SONIA REGINA HOMEM DE MELLO CASTANHO

SONIA REGINA HOMEM DE MELLO CASTANHO

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Graduada em Engenharia de Materiais (UFSCar, Universidade Federal de São Carlos), Mestre em Tecnologia Nuclear (IPEN/USP, Universidade de São Paulo) e Doutora em Ciências Químicas-Cerâmicos (UAM/ES -ICV/CSIC, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Espanha e Instituto de Ceramica y Vidrio/CSIC de Espanha). Ela é Pesquisadora Senior e atualmente Gestora Adjunta em Pesquisa e Desenvolvimento do Centro de Ciências e Tecnologia de Materiais (CCTM) do Instituto de Pesquisas Energéticas e Nucleares (IPEN/CNEN-SP). É Professora da Universidade de São Paulo (USP), no programa de posgraduação Tecnologia Nuclear - Materiais. Coordenadora do grupo de pesquisas (GP/CNPq) em Materiais e Meio Ambiente. Principais áreas de atuação: - Energias Renováveis (células a combustível, catalizadores e biomassa), - Ambiental (mitigação, inertização e requalificação de efluentes e subprodutos de processos extrativistas e industriais, diretivas ambientais (RhOS, WEEE)), - Cerâmicas Biocompatíveis (vidros, compósitos multifuncionais para a implantologia). Experiência em gestão de Centro de Pesquisas, gestão ambiental, gestão de projetos, planejamento composicional de materiais, processamento coloidal, reologia, vidros e vitroceramicos, compósitos multifuncionais e nanoestruturas naturais. (Texto extraído do Currículo Lattes em 27 dez. 2021)

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Structural and thermal influence of niobia in aluminoborosilicate glasses
2022 - COSTA-SILVA, D.L.; BARTOLOME, J.F.; SILVA, A.C.; MELLO-CASTANHO, S.
The addition of small amounts of niobia (Nb2O5) in borosilicate glasses was explored. By analysis on thermal and structural changes, we found evidences that niobium integrates the glass structure in octahedral NbO6 coordination. Adding up to 8.0 mol% of Nb2O5, the oxide partially ruptured the glass structure, interfering in the BO3/ BO4 ratio, but the predominant network configuration was maintained. Thermally, there was an increase in the processing interval and the glasses became more resistant against crystallization, with the presence of niobia. Also, the oxide contributed to a notable decrease in the viscosity of the melts. The improvement of such properties were obtained by the controlled dispersion of the oxide in the glass network structure, avoiding large areas of phase-to-phase separation to preserve the desired ability of these glasses to incorporate a wide range of elements.
Tribological and mechanical behaviour of 45S5 Bioglass®-based compositions containing alumina and strontium
2020 - ARAUJO, M.S.; BARTOLOMÉ, J.F.; MELLO-CASTANHO, S.
Although bioactive glasses have been widely used for the surfaces of orthopaedic and dental implants, its limited mechanical strength, low toughness and wear resistance have prevented their use as load-bearing devices. Considering that even a small variation in the composition of such materials can deeply modify their features, inducing very different physicochemical or mechanical properties, the present research was conducted by modifying the glass network of 45S5 Bioglass® by adding Al2O3 and SrO to obtain a highly bioactive glass with improved mechanical and tribological performance for biomedical applications. The addition of 2% Al2O3 and 2% SrO produced a dense material with the same elastic modulus as 45S5 (~50 GPa). Moreover, the bending strength increased by 60% and the toughness doubled. The wear rate obtained against steel was found to be three times lower than that of 45S5. From the results, it can be assumed that both alumina and strontium synergistically play crucial roles in the mechanical and tribological properties of these new bioactive glasses.
Processing, microstructure and thermoluminescence response of biomorphic yttrium oxide ceramics
2016 - SANTOS, S.C.; YAMAGATA, C.; CAMPOS, L.L.; MELLO-CASTANHO, S.R.H.
The present work reports a fast-direct bio-prototyping process using Luffa Cylindrica vegetable sponge to produce biomorphic yttrium oxide ceramics with reticulated-porous architecture and thermoluminescence response. Processing parameters as rheology of yttrium oxide suspensions, bio-template surface treatment and thermal decomposition of bio-template were investigated. Shear thinning suspensions of 30 vol% yttrium oxide with apparent viscosity of 243mPa.s provided a successful impregnation of samples, whereby bio-templates with smooth ceramic layer and hierarchical reticulated architecture were formed. By thermal treatment at 1600 degrees C for 2 h biomorphic yttrium oxide ceramics with porous microstructure and TL response at 150 degrees C and lambda=550 nm were produced. The proposed fast direct bio-prototyping process is suitable for the production of ceramic components with complex shape and demonstrates potential for general applicability to any bio-template. (C) 2016 Elsevier Ltd and Techna Group S.r.l. All rights reserved.
Strontium and cobalt doped-lanthanum chromite
2015 - SETZ, L.F.G.; SANTACRUZ, I.; LEON-REINA, L.; TORRE, A.G. De la; ARANDA, M.A.G.; MELLO CASTANHO, S.R.H.; MORENO, R.; COLOMER, M.T.
Perovskite powders prepared by combustion synthesis with a nominal composition of La0.800Sr0.200Cr0.920Co0.080O3.000 δ were obtained from the corresponding metal nitrates, and characterised in terms of in-situ phase development (crystalline structure and thermal behaviour). Synchrotron X-ray powder diffraction (SXRPD) and Rietveld analyses demonstrated that the as-prepared powder showed an orthorhombic perovskite structure with an estimated composition of La0.803Sr0.197Cr0.966Co0.034O3.000 δ. Second phases present in the as-prepared powder were m-LaCrO4, CoLa1.250Sr0.750O4.000, c-CoCr2.000O4.000 and m-SrCrO4.000. Sintering processes, including phase transition (from orthorhombic to rhombohedral) of the main phase and, melting/evaporation of second phases have been studied by DTA/TGA and dilatometric studies; the results were in full agreement with those detected by High-Temperature Synchrotron X-ray powder diffraction (HT-SXRPD). The transition temperature was determined to be 1380 1C by dilatometric studies, and between 1240 and 1405 1C by HT-SXRPD. Dye-pressed samples sintered at 1600 1C/4 h showed a density of 98.9 dth%. The phase transition is an irreversible process since the sintered perovskite, measured at room temperature after cooling, only showed the rhombohedral phase as main phase. The evaluation of the linearity of the conductivity versus the inverse of temperature and the activation energy values of the sintered material indicated that the electrical conduction occurs via the non-adiabatic small-polaron mechanism in either air or hydrogen atmosphere. In the reducing environment, the perovskite shows significantly reduced electrical conductivity compared with that in air, as it is expected for a p-type conductor. & 2014 Elsevier Ltd and Techna Group S.r.l. All rights reserved.