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Research Projects

Research Projects

The Graduate Programme in Materials Engineering and Nanotechnology has distinguished itself through the development of innovative research projects that are of significant relevance to scientific and technological advancement. The ongoing projects encompass a range of areas, focusing on the creation and enhancement of advanced materials that have the potential to revolutionise both industry and society.

The programme's researchers aim, through the investigation of new materials, to develop solutions that meet market demands and societal needs. Among the topics explored, the creation of heterogeneous and composite materials with superior properties, the production and application of nanomaterials for various technologies, and the study of applied chemistry for the improvement of processes and materials stand out. These projects seek to optimise the performance and sustainability of materials in diverse applications, such as in the automotive, aerospace, biomedical, and renewable energy industries.

In addition to generating new knowledge, the programme's research projects have strong interaction with industry, aiming at the practical application of developed technologies and directly contributing to innovation and the development of new products and processes. Students and researchers in the programme collaborate with various companies and research centres, fostering a dynamic environment for knowledge exchange and the sharing of experiences.

If you wish to learn more about the ongoing projects or explore possibilities for collaboration, please get in touch with us. The Graduate Programme in Materials Engineering and Nanotechnology is always open to new partnerships and innovative ideas.

Project name:APPLICATION OF HYBRID MANUFACTURING IN THE FABRICATION/REPAIR OF METALLIC COMPONENTS WITH COMPLEX SURFACES
Research project leader: Prof. Dr. Andre Luis Helleno - andre.helleno@mackenzie.br
                                           Prof. Dr. Carlos Roberto Camello Lima - carlos.lima@mackenzie.br

Project name: EVALUATION OF WEAR AND CORROSION RESISTANCE OF HIGH-STRENGTH STEELS COATED WITH W AND CR CARBIDE ALLOYS APPLIED BY HIGH-VELOCITY OXY-FUEL THERMAL SPRAYING (HVOF)
Research project leader: Prof. Dr. Carlos Roberto Camello Lima - carlos.lima@mackenzie.br
                       

Project name: MICROSTRUCTURAL CHARACTERISATION, MECHANICAL AND ELECTRICAL PROPERTIES OF THE COPPER/GRAPHENE COMPOSITE
Research project leader:Prof. Dr. Marcos Massi - marcos.massi@mackenzie.br

Project name: COMBINATION OF HIGH-SPEED LASER CLADDING PROCESSES AND HP-HVOF COATINGS FOR REPAIRS OF OIL & GAS COMPRESSOR SHAFTS
Research project leader:Prof. Dra. Maria Julia Xavier Belem 
                                            Prof. Dr. Carlos Roberto Camello Lima - carlos.lima@mackenzie.br

Project name: BIODEGRADABLE COMPOSITES BASED ON POLY(HYDROXYBUTYRATE-CO-HYDROXYVALERATE), NANOCELLULOSE, AND GRAPHENE: FROM RHEOLOGY TO MICROSTRUCTURE
Research project leader: Prof. Dr. Guihermino José Macêdo Fechine - guilhermino.fechine@mackenzie.br
                  

Project name: DEPOSITION OF TIN FILMS DOPED WITH DIFFERENT METALLIC ELEMENTS ON THE TI6AL4V ALLOY BY THE MAGNETRON SPUTTERING TECHNIQUE FOR AEROSPACE APPLICATIONS
Research project leader: Prof. Dr. Marcos Massi - marcos.massi@mackenzie.br

Project name: DEVELOPMENT OF COPPER-BASED ALLOYS REINFORCED WITH GRAPHENE
Research project leader: Prof. Dr. Antônio Augusto Couto - antonio.couto@mackenzie.br

Project name: DEVELOPMENT OF COPPER ALLOYS WITH ADDITION OF NIOBIUM SOLIDIFIED IN A UNIDIRECTIONAL MANNER, USING THE RAW MATERIALS: FERRO-NIOBIUM CARBIDE, NICKEL-NIOBIUM CARBIDE, AND ALUMINUM-NIOBIUM-BORON
Research project leader:Prof. Dr. Antônio Augusto Couto - antonio.couto@mackenzie.br

