Ângela Manuela Lopes Semitela | Members

Category: Researcher
Organic Unit: Department of Mechanical Engineering
Email: angela.semitela@ua.pt
Ciência ID: 7C18-07C9-58EE
ORCID iD: 0000-0002-4149-3804

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Agenda "ILLIANCE"
12/31/2025
C644919832-00000035
DEVELOPMENT OF A PHYSIOLOGICAL ARCADE-LIKE COLLAGEN STRUCTURE IN ENGINEERED CARTILAGE THROUGH A JOINED APPROACH OF ANISOTROPIC FIBROUS/POROUS SCAFFOLDS AND MECHANICAL STIMULUS
01/26/2023
COVID_BD_152737_2022
CARTILFACTORY - DEVELOPMENT AND CONSTRUCTION OF A LARGE-SCALE ENGINEERED CARTILAGE-LIKE MANUFACTURING-SYSTEM COMBINING ELECTROSPINNING OF CHONDROCYTE-LADEN 3D SCAFFOLDS WITH DIRECT 3D CELL EXPANSION AND MECHANICAL-STIMULUS ON BIOREACTOR
12/31/2021
PTDC/EME-SIS/28424/2017
ARCADELIKE - DEVELOPMENT OF A PHYSIOLOGICAL ARCADE-LIKE COLLAGEN STRUCTURE IN ENGINEERED CARTILAGE THROUGH A JOINED APPROACH OF ANISOTROPIC FIBROUS/POROUS SCAFFOLDS AND MECHANICAL STIMULUS
03/03/2019
POCI-01-0145-FEDER-016574
R&D PROJECT OF CENTRE FOR MECHANICAL TECHNOLOGY AND AUTOMATION
12/31/2018
UID/EMS/00481/2013

