Articles in Journals (Web of Science)

Filipa Teixeira, Ana Margarida Silva, Berta Estevinho, Stefania Sut, Stefano Dall’Acqua, Cristina Delerue-Matos, Paulo C. Costa, Francisca Rodrigues, Development and characterization of oral mucoadhesive films incorporated with Actinidia arguta extract as active ingredient to prevent/treat oral mucositis, Journal of Drug Delivery and Technology, under review.

Catarina Macedo, Paulo C. Costa, Francisca Rodrigues, Bioactive compounds from Actinidia arguta fruit as a new strategy to fight glioblastoma, Food Research International 175 (2024) 113770.

Filipa Teixeira, Ana Margarida Silva, Stefania Sut, Stefano Dall’Acqua, Cristina Delerue-Matos, Berta Estevinho, Paulo C. Costa, Francisca Rodrigues, Development and Characterization of Microparticles with Actinidia arguta Leaves Extract by Spray-Drying: A New Mind-Set Regarding Healthy Compounds for Oral Mucositis, Antioxidants 12 (8) (2023) 1496.

Ana Margarida Silva, Paulo C. Costa, Cristina Delerue-Matos, Francisca Rodrigues, Mathematical development and in vivo safety and efficacy studies of a topical formulation containing Actinidia arguta leaves extract, Journal of Drug Delivery Science and Technology 84 (2023) 104547.

Catarina Macedo, Ana Margarida Silva, Ana Sofia Ferreira, María de la Luz Cádiz-Gurrea, Álvaro Fernández-Ochoa, Antonio Segura-Carretero, Cristina Delerue-Matos, Paulo Costa, Francisca Rodrigues, Insights into the polyphenols extraction from Actinidia arguta fruit (kiwiberry): A source of pro-healthy compounds, Scientia Horticulturae 313 (2023) 111910.

Ana Margarida Silva, Andreia Almeida, Stefano Dall’Acqua, Francesca Loschi, Bruno Sarmento, Paulo C. Costa, Cristina Delerue-Matos, Francisca Rodrigues, Insights into the 3D In Vitro Permeability and In Vivo Antioxidant Protective Effects of Kiwiberry Leaf Extract: A Step Forward to Human Nutraceutical Use, International Journal of Molecular Sciences 23 (22) (2022) 14130.

Ana Margarida Silva, Juliana Garcia, Stefano Dall'Acqua, Paulo Costa, Cristina Delerue-Matos, Francisca Rodrigues, Eco-friendly insights on kiwiberry leaves valorization through in-vitro and in-vivo studies, Industrial Crops and Products 184 (2022) 115090.

Ana Margarida Silva, Ana Sofia Luís, Manuela M. Moreira, Ricardo Ferraz, Tanja Brezo-Borjan, Jaroslava Švarc-Gajic, Paulo C. Costa, Cristina Delerue-Matos, Francisca Rodrigues, Influence of temperature on the subcritical water extraction of Actinidia arguta leaves: A screening of pro-healthy compounds, Sustainable Chemistry and Pharmacy 25 (2022) 100593.

Articles in Journals (non-Web of Science)

Francisca Rodrigues, Fruit by-products as source of new cosmetic ingredients – A case study and future perspectives, Household and Personal Care Today - H&PC today 18 (1) (2023) 54-57.

Ana Margarida Silva, Paulo C. Costa, Cristina Delerue-Matos, Francisca Rodrigues, Frutos e subprodutos de Actinidia arguta como fonte de compostos bioativos para diferentes indústrias, Tecnoalimentar 36 (2023) 2-6.

Book chapters

Maria João Bessa, Ana Margarida Silva, Francisca Rodrigues, Toxicity assessment of food and by-products: In vitro methods, In: Patricia Reboredo Rodríguez, Elena Martinez e Maria Figueiredo Gonzalez(eds.), “Extraction, characterization and functional assessment of bioactive compounds”, Springer, 2024, in press.

