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  1. Design of polymeric core-shell carriers for combination therapies

    Article • Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, April 2021, Elsevier

    Dr Vitor Sencadas

  2. Low-Hysteresis and Ultrasensitive Microcellular Structures for Wearable Electronic Applications

    Article • ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, December 2020, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Dr Vitor Sencadas

  3. Synergy of binders and electrolytes in enabling microsized alloy anodes for high performance potassium-ion batteries

    Article • Nano Energy, November 2020, Elsevier

    Dr Vitor Sencadas

  4. Influence of the Stabilization Process on the Piezotronic Performance of Electrospun Silk Fibroin

    Article • Macromolecular Materials and Engineering, April 2020, Wiley

    Dr Vitor Sencadas

  5. Energy Harvesting Applications from Poly(ε-caprolactone) Electrospun Membranes

    Article • ACS Applied Polymer Materials, April 2020, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Dr Vitor Sencadas

  6. Mechanical performance of elastomeric PGS scaffolds under dynamic conditions

    Article • Journal of the Mechanical Behavior of Biomedical Materials, February 2020, Elsevier

    Dr Vitor Sencadas

  7. Environmentally Friendly and Biodegradable Ultrasensitive Piezoresistive Sensors for Wearable Electronics Applications

    Article • ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, January 2020, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Dr Vitor Sencadas

  8. Electroactive properties of electrospun silk fibroin for energy harvesting applications

    Article • Nano Energy, December 2019, Elsevier

    Dr Vitor Sencadas

  9. Highly Sensitive Soft Foam Sensors to Empower Robotic Systems

    Article • Advanced Materials Technologies, August 2019, Wiley

    Dr Vitor Sencadas

  10. Nano-sunscreens – a double-edged sword in protecting consumers from harm: viewing Australian regulatory policies through the lenses of the European Union

    Article • Critical Reviews in Toxicology, April 2019, Taylor & Francis

    Dr S M Solaiman, Dr Konstantin Konstantinov, Dr Vitor Sencadas

  11. Synthesis of methotrexate-loaded tantalum pentoxide–poly(acrylic acid) nanoparticles for controlled drug release applications

    Article • Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, March 2019, Elsevier

    Dr Vitor Sencadas

  12. Ultra-stretchable MWCNT–Ecoflex piezoresistive sensors for human motion detection applications

    Article • Composites Science and Technology, March 2019, Elsevier

    Dr Vitor Sencadas

  13. Reusable Flexible Concentric Electrodes Coated With a Conductive Graphene Ink for Electrotactile Stimulation

    Article • Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology, December 2018, Frontiers

    Dr Vitor Sencadas

  14. Development of ciprofloxacin-loaded poly(vinyl alcohol) dry powder formulations for lung delivery

    Article • International Journal of Pharmaceutics, August 2018, Elsevier

    Dr Vitor Sencadas

  15. Understanding High-Energy-Density Sn4P3 Anodes for Potassium-Ion Batteries

    Article • Joule, August 2018, Elsevier

    Dr Vitor Sencadas

  16. Processing, Characterization, and in Vivo Evaluation of Poly(l-lactic acid)-Fish Gelatin Electrospun Membranes for Biomedical Applications

    Article • ACS Applied Bio Materials, July 2018, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Dr Vitor Sencadas

  17. Effect of multi-walled carbon nanotubes on the cross-linking density of the poly(glycerol sebacate) elastomeric nanocomposites

    Article • Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, July 2018, Elsevier

    Dr Vitor Sencadas

  18. Synthesis of highly-stretchable graphene – poly(glycerol sebacate) elastomeric nanocomposites piezoresistive sensors for human motion detection applications

    Article • Composites Science and Technology, July 2018, Elsevier

    Dr Vitor Sencadas

  19. Spray Drying: An Overview

    Article • May 2018, IntechOpen

    Dr Vitor Sencadas

  20. Development and optimization of ciprofloxacin-loaded gelatin microparticles by single-step spray-drying technique

    Article • Powder Technology, May 2018, Elsevier

    Dr Vitor Sencadas

  21. Suppression of the photocatalytic activity of TiO 2 nanoparticles encapsulated by chitosan through a spray-drying method with potential for use in sunblocking applications

    Article • Powder Technology, April 2018, Elsevier

    Dr Vitor Sencadas

  22. A novel electrospun, hydrophobic, and elastomeric styrene-butadiene-styrene membrane for membrane distillation applications

    Article • Journal of Membrane Science, March 2018, Elsevier

    Dr Vitor Sencadas

  23. Boosting the Potassium Storage Performance of Alloy-Based Anode Materials via Electrolyte Salt Chemistry

    Article • Advanced Energy Materials, February 2018, Wiley

    Dr Vitor Sencadas

  24. Modeling and Experimental Evaluation of Bending Behavior of Soft Pneumatic Actuators Made of Discrete Actuation Chambers

    Article • Soft Robotics, February 2018, Mary Ann Liebert Inc

    Dr Vitor Sencadas

  25. Carbamazepine as a Possible Anthropogenic Marker in Water: Occurrences, Toxicological Effects, Regulations and Removal by Wastewater Treatment Technologies

