Education

Biography

Pedro Morouço Pedro Morouço is Assistant Professor on Sport Sciences at the Polytechnic Institute of Leiria (IPL), and Scientific Director of the Research Centre for Human Movement Sciences. He is the Course Coordinator of the Master Degree in Sport and Health for Children and Youth and President of the Representatives Assembly of the High School of Education and Social Sciences. He is the Head of R&D Biofabrication Group at the Centre for Rapid and Sustainable Product Development – Polytechnic Institute of Leiria, Portugal, with a PhD specialized in Biomechanics. His research activity focuses, mostly, on products and processes engineering, aiming to bringing the gap between the lab and in vivo applications. In the last years, he has been invited to collaborate in several projects, like SKELGEN: Establishment of a cross continent consortium for enhancing regenerative medicine in skeletal tissues (leader for IPL), HydroZONES: Bioactivated hierarchical hydrogels as zonal implants for articular cartilage regeneration, and BioMaTE: A novel bio-manufacturing system to produce bioactive scaffolds for tissue engineering.

Research Interest

• Osteoarthritis
• Tissue Engineering
• Biofabrication
• Biophysical demands of Human Movement, and Health

Scientific Activities

Professional Experience

Publications

1. Pedro Forte, Daniel A Marinho, Pedro Morouço, Paula Pascoal-Faria, Tiago M Barbosa: Comparison by computer fluid dynamics of the drag force acting upon two helmets for wheelchair racers. DOI:10.1063/1.4992669
2. Rui Silva, Pedro Morouço: Evaluation of anthropometric characteristics and physical abilities in a soccer season: Comparison between U-15, U-17 and U-19. Motricidade 06/2017; 13(1):38., DOI:10.6063/motricidade.7573
3. Nuno Amaro, Nuno Batalha, Mário Marques, Daniel Marinho, Pedro Morouço: Swimming performance and tethered swimming in male age group swimmers. Motricidade 06/2017; 13(1):108.
4. Nuno Amaro, Daniel Marinho, Nuno Batalha, Mário Marques, Pedro Morouço: Swimming performance and dry-land upper limbs strength in age group swimmers. Motricidade 06/2017; 13(1):134.
5. Pedro Morouço, Artur Mateus, Nuno Alves: A novel hybrid additive manufacturing system for cartilage regeneration. Motricidade 05/2017; 13(1):150.
6. Nuno Amaro, Daniel Marinho, Mário Marques, Nuno Batalha, Pedro Morouço: Dry-land strength and conditioning for prepubertal and peripubertal swimmers.
7. David Faustino Ângelo, Florencio Gil Monje, Raúl González-García, Christopher B Little, Lisete Mónico, Mário Pinho, Fábio Abade Santos, Belmira Carrapiço, Sandra Cavaco Gonçalves, Pedro Morouço, Nuno Alves, Carla Moura, Yadong Wang, Eric Jeffries, Jin Gao, Rita Sousa, Lia Lucas Neto, Daniel Caldeira, Francisco Salvado: Bioengineered Temporomandibular Joint Disk Implants: Study Protocol for a Two-Phase Exploratory Randomized Preclinical Pilot Trial in 18 Black Merino Sheep (TEMPOJIMS). Journal of Medical Internet Research 03/2017; 6(3):e37., DOI:10.2196/resprot.6779
8. Margarida Franco, Sara Biscaia, Tânia Viana, Nuno Alves, Pedro Morouço: Controlled in Vitro Release of Levodopa from Sodium Alginate Membranes. 12/2016; 6(4):116-122., DOI:10.25258/ijddt.v6i4.8898
9. Pedro Morouço, David Ângelo, Luís Francisco, Carla Moura, Nuno Alves: Tissue engineering for temporomandibular joint disc repair and regeneration: a methodological perspective. 11/2016; 4., DOI:10.3402/acmo.v4.33709
10. Nuno M. Amaro, Daniel A. Marinho, Mário C. Marques, Nuno Batalha, Pedro G. Morouço: Effects of Dry-Land Strength and Conditioning Programs in Age Group Swimmers. The Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research 11/2016; 31(9):1., DOI:10.1519/JSC.0000000000001709
11. Pedro Morouço, Sara Biscaia, Tânia Viana, Margarida Franco, Cândida Malça, Artur Mateus, Carla Moura, Frederico C. Ferreira, Geoffrey Mitchell, Nuno M. Alves: Fabrication of Poly( ε -caprolactone) Scaffolds Reinforced with Cellulose Nanofibers, with and without the Addition of Hydroxyapatite Nanoparticles. BioMed Research International 10/2016; 2016(8)., DOI:10.1155/2016/1596157
12. Pedro Morouçoa, Sara Biscaiaa, Tânia Vianaa, Margarida Francoa, Cândida Malçaa, Artur Mateusa, Carla Mouraa, Frederico C. Ferreirac, Geoffrey Mitchella, Nuno Alves: Fabrication of poly(ε-caprolactone) scaffolds reinforced with celulose nanofibers, with and without the addition of hydroxyapatite nanoparticles. BioMed Research International 10/2016;
13. Nuno Alves, Paula Faria, Artur Mateus, Pedro Morouço: Three-dimensional biofabrication techniques for tissue regeneration. BMC Health Services Research 07/2016; 16(Suppl3):O153.
14. David Ângelo, Pedro Morouço, Nuno Alves, Tânia Viana, F. Santos, C. Peleteiro, F. Monje, D. Macias: Choosing sheep (Ovis aries) as animal model for temporomandibular joint research: Morphological, histological and biomechanical characterization of the joint disc. Morphologie 07/2016; in press., DOI:10.1016/j.morpho.2016.06.002
15. Pedro Morouço, Nuno Alves, Sandra Amado: The Role of Biomechanics in Tissue Engineering.
16. Gustavo Desouzart, Rui Matos, Magali Bordini, Pedro Morouço: Musculoskeletal pain and postural habits in children and teenage students. BMC Health Services Research 05/2016; 16(S3).
17. nuno alves, nelson ferreira, artur mateus, paula faria, pedro morouço: A new computer tool for biofabrication applied to tissue engineering. BMC Health Services Research 05/2016; 16(S3):O154.
18. nuno alves, paula faria, artur mateus, pedro morouço: Three.dimensional biofabrication tecnhiques for tissue regeneration. BMC Health Services Research 05/2016; 16(S3).
19. Pedro Morouço, Eduardo Luciano, Marco Olival: Do the members of women-only gyms have a different perception of their body image when compared to members of both-genders facilities?. European Journal of Clinical Nutrition 12/2015; 69(S20-S40).
20. Pedro Morouço, Valdemar Santos, Ruben Ferreira: Morphological changes in amateur soccer players within a sportive season: are these related to aerobic capacity enhancement?. European Journal of Clinical Nutrition 12/2015; 69(S20-S40)., DOI:10.1038/ejcn.2015.190