Staff Profile

Biography

Dr. Ana Marina Ferreira-Duarte is a Biomedical Engineer specialising in biomimetic materials and Regenerative Engineering. She received her PhD in Biomedical Engineering from Politecnico di Torino (Italy) in 2013, receiving the Award of High Qualification Research Doctorate by Scuola Interpolitecnica di Dottorato. She is currently a Reader in Regenerative Engineering at Newcastle University and acts as an external academic at Politecnico di Torino.

She joined Newcastle University as a Research Associate within the Arthritis Research UK (Now Versus Arthritis) Tissue Engineering Centre, working on the bio-functionalising 3D-printed scaffolds for advanced bone tissue regeneration (EC RESTORATION). In 2015, she was appointed Lecturer in Bioengineering at Newcastle, expanding her research in bioinspired materials, micro-encapsulation systems, and bioprinting for tissue engineering applications.

Dr. Ferreira-Duarte has published over 80 peer-reviewed papers (Google h-index 28), holds various patents, and collaborates internationally to drive innovation in biomaterials and regenerative medicine. Her work continues to shape the field, bridging cutting-edge research with transformative applications.

Education/Academic qualification

·      Fellow of the Higher Education Academy, Higher Education Academy (UK) - June 2017

·      Biomedical Engineering, Doctor of Philosophy, Politecnico di Torino (Torino, Italy) - November 2013

·      Biomedical Engineering, Master of Engineering, Universidad Simon Bolivar (Caracas, Venezuela) - November 2009

Previous positions

·      Senior Lecturer in Biomedical Engineering, Newcastle University (2022-2024)

·      Lecturer in BioEngineering, Newcastle University (2015-2022)

·      Post-doctoral Research Associate, Newcastle University (2014-2015)

·      Post-doctoral Research Associate, Politecnico di Torino (2013)

Leadership Roles and Academic Responsibilities

·      Deputy Director of Research (Research Culture) for the School of Engineering (2024-present)

·      Research Lead for Mechanical Engineering and Marine Technology discipline (2021-2024)

·      Stage 3 (Undergraduate) tutor for the Mechanical Engineering programme (2019-2023)

·      Deputy of Expertise Bio and Environmental Engineering Research (2018-2020)

Other Roles and Responsibilities

Guest Associate Editor (Biomaterials) for Frontiers in Materials and Bioengineering and Biotechnology Journals

Review Editor (Bionanotechnology) for Frontiers in Molecular Biosciences and Bioengineering and Biotechnology Journals

Former Editor of Materials Today Communications

Memberships

·      Royal Society of Chemistry

·      Tissue and Cell Engineering Society (TCES)

·      Women's Engineering Society

·      EPSRC Peer Review College

Languages

Spanish, Portuguese, Italian and English

Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals

In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards SDG Goal 3: Ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages and Goal 9: Industry, innovation and infrastructure

Google Scholar Profile

SCOPUS Profile

Dr Ferreira-Duarte contributes to different engineering programmes, including:

• Mechanical Engineering BEng Honours
• Mechanical Engineering MEng Honours
• Biofabrication and Bioprinting MRes

She is currently teaching the following modules:

• ENG2022 : Materials Science II
• MEC8051: Biomedical AM and Biofabrication
• MEC8049: Orthopaedic Engineering
• MMB8022: Regenerative Medicine and Stem Cells

and she supervises individual and team projects for the following modules:

• MEC3098: Mechanical Engineering Project
• MEC8099: Mechanical Engineering Team Project
• MMB8099: MRes Project

Research Interests

Dr. Ferreira-Duarte is passionate about creating bioinspired materials and engineering regenerative systems to repair and restore damaged tissues. Her work focuses on developing polymeric matrices, hydrogels, and hybrid scaffolds that mimic living tissues, with applications in cell therapies, implants, and regenerative medicine. She is also known for her patented materials and spray-dipping nanocoating technology, enhancing biomedical surfaces for drug delivery and implants.

Her research spans musculoskeletal regeneration (bone, cartilage), skin repair, and diabetes therapies. By designing immunomodulatory materials and in vitro models for studying diseases and drug screening, she aims to bridge cutting-edge science with real-world solutions to improve patient outcomes.