    Article • Water, January 2018, MDPI AG

    Dr Vitor Sencadas

  26. Antibacterial and Antifungal Activity of Poly(Lactic Acid)-Bovine Lactoferrin Nanofiber Membranes

    Article • Macromolecular Bioscience, January 2018, Wiley

    Dr Vitor Sencadas, Andreia Castro Gomes

  27. Tailoring the wettability and mechanical properties of electrospun poly( l -lactic acid)-poly(glycerol sebacate) core-shell membranes for biomedical applications

    Article • Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, December 2017, Elsevier

    Dr Vitor Sencadas

  28. An All-Integrated Anode via Interlinked Chemical Bonding between Double-Shelled-Yolk-Structured Silicon and Binder for Lithium-Ion Batteries

    Article • Advanced Materials, October 2017, Wiley

    Dr Vitor Sencadas

  29. Multifunctional PLLA-ceramic fiber membranes for bone regeneration applications

    Article • Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, October 2017, Elsevier

    Dr Vitor Sencadas

  30. Large area and ultra-thin compliant strain sensors for prosthetic devices

    Article • Sensors and Actuators A Physical, October 2017, Elsevier

    Dr Vitor Sencadas

  31. Superomniphilic Poly(glycerol sebacate)-Poly(l -lactic acid) Electrospun Membranes for Oil Spill Remediation

    Article • Advanced Materials Interfaces, July 2017, Wiley

    Dr Vitor Sencadas

  32. Single step fabrication of antimicrobial fibre mats from a bioengineered protein-based polymer

    Article • Biomedical Materials, July 2017, Institute of Physics Publishing

    Dr Vitor Sencadas, Andreia Castro Gomes

  33. Kinetic study of thermal degradation of chitosan as a function of deacetylation degree

    Article • Carbohydrate Polymers, July 2017, Elsevier

    Dr Vitor Sencadas, Professor Senentxu Lanceros-Mendez

  34. Incorporation of glass-reinforced hydroxyapatite microparticles into poly(lactic acid) electrospun fibre mats for biomedical applications

    Article • Materials Science and Engineering C, June 2017, Elsevier

    Dr Vitor Sencadas

  35. Electrospun gelatin nanofiber based self-powered bio- e -skin for health care monitoring

    Article • Nano Energy, June 2017, Elsevier

    Dr Vitor Sencadas

  36. Processing, characterisation and electromechanical behaviour of elastomeric multiwall carbon nanotubes-poly (glycerol sebacate) nanocomposites for piezoresistive sensors applications

    Article • Composites Science and Technology, April 2017, Elsevier

    Dr Vitor Sencadas

  37. Advanced techniques for characterizing bioinspired materials

    Article • January 2017, Elsevier

    Dr Vitor Sencadas

  38. poly-L-lactic acid nanofibers for non-invasive physiological signal monitoring

    Article • Journal of Materials Chemistry B, January 2017, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Dr. Sujoy Kumar Ghosh, Dr Vitor Sencadas

  39. Effect of cyano dipolar groups on the performance of lithium-ion battery electrospun polyimide gel electrolyte membranes

    Article • Journal of Electroanalytical Chemistry, October 2016, Elsevier

    Professor Senentxu Lanceros-Mendez, Dr Vitor Sencadas

  40. Orthogonal experimental design of titanium dioxide—Poly(methyl methacrylate) electrospun nanocomposite membranes for photocatalytic applications

    Article • Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering, September 2016, Elsevier

    Dr Vitor Sencadas

  41. Comparison of rheological behaviors with fumed silica-based shear thickening fluids

    Article • Korea-Australia Rheology Journal, August 2016, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Vitor Sencadas

  42. Strong affinity of polysulfide intermediates to multi-functional binder for practical application in lithium–sulfur batteries

    Article • Nano Energy, August 2016, Elsevier

    Dr Vitor Sencadas

  43. Bacterial cellulose-lactoferrin as an antimicrobial edible packaging

    Article • Food Hydrocolloids, July 2016, Elsevier

    Professor Senentxu Lanceros-Mendez, Dr Vitor Sencadas

  44. Processing and size range separation of pristine and magnetic poly(L-lactic acid) based microspheres for biomedical applications

    Article • Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, May 2016, Elsevier

    Dr Vitor Sencadas, Professor Senentxu Lanceros-Mendez

  45. TiO2/graphene oxide immobilized in P(VDF-TrFE) electrospun membranes with enhanced visible-light-induced photocatalytic performance

    Article • Journal of Materials Science, April 2016, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Senentxu Lanceros-Mendez, Prof. Dr. Gianaurelio CUNIBERTI, Dr Vitor Sencadas, Professor Paula A A P Marques

  46. Acetylated bacterial cellulose coated with urinary bladder matrix as a substrate for retinal pigment epithelium

    Article • Colloids and Surfaces B Biointerfaces, March 2016, Elsevier

    Professor Senentxu Lanceros-Mendez, Dr Henrique Girao, Dr Vitor Sencadas

  47. Effect of Sterilization Methods on Electrospun Poly(lactic acid) (PLA) Fiber Alignment for Biomedical Applications

    Article • ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, February 2016, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Dr Vitor Sencadas

