Dr. Alyaa Ibrahem Magdy

Assistant Professor

Faculty Building

UB 1

Office Number

118

Bio

Biography

Dr. Alyaa I. Salim is a full-time Associate Professor at the School of Biotechnology, Nile University, Egypt. She earned her B.Sc. in Chemistry (2006) from Mansoura University, followed by postgraduate diplomas in Biochemistry from Alexandria University (2007–2008) and Analytical Chemistry from Cairo University (2009). She received her M.Sc. (2015) and Ph.D. (2019) in Analytical Chemistry from Cairo University, with her doctoral research focusing on the spectrophotometric determination of antiviral drugs.

Dr. Salim's research interests encompass pharmaceutical analysis, electrochemical sensing, spectroscopic techniques, HPLC method development, quantum chemical analysis, and sensor fabrication for biomedical and environmental applications. She has published over 20 research papers in high-impact international journals, contributed book chapters, and authored a book on spectrophotometric determination of clopidogrel bisulfate. Her recent work includes developing electrochemical sensors for antiviral drugs, biosensors for glucose monitoring, and magnetic biochar adsorbents for wastewater treatment.

She has secured multiple funded research projects as Principal Investigator and Co-Principal Investigator, including grants from STDF, the British Council, PRIMA, ITAC, and the Innovators Support Fund. Current projects include developing low-cost electrochemical sensors for environmental remediation, a portable nano-biosensing system for early Alzheimer's detection in diabetic patients (STDF-UK collaboration), and a nanohybrid hydrogel for carbon capture applications.

Dr. Salim is an active member of the Egyptian Society of Analytical Chemistry and has participated in the organizing committee of the 9th International Symposium on New Trends in Chemistry (2017). She has presented her work at numerous international conferences, including NILES (2025), Biosensors and Their Biomedical Applications at Zewail City (2024), and the Third Life Sciences Conference of the Scientific Arab Forum (2024). Her teaching portfolio includes general chemistry, electrochemistry, spectroscopy, environmental science, nanotechnology, instrumental analysis, and material science.

Recent Publications

Diabetes is a common chronic metabolic disease with a wide range of clinical symptoms and consequences and one of the main causes of death. For the management of diabetes, painless and continuous interstitial fluid (ISF) glucose monitoring is ideal. Here, we demonstrate continuous diabetes monitoring using an integrated microneedle (MN) biosensor with an emergency alert system. MNs are a novel

Nano zero-valent iron (nZVI), bimetallic Nano zero-valent iron-copper (Fe 0- Cu), and fava bean activated carbon-supported with bimetallic Nano zero-valent iron-copper (AC-F e 0-Cu) were prepared and characterized by DLS, FT-IR, XRD, and SEM. The influence of the synthesized adsorbents on the adsorption and removal of soluble anionic methyl orange (M.O) dye was investigated using UV-V spectroscopy

Polluted water is one of the significant challenges facing the world nowadays, especially with the noticed water shortage recorded in the last period. Different treatment methods, physicochemical and biological, were presented for pollutant removal from polluted wastewater. This review discusses the treatment methods starting from the biological part to help reduction of organics, which are solids

There are many water resources like rivers, seas, rains, and groundwater, which can be used in different sectors such as agricultural, domestic, and industrial uses. Therefore, different wastewater effluents with different properties are produced depending on their source. Industrial wastewater is one of the most harmful effluents due to the presence of toxic pollutants such as heavy metals, dyes

Water contamination with paints causes a colour agent to the water that negatively affects the environment, organisms, and humans. Different physicochemical processes are applied for wastewater treatment; however, they have many drawbacks such as high cost, generating toxic waste, and non-effective at low concentrations. Adsorption is considered a promising technique for pollutant removal from

The textile business is one of the most hazardous industries since it produces several chemicals, such as dyes, which are released into water streams with ef-fluents. For the survival of the planet's life and the advancement of humanity, water is a crucial resource. One of the anthropogenic activities that pollute and consume water is the textile industry. Thus, the purpose of the current effort

Water contamination with colours and heavy metals from textile effluents has harmed the ecology and food chain, with mutagenic and carcinogenic effects on human health. As a result, removing these harmful chemicals is critical for the environment and human health. Various standard physicochemical and biological treatment technologies are used; however, there are still some difficulties. Adsorption

Research Tracks

Sensors(Analytical Chemistry)
Drug Analysis
HPLC Instrumental Analysis
Environmental Engineering
Wastewater Treatment
Nanotechnology

Grants

Projects

Research Project

IoT-based Platform for Wearable Devices for Continuous Healthcare Monitoring

The ultimate goal of this project is to achieve diagnosis on the fly and predict abnormal health conditions and alert people before the condition happens. In order to achieve this, the following objectives should be fulfilled: Implementing wearable self-powered painless devices for healthcare monitoring. Implementing AI algorithm for predicting abnormal health conditions. Implementing painless

Research Project

Pre-emergency Alert IoT System-based on Wearable Devices for Diabetic Patient

According to World Health Organization (WHO), there are more than 400 million diabetic adults worldwide. In Egypt, only there are about 8 million diabetic people, and the diabetes prevalence rate is estimated to be 13.3% by 2025, according to WHO. In most cases, the diabetic person requires regular visits to the hospital for health checks. However, due to the COVID pandemic, it has become risky