Publications

Assessing leak detection and localization techniques for application in end-of-line leakage stations in the industrial sector
Completo, António; Semitela, Ângela
Process Safety and Environmental Protection | 2026
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psep.2025.108176
Enhancing leak detection and localization in end-of-line leakage stations through the integration of infrared and acoustic technology with computer vision
Cação, José; Completo, António; Fernandes, Luís; Lau, Nuno; Rodrigues, Maria; Santos, José Paulo; Semitela, Ângela; Verdasca, Samuel
Measurement | 2026
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.measurement.2026.120449
Towards Digital Transformation in SMEs: A Custom Software Solution for Shopfloor–ERP Integration
Amaro, Bárbara; Borges, Abílio; Completo, António; Semitela, Ângela
Machines | 2025
https://doi.org/10.3390/machines13111002
Localization and quantification of air leaks for product testing
Completo, António; Semitela, Ângela; Verdasca, Samuel
TEchMA 2025 – New Frontiers in Mechanical Engineering, Aveiro, Portugal | 2025
Localization of Air Leaks Using an Infrared Thermography Camera: An Experimental Study
Completo, António; Girão, André F.; Semitela, Ângela; Verdasca, Samuel
8th International Conference on Design, Simulation, Manufacturing: The Innovation Exchange | 2025
Visualizing Sound: Localization of Air Leaks with Acoustic Technology for Product Testing
Completo, António; Girão, André F.; Semitela, Ângela; Verdasca, Samuel
8th International Conference on Design, Simulation, Manufacturing: The Innovation Exchange | 2025
Combining Infrared Thermography with Computer Vision Towards Automatic Detection and Localization of Air Leaks
Completo, António; Futre, Rita; Girão, André F.; Lau, Nuno; Santos, José P.; Semitela, Ângela; Silva, João; Verdasca, Samuel
Sensors | 2025
https://doi.org/10.3390/s25113272
Vision-based real-time leak localization system based on infrared thermography for leakage testing
Completo, António; Girão, André F.; Lau, Nuno; Santos, José P.; Semitela, Ângela; Silva, João
5th IFSA Winter Conference on Automation, Robotics & Communications for Industry 4.0/5.0, Granada, Spain | 2025
Improving Industrial Quality Control: A Transfer Learning Approach to Surface Defect Detection
Completo, António; Lau, Nuno; Pereira, Miguel; Santos, José P.; Semitela, Ângela
Sensors | 2025
https://doi.org/10.3390/s25020527
Biomimetic nanofiber-reinforced hydrogels for articular cartilage tissue engineering
Completo, António; Marques, Paula AAP; Semitela, Ângela
Collaborative Horizons: Shared Discoveries in Regenerative Medicine, Maastricht, Netherlands | 2024
Strategies to engineer articular cartilage with biomimetic zonal features: a review
Completo, António; Marques, Paula A. A. P.; Semitela, Ângela
Biomaterials Science | 2024
http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/d4bm00579a
Defect Detection in the Painting of Combustion Device Covers Using the Deflectometry Method and YOLOv8
Antunes, Paulo; Completo, António; et al; Oliveira, José; Rino, Luis; Rito, Rodrigo; Semitela, Ângela; Silva, João
Portuguese Conference on Artificial Intelligence (EPIA2024) | 2024
Detecting and classifying defects on the surface of water heaters: Development of an automated system
Completo, António; Ferreira, André; Lau, Nuno; Santos, José P; Semitela, Ângela
Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part E: Journal of Process Mechanical Engineering | 2024
http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/09544089241262945
Painted Surfaces’ Defect Detection on Hydrogen Combustion Boilers
Completo, António; Lau, Nuno; Santos, José Paulo; Semitela, Ângela
4th IFSA Winter Conference on Automation, Robotics & Communications for Industry 4.0/5.0, Innsbruck, Austria | 2024
The silicone metacarpophalangeal joint arthroplasty: An in-vitro analysis
Completo, A.; Fonseca, F.; Nascimento, A.; Semitela, Ângela
Clinical Biomechanics | 2023
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.clinbiomech.2023.106120
Fabrication of Customizable and Reproducible 3D Chondrocyte-Laden Nanofibrous Architectures: Effect of Specific Fiber Alignments and Porosities on Chondrocyte Response under Cyclic Compression
Capitão, Ana; Completo, António; Marques, Paula A. A. P.; Pinto, Susana C.; Semitela, Ângela
ACS Applied Bio Materials | 2023
http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acsabm.3c00737
Decellularized extracellular matrix-based 3D nanofibrous scaffolds functionalized with polydopamine-reduced graphene oxide for neural tissue engineering
Barroca, Nathalie; de Sousa, Bárbara M.; et al; Martins, Patrícia A.D.; Nero, Luís; Pinto, Susana C.; Semitela, Ângela; Silva, Daniela M. da
Chemical Engineering Journal | 2023
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cej.2023.144980
Design of experiments with a new 3D electrospinning technology for cartilage tissue engineering
Completo, António; Marques, Paula A. A. P.; Semitela, Ângela
20th International Conference on Experimental Mechanics, Porto, Portugal | 2023
Customizing 3D Structures of Vertically Aligned Carbon Nanotubes to Direct Neural Stem Cell Differentiation
de Sousa, Bárbara M.; et al; Fernandes, Cristiana; Marques, Paula A. A. P.; Nascimento, Luís; Semitela, Ângela; Silva, Ricardo. M.; Vieira, Sandra I.
Advanced Healthcare Materials | 2023
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/adhm.202300828
3D electrospinning for cartilage tissue engineering
Amador, Rita; Completo, António; Marques, Paula A. A. P.; Semitela, Ângela
10º Congresso Nacional de Biomecânica, Figueira da Foz, Portugal | 2023
HAP deposition on PCL/CH 3D Scaffolds for tissue regeneration
André F. Girão; Fernandes, MHV; Guieu, Samuel; Lopes, André; Marques, Paula; Pereira, Andreia Leal; Semitela, Ângela
Materiais 2023 - XXI Congresso da Sociedade Portuguesa de Materiais, Guimarães, Portugal | 2023
Anisotropic fibrous structures for engineered cartilage: a joined approach of zonal fibrous alignment and mechanical stimulus
Universidade de Aveiro Departamento de Engenharia Mecânica | 2023
http://hdl.handle.net/10773/39364
Three-dimensional nanofibrous and porous scaffolds of poly(e-caprolactone)-chitosan blends for musculoskeletal tissue engineering
Completo, António; Fernandes, Maria Helena V.; Girão, André F.; Guieu, Samuel; Marques, Paula A. A. P.; Pereira, Andreia Leal; Semitela, Ângela
Journal of Biomedical Materials Research Part A | 2022
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/jbm.a.37480
Live or Dead? The cellular answer of carbon nanotubes
Barroca, Nathalie; Gonçalves, Gíl; Nascimento, L.; Semitela, Ângela; Silva, R.F.; Silva, Ricardo Manuel
CICECO Jornadas 2022, Aveiro, Portugal | 2022
3D platforms based on rGO-doped adipose-derived extracellular matrix towards neuron differentiation
Barroca, Nathalie; et al; Garcia-Urkia, N; Madarieta, I; Murua, O; Pinto, Susana C.; Semitela, Ângela; Silva, Daniela M da
