Tércio Assunção Pedrosa

@cdtn.br

Centro de Desenvolvimento da Tecnologia Nuclear

RESEARCH, TEACHING, or OTHER INTERESTS

Engineering, Metals and Alloys
15

Scopus Publications

155

Scholar Citations

4

Scholar h-index

2

Scholar i10-index

Scopus Publications

  • Acetazolamide-loaded intravitreal implants for the treatment of glaucoma: formulation, physicochemical characterization and assessment of in vitro and in vivo safety
    Pedro Henrique Reis da Silva, Matheus Augusto de Castro, Marcela Coelho Silva Ribeiro, Lorena Thalia Araújo Gonçalves, Lutiana Amaral de Melo, et al.
    International Journal of Pharmaceutics, 2025
  • Magnetic properties and structural characterization of CoxFe(1−x)Al Heusler alloys synthesized from Co/FeAl multilayers
    L. H. F. Andrade, L. M. B. Campos, T. A. Pedrosa, A. Krohling, J. D. Ardisson, et al.
    Aip Advances, 2025
    Thin CoxFe(1−x)Al (CFA) alloy films with varying thicknesses (34 nm < d < 219 nm) were prepared on Ta/SiO2/Si substrates at room temperature (RT) and at 620 K by alternating sputtering layers from Co and Fe0.5Al0.5 targets, followed by in situ annealing of the sputtered multilayers at higher temperatures in ultrahigh vacuum. The films were synthesized by magnetron sputtering in a ultra-high vacuum chamber and the deposition was carried out at room temperature (RT) and at 620 K. X-ray diffraction (XRD), energy-dispersive x-ray spectroscopy, magneto-optical Kerr effect investigations, and Mössbauer spectroscopy revealed that the structural, magnetic properties, and composition of the synthesized alloys are highly sensitive to growth temperature, film thickness, annealing conditions, and the number of multilayers (ML) annealed. The XRD measurements demonstrated that films with B2 chemical ordering were obtained for stacks with total thickness smaller than 100 nm and under optimal growth and annealing conditions. The magnetic properties of the samples were investigated using magneto-optic Kerr effect and Mössbauer spectroscopy, showing that after appropriate annealing, films exhibit ferromagnetic character for synthesized films with thickness below 100 nm. Polycrystalline CFA alloys synthesized from Co/FeAl multilayers over Ta/SiO2/Si substrates exhibit dominant uniaxial in-plane anisotropy (UMA), which is independent of chemical order and growth temperature. The UMA is less pronounced for thicker films, suggesting that surface effects are related to the uniaxial magnetic anisotropy observed and that either the number of interfaces, grain size, or grain boundaries have a greater influence than thickness for obtaining the B2 phase in Co/FeAl stacks by annealing.
  • Rare earth element (REE)-enriched granitic pegmatite pockets of Lagoa Real Uranium Province, Brazil
    Tiago Henrique DeFerreira, Lucilia Aparecida Ramos de Oliveira, Lucas Eustáquio Dias Amorim, Tércio Assunção Pedrosa, Francisco Javier Rios
    Geochemistry, 2021
  • Physical-chemical exfoliation of pristine graphite flakes
    Max Passos Ferreira, Wagner da Nova Mussel, Paula Regina Dutra, Maria Ângela de Barros Correia Menezes, Tércio Assunção Pedrosa
    Radiation Physics and Chemistry, 2021
  • Melt-melt immiscibility and implications for the origin of Madeira albite-rich granite, Pitinga mine, Amazonas, Brazil: A melt inclusion study
    Régis Munhoz Krás Borges, Lucas Eustáquio Dias Amorim, Francisco Javier Rios, Gabrielle Cristine Silva dos Santos, Monica Elizetti Freitas, et al.
    Brazilian Journal of Geology, 2021
  • Synthesis and characterization of a molecularly imprinted polymer (MIP) for solid-phase extraction of the antidiabetic gliclazide from human plasma
    Ingrid Vasconcelos, Pedro Henrique Reis da Silva, Derick Rodrigues Davila Dias, Maria Betânia de Freitas Marques, Wagner da Nova Mussel, et al.
    Materials Science and Engineering C, 2020
  • Analysis of mechanical and biological properties of fast setting time nanostructured biphasic calcium phosphate bone cement
    Marcelo Augusto Brito Madureira, Katia Michelle Freitas, Camila de Lima Cruz, Tércio Assunção Pedrosa, Rafael Lopes, et al.
    Revista Materia, 2020
