António Francesko

2.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
32 papers, 2.2k citations indexed

About

António Francesko is a scholar working on Biomaterials, Rehabilitation and Molecular Biology. According to data from OpenAlex, António Francesko has authored 32 papers receiving a total of 2.2k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 13 papers in Biomaterials, 12 papers in Rehabilitation and 9 papers in Molecular Biology. Recurrent topics in António Francesko's work include Wound Healing and Treatments (12 papers), Nanoparticles: synthesis and applications (7 papers) and Bacterial biofilms and quorum sensing (6 papers). António Francesko is often cited by papers focused on Wound Healing and Treatments (12 papers), Nanoparticles: synthesis and applications (7 papers) and Bacterial biofilms and quorum sensing (6 papers). António Francesko collaborates with scholars based in Spain, Portugal and Israel. António Francesko's co-authors include Tzanko Tzanov, Petya Petkova, S. Lanceros‐Méndez, Margarida M. Fernandes, Clarisse Ribeiro, P. Martins, Vanessa F. Cardoso, Manuel Bañobre‐López, Ernest Mendoza and Aharon Gedanken and has published in prestigious journals such as ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, Journal of Materials Chemistry and Carbohydrate Polymers.

In The Last Decade

António Francesko

30 papers receiving 2.2k citations

Hit Papers

Advances in Magnetic Nanoparticles for Biomedical Applica... 2017 2026 2020 2023 2017 100 200 300 400 500
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  1. Advances in Magnetic Nanoparticles for Biomedical Applications
    2017 537 citations Vanessa F. Cardoso, António Francesko et al. Advanced Healthcare Materials profile →

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Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
António Francesko Spain 23 848 792 603 414 338 32 2.2k
Xiufeng Liu China 27 848 1.0× 783 1.0× 866 1.4× 398 1.0× 328 1.0× 93 2.9k
Seyed Masoud Moosavi Basri Iran 13 969 1.1× 1.2k 1.6× 503 0.8× 651 1.6× 349 1.0× 15 2.6k
Loris Rizzello Italy 24 688 0.8× 1.1k 1.4× 1.0k 1.7× 532 1.3× 219 0.6× 64 2.8k
Thai Thanh Hoang Thi Vietnam 25 980 1.2× 806 1.0× 459 0.8× 774 1.9× 251 0.7× 58 2.6k
Navin Kumar Verma Singapore 35 1.0k 1.2× 1.0k 1.3× 899 1.5× 844 2.0× 337 1.0× 106 4.0k
Valentina Grumezescu Romania 23 736 0.9× 775 1.0× 475 0.8× 380 0.9× 538 1.6× 77 2.2k
Zongrui Tong China 24 697 0.8× 917 1.2× 529 0.9× 384 0.9× 194 0.6× 34 2.1k
Yujie Gao China 30 580 0.7× 1.3k 1.7× 964 1.6× 477 1.2× 354 1.0× 83 3.2k
Bhuvanesh Gupta India 29 898 1.1× 839 1.1× 420 0.7× 540 1.3× 374 1.1× 90 3.1k
Xiaodong Xing China 25 619 0.7× 1.0k 1.3× 868 1.4× 250 0.6× 252 0.7× 60 2.4k

