Crucho, C.I.C., Science and Freedom: Upholding Integrity Across Disciplines to Restore Public Trust, Matter 2025. IF: 17.0. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matt.2025.102005

 

Diniz, A. M., Crucho, C.I.C., Ruedas-Rama, M. J., Orte, A., Dias, C. J., Outis, M., Pinto, S. N., Faustino, M. A. F., Berberan-Santos, M. N., Avó, J.*, TADF-Emitting Nanoparticles for Application as Probes in Time-Resolved Imaging and 1O2 Photosensitizers, Adv. Opt. Mat. 2025, 13, 2402063. IF: 8.0 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/adom.202402063

 

Fernandes, B., Lima, M., Crucho, C.I.C*, Unveiling The Power of Smart Coatings, Front. Young Minds, 2024, 12:1288175. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3389/frym.2024.1288175

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Crucho, C.I.C*, Silica coatings: from nanostructures to biological entities, Applied Materials Today, 2024, 28, 102179. IF: 8.3 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apmt.2024.102179

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Crucho, C.I.C*, Chemistry and Democracy: a symbiotic relantioship, Trends in Chemistry, 2024, 6, 51. IF: 15.7 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.trechm.2023.12.002

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Crucho, C.I.C*, Synthesis of Organoalkoxysilanes: Versatile Organic–Inorganic Building Blocks, Compounds, 2023, 3 (1), 280-297. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/compounds3010021

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Crucho, C.I.C*; Barros, M.T., Sweet as sucrose. Nature Chemistry, 2023, 15, 154. IF: 24.27 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41557-022-01113-w

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Raj, R., Pinto, S. N., Crucho, C.I.C., Das, S., Baleizão, C., Farinha, J. P. S., Optically traceable PLGA-Silica Nanoparticles for Cell-Triggered Doxorubicin Delivery, Colloids Surf B Biointerfaces, 2022, 112872. IF: 5.999 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.colsurfb.2022.112872

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Avó, J., Crucho, C.I.C., Berberan-Santos, M. N., Nanomaterials with Thermally Activated Delayed Fluorescence for Sensing and Imaging: Challenges and Solutions. Eng. Proceedings, 2022, 21(1), 37. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/engproc2022021037

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Lima, M., Avó, J., Berberan-Santos, M. N., Crucho, C.I.C*, pH-responsive Silica Coatings: A Generic Approach for Smart Protection of Colloidal Nanoparticles. ACS Applied Nano Materials, 2022, 5(7), 9460-9468. IF: 6.124. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1021/acsanm.2c01723

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Crucho, C.I.C*, Avó, J., Diniz, A. M., Gomes, M. J. S., Challenges in Teaching Organic Chemistry Remotely, J. Chem. Educ. 2020, 97, 9, 3211. IF: 3.208 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jchemed.0c00693

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Crucho, C.I.C, Avó, J.*, Diniz, A. M., Pinto, S. N., Barbosa, J., Smith, P. O., Berberan-Santos, M., Pallson, L.-O., Dias, F. B. *, TADF Dye-Loaded Nanoparticles for Fluorescence Live-Cell Imaging, Front. Chem, 2020, 8, 404. IF: 5.545 DOI: https://doi.org/10.3389/fchem.2020.00404

 

Crucho, C.I.C., Avó, J.*, Nobuyasu, R., Pinto, S., Fernandes, F., Lima, J. C., Berberan-Santos, M. N., Dias, F. B., Silica nanoparticles with thermally activated delayed fluorescence for live cell imaging, Materials science & engineering. C, 2020, 109, 110528. IF: 7.328 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.msec.2019.110528

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Ceroni, P., Crucho, C.I.C., Fucikova, A., Goyal, A., He, Y., Kamali, A. R., Kusova, K., Morselli, G., Dohnalova, K., Paulusse, J., Stephan, H., Sun, W., Tang, M. L., Zuilof, H. Synthesis and functionalisation of silicon nanostructures: general discussion. Faraday Discuss., 2020, 222, 166-175. IF: 4.394 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1039/D0FD90004D

