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Researcher and writer w/ 10+ years of experience in Materials Chemistry | Synthesis & Characterization of Nanomaterials

Profile Summary

-Nano/Micromaterials for biomedical applications, photocatalysis, optical devices, and environmental remediation. -Published more than 18 peer reviewed research papers, 1 patent filled and 25 presentations in scientific meetings. -Expertise on calcium orthophosphates (e.g. amorphous calcium phosphate, tricalcium phosphate, and hydroxyapatite) and related biomaterials; metal oxides, phosphates, tungstates, vanadates, molybdates, and related semiconductors and insulators; -Structural, chemical, morphological and optoelectronic properties of pure and multiphasic inorganic nano/micromaterials, heterostructured materials, and doped structures.

Subject Matter Expertise

• ★ Materials Science & Engineering
• ★ Nanotechnology & Nanomaterials
• ★ Solid-State Chemistry
• ☆ Chemistry
• ☆ Inorganic Chemistry
• ☆ Biomaterials
• ☆ Solid State Sciences
• ☆ Environmental Remediation
• ☆ Optoelectronics

Services

• Writing
• Research
• Consulting
• Data & AI
• Product Development

Writing Technical Writing

Research Fact Checking, Systematic Literature Review, Secondary Data Collection

Consulting Scientific and Technical Consulting

Data & AI Statistical Analysis, Data Visualization

Product Development Formulation

Work Experience

Postdoctoral researcher

São Paulo University

November 2020 - Present

Postdoctoral researcher

Federal University of São Carlos

December 2016 - November 2019

Researcher

Jaume I University

May 2010 - June 2013

Education

Licentiateship in Chemistry

Franca University

May 2017 - June 2018

Ph.D. Science (Inorganic and Organic Chemistry)

Jaume I University

October 2013 - October 2016

Ph.D. Science: Inorganic Chemistry (Chemistry)

Federal University of São Carlos

July 2013 - October 2016

Master Degree in Pharmacological and Applied Chemistry: Advanced Materials (Inorganic and Organic Chemistry)

Jaume I University

September 2010 - June 2011

Bachelor of Technological Chemistry (Chemistry)

Ponta Grossa State University

February 2006 - December 2009

Certifications

• Certification details not provided.

Publications

JOURNAL ARTICLE

Aline B. Trench, Thales R. Machado, Amanda F. Gouveia, Camila C. Foggi, Vinícius Teodoro, Isaac Sánchez-Montes, Mayara M. Teixeira, Letícia G. da Trindade, Natalia Jacomaci, Andre Perrin, et al.(2020). Rational Design of W-Doped Ag3PO4 as an Efficient Antibacterial Agent and Photocatalyst for Organic Pollutant Degradation . ACS Omega. American Chemical Society ({ACS})

(2020). Enhanced photocatalytic and antifungal activity of hydroxyapatite/α-AgVO3 composites . Materials Chemistry and Physics.

(2019). Designing biocompatible and multicolor fluorescent hydroxyapatite nanoparticles for cell-imaging applications . Materials Today Chemistry.

L. Cabral, J. Andrés, T. R. Machado, A. Picinin, J. P. Rino, V. Lopez-Richard, E. Longo, A. F. Gouveia, G. E. Marques, E. Z. da Silva, et al. (2019). Evidence for the formation of metallic In after laser irradiation of InP . Journal of Applied Physics.

(2019). Proof‐of‐Concept Studies Directed toward the Formation of Metallic Ag Nanostructures from Ag 3 PO 4 Induced by Electron Beam and Femtosecond Laser . Particle & Particle Systems Characterization.

Jussara Soares da Silva, Thales R. Machado, Tiago A. Martins, Marcelo Assis, Camila C. Foggi, Nadia G. Macedo, Héctor Beltrán-Mir, Eloisa Cordoncillo, Juan Andrés, Elson Longo(2019). α-AgVO3 Decorated by Hydroxyapatite (Ca10(PO4)6(OH)2): Tuning Its Photoluminescence Emissions and Bactericidal Activity . Inorganic Chemistry. American Chemical Society ({ACS})

Edison Z. da Silva, Giovani M. Faccin, Thales R. Machado, Nadia G. Macedo, Marcelo de Assis, Santiago Maya-Johnson, Júlio C. Sczancoski, Juan Andrés, Elson Longo, Miguel A. San-Miguel(2019). Connecting Theory with Experiment to Understand the Sintering Processes of Ag Nanoparticles . The Journal of Physical Chemistry C. American Chemical Society ({ACS})