  48. Strategies for the development of three dimensional scaffolds from piezoelectric poly(vinylidene fluoride)

    Article • Materials & Design, February 2016, Elsevier

    Professor Senentxu Lanceros-Mendez, Dr Vitor Sencadas

  49. Development of poly(vinylidene fluoride)/ionic liquid electrospun fibers for tissue engineering applications

    Article • Journal of Materials Science, January 2016, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Senentxu Lanceros-Mendez, Dr Vitor Sencadas

  50. Biodegradable Polymers for Medical Applications

    Article • International Journal of Polymer Science, January 2016, Hindawi Publishing Corporation

    Dr Vitor Sencadas

  51. Correction to Bacterial Cellulose As a Support for the Growth of Retinal Pigment Epithelium

    Article • Biomacromolecules, December 2015, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Professor Senentxu Lanceros-Mendez, Dr Vitor Sencadas

  52. Piezoelectric polymers as biomaterials for tissue engineering applications

    Article • Colloids and Surfaces B Biointerfaces, December 2015, Elsevier

    Dr Vitor Sencadas, Professor Senentxu Lanceros-Mendez

  53. Antibacterial performance of bovine lactoferrin-fish gelatine electrospun membranes

    Article • International Journal of Biological Macromolecules, November 2015, Elsevier

    Dr Vitor Sencadas, Professor Senentxu Lanceros-Mendez

  54. Corrigendum to “Influence of oxygen plasma treatment parameters on poly(vinylidene fluoride) electrospun fiber mats wettability” [Prog. Org. Coat. 85 (2015) 151–158]

    Article • Progress in Organic Coatings, September 2015, Elsevier

    Dr Vitor Sencadas, Professor Senentxu Lanceros-Mendez

  55. Development of electrospun photocatalytic TiO2-polyamide-12 nanocomposites

    Article • Materials Chemistry and Physics, August 2015, Elsevier

    Dr Vitor Sencadas, Professor Senentxu Lanceros-Mendez, Professor Carlos Jose Tavares

  56. Synthesis, physical and magnetic properties of BaFe12O19/P(VDF-TrFE) multifunctional composites

    Article • European Polymer Journal, August 2015, Elsevier

    Dr Vitor Sencadas, Professor Senentxu Lanceros-Mendez

  57. Influence of oxygen plasma treatment parameters on poly(vinylidene fluoride) electrospun fiber mats wettability

    Article • Progress in Organic Coatings, August 2015, Elsevier

    Dr Vitor Sencadas, Professor Senentxu Lanceros-Mendez

  58. Exploring the Properties of Genetically Engineered Silk-Elastin-Like Protein Films

    Article • Macromolecular Bioscience, July 2015, Wiley

    Professor Senentxu Lanceros-Mendez, Dr Vitor Sencadas

  59. Design and validation of a biomechanical bioreactor for cartilage tissue culture

    Article • Biomechanics and Modeling in Mechanobiology, July 2015, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Vitor Sencadas, Professor Senentxu Lanceros-Mendez

  60. Bacterial Cellulose As a Support for the Growth of Retinal Pigment Epithelium

    Article • Biomacromolecules, April 2015, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Dr Vitor Sencadas, Professor Senentxu Lanceros-Mendez, Dr Henrique Girao

  61. Energy harvesting performance of BaTiO3/poly(vinylidene fluoride–trifluoroethylene) spin coated nanocomposites

    Article • Composites Part B Engineering, April 2015, Elsevier

    Dr Vitor Sencadas, Professor Senentxu Lanceros-Mendez

  62. Mechanical fatigue performance of PCL-chondroprogenitor constructs after cell culture under bioreactor mechanical stimulus

    Article • Journal of Biomedical Materials Research Part B Applied Biomaterials, March 2015, Wiley

    Dr Vitor Sencadas, Professor Senentxu Lanceros-Mendez

  63. Piezoelectric poly(vinylidene fluoride) microstructure and poling state in active tissue engineering

    Article • Engineering in Life Sciences, January 2015, Wiley

    Dr Vitor Sencadas, Professor Senentxu Lanceros-Mendez

  64. Magnetoelectric CoFe2O4/polyvinylidene fluoride electrospun nanofibres

    Article • Nanoscale, January 2015, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Dr Vitor Sencadas, Professor Senentxu Lanceros-Mendez

  65. Development of magnetoelectric CoFe2O4 /poly(vinylidene fluoride) microspheres

    Article • RSC Advances, January 2015, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Dr Vitor Sencadas, Professor Senentxu Lanceros-Mendez

  66. Electrospun styrene–butadiene–styrene elastomer copolymers for tissue engineering applications: Effect of butadiene/styrene ratio, block structure, hydrogenation and carbon nanotube loading on physical properties and cytotoxicity

