Dr K M Mohibul Kabir

Dr K M Mohibul Kabir

Adjunct Lecturer
Science
School of Chemistry

Dr Mohibul Kabir is an ARC DECRA Fellow at UNSW's School of Chemistry. His current research is focused towards the development of a high-performance, palm-portable differential ion mobility spectrometer for universal chemical analysis that operates at atmospheric pressure and consumes minimal power.. Dr Kabir has expertise in highly interdisciplinary research fields of microelectronics, microfabrication, radio frequency engineering and materials chemistry. He was awarded RMIT University’s Vice Chancellor's Award for Research Excellence HDR in 2016 as a recognition of “achieving the highest levels of excellence in research during the completion of his PhD degree” in the field of microsensors development for toxic chemical detection. 

Academic Qualifications

PhD (Field of Research: Micro- and Nanoscale Acoustic Wave Gas Sensors), 2013-2016, Department of Applied Chemistry, School of Applied Sciences, RMIT University, Melbourne, Australia

MSc in Electrical & Electronic Engineering, 2011-2013, Islamic University of Technology, Bangladesh

BSc (Hons.) in Electrical & Electronic Engineering, 2005-2009, Islamic University of Technology, Bangladesh

Research Grant

ARC DECRA Fellowship: $422K

Project Title: High-performance, portable ion-mobility surface-acoustic wave spectrometry

Awards

RMIT Vice Chancellor's Prize for Research Excellence- HDR (2016)

RMIT Agilent Technologies Prize for Excellence in Separation Science (2016)

