PROFILE
UPM's Staff Profile
DR. MOHD ZOBIR BIN HUSSEIN
FELO PENYELIDIK SENIOR
INSTITUT NANOSAINS DAN NANOTEKNOLOGI
PROFESSIONAL
NAME :
(Dr.) Mohd Zobir Bin Hussein
POSITION :
Felo Penyelidik Senior
ENTITY :
Institut Nanosains Dan Nanoteknologi
EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND
1989
Ph D degree from University of Reading, U.K.
1979
Bachelor of Science (Hons) in Chemistry – Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (The National University of Malaysia)
WORKING EXPERIENCE
2015
Programme Manager for Nanomaterials, Materials Synthesis and Characterisation Laboratory (MSCL), Institute of Advanced Technology (ITMA), UPM (2006 – present).
Postdoctoral/research attachments;
University of Southampton, U.K.
University of Southampton, U.K.
Postdoctoral/research attachments on nanomaterials and their applications at various laboratories, Pennsylvania State University, USA
Postdoctoral/research attachments on nanomaterials and their applications at various laboratories, Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand
Postdoctoral/research attachments on nanomaterials and their applications at various laboratories, University of Western Australia, Australia
SKILL
Nanomaterials Science and Technology (NAMASTE)
• Nanometarials: graphene, CNTs, nanoparticles and
nanocomposites.
• Nanomedicine: theranostics delivery systems.
• Nanoenergy: phase change materials for thermal energy
• Nanometarials: graphene, CNTs, nanoparticles and
nanocomposites.
• Nanomedicine: theranostics delivery systems.
• Nanoenergy: phase change materials for thermal energy
PROJECT
He and his research group focusing their research works on nanomedicine, especially for theranostics delivery systems, nanomaterials for thermal energy storage and agronanochemicals. His research interests are in the design, synthesis and applications to
Together with other collaborators, his group also works on strategies to increase therapeutic and diagnostics effect for anti-cancer and anti-tuberculosis drugs, as well as other diseases via in vitro and in vivo studies. His group also works on nanomater
AWARD AND ACHIEVEMENT
2014
Best Paper Award yang diterima di 2nd International Conference on Innovation and Technology for Sustainable Built Environment (icitsbe2)
2013
Best Paper Award IACSIT
2013
2 Silver - MIEXpo 2013
2011
Projek Penyelidikan Skim Geran Penyelidikan Fundamental (FRGS) terbaik
AREA OF SPECIALISATION
Nanomaterials Science and Technology (NAMASTE)
• Nanometarials: graphene, CNTs, nanoparticles and
nanocomposites.
• Nanomedicine: theranostics delivery systems.
• Nanoenergy: phase change materials for thermal energy
• Nanometarials: graphene, CNTs, nanoparticles and
nanocomposites.
• Nanomedicine: theranostics delivery systems.
• Nanoenergy: phase change materials for thermal energy
RESEARCH AREA
Nanomaterials Science and Technology (NAMASTE)
RESEARCH PROJECT
2015
Mohd Zobir Hussein, Tumirah Kadiran, Zulkarnain Zainal, Nanocapsules Phase Change Material for Energy Storage Medium and Method for Preparation, Malaysian Patent Application No: PI 2015000037 (Filing Date: 7 Jan 2015).
2013
Mohd Zobir Hussein, Sumaiyah Megat Nabil Mohsin, Siti Halimah Sarijo, Sharida Fakurazi and Palanisamy Arulselvan, An Intercalated UV Absorbing Product and a Production Method Thereof, Malaysian Patent, Application No: PI 2013702416 (Filing Date: 12/12/201
2009
Preparation of Metal Chalcogenide Thin Films by Combination of Chemical Precipitation and Vacuum Evaporation Method, Zulkarnain Zainal, Anuar Kassim, Mohd Zobir Hussein (Co-researcher), W.M.M. Yunus and N. Saravanan, Malaysian Patent MY-139864-A, Date of
2008
Enantioselective immobilized lipase, Othman; Siti Salhah, Basri; Mahiran, Jasmani; Halila, Hussein; Mohd. Zobir (Co-researcher), Abd. Rahman; Mohd. Basyaruddin, Salleh; Abu Bakar, Abd. Rahman; Raja Noor Zaliha, USP 7,413,883, August 19, 2008
2007
Method to Produce Controlled release formulation of 1-naphthaleneacetate, a plant growth regulator, Mohd Zobir bin Hussein (Principle researcher), Zulkarnain Zainal, Asmah Hj Yahaya and Dickens Wong Vui Foo, Malaysia Patent MY-131122-A, Date of grant: 31
PUBLICATION
1. Tumirah Kadiran, Mohd Zobir Hussein, Zulkarnain Zainal and Rafeadah Rosli, Textural and chemical properties of activated carbon prepared from tropical peat soil by chemical activation method, Bioresources (2015), 10(1), 986-1007, IF = 1.549 Q1.
2. Farahnaz Barahuie, Mohd Zobir Hussein, Shafinaz Abd Gani, Sharida Fakurazi, Synthesis of protocatechuic acid–zinc/aluminium–layered double hydroxide nanocomposite as ananticancer nanodeliverys ystem, Zulkarnain Zainal, Journal of Solid State Chemistry, 221(2015) 21–31. IF 2013 = 2.200, Q2, ISI.
3. Bullo Saifullah, Mohamed Ezzat El Zowalaty, Palanisamy Arulselvam, Sharida Fakurazi, Thomas J Webster, Benjamin Geilich and Mohd Zobir Hussein, The ability of streptomycin incorporated chitosan magnetic nanocomposites to possess anti-microbial and anti-tuberculosis activity, International Journal of Nanomedicine 2015:xxx IF 2013 = 4.195, Q1, ISI. (in press)
4. Julia M. Tan, Jhi Biau Foo, Sharida Fakurazi and Mohd Zobir Hussein, Toxicity evaluation and release behaviour of levodopa from carboxylated single-walled carbon nanotubes, Beilstein Journal of Nanotechnology, XX XX, IF 2013 = 2.332, Q1, ISI. (accepted)
5. Abdullah Ahmed Ali Ahmed, Zainal Abidin Talib, Mohd Zobir Hussein, Influence of sodium dodecyl sulfate concentration on the photocatalytic activity and dielectric properties of intercalated sodium dodecyl sulfate into Zn–Cd–Al layered double hydroxide, Materials Research Bulletin 62 (2015) 122–131.