Project name: DEVELOPMENT OF A MULTIFUNCTIONAL NANO-STRUCTURED COATING BASED ON POLYURETHANE MODIFIED WITH GRAPHENE OXIDE FOR WATERPROOFING OF CONCRETE STRUCTURES
Research project leader:Prof. Dr. Ricardo Jorge Espanhol Andrade - ricardo.andrade@mackenzie.br

Project name:DEVELOPMENT OF SAW SENSORS BASED ON THIN FILMS
Research project leader:Prof. Dr. Marcos Massi - marcos.massi@mackenzie.br

Project name: DEVELOPMENT OF MULTILAYER THERMAL BARRIER COATING SYSTEMS RESISTANT TO CALCIUM-MAGNESIUM-ALUMINO-SILICATE (CMAS) ATTACK
Research project leader:Prof. Dr. Carlos Roberto Camello Lima - carlos.lima@mackenzie.br

Project name:DEVELOPMENT AND DIVERSIFICATION OF APPLICATIONS OF CU-NB SPECIAL ALLOYS IN THE AGRICULTURAL, TRANSPORTATION, AND AEROSPACE SECTORS
Research project leader:Prof. Dr. Givanildo Alves dos Santos
                                           Prof. Dr. Antônio Augusto Couto - antonio.couto@mackenzie.br

Project name: DEVELOPMENT AND CHARACTERIZATION OF NEW STRUCTURES FOR THERMAL BARRIERS COATING APPLIED BY COLD SPRAY AND ATMOSPHERIC PLASMA
Research project leader: Prof. Dr. Carlos Roberto Camello Lima - carlos.lima@mackenzie.br
                     

Project name:COMPARATIVE STUDY OF THE CORROSION RESISTANCE OF HIGH-STRENGTH STEELS COATED WITH CR ALLOYS BY HIGH-VELACITY OXI-FUEL THERMAL SPRAYING (HVOF) AND WIRE ARC SPRAYING (WAS)
Research project leader:Prof. Dr. Carlos Roberto Camello Lima - carlos.lima@mackenzie.br
                     

Project name: STUDY OF THE HIGH-TEMPERATURE PROPERTIES OF Ti-6Al-4V ALLOY MODIFIED BY SURFACE TREATMENTS ASSISTED BY PLASMA TECHNIQUES
Research project leader:Prof. Dr. Marcos Massi - marcos.massi@mackenzie.br

Project name:STUDY OF THE FATIGUE AND CREEP MECHANICAL BEHAVIOUR AND MICROSTRUCTURAL CHARACTERISATION OF INCONEL 718 OBTAINED BY ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING
Research project leader: Prof. Dr. Antônio Augusto Couto - antonio.couto@mackenzie.br

Project name: STUDY OF THE MECHANICAL BEHAVIOUR AT ELEVATED TEMPERATURES OF THE Ti-6Al-4V ALLOY COATED WITH A Zr-Cu-BASED METALLIC GLASS THIN FILM
Research project leader: Prof. Dr. Marcos Massi - marcos.massi@mackenzie.br

Project name: NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY IN RHEOLOGY OF COMPLEX MATERIALS APPLIED TO ADVANCED TECHNOLOGIES - INCT-Rhe9
Research project leader:Dr. Admilson Teixeira Franco
                                           Prof. Dr. Guilhermino Jose Macedo Fechine - guilhermino.fechine@mackenzie.br

Project name: MULTIFUNCTIONAL NANOFLUIDS IN OFFSHORE OIL EXPLORATION
Research project leader:Ricardo Jorge Espanhol Andrade - ricardo.andrade@mackenzie.br

Project name: RHEOLOGY OF DRILLING NANOFLUIDS
Research project leader: Dr. Monica Feijo Naccache
                                           Prof. Dr. Helio Ribeiro - helio.ribeiro1@mackenzie.br