Publications 

Complete list of publications is available in Google Scholar Profile

Phone
+61 02 9065 2614
  • Book Chapters | 2019
    Zhang JD; Mohibul Kabir KM; Donald WA, 2019, 'Ion-Mobility Mass Spectrometry for Chiral Analysis of Small Molecules', in Comprehensive Analytical Chemistry, Elsevier, pp. 51 - 81, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/bs.coac.2018.08.009
  • Journal articles | 2022
    Kabir KMM; Ahmed E; Donald WA, 2022, 'An atmospheric pressure ion funnel with a slit entrance for enhancing signal and resolution in high resolution differential ion mobility mass spectrometry', Analyst, 147, pp. 870 - 879, http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/d1an01942b
    Journal articles | 2022
    Kabir KMM; Baker MJ; Donald WA, 2022, 'Micro- and nanoscale sensing of volatile organic compounds for early-stage cancer diagnosis', TrAC - Trends in Analytical Chemistry, 153, pp. 116655 - 116655, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.trac.2022.116655
    Journal articles | 2022
    Mastellone J; Kabir KMM; Huang X; Donald WA, 2022, 'Separation of disaccharide epimers, anomers and connectivity isomers by high resolution differential ion mobility mass spectrometry', Analytica Chimica Acta, 1206, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.aca.2022.339783
    Journal articles | 2021
    Liu Q; Ahmed E; Mohibul Kabir KM; Huang X; Xiao D; Fletcher J; Donald WA, 2021, 'Pulsed nanoelectrospray ionization boosts ion signal in whole protein mass spectrometry', Applied Sciences (Switzerland), 11, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/app112210883
    Journal articles | 2021
    Sabri Y; Kandjani AE; Harrison CJ; Sarker SR; Chalkidis A; Coyle VE; Matthews G; Ippolito S; Kabir KMM; Srinivasan M; Bhargava SK, 2021, 'Gold nanorod self-assembly on a quartz crystal microbalance: An enhanced mercury vapor sensor', Environmental Science: Nano, 8, pp. 3273 - 3281, http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/d1en00677k
    Journal articles | 2021
    Zhang JD; Baker MJ; Liu Z; Kabir KMM; Kolachalama VB; Yates DH; Donald WA, 2021, 'Medical diagnosis at the point-of-care by portable high-field asymmetric waveform ion mobility spectrometry: A systematic review and meta-analysis', Journal of Breath Research, 15, http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/1752-7163/ac135e
    Journal articles | 2020
    Abbasi R; Mayyas M; Ghasemian MB; Centurion F; Yang J; Saborio M; Allioux FM; Han J; Tang J; Christoe MJ; Mohibul Kabir KM; Kalantar-Zadeh K; Rahim MA, 2020, 'Photolithography-enabled direct patterning of liquid metals', Journal of Materials Chemistry C, 8, pp. 7805 - 7811, http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/d0tc01466d
    Journal articles | 2020
    Ahmed E; Xiao D; Kabir KMM; Fletcher J; Donald WA, 2020, 'Ambient Pressure Ion Funnel: Concepts, Simulations, and Analytical Performance', Analytical Chemistry, 92, pp. 15811 - 15817, http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acs.analchem.0c02938
    Journal articles | 2020
    Zhang JD; Donor MT; Rolland AD; Leeming MG; Wang H; Trevitt AJ; Kabir KMM; Prell JS; Donald WA, 2020, 'Protonation isomers of highly charged protein ions can be separated in FAIMS-MS', International Journal of Mass Spectrometry, 457, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijms.2020.116425
    Journal articles | 2019
    Ahmed E; Mohibul Kabir KM; Wang H; Xiao D; Fletcher J; Donald WA, 2019, 'Rapid separation of isomeric perfluoroalkyl substances by high-resolution differential ion mobility mass spectrometry', Analytica Chimica Acta, 1058, pp. 127 - 135, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.aca.2019.01.038
    Journal articles | 2019
    Mohibul Kabir KM; Jampaiah D; Kandjani AE; Mullett M; Tardio J; Sabri YM; Bhargava SK, 2019, 'Cold vapor integrated quartz crystal microbalance (CV-QCM) based detection of mercury ions with gold nanostructures', Sensors and Actuators, B: Chemical, 290, pp. 453 - 458, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.snb.2019.04.022
    Journal articles | 2019
    Winter DL; Mastellone J; Kabir KMM; Wilkins MR; Donald WA, 2019, 'Separation of Isobaric Mono- And Dimethylated RGG-Repeat Peptides by Differential Ion Mobility-Mass Spectrometry', Analytical Chemistry, 91, pp. 11827 - 11833, http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acs.analchem.9b02504
    Journal articles | 2018
