Innovative Research Award
Hebat-Allah S. Tohamy
National Research Centre, Egypt
Hebat-Allah S. Tohamy is a researcher at the National Research Centre, Egypt, whose scholarly work integrates cellulose science, carbon nanomaterials, sustainable food packaging, biosensing, adsorption, and antimicrobial materials. Her publications demonstrate interdisciplinary approaches to renewable resources, intelligent food preservation, microbial detection, and functional nanomaterials, with applications extending into environmental remediation and advanced sensing.[3]
Abstract
Hebat-Allah S. Tohamy is a researcher at the National Research Centre, Egypt, whose work integrates cellulose science, carbon nanomaterials, sustainable food packaging, biosensing, adsorption, and antimicrobial materials. Her publications explore renewable biomass, carbon dots, intelligent films, hydrogels, and nanostructured interfaces for food safety, preservation, environmental remediation, and chemical detection applications. Recent studies address food spoilage sensing, microbial detection, sustainable packaging, and functional carbon-dot systems derived from agricultural or biobased resources. Her research profile reflects interdisciplinary development of materials designed to connect sustainability, sensing performance, preservation, and practical applications across food, environmental, and advanced materials research, supporting consideration for scientific recognition in contemporary interdisciplinary fields.[3]
Keywords
cellulose-based packaging; sustainable food preservation; intelligent food packaging; carbon dots; carbon quantum dots; food spoilage biosensing; microbial detection; fluorescence sensing; agricultural waste valorization; antimicrobial films; edible films; hydrogel sensors; graphene oxide; adsorption; food safety; renewable biomaterials; nanostructured materials; chromogenic sensors; environmental remediation; smart packaging.[2]
Introduction
Hebat-Allah S. Tohamy’s research addresses sustainable food processing and preservation through cellulose-based films, carbon dots, hydrogels, and intelligent sensing materials. Her studies connect renewable biomass utilization with food safety, spoilage monitoring, antimicrobial functionality, and environmentally responsible packaging, while also extending these materials toward environmental remediation and chemical detection applications and approaches.[4]
Research Profile
Hebat-Allah S. Tohamy has developed an interdisciplinary research profile spanning cellulose chemistry, carbon quantum dots, graphene-based materials, food packaging, biosensors, adsorption, and antimicrobial systems. Publications demonstrate recurring interest in transforming agricultural or biobased resources into functional materials that provide sensing, preservation, remediation, and protective capabilities for applied scientific challenges and areas.[4]
Research Contributions
Hebat-Allah S. Tohamy contributes to research on intelligent packaging, microbial spoilage detection, fluorescent sensing, sustainable nanomaterials, and cellulose-derived functional structures. Reported studies include carbon-dot sensors for food contaminants, edible antimicrobial films, hydrogel systems, and biomass-derived nanostructures, illustrating a consistent effort to combine materials engineering with practical food safety objectives and innovation.[3]
Publications
Hebat-Allah S. Tohamy’s publications include studies on natural chromogenic sensors for strawberries, garlic-peel carbon-dot systems for apple spoilage biosensing, lignosulfonate carbon dots for bacterial detection, and cellulose-based antimicrobial films. Her broader record also covers quantum dots, adsorption, graphene oxide, desalination membranes, and functional hydrogels, demonstrating multidisciplinary materials research and applications. [4]
Research Impact
Hebat-Allah S. Tohamy’s research impact is reflected in work connecting sustainable materials with food quality monitoring, preservation, environmental remediation, and sensing. Her publications address emerging approaches such as agricultural-waste-derived carbon dots, intelligent packaging, fluorescence-based detection, antimicrobial films, and adsorption materials, supporting broader development of resource-efficient functional technologies and research worldwide.[2]
Award Suitability
Hebat-Allah S. Tohamy is suitably aligned with an Innovative Research Award because her research combines material innovation, sustainability, food safety, sensing, and applied nanotechnology. Her publication portfolio demonstrates recurring development of functional materials from renewable resources and their adaptation to practical challenges involving spoilage, contamination, preservation, environmental treatment, and detection.[1]
Conclusion
Hebat-Allah S. Tohamy represents an interdisciplinary research pathway centered on sustainable materials and functional technologies. Her studies demonstrate how cellulose, agricultural residues, carbon dots, hydrogels, and related nanostructures can support food preservation, intelligent sensing, antimicrobial protection, and environmental applications, providing a coherent foundation for continued scientific development and recognition efforts.[4]
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References
- Elsevier. (n.d.). Scopus author details: Hebat-Allah S. Tohamy, Author ID 57194446088. Scopus.
https://www.scopus.com/authid/detail.uri?authorId=57194446088
- Tohamy, H.-A. S. (2025). A novel natural chromogenic visual and luminescent sensor platform for multi-target analysis in strawberries and shape memory applications. Foods, 14(16), 2791. https://doi.org/10.3390/foods14162791
- Tohamy, H.-A. S. (2025). A two-in-one lignosulfonate carbon dots for bacterial detection and fluorescence quenching in food, pharmaceuticals, and cultural heritage preservation. Scientific Reports, 15, 43739. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-28621-2
- Tohamy, H.-A. S., & El-Masry, H. M. (2024). Fluffy-like amphiphilic graphene oxide and its effects on improving the antibacterial activity and thermal outstanding of ethyl cellulose/polyvinyl alcohol hydrogel film. BMC Chemistry, 18, 116. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13065-024-01221-3
- Tohamy, H.-A. S., El-Sakhawy, M., Hassan, E. B., & Kamel, S. (2023). Microwave-prepared quantum dots and their potential applications as adsorbents and chemosensors. Materials, 16(20), 6722. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma16206722