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Last update: 31/10/2025
 
Name:
Luis Augusto Surname:  Rocha
Institution: IPVC - Instituto Politecnico de Viana do Castelo
Type of Institution: University
ORCID number: http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7219-1518
Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=dJosdYoAAAAJ&hl=pt-PT
Country: Portugal
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Working groups of interest
-WG1 - Advances in Porous Materials and Technologies
-WG2 - Health
Keywords
- Energy
- Health
- Smart Functional Surfaces
Materials/technologies
- Others
Scientific expertise Surface modification; tribocorrosion; corrosion; biomaterials
Capabilities Surface modification of metallic materials. Corrosion and tribocorrosion testing
Relevant publications
(6 max.)
NA Costa, AL Rossi, AC Alves, AMP Pinto, F Toptan, LA Rocha (2021) Growth Mechanisms and Tribocorrosion Behavior of Bio-Functionalized ZrO 2 Nanoparticles-Containing MAO Coatings Formed on Ti-40Nb Alloy, Journal of Bio-and Tribo-Corrosion 7 (2), 1-21
I Çaha, AC Alves, LJ Affonço, JHD da Silva, IR Rodrigues, CR Grandini, LAZ Rocha AMP Pinto, PN Lisboa-Filho, F Toptan (2021) Degradation behaviour of Ti-12Nb alloy coated with ZnO/TiN double layer, Surface and Coatings Technology 413, 127104
I Çaha, AC Alves, LA Rocha, F Toptan (2020) A Review on Bio-functionalization of β-Ti Alloys, Journal of Bio-and Tribo-Corrosion 6 (4), 1-31
W Souza, SG Piperni, P Laviola, AL Rossi, Maria Isabel D Rossi, Bráulio S Archanjo, PE Leite, MH Fernandes, LA Rocha, JM Granjeiro, AR Ribeiro (2019). The two faces of titanium dioxide nanoparticles bio-camouflage in 3D bone spheroids, Scientific reports 9 (1), 1-14
CORREA, D.R.N. ; Rocha, L.A. ; RIBEIRO, A.R. ; GEMINI-PIPERNI, S. ; ARCHANJO, B.S. ; ACHETE, C.A. ; WERCKMANN, J. ; AFONSO, C.R.M. ; SHIMABUKURO, M. ; DOI, H. ; TSUTSUMI, Y. ; HANAWA, T. . Growth mechanisms of Ca- and P-rich MAO films in Ti-15Zr-xMo alloys for osseointegrative implants. SURFACE & COATINGS TECHNOLOGY, v. 344, p. 373-382, 2018.
ALVES, SOFIA A. ; ROSSI, ANDRÉ L. ; RIBEIRO, ANA R. ; TOPTAN, FATIH ; PINTO, ANA M. ; SHOKUHFAR, TOLOU ; CELIS, JEAN-PIERRE ; Rocha, Luís A. . Improved tribocorrosion performance of bio-functionalized TiO2 nanotubes under two-cycle sliding actions in artificial saliva. Journal of the Mechanical Behavior of Biomedical Materials, v. 80, p. 143-154, 2018.
Projects
(3 max.)
A new concept for producing graded bio-functionalized materials for orthopaedic implants
Bio-functionalization of new titanium alloys with low elastic modulus
Bio-functionalization of Ti-based materials for osseointegrated implants
 
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