    Donald KE; Kabir KMM; Donald WA, 2018, 'Tips for reading patents: a concise introduction for scientists', Expert Opinion on Therapeutic Patents, 28, pp. 277 - 280, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13543776.2018.1438409
    Journal articles | 2018
    Kabir KMM; Donald WA, 2018, 'Cancer breath testing: a patent review', Expert Opinion on Therapeutic Patents, 28, pp. 227 - 239, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13543776.2018.1423680
    Journal articles | 2018
    Lay B; Kandjani AE; Kabir KMM; Hartley P; Sabri YM; Bhargava SK, 2018, 'Gas sensing performance enhancement: Determining the role of active sites through colloidal lithography', Sensors and Actuators, B: Chemical, 273, pp. 1376 - 1384, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.snb.2018.06.126
    Journal articles | 2018
    Zhang JD; Kabir KMM; Donald WA, 2018, 'Metal-ion free chiral analysis of amino acids as small as proline using high-definition differential ion mobility mass spectrometry', Analytica Chimica Acta, 1036, pp. 172 - 178, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.aca.2018.06.026
    Journal articles | 2018
    Zhang JD; Mohibul Kabir KM; Lee HE; Donald WA, 2018, 'Chiral recognition of amino acid enantiomers using high-definition differential ion mobility mass spectrometry', International Journal of Mass Spectrometry, 428, pp. 1 - 7, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijms.2018.02.003
    Journal articles | 2017
    Kabir KMM; Donald WA, 2017, 'Microscale differential ion mobility spectrometry for field deployable chemical analysis', TrAC - Trends in Analytical Chemistry, 97, pp. 399 - 427, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.trac.2017.10.011
    Journal articles | 2017
    Kabir KMM; Ippolito SJ; Kandjani AE; Sabri YM; Bhargava SK, 2017, 'Nano-engineered surfaces for mercury vapor sensing: Current state and future possibilities', TrAC - Trends in Analytical Chemistry, 88, pp. 77 - 99, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.trac.2016.12.009
    Journal articles | 2017
    Kabir KMM; Sabri YM; Myers L; Harrison I; Boom E; Coyle VE; Ippolito SJ; Bhargava SK, 2017, 'Investigating the cross-interference effects of alumina refinery process gas species on a SAW based mercury vapor sensor', Hydrometallurgy, 170, pp. 51 - 57, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.hydromet.2016.05.015
    Journal articles | 2017
    Lay B; Kandjani AE; Amin MH; Kabir KMM; Ippolito SJ; Sabri YM; Bhargava SK, 2017, 'Galvanic replacement of colloidal monolayer crystal on a QCM device for selective detection of mercury vapor', Sensors and Actuators, B: Chemical, 250, pp. 383 - 392, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.snb.2017.04.166
    Journal articles | 2017
    Sabri YM; Kabir KMM; Kandjani AE; Bhargava SK, 2017, 'Studying the effect of dealloying Cu-Au nanostructures on their mercury sensing performance', Sensors and Actuators, B: Chemical, 245, pp. 273 - 281, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.snb.2017.01.123
    Journal articles | 2016
    Griffin MJ; Kabir KMM; Coyle VE; Kandjani AE; Sabri YM; Ippolito SJ; Bhargava SK, 2016, 'A Nanoengineered Conductometric Device for Accurate Analysis of Elemental Mercury Vapor', Environmental Science and Technology, 50, pp. 1384 - 1392, http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acs.est.5b05700
    Journal articles | 2016
    Kabir KMM; Kandjani AE; Harrison CJ; Ippolito SJ; Sabri YM; Bhargava SK, 2016, 'A real-time comparison of mercury accumulation on noble metal thin films using gravimetric device', Superlattices and Microstructures, 100, pp. 1151 - 1158, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.spmi.2016.10.084
    Journal articles | 2016
    Kabir KMM; Lay B; Kandjani AE; Sabri YM; Ippolito SJ; Bhargava SK, 2016, 'A nanoengineered surface acoustic wave device for analysis of mercury in gas phase', Sensors and Actuators, B: Chemical, 234, pp. 562 - 572, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.snb.2016.05.035
    Journal articles | 2016
    Kabir KMM; Matthews GI; Sabri YM; Russo SP; Ippolito SJ; Bhargava SK, 2016, 'Development and experimental verification of a finite element method for accurate analysis of a surface acoustic wave device', Smart Materials and Structures, 25, http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/0964-1726/25/3/035040
    Journal articles | 2016
    Kabir KMM; Sabri YM; Kandjani AE; Ippolito SJ; Bhargava SK, 2016, 'Development and comparative investigation of Ag-sensitive layer based SAW and QCM sensors for mercury sensing applications', Analyst, 141, pp. 2463 - 2473, http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/c5an02568k