    Article • Composites Part B Engineering, December 2014, Elsevier

    Dr Vitor Sencadas, Professor Senentxu Lanceros-Mendez

  67. Dynamic piezoelectric stimulation enhances osteogenic differentiation of human adipose stem cells

    Article • Journal of Biomedical Materials Research Part A, November 2014, Wiley

    Professor Senentxu Lanceros-Mendez, Dr Vitor Sencadas

  68. Surface roughness dependent osteoblast and fibroblast response on poly(l-lactide) films and electrospun membranes

    Article • Journal of Biomedical Materials Research Part A, November 2014, Wiley

    Professor Senentxu Lanceros-Mendez, Dr Vitor Sencadas

  69. Electrical properties of intrinsically conductive core–shell polypyrrole/poly(vinylidene fluoride) electrospun fibers

    Article • Synthetic Metals, November 2014, Elsevier

    Dr Vitor Sencadas, Professor Senentxu Lanceros-Mendez

  70. In vitromechanical fatigue behavior of poly-ɛ-caprolactone macroporous scaffolds for cartilage tissue engineering: Influence of pore filling by a poly(vinyl alcohol) gel

    Article • Journal of Biomedical Materials Research Part B Applied Biomaterials, September 2014, Wiley

    Dr Vitor Sencadas, Professor Senentxu Lanceros-Mendez

  71. Modifying Fish Gelatin Electrospun Membranes for Biomedical Applications: Cross-Linking and Swelling Behavior

    Article • Soft Materials, July 2014, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Vitor Sencadas, Professor Senentxu Lanceros-Mendez

  72. Enhancement of adhesion and promotion of osteogenic differentiation of human adipose stem cells by poled electroactive poly(vinylidene fluoride)

    Article • Journal of Biomedical Materials Research Part A, May 2014, Wiley

    Dr Vesa P Hytönen, Dr Vitor Sencadas, Professor Senentxu Lanceros-Mendez

  73. PHB-PEO electrospun fiber membranes containing chlorhexidine for drug delivery applications

    Article • Polymer Testing, April 2014, Elsevier

    Dr Vitor Sencadas, Professor Senentxu Lanceros-Mendez

  74. Effect of neutralization and cross-linking on the thermal degradation of chitosan electrospun membranes

    Article • Journal of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry, March 2014, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Vitor Sencadas, Professor Senentxu Lanceros-Mendez

  75. Effect of filler content on morphology and physical–chemical characteristics of poly(vinylidene fluoride)/NaY zeolite-filled membranes

    Article • Journal of Materials Science, January 2014, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Vitor Sencadas, Professor Senentxu Lanceros-Mendez

  76. Electrosprayed poly(vinylidene fluoride) microparticles for tissue engineering applications

    Article • RSC Advances, January 2014, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Professor Senentxu Lanceros-Mendez, Dr Vitor Sencadas

  77. Fatigue prediction in fibrin poly-ε-caprolactone macroporous scaffolds

    Article • Journal of the Mechanical Behavior of Biomedical Materials, December 2013, Elsevier

    Dr Vitor Sencadas, Professor Senentxu Lanceros-Mendez

  78. Electrospun silk-elastin-like fibre mats for tissue engineering applications

    Article • Biomedical Materials, November 2013, Institute of Physics Publishing

    Professor Senentxu Lanceros-Mendez, Dr Vitor Sencadas, Andreia Castro Gomes

  79. Bioactive albumin functionalized polylactic acid membranes for improved biocompatibility

    Article • Reactive and Functional Polymers, October 2013, Elsevier

    Professor Senentxu Lanceros-Mendez, Dr Vitor Sencadas

  80. Electro-mechanical properties of triblock copolymer styrene–butadiene–styrene/carbon nanotube composites for large deformation sensor applications

    Article • Sensors and Actuators A Physical, October 2013, Elsevier

    Dr Vitor Sencadas, Professor Senentxu Lanceros-Mendez

  81. Processing and characterization of α-elastin electrospun membranes

    Article • Applied Physics A, September 2013, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Vitor Sencadas, Professor Senentxu Lanceros-Mendez

  82. Thermal and hydrolytic degradation of electrospun fish gelatin membranes

    Article • Polymer Testing, August 2013, Elsevier

    Dr Vitor Sencadas, Professor Senentxu Lanceros-Mendez

  83. Influence of electrospinning parameters on poly(hydroxybutyrate) electrospun membranes fiber size and distribution

    Article • Polymer Engineering & Science, July 2013, Wiley

    Professor Senentxu Lanceros-Mendez, Dr Vitor Sencadas

  84. Energy harvesting performance of piezoelectric electrospun polymer fibers and polymer/ceramic composites

    Article • Sensors and Actuators A Physical, July 2013, Elsevier

    Dr Vitor Sencadas, Professor Senentxu Lanceros-Mendez

  85. Effect of fiber orientation in gelled poly(vinylidene fluoride) electrospun membranes for Li-ion battery applications

    Article • Journal of Materials Science, June 2013, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Vitor Sencadas, Professor Senentxu Lanceros-Mendez

  86. Piezoresistive sensors for force mapping of hip-prostheses

    Article • Sensors and Actuators A Physical, June 2013, Elsevier

    Dr Vitor Sencadas, Professor Senentxu Lanceros-Mendez

  87. Carbon nanofiber type and content dependence of the physical properties of carbon nanofiber reinforced polypropylene composites