Ana Margarida Silva, Maria João Bessa, Filipa Teixeira, Francisca Rodrigues, Polyphenols in skin and hair health, In: Antonio Segura-Carretero, Maria de la Luz Cádiz-Gurrea, Javad Sharifi-Rad (eds.), “Bioactive Polyphenols for Health and Pathology Treatment”, Elsevier, 2024, in press.

Ana Margarida Silva, Maria João Bessa, Francisca Rodrigues, Cell-based in vitro models for dermal permeability studies, In: Bruno Sarmento, José das Neves, Catarina Leite Pereira (eds.), “Concepts and Models for Drug Permeability Studies – Cell and Tissue-Based In Vitro Culture Models”, Elsevier, 2024, pp.219-232.

Ana Margarida Oliveira, Catarina Macedo, Piort Latocha, Paulo C. Costa, Cristina Delerue-Matos, Francisca Rodrigues, Valorization of Actinidia spp. by-products and wastes for nutraceutical applications, In: Gianfranco Spizzirri (ed.), “Nutraceutics from agri-food by-products”, Scrivener Publishing LLC in cooperation with John Wiley and Sons Ltd., 2023, pp. 69-116.

Ana Margarida Silva, Ana Sofia Luís, Catarina Macedo, Ana Sofia Ferreira, Paulo C. Costa, Cristina Delerue-Matos, Francisca Rodrigues, Cosmetic applications of herbal products and encapsulated herbal active formulations, In: Sabu Thomas, Adebola Omowunmi Oyedeji, Samuel Oluwatobi Oluwafemi, Rose Jaquilin PJ (eds.), “Nanotechnology in Herbal Medicine - Innovations and Applications”, Woodhead Publishing, Elsevier, 2023, pp. 447-490.

Oral Presentations in International Conferences

Filipa Teixeira, Ana Margarida Silva, Cristina Delerue-Matos, Paulo C. Costa, Francisca Rodrigues, Incorporation of an Actinidia arguta fruit extract in buccal films for the treatment/prevention of oral mucositis, 6th edition of the ISEKI E-conference - "Food Production Based on Food Safety, Sustainable Development and Circular Economy", November 2023, virtual conference.

Ana Margarida Silva, Paulo C. Costa, Cristina Delerue-Matos, Francisca Rodrigues, Kiwiberry leaves extract as new eco-friendly cosmetic ingredient: assessment of in-vitro and in-vivo safety and inclusion in a topical formulation development, XXXI International Conference on Polyphenols, July 2023, Nantes (France).

Ana Margarida Silva, Andreia Almeida, Stefano Dall’Acqua, Francesca Loschi, Bruno Sarmento, Paulo C. Costa, Cristina Delerue-Matos, Francisca Rodrigues, Assessment of the 3D in-vitro permeability and in-vivo antioxidant effects of the Actinidia arguta leaves, 4th SPLC-CRS Young Scientists Meeting, February 2023, Porto (Portugal).

Ana Margarida Silva, Stefano Dall'Acqua, Francesca Loschi, Paulo Costa, Cristina Delerue-Matos, Francisca Rodrigues, Valorization of Actinidia arguta leaves extracts: Bioactive compounds, in-vitro antioxidant activity and 3D intestinal permeability, 5th edition of the ISEKI e-conferences – “Current food innovation trends; the texture and consumer perception perspective”, November 2022, virtual conference.

Ana Margarida Silva, Paulo Costa, Cristina Delerue-Matos, Francisca Rodrigues, Assessment of in-vitro and in-vivo safety of the Actinidia arguta leaves as a new sustainable cosmetic ingredient, 5th edition of the ISEKI e-conferences – “Current food innovation trends; the texture and consumer perception perspective”, November 2022, virtual conference.

Ana Margarida Silva, Andreia Almeida, Stefano Dall’Acqua, Bruno Sarmento, Paulo C. Costa, Cristina Delerue-Matos, Francisca Rodrigues, From in-vitro to in-vivo evaluation of a new nutraceutical ingredient obtained from kiwiberry (Actinidia arguta) leaves, 15th International Congress of Toxicology, September 2022, Maastricht (The Netherlands).