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Ceroni, P., Chao, Y., Crucho, C.I.C., De Cola, L., Fucikova, A., Goyal, A., Joo, J., Kamali, A. R., Osminkina, L., Silvestrini, S., Stephan, H., Sun, W., Tang, M. L., Silicon nanostructures for sensing and bioimaging: general discussion. Faraday Discuss., 2020, 222, 384-389. IF: 4.394 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1039/D0FD90006K

 

Gonçalves, J.L.M., Crucho, C.I.C., Alves, S.P.C., Baleizão, C., Farinha, J.P.S.; Hybrid Mesoporous Nanoparticles for pH-Actuated Controlled Release, Nanomaterials, 2019, 9, 483-496. IF: 5.719 DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/nano9030483

 

Crucho, C.I.C*; The Attack of the Smart Particles: Should Bacteria Be Afraid?, ACS Med. Chem. Lett., 2018, 9, 2-3.IF: 4.632 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1021/acsmedchemlett.7b00455

 

Crucho, C.I.C*; Barros, M.T., Polymeric nanoparticles: A study on the preparation variables and characterization methods, Materials science & engineering. C, 2017, 80, 771-784. IF: 7.328 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.msec.2017.06.004

 

Crucho, C.I.C., Baleizão, C.*, Farinha, J. P.*, Functional group coverage and conversion quantification in nanostructured silica by 1H-NMR, Analytical Chemistry, 2017, 89, 681-687. IF: 8.808 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.analchem.6b03117

 

Soai, K., Frederick, A.L., Crucho, C.I.C., Barros, M.T. (S)-2-(Anilinomethyl)pyrrolidine., e-EROS Encyclopedia of Reagents for Organic Synthesis. 2016, 1-7. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/047084289X.ra101.pub3

 

Crucho, C.I.C*; Barros, M.T.* Formulation of Functionalized PLGA polymeric nanoparticles for targeted drug delivery, Polymer, 2015, 68, 41-46.IF: 4.432 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.polymer.2015.04.083

 

Crucho, C.I.C*, Stimuli-responsive polymeric nanoparticles for nanomedicine, ChemMedChem, 2015, 10, 24-38. IF: 3.540. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/cmdc.201402290

 

Crucho, C.I.C*; Barros, M.T., Surfactant-free polymeric nanoparticles for biomedical applications. Microscopy and Microanalysis, 2015, 21 (Suppl. 6), 74-75.IF: 4.099 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/S143192761401407X

 

Crucho, C.I.C*, Correia-da-Silva, P.; Petrova, K.T.; Barros, M.T.*, Recent progress in the field of glycoconjugates, Carbohydrate Research, 2015, 402, 124-132. IF: 2.975 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.carres.2014.10.005

 

Petrova, K.T.*; Correia-da-Silva, P.;Crucho, C.I.C.;  Barros, M.T. Chemoselective Synthesis of Sucrose Building Blocks and their polymerization, Current Organic Chemistry, 2014, 18, 1788-1802.  IF: 2.226 DOI: https://doi.org/10.2174/1385272819666140527231535

 

Crucho, C.I.C*.; Barros, M.T.  Surfactant-free polymeric nanoparticles composed of PEG, cholic acid and a sucrose moiety, J. Mater. Chem. B, 2014, 2, 3946-3955. IF: 7.571. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1039/C3TB21632B

 

Crucho, C.C. Ytterbium triflate: A Green Catalyst, Synlett, 2010, 1, 160. IF: 2.170 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1055/s-0029-1218515

 

Crucho, C.C.; Petrova, K.T.; Pinto, R.C.; Barros, M.T. Novel Unsaturated Sucrose Ethers and Their Application as Monomers, Molecules, 2008, 13, 762-770. IF: 4.927 DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules13040762