32nd Conference of the European Society for Biomaterials, Bordeaux, France | 2022
Recreating articular cartilage’s zonal fibre alignment in 3D electrospun scaffolds
Capitão, A.; Completo, António; Marques, Paula A. A. P.; Mendes, Alexandrina F.; Pereira, Andreia Leal; Semitela, Ângela
27th Congress of the European Society of Biomechanics, Porto, Portugal | 2022
Bio-electrospraying assessment toward in situ chondrocyte-laden electrospun scaffold fabrication
AAP Marques, Paula; Capitão, Ana; Completo, António; Mendes, Alexandrina F; Ramalho, Gonçalo; Semitela, Ângela; Sousa, Cátia
Journal of Tissue Engineering | 2022
http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/20417314211069342
Multi-layered electrospinning and electrospraying approach: Effect of polymeric supplements on chondrocyte suspension
Completo, António; Leal Pereira, Andreia; Marques, Paula A.A.P.; Mendes, Alexandrina F.; Semitela, Ângela; Sousa, Cátia
Journal of Biomaterials Applications | 2021
http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/08853282211064403
Development of a DoE with a new electrospinning system for cartilage tissue engineering
Completo, António; Marques, Paula AAP; Semitela, Ângela; Silva, Eduarda
Journal of Computation and Artificial Intelligence in Mechanics and Biomechanics | 2021
https://zenodo.org/record/5710429
Engineering 3D micropatterned VA-CNTs by capillary forming for neural tissue engineering
Barroca, Nathalie; Fernandes, Cristiana; Marques, Paula A. A. P.; Oliveira, I. E.; Semitela, Ângela; Silva, Daniela; Silva, Ricardo Silva; Silva, Rui
Carbon Webinar, Australia (online) | 2021
Biomimetic Graphene/Spongin Scaffolds for Improved Osteoblasts Bioactivity via Dynamic Mechanical Stimulation
Bdikin, Igor; Carvalho, Sara; et al; Fateixa, Sara; Fernandes, Cristiana; Nogueira, Helena I. S.; Pinto, Susana; Semitela, Ângela
Macromolecular Bioscience | 2021
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/mabi.202100311
Aligned 3D fibre matrices for the development of chondrocyte-laden anisotropic scaffolds
Capitão, A.; Completo, António; Marques, Paula A.A.P.; Mendes, Alexandrina F.; Pinto, Susana C.; Semitela, Ângela
31st Conference of the European Society for Biomaterials, Porto, Portugal (online) | 2021
Boosting in vitro cartilage tissue engineering through the fabrication of polycaprolactone-gelatin 3D scaffolds with specific depth-dependent fiber alignments and mechanical stimulation
André F. Girão; António Completo; Carla Fernandes; Gonçalo Ramalho; Paula A.A.P. Marques; Semitela, Ângela; Susana C. Pinto
Journal of the Mechanical Behavior of Biomedical Materials | 2021
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmbbm.2021.104373
Bilayered arcade-like scaffolds for articular cartilage repair
Capitão, Ana; Completo, António; Couto, Joana; Marques, Paula A. A. P.; Mendes, Alexandrina F.; Semitela, Ângela
9º Congresso Nacional de Biomecânica | 2021
Automated fabrication of 3D chondrocyte-laden anisotropic scaffolds for articular cartilage
Capitão, Ana; Completo, António; Marques, Paula A. A. P.; Mendes, Alexandrina F.; Pereira, Andreia Leal; Semitela, Ângela
9º Congresso Nacional de Biomecânica | 2021
Microfabrication of a biomimetic arcade-like electrospun scaffold for cartilage tissue engineering applications
Completo, António; Girão, André F.; Marques, Paula A. A. P.; Pereira, Andreia Leal; Semitela, Ângela
Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Medicine | 2020
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10856-020-06407-4
Electrospinning of bioactive polycaprolactone-gelatin nanofibres with increased pore size for cartilage tissue engineering applications
Bdikin, Igor; Completo, António; Fernandes, Carla; Girão, André F; Marques, Paula AAP; Ramalho, Gonçalo; Semitela, Ângela
Journal of Biomaterials Applications | 2020
http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0885328220940194
Experimental Evaluation of Vertebral Strain in Lumbar Total Disc Replacement
Completo, António; Fonseca, Fernando; Semitela, Ângela
Experimental Mechanics | 2019
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11340-019-00545-9
Bio-electrospraying of chondrocytes for cartilage tissue engineering applications
Completo, António; Marques, Paula A. A. P.; Mendes, Alexandrina; Ramalho, Gonçalo; Semitela, Ângela; Silva, Soraia; Sousa, Cátia
25th Congress of the European Society of Biomechanics, Vienna, Austria | 2019
Electrosprayed cells proliferative behaviour in a 3D microporous scaffold
Completo, António; Marques, Paula A. A. P.; Mendes, Alexandrina; Ramalho, Gonçalo; Semitela, Ângela; Silva, Soraia; Sousa, Cátia
25th Congress of the European Society of Biomechanics, Vienna, Austria | 2019
Mimicking nature: Fabrication of 3D anisotropic electrospun polycaprolactone scaffolds for cartilage tissue engineering applications
Completo, António; Girão, André F.; Marques, Paula A.A.P.; Ramalho, Gonçalo; Semitela, Ângela
Composites Part B: Engineering | 2018
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.compositesb.2018.08.001
Improving surface properties and porosity of electrospun scaffolds for cartilage tissue engineering
Completo, António; Fernandes, Carla; Girão, André; Marques, Paula; Semitela, Ângela
International Conference on Nanomaterials Science and Mechanical Engineering, Aveiro, Portugal | 2018
Cell seeding process optimization on polycaprolactone-gelatin arcade-like-architecture scaffolds
Completo, António; Fernandes, Carla; Marques, Paula A. A. P.; Semitela, Ângela
International Conference on Nanomaterials Science and Mechanical Engineering, Aveiro, Portugal | 2018
Design and fabrication of anisotropic scaffolds towards cartilage tissue engineering
André F. Girão; Completo, António; Marques, Paula A. A. P.; Ramalho, Gonçalo; Semitela, Ângela
International Conference on Nanomaterials Science and Mechanical Engineering, Aveiro, Portugal | 2018
In vitro characterization of 3D anisotropic scaffolds for cartilage tissue engineering
André F. Girão; Completo, António; Marques, Paula A. A. P.; Ramalho, Gonçalo; Semitela, Ângela
8th World Congress of Biomechanics, Dublin, Ireland | 2018
Mimicking nature: an anisotropic electrospun scaffold for cartilage tissue engineering applications
Completo, António; Girão, André; Marques, Paula A. A. P.; Semitela, Ângela
8th World Congress of Biomechanics, Dublin, Ireland | 2018
Understanding the composition–structure–bioactivity relationships in diopside (CaO·MgO·2SiO2)–tricalcium phosphate (3CaO·P2O5) glass system
Du, Jincheng; Ferreira, José M.F.; Goel, Ashutosh; Granja, Pedro L.; Kapoor, Saurabh; Lourenço, Ana H.; Semitela, Ângela; Sousa, Daniela M.; Xiang, Ye
Acta Biomaterialia | 2015
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.actbio.2015.01.001
The synthetic activity of hMSCs in contact with bioactive glasses
Semitela, Ângela Manuela Lopes
Universidade de Aveiro Departamento de Engenharia de Materiais e Cerâmica | 2013
http://hdl.handle.net/10773/12254