6. Samer Hussein Al Ali, Mohamed E El Zowalaty, Mohd Zobir Hussein, Maznah Ismail, Dena Dorniani and Thomas. Webster, Novel Kojic Acid-polymer based nanocomposites for medical applications, International Journal of Nanomedicine 2014:9 351–362, IF 2013 = 4.195, Q1, ISI.
7. Norhayati Hashim, Mohd Zobir Hussein, Illyas Md Isa, Azlan Kamari, Azmi Mohamed, Adila Mohamad Jaafar, Hafsah Taha, Synthesis and controlled release of cloprop herbicides from cloprop-layered double hydroxide and cloprop-zinc-layered hydroxide nanocomposites, Open Journal of Inorganic Chemistry, 2014, 4, 1-9, OJIC http://dx.doi.org/10.4236/ojic. 2014.41001 Published Online January 2014 (http://www.scirp.org/journal/ojic/)
8. Samer Hasan Hussein-Al-Ali, Mohamed Ezzat El Zowalaty, Mohd Zobir Hussein, Maznah Ismail, Thomas J Webster, Synthesis, characterization, controlled release, and antibacterial studies of a novel streptomycin chitosan magnetic nanoantibiotic, International Journal of Nanomedicine 2014:9 549–557. IF 2013 = 4.195, Q1, ISI.
9. Sumaiyah Megat Nabil Mohsin, Mohd Zobir Hussein, Siti Halimah Sarijo, Sharida Fakurazi, Palanisamy Arulselvan, Taufiq-Yap Yun Hin, Characterisation and Cytotoxicity Assessment of UV Absorbers-Intercalated Zinc/Aluminium-Layered Double Hydroxides on Dermal Fibroblast Cells, Science of Advanced Materials, Volume 6, Number 4, April 2014, pp. 648-658(11). IF 2013 = 2.908, Q1, ISI.
10. K. Tumirah, M.Z. Hussein, Z. Zulkarnain, R. Rafeadah, Nano-encapsulated organic phase change material based on copolymer nanocomposites for thermal energy storage, Energy 66 (2014) pp. 881-890 (2014), IF 2013 = 4.159 , Q1, ISI. KM 200314.
11. Dena Dorniani, Aminu Umar Kura, Samer Hasan Hussein-Al-Ali, Mohd Zobir Bin Hussein, Sharida Fakurazi, Abdul Halim Shaari and Zalinah Ahmad, In Vitro Sustained Release Study of Gallic Acid Coated with Magnetite-PEG and Magnetite-PVA for Drug Delivery System, Scientific World Journal, Volume 2014 (2014), Article ID 416354, 11 pages pages(http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/416354), IF 2013 = 1.219 Q2 ISI.
12. Samer Hasan Hussein-Al-Ali, Palanisamy Arulselvan, Mohd Zobir Hussein, Sharida Fakurazi, Maznah Ismail, Dena Dorniani and Mohammad Ezzat El Zowalaty, Synthesis, Characterization, Controlled Release and Cytotoxic Effect of Anthranilic Acid-Loaded Chitosan and Polyethylene Glycol magnetic Nanoparticles on Murine Macrophage RAW 264.7 Cells, NANO: Vol. 9, No. 2 (2014) 1450016 (12 pages) DOI: 10.1142/S1793292014500167, IF 2013 = 1.260 Q3.
13. Sumaiyah Megat Nabil Mohsin, Mohd Zobir Hussein, Siti Halimah Sarijo, Sharida Fakurazi, Palanisamy Arulselvan and Yun Hin Taufiq-Yap, Optimization of UV Absorptivity of Layered Double Hydroxide by Intercalating Organic UV-Absorbent Molecules, Journal of Biomedical Nanotechnology, Vol. 10 (8) 1490–1500, 2014. IF 2013 = 7.578, Q1.
14. Farahnaz Barahuie, Mohd Zobir Hussein, Sharida Fakurazi, Zulkarnain Zainal, Development of drug delivery systems based on layered hydroxides for nanomedicine, International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 2014: 15, 7750-7786; doi:10.3390/ijms15057750, IF 2013 = 2.339, Q2, ISI.
15. Julia Meihua Tan, Karthivashan Govindarajan, Palanisamy Arulselvan, Sharida Fakurazi and Mohd Zobir Hussein, Characterization and in vitro sustained release of Silibinin from pH responsive carbon nanotube-based drug delivery system, Journal of Nanomaterials, Volume 2014 (2014), Article ID 439873, 10 pages, http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/439873. IF 2013 = 1.611 (Q2), ISI.
16. Farahnaz Barahuie, Mohd Zobir Hussein, Palanisamy Arulselvan, Sharida Fakurazi and Zulkarnain Zainal, Anticancer Nanodelivery System With Controlled Release Property Based on protocatchuate-Zinc Layered hydroxide nanohybrid, International Journal of Nanomedicine 2014:9 3137–3149, IF 2013 = 4.195, Q1, ISI.
17. Farahnaz Barahuie, Mohd Zobir Hussein, Sharida Fakurazi, Zulkarnain Zainal, Drug delivery system for an anticancer agent, chlorogenate-Zn/Al-layered double hydroxide nanohybrid synthesised using direct co-precipitation and ion exchange methods, Journal of Solid State Chemistry, 217 (2014), pp 31-41, IF 2013 = 2.200, Q2, ISI.
18. Dena Dorniani, Aminu Umar Kura, Samer Hasan Hussein-Al-Ali, Mohd Zobir Bin Hussein, Sharida Fakurazi, Abdul Halim Shaari and Zalinah Ahmad, Release behaviour and toxicity profiles towards leukemia (WEHI-3B) cell lines 6-mercaptopurine-PEG-coated magnetite nanoparticles delivery systems, Scientific World Journal, Volume 2014, Article ID 972501, 11 pages, http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/972501, IF 2013 = 1.219 Q2 ISI.
19. Julia Tan Meihua, Palanisamy Arulselvan, Sharida Fakurazi, Hairuszah Ithnin and Mohd Zobir Hussein, Journal of Nanomaterials, A review on characterizations and biocompatibility of functionalized carbon nanotubes in drug delivery design, Journal of Nanomaterials, Volume 2014, Article ID 917024, 20 pages, http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/917024, IF 2013 = 1.611 (Q2), ISI.
