University of Porto · DEMec · CEFT / ALiCE
Rheology, Biofluids &
Microfluidics
Laura Campo-Deaño studies how blood, biofluids and other complex materials flow — using rheology, microfluidics and non-Newtonian fluid mechanics to turn difficult behaviour into measurable science.
Associate Professor · FEUP
Section Deputy Coordinator · Fluids & Energy
Rheology × Biofluids × Microfluidics
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EXTERNAL FIELD
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MATERIAL RESPONSE
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01 / RESEARCH
Research Areas
The work connects experimental rheology with micro-scale flow physics, biological questions and engineering systems where material response changes the outcome.
01BIOFLUIDS / HEMORHEOLOGY
Blood rheology
Viscoelasticity, blood analogues and hemodynamic behaviour studied to better reproduce what happens inside real circulatory systems.
Explore blood research ↗
02MICROFLUIDICS / MICRORHEOLOGY
Microfluidics & microrheology
Microchannels and particle-scale methods used as precise experimental platforms for measuring complex-fluid behaviour.
Explore microfluidics ↗
03MAGNETIC FLUIDS / MAGNETORHEOLOGY
Magnetorheology
How magnetic fields alter rheological response — including human blood and blood-analogue systems designed for controlled testing.
See MagneticBlood & PROMisH ↓
02 / CURRENT FOCUS
Current Research Focus
PROMisH is a current University of Porto project exploring rheologically optimised magnetic emulsions in hemotherapy. It extends a research line that already includes MagneticBlood and the study of blood response under external magnetic fields.
Magnetorheology of human blood towards the development of new treatment therapies.
MultiBlood
Multidimensional blood analogue fluid for in vitro tests.
Hemodynamic optimisation around 3D swimming microbots.
03 / PUBLICATIONS
Selected Publications
A selected research stream across rheology, magnetorheology, microfluidics, biofluids and advanced materials.
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04 / PEOPLE & SUPERVISION
Research Team & Supervision
Supervision spans doctoral, postdoctoral, master's and early-stage research across rheology, biofluids, microfluidics, magnetic fluids and smart materials.
SELECTED DOCTORAL SUPERVISION · MECHANICAL ENGINEERING · FEUP
Tomás Rodrigues Pinto
Womersley blood flow in obstructed capillaries.
Miguel Montenegro
Optimised rheinforced cork composites for antivibration applications (AntiVibCorkSTF).
Rui Rodrigues
Magnetorheology of human blood (MagneticBlood).
Interested in joining the research?MSc, PhD, postdoctoral and collaborative research enquiries are welcome when there is a strong scientific fit.
Get in touch ↗
04 / TEACHING & LEADERSHIP
Teaching & Academic Leadership
Advanced Fluid Mechanics
Master's teaching at FEUP.
Fluid Mechanics I & II
Core mechanical-engineering fluid mechanics.
Introduction to Rheology: Fundamentals & Industrial Applications
Continuing-education course at FEUP.
Deputy Coordinator · Fluids & Energy Section
Department of Mechanical Engineering, FEUP.
06 / ABOUT
Academic Profile
Laura Campo-Deaño is Associate Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the Faculty of Engineering of the University of Porto and an integrated researcher at CEFT.
Her trajectory began with a PhD in Physics at the University of Vigo, followed by postdoctoral work at KU Leuven and research at Oxford. At Porto, her work has connected experimental rheology with microfluidics, hemodynamics, biofluids and field-responsive systems.
Her institutional profile reports four projects led as principal investigator, two granted patents, three additional patent applications and one software registration. She also co-founded Rheinforce and serves as vice president of the Portuguese Society of Rheology.
CURRENTAssociate Professor · FEUP
CURRENTVice President · Portuguese Society of Rheology
TRANSFERCo-founder · Rheinforce Lda.
2008PhD in Physics · University of Vigo
2008—2010Postdoctoral Researcher · KU Leuven
2011—2013FCT Postdoctoral Fellow · FEUP / CEFT · Oxford academic visit in 2012
2013—2016Investigator FCT · FEUP / CEFT
2016—2023Assistant Professor · FEUP
2023→Associate Professor · FEUP
COLLABORATE
Contact & Collaboration
Rheology · biofluids · microfluidics · hemodynamics · non-Newtonian fluid mechanics · research collaboration.
campo@fe.up.pt ↗
Department of Mechanical Engineering · FEUP
Rua Dr. Roberto Frias · 4200-465 Porto · Portugal Official FEUP profile ↗
Rua Dr. Roberto Frias · 4200-465 Porto · Portugal Official FEUP profile ↗