    Article • Polymer Engineering & Science, March 2013, Wiley

    Dr Vitor Sencadas, Professor Senentxu Lanceros-Mendez

  88. Thermal degradation of Pb(Zr0.53Ti0.47 )O3/poly(vinylidene fluoride) composites as a function of ceramic grain size and concentration

    Article • Journal of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry, February 2013, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Senentxu Lanceros-Mendez, Dr Vitor Sencadas

  89. Effect of poling state and morphology of piezoelectric poly(vinylidene fluoride) membranes for skeletal muscle tissue engineering

    Article • RSC Advances, January 2013, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Dr Vitor Sencadas, Professor Senentxu Lanceros-Mendez, Andreia Castro Gomes

  90. Physical-chemical properties of cross-linked chitosan electrospun fiber mats

    Article • Polymer Testing, December 2012, Elsevier

    Dr Vitor Sencadas, Professor Senentxu Lanceros-Mendez

  91. Evaluation of the main processing parameters influencing the performance of poly(vinylidene fluoride–trifluoroethylene) lithium-ion battery separators

    Article • Journal of Solid State Electrochemistry, November 2012, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Vitor Sencadas, Professor Senentxu Lanceros-Mendez

  92. Osteoblast, fibroblast and in vivo biological response to poly(vinylidene fluoride) based composite materials

    Article • Journal of Materials Science Materials in Medicine, November 2012, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Vitor Sencadas, Professor Senentxu Lanceros-Mendez

  93. Mechanical, electrical and electro-mechanical properties of thermoplastic elastomer styrene–butadiene–styrene/multiwall carbon nanotubes composites

    Article • Journal of Materials Science, September 2012, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Vitor Sencadas, Professor Senentxu Lanceros-Mendez

  94. Influence of filler size and concentration on the low and high temperature dielectric response of poly(vinylidene fluoride) /Pb(Zr0.53Ti0.47)O3 composites

    Article • Journal of Polymer Research, September 2012, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Vitor Sencadas, Professor Senentxu Lanceros-Mendez

  95. Influence of fiber diameter and crystallinity on the stability of electrospun poly(l-lactic acid) membranes to hydrolytic degradation

    Article • Polymer Testing, September 2012, Elsevier

    Dr Vitor Sencadas, Professor Senentxu Lanceros-Mendez

  96. Local piezoelectric response of single poly(vinylidene fluoride) electrospun fibers

    Article • physica status solidi (a), August 2012, Wiley

    Dr Vitor Sencadas, Professor Senentxu Lanceros-Mendez

  97. Fiber average size and distribution dependence on the electrospinning parameters of poly(vinylidene fluoride–trifluoroethylene) membranes for biomedical applications

    Article • Applied Physics A, August 2012, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Vitor Sencadas, Professor Senentxu Lanceros-Mendez

  98. Local piezoelectric activity of single poly(L-lactic acid) (PLLA) microfibers

    Article • Applied Physics A, August 2012, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Vitor Sencadas, Professor Senentxu Lanceros-Mendez

  99. Fabrication of Poly(lactic acid)-Poly(ethylene oxide) Electrospun Membranes with Controlled Micro to Nanofiber Sizes

    Article • Journal of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, August 2012, American Scientific Publishers

    Dr Vitor Sencadas, Professor Senentxu Lanceros-Mendez

  100. The effect of nanotube surface oxidation on the electrical properties of multiwall carbon nanotube/poly(vinylidene fluoride) composites

    Article • Journal of Materials Science, July 2012, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Vitor Sencadas, Professor M. Fernando R Pereira, Professor Senentxu Lanceros-Mendez

  101. Effect of degree of porosity on the properties of poly(vinylidene fluoride–trifluorethylene) for Li-ion battery separators

    Article • Journal of Membrane Science, July 2012, Elsevier

    Dr Vitor Sencadas, Professor Senentxu Lanceros-Mendez

  102. Effect of the microsctructure and lithium-ion content in poly[(vinylidene fluoride)-co-trifluoroethylene]/lithium perchlorate trihydrate composite membranes for battery applications

    Article • Solid State Ionics, June 2012, Elsevier

    Dr Vitor Sencadas, Professor Senentxu Lanceros-Mendez

  103. Relaxation dynamics of poly(vinylidene fluoride) studied by dynamical mechanical measurements and dielectric spectroscopy

    Article • The European Physical Journal E, May 2012, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Vitor Sencadas, Professor Senentxu Lanceros-Mendez

  104. Fibronectin adsorption and cell response on electroactive poly(vinylidene fluoride) films

    Article • Biomedical Materials, February 2012, Institute of Physics Publishing

    Dr Vitor Sencadas, Professor Senentxu Lanceros-Mendez

  105. Assessment of parameters influencing fiber characteristics of chitosan nanofiber membrane to optimize fiber mat production

    Article • Polymer Engineering & Science, February 2012, Wiley

    Dr Vitor Sencadas, Professor Senentxu Lanceros-Mendez

  106. Influence of crystallinity and fiber orientation on hydrophobicity and biological response of poly(l-lactide) electrospun mats

