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Pedro E. S. Silva, PhD

in Nanosciences and Nanotechnology

Aalto University

Biography

Pedro E. S. Silva is a Ph.D. in Nanosciences and Nanotechnologies by the University of Aveiro (Portugal, 2018). Since 2021 integrates MMD group at Aalto University, investigating innovative textiles capable of shape-shifting. Apart from conducting research, Pedro represents the School of Chemical Engineering as a data agent in the research data management network of Aalto University.

Interests

  • MD Simulations
  • Elastic Filaments
  • Structural Colours
  • Active textiles

Education

  • PhD in Nanosciences and Nanotechnology, 2018

    University of Aveiro

  • MSc in Physics, 2010

    University of Aveiro

  • BSc in Physics, 2008

    University of Aveiro

Experience

 
 
 
 
 

Postdoctoral researcher - ModelCom: Autonomously adapting and communicating modular textiles

Aalto University

Jun 2021 – Present Espoo
 
 
 
 
 

Research fellow - CellColor: Fabricating cellulose nanocomposites for structural coloration

NOVA University Lisbon

Jul 2018 – May 2021 Caparica
 
 
 
 
 

MSc fellow - Fibers networks: Design and Computational simulations

NOVA University Lisbon

Jan 2016 – Jul 2018 Caparica
 
 
 
 
 

MSc fellow - Production of non-woven with physical pseudo-knots

University of Aveiro

Jul 2010 – Dec 2011 Aveiro

Recent & Upcoming Talks

2020 Spring Meeting of the European Materials Research Society (E-MRS)

Chirality inversion in cellulose-based materials
2020-05-25 3:15 PM Strasbourg Convention Centre
P.E.S. Silva, A.P.C. Almeida, Ricardo Chagas, S. Fernandes, P.L. Almeida, M.H. Godinho
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28th International Liquid Crystal Conference (ILCC2020)

Chirality inversion in cellulose-based materials
2020-07-27 Faculty of Sciences of the University of Lisbon
Pedro E. S. Silva, Ana P. C. Almeida, Ricardo Chagas, Susete N. Fernandes, Pedro L. Almeida, Maria H. Godinho
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Recent Publications

Active Textile Fabrics from Weaving Liquid Crystalline Elastomer Filaments

Pedro E. S. Silva, Xueyan Lin, Maija Vaara, Mithila Mohan, Jaana Vapaavuori, Eugene M. Terentjev
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Cellulose Nanocrystal Aqueous Colloidal Suspensions: Evidence of Density Inversion at the Isotropic Liquid Crystal Phase Transition

"The colloidal suspensions of aqueous cellulose nanocrystals (CNCs) are known to form liquid crystalline (LC) systems above certain …

Rafaela R. da Rosa, Pedro E. S. Silva, Diogo V. Saraiva, Anant and de Sousa Kumar, António P. Mendes de Sousa, Pedro Sebastião, Susete N. Fernandes, Maria Helena Godinho
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Colourful Patterns in Cellulose-Based Liquid Crystals

"Cellulose-based thermotropic and lyotropic liquid crystals can be obtained from macromolecules or colloidal particles, such as …

Pedro E. S. Silva, Rafaela R. da Rose, Ricardo Chagas, Susete N. Fernandes, Maria Helena Godinho
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Travelling colourful patterns in self-organized cellulose-based liquid crystalline structures

"Cellulose-based systems are useful for many applications. However, the issue of self-organization under non-equilibrium conditions, …

Pedro E. S. Silva, Ricardo Chagas, Susete N. Fernandes, Pawel Pieranski, Robin L. B. Selinger, Maria Helena Godinho
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Playing the blues, the greens and the reds with cellulose-based structural colours

"Structural vivid colours can arise from the interference of light reflected from structures exhibiting periodicity on scales in the …

Ricardo Chagas, Pedro E. S. Silva, Susete N. Fernandes, Slobodan Zumer, Maria Helena Godinho
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