20. Bullo Saifullah, Mohamed Ezzat El Zowalaty, Palanisamy Arulselvam, Sharida Fakurazi, Thomas J Webster, Benjamin Geilich and Mohd Zobir Hussein, Development of a highly biocompatible Anti-tuberculosis nanodelivery formulation based on para-amino salicyclic acid-zinc layered hydroxide nanocomposites, Scientific World Journal, Volume 2014, Article ID 401460, 12 pages http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/401460, IF 2013 = 1.219 Q2 ISI.
21. Samer Hasan Hussein-Al-Ali, Mohamed Ezzat El Zowalaty, Aminu Umar Kura, Benjamin Geilich, Sharida Fakurazi, Thomas J Webster and Mohd Zobir Hussein, Antimicrobial and controlled release studies of novel nystatin conjugated iron oxide nanocomposite, BioMed Research International (formerly known as Journal of Biomedicine and Biotechnology) – BioMed Research International, 2014 volume 2014, ISI, Article ID 651831, 13 pages, http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/651831, IF 2013 = 2.706, Q2, 5527050
22. Bullo Saifullah, Mohamed Ezzat El Zowalaty, Palanisamy Arulselvam, Sharida Fakurazi, Thomas J Webster, Benjamin Geilich and Mohd Zobir Hussein, Antimycobacterial, antimicrobial and biocompatibility properties of para-aminosalicylic acid with zinc layered hydroxide and Zn/Al layered double hydroxide nanocomposites, Drug Design, Development and Therapy, 2014:8 1029–1036, IF 2013 = 3.026, Q2, ISI.
23. Samer Hasan Hussein-Al-Ali, Mohamed Ezzat El Zowalaty, Mohd Zobir Hussein, Benjamin Geilich, Thomas J Webster, Synthesis, characterization and antibacterial activity of a novel ampicillin-conjugated magnetic nano-antibiotic, for medical applications, International Journal of Nanomedicine 2014:9 (1) 3801–3814. IF 2013 = 4.195, Q1, ISI.
24. Samer Hasan Hussein-Al-Ali, Palanisamy Arulselvam, Sharida Fakurazi Mohd Zobir Hussein, Dena Dorniani, Arginine-chitosan- and Arginine-polyethylene glycol-conjugated superparamagnetic nanoparticles: Preparation, cytotoxicity and controlled-release, Journal of Biomaterials Applications Volume 29, Issue 2, August 2014, Pages 186-198, IF = 2.7640 (Q2)
25. Dena Dorniani Aminu Umar Kura, Mohd Zobir Bin Hussein, Sharida Fakurazi, Abdul Halim Shaari and Zalinah Ahmad, Controlled-release formulation of perindopril erbumine loaded PEG-coated magnetite nanoparticles for biomedical applications, Journal of Materials Science, 49 (24), pp 8487-8497, DOI 10.1007/s10853-014-8559-7. IF 2013 = 2.305, Q1, ISI.
26. Julia Meihua Tan, Karthivashan Govindarajan, Palanisamy Arulselvan, Sharida Fakurazi and Mohd Zobir Hussein, Sustained release and cytotoxicity evaluation of carbon nanotube-mediated drug delivery system for betulinic acid, Journal of Nanomaterials, Volume 2014, Article ID 862148, 11 pages, http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/862148, IF 2013 = 1.611 (Q2), ISI.
27. Mohd Zobir Hussein, Adila Mohamad Jaafar, Asmah Hj. Yahaya, Mas Jaffri Masarudin and Zulkarnain Zainal, Formation and yield of Multi-Walled Carbon Nanotubes synthesized via Chemical Vapour Deposition routes using different metal-based catalysts of FeCoNiAl, CoNiAl and FeNiAl-LDH, International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 2014, 15, 1-x manuscripts; doi:10.3390/ijms150x000x, IF 2013 = 2.339, Q2, ISI.
28. Bullo Saifullah, Mohamed Ezzat El Zowalaty, Palanisamy Arulselvam, Sharida Fakurazi, Thomas J Webster, Benjamin Geilich and Mohd Zobir Hussein, Development of a biocompatible nanodelivery systems for tuberculosis drugs based on Isoniazid-Mg/Al layered double hydroxide, International Journal of Nanomedicine 2014: 9(1) pp 4749-4762 IF 2013 = 4.195, Q1, ISI.
29. Samer Hasan Hussein-Al-Ali, Palanisamy Arulselvan, Sharida Fakurazi, Mohd Zobir Hussein, The in vitro therapeutic activity of betulinic acid nanocomposite on breast cancer cells (MCF-7) and normal fibroblast cell (3T3), (2014) Journal of Materials Science, 49 (23), pp. 8171-8182. IF 2013 = 2.305, Q1, ISI.
30. Bullo Saifullah, Mohamed Ezzat El Zowalaty, Palanisamy Arulselvam, Sharida Fakurazi, Thomas J Webster, Benjamin Geilich and Mohd Zobir Hussein, Development of a biocompatible nanodelivery systems for tuberculosis drugs based on Isoniazid-Mg/Al layered double hydroxide, International Journal of Nanomedicine 2014: 9(1) pp 4749-4762 IF 2013 = 4.195, Q1, ISI.
31. Buong Woei Chieng, Nor Azowa Ibrahim, Wan Md Zin Wan Yunus and Mohd Zobir Hussein, Poly(lactic acid)/Poly(ethylene glycol) Polymer Nanocomposites: Effects of Graphene Nanoplatelets, Polymer 2014, 6, 93-104; doi:10.3390/polym6010093. IF (2013) =3.766, Q1.
32. Ariffin S.N., Lim H.N., Jumeri F.A., Zobir M., Abdullah A.H., Ahmad M., Ibrahim N.A., Huang N.M., Teo P.S., Muthoosamy K., Harrison I., Modification of polypropylene filter with metal oxide and reduced graphene oxide for water treatment, Ceramics International 40 (2014) 6927–6936. IF=2.086 (Q1)
33. Sabo Wada Dutse, Nor Azah Yusof, Haslina Ahmad, Mohd Zobir Hussein, Zulkarnain Zainal, Roozbeh Hushiarian & Reza Hajian (2014), An Electrochemical Biosensor for the Determination of Ganoderma boninense Pathogen Based on a Novel Modified Gold Nanocomposite Film Electrode, Analytical Letters, 47:5, 819-832, DOI: 10.1080/00032719.2013.858261 IF =1.019. (Q4).