Projects and Research Funding

2025-2029 EC Horizon Europe on HYDROHEAL “Multi-functional hydrogels for promoting bone fracture healing through local induced release of pharmaceutical agents and gradual matrix replacement by the regenerating bone (PI)

2025-2026 AFM-TELETHON. MATRIX: Understanding the role of the extracellular matrix in the process of muscle degeneration in muscular dystrophies (CoI)

2024-2025 Northern Accelerator PoC Fund. Portable spray-assisted multiple nano-coater for clinical applications (PI)

2024-2026 Researchers in Residence Innovation. HARBORSS (PI)

2024-2025 Northern Accelerator PoC Fund. Translating automated hybrid layer-by-layer surface functionalisation technology (Co-PI)

2024-2025 EPSRC-IAA Award. Engineering PANCREA-MATRIX (PI)

2024-2025 EPSRC-IAA Award. SmartCoater Proof-of-Concept (PI)

2024-2025 EPSRC-IAA Award. ImmuneChip Proof-of-Concept (PI)

2023-2026 EPSRC Award on "New High Performance Bioinks for 3D Extrusion Bioprinting" (CoI)

2023-2027 EU HORIZON REBORN. "Remodelling of the infarcted heart: piezoelectric multifunctional patch enabling the sequential release of therapeutic factors". (CoI)

2021-2024 EPSRC Award on "Process Control and Novel Materials for the Reactive Jet Impingement Process". (CoI)

2021-2023 ORUK Orthopaedic Research Fund 2020 on “Layer-by-Layer coatings for orthopaedic applications”. (PI)

2021-2022  EPSRC RiHN Feasibility Studies: "Point-of-care of skin wounds via automated therapeutic Layer-by-Layer coating". (PI) More info

2020-2021 EPSRC Impact Acceleration Account (IAA) on "Hybrid Layer-by-Layer Deposition System applied in orthopaedic implants" (PI)

2019-2025 EU HORIZON (H2020) on GIOTTO "Active aGeIng and Osteoporosis: The next challenge for smarT nanomaterials and 3D technologies". (CoI) For more information: http://www.giottoproject.eu/.

2018 Capital equipment funding, Newcastle University (PI)

2017-2020  NC3Rs CRACK-IT Challenges: "Microfluidic Automated Platform for Osteoarthritis Drug Screening". (CoI)

2017 Confidence in Concept MRC-CiC: ”High Throughput Biofabrication of Microtissues for Disease Modelling and Regenerative Medicine” (CoI)

2015 EPSRC RiHN Feasibility Studies: "Bioprinting of Microtissues for Treatment of Diabetes". (PI) For more information: Video and info Islet micro-tissues

2015 EPSRC MeDe Innovations Fresh Ideas Fund: "Tendon-bone tissue constructs for rotator cuff repair" (PI)

Other funding

2023 QR ERCF funds for Discipline Research Culture (phase 2), project (Lead) "Rekindle Discipline connections, ideas, and people"

2022 QR ERCF funds for Discipline Research Culture (phase 1), project (Lead) "Rekindle Discipline Connections, ideas, and People"

Patents and research commercialisation

1.   “Thin film fabrication apparatus and method technology” PCT/GB2020/052641, WO2021079106A1;

2.   “Coating formulation” PCT/GB2023/050571, WO/2023/170424

3.   “Biomimetic and biodegradable polymeric cement”. PCT/IT2012/000182. 

Interested in the future of 3D bioprinting systems, check Jet-Bio

Check some of Ferreira Duarte's Group highlights:

• Podcast episode in Engineering a Better World
• Check the importance of the "Interplay between biomaterials and the immune system: Challenges and opportunities in regenerative medicine" in Acta Biomaterialia.
• Our Biomaterials Science article titled Biomimetic hydrogels designed for cartilage tissue engineering featured in the online themed collection Biomaterials Science Most Popular 2021

Available PhD opportunities and Research positions

• PhD in Engineering therapeutic immune-biomaterials for tissue engineering applications. Self-Funded PhD Students Only.
• Competition Funded PhD Project (Students Worldwide) "Knee Joint-on-a-Chip: A Platform for Studying Cartilage Mechanotransduction and Immune Interactions"

Postgraduate Supervision | Student PhD Theses

2025

Title: Engineering a Layer-by-Layer (LbL) Portable Device for the Production of Therapeutic and Regenerative Skin Coatings