Ana Margarida Silva, Paulo Costa, Cristina Delerue-Matos, Francisca Rodrigues, In vitro and in vivo screening of kiwiberry leaves extract as potential cosmetic ingredient. 4th International Symposium on Lipid Oxidation and Antioxidants, May 2022, Vigo (Spain).

Posters in International Conferences

Ana Margarida Silva, Andreia Almeida, Stefano Dall’Acqua, Bruno Sarmento, Paulo C. Costa, Cristina Delerue-Matos, Francisca Rodrigues, In-vitro and in-vivo evaluation of kiwiberry (Actinidia arguta) leaves extract as new nutraceutical ingredient, 8th International Conference on FOOD DIGESTION, April 2024, Porto (Portugal).

Catarina Macedo, Ana Margarida Silva, Ana Sofia Ferreira, María de la Luz Cádiz-Gurrea, Álvaro Fernández-Ochoa, Antonio Segura-Carretero, Cristina Delerue-Matos, Paulo Costa, Francisca Rodrigues, From Discarded to Desirable: Actinidia arguta (Kiwiberry) as a Source of Health-Promoting Compounds, 6th edition of the ISEKI E-conference - "Food Production Based on Food Safety, Sustainable Development and Circular Economy", November 2023, virtual conference.

Ana Margarida Silva, Andreia Almeida, Stefano Dall’Acqua, Bruno Sarmento, Paulo C. Costa, Cristina Delerue-Matos, Francisca Rodrigues, Kiwiberry (Actinidia arguta) leaves as sustainable nutraceutical ingredient: in vitro and in vivo studies, Controlled Release Society 2023, July 2023, Las Vegas (USA).

Ana Margarida Silva, Juliana Garcia, Paulo Costa, Cristina Delerue-Matos, Francisca Rodrigues, Highlighting the bioactivity of kiwiberry leaves extracts as cosmetic ingredient - An exploratory in vitro study, 2º Encuentro Ibérico de Fluidos Supercríticos, March 2022, Coimbra (Portugal).

Catarina Macedo, Ana Margarida Silva, Paulo Costa, Cristina Delerue-Matos, Francisca Rodrigues, Valorization of Kiwiberry Leaves by Subcritical Water Extraction: Screening of Antioxidant/Antiradical Activity and Intestinal Effects, 4th International Symposium on Lipid Oxidation and Antioxidants, May 2022, Vigo (Spain).

Ana Margarida Silva, Andreia Almeida, Stefano Dall’Acqua, Bruno Sarmento, Paulo C. Costa, Cristina Delerue-Matos, Francisca Rodrigues, From in-vitro to in-vivo evaluation of a new nutraceutical ingredient obtained from kiwiberry (Actinidia arguta) leaves, 15th International Congress of Toxicology, September 2022, Maastricht (The Netherlands).

Ana Margarida Silva, Andreia Almeida, Bruno Sarmento, Paulo C. Costa, Cristina Delerue-Matos, Francisca Rodrigues, Insights into the development of Actinidia arguta leaves nutraceutical ingredient: Antioxidant activity and bioavailability study in rats, 5º Encontro em Biotecnologia Medicinal/ 2nd Iberian Congress on Medicinal Biotechnology, October 2022, Porto (Portugal).

Oral Presentations in National Conferences

Filipa Teixeira, Ana Margarida Silva, Cristina Delerue-Matos, Paulo C. Costa, Francisca Rodrigues, Potential of Actinidia arguta fruit extract incorporated in buccal films as active ingredient to treat/prevent oral mucositis symptoms, PhD Day 2023 (5ª Edição) – The impact of Science: How research shapes society?, October 2023, Paredes (Portugal).

Ana Margarida Silva, Paulo C. Costa, Cristina Delerue-Matos, Francisca Rodrigues, Sustainable application of Actinidia arguta leaves as active ingredient in topical formulation: Development, optimization and in vivo evaluation, 5th Doctoral Congress in Engineering, June 2023, Porto (Portugal).