    RESUMO Nas últimas duas décadas intensificaram-se os estudos para desenvolvimento de novas terapêuticas para aplicações em doenças degenerativas do tecido ósseo, bem como formas menos invasivas de tratamentos de traumas de acidentes viários. Neste cenário, biocimentos de fosfato de cálcio (CFCs) de cura rápida para aplicações injetáveis e/ou moldáveis, permitem o uso através de técnicas cirúrgicas minimamente invasivas. Matrizes de CFCs têm atraído grande interesse para uso em ortopedia e odontologia como substitutos para partes danificadas do sistema osteocondral, permitindo sua utilização na reparação ou preenchimento ósseo. Neste trabalho foram processados CFCs constituídos por dois diferentes fosfatos de cálcio bifásicos (BCP), um com distribuição micrométrica e outro com distribuição nanométrica, fosfato de sódio e carboximetilcelulose, visando a utilização deste material em procedimentos cirúrgicos. As matérias primas foram caracterizadas físico-quimicamente por difração de raio X, microscopia eletrônica de varredura acoplada com espectroscopia de energia dispersiva de raios X. O tempo de pega do material foi avaliado pelo ensaio de Vicat e a resistência mecânica do CFC foi avaliada através dos ensaios de Flexão (resistência mecânica a tração) e Ultramicrodureza (módulo de elasticidade). As propriedades biológicas foram avaliadas através dos ensaios in vitro de degradação em solução Tris-HCL e citotoxicidade em cultura de bactérias e ensaio in vivo pelo método de HET-CAM. Os resultados mostraram um melhor desempenho do BCP nanométrico, tendo tempo de pega final baixo, 22 minutos, e resistência mecânica da ordem de 4 MPa, compatível com a expectativa esperada para osso esponjoso. Os ensaios biológicos confirmaram a resposta biológica satisfatória destes nanocompósitos. Isso demonstra que o material tem potencial para aplicação clínica em substituição ao cimento acrílico hoje largamente utilizado.
  • Mineralogical characterization and origin of uranium mineralization in Witwatersrand-like metaconglomerate of the Moeda Formation, Quadrilátero Ferrífero, Brazil
    Frederico Sousa Guimarães, Monica Elizetti de Freitas, Francisco Javier Rios, Tércio Assunção Pedrosa
    Ore Geology Reviews, 2019
  • Selenized Saccharomyces cerevisiae cells are a green dispenser of nanoparticles
    Alline Gomes Pereira, Luanai Grazieli Luquini Gerolis, Letícia Satler Gonçalves, Tércio Assunção Pedrosa, Maria José Neves
    Biomedical Physics and Engineering Express, 2018
    Selenized Saccharomyces cerevisiae cells are used as a nutritional supplement for humans and animals since they contain large amounts of selenomethionine. Although it has been discussed less frequently, they also have a considerable quantity of selenium nanoparticles (Se-NP). Se-NP were generated inside cells after 48 h of incubation with sodium selenite; these nanoparticles were shown to have a spherical morphology, with an estimated size of 20–30 nm, and were mainly made up of Se. The type of Se-NP produced inside the cells depends on the new protein synthesis. They are amorphous, and are generated regardless of the presence of light or oxygen. After its intracellular generation, Se-NP move to the extracellular compartment, without compromising membrane integrity in aerobic conditions. The release of Se-NP from cells was time dependent.
  • Effects of heat treatments on the thermal diffusivity of Uranium-Molybdenum alloy
    D M Camarano, F A Mansur, A M M Santos, W B Ferraz, T A Pedrosa
    Journal of Physics Conference Series, 2016
    U-Mo alloys are the most investigated nuclear fuel material to be used in research reactors. The addition of molybdenum stabilizes the gamma phase of uranium and increases its melting point. A research program under development at Nuclear Technology Development Center (CDTN) aims the obtaining of uranium-molybdenum alloys to enable the high enriched uranium (HEU) to low enriched uranium (LEU) conversions. U-Mo ingots with 10% by weight were induction melted and heat treated at 300 °C for 72 h, 120 h and 240 h. Thermal diffusivity was determined by the laser flash method and thermal quadrupole method, from room temperature to 300 oC and 400oC. It was observed that the thermal diffusivity tends to increase with increasing temperature.
  • Phase transitions during artificial ageing of segregated as-cast U-Mo alloys
    Tércio Assunção Pedrosa, Ana Maria Matildes dos Santos, Fernando Soares Lameiras, Paulo Roberto Cetlin, Wilmar Barbosa Ferraz
    Journal of Nuclear Materials, 2015
  • Compressive and shearing mechanical anisotropy of aluminum after ECAP
    Cleber Granato de Faria, Tércio Assunção Pedrosa, Roberto B. Figueiredo, Maria Teresa Paulino Aguilar, Paulo Roberto Cetlin
    Advanced Materials Research, 2014
  • Process development of zircaloy-clad U10Mo monolithic fuel plate fabrication
    Lwr Fuel Performance Meeting Top Fuel 2013, 2013
  • Influence of the hydriding cycles on U10MO alloy comminution process
    Lwr Fuel Performance Meeting Top Fuel 2013, 2013
  • Distortion in quenching an AISI 4140 C-ring - Predictions and experiments
    A.D. da Silva, T.A. Pedrosa, J.L. Gonzalez-Mendez, X. Jiang, P.R. Cetlin, et al.
    Materials and Design, 2012