Author (Year): Elias Hasan (2025)

Supervisor(s): Ana Ferreira Duarte, Piergiorgio Gentile

Title: Engineering Biomaterials for Immunomodulation: Dexamethasone-Mediated Tolerogenic Dendritic Cell Induction

Author (Year): Emma Louise Jackson (2025)

Supervisor(s): Catharien Hilkens, Katarina Novakovic, Ana Ferreira Duarte

2024

Title: Chitosan-Based Hydrogels for the Programming of Tolerogenic Dendritic Cells in vitro

Author (Year): Sophie Reay (2024)

Supervisor(s): Katarina Novakovic, Catharien Hilkens, Ana Ferreira Duarte

Title: Design and development of a progressive cavity pump for extrusion-based Bioprinting

Author (Year): Yusuf Ugurluoglu (2024)

Supervisor(s): Javier Mungia, Ana Ferreira Duarte, Piergiorgio Gentile

2023

Title: A new process for rapidly synthesizing dense biomineralised collagen scaffolds

Author (Year): Michael Doyle (2023)

Supervisor(s): Ana Ferreira Duarte, Kenny Dalgarno, Enrico Masoero

Title: Bioprinting Human Skin Equivalents Using Reactive Jet Impingement

Author (Year): Maria Crespo Cuadrado (2023)

Supervisor(s): Kenny Dalgarno, Ana Ferreira Duarte, Mark Birch-Machin, Peter Hanson

2022

Title: Development of a 3D osteoporosis in vitro disease model

Author (Year): Alexander Sieberath (2022)

Supervisor(s): Kenny Dalgarno, Ana Ferreira Duarte, Piergiorgio Gentile

Title: Reactive Jet Impingement Bioprinting for In Vitro Model Development

Author (Year): Aidan Bowes (2022)

Supervisor(s): Kenny Dalgarno, Ana Ferreira Duarte, Piergiorgio Gentile

Title: Biosynthetic Materials to Mimic the Musculoskeletal Environment

Author (Year): Kegan McColgan-Bannon (2022)

Supervisor(s): Ana Ferreira Duarte, Kenny Dalgarno, Piergiorgio Gentile

Title: Replicating Bone Structure using Apatite-Wollastonite Glass Ceramic

Author (Year): Nilly Hojat (2022)

Supervisor(s): Lidija Siller, Piergiorgio Gentile, Ana Ferreira Duarte

Title: Bioprinting of Hydrogels onto Structural Biomaterials for Bioactive Interfaces

Author (Year): Marcin Kotlarz (2022)

Supervisor(s): Kenny Dalgarno, Ana Ferreira Duarte, Piergiorgio Gentile

Title: Development and validation of human in vitro articular cartilage models

Author (Year): Annachiara Scalzone (2022)

Supervisor(s): Piergiorgio Gentile, Xiao Nong Wang, Ana Ferreira Duarte, Kenny Dalgarno

2020

Title: Additive Manufacturing of bioceramic and biocomposite devices for bone repair

Author (Year): Priscila Melo (2020)

Supervisor(s): Kenny Dalgarno, Ana Ferreira Duarte, Piergiorgio Gentile

Title: Microenvironmental characterization of pancreatic islets within their endogenous niche towards a bioengineered microtissue for β-cell replacement therapy

Author (Year): Nicole Kattner (2020)

Supervisor(s): James Shaw, Bill Scott, Kenny Dalgarno, Ana Ferreira Duarte

Title: Printing Cells and Co-cultures for Osteoarthritis Models

Author (Year): Joseph Dudman (2020)

Supervisor(s): Kenny Dalgarno, Xiao Nong Wang, Ana Ferreira Duarte, Piergiorgio Gentile

2019

Title: Development of bio-inks for bioprinting applications

Author (Year): Ricardo Da Conceicao Ribeiro (2019)