    Journal articles | 2016
    Kabir KMM; Sabri YM; Lay B; Ippolito SJ; Bhargava SK, 2016, 'A silver electrode based surface acoustic wave (SAW) mercury vapor sensor: A physio-chemical and analytical investigation', RSC Advances, 6, pp. 36362 - 36372, http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/c6ra03148j
    Journal articles | 2016
    Sabri YM; Kabir KMM; Boom E; Rosenberg S; Ippolito SJ; Bhargava SK, 2016, 'Mercury Detection in Real Industrial Flue Gas Using a Nanostructured Quartz Crystal Microbalance', Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research, 55, pp. 7661 - 7668, http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acs.iecr.6b01628
    Journal articles | 2016
    Soni SK; Kabir KMM; Babarao R; Coyle VE; Sarkar S; Sabri YM; Bhargava SK, 2016, 'A QCM-based 'on-off' mechanistic study of gas adsorption by plasmid DNA and DNA-[Bmim][PF6] construct', RSC Advances, 6, pp. 81318 - 81329, http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/c6ra14759c
    Journal articles | 2015
    Kabir KMM; Ippolito SJ; Matthews GI; Abd Hamid SB; Sabri YM; Bhargava SK, 2015, 'Determining the optimum exposure and recovery periods for efficient operation of a QCM based elemental mercury vapor sensor', Journal of Sensors, 2015, http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/727432
    Journal articles | 2015
    Kabir KMM; Sabri YM; Kandjani AE; Matthews GI; Field M; Jones LA; Nafady A; Ippolito SJ; Bhargava SK, 2015, 'Mercury Sorption and Desorption on Gold: A Comparative Analysis of Surface Acoustic Wave and Quartz Crystal Microbalance-Based Sensors', Langmuir, 31, pp. 8519 - 8529, http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acs.langmuir.5b01858
    Journal articles | 2015
    Kabir KMM; Sabri YM; Matthews GI; Ippolito SJ; Bhargava SK, 2015, 'Cross sensitivity effects of volatile organic compounds on a SAW-based elemental mercury vapor sensor', Sensors and Actuators, B: Chemical, 212, pp. 235 - 241, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.snb.2015.02.005
    Journal articles | 2015
    Kabir KMM; Sabri YM; Matthews GI; Jones LA; Ippolito SJ; Bhargava SK, 2015, 'Selective detection of elemental mercury vapor using a surface acoustic wave (SAW) sensor', Analyst, 140, pp. 5508 - 5517, http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/c5an00360a
    Journal articles | 2015
    Larki P; Sabri YM; Kabir KMM; Nafady A; Kandjani AE; Bhargava SK, 2015, 'Silver/gold core/shell nanowire monolayer on a QCM microsensor for enhanced mercury detection', RSC Advances, 5, pp. 92303 - 92311, http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/c5ra19132g
  • Preprints | 2022
    Mastellone J; Kabir KMM; Huang X; Donald W, 2022, Separation of disaccharide epimers, anomers and connectivity isomers by high resolution differential ion mobility mass spectrometry, , http://dx.doi.org/10.26434/chemrxiv-2021-zjst9-v2
    Preprints | 2022
    Mastellone J; Kabir KMM; Huang X; Donald W, 2022, Separation of disaccharide epimers, anomers and connectivity isomers by high resolution differential ion mobility mass spectrometry, , http://dx.doi.org/10.26434/chemrxiv-2021-zjst9-v3
    Preprints | 2022
    Mastellone J; Kabir KMM; Huang X; Donald W, 2022, Separation of disaccharide epimers, anomers and connectivity isomers by high resolution differential ion mobility mass spectrometry, , http://dx.doi.org/10.33774/chemrxiv-2021-zjst9-v2
    Preprints | 2021
    Mastellone J; Kabir KMM; Donald W, 2021, Separation of disaccharide epimers, anomers and connectivity isomers by high resolution differential ion mobility mass spectrometry, , http://dx.doi.org/10.26434/chemrxiv-2021-zjst9
    Preprints | 2021
    Mastellone J; Kabir KMM; Donald W, 2021, Separation of disaccharide epimers, anomers and connectivity isomers by high resolution differential ion mobility mass spectrometry, , http://dx.doi.org/10.33774/chemrxiv-2021-zjst9
    Conference Papers | 2015
    Harrison CJ; Matthews GI; Ippolito SJ; Kabir KMM; Sabri YM, 2015, 'Simultaneous multi-mode analysis of surface acoustic wave device temperature stability utilizing time-frequency methods', in 2015 IEEE International Ultrasonics Symposium, IUS 2015, http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/ULTSYM.2015.0129

My Research Supervision

Anthony Tran (Hons. Student)

Ezaz Ahmed (Co-supervising PhD candidate)

Diana Zhang (Mentoring PhD candidate)