Overview
Background
Dr Divya Chopra is a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the Australian Institute for Bioengineering and Nanotechnology working in nanotechnology, biomaterials, and biosensing. Her research focuses on developing nano-engineered biomedical platforms for improved disease detection, antibacterial therapies, and implant technologies.
Her work combines bacterial extracellular vesicle (BEV) biology, Raman/SERS biosensing, plasmonic chip technologies, and nano-engineered biomaterials. She is particularly interested in developing sensitive diagnostic approaches using extracellular vesicles and advanced nanostructured sensing platforms.
Dr Chopra completed her PhD at The University of Queensland, where she developed bioactive and antibacterial nano-engineered zirconia and titanium implant surfaces for dental applications. Her research integrates nanofabrication, electrochemical anodization, surface engineering, spectroscopy, and biointerface analysis.
She has published in leading journals including Advanced Functional Materials, Bioactive Materials, Chemical Engineering Journal, and Advanced Drug Delivery Reviews, and has received several national and international research awards and competitive grants.
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Fields of research
Research interests
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Bacterial Extracellular Vesicles (BEVs)
Investigation of bacterial extracellular vesicles for biosensing, biomarker discovery, immunomodulation, and translational biomedical applications, including minimally invasive diagnostic technologies.
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Plasmonic Biosensing and Raman Spectroscopy
Development of plasmonic and Raman/SERS-enabled sensing platforms for sensitive biomarker detection, extracellular vesicle analysis, and biomedical diagnostics.
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Nano-Engineered Biomaterials
Development of nano-engineered biomaterials and surface modification strategies for biomedical and dental applications, including bioactive and antibacterial implant technologies, nanostructured interfaces, and translational biomaterials research.
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Nanotechnology for Healthcare Applications
Application of nanotechnology and nanofabrication approaches to develop advanced biomedical platforms for diagnostics, therapeutics, biomaterials, and healthcare technologies.
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Biointerface and Surface Engineering
Research focused on biointerface interactions, surface functionalisation, and nanostructured coatings to improve biological performance, antimicrobial activity, and material integration.
Research impacts
Dr Divya Chopra’s research contributes to the advancement of nanotechnology-enabled healthcare solutions through the development of bioactive materials, diagnostic platforms, and translational biomedical technologies.
Her work spans biomaterials engineering, biosensing, and bacterial extracellular vesicle research, with applications in implant technologies, infection monitoring, and minimally invasive diagnostics. By integrating nanotechnology with biological systems, her research aims to improve the performance, sensitivity, and functionality of next-generation biomedical devices and therapeutic platforms.
Her research has contributed to international collaborations, competitive research funding, and publications in leading biomaterials and nanomedicine journals. She has also received national and international awards recognising innovation in biomedical engineering and translational research.
Through interdisciplinary research combining engineering, materials science, and biology, Dr Chopra’s work supports the broader development of advanced healthcare technologies with potential clinical and translational impact.
Works
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2025
Journal Article
Nanoparticles decorated nanotubes: advanced local therapies from anodized nanoengineered titanium implants
Chopra, Divya, Zhang, Liwen, Guo, Tianqi, Ivanovski, Sašo, Qiao, Ruirui and Gulati, Karan (2025). Nanoparticles decorated nanotubes: advanced local therapies from anodized nanoengineered titanium implants. Advanced Functional Materials, 35 (50) e10739, 1-35. doi: 10.1002/adfm.202510739
2025
Journal Article
Micro, nano and gallium: bioactive and bactericidal gallium-eluting nano-engineered zirconia implants
Chopra, Divya, Jayasree, Anjana, Guo, Tianqi, Verron, Elise, Ivanovski, Sašo and Gulati, Karan (2025). Micro, nano and gallium: bioactive and bactericidal gallium-eluting nano-engineered zirconia implants. Chemical Engineering Journal, 523 168628, 1-11. doi: 10.1016/j.cej.2025.168628
2024
Journal Article
Load, unload and repeat: understanding the mechanical characteristics of zirconia in dentistry
Chopra, Divya, Guo, Tianqi, Gulati, Karan and Ivanovski, Sašo (2024). Load, unload and repeat: understanding the mechanical characteristics of zirconia in dentistry. Dental Materials, 40 (1), e1-e17. doi: 10.1016/j.dental.2023.10.007
2023
Journal Article
Fit and forget: the future of dental implant therapy via nanotechnology
Gulati, Karan, Chopra, Divya, Asli Kocak-Oztug, Necla and Verron, Elise (2023). Fit and forget: the future of dental implant therapy via nanotechnology. Advanced Drug Delivery Reviews, 199 114900, 114900. doi: 10.1016/j.addr.2023.114900
2023
Conference Publication
Fabrication of anodized zirconia dental implants towards enhanced bioactivity
Chopra, Divya, Gulati, Karan, Verron, Elise and Ivanovski, Saso (2023). Fabrication of anodized zirconia dental implants towards enhanced bioactivity. European Chapter of the Tissue-Engineering-and-Regenerative-Medicine-International-Society (TERMIS), Manchester, England, United Kingdom, 28-31 March 2023. New Rochelle, NY United States: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc. Publishers.
2023
Book Chapter
Mechanical stability of anodized nano-engineered titanium dental implants
Chopra, Divya and Gulati, Karan (2023). Mechanical stability of anodized nano-engineered titanium dental implants. Surface modification of titanium dental implants. (pp. 199-218) Cham, Switzerland: Springer International Publishing. doi: 10.1007/978-3-031-21565-0_7
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