Filipa Teixeira, Ana Margarida Silva, Cristina Delerue-Matos, Berta Estevinho, Paulo C. Costa, Francisca Rodrigues, Microparticles containing Actinidia arguta extracts prepared by spray drying, 8th Portuguese Young Chemists Meeting (8PYCheM), May 2023, Vila Real (Portugal).

Ana Margarida Silva, Paulo Costa, Cristina Delerue-Matos, Francisca Rodrigues, Avaliação in-vitro e in-vivo de extrato de folhas de baby kiwi (Actinidia arguta): Um novo ingrediente cosmético?, 2ª Edição Sunset Skin Summit, October 2022, virtual conference.

Posters in National Conferences

Ana Margarida Silva, Andreia Almeida, Stefano Dall’Acqua, Francesca Loschi, Bruno Sarmento, Paulo C. Costa, Cristina Delerue-Matos, Francisca Rodrigues, Actinidia arguta leaves potential nutraceutical ingredient: An in vitro and in vivo screening, Dare2Change - Innovation-Driven Agrifood Business, March 2023, Porto (Portugal).

Seminar Organization

Webinar “Kiwi4Health - Exploring the Eco-Innovative Re-Use of Kiwiberry Byproducts as Active Ingredients for Oral Mucositis”, January 11, 2024.

News items

Francisca Rodrigues, “News Kiwi berry leaves extract reveals “excellent cosmetic ingredient” for skin and eye applications, study shows”, June 2022.

Awards

Best oral presentation: Filipa Teixeira, Ana Margarida Silva, Cristina Delerue-Matos, Paulo C. Costa, Francisca Rodrigues, Potential of Actinidia arguta fruit extract incorporated in buccal films as active ingredient to treat/prevent oral mucositis symptoms, PhD Day 2023 (5ª Edição) – The impact of Science: How research shapes society?, October 2023, Paredes (Portugal).

Best poster communication: Ana Margarida Silva, Andreia Almeida, Stefano Dall’Acqua, Francesca Loschi, Bruno Sarmento, Paulo C. Costa, Cristina Delerue-Matos, Francisca Rodrigues, Actinidia arguta leaves potential nutraceutical ingredient: An in vitro and in vivo screening, Dare2Change - Innovation-Driven Agrifood Business, March 2023, Porto (Portugal).

2nd prize for the oral communication: Ana Margarida Silva, Stefano Dall'Acqua, Francesca Loschi, Paulo Costa, Cristina Delerue-Matos, Francisca Rodrigues, Valorization of Actinidia arguta leaves extracts: Bioactive compounds, in-vitro antioxidant activity and 3D intestinal permeability, 5th edition of the ISEKI e-conferences – “Current food innovation trends; the texture and consumer perception perspective”, November 2022, virtual conference.

Students

Ongoing PhD Thesis
Ana Margarida Silva, From soil to skin: Eco-friendly extract from kiwiberry leaves for prevention of skin aging process, PhD in Sustainable Chemistry, Faculty of Sciences, University of Porto (Grant: Fundação para a Ciêcnia e a Tecnologia (FCT) (Portugal) - SFRH/BD/144994/2019).

Concluded Master Theses
Filipa Teixeira, Ultrasound-Assisted Extraction of goji berries: Bioactive composition and pro-healthy properties, Master in Health Biochemistry, ESS, Polytechnic of Porto, November 2023.

Eva Rodas, Encapsulation of Kiwiberry pomace extracts, Master in Development of Drugs and Health Products, University of Paris-Saclay, July 2022.

Internship Reports
Catarina Macedo, Exploring the Eco-Innovative Re-Use of Kiwiberry, Formação com Investigação em Química Sustentável, Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Universidade Nova Lisboa, January 2023.

Ana Celeste Soares Correia, Encapsulation of Actinidia arguta fruit extracts: A new approach for Oral Mucositis, Research Initiation Scholarships - Verão com Ciência, September 2022.