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Fundings

Agenda "ILLIANCE"

DEVELOPMENT OF A PHYSIOLOGICAL ARCADE-LIKE COLLAGEN STRUCTURE IN ENGINEERED CARTILAGE THROUGH A JOINED APPROACH OF ANISOTROPIC FIBROUS/POROUS SCAFFOLDS AND MECHANICAL STIMULUS

CARTILFACTORY - DEVELOPMENT AND CONSTRUCTION OF A LARGE-SCALE ENGINEERED CARTILAGE-LIKE MANUFACTURING-SYSTEM COMBINING ELECTROSPINNING OF CHONDROCYTE-LADEN 3D SCAFFOLDS WITH DIRECT 3D CELL EXPANSION AND MECHANICAL-STIMULUS ON BIOREACTOR

ARCADELIKE - DEVELOPMENT OF A PHYSIOLOGICAL ARCADE-LIKE COLLAGEN STRUCTURE IN ENGINEERED CARTILAGE THROUGH A JOINED APPROACH OF ANISOTROPIC FIBROUS/POROUS SCAFFOLDS AND MECHANICAL STIMULUS

R&D PROJECT OF CENTRE FOR MECHANICAL TECHNOLOGY AND AUTOMATION

Publications

Assessing leak detection and localization techniques for application in end-of-line leakage stations in the industrial sector

