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Lígia R. Rodrigues

IBB – Institute for Biotechnology and Bioengineering, Centre of Biological Engineering, University of Minho, Campus de Gualtar, Braga, Portugal

Biography

Prof. Lígia R. Rodrigues is an Associate Professor at University of Minho (UM, Portugal) and currently Vice-Head of the Department of Biological Engineering at the same university. She received her degree in Biological Engineering in 1997, her M.Sc. in Bioprocess Engineering in 2001 and her PhD in Chemical and Biological Engineering in 2005 from the University of Minho. In 2006/2007 she was a post-doctoral research fellow at UM; IPATIMUP, University of Porto; University of Lund.

Publications

Novel Approaches to avoid Microbial Adhesion onto Biomaterials

Infections resulting from microbial adhesion to biomaterial surfaces have been observed on nearly all medical devices with severe economic and medical consequences [1]. Biofilm infections, mainly due to their antimicrobial resistance, pose a number of clinical challenges, including disease, chronic inflammation, and rapidly acquired antibiotic resi... Read More»

Lígia R. Rodrigues

Editorial: J Biotechnol Biomaterial 2011, 1:104e

DOI: 10.4172/2155-952X.1000104e

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