University of Coimbra - Modelling and experiments in drug delivery systems

Scientific Program

	June 20th
9:00-10:00	Reception
10:00-11:00	Abdul Barakat (Ecole Polytechnique, France) Optimizing the Performance of Drug-Eluting Stents: Simulations and Experiments
11:00-11:30	Coffee break
11:30-12:00	Rui Travasso (CFisUC) Mechanics of Sprouting Angiogenesis in Tumors
12:00-12:30	Olesia Dudik (University of Porto) Investigation of biocompatible drug delivery system based on composite materials from silica and biopolymer

14:30-15:30	Paula de Oliveira (CMUC/University of Coimbra) Barriers and Challenges in Ocular Drug Delivery
15:30-16:00	Kristinn Gudnason (University of Iceland) Modelling drug delivery in ophthalmic systems with multi-layer framework
16:00-16:30	Coffee break
16:30-17:00	Adérito Araújo (CMUC/University of Coimbra) Modeling electromagnetic wave’s propagation in medical imaging of the human retina
17:00-17:30	Luís Pinto (CMUC/University of Coimbra) A Coupled Wave-Diffusion Model for Enhanced Drug Delivery
17:30-18:00	Andreia Pimenta (Instituto Superior Técnico/University of Lisbon) Development of a diffusion-based mathematical model to design multi-layered hydrogels for ophthalmic drug delivery

	June 21st
9:30-10:30	Mario Grassi (University of Trieste) Mathematical Models and Experimental Data in Drug Delivery
10:30-11:00	Coffee break
11:00-11:30	Tuoi Vo (MACSI/University of Limerick) The mathematical modelling of affinity-based drug delivery systems
11:30-12:00	Kristian Jensen (Technical University of Denmark) Geometric Optimization of Microcontainers for Oral Drug Delivery
12:00-12:30	David King (University Of Glasgow) Assessing the potential of mathematical modelling in designing drug-releasing orthopaedic implants

14:30-15:30	Adélia Sequeira (Instituto Superior Técnico/University of Lisbon) Modelling and simulations of cardiovascular flows. Application to an image-based patient-specific clinical study
15:30-16:00	Diana Oliveira (Instituto Superior Técnico/University of Lisbon) Numerical Simulation of Dilatation Patterns of the Ascending Aorta in Aortopathies
16:00-16:30	Coffee break
16:30-17:00	Ana João (Instituto Superior Técnico/University of Lisbon) Robust and effective medical image filtering, with automatic parameter choice
17:00-17:30	Ana Topete (Instituto Superior Técnico/University of Lisbon) Moxifloxacin loaded intraocular lenses for cataract surgery

	June 22nd
9:30-10:30	Sean McGinty (University of Glasgow) Experimenting with Models and Modelling Experiments of Drug Delivery
10:30-11:00	Coffee break
11:00-11:30	Jahed Naghipoor (University of Weimar) A numerical study on the drug release from a PLGA based drug eluting stent
11:30-12:00	João Branco (CMUC/Polytechnic Institute of Coimbra) New insights in chemotherapy protocols for brain tumours through mathematical modelling
12:00-12:30	Gonçalo Pena (CMUC/University of Coimbra) Modelling and numerical simulation of a iontophoresis device
12:30-13:00	Closing session