34. Susan Azizi, Mansor Bin Ahmad, Mohd Zobir Hussein, Nor Azowa Ibrahim, Farideh Namvar, Preparation and properties of poly(vinyl alcohol)/chitosan blend bionanocomposites reinforced with cellulose nanocrystals/ZnO-Ag multifunctional nanosized filler, International Journal of Nanomedicine, 2014:9(1) Pages 1909 – 1917, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/IJN.S60274, . IF 2013 = 4.195, Q1, ISI.
35. Aminu Umar Kura, Nooraini Mohd Ain, Mohd Zobir Hussein, Sharida Fakurazi and Samer Hasan Hussein-Al-Ali, Toxicity and Metabolism of Layered Double Hydroxide Intercalated with Levodopa in a Parkinson’s Disease Model, International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 2014, 15, 5916-5927; doi:10.3390/ijms15045916, IF 2013 = 2.339, Q2, ISI.
36. Aminu Umar Kura, Sharida Fakurazi, Mohd Zobir Hussein, Samer Hasan Hussein-Al-Ali, Preparation of Tween 80-Zn/Al-Levodopa-Layered Double Hydroxides Nanocomposite for Drug Delivery System, Scientific World Journal . 03/2014; 2014(Article ID 104246):10. IF 2013 = 1.219 Q2 ISI.
37. Lee Kian Mun, Abdul Halim Abdullah, Mohd Zobir Hussein And Zulkarnain Zainal, Synthesis and photocatalysis of ZnO/γ-Fe2O3 nanocomposite in degrading herbicide 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid, Sains Malaysiana, Volume 43, Issue 3, March 2014, Pages 437-441. IF=0.480 (Q3)
38. Ahmad, M.B., Shameli, K., Tay, M.Y., Hussein, M.Z., Lim, J.J., Antibacterial effect of silver nanoparticles prepared in bipolymers at moderate temperature, Research on Chemical Intermediates, Volume 40, Issue 2, February 2014, Pages 817-832, IF (2013)=1.540 (Q2)
39. Roshanak Khandanlou, Mansor B. Ahmad, Kamyar Shameli, Mohd Zobir Hussein, Norhazlin Zainuddin, and Katayoon Kalantari, Mechanical and Thermal Stability Properties of Modified Rice Straw Fiber Blend with Polycaprolactone Composite, Journal of Nanomaterials, Volume 2014 (2014), Article ID 675258, 9 pages, http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/675258, IF 2013 = 1.611 (Q2), ISI.
40. Ranjbar, M.G., Shameli, K., Ahmad, M.B., Mat Yunus, M. Bin Hussein, M.Z., Study of thermal diffusivity of Zn/Al layered double hydroxide synthesized with different molar ratio of Zn/Al salts, Digest Journal of Nanomaterials and Biostructures, Vol. 9 (2), 2014, Pages 585-592. IF(2013 =1.123 (Q3)
41. Abdullah Ahmed Ali Ahmed, Zainal Abidin Talib, Mohd Zobir Hussein, Moayad Husein Flaifel, and Naif Mohammed Al-Hada, Influence of Zn/Fe Molar Ratio on Optical and Magnetic Properties of ZnO and ZnFe2O4 Nanocrystal as Calcined Products of Layered Double Hydroxides, Journal of Spectroscopy, Volume 2014 (2014), Article ID 732163, 6 pages, IF 2013 = 0, Q = 0.
42. Buong Woei Chieng, Nor Azowa Ibrahim, Wan Md Zin Wan Yunus, Mohd Zobir Hussein, Yoon Yee Then and Yuet Ying Loo, Effects of Graphene Nanoplatelets and Reduced Graphene Oxide on Poly(lactic acid) and Plasticized Poly(lactic acid): A Comparative Study, Polymer 2014, 6, 2232-2246; doi:10.3390/polym6082232, IF (2013) =3.766, Q1.
43. Ethar Y. Salih, Z. Abas, Samer Hasan Hussein Al Ali and Mohd Zobir Hussein. Dielectric Behaviour of Zn/Al-NO3 (LDHs) Filled with Polyvinyl Chloride Composite at Low Microwave Frequencies, Advances in Materials Science and Engineering (2014), ART NO. 647120. IF (2013) =0.897, Q3
44. Taufiq-Yap, Y.H., Nur-Faizal, A.R., Sivasangar, S., Hussein, M.Z., Aishah, A., Modification of Malaysian dolomite using mechanochemical treatment via different media for oil palm fronds gasification, (2014) International Journal of Energy Research, 38 (8), pp. 1008-1015. IF (2013) = 2.737 Q1
45. Kura, A.U., Cheah, P.-S., Hussein, M.Z., Hassan, Z., Tengku Azmi, T.I., Hussein, N.F., Fakurazi, S., Toxicity evaluation of zinc aluminium levodopa nanocomposite via oral route in repeated dose study, (2014) Nanoscale Research Letters, 9 (1), pp. 1-11. . IF (2013) = 2.481, Q1
46. Kura, A.U., Hussein, M.Z., Fakurazi, S., Arulselvan, P., Layered double hydroxide nanocomposite for drug delivery systems; bio-distribution, toxicity and drug activity enhancement, (2014) Chemistry Central Journal, 8 (1), art. no. 47. 1.663 Q2
47. Azizi, S., Ahmad, M.B., Ibrahim, N.A., Hussein, M.Z., Namvar, F., Cellulose nanocrystals/ZnO as a bifunctional reinforcing nanocomposite for poly(vinyl alcohol)/chitosan blend films: Fabrication, characterization and properties, (2014) International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 15 (6), pp. 11040-11053. 2.339 Q2
48. Kura, A.U., Fakurazi, S., Hussein, M.Z., Arulselvan, P., Nanotechnology in drug delivery: The need for more cell culture based studies in screening, (2014) Chemistry Central Journal, 8 (1), art. no. 46, 1.663 Q2
49. Azizi, S., Ahmad, M.B., Ibrahim, N.A., Hussein, M.Z., Namvar, F., Preparation and properties of poly(vinyl alcohol)/chitosan blend bio-nanocomposites reinforced by cellulose nanocrystals, (2014) Chinese Journal of Polymer Science (English Edition), 32 (12), pp. 1620-1627. 1.420 Q3
50. Kalantari, K., Ahmad, M.B., Shameli, K., Hussein, M.Z.B., Khandanlou, R., Khanehzaei, H., Size-controlled synthesis of Fe3O4 magnetic nanoparticles in the layers of montmorillonite, (2014) Journal of Nanomaterials, 2014, art. no. 739485. 1.611, Q2
51. Chieng, B.W., Ibrahim, N.A., Yunus, W.M.Z.W., Hussein, M.Z., Then, Y.Y., Loo, Y.Y., Reinforcement of graphene nanoplatelets on plasticized poly(lactic acid) nanocomposites: Mechanical, thermal, morphology, and antibacterial properties, (2014) Journal of Applied Polymer Science, 132 (11), art. no. 41652. 1.640, Q2
52. Babakhani, S., Talib, Z.A., Hussein, M.Z., Ahmed, A.A.A., Optical and thermal properties of Zn/Al-layered double hydroxide nanocomposite intercalated with sodium dodecyl sulfate (2014) Journal of Spectroscopy, 2014, art. no. 467064.
