Nisa Demirbilek

Graduate Assistant
Food, Nutrition, and Packaging Sciences Department

Office: 223 Poole Clemson, SC 29634
Phone: 864-656-3428

Email: ndemirb@clemson.edu
Personal Website: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=B08JpnkAAAAJ&hl=en

Educational Background

- Ph.D.Food, Nutrition, and Packaging Sciences
Clemson University 2024-Present

- M.Sc. Biotechnology
Gebze Technical University, Turkey 2021-2023

- B.S.Molecular Biology and Genetics
Gebze Technical University, Turkey 2016-2021

Profile

I am a Ph.D. student and Graduate Assistant in the Department of Food, Nutrition, and Packaging Sciences at Clemson University. I hold an M.Sc. in Biotechnology and a B.S. in Molecular Biology and Genetics from Gebze Technical University, Turkey. My interdisciplinary research background includes nanomaterial synthesis and characterization, polymer- and hydrogel-based materials, biosensor development, and functional materials. My current research focuses on the development of graphene-based materials and inks for inkjet printing, carbon-based quantum dot synthesis, and printed sensing platforms for food, agricultural, and healthcare packaging applications. I have hands-on expertise in electrochemical exfoliation, nanoparticle and quantum dot synthesis, inkjet printing, and material characterization techniques, including SEM, XRD, DLS, UV-Vis, photoluminescence spectroscopy, and FTIR. My research aims to develop functional materials and sensing technologies with an emphasis on safety, sustainability, and practical applications.

Research Interests

My research interests include graphene-based materials and ink development for inkjet printing, carbon-based quantum dot synthesis and applications, nanomaterial synthesis and characterization, printed sensors and biosensor development, polymer- and hydrogel-based functional materials, and the development of smart and functional packaging solutions for healthcare and agricultural applications.

Publications

1. Demirbilek N, Aksan OA, Topkiran UC, Naumov AV, Sadak O. pH-Directed Electrochemical Exfoliation of GOQDs Yielding Tunable and Stable Photoluminescent Probes for Biomedical Applications. ECS Meeting Abstracts. 2026;MA2026-01(9):791.

2. Sadak O, Demirbilek N, Sapkota T, Iverson NM. Inkjet Printing of Single-Walled Carbon Nanotube Optical Biosensors on Paper Substrates. ECS Meeting Abstracts. 2026;MA2026-01(9):801.

3. Erdemir E, Suna G, Demirbilek N, Eglence BS, Sahin M, Karakus E. A Triphenylamine-Functionalized Silica Nanoparticle for Fluorescent Detection of Fe2+/Fe3+. 2026. Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=6923157 (Preprint).

4. Demirbilek N, Simsek UB, Dede S, Demir M, Sadak O. Commercialization and Emerging Trends in Soft Materials Science: A Roadmap for Future Energy Technologies. In: Bedeloglu A, Altin Y, editors. Energy Generation and Storage with Soft Materials. Royal Society of Chemistry; 2026.

5. Demirbilek N, Karakus AC, Erdemir E, Hamur B, Nasibov H, Karakus E. Reversible fluorescence sensing: BODIPY integrated silica nanoparticles for the sensitive and selective "turn-off" detection of Au (III) ions in fully aqueous media. Journal of Molecular Liquids. 2025;437:128611.

6. Turanli A, Demirbilek N, Gevrek TN. Hydrogels Containing o-Nitrobenzyl Ester at Cross-Linking Points: Soft Matters for Fabrication of Functionalizable Microwells. ACS Applied Polymer Materials. 2023;6(1):448-56.

7. Demirbilek N, Cengiz N, Gevrek TN. Pendant isocyanate and epoxide-containing copolymers: synthesis, sequential dual-functionalization with amines, and surface modifications. Journal of Macromolecular Science, Part A. 2023;60(7):505-14.

8. Karakus E, Erdemir E, Demirbilek N, Liv L. Colorimetric and electrochemical detection of SARS-CoV-2 spike antigen with a gold nanoparticle-based biosensor. Analytica Chimica Acta. 2021;1182:338939.

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