Project name: IRON ALUMINIDE-BASED COATING ON STEEL USING LASER CLADDING
Research project leader:Prof. Dr. Antônio Augusto Couto - antonio.couto@mackenzie.br

Project name: SYNTHESIS AND SURFACE MODIFICATION OF CARBON MATERIALS USING PLASMA TECHNOLOGY
Research project leader:Prof. Dr. Marcos Massi  - marcos.massi@mackenzie.br

Project name: GENE AND CELL THERAPY USING ALGINATE MICROGELS FOR MUSCLE INJURIES
Research project leader:Dr. Roberta Sessa Stilhano Yamaguchi 
                                           Prof. Dr. Ricardo Jorge Espanhol Andrade - ricardo.andrade@mackenzie.br

Project name: TREATMENT OF METALLIC ALLOYS THROUGH PLASMA-ASSISTED TECHNIQUES
Research project leader​​​​​​​: Prof. Dr. Marcos Massi - marcos.massi@mackenzie.br

Project name: EXPANSION OF THE MULTI-PURPOSE CLEAN ROOM INFRASTRUCTURE DEDICATED TO MICRO-NANOFABRICATION AND CHARACTERISATION OF NANOMATERIALS
Research project leader​​​​​​​: Prof. Dr. Cecilia de Carvalho Castro e Silva - cecilia.silva@mackenzie.br

Project name:APPLICATION OF TWO-DIMENSIONAL MATERIALS FOR THERMAL DISSIPATION OPTIMIZATION IN PHOTODETECTORS
Research project leader​​​​​​​: Prof. Dr. Christiano José Santiago de Matos - christiano.matos@mackenzie.br
                       

Project name: BIOELECTRONICS IN GRAPHENE: TOWARDS EARLY DIAGNOSIS OF DISEASES
Research project leader:Prof. Dr. Cecilia de Carvalho Castro e Silva - cecilia.silva@mackenzie.br

Project name: PHOTONIC BIOSENSORS BASED ON TWO-DIMENSIONAL (2D) MATERIALS FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF VIRAL TESTS: PHOBIO2DM
Research project leader:Prof. Dr Christiano José Santiago de Matos - christiano.matos@mackenzie.br

Project name: DEVELOPMENT OF MULTIFERROIC THIN FILMS: NANOENGINEERING IN THE MODULATION OF OPTO-ELECTRO-MAGNETIC PROPERTIES OF EMERGING MATERIALS
Research project leader: Prof. Dr. Everton Bonturim - everton.bonturim@mackenzie.br
                  

Project name: DEVELOPMENT OF LEAD-FREE MAGNETOELECTRIC MULTIFERROIC THIN FILMS FOR APPLICATIONS IN LOGIC AND MEMORY DEVICES
Research project leader​​​​​​​:Prof. Dr. Everton Bonturim - everton.bonturim@mackenzie.br

Project name:DEVELOPMENT OF PEROVSKITE-TYPE MATERIALS FOR THE CATHODE OF LOW-TEMPERATURE SOLID OXIDE FUEL CELLS (LT-SOFC)
Research project leader​​​​​​​: Prof. Dr. Everton Bonturim - everton.bonturim@mackenzie.br

Project name: INTEGRATED PHOTONIC DEVICES
Research project leader: Dr. Newton Cesario Frateschi
                                            Prof. Dr. Christiano José Santiago de Matos - christiano.matos@mackenzie.br

Project name: EMU: MULTI-USER INFRASTRUCTURE DEDICATED TO NANOFABRICATION AND CHARACTERIZATION OF NANODEVICES AT LNNANO / CNPEM
Research project leader: Dr. Edson Roberto Leite
                                           Prof. Dr. Cecilia de Carvalho Castro e Silva - cecilia.silva@mackenzie.br

Project name:EXPANSION AND MODERNIZATION OF THE INTEGRATED LABORATORIES FOR MATERIALS CHARACTERIZATION AND PROCESSING
Research project leader: Prof. Dr. Guilhermino José Macêdo Fechine - guilhermino.fechine@mackenzie.br