53. Chieng, B.W., Ibrahim, N.A., Wan Yunus, W.M.Z., Hussein, M.Z., Loo, Y.Y., Effect of graphene nanoplatelets as nanofiller in plasticized poly(lactic acid) nanocomposites: Thermal properties and mechanical properties, (2014) Journal of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry, 118 (3), pp. 1551-1559. 2.206, Q2
54. Maryam Ranjbar, G., Shameli, K., Yunus, M.M., Bin Hussein, M.Z., Shameli, K., Effect of heat treatment on thermal diffusivity of Zn/Al layered double hydroxide synthesized using photoflash technique, (2014) Optoelectronics and Advanced Materials, Rapid Communications, 8 (5-6), pp. 457-461. 0.563. Q4
55. Lim, Y. C., Zainal, Z., Hussein, M.Z., Tan, W.-T., Effect of electrolyte concentration on the morphology and photoelectrochemical response of titania nanotubes prepared by electrochemical anodisation, (2014) Advanced Materials Research, 832, pp. 744-748.
56. Chieng, B.W., Ibrahim, N.A., Wan Yunus, W.M.Z., Hussein, M.Z., Effects of graphene nanopletelets on poly(lactic acid)/poly(ethylene glycol) polymer nanocomposites, (2014) Advanced Materials Research, 1024, pp. 136-139.
57. Samaneh Babakhani, Zainal Abidin Talib, Mohd Zobir bin Hussein, Abdullah Ahmed Ali Ahmed, Synthesis and Characterization of Zn-Al Layered Double Hydroxide (LDH) Nanocomposite Intercalated with Sodium Dodecyl Sulfate (SDS), Advanced Materials Research 2014 (8), 1024, pp 52-55.
58. Chieng, B.W., Ibrahim, N.A., Wan Yunus, W.M.Z., Hussein, M.Z., Loo, Y.Y., Effect of graphene nanoplatelets as nanofiller in plasticized poly(lactic acid) nanocomposites, (2014) Journal of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry, Article in Press. IF=2.206, Q2.
59. Khandanlou, R., Ahmad, M.B., Shameli, K., Hussein, M.Z., Zainuddin, N., Kalantari, K., Effect of unmodified rice straw on the properties of rice straw/polycaprolactone composites, (2014) Research on Chemical Intermediates, Article in Press IF=1.540, Q2.
60. Samer Hussein AlAli, Mothanna Al-Qubaisi, Mohamed E El Zowalaty, Mohd Zobir Hussein and Maznah Ismail, Antimicrobial Activity of Hippurate Nanocomposite and Its Cytotoxicity Effect in Combination with Cytarabine against HL-60, Journal of Nanomaterials, Vol 2013 (2013), Article ID 843647, 9 pages, http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/843647 (IF 2012 = 1.547, Q2). Cited/ISI.
61. Munirah Ramli, Mohd Zobir Hussein and Khatijah Yusof, Preparation and characterization of an anti-inflammatory agent based on a zinc-layered hydroxide-salicylate nanohybrid and its effect on viability of Vero-3 cells, International Journal of Nanomedicines, Vol. 8, pp. 297–306, 2013. IF 2012 = 3.463, Q1). Cited/ISI.
62. Samer Hussein AlAli, Mothanna Al-Qubaisi, Mohamed E El Zowalaty, Mohd Zobir Hussein and Maznah Ismail, Hippuric acid nanocomposite enhances doxorubicin and oxaliplatin-induced cytotoxicity in MDA-MB231, MCF-7 and Caco2 cell lines, Drug Design, Development and Therapy, Vol. 7, (2013), pp. 25-31 (IF 2012 = 3.486, Q1). Cited/ISI.
63. Sumaiyah Megat Nabil Mohsin, Mohd Zobir Hussein, Siti Halimah Sarijo, Sharida Fakurazi, Palanisamy Arulselvan and Taufiq-Yap Yun Hin, Synthesis of (cinnamate-zinc layered hydroxide) intercalation compound for sunscreen application, Chemistry Central Journal 2013, 7:26, IF 2012 = 1.312, Q3). Cited/ISI,
64. Sarijo, S.H., Ghazali, S.A.I.S.M., Hussein, M.Z., Sidek, N.J., Synthesis of nanocomposite 2-methyl-4-chlorophenoxyacetic acid with layered double hydroxide: physicochemical characterization and controlled release properties, Journal of Nanoparticle Research, Vol. 15: 1356 (2013), Pages 1-9, DOI 10.1007/s11051-012-1356, (IF 2012 = 2.175, Q1) Cited/ISI.
65. Donya Ramimoghadam, Mohd Zobir Hussein and Yun Hin Taufiq-Yap, Synthesis and characterization of ZnO nanostructures using palm olein as biotemplate, Chemistry Central Journal 2013, 7:71 (doi:10.1186/1752-153X-7-71), IF 2012 = 1.312, Q3). Cited/ISI.
66. Farahnaz Barahuie, Mohd Zobir Hussein, Samer Hasan Hussein-Al-Ali, Palanisamy Arulselvan, Sharida Fakurazi and Zulkarnain Zainal, Preparation and controlled-release studies of a protocatechuic acid-magnesium/aluminum-layered double hydroxide nanocomposite, International Journal of Nanomedicine 2013:8 1975-1987, IF 2012 = 3.463, Q1). Cited/ISI.