RECENT SCHOLAR PUBLICATIONS

  • Rare earth element (REE)-enriched granitic pegmatite pockets of Lagoa Real Uranium Province, Brazil
    TH DeFerreira, LAR de Oliveira, LED Amorim, TA Pedrosa, FJ Rios
    Geochemistry 81 (4), 125810 , 2021
    2021
    Citations: 4
  • Melt-melt immiscibility and implications for the origin of Madeira albite-rich granite, Pitinga mine, Amazonas, Brazil: A melt inclusion study
    RMK Borges, LED Amorim, FJ Rios, GCS Santos, ME Freitas, TAF Lima, ...
    Brazilian Journal of Geology 51, e20210011 , 2021
    2021
    Citations: 3
  • Análise das propriedades mecânicas e biológicas do cimento ósseo de fosfato de cálcio bifásico nanoestruturado de cura rápida
    MAB Madureira, KM Freitas, CL Cruz, TA Pedrosa, R Lopes, SN Silva, ...
    Matéria (Rio de Janeiro) 25 (04), e-12859 , 2020
    2020
    Citations: 1
  • Analysis of mechanical and biological properties of fast setting time nanostructured biphasic calcium phosphate bone cement
    MAB Madureira, KM Freitas, CL Cruz, TA Pedrosa, R Lopes, SN Silva, ...
    Matéria (Rio de Janeiro) 25, e-12859 , 2020
    2020
    Citations: 1
  • Mineralogical characterization and origin of uranium mineralization in Witwatersrand-like metaconglomerate of the Moeda Formation, Quadrilátero Ferrífero, Brazil
    FS Guimarães, ME de Freitas, FJ Rios, TA Pedrosa
    Ore geology reviews 106, 423-445 , 2019
    2019
    Citations: 5
  • Growth of Gd2O3 coherent layers on UO2 microsphere surface via sol-gel process
    LS Ribeiro, EF Silva, FWF Oliveira, YS Pereira, AFC Brandão, ...
    Associação Brasileira de Energia Nuclear (ABEN), Rio de Janeiro, RJ (Brazil) , 2017
    2017
  • Evaluation of AS-CAST U-Mo alloys processed in graphite crucible coated with boron nitride
    KM Marra, SC Reis, JB Paula, TA Pedrosa
    Associação Brasileira de Energia Nuclear (ABEN), Rio de Janeiro, RJ (Brazil) , 2017
    2017
    Citations: 2
  • Effects of heat treatments on the thermal diffusivity of Uranium-Molybdenum alloy
    DM Camarano, FA Mansur, AMM Santos, WB Ferraz, TA Pedrosa
    Journal of Physics: Conference Series 733 (1), 012014 , 2016
    2016
  • Phase transitions during artificial ageing of segregated as-cast U–Mo alloys
    TA Pedrosa, AMM dos Santos, FS Lameiras, PR Cetlin, WB Ferraz
    Journal of Nuclear Materials 457, 100-117 , 2015
    2015
    Citations: 34
  • Compressive and Shearing Mechanical Anisotropy of Aluminum after ECAP
    CG de Faria, TA Pedrosa, RB Figueiredo, MTP Aguilar, PR Cetlin
    Advanced Materials Research 1016, 100-104 , 2014
    2014
    Citations: 1
  • Influence of the Hydriding Cycles on U-10Mo Alloy Comminution Process
    KCM Faêda, TA Pedrosa, NM Cantagalli, FS Lameiras, WB Ferraz
    Journal of Energy and Power Engineering 8 (9) , 2014
    2014
  • Preliminary results for the co-rolling process fabrication of plate-type nuclear fuel based in U-10Mo monolithic meat and zircaloy-4 cladding
    TA Pedrosa, JGM Brina, JB Paula, FS Lameiras, WB Ferraz
    Associacao Brasileira de Energia Nuclear (ABEN), Rio de Janeiro, RJ (Brazil) , 2013
    2013
    Citations: 3
  • Comminution of the U-10Mo by hydriding cycles innovative process
    K Faeda, AMM Santos, JB Paula, EM Pereira, TA Pedrosa, FS Lameiras, ...
    Associacao Brasileira de Energia Nuclear (ABEN), Rio de Janeiro, RJ (Brazil) , 2013
    2013
  • Investigation of the microstructure influence in the thermo-physical properties of U-Mo alloys through the laser flash method
    TA Pedrosa, FF Alves, PF Kelmer, AMM Santos, DM Camarano, ...
    Associacao Brasileira de Energia Nuclear (ABEN), Rio de Janeiro, RJ (Brazil) , 2013
    2013
    Citations: 1
  • Distortion in quenching an AISI 4140 C-ring–Predictions and experiments
    AD Da Silva, TA Pedrosa, JL Gonzalez-Mendez, X Jiang, PR Cetlin, ...
    Materials & Design 42, 55-61 , 2012
    2012
    Citations: 98
  • Obtention of uranium-molybdenum alloy ingots microstructure and phase characterization
    TA Pedrosa, DM Braga, JB Paula, JGM Brina, WB Ferraz
    2011
    Citations: 1
  • Obtention of uranium-molybdenum alloy ingots technique to avoid carbon contamination
    TA Pedrosa, JB Paula, SC Reis, JGM Brina, KCM Faeda, WB Ferraz
    Associacao Brasileira de Energia Nuclear, Rio de Janeiro, RJ (Brazil) , 2011
    2011
  • Thermophysical properties determination of uranium-molybdenum fuel by the flash laser method
    RAN Ferreira, DM Camarano, O Miranda, PA Grossi, L Carneiro, ...
    Associacao Brasileira de Energia Nuclear, Rio de Janeiro, RJ (Brazil) , 2011
    2011
    Citations: 1
  • THE EVALUATION OF FLOW IRREGULARITIES IN THE AXISYMMETRIC DRAWING OF BARS THROUGH THE FINITE ELEMENT METHOD
    TA Pedrosa, AEM Pertence, HB Campos, PR Cetlin
    61 DG Congresso Anual da Associacao Brasileira de Metalurgia e Materiais: 61 … , 2006
    2006
  • THE COMPARISON OF NUMERICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL RESULTS FOR BULGING AND CONVERGENCE IN THE DRAWING OF CYLINDRICAL BARS
    TA Pedrosa, AE de Melo Pertence, HB Campos, PR Cetlin
    60 DG Congresso Anual da Associacao Brasileira de Metalurgia e Materiais: 60 … , 2005
    2005

