Douglas Monteiro

• Research Activities

Conducted scientific research and technological development in the field of physical chemistry, colloids and surfaces, macromolecules, and nanomaterials.

Macromolecules: Synthesis and characterization of polymers and its technological applications.

Worked on the synthesis, solubilization, and characterization of cellulose acetate, and the production of polymer membranes by phase inversion (doctor blade casting and immersion in a non-solvent for the polymer).

Worked on the synthesis, characterization, and application of glycerol-based polyesters and isophthalic acid, as well as the production of contact adhesives.

Worked on the synthesis and characterization of polyesters derived from terephthalic acid, glycerol, and ethylene glycol.

Has experience in thermal analysis (DSC and TGA), spectroscopy (FTIR), solubilization tests, dynamic light scattering of polymer solutions, scanning electron microscopy of powders and films, preparation of polymer dispersions and its coatings (drop-casting and doctor blade), viscosity determination of polymer solutions, and preparation of low-molecular-weight polymer adhesives.

Nanomaterials: Synthesis, characterization, and technological applications of nanomaterials.

Hydrothermal synthesis of titanium oxide, with or without the use of microwave radiation.

Synthesis of Graphitic Carbon Nitride (g-C3N4) by pyrolysis.

Surface modification of nanomaterials using amphiphilic ligands (preparation of Janus nanoparticle dispersions).

Experience in the characterization of nanomaterials by X-ray diffraction, infrared vibrational spectroscopy, scanning electron microscopy, transmission electron microscopy, preparation of aqueous and organic solvent nanomaterial dispersions, analysis of dispersions by dynamic light scattering, measurement of pore volume and surface area of nanomaterials by gas adsorption (BET analysis).

Evaluation of the photocatalytic activity of nanomaterials in the form of films or dispersed in aqueous solution against organic dyes and photodegradation kinetics.

Physical Chemistry of Colloids and Interfaces

Preparation of colloidal dispersions of metal oxides modified with amphiphilic ligands (Janus nanoparticles).

Experience in the preparation and characterization of Langmuir-Blodgett thin films and Langmuir monolayers:

Langmuir-Blodgett films of phospholipids, enzymes, and macromolecules (carbohydrates), and assays of the enzymatic activity of immobilized enzymes.

Study of nanomaterials (metal oxides, graphene oxide, graphitic carbon nitride) at the air-liquid interface in the form of Langmuir monolayers and Langmuir-Blodgett films of non-amphiphilic materials.

Characterization of monolayers by dilatational surface rheology, electric surface potential, Brewster Angle Microscopy (BAM), Polarization Modulation Fourier Transform Infrared Reflection-Absorption Spectroscopy (PM FTIRRAS).

Preparation of Langmuir-Blodgett ultrathin films of nanomaterials (metal oxides, graphene oxide, graphitic carbon nitride) with or without surface modification (bidentate or amphiphilic ligands).

Characterization of films by scanning electron microscopy, contact angle, surface energy, and evaluation of the photocatalytic activity of nanomaterials in the form of films.

Preparation of films from polymer dispersions and pastes, polymer-nanoparticle mixtures using layer-by-layer deposition, dip coating, spin coating, drop casting, and doctor blade techniques.

• Academic Management.

Managed for the past two and a half years in the Office of Research and Graduate Studies as the Director of Graduate Studies (2 years and 3 months) and as the Vice Provost for Research and Graduate Studies (last 3 months). I led a team of 18 staff members, managed 10 multi-user laboratories, and oversaw 24 graduate programs, being responsible for the implementation of the institution's research and graduate studies policies.

• Teaching Activities

Professor of Physical Chemistry, Biochemistry, and History of Science for undergraduate students, and Colloids and Surfaces, Advanced Physical Chemistry, and Scientific Communication for graduate students.

• Advising Activities:

Advised 7 master's students and co-advised one doctoral student.

Published Scientific Articles:

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MONTEIRO, GUSTAVO NAZARENO; MONTEIRO, DOUGLAS SANTOS ; OLIVEIRA, RODRIGO JULIANO ; CUNHA-LAURA, ANDRÉA LUIZA ; AMARAL, ERNANI ALOYSIO ; AUHAREK, SARAH ALVES . TESTICULAR TOXICITY IN MICE EXPOSED TO TEREPHTHALIC ACID IN UTERO AND DURING LACTATION. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH, V. 24, P. 66050-66061, 2023.

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MEIRA, FLÁVIO H. A. ; RESENDE, SAYTON F. ; MONTEIRO, DOUGLAS S. ; PEREIRA, MÁRCIO C. ; MATTOSO, LUIZ H. C. ; FARIA, RONALDO C. ; AFONSO, ANDRÉ S. . A NON-ENZYMATIC AG/Δ-FEOOH SENSOR FOR HYDROGEN PEROXIDE DETERMINATION USING DISPOSABLE CARBON-BASED ELECTROCHEMICAL CELLS. ELECTROANALYSIS, V. 32, P. 1-7, 2020.

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PINAS, J. A. V. ; ANDRADE, T. S. ; OLIVEIRA, ANDREIA T. ; SALOMAO, P. E. A. ; RODRIGUEZ, M. ; SILVA, A. C. ; OLIVEIRA, H.S. ; MONTEIRO, D. S. ; PEREIRA, M. C. . PRODUCTION OF REDUCED GRAPHENE OXIDE PLATELETS FROM GRAPHITE FLAKES USING THE FENTON REACTION AS AN ALTERNATIVE TO HARMFUL OXIDIZING AGENTS. JOURNAL OF NANOMATERIALS, V. 2019, P. 1-8, 2019.

