Joao Carlos Fernandes Da Silva

Research Assistant
Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering (DIMEAS)

Bioreactors for regenerative medicine

Bone tissue engineering

Functional biomaterials

Hydrogels and scaffolds

In silico medicine

In vitro models and dynamic culture

Mechanotransduction

Mesenchymal stem cells

Osteochondral regeneration

Regenerative medicine

Tissue engineering

LS9_3 - Bioengineering of cells, tissues, organs and organisms

LS3_15 - Development of cell-based therapeutic approaches for tissue regeneration

PE11_1 - Engineering of biomaterials, biomimetic, bioinspired and bio-enabled materials

PE8_13 - Industrial bioengineering

LS3_7 - Mechanobiology of cells, tissues and organs

Goal 3: Good health and well-being

Goal 4: Quality education

Goal 9: Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure

Goal 12: Responsible consumption and production

Fellow - European Society of Biomechanics, Europeo (2024-)
European Society of Biomechanics
Fellow - ESB-ITA: Italian Chapter of the European Society of Biomechanics, Italia (2024-)
ESB-ITA: Italian Chapter of the European Society of Biomechanics
Fellow - CENTRO 3R, Italia (2024-)
Centro Interuniversitario per la Promozione dei Principi delle 3R nella Didattica e nella Ricerca (CENTRO 3R)
Fellow - European Orthopaedic Research Society (EORS), Europeo (2023-)
European Orthopaedic Research Society (EORS)
Scientific Coordinator - CellAgri Portugal – Associação Portuguesa para o Desenvolvimento da Agricultura Celular – Public Awareness and Dissemination Group coordinator, Portogallo (2022-)
Fellow - American Chemical Society (ACS), Stati Uniti (2017-)
American Chemical Society: Division of Polymeric Materials Science and Engineering

FRONTIERS IN BIOENGINEERING AND BIOTECHNOLOGY (2023-), Guest Editor of magazine or editorial series
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF BIOPRINTING (2023-), Editorial board member
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF BIOPRINTING (2022-), Guest Editor of magazine or editorial series
POLYMERS (2022-), Editorial board member
POLYMERS (2021-), Guest Editor of magazine or editorial series