MOST CITED SCHOLAR PUBLICATIONS

  • Distortion in quenching an AISI 4140 C-ring–Predictions and experiments
    AD Da Silva, TA Pedrosa, JL Gonzalez-Mendez, X Jiang, PR Cetlin, ...
    Materials & Design 42, 55-61 , 2012
    2012
    Citations: 98
  • Phase transitions during artificial ageing of segregated as-cast U–Mo alloys
    TA Pedrosa, AMM dos Santos, FS Lameiras, PR Cetlin, WB Ferraz
    Journal of Nuclear Materials 457, 100-117 , 2015
    2015
    Citations: 34
  • Mineralogical characterization and origin of uranium mineralization in Witwatersrand-like metaconglomerate of the Moeda Formation, Quadrilátero Ferrífero, Brazil
    FS Guimarães, ME de Freitas, FJ Rios, TA Pedrosa
    Ore geology reviews 106, 423-445 , 2019
    2019
    Citations: 5
  • Rare earth element (REE)-enriched granitic pegmatite pockets of Lagoa Real Uranium Province, Brazil
    TH DeFerreira, LAR de Oliveira, LED Amorim, TA Pedrosa, FJ Rios
    Geochemistry 81 (4), 125810 , 2021
    2021
    Citations: 4
  • Melt-melt immiscibility and implications for the origin of Madeira albite-rich granite, Pitinga mine, Amazonas, Brazil: A melt inclusion study
    RMK Borges, LED Amorim, FJ Rios, GCS Santos, ME Freitas, TAF Lima, ...
    Brazilian Journal of Geology 51, e20210011 , 2021
    2021
    Citations: 3
  • Preliminary results for the co-rolling process fabrication of plate-type nuclear fuel based in U-10Mo monolithic meat and zircaloy-4 cladding
    TA Pedrosa, JGM Brina, JB Paula, FS Lameiras, WB Ferraz
    Associacao Brasileira de Energia Nuclear (ABEN), Rio de Janeiro, RJ (Brazil) , 2013
    2013
    Citations: 3
  • Evaluation of AS-CAST U-Mo alloys processed in graphite crucible coated with boron nitride
    KM Marra, SC Reis, JB Paula, TA Pedrosa
    Associação Brasileira de Energia Nuclear (ABEN), Rio de Janeiro, RJ (Brazil) , 2017
    2017
    Citations: 2
  • Análise das propriedades mecânicas e biológicas do cimento ósseo de fosfato de cálcio bifásico nanoestruturado de cura rápida
    MAB Madureira, KM Freitas, CL Cruz, TA Pedrosa, R Lopes, SN Silva, ...
    Matéria (Rio de Janeiro) 25 (04), e-12859 , 2020
    2020
    Citations: 1
  • Analysis of mechanical and biological properties of fast setting time nanostructured biphasic calcium phosphate bone cement
    MAB Madureira, KM Freitas, CL Cruz, TA Pedrosa, R Lopes, SN Silva, ...
    Matéria (Rio de Janeiro) 25, e-12859 , 2020
    2020
    Citations: 1
  • Compressive and Shearing Mechanical Anisotropy of Aluminum after ECAP
    CG de Faria, TA Pedrosa, RB Figueiredo, MTP Aguilar, PR Cetlin