    Article • Soft Matter, January 2012, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Dr Vitor Sencadas, Professor Senentxu Lanceros-Mendez

  107. Enhanced proliferation of pre-osteoblastic cells by dynamic piezoelectric stimulation

    Article • RSC Advances, January 2012, Royal Society of Chemistry

    Dr Vitor Sencadas, Professor Senentxu Lanceros-Mendez

  108. Electroactive Poly(Vinylidene Fluoride-Trifluorethylene) (PVDF-TrFE) Microporous Membranes for Lithium-Ion Battery Applications

    Article • Ferroelectrics, January 2012, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Vitor Sencadas, Professor Senentxu Lanceros-Mendez

  109. Determination of the parameters affecting electrospun chitosan fiber size distribution and morphology

    Article • Carbohydrate Polymers, January 2012, Elsevier

    Dr Vitor Sencadas, Professor Isabel Correia Neves, Professor Senentxu Lanceros-Mendez

  110. Tailoring porous structure of ferroelectric poly(vinylidene fluoride-trifluoroethylene) by controlling solvent/polymer ratio and solvent evaporation rate

    Article • European Polymer Journal, December 2011, Elsevier

    Professor Senentxu Lanceros-Mendez, Dr Vitor Sencadas

  111. Effect of filler size and concentration on the structure and properties of poly(vinylidene fluoride)/BaTiO3 nanocomposites

    Article • Journal of Materials Science, September 2011, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Vitor Sencadas, Professor Senentxu Lanceros-Mendez

  112. Thermal Properties of Electrospun Poly(Lactic Acid) Membranes

    Article • Journal of Macromolecular Science Part B, August 2011, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Vitor Sencadas, Professor Senentxu Lanceros-Mendez

  113. Influence of Ferrite Nanoparticle Type and Content on the Crystallization Kinetics and Electroactive Phase Nucleation of Poly(vinylidene fluoride)

    Article • Langmuir, May 2011, American Chemical Society (ACS)

    Professor Senentxu Lanceros-Mendez, Dr Vitor Sencadas

  114. Effect of the carbon nanotube surface characteristics on the conductivity and dielectric constant of carbon nanotube/poly(vinylidene fluoride) composites

    Article • Nanoscale Research Letters, April 2011, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Senentxu Lanceros-Mendez, Dr Vitor Sencadas, Professor M. Fernando R Pereira

  115. Thermal, dielectrical and mechanical response of α and β-poly(vinilydene fluoride)/Co-MgO nanocomposites

    Article • Nanoscale Research Letters, March 2011, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Senentxu Lanceros-Mendez, Dr Vitor Sencadas

  116. Extrusion of poly(vinylidene fluoride) filaments: effect of the processing conditions and conductive inner core on the electroactive phase content and mechanical properties

    Article • Journal of Polymer Research, February 2011, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Senentxu Lanceros-Mendez, Dr Vitor Sencadas

  117. Tailoring the morphology and crystallinity of poly(L-lactide acid) electrospun membranes

    Article • Science and Technology of Advanced Materials, February 2011, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Senentxu Lanceros-Mendez, Dr Vitor Sencadas

  118. Degradation of the dielectric and piezoelectric response of β-poly(vinylidene fluoride) after temperature annealing

    Article • Journal of Polymer Research, January 2011, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Vitor Sencadas, Professor Senentxu Lanceros-Mendez

  119. Poly(vinylidene fluoride-trifluoroethylene) (72/28) interconnected porous membranes obtained by crystallization from solution

    Article • MRS Proceedings, January 2011, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Senentxu Lanceros-Mendez, Dr Vitor Sencadas

  120. Large Area Microfabrication of Electroactive Polymeric Structures Based on Near-Field Electrospinning

    Article • Procedia Engineering, January 2011, Elsevier

    Dr Vitor Sencadas, Professor Senentxu Lanceros-Mendez

  121. The Role of Solvent Evaporation in the Microstructure of Electroactive β-Poly(Vinylidene Fluoride) Membranes Obtained by Isothermal Crystallization

    Article • Soft Materials, December 2010, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Vitor Sencadas, Professor Senentxu Lanceros-Mendez

  122. Influence of Processing Conditions on Polymorphism and Nanofiber Morphology of Electroactive Poly(vinylidene fluoride) Electrospun Membranes

    Article • Soft Materials, September 2010, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Senentxu Lanceros-Mendez, Dr Vitor Sencadas

  123. Influence of processing parameters on the polymer phase, microstructure and macroscopic properties of poly(vinilidene fluoride)/Pb(Zr0.53Ti0.47)O3 composites

    Article • Journal of Non-Crystalline Solids, September 2010, Elsevier

    Dr Vitor Sencadas, Professor Senentxu Lanceros-Mendez

  124. α- and γ-PVDF: Crystallization kinetics, microstructural variations and thermal behaviour

    Article • Materials Chemistry and Physics, July 2010, Elsevier

    Dr Vitor Sencadas, Professor Senentxu Lanceros-Mendez

  125. Poly[(vinylidene fluoride)-co -trifluoroethylene] Membranes Obtained by Isothermal Crystallization from Solution

    Article • Macromolecular Materials and Engineering, May 2010, Wiley

    Dr Vitor Sencadas, Professor Senentxu Lanceros-Mendez

  126. The piezoresistive effect in polypropylene—carbon nanofibre composites obtained by shear extrusion

    Article • Smart Materials and Structures, May 2010, Institute of Physics Publishing

    Dr Vitor Sencadas, Professor Senentxu Lanceros-Mendez

  127. Influence of the β-phase content and degree of crystallinity on the piezo- and ferroelectric properties of poly(vinylidene fluoride)

    Article • Smart Materials and Structures, April 2010, Institute of Physics Publishing

    Dr Vitor Sencadas, Professor Senentxu Lanceros-Mendez

  128. Functionally graded electroactive Poly(vinylidene fluoride) polymers

    Article • International Journal of Materials and Product Technology, January 2010, Inderscience Publishers

    Dr Vitor Sencadas, Professor Senentxu Lanceros-Mendez

  129. Isothermal crystallization kinetics of poly(vinylidene fluoride) in the α-phase in the scope of the Avrami equation

    Article • Journal of Materials Science, December 2009, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Vitor Sencadas, Professor Senentxu Lanceros-Mendez

  130. The effect of fibre concentration on the α to β-phase transformation, degree of crystallinity and electrical properties of vapour grown carbon nanofibre/poly(vinylidene fluoride) composites

    Article • Carbon, September 2009, Elsevier

    Dr Vitor Sencadas, Professor Senentxu Lanceros-Mendez

  131. Effect of the ceramic grain size and concentration on the dynamical mechanical and dielectric behavior of poly(vinilidene fluoride) Pb(Zr0.53Ti0.47)O3 composites

    Article • Applied Physics A, July 2009, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Vitor Sencadas, Professor Senentxu Lanceros-Mendez

  132. α to β Phase Transformation and Microestructural Changes of PVDF Films Induced by Uniaxial Stretch

    Article • Journal of Macromolecular Science Part B, May 2009, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Vitor Sencadas, Professor Senentxu Lanceros-Mendez

  133. Influence of Silver Nanoparticles Concentration on the α- to β-Phase Transformation and the Physical Properties of Silver Nanoparticles Doped Poly(vinylidene fluoride) Nanocomposites

    Article • Journal of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, May 2009, American Scientific Publishers

    Luis Liz-Marzán, Dr Vitor Sencadas, Professor Senentxu Lanceros-Mendez

  134. Effect of the ceramic grain size and concentration on the dynamical mechanical and dielectric behavior of poly(vinilidene fluoride)/Pb(Zr0.53Ti0.47)O3 composites

    Article • Applied Physics A, March 2009, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Vitor Sencadas, Professor Senentxu Lanceros-Mendez

  135. Relationship between the microstructure and the microscopic piezoelectric response of the α- and β-phases of poly(vinylidene fluoride)

    Article • Applied Physics A, February 2009, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Vitor Sencadas, Professor Senentxu Lanceros-Mendez

  136. Local variation of the dielectric properties of poly(vinylidene fluoride) during the α- to β-phase transformation

    Article • Physics Letters A, January 2009, Elsevier

    Dr Vitor Sencadas, Professor Senentxu Lanceros-Mendez

  137. Low percolation transitions in carbon nanotube networks dispersed in a polymer matrix: dielectric properties, simulations and experiments

    Article • Nanotechnology, December 2008, Institute of Physics Publishing

    Professor Senentxu Lanceros-Mendez, Dr Vitor Sencadas

  138. PVD-Grown photocatalytic TiO2 thin films on PVDF substrates for sensors and actuators applications

    Article • Thin Solid Films, December 2008, Elsevier

    Dr Vitor Sencadas, Professor Senentxu Lanceros-Mendez, Professor Carlos Jose Tavares

  139. Molecular Orientation and Degree of Crystallinity of Piezoelectric Poly(Vinylidene Fluoride) Films Exclusively in the β Phase

    Article • Ferroelectrics, October 2008, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Vitor Sencadas, Professor Senentxu Lanceros-Mendez

  140. Performance of electroactive poly(vinylidene fluoride) against UV radiation

    Article • Polymer Testing, October 2008, Elsevier

    Dr Vitor Sencadas, Professor Senentxu Lanceros-Mendez

  141. Microscopic origin of the high-strain mechanical response of poled and non-poled poly(vinylidene fluoride) in the β-phase

    Article • Journal of Non-Crystalline Solids, August 2008, Elsevier

    Dr Vitor Sencadas, Professor Senentxu Lanceros-Mendez

  142. Influence of the Crystallization Kinetics on the Microstructural Properties of γ-PVDF

    Article • Materials Science Forum, June 2008, Trans Tech Publications

    Professor Senentxu Lanceros-Mendez, Dr Vitor Sencadas

  143. Photodegradation Studies of Poly(Vinylidene Fluoride)

    Article • Materials Science Forum, June 2008, Trans Tech Publications

    Professor Senentxu Lanceros-Mendez, Dr Vitor Sencadas

  144. Strain analysis of photocatalytic TiO2 thin films on polymer substrates

    Article • Thin Solid Films, February 2008, Elsevier

    Dr Vitor Sencadas, Professor Senentxu Lanceros-Mendez, Professor Carlos Jose Tavares