67. M.Z. Hussein, J. Tan Meihua, S. Fakurazi, H. Ithnin, The evolutionary development in drug discovery and delivery, Journal of Drug Delivery Science and Technology, 23 (3) 195-205 2013.(IF2012 =1.088, Q4, ISI).
68. Bullo Saifullah, Mohd Zobir Hussein, Samer Hasan Hussein-Al-Ali, Palanisamy Arulselvan and Sheridan Fakurazi, Sustained release formulation of an anti-tuberculosis drug based on para-amino salicylic acid-zinc layered hydroxide nanocomposite, Chemistry Central Journal 2013, 7:72 (doi:10.1186/1752-153X-7-71), IF 2012 = 1.312, Q3, ISI).
69. Mazidah Mamat, Eny Kusrini, Asmah Hj. Yahaya, Mohd Zobir Hussein, Zulkarnain Zainal, Intercalation of anthranilate ion into zinc-aluminium-layered double hydroxide, International Journal of Technology (2013) 1: 73-80. ISI.
70. Abdul Latip, A.F., Hussein, M.Z., Stanslas, J., Choon, W.C., Adnan, R., Release behavior and toxicity profiles towards A549 cell lines of ciprofloxacin from its layered zinc hydroxide intercalation compound, Chemistry Central Journal, 2013, 7:119, IF 2012 = 1.312, Q3, ISI).
71. Bashi, A.M., Hussein, M.Z., Zainal, Z., Tichit, D., Synthesis and controlled release properties of 2,4-dichlorophenoxy acetate-zinc layered hydroxide nanohybrid, Journal of Solid State Chemistry, Volume 203, 2013, Pages 19-24, IF 2012 = 2.040, Q2, ISI).
72. Farahnaz Barahuie, Mohd Zobir Hussein, Palanisamy Arulselvan, Sharida Fakurazi and Zulkarnain Zainal, Development of the anticancer potential of a chlorogenate-zinc layered hydroxide nanohybrid with controlled release property against various cancer cells, Science of Advanced Materials, Vol. 5 (12), 2013 pp. 1983-1993. IF 2012 = 2.509, Q1, ISI).
73. Donya Ramimoghadam, Mohd. Zobir Bin Hussein and Yun Hin Taufiq-Yap, Hydrothermal synthesis of zinc oxide nanoparticles using rice as soft biotemplate, Chemistry Central Journal, 7:136, IF 2012 = 1.312, Q3, ISI).
74. Bullo Saifullah, Mohd Zobir Hussein, Samer Hasan Hussein-Al-Ali, Palanisamy Arulselvan and Sharida Fakurazi, Anti-tuberculosis nanodelivery system with controlled release properties based on para-amino salicylate-zinc-aluminium layered hydroxide nanocomposites, Drug Design, development and theraphy 2013 (7) 1365-1375, IF 2012 = 3.486, Q1, ISI.
75. Dena Dorniani, Mohd Zobir bin Hussein, Aminu Umar Kura, Sharida Fakurazi, Abdul Halim Shaari, Zalinah Ahmad, Preparation and characterization of 6-mercaptopurine-coated magnetite nanoparticles as a drug delivery system, Drug Design, Development and Therapy, 2013:7 1015–1026, IF 2012 = 3.486, Q1, ISI.
76. Samer Hasan Hussein-Al-Ali, Mothanna Al-Qubaisi, Mohamed El Zowalaty, Maznah Ismail, Mohd Zobir Hussein, Cytotoxicity and Antimicrobial Activity Studies of an Ellagic Acid-Zinc Layered Hydroxide Intercalation Compound, Science of Advanced Materials, Volume 5, Number 10, October 2013 , pp. 1504-1513(10), IF 2012 = 2.509, Q1, ISI.
77. Dena Dorniani, Mohd Zobir Bin Hussein, Aminu Umar Kura, Sharida Fakurazi, Abdul Halim Shaari and Zalinah Ahmad, Sustained Release of Prindopril Erbumine from Its Chitosan-Coated Magnetic Nanoparticles for Biomedical Applications, International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 2013, 14, 23639-23653; doi:10.3390/ijms141223639, IF 2012 = 2.464, Q2, ISI.
78. Kura, A.U., Ali, S.H.H.A., Hussein, M.Z., Fakurazi, S., Arulselvan, P., Powder Technology, Development of a controlled-release anti-parkinsonian nanodelivery system using levodopa as the active agent, International Journal of Nanomedicine, Volume 8, 15 March 2013, Pages 1103-1110, IF 2012 = 3.463, Q1). Cited/ISI.
79. Susan Azizi, Mansor Bin Hj Ahmad, Mohd Zobir Hussein and Nor Azowa Ibrahim, Synthesis, Antibacterial and Thermal Studies of Cellulose Nanocrystal Stabilized ZnO-Ag Heterostructure Nanoparticles, Molecules 2013, 18, 6269-6280; doi:10.3390/molecules18066269, (IF 2012 = 2.428, Q2) Cited/ISI.
80. Islam, K.N., Bakar, M.Z.B.A., Ali, M.E., Hussein, M.Z.B., Noordin, M.M., Loqman, M.Y., Miah, G., Wahid, H., Hashim, U., A novel method for the synthesis of calcium carbonate (aragonite) nanoparticles from cockle shells, Powder Technology, Volume 235, F Hippuric Hippuric ebruary 2013, Pages 70-75, (IF 2012 = 2.024, Q2) Cited/ISI.
81. Lee, H.V., Taufiq-Yap, Y.H., Hussein, M.Z., Yunus, R., Transesterification of jatropha oil with methanol over Mg-Zn mixed metal oxide catalysts, Energy, Volume 49, Issue 1, 1 January 2013, Pages 12-18, (IF 2012 = 3.651, Q1) Cited/ISI.
82. Ahmad, M.B., Shameli, K., Tay, M.Y., Hussein, M.Z., Lim, J.J., Antibacterial effect of silver nanoparticles prepared in bipolymers at moderate temperature, Research on Chemical Intermediates, 2013, Pages 1-16, (IF 2012 = 0.880, Q3) Cited/ISI.