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MAIA, LUIZ F.O. ; HOTT, RODRIGO C. ; LADEIRA, PATRICIA C.C. ; BATISTA, BRUNO LEMOS ; ANDRADE, THAINA G. ; SANTOS, MAYRA S. ; FARIA, MÁRCIA C.S. ; OLIVEIRA, LUIZ C.A. ; MONTEIRO, D. S. ; PEREIRA, MÁRCIO C. ; RODRIGUES, JAIRO LISBOA . SIMPLE SYNTHESIS AND CHARACTERIZATION OF L-CYSTINE FUNCTIONALIZED Δ-FEOOH FOR HIGHLY EFFICIENT HG(II) REMOVAL FROM CONTAMINED WATER AND MINING WASTE. CHEMOSPHERE, V. 215, P. 422-431, 2019.

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AUHAREK, S. A. ; BEATRIZ, A. ; MOREIRA, B. M. ; LIMA, D. P. ; MEZA, A. ; GOMES, R. S. ; NAVARRO, S. D. ; MONTEIRO, D. S. ; OLIVEIRA, R. J. . A TOXICOLOGICAL EVALUATION OF HEPATOCYTES EXPOSED TO THE SYNTHETIC RESORCINOLIC LIPID 3-HEPTYL-3,4,6-TRIMETHOXY-3H-ISOBENZOFURAN-1-ONE.. PERSPECTIVAS EXPERIMENTAIS E CLÍNICAS, INOVAÇÕES BIOMÉDICAS, V. 3, P. 18-23, 2017.

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DOS SANTOS, WAYLER S. ; ALMEIDA, LEANDRO D. ; AFONSO, ANDRÉ S. ; RODRIGUEZ, MARIANDRY ; MESQUITA, JOÃO P. ; MONTEIRO, DOUGLAS S. ; OLIVEIRA, LUIZ C.A. ; FABRIS, JOSÉ D. ; PEREIRA, MÁRCIO C. . PHOTOELECTROCHEMICAL WATER OXIDATION OVER FIBROUS AND SPONGE-LIKE BIVO4/Β-BI4V2O11 PHOTOANODES FABRICATED BY SPRAY PYROLYSIS. APPLIED CATALYSIS. B, ENVIRONMENTAL (PRINT), V. 182, P. 247-256, 2016.

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FARIA, MÁRCIA C.S. ; ROSEMBERG, RENEDY S. ; BOMFETI, CLEIDE A. ; MONTEIRO, DOUGLAS S. ; BARBOSA, FERNANDO ; OLIVEIRA, LUIZ C.A. ; RODRIGUEZ, MARIANDRY ; PEREIRA, MÁRCIO C. ; RODRIGUES, JAIRO L. . ARSENIC REMOVAL FROM CONTAMINATED WATER BY ULTRAFINE Δ-FEOOH ADSORBENTS. CHEMICAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL (1996), V. 237, P. 47-54, 2014.

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CHAGAS, POLIANE ; SILVA, ADILSON CÂNDIDO ; PASSAMANI, EDSON CAETANO ; ARDISSON, JOSÉ DOMINGOS ; OLIVEIRA, LUIZ CARLOS ALVES ; FABRIS, JOSÉ DOMINGOS ; PANIAGO, ROBERTO M. ; MONTEIRO, DOUGLAS SANTOS ; PEREIRA, MÁRCIO CÉSAR . Δ-FEOOH: A SUPERPARAMAGNETIC MATERIAL FOR CONTROLLED HEAT RELEASE UNDER AC MAGNETIC FIELD. JOURNAL OF NANOPARTICLE RESEARCH, V. 15, P. 1-7, 2013.

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ROCHA, THOMAS DA SILVA ; NASCIMENTO, ELIANDRO SILVA ; DA SILVA, ADILSON CANDIDO ; OLIVEIRA, HENRIQUE ; GARCIA, ERIC MARSALHA ; OLIVEIRA, LUIZ ; MONTEIRO, DOUGLAS ; RODRIGUEZ, MARIANDRY ; PEREIRA, MARCIO . ENHANCED PHOTOCATALYTIC HYDROGEN GENERATION FROM WATER BY NI(OH)2 LOADED ON NI-DOPED Δ-FEOOH NANOPARTICLES OBTAINED BY ONE-STEP SYNTHESIS.. RSC ADVANCES: AN INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL TO FURTHER THE CHEMICAL SCIENCES, V. 1, P. 1-1, 2013.

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MONTEIRO, DOUGLAS SANTOS; NOBRE, THATYANE MORIMOTO ; ZANIQUELLI, MARIA ELISABETE DARBELLO . HYALURONIDASE BEHAVIOR AT THE AIR/LIQUID AND AIR/LIPID INTERFACES AND IMPROVED ENZYMATIC ACTIVITY BY ITS IMMOBILIZATION IN A BIOMEMBRANE MODEL. JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY. B, V. 115, P. 4801-4809, 2011.

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MONTEIRO, D ; RODRIGUESFILHO, G ; MEIRELES, C ; DEASSUNCAO, R ; CERQUEIRA, D ; BARUD, H ; RIBEIRO, S ; MESSADEQ, Y . SYNTHESIS AND CHARACTERIZATION OF CELLULOSE ACETATE PRODUCED FROM RECYCLED NEWSPAPER. CARBOHYDRATE POLYMERS, V. 73, P. 74-82, 2008.