Project name: FABRICATION AND CHARACTERIZATION OF OPTICAL MODULATORS FOR APPLICATION AS MAGNETOMETERS
Research project leader​​​​​​​:Prof. Dr. Bruno Luis Soares de Lima
                                           Prof. Dr. Everton Bonturim - everton.bonturim@mackenzie.br

Project name: NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY IN CARBON NANOMATERIALS (INCT NANOCARBONO)
Research project leader:Dr. Marcos Assunção Pimenta
                                           Prof. Dr. Christiano José Santiago e Matos - christiano.matos@mackenzie.br

Project name: INTERACTION OF LIGHT WITH 2D MATERIALS FOR SPECTROSCOPY AND PHOTONIC BIOSENSING
Research project leader​​​​​​​:Prof. Dr. Christiano José Santiago de Matos - christiano.matos@mackenzie.br
                     

Project name: RARE-EARTH BASED LIGHT-CONVERTING MATERIALS: LUMINESCENT MARKERS, SENSORS AND OPTICAL AMPLIFIERS
Research project leader:Dr. Hermi Felinto de Brito
                                           Prof. Dr. Everton Bonturim - everton.bonturim@mackenzie.br
                     

Project name: POLYMERIC NANOCOMPOSITES BASED ON TWO-DIMENSIONAL MATERIALS: PROCESSING, CHARACTERISATION AND APPLICATIONS
Research project leader:Prof. Dr. Guilhermino José Macêdo Fechine - guilhermino.fechine@mackenzie.br

Project name: SYNTHESIS AND CHARACTERISATION OF VAN DER WAALS HETEROSTRUCTURES BASED ON 2D MATERIALS AND MOLECULES
Research project leader​​​​​​​: Prof. Dr. Dunieskys Roberto González Larrudé - dunieskys.larrude@mackenzie.br

Project name:SYNTHESIS AND CHARACTERISATION OF GAS SENSORS BASED ON GRAPHENE/ORGANIC MOLECULE-TYPE VAN DER WAALS HETEROSTRUCTURES
Research project leader: Prof. Dr. Dunieskys Roberto González Larrudé - dunieskys.larrude@mackenzie.br

Project name: NATIONAL NANOTECHNOLOGY OLYMPIAD
Research project leader​​​​​​​:Dr. Delmárcio Gomes da Silva
                                           Prof. Dr. Everton Bonturim - everton.bonturim@mackenzie.br

Project name: REOLOGY OF COMPLEX NANOSTRUCTURED FLUIDS WITH TWO-DIMENSIONAL (2D) MATERIALS
Research project leader:Ricardo Jorge Espanhol Andrade - ricardo.andrade@mackenzie.br

Project name:RHEOLOGY OF GRAPHENE OXIDE SUSPENSIONS
Research project leade​​​​​​​r:Dr. Monica Feijo Nacchache
                                           Prof. Dr. Ricardo Jorge Espanhol Andrade - ricardo.andrade@mackenzie.br

Project name:THE FEASIBILITY OF CHEMICAL EVOLUTION IN LIGHT OF MODERN MASS SPECTROMETRY TECHNIQUES: A NEW PARADIGM IN RESEARCH ON OUR ORIGINS
Research project leader: Prof. Dr. Marcos Nogueira Eberlin - marcos.eberlin@mackenzie.br

Project name: CONSTRUCTION OF 'POINT OF CARE' NANOBIOSENSORS COUPLED TO SMARTPHONES USING FUNCTIONAL HYBRID NANOMATERIALS - MAI/DAI
Research project leader:Prof. Dr. Thiago da Cruz Canevari - thiago.canevari@mackenzie.br
                       

Project name: ADVANCED DRESSING FOR CONTROLLED RELEASE OF ACTIVE INGREDIANTS COUPLED WITH A GRAPHENE-BASED ELECTRICAL-ELECTROCHEMICAL SENSOR FOR REAL-TIME WOUND HEALING MONITORING
Research project leader:Dr. Aryel Heitor Ferreira
                                           Prof. Dr. Camila Marchetti Maroneze - camila.maroneze@mackenzie.br
                                           Prof. Dr. Cecilia de Carvalho Castro e Silva - cecilia.silva@mackenzie.br