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of António Francesko

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of António Francesko. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of António Francesko based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with António Francesko. António Francesko is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Francesko, António, Petya Petkova, & Tzanko Tzanov. (2019). Hydrogel Dressings for Advanced Wound Management. Current Medicinal Chemistry. 25(41). 5782–5797. 203 indexed citations
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Oliveira, Juliana, et al.. (2017). Stretchable scintillator composites for indirect X-ray detectors. Composites Part B Engineering. 133. 226–231. 18 indexed citations
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Petkova, Petya, Lorena Aguilar, António Francesko, et al.. (2017). Hybrid Chitosan–Silver Nanoparticles Enzymatically Embedded on Cork Filter Material for Water Disinfection. Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research. 56(13). 3599–3606. 24 indexed citations
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Cardoso, Vanessa F., António Francesko, Clarisse Ribeiro, et al.. (2017). Advances in Magnetic Nanoparticles for Biomedical Applications. Advanced Healthcare Materials. 7(5). 537 indexed citations breakdown →
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Brito‐Pereira, Ricardo, Daniela M. Correia, Clarisse Ribeiro, et al.. (2017). Silk fibroin-magnetic hybrid composite electrospun fibers for tissue engineering applications. Composites Part B Engineering. 141. 70–75. 84 indexed citations
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Ribeiro, Sylvie, et al.. (2017). Relation between fiber orientation and mechanical properties of nano-engineered poly(vinylidene fluoride) electrospun composite fiber mats. Composites Part B Engineering. 139. 146–154. 69 indexed citations
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Francesko, António, Margarida M. Fernandes, Kristina Ivanova, et al.. (2016). Bacteria-responsive multilayer coatings comprising polycationic nanospheres for bacteria biofilm prevention on urinary catheters. Acta Biomaterialia. 33. 203–212. 77 indexed citations
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Fernandes, Margarida M., Kristina Ivanova, António Francesko, et al.. (2016). Escherichia coli and Pseudomonas aeruginosa eradication by nano-penicillin G. Nanomedicine Nanotechnology Biology and Medicine. 12(7). 2061–2069. 22 indexed citations
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Fernandes, Margarida M., Kristina Ivanova, António Francesko, Ernest Mendoza, & Tzanko Tzanov. (2016). Immobilization of antimicrobial core-shell nanospheres onto silicone for prevention of Escherichia coli biofilm formation. Process Biochemistry. 59. 116–122. 11 indexed citations
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Petkova, Petya, António Francesko, Ilana Perelshtein, Aharon Gedanken, & Tzanko Tzanov. (2015). Simultaneous sonochemical-enzymatic coating of medical textiles with antibacterial ZnO nanoparticles. Ultrasonics Sonochemistry. 29. 244–250. 107 indexed citations
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Ivanova, Kristina, Margarida M. Fernandes, António Francesko, et al.. (2015). Quorum-Quenching and Matrix-Degrading Enzymes in Multilayer Coatings Synergistically Prevent Bacterial Biofilm Formation on Urinary Catheters. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces. 7(49). 27066–27077. 121 indexed citations
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Francesko, António, Mario V. Vázquez, Petya Petkova, et al.. (2015). Enzymatic Functionalization of Cork Surface with Antimicrobial Hybrid Biopolymer/Silver Nanoparticles. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces. 7(18). 9792–9799. 30 indexed citations
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Petkova, Petya, António Francesko, Margarida M. Fernandes, et al.. (2014). Sonochemical Coating of Textiles with Hybrid ZnO/Chitosan Antimicrobial Nanoparticles. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces. 6(2). 1164–1172. 177 indexed citations
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Perelshtein, Ilana, et al.. (2013). Tannic acid NPs – Synthesis and immobilization onto a solid surface in a one-step process and their antibacterial and anti-inflammatory properties. Ultrasonics Sonochemistry. 21(6). 1916–1920. 52 indexed citations
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Francesko, António, Diana Soares da Costa, Rui L. Reis, Iva Pashkuleva, & Tzanko Tzanov. (2012). Functional biopolymer-based matrices for modulation of chronic wound enzyme activities. Acta Biomaterialia. 9(2). 5216–5225. 30 indexed citations
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Francesko, António, et al.. (2012). Laccase-assisted formation of bioactive chitosan/gelatin hydrogel stabilized with plant polyphenols. Carbohydrate Polymers. 92(2). 989–996. 91 indexed citations
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Díaz‐González, María, et al.. (2012). Inhibition of deleterious chronic wound enzymes with plant polyphenols. Biocatalysis and Biotransformation. 30(1). 102–110. 25 indexed citations
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Francesko, António, Sonia Touriño, Clara Mattu, et al.. (2011). Cross‐linked collagen sponges loaded with plant polyphenols with inhibitory activity towards chronic wound enzymes. Biotechnology Journal. 6(10). 1208–1218. 33 indexed citations
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Hasmann, Andrea, Konstantin Schneider, Barbara Binder, et al.. (2011). Sensor materials for the detection of human neutrophil elastase and cathepsin G activity in wound fluid. Experimental Dermatology. 20(6). 508–513. 57 indexed citations
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Francesko, António & Tzanko Tzanov. (2010). Chitin, Chitosan and Derivatives for Wound Healing and Tissue Engineering. Advances in biochemical engineering, biotechnology. 125. 1–27. 92 indexed citations

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