83. Ahmad, M.B., Gharayebi, Y., Salit, M.S., Hussein, M.Z., Shameli, K., Dehzangi, A., Jahangirian, H., Abdolmohammadi, S., Behzad, K., Effect of SiO2 particles on dispersion of montmorillonite (MMT) in polyimide nanocomposite during thermal imidization, Research on Chemical Intermediates, 2013, Pages 1-15, 2013, Pages 1-16, (IF 2012 = 0.880, Q3) Cited/ISI.
84. Nor Azah Yusof, Siti Khadijah Ab. Rahman, Mohd Zobir Hussein and Nor Azowa Ibrahim, Preparation and Characterization of Molecularly Imprinted Polymer as SPE Sorbent for Melamine Isolation, Polymers, 2013, 5, 1215-1228 (doi:10.3390/polym5041215)
85. Wan Md Zin Wan Yunus, Lim Chee Siong, Manroshan s, Mohd Zobir Hussein, Mohamad Zaki Abdul Rahman and Khairul Zaman Mohd Dahan, Preparation and characterization of crosslinked polycaprolactone and natural rubber (SMR CV60) Blends, Journal of Rubber Research, 16(3), 147-161, 2013, IF 2012 = 0.216, Q4, ISI.
86. Mothanna Sadiq Al-Qubaisi, Abdullah Rasedee, Moayad Husein Flaifel, Sahrim Hj Ahmad, Samer Hussein-Al-Ali, Mohd Zobir Hussein, Eltayeb EM Eid, Zulkarnain Zainal, Mohd Saeed, Muna Ilowefah, Sharida Fakurazi, Norhaszalina Mohd Isa, Mohamed Ezzat El Zowalaty, Cytotoxicity of nickel zinc ferrite nanoparticles on cancer cells of epithelial origin, International Journal of Nanomedicine 2013:8 2497–2508.
87. Mothanna Sadiq Al-Qubaisi, Abdullah Rasedee, Moayad Husein Flaifel, Sahrim Hj Ahmad, Samer Hussein-Al-Ali, Mohd Zobir Hussein, Zulkarnain Zainal, Fatah lhassan, Yun HTaufiq-Yap, Eltayeb EM Eid, Ismail Adam Arbab, Bandar AAl-Asbahi, Thomas J Webster, Mohamed Ezzat El Zowalaty, Induction of apoptosis in cancer cells by NiZn ferrite nanoparticles through mitochondrial cytochrome Crelease, International Journal of Nanomedicine 2013:8 4115–4130.
88. Buong Woei Chieng, Nor Azowa Ibrahim, Wan Md Zin Wan Yunus, Mohd Zobir Hussein, Plasticized Poly(lactic acid) with Low Molecular Weight Poly(ethyleneglycol): Mechanical, Thermal, and Morphology Properties, Journal of Applied Polymer Science, 2013, Volume 130, Issue 6, DOI: 10.1002/APP.39742.
89. Sheikh Ahmad Izaddin Sheikh Mohd Ghazali, Mohd Zobir Hussein and Siti Halimah Sarijo, 3,4-Dichlorophenoxyacetate interleaved into anionic clay for controlled release formulation of a new environmentally friendly agrochemical, Nanoscale Research Letters 2013, 8:362 doi:10.1186/1556-276X-8-362.
90. Y. H. Taufiq-Yap, A. R. Nur-Faizal, S. Sivasangar, M. Z. Hussein and A. Aishah, Modification ofMalaysian dolomite usingmechanochemical treatment via different media for oil palm fronds gasification, International Journal of Energy Research (2013), DOI: 10.1002/er.3118.
91. Sabo Wada Dutse, Nor Azah Yusof, Haslina Ahmad, Mohd Zobir Hussein, Zulkarnain Zainal, Roozbeh hushiarian, DNA-based Biosensor for Detection of Ganoderma boninense, an Oil Palm Pathogen Utilizing Newly Synthesized Ruthenium Complex [Ru(phen)2(qtpy)]2+ Based on a PEDOT-PSS/Ag Nanoparticles Modified Electrode, International Journal of Electrochemical Science, 2013 (8) 11048 - 11057.
92. Noremylia Mohd Bakhori, Nor Azah Yusof, Abdul Halim Abdullah and Mohd Zobir Hussein, Development of a Fluorescence Resonance Energy Transfer (FRET)-Based DNA Biosensor for Detection of Synthetic Oligonucleotide of Ganoderma Boninense, Biosensors 2013, 3, 419-428; doi:10.3390/bios3040419.
93. Abdullah Ahmed Ali Ahmed, Zainal Abidin Talib, Mohd Zobir Hussein, Influence of metallic molar ratio on the electron spin resonance and thermal diffusivity of Zn-Al layered double hydroxide, Journal of Nanomaterials Volume 2013 (2013), Article ID 639354, 9 pages, http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/639354.
94. Dena Dorniani, Mohd Zobir Hussein, Aminu Umar Kura, Sharida Fakurazi, Abdul Halim Shaari and Zalinah Ahmad, Preparation of Fe3O4 magnetic nanoparticles coated with gallic acid for drug delivery, International Journal of Nanomedicine, Vol. 7, pp. 5745-5756, 2012 (IF 2012 = 4.976, Q1) Cited/ISI.
95. Bullo Saifullah, Mohd Zobir Hussein, Samer Hasan Hussein Al Ali, Controlled-release approaches towards the chemotherapy of tuberculosis, International Journal of Nanomedicine, Vol. 7, pp. 5451-5463, 2012 (IF 2012 = 4.976, Q1) Cited/ISI.
96. Donya Ramimoghadam, Mohd Zobir Bin Hussein and Yun Hin Taufiq-Yap, The Effect of Sodium Dodecyl Sulfate (SDS) and Cetyltrimethylammonium Bromide (CTAB) on the Properties of ZnO Synthesized by Hydrothermal Method, International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 2012, 13, 13275-13293 (IF 2012 = 2.598, Q2). Cited/ISI.
97. Samer Hasan Hussein AlAli, Mothanna Al-Qubaisi, Mohd Zobir Hussein, Maznah Ismail, Zulkarnain Zainal and Muhammad Nazrul Hakim, Controlled release formulation of antihistamine based on cetirizine-zinc layered hydroxides nanocompsites and its effect on histimine release from basophilic leukemia (RBL-2H3) cells, International Journal of Nanomedicine, Vol. 7, pp. 3351 - 3363, 2012 (IF 2012 = 4.976, Q1). Cited/ISI.