    Advanced Materials Research 1016, 100-104 , 2014
    2014
    Citations: 1
  • Investigation of the microstructure influence in the thermo-physical properties of U-Mo alloys through the laser flash method
    TA Pedrosa, FF Alves, PF Kelmer, AMM Santos, DM Camarano, ...
    Associacao Brasileira de Energia Nuclear (ABEN), Rio de Janeiro, RJ (Brazil) , 2013
    2013
    Citations: 1
  • Obtention of uranium-molybdenum alloy ingots microstructure and phase characterization
    TA Pedrosa, DM Braga, JB Paula, JGM Brina, WB Ferraz
    2011
    Citations: 1
  • Thermophysical properties determination of uranium-molybdenum fuel by the flash laser method
    RAN Ferreira, DM Camarano, O Miranda, PA Grossi, L Carneiro, ...
    Associacao Brasileira de Energia Nuclear, Rio de Janeiro, RJ (Brazil) , 2011
    2011
    Citations: 1
  • Growth of Gd2O3 coherent layers on UO2 microsphere surface via sol-gel process
    LS Ribeiro, EF Silva, FWF Oliveira, YS Pereira, AFC Brandão, ...
    Associação Brasileira de Energia Nuclear (ABEN), Rio de Janeiro, RJ (Brazil) , 2017
    2017
  • Effects of heat treatments on the thermal diffusivity of Uranium-Molybdenum alloy
    DM Camarano, FA Mansur, AMM Santos, WB Ferraz, TA Pedrosa
    Journal of Physics: Conference Series 733 (1), 012014 , 2016
    2016
  • Influence of the Hydriding Cycles on U-10Mo Alloy Comminution Process
    KCM Faêda, TA Pedrosa, NM Cantagalli, FS Lameiras, WB Ferraz
    Journal of Energy and Power Engineering 8 (9) , 2014
    2014
  • Comminution of the U-10Mo by hydriding cycles innovative process
    K Faeda, AMM Santos, JB Paula, EM Pereira, TA Pedrosa, FS Lameiras, ...
    Associacao Brasileira de Energia Nuclear (ABEN), Rio de Janeiro, RJ (Brazil) , 2013
    2013
  • Obtention of uranium-molybdenum alloy ingots technique to avoid carbon contamination
    TA Pedrosa, JB Paula, SC Reis, JGM Brina, KCM Faeda, WB Ferraz
    Associacao Brasileira de Energia Nuclear, Rio de Janeiro, RJ (Brazil) , 2011
    2011
  • THE EVALUATION OF FLOW IRREGULARITIES IN THE AXISYMMETRIC DRAWING OF BARS THROUGH THE FINITE ELEMENT METHOD
    TA Pedrosa, AEM Pertence, HB Campos, PR Cetlin
    61 DG Congresso Anual da Associacao Brasileira de Metalurgia e Materiais: 61 … , 2006
    2006
  • THE COMPARISON OF NUMERICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL RESULTS FOR BULGING AND CONVERGENCE IN THE DRAWING OF CYLINDRICAL BARS
    TA Pedrosa, AE de Melo Pertence, HB Campos, PR Cetlin
    60 DG Congresso Anual da Associacao Brasileira de Metalurgia e Materiais: 60 … , 2005
    2005