Project name: MICROFLUIDIC DEVICES: A NEW TOOL FOR THE PREPARATION OF GRAPHENE FIBERS AND DERIVATIVES
Research project leader​​​​​​​: Prof. Dr. Cecilia de Carvalho Castro e Silva - cecilia.silva@mackenzie.br

Project name: EXPANDING THE HORIZONS OF AMBIENT MASS SPECTROMETRY WITH THE EASI-MS TECHNIQUE: MACKENZIE AS A NEW CENTER FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF PIONEERING MS APPLICATIONS
Research project leader​​​​​​​: Prof. Dr. Marcos Nogueira Eberlin - marcos.eberlin@mackenzie.br
                  

Project name: FIOTRAR - CLEAN WATER PROJECT
Research project leader​​​​​​​:Prof. Dr. Camila Marchetti Maroneze - camila.maroneze@mackenzie.br

Project name: INCT OF NANOMATERIALS FOR LIFE - NANOVIDA
Research project leader​​​​​​​:Dr. Aldo Jose Gorgatti Zarbin
                                         ​​​​​​​  Prof. Dr. Cecilia de Carvalho Castro e Silva - cecilia.silva@mackenzie.br

Project name: HYBRID NANOTECHNOLOGIES USED IN THE CONSTRUCTION OF PORTABLE ELECTROCHEMICAL NANO(BIO)SENSORS COUPLED WITH SMARTPHONES FOR THE DETERMINATION OF NEGLECTED TROPICAL DISEASES
Research project leader​​​​​​​: Prof. Dr. Thiago da Cruz Canevari - thiago.canevari@mackenzie.br

Project name:POINT-OF-CARE NANOBIOSENSORS FOR THE DIAGNOSIS OF RARE AUTOIMMUNE DISEASES
Research project leader​​​​​​​: Prof. Dr. Cecilia de Carvalho Castro e Silva - cecilia.silva@mackenzie.br    

Project name: MULTIFUNCTIONAL HYBRID NANOARCHITECTURES OF NB2O5, ZRO2, AND TIO2 USED IN THE CONSTRUCTION OF INNOVATIVE FILTRATION NANOMEMBRANES
Research project leader: Prof. Dr. Thiago da Cruz Canevari - thiago.canevari@mackenzie.br

Project name: INNOVATIVE ELECTROCHEMICAL NANOFILTERS AND NANOSENSORS BASED ON MULTIFUNCTIONAL NANOARCHITECTURES
Research project leader:Prof. Dr. Thiago da Cruz Canevari - thiago.canevari@mackenzie.br

Project name: INTEGRATED MICROFLUIDIC PLATFORMS: ENHANCING THE PREPARATION OF NANOMATERIALS FOR HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL APPLICATIONS - MICROPLAT
Research project leader​​​​​​​: Prof. Dr. Cecilia de Carvalho Castro e Silva

Project name: SYNTHESIS OF MIXED MATRIX MEMBRANES BASED ON NIOBIUM AND TIN NANOARCHITECTURES: DEVELOPMENT OF HIGH-EFFICIENCY INNOVATIVE NANOFILTERS - MAI/DAI
Research project leader​​​​​​​:Prof. Dr. Thiago da Cruz Canevari - thiago.canevari@mackenzie.br
                     

Project name: INNOVATIVE AUTOMATED SYSTEM FOR GRAPHENE OXIDE PURIFICATION
Research project leader: Prof. Dr. Camila Marchetti Maroneze - camila.maroneze@mackenzie.br
                     

Project name: MULTICENTRIC VALIDATION OF DIAGNOSTIC AND PROGNOSTIC BIOMARKERS FOR COVID-19 USING THE NEW ANALYTICAL PEN MASSPEC PEN AND MASS SPECTROMETRY
Research project leader:Prof. Dr. Marcos Nogueira Eberlin - marcos.eberlin@mackenzie.br