98. Samer Hasan Hussein-Al-Ali, Mothanna Al-Qubaisi, Mohd Zobir Hussein, Maznah Ismail, Zulkarnain Zainal and Muhammad Nazrul Hakim, In Vitro Inhibition of Histamine Release Behavior of Cetirizine Intercalated into Zn/Al- and Mg/Al-Layered Double Hydroxides, International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 2012, 13, 5899-5916 (IF 2012 = 2.598, Q2). Cited/ISI.
99. Samer Hasan Al Ali, Mothanna Al-Qubaisi, Mohd Zobir Hussein, Maznah Ismail, Zulkarnain Zainal and Muhammad Nazrul Hakim, Controlled release and angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibition properties of an antihypertensve drug based on a perindopril erbumin-layered double hydroxide nanocomposite, International Journal of Nanomedicine, Vol. 7, pp. 2129–2141, 2012 (IF 2011 = 4.976, Q1). Cited/ISI.
100. Samer Hasan Hussein Al Ali, Mohd Zobir Hussein, Zulkarnain Zainal and Muhammad Nazrul Hakim, Comparative study of Mg/Al-layered and Zn/Al-layered double hydroxide –perindropil erbumine nanocomposites for inhibition of angiotensin-converting enzyme, International Journal of Nanomedicine, Vol. 7, pp. 4251-4262, 2012 (IF 2012 = 4.976, Q1). Cited/ISI.
101. Mohd Zobir Hussein, Nor Shazlirah Shazlyn A. Rahman, Siti H. Sarijo, Zulkarnain Zainal, Herbicides-intercalated zinc layered hydroxide nanohybrid for a dual-guests controlled release formulation, International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 2012, 13, 7328-7342 (IF 2012 = 2.598, Q2). Cited/ISI.
102. Mohd Zobir Hussein, Salwani Asyikin Zakarya, Siti Halimah Sarijo, Zulkarnain Zainal, Parameter Optimisation of Carbon Nanotubes Synthesis via Hexane Decomposition over Minerals Generated from Anadara granosa Shells as the Catalyst Support, Journal of Nanomaterials, Vol 2012 (2012), Article ID 525616, 9 pages, doi:10.1155/2012/525616
(IF 2012 = 1.376, Q2). Cited/ISI.
103. Zaemah Binti Jubri, Mohd Zobir Bin Hussein,Asmah Hj Yahaya and Zulkarnain Zainal, The effect of substitution of zinc with aluminium in the brucite-like layers on the physicochemical properties of zinc-aluminium-layered double hydroxide-pamoate nanocomposite, Journal of Porous Materials, 19 (2012) pp. 45–51(IF 2012 = 1.238, Q2). Cited/ISI.
104. Mohd Zobir Bin Hussein, Nor Shazlirah Shazlyn Abdul Rahman, Siti Halimah Sarijo, Zulkarnain Zainal, Synthesis of a monophasic nanohybrid for a controlled release formulation of two active agents simultaneously, Applied Clay Science, Volume 58, April 2012, Pages 60-66 (IF 2011 = 2.474, Q1). Cited/ISI.
2. Farahnaz Barahuie, Mohd Zobir Hussein, Shafinaz Abd Gani, Sharida Fakurazi, Synthesis of protocatechuic acid–zinc/aluminium–layered double hydroxide nanocomposite as ananticancer nanodeliverys ystem, Zulkarnain Zainal, Journal of Solid State Chemistry, 221(2015) 21–31. IF 2013 = 2.200, Q2, ISI.
3. Bullo Saifullah, Mohamed Ezzat El Zowalaty, Palanisamy Arulselvam, Sharida Fakurazi, Thomas J Webster, Benjamin Geilich and Mohd Zobir Hussein, The ability of streptomycin incorporated chitosan magnetic nanocomposites to possess anti-microbial and anti-tuberculosis activity, International Journal of Nanomedicine 2015:xxx IF 2013 = 4.195, Q1, ISI. (in press)
4. Julia M. Tan, Jhi Biau Foo, Sharida Fakurazi and Mohd Zobir Hussein, Toxicity evaluation and release behaviour of levodopa from carboxylated single-walled carbon nanotubes, Beilstein Journal of Nanotechnology, XX XX, IF 2013 = 2.332, Q1, ISI. (accepted)
5. Abdullah Ahmed Ali Ahmed, Zainal Abidin Talib, Mohd Zobir Hussein, Influence of sodium dodecyl sulfate concentration on the photocatalytic activity and dielectric properties of intercalated sodium dodecyl sulfate into Zn–Cd–Al layered double hydroxide, Materials Research Bulletin 62 (2015) 122–131.
6. Samer Hussein Al Ali, Mohamed E El Zowalaty, Mohd Zobir Hussein, Maznah Ismail, Dena Dorniani and Thomas. Webster, Novel Kojic Acid-polymer based nanocomposites for medical applications, International Journal of Nanomedicine 2014:9 351–362, IF 2013 = 4.195, Q1, ISI.
7. Norhayati Hashim, Mohd Zobir Hussein, Illyas Md Isa, Azlan Kamari, Azmi Mohamed, Adila Mohamad Jaafar, Hafsah Taha, Synthesis and controlled release of cloprop herbicides from cloprop-layered double hydroxide and cloprop-zinc-layered hydroxide nanocomposites, Open Journal of Inorganic Chemistry, 2014, 4, 1-9, OJIC http://dx.doi.org/10.4236/ojic. 2014.41001 Published Online January 2014 (http://www.scirp.org/journal/ojic/)
8. Samer Hasan Hussein-Al-Ali, Mohamed Ezzat El Zowalaty, Mohd Zobir Hussein, Maznah Ismail, Thomas J Webster, Synthesis, characterization, controlled release, and antibacterial studies of a novel streptomycin chitosan magnetic nanoantibiotic, International Journal of Nanomedicine 2014:9 549–557. IF 2013 = 4.195, Q1, ISI.
9. Sumaiyah Megat Nabil Mohsin, Mohd Zobir Hussein, Siti Halimah Sarijo, Sharida Fakurazi, Palanisamy Arulselvan, Taufiq-Yap