Thales Rafael Machado, Marcelo Assis, Marisa Carvalho de Oliveira, Nadia Guerra Macedo, João Paulo Campos Costa, Lourdes Gracia, Juan Andrés, Elson Longo(2019). In Situ Growth of Bi Nanoparticles on NaBiO3, δ-, and β-Bi2O3 Surfaces: Electron Irradiation and Theoretical Insights . The Journal of Physical Chemistry C. 123. (8). p. 5023--5030. American Chemical Society ({ACS})

Nadia G. Macedo, Thales R. Machado, Roman A. Roca, Marcelo Assis, Camila Cristina Foggi, Verónica Puerto-Belda, Gladys Mínguez-Vega, André Rodrigues, Miguel A. San-Miguel, Eloisa Cordoncillo, et al.(2019). Tailoring the Bactericidal Activity of Ag Nanoparticles/α-Ag2WO4 Composite Induced by Electron Beam and Femtosecond Laser Irradiation: Integration of Experiment and Computational Modeling . ACS Applied Bio Materials. 2. (2). p. 824--837. American Chemical Society ({ACS})

Thales Rafael Machado, Aline Barrios Trench, Amanda Fernandes Gouveia, Marcelo Assis, Letícia Guerreiro da Trindade, Clayane Santos, Andre Perrin, Christiane Perrin, Mónica Oliva, Juan Andrés, et al.(2018). Connecting structural, optical, and electronic properties and photocatalytic activity of Ag3PO4:Mo complemented by DFT calculations . Applied Catalysis B: Environmental. 238. p. 198--211. Elsevier {BV}

Marcelo Assis, Nadia G. Macedo, Thales R. Machado, Mateus M. Ferrer, Amanda F. Gouveia, Eloisa Cordoncillo, Rafael Torres-Mendieta, Hector Beltrán-Mir, Gladys Mínguez-Vega, Edson R. Leite, et al.(2018). Laser/Electron Irradiation on Indium Phosphide (InP) Semiconductor: Promising Pathways to In Situ Formation of Indium Nanoparticles . Particle & Particle Systems Characterization. p. 1800237. Wiley

From Complex Inorganic Oxides to Ag−Bi Nanoalloy: Synthesis by Femtosecond Laser Irradiation ACS Omega 2018, 3, 9880−9887. ACS Omega.

Machado, T.R., Sczancoski, J.C., Beltrán-Mir, H., Li, M.S., Andrés, J., Cordoncillo, E., Leite, E., Longo, E.(2018). Structural properties and self-activated photoluminescence emissions in hydroxyapatite with distinct particle shapes . Ceramics International. 44. (1). p. 236-245.

Pereira, W.D.S., Sczancoski, J.C., Calderon, Y.N.C., Mastelaro, V.R., Botelho, G., Machado, T.R., Leite, E.R., Longo, E.(2018). Influence of Cu substitution on the structural ordering, photocatalytic activity and photoluminescence emission of Ag<inf>3-2x</inf>Cu<inf>x</inf>PO<inf>4</inf>powders . Applied Surface Science. 440. p. 61-72.

Machado, T.R., Sczancoski, J.C., Beltr&#225;n-Mir, H., Nogueira, I.C., Li, M.S., Andr&#233;s, J., Cordoncillo, E., Longo, E.(2017). A novel approach to obtain highly intense self-activated photoluminescence emissions in hydroxyapatite nanoparticles . Journal of Solid State Chemistry. 249. p. 64-69.

Martins, T.A., Machado, T.R., Ferrer, M.M., Zanetti, S.M., Longo, E.(2016). Facile microwave-assisted hydrothermal synthesis of hexagonal sodium tungsten bronze and its high response to NO<inf>2</inf> . Materials Letters. 185. p. 197-200.

Jovan&#237;, M., Domingo, M., Machado, T.R., Longo, E., Beltr&#225;n-Mir, H., Cordoncillo, E.(2015). Pigments based on Cr and Sb doped TiO<inf>2</inf>prepared by microemulsion-mediated solvothermal synthesis for inkjet printing on ceramics . Dyes and Pigments. 116. p. 106-113.

BOOK

Cordoncillo, E., MacHado, T.R., Ferrazza, L., Juanes, D.(2012). Synthesis and characterization of nanostructured BaO solutions: Application in conservation of wall paintings . Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics). 7616 LNCS. p. 801-808.