials, 26 (14), 1809-1817, 2005
  • Pereira, S.G., Osorio, R., Toledano, M., Nunes, T.G.,“Evaluation of two Bis-GMA analogues as potential monomer diluents to improve the mechanical properties of light-cured composite resins”, Dental Materials, 21, 823, 2005
  • Dencheva, N., Nunes, T., Oliveira, M.J., Denchev, Z., “Microfibrillar Composites Based on Polyamide/Polyethylene Blends: 1. Structure Investigations in Oriented, Isotropic Polyamide 6”, Polymer, 46, 887-901, 2005
  • Pereira, S.G., Reis, N., Nunes, T.G.,“Spatially resolved studies on the photopolymerization of dimethacrylate monomers”, Polymer, 46, 8034, 2005
  • Dencheva, N., Nunes, T.G., Oliveira, M.J., Denchev, Z.,"Crystalline Structure of Polyamide 12 as Revealed by Solid state 13C NMR, Synchrotron WAXS, SAXS”, J. Polym. Sci. Part B: Polym. Phys., 43, 3720-3733, 2005
  • Reis, N., Ainsley, C., Derby, B., “Viscosity, acoustic behaviour of ceramic suspensions optimized for phase-change ink-jet printing”, Journal of the American Ceramic Society, 88(4): 802-808, 2005
  • Reis, N., Ainsley, C., Derby, B., “Ink-jet delivery of particle suspensions by piezoelectric droplet ejectors”, Journal of Applied Physics,97(9): 094903 (1-6), 2005
  • Dearden, A. L., Smith, P. J., Shin, D-Y, Reis, N., Derby, B., O’ Brien, P., “A low curing temperature silver ink for use in ink-jet printing, subsequent production of conductive tracks”, Macromolecular Rapid Communications, 26, 315-318, 2005