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Filomena Freitas
Principal Investigator
Universidade NOVA de Lisboa
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8 months ago
Bio-based polymers, biomaterials, bioprocessing, formulations
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Filomena Freitas advances sustainable microbial biopolymers for health and personal care. Inventor on an issued patent for a fucose-rich biopolymer, she translates results into stable, photoprotective and encapsulating formulations for cosmetic, pharmaceutical and food applications.
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Universidade NOVA de Lisboa
Fucopol natural polysaccharide with photoprotective capacity for cosmetic and dermatological applications
FucoPol is a high-molecular-weight bacterial polysaccharide offering strong UVA and UVB photoprotection at low concentrations. Biocompatible, non-cytotoxic, and photostable, it outperforms common cosmetic biopolymers and...
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Universidade NOVA de Lisboa
Fucopol polysaccharide for encapsulation of hydrophobic active ingredients
FucoPol is a biodegradable bacterial polysaccharide ideal for encapsulating hydrophobic active ingredients, forming stable microcapsules that retain bioactivity. This technology is at TRL 4 and offers applications in pha...
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