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Mafalda Abrantes

Universidade do PortoORCID 0000-0002-7794-9746Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Approach:experimental assay· 3 Organism:mouse· 2 Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 1 Organism:human· 1 Assay:imaging· 1 Assay:proteomics· 1 Research Focus:synaptic & neural circuits· 1

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Luís JacintoiD· 3 shared Jérôme BormeiD· 2 shared Margarida FalcãoiD· 2 shared Patrícia MonteiroiD· 2 shared Pedro AlpuimiD· 2 shared Tiago Pereira· 2 shared Carlos BrionesiD· 1 shared Francisco Neves· 1 shared

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2025-2026 · peak 2/yr

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BOWIe: Wireless Headstage for Optical Stimulation in Closed-Loop Optogenetics Experiments in Freely-moving Rodents

Patrícia Silva, Margarida Falcão, Sara L. Reis, Francisco Neves, Mafalda Abrantes, Tiago Pereira, Patrícia Monteiro, Luís Jacinto

BOWIe is a wireless headstage for optogenetics in freely-moving rodents, enabling simple integration with behavioral setups and closed-loop operation.

bioRxiv · Oct 19, 2026 · PreprintBioengineering

Ultrasensitive graphene FET aptasensor for direct attomolar detection of glutamate in human clinical samples

Mafalda Abrantes, Yolanda Blanco, Rafael P Giacomazzi, Isabel P. Moreira, Patrícia Monteiro, Jérôme Borme, Maria Augusta Vieira‐Coelho, Sérgio F. Sousa, Carlos Briones, Luís Jacinto, Pedro Alpuim

This paper develops an ultrasensitive graphene FET aptasensor for detecting glutamate in clinical samples, showing high sensitivity and clinical relevance in Alzheimer's Disease.

bioRxiv · Nov 5, 2025 · PreprintBioengineering

Small form factor implantable neural probe with efficient flip chip micro LED for in vivo optogenetics

Mafalda Abrantes, Tiago Pereira, Patrícia Silva, Margarida Falcão, Jérôme Borme, Pedro Alpuim, Luís Jacinto

This paper develops a small implantable neural probe with efficient micro LEDs for in vivo optogenetics, demonstrating reliable modulation of brain activity in mice.

Biomedical Microdevices · May 29, 2025Peer-reviewedBioengineering