Dipak Babar

I am a nanotechnology researcher with over nine years of postdoctoral experience in the design, synthesis, and functional modification of nanomaterials for biomedical applications. My work spans carbon nanomaterials, metallic and upconversion nanoparticles, polymers, and composites, with a strong focus on developing ultrasensitive detection platforms and translational nanotechnologies.

I hold a PhD in Nanotechnology and have a research portfolio that bridges materials science and biomedical innovation. My career has centred on creating and engineering nanomaterials for sensing, diagnostic, and therapeutic applications, resulting in a granted patent and multiple publications in high-impact journals.

At the University of Manchester, I am contributing to the development of radioactive nanoparticles for cancer therapy, expanding my expertise in bio–nano interfaces and translational research. My earlier work includes fluorescent carbon nanomaterials for sensors and plant growth promotion, polycrystalline diamonds with embedded upconversion nanoparticles for temperature sensing, amino-acid-derived nanotubes, and DNA–nanocarbon self-assembly studies.

I have extensive hands-on experience with advanced characterisation and analytical techniques (IR, UV-Vis, fluorescence spectroscopy and microscopy, DLS, AFM, ICP-OES, disc centrifuge analysis) and have led laboratory safety management, training, and compliance. Collaborative by nature, I have worked across disciplines with teams in optics, molecular biology, and engineering, contributed to successful grant proposals, and mentored students at all levels. My work is driven by the goal of translating nanotechnology into impactful diagnostic and therapeutic solutions.

• Design and surface engineering of nanomaterials for biomedical and diagnostic applications

• Radioactive nanoparticle systems for targeted cancer therapy

• Carbon nanomaterials, metallic nanoparticles, and upconversion nanostructures for sensing platforms

• Bio–nano interfaces and biocompatibility optimisation

• Nanomaterial-based point-of-care diagnostics

• Advanced analytical techniques for nanomaterial characterisation