Maryam Shabbir specialises in nanomaterials and plasmonic nanotechnology, focusing on mesoporous gold nanoparticles, Raman spectroscopy and nanoparticle-based lateral flow assays for analytical and biomedical applications.
Maryam Shabbir is a PhD researcher in Physics at The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Pakistan, and currently a Visiting Researcher in the Yamauchi Group at the Australian Institute for Bioengineering and Nanotechnology (AIBN), The University of Queensland. Her current research focuses on the development and characterization of mesoporous gold nanoparticles and their potential application in rapid, nanoparticle-based assay platforms, including lateral flow assay (LFA)-based detection. Her work involves the synthesis and physicochemical characterization of gold nanomaterials using techniques including scanning electron microscopy (SEM), UV–visible spectroscopy and Raman spectroscopy, with an emphasis on understanding their structural, optical and surface properties for analytical and biomedical applications. Her broader research background includes the development of peptide-based supramolecular nanomaterials for potential applications in nanomedicine and photodynamic therapy. Her research interests include nanomaterials, mesoporous gold nanoparticles, plasmonic nanomaterials, Raman-based detection, rapid diagnostic platforms and biomedical nanotechnology.
Industry
No direct industry engagement to date. My research has primarily been conducted within academic and multidisciplinary research environments, with a focus on nanomaterials, analytical platforms and potential biomedical applications.
Collaborations
My research is conducted within a multidisciplinary environment combining physics, nanomaterials, nanotechnology and biomedical research. I am currently working within the Yamauchi Group at the Australian Institute for Bioengineering and Nanotechnology (AIBN), The University of Queensland, contributing my background in physics and nanomaterial synthesis and characterization to the development of mesoporous gold nanoparticles and nanoparticle-based assay platforms. My work involves interdisciplinary approaches to the synthesis, characterization and application of functional nanomaterials for analytical and biomedical purposes.
Funding
My doctoral research has been supported through academic and institutional research support at The Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Pakistan. I have also received support through the Higher Education Commission (HEC) of Pakistan’s International Research Support Initiative Program (IRSIP) for my research placement at the Australian Institute for Bioengineering and Nanotechnology (AIBN), The University of Queensland.
Key Publications
Shabbir, M., Tasleem, M., Lee, L., Ali, M. A., Atiq, M., Ettabib, M., Khair, M., Anjum, D. H., & Abbas, M. (2026). Self-assembly of tripeptides and anticancer drug into nanostructures via synergistic non-covalent interactions for enhanced photodynamic therapy. Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects.
Publication 2 Shabbir, M., Atiq, A., Wang, J., Atiq, M., Saeed, N., Yildiz, I., Yan, X., Xing, R., & Abbas, M. (2025). Metal-coordinated amino acid/peptide/protein-based supramolecular self-assembled nanomaterials for anticancer applications. Aggregate.
Publication 3 Naz, G., Shabbir, M., Ramzan, M., Ul Haq, B., Arshad, M., Tahir, M. B., Hasan, M., & Ahmed, R. (2022). Synergistic effect of Cuₓ/Mgₓ and Zn₁−ₓO for enhanced photocatalytic degradation and antibacterial activity. Physica B: Condensed Matter.
Publication 4 Shabbir, M., Atiq, A., Atiq, M., Andleeb, F., Khan, H. M., & Abbas, M. (2023). Development of metal–peptide composite nanomaterials for diagnosis and phototherapy. In Organic Nanomaterials for Cancer Phototheranostics. Elsevier.