Supervisor(s): Kenny Dalgarno, Ana Ferreira Duarte, Kenneth Rankin

• Articles

  • Bowes A, Collins A, Oakley F, Gentile P, Ferreira AM, Dalgarno K. Bioprinted high cell density laminar scaffolds stimulate ECM production in osteochondral co-cultures. International Journal of Molecular Sciences 2024, 25(20), 11131.
  • Salthouse D, Goulding PD, Reay SL, Jackson EL, Xu C, Ahmed R, Mearns-Spragg A, Novakovic K, Hilkens CMU, Ferreira AM. Amine-reactive crosslinking enhances type 0 collagen hydrogel properties for regenerative medicine. Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology 2024, 12, 1391728.
  • Udduttula A, Jakubovics N, Khan I, Pontiroli L, Rankin KS, Gentile P, Ferreira AM. Layer-by-Layer Coatings of Collagen-Hyaluronic acid Loaded with an Antibacterial Manuka Honey Bioactive Compound to Fight Metallic Implant Infections. ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces 2023, 15(50), 58119-58135.
  • Salthouse D, Novakovic K, Hilkens CM, Ferreira AM. Interplay between biomaterials and the immune system: Challenges and opportunities in regenerative medicine. Acta Biomaterialia 2023, 155, 1-18.
  • Reay SL, Jackson EL, Salthouse D, Ferreira AM, Hilkens CMU, Novakovic K. Effective Endotoxin Removal from Chitosan That Preserves Chemical Structure and Improves Compatibility with Immune Cells. Polymers 2023, 15(7), 1592.
  • Ugurluoglu YF, Ferreira AM, Gentile P, Munguia J. Conceptual design and development of a progressive cavity pump for extrusion-based additive manufacturing applications. CIRP Journal of Manufacturing Science and Technology 2023, 46, 191-203.
  • Kotlarz M, Melo P, Ferreira AM, Gentile P, Dalgarno K. Cell seeding via bioprinted hydrogels supports cell migration into porous apatite-wollastonite bioceramic scaffolds for bone tissue engineering. Biomaterials Advances 2023, 153, 213532.
  • Bindi B, Perioli A, Melo P, Mattu C, Ferreira AM. Bioinspired Collagen/Hyaluronic Acid/Fibrin-Based Hydrogels for Soft Tissue Engineering: Design, Synthesis, and In Vitro Characterization. Journal of Functional Biomaterials 2023, 14(10), 495.
  • Hojat N, Gentile P, Ferreira AM, Siller L. Automatic pore size measurements from scanning electron microscopy images of porous scaffolds. Journal of Porous Materials 2023, 30, 93-101.
  • Scalzone A, Cerqueni G, Wang XN, Dalgarno K, Mattioli-Belmonte M, Ferreira-Duarte AM, Gentile P. A cytokine-induced spheroid-based in vitro model for studying osteoarthritis pathogenesis. Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology 2023, 11, 1167623.
  • Dura G, Crespo-Cuadrado M, Waller H, Peters DT, Ferreira-Duarte A, Lakey JH, Fulton DA. Exploiting Meltable Protein Hydrogels to Encapsulate and Culture Cells in 3D. Macromolecular Bioscience 2022, 22(9), 2200134.
  • Kotlarz M, Ferreira AM, Gentile P, Russell SJ, Dalgarno K. Droplet-based bioprinting enables the fabrication of cell-hydrogel-microfibre composite tissue precursors. Bio-Design and Manufacture 2022, 5, 512-528.
  • Kotlarz M, Ferreira AM, Gentile P, Dalgarno K. Bioprinting of cell-laden hydrogels onto titanium alloy surfaces to produce a bioactive interface. Macromolecular Bioscience 2022, 22(6), 2200071.
  • Scalzone A, Cerqueni G, Wang X-N, Ferreira-Duarte A, Dalgarno K, Mattioli-Belmonte M, Gentile P. An In Vitro Engineered Osteochondral Model as Tool to Study Osteoarthritis Environment. Advanced Healthcare Materials 2022, 12(2), 2202030.