Enhancing leak detection and localization in end-of-line leakage stations through the integration of infrared and acoustic technology with computer vision

Towards Digital Transformation in SMEs: A Custom Software Solution for Shopfloor–ERP Integration

Localization and quantification of air leaks for product testing

Localization of Air Leaks Using an Infrared Thermography Camera: An Experimental Study

Visualizing Sound: Localization of Air Leaks with Acoustic Technology for Product Testing

Combining Infrared Thermography with Computer Vision Towards Automatic Detection and Localization of Air Leaks

Vision-based real-time leak localization system based on infrared thermography for leakage testing

Improving Industrial Quality Control: A Transfer Learning Approach to Surface Defect Detection

Biomimetic nanofiber-reinforced hydrogels for articular cartilage tissue engineering

Strategies to engineer articular cartilage with biomimetic zonal features: a review

Defect Detection in the Painting of Combustion Device Covers Using the Deflectometry Method and YOLOv8

Detecting and classifying defects on the surface of water heaters: Development of an automated system

Painted Surfaces’ Defect Detection on Hydrogen Combustion Boilers

The silicone metacarpophalangeal joint arthroplasty: An in-vitro analysis

Fabrication of Customizable and Reproducible 3D Chondrocyte-Laden Nanofibrous Architectures: Effect of Specific Fiber Alignments and Porosities on Chondrocyte Response under Cyclic Compression

Decellularized extracellular matrix-based 3D nanofibrous scaffolds functionalized with polydopamine-reduced graphene oxide for neural tissue engineering

Design of experiments with a new 3D electrospinning technology for cartilage tissue engineering

Customizing 3D Structures of Vertically Aligned Carbon Nanotubes to Direct Neural Stem Cell Differentiation

3D electrospinning for cartilage tissue engineering

HAP deposition on PCL/CH 3D Scaffolds for tissue regeneration

Anisotropic fibrous structures for engineered cartilage: a joined approach of zonal fibrous alignment and mechanical stimulus

Three-dimensional nanofibrous and porous scaffolds of poly(e-caprolactone)-chitosan blends for musculoskeletal tissue engineering

Live or Dead? The cellular answer of carbon nanotubes

3D platforms based on rGO-doped adipose-derived extracellular matrix towards neuron differentiation

Recreating articular cartilage’s zonal fibre alignment in 3D electrospun scaffolds

Bio-electrospraying assessment toward in situ chondrocyte-laden electrospun scaffold fabrication

Multi-layered electrospinning and electrospraying approach: Effect of polymeric supplements on chondrocyte suspension

Development of a DoE with a new electrospinning system for cartilage tissue engineering

Engineering 3D micropatterned VA-CNTs by capillary forming for neural tissue engineering

Biomimetic Graphene/Spongin Scaffolds for Improved Osteoblasts Bioactivity via Dynamic Mechanical Stimulation

Aligned 3D fibre matrices for the development of chondrocyte-laden anisotropic scaffolds

Boosting in vitro cartilage tissue engineering through the fabrication of polycaprolactone-gelatin 3D scaffolds with specific depth-dependent fiber alignments and mechanical stimulation

Bilayered arcade-like scaffolds for articular cartilage repair

Automated fabrication of 3D chondrocyte-laden anisotropic scaffolds for articular cartilage

Microfabrication of a biomimetic arcade-like electrospun scaffold for cartilage tissue engineering applications

Electrospinning of bioactive polycaprolactone-gelatin nanofibres with increased pore size for cartilage tissue engineering applications

Experimental Evaluation of Vertebral Strain in Lumbar Total Disc Replacement

Bio-electrospraying of chondrocytes for cartilage tissue engineering applications

Electrosprayed cells proliferative behaviour in a 3D microporous scaffold

Mimicking nature: Fabrication of 3D anisotropic electrospun polycaprolactone scaffolds for cartilage tissue engineering applications

Improving surface properties and porosity of electrospun scaffolds for cartilage tissue engineering

Cell seeding process optimization on polycaprolactone-gelatin arcade-like-architecture scaffolds

Design and fabrication of anisotropic scaffolds towards cartilage tissue engineering

In vitro characterization of 3D anisotropic scaffolds for cartilage tissue engineering

Mimicking nature: an anisotropic electrospun scaffold for cartilage tissue engineering applications

Understanding the composition–structure–bioactivity relationships in diopside (CaO·MgO·2SiO2)–tricalcium phosphate (3CaO·P2O5) glass system

The synthetic activity of hMSCs in contact with bioactive glasses