Raquel Galante

Fotografia: Raquel Galante

PhD student at Instituto Superior Técnico - ULisboa, Lisboa Portugal

PhD student at Faculdade de Ciências Farmacêutica - Universidade de São Paulo, SP, Brazil

Master Degree in Biomedical Engineering, Instituto Superior Técnico, Lisbon, Portugal, 2012

Address: Faculdade de Ciências Farmacêuticas - USP
Av. Prof. Lineu Prestes, 580 B 13A CEP 05508-000
Butantã - Cidade Universitária, São Paulo, Brazil
Telephone: + 55 11 958317705

Email Address: raquelgalante@usp.br

Scientific fields

Current research topics include:

  • Sterilization of hydrogels for biomedical aplications
  • Toxicity and biocompatibility of hydrogels
  • Biomaterials characterization
  • Chitosan hydrogel based nano particles
  • Drug release studies

Publications

  • Kikuchi I.S.; Galante R.; Dua K.; Malipeddi V.R.; Awasthi R.; Ghisleni D. and Pinto TJA. Hydrogel based Drug Delivery Systems: A Review with Special Emphasis on Challenges Associated with Decontamination of Hydrogels and Biomaterials. Current Drug Delivery. Vol 13, pp 1-9. (2016)
  • Galante, R.; Rediguieri, CF Kikuchi IS, Vasquez PAS., Colaço R, Serro A.P., Pinto TJA. About the Sterilization of Chitosan Hydrogel Nanoparticles. PLOS ONE 11(12): e0168862. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0168862 (2016)
  • Rediguieri C; Pinto T; Bou-Chacra N; Galante R; Araújo G; Pedrosa T.; Maria-Engler S S; De Bank P . Ozone Gas as a Benign Sterilization Treatment For PLGA Nanofibre Scaffolds. Tissue Engineering Part C: Methods, Vol. 1, pp 1-2. (2016)
  • Galante R; Paradiso P; Moutinho M;G; Fernandes A.I.; Mata J.L.G.; Matos APA; Colaço R.; Saramago S. and Serro AP. About the effect of eye blinking on drug release from pHEMA-based hydrogels: an in vitro study. Journal Of Biomaterials Science, Polymer Edition Vol. 26 , Iss. 4.(2015)
  • Paradiso, P., Galante R. Santos, L., Alves De Matos, A. P., Colaço, R., Serro, A. P., Saramago, B. Comparison of two hydrogel formulations for drug release in ophthalmic lenses. Journal of Biomedical Materials Research. Part B, Applied Biomaterials, v.102, p. 1170-80, (2014)
  • Serro AP, Kozica, A., Paradisio, P. Galante R., Luzyanin, K., Fernandes, A. C., b. Saramago. Effect of tetracaine on DMPC and DMPC+cholesterol biomembrane models: Liposomes and monolayers. Colloids and Surfaces. B, Biointerfaces, v.116, p.63 - 71. (2014)
  • Galante R., Levofloxacin release from contact lenses material under tribological influence of the eyelid. Master’s thesis. Instituto Superior Técnico, Universidade Técnica de Lisboa, Lisboa. (2012).
  • Galante R., Paradiso P., Oliveira M.C., Fernandes A., Mata J., Colaço, R., Saramago B. e Serro A. P. Libertação de Levofloxacina a Partir de Um Hidrogel à Base de Phema: Uma Contribuição para o Desenvolvimento de Lentes de Contacto Terapêuticas Contendo Fármacos. Revista da Sociedade Portuguesa de Oftalmologia Vol. 36: pp.237-244 (2012)

Communications to scientific meetings

  • Galante R. Controlled drug delivery from ophthalmic lenses. Symposium Nanotechnology Applied to Pharmaceutical Sciences. Faculdade de Ciências Farmacêuticas da Universidade de São Paulo. Data: 28 Setembro 2016.(Oral lecture)
  • Galante R., Ghisleni D., Paradiso P., Pinto T.J.A., Colaço R., Serro A.P. A new approach on sterilizing hydrogels using an ozone gas method: towards safer and greener technologies. 9° COLAOB - Congresso Latino-Americano de Orgãos Artificiais e Biomateriais, 24-27 August 2016 - Foz do Iguaçu –PR, Brazil.(Poster)
  • Galante R, Kikuchi I, Bou-Chacra N, Colaço R, Serro A.P., Pinto T.J.A. Chitosan Nanogels for Biomedical Applications: Choosing A Suitable Sterilization Method.9th. World Biomaterials Congress (WBC 2016). 17-22 May 2016. Montreal, Canada (Poster).
  • Topete A, Oliveira A., Galante R, Bozukova D, Saramago B, Serro A.P. Effect of Sterilization on Drugs and Lenses for Ophthalmic Applications. .9th. World Biomaterials Congress (WBC 2016). 17-22 May 2016. Montreal, Canada (Poster).
  • Galante R., Bou Chacra N., Colaço R.,Serro A.P., Pinto T.J.A. Sterilization of chitosan nanogels for biomedical applications: consequences on the intrinsic properties of the nanoparticles, XIII Encontro SPBMat, João Pessoa, Brasil, 2014 (Oral lecture)
  • Paradiso P., Galante R., Mata J.L., Kratsev R.; Colaço R.; Saramago B., Serro A.P. Study of the drug release profiles from a pHEMA based hydrogel with liposome-based coatings, XII Encontro SPBMat, Campos de Jordão, Brasil 2013
  • Paradiso P., Galante R., Mata J.L., Kratsev R.; Colaço R.; Saramago B., Serro A.P. Optimization of drug delivery profiles in soft contact lenses with a liposome-based coating.European BioMAT, Wieman, Germany 2013
  • Paradiso P., Galante R., Moutinho M.G.,Fernandes A.I., Colaço R., Saramago B., Serro A.P. Drug release from pHEMA based hydrogels: a contribution for the development of daily disposable therapeutic contact lenses. European BioMAT, Wieman, Germany 2013
  • Galante R., Paradiso P., Oliveira M.C., Mata J., Colaço, R., Saramago B. e Serro A. P. Levofloxacin release from p-HEMA based hydrogels. Colloids and Nanomedicine, Elsevier, July 15-17, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, 2012 (Poster)
  • Negrão M., Galante R., Prata S.,Pinto L.F.V., Fernandes A., André V., Rodrigues M.A., Serro A.P. A new calcium phosphate bone cement containing gentamicin, Dentistry in the light of innovation, Dental School of Ribeirão Preto - University of São Paulo, August 29-31, São Paulo, Brazil, 2012 (lecture)
  • Galante R; Paradiso P; Moutinho M.G.; Fernandes A.I., Oliveira C., Mata J.L.G.; Matos A.P.A., Colaço R., Saramago S. and Serro A.P. Study of the release profiles of levofloxacin from contact lens materials under the influence of tribological action of the eyelid, 4th Workshop on Biomedical Engineering, Faculty of Sciences of the University of Lisbon, April 21st, 2012 (Best Poster award)