  • Udduttula A, Li J, Ma Z, Teng B, Zhang JV, Ferreira AM, Gentile P, Wang G, Zhao X, Ren P-G. A novel apatite-inspired Sr₅(PO₄)₂SiO₄ plasma-sprayed coating on Ti alloy promoting biomineralization, osteogenesis and angiogenesis. Ceramics International 2022, 48(8), 10979-10989.
  • Scalzone A, Wang XN, Dalgarno K, Ferreira AM, Gentile P. A Chondrosphere-Based Scaffold Free Approach to Manufacture an In Vitro Articular Cartilage Model. Tissue Engineering Part A 2022, 28(1-2), 84-93.
  • Reay SL, Jackson EL, Ferreira-Duarte AM, Hilkens CMU, Novakovic K. In vitro evaluation of the biodegradability of chitosan–genipin hydrogels. Materials Advances 2022, 3(21), 7946-7959.
  • Naseem R, Tzivelekis C, German MJ, Gentile P, Ferreira-Duarte A, Dalgarno K. Strategies for Enhancing Polyester-Based Materials for Bone Fixation Applications. Molecules 2021, 26(4), 992.
  • Dudman J, Ferreira AM, Gentile P, Wang X, Dalgarno K. Microvalve Bioprinting of MSC-Chondrocyte Co-Cultures. Cells 2021, 10(12), 3329.
  • Dura G, Crespo-Cuadrado M, Waller H, Peters DT, Ferreira AM, Lakey JH, Fulton DA. Hydrogels of engineered bacterial fimbriae can finely tune 2D human cell culture. Biomaterials Science 2021, 9(7), 2542-2552.
  • Ugurluoglu YF, Gentile P, Ferreira-Duarte A, Munguia J. Effect of process parameters of the positive displacement pump for extrusion based bioprinting application. Journal of Additive Manufacturing Technologies 2021, 1(2), 560.
  • Dudman J, Ferreira AM, Gentile P, Wang XN, Ribeiro R, Benning M, Dalgarno K. Reliable inkjet printing of chondrocytes and MSCs using reservoir agitation. Biofabrication 2020, 12(4), 045024.
  • Scalzone A, Bonifacio MA, Cometa S, Cucinotta F, De Giglio E, Ferreira AM, Gentile P. pH-Triggered Adhesiveness and Cohesiveness of Chondroitin Sulfate-Catechol Biopolymer for Biomedical Applications. Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology 2020, 8, 712.
  • Zhang H, Whalley RD, Ferreira AM, Dalgarno K. High throughput physiological micro-models for in vitro pre-clinical drug testing: a review of engineering systems approaches. Progress in Biomedical Engineering 2020, 2(2), 022001.
  • Melo P, Kotlarz M, Marshall M, Magallanes M, Ferreira AM, Gentile P, Dalgarno K. Effects of alumina on the thermal processing of apatite-wollastonite: changes in sintering, microstructure and crystallinity of compressed pellets. Journal of the European Ceramic Society 2020, 40(15), 6107-6113.
  • Dewhurst RM, Scalzone A, Buckley J, Mattu C, Rankin KS, Gentile P, Ferreira AM. Development of Natural-Based Bone Cement for a Controlled Doxorubicin-Drug Release. Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology 2020, 8, 754.
  • Dura G, Peters DT, Waller H, Yemm AI, Perkins ND, Ferreira AM, Crespo-Cuadrado M, Lakey JH, Fulton DA. A thermally reformable protein polymer. Chem 2020, 6(11), 3132-3151.
  • Scalzone A, Ferreira AM, Tonda-Turo C, Ciardelli G, Dalgarno K, Gentile P. The interplay between chondrocyte spheroids and mesenchymal stem cells boosts cartilage regeneration within a 3D natural-based hydrogel. Scientific Reports 2019, 9(1), 14630.
  • Melo P, Tarrant E, Swift T, Townshend A, German M, Ferreira AM, Gentile P, Dalgarno K. Short phosphate glass fiber - PLLA composite to promote bone mineralization. Materials Science and Engineering C 2019, 104, 109929.