  145. Poly(vinylidene fluoride) Electrospun Fibers for Electroactive Scaffold Aplications: Influence of the Applied Voltage on Morphology and Polymorphism

    Article • January 2008, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Senentxu Lanceros-Mendez, Dr Vitor Sencadas

  146. Relationship between processing conditions, defects and thermal degradation of poly(vinylidene fluoride) in the β-phase

    Article • Journal of Non-Crystalline Solids, January 2008, Elsevier

    Dr Vitor Sencadas, Professor Senentxu Lanceros-Mendez

  147. Piezoresistive properties of nanocrystalline silicon thin films deposited on plastic substrates by hot-wire chemical vapor deposition

    Article • Thin Solid Films, July 2007, Elsevier

    Dr Vitor Sencadas, Professor Senentxu Lanceros-Mendez

  148. Liquid Flow Sensor Based on PVDF in its Beta Phase

    Article • June 2007, Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

    Dr Vitor Sencadas, Professor Senentxu Lanceros-Mendez

  149. New technique of processing highly oriented poly(vinylidene fluoride) films exclusively in the β phase

    Article • Journal of Polymer Science Part B Polymer Physics, January 2007, Wiley

    Professor Senentxu Lanceros-Mendez, Dr Vitor Sencadas

  150. Thermal characterization of a vinylidene fluoride-trifluorethylene (75–25) (%mol) copolymer film

    Article • Journal of Non-Crystalline Solids, December 2006, Elsevier

    Dr Vitor Sencadas, Professor Senentxu Lanceros-Mendez

  151. Processing and characterization of a novel nonporous poly(vinilidene fluoride) films in the β phase

    Article • Journal of Non-Crystalline Solids, July 2006, Elsevier

    Dr Vitor Sencadas, Professor Senentxu Lanceros-Mendez

  152. Effect of Poling on the Mechanical Properties of β-Poly(Vinylidene Fluoride)

    Article • Materials Science Forum, May 2006, Trans Tech Publications

    Professor Senentxu Lanceros-Mendez, Dr Vitor Sencadas

  153. α- to β Transformation on PVDF Films Obtained by Uniaxial Stretch

    Article • Materials Science Forum, May 2006, Trans Tech Publications

    Professor Senentxu Lanceros-Mendez, Dr Vitor Sencadas

  154. Electrical and Microstructural Changes of β-PVDF under Uniaxial Stress Studied by Scanning Force Microscopy

    Article • Materials Science Forum, May 2006, Trans Tech Publications

    Professor Senentxu Lanceros-Mendez, Dr Vitor Sencadas

  155. Influence of the Crystallisation Kinetics on the Microstructural Properties of α-PVDF

    Article • MRS Proceedings, January 2006, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Senentxu Lanceros-Mendez, Dr Vitor Sencadas

  156. Characterization of poled and non-poled β-PVDF films using thermal analysis techniques

    Article • Thermochimica Acta, December 2004, Elsevier

    Dr Vitor Sencadas, Professor Senentxu Lanceros-Mendez

  157. Dynamic mechanical analysis and creep behaviour of β-PVDF films

    Article • Materials Science and Engineering A, April 2004, Elsevier

    Dr Vitor Sencadas, Professor Senentxu Lanceros-Mendez

  158. Electrical Response of β-PVDF in a Constant Uniaxial Strain Rate Deformation

    Article • Ferroelectrics, January 2004, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Vitor Sencadas, Professor Senentxu Lanceros-Mendez

  159. Effect of the mechanical stretching on the ferroelectric properties of a (VDF/TrFE) (75/25) copolymer film

    Article • Solid State Communications, January 2004, Elsevier

    Dr Vitor Sencadas, Professor Senentxu Lanceros-Mendez

  160. Behaviour of the Ferroelectric Phase Transition of P(VDF/TrFE) (75/25) with Increasing Deformation

    Article • Ferroelectrics, January 2004, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Vitor Sencadas, Professor Senentxu Lanceros-Mendez

  161. Mechanical Characterization and Influence of the High Temperature Shrinkage of β-PVDF Films on its Electromechanical Properties

    Article • Ferroelectrics, January 2003, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Vitor Sencadas, Professor Senentxu Lanceros-Mendez

  162. Chain Reorientation in β-PVDF Films Upon Transverse Mechanical Deformation Studied by SEM and Dielectric Relaxation

    Article • Ferroelectrics, January 2003, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Vitor Sencadas, Professor Senentxu Lanceros-Mendez

  163. 10.4028/0-87849-402-2.872

    Article • CrossRef Test Account

    Professor Senentxu Lanceros-Mendez, Dr Vitor Sencadas

  164. 10.4028/0-87849-402-2.915

    Article • CrossRef Test Account

    Professor Senentxu Lanceros-Mendez, Dr Vitor Sencadas

  165. 10.4028/0-87849-402-2.951

    Article • CrossRef Test Account

    Professor Senentxu Lanceros-Mendez, Dr Vitor Sencadas