  • Melo P, Ferreira A-M, Waldron K, Swift T, Gentile P, Magallanes M, Marshall M, Dalgarno K. Osteoinduction of 3D printed particulate and short-fibre reinforced composites produced using PLLA and apatite-wollastonite. Composites Science and Technology 2019, 184, 107834.
  • McColgan-Bannon KIS, Upson S, Gentile P, Tausif M, Russell S, Dalgarno K, Ferreira AM. Biomimetic Properties of Force-Spun PHBV Membranes Functionalised with Collagen as Substrates for Biomedical Application. Coatings 2019, 9(6), 350.
  • Montalbano G, Toumpaniari S, Popov A, Duan P, Chen J, Dalgarno K, Scott III WE, Ferreira AM. Synthesis of bioinspired collagen/alginate/fibrin based hydrogels for soft tissue engineering. Materials Science & Engineering: C 2018, 91, 236-246.
  • Ribeiro R, Pal D, Ferreira AM, Gentile PG, Benning M, Dalgarno K. Reactive jet impingement bioprinting of high cell density gels for bone microtissue fabrication. Biofabrication 2018, 11(1), 015014.
  • Tonda-Turo C, Ruini F, Ceresa C, Gentile P, Varela P, Ferreira AM, Fracchia L, Ciardelli G. Nanostructured scaffold with biomimetic and antibacterial properties for wound healing produced by 'green electrospinning'. Colloids and Surfaces B: Biointerfaces 2018, 172, 233-243.
  • De Giglio E, Bonifacio MA, Ferreira AM, Cometa S, Ti ZY, Stanzione A, Dalgarno K, Gentile P. Multi-compartment scaffold fabricated via 3D-printing as in vitro co-culture osteogenic model. Scientific reports 2018, 8(1), 15130.
  • Etxabide A, Ribeiro RDC, Guerrero P, Ferreira AM, Stafford GP, Dalgarno K, de la Caba K, Gentile P. Lactose-crosslinked fish gelatin-based porous scaffolds embedded with tetrahydrocurcumin for cartilage regeneration. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules 2018, 117, 199-208.
  • Bonifacio MA, Cometa S, Cochis A, Gentile P, Ferreira AM, Azzimonti B, Procino G, Ceci E, Rimondini L, De Giglio E. Data on Manuka Honey/Gellan Gum composite hydrogels for cartilage repair. Data in Brief 2018, 20, 831-839.
  • Salam N, Toumpaniari S, Gentile P, Ferreira AM, Dalgarno K, Partridge S. Assessment of Migration of Human MSCs through Fibrin Hydrogels as a Tool for Formulation Optimisation. Materials 2018, 11(9), 1781.
  • Bonifacio MA, Cometa S, Cochis A, Gentile P, Ferreira AM, Azzimonti B, Procino G, Ceci E, Rimondini L, DeGiglio E. Antibacterial effectiveness meets improved mechanical properties: Manuka Honey/Gellan Gum composite hydrogels for cartilage repair. Carbohydrate Polymers 2018, 198, 462–472.
  • Ribeiro R, Pal D, Jamieson D, Rankin K, Benning M, Dalgarno K, Ferreira A. Temporary Single Cell Coating for Bioprocessing via a Cationic Polymer. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces 2017, 9(15), 12967-12974.
  • Baba Ismail YM, Ferreira AM, Bretcanu O, Dalgarno K, El Haj AJ. Polyelectrolyte multi-layers assembly of SiCHA nanopowders and collagen type I on aminolysed PLA films to enhance cell-material interactions. Colloids and Surfaces B: Biointerfaces 2017, 159, 445-453.
  • Gentile P, Ferreira AM, Callaghan JT, Miller CA, Atkinson J, Freeman C, Hatton PV. Multilayer Nanoscale Encapsulation of Biofunctional Peptides to Enhance Bone Tissue Regeneration In Vivo. Advanced Healthcare Materials 2017, 6(8), 1601182.
  • Bonifacio MA, Gentile PG, Ferreira AM, Cometa S, Giglio ED. Insight into halloysite nanotubes-loaded gellan gum hydrogels for soft tissue engineering applications. Carbohydrate Polymers 2017, 163, 280-291.
  • Upson SJ, OHaire T, Russell SJ, Dalgarno K, Ferreira AM. Centrifugally Spun PHBV Micro and Nanofibres. Materials Science & Engineering C 2017, 76, 190-195.
  • Gentile P, McColgan-Bannon K, Ceretto N, Sefat F, Dalgarno K, Ferreira AM. Biosynthetic PCL-graft-collagen bulk material for tissue engineering. Materials 2017, 10(7), 693-710.
  • Gentile P, Ghione C, Ferreira AM, Crawford A, Hatton PV. Alginate-based Hydrogels Functionalised at the Nanoscale using Layer-by-Layer Assembly for Potential Cartilage Repair. Biomaterials Science 2017, 5(9), 1922-1931.
  • Ferreira AM, Gentile P, Toumpaniari S, Ciardelli G, Birch MA. Impact of collagen/heparin multi-layers for regulating bone cellular functions. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces 2016, 8(44), 29923-29932.
  • Boccafoschi F, Rasponi M, Ramella M, Ferreira AM, Vesentini S, Cannas M. Short-term effects of microstructured surfaces: role in cell differentiation toward a contractile phenotype. Journal of Applied Biomaterials & Functional Materials 2014.
  • Ferreira AM, Mattu C, Ranzato E, Ciardelli G. Bioinspired porous membranes containing polymer nanoparticles for wound healing. Journal of Biomedical Materials Research - Part A 2014, 102(12), 4394-4405.
  • Ferreira AM, Carmagnola I, Chiono V, Gentile P, Fracchia L, Ceresa C, Georgiev G, Ciardelli G. Surface modification of poly(dimethylsiloxane) by two-step plasma treatment for further grafting with chitosan-Rose Bengal photosensitizer. Surface and Coatings Technology 2013, 223, 92-97.
  • González-Paz RJ, Lligadas G, Ronda JC, Galià M, Ferreira AM, Boccafoschi F, Ciardelli C, Cádiz V. Study on the interaction between gelatin and polyurethanes derived from fatty acids. Journal of Biomedical Materials Research - Part A 2013, 101A(4), 1036-1046.
  • González-Paz RJ, Ferreira AM, Mattu C, Boccafoschi F, Lligadas G, Ronda JC, Galià M, Cádiz V, Ciardelli G. Cytocompatible polyurethanes from fatty acids through covalent immobilization of collagen. Reactive and Functional Polymers 2013, 73(5), 690-697.
  • González-Paz RJ, Lligadas G, Ronda JC, Galià M, Ferreira AM, Boccafoschi F, Ciardelli G, Cádiz V. Enhancement of Fatty Acid-based Polyurethanes Cytocompatibility by Non-covalent Anchoring of Chondroitin Sulfate. Macromolecular Bioscience 2012, 12(12), 1697-1705.
  • Ferreira AM, Gentile P, Chiono V, Ciardelli G. Collagen for bone tissue regeneration. Acta Biomaterialia 2012, 8(9), 3191-3200.
  • Ferreira AM, Gentile P, Sartori S, Pagliano C, Cabrele C, Chiono V, Ciardelli G. Biomimetic soluble collagen purified from bones. Biotechnology Journal 2012, 7(11), 1386-1394.
  • Gentile P, Chiono V, Tonda-Turo C, Ferreira AM, Ciardelli G. Polymeric membranes for guided bone regeneration. Biotechnology Journal 2011, 6(10), 1187-1197.
  • Ferreira AM, González G, González-Paz RJ, Feijoo JL, Lira-Olivares J, Noris-Suárez K. Bone collagen role in piezoelectric mediated remineralization [Papel del colageno oseo en la remineralizacion mediada por piezoelectricidad]. Acta Microscopica 2009, 18(3), 278-286.
  • Noris-Suárez K, Lira-Olivares J, Ferreira AM, Feijoo JL, Suárez N, Hernández MC, Barrios E. In vitro deposition of hydroxyapatite on cortical bone collagen stimulated by deformation-induced piezoelectricity. Biomacromolecules 2007, 8(3), 941-948.

• Book Chapters

  • Scalzone A, Tonda-Turo C, Ferreira AM, Gentile P. 3D-printed Soft Hydrogels for Cell Encapsulation. In: Azevedo HS; Mano JF; Borges J, ed. Soft Matter for Biomedical Applications. Cambridge: Royal Society of Chemistry, 2021, pp.594-625.
  • Bazgir M, Hancox Z, Raja T, Gentile P, Ferreira AM, Zhang W, Mozafari M, Katsikogianni M, Youseffi M, Coates P, Sefat F. Scaffolds for blood vessel tissue engineering. In: Mozafari, M; Sefat, F; Atala, A, ed. Handbook of Tissue Engineering Scaffolds: Volume One. Elsevier, 2019, pp.659-684.

• Conference Proceedings (inc. Abstracts)

  • Reay S, Jackson E, Salthouse D, Ferreira AM, Hilkens C, Novakovic K. Effective Endotoxin Removal from Chitosan that Preserves Chemical Structure and Improves Compatibility with Immune Cells. In: Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine International Society Americas Europe Chapter Conference (TERMIS-EU 2023). 2023, Manchester, UK: TERMIS-EU.
  • Novakovic K, Leach J, Reay S, Jackson E, Ferreira-Duarte A, Hilkens C. Towards biocompatible pulsatile materials. In: Gordon Research Conference on Oscillations and Dynamic Instabilities in Chemical Systems : Nonequilibrium to Induce and Maintain Spatio-Temporal Patterns. 2022, Stonehill College, MA, United States.
  • Rodrigues N, Benning M, Ferreira AM, Dixon L, Dalgarno K. Manufacture and characterisation of porous PLA scaffolds. In: The Second CIRP Conference on Biomanufacturing. 2016, Manchester, UK: Elsevier BV.
  • Popov AA, Montalbano G, Scott WE, Chen J, Shaw JAM, Dalgarno K, Ferreira-Duarte AM. 3D manufactured islet micro-tissues for the treatment of type-1 diabetes. In: TERMIS-EU 2016 Conference. 2016, Uppsala, Sweden: eCM.
  • Rodrigues N, Benning M, Ferreira AM, Dixon L, Dalgarno K. Manufacture and characterisation of porous PLA scaffolds. In: The Second CIRP Conference on BioManufacturing (CIRP-BioM 2015). 2015, Manchester, UK: Elsevier.
  • Ferreira-Duarte AM, Da Conceicao-Ribeiro R, Benning M, Partridge S, Toumpaniari R, Dalgarno K. Encapsulated Tumoral Cells for Bioprocessing. In: 2015 4th TERMIS World Congress. 2015, Boston, Massachusetts, USA: Mary Ann Liebert.
  • Caddie S, Baino F, Ferreira AM, Sartori S, Novajra G, Ciardelli G, Vitale-Brovarone C. Collagen/Polyurethane-Coated Bioactive Glass: Early Achievements towards the Modelling of Healthy and Osteoporotic Bone. In: 6th Symposium and Annual Meeting of the International Society for Ceramics in Medicine, ISCM 2014. 2015, Spain: Key Engineering Materials (Trans Tech Publications Ltd).
  • Ferreira AM, Noris-Suárez K, Bello A, Marquez AH, Feijoo JL, Lira-Olivares J. Influencia de la piezoelectricidad del colágeno tipo i en la adhesión celular | [Piezoelectricity influence of type I collagen in cell adhesion]. In: 4th Latin American Congress on Biomedical Engineering, CLAIB 2007. 2008, Venezuela: IFMBE Proceedings, Springer Verlag.
  • Noris-Suárez K, Lira-Olivares J, Ferreira AM, Graterol A, Feijoo JL, Lee SW. Electrochemical influence of collagen piezoelectric effect in bone healing. In: 8th International Symposium on Eco-Materials Processing and Design. 2007, Japan: Materials Science Forum.

• Editorial

  • Ferreira AM, Gentile P. Editorial: Biofunctional materials and coatings for orthopaedic and dental applications. Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology 2023, 11, 1203815.

• Reviews

  • Doyle ME, Dalgarno K, Masoero E, Ferreira AM. Advances in biomimetic collagen mineralisation and future approaches to bone tissue engineering. Biopolymers 2023, 114(1), e23527.
  • Ngadimin K, Stokes A, Gentile P, Ferreira AM. Biomimetic hydrogels designed for cartilage tissue engineering. Biomaterials Science 2021, 9(12), 4246-4259.
  • Cometa S, Bonifacio MA, Ferreira AM, Gentile P, de Giglio E. Surface characterization of electro-assisted titanium implants: A multi-technique approach. Materials 2020, 13(3), 705.
  • Sieberath A, Della Bella E, Ferreira AM, Gentile P, Eglin D, Dalgarno K. A Comparison of Osteoblast and Osteoclast In Vitro Co-Culture Models and Their Translation for Preclinical Drug Testing Applications. International Journal of Molecular Sciences 2020, 21(3), 912.
  • Ferreira AM, Tonda-Turo C, Mancuso E, Gentile P. Multilayer nanoscale functionalisation to treat disorders and enhance regeneration of bone tissue. Nanomedicine: Nanotechnology, Biology and Medicine 2019, 19, 22-38.
  • Longley R, Ferreira AM, Gentile P. Recent approaches to the manufacturing of biomimetic multi-phasic scaffolds for osteochondral regeneration. International Journal of Molecular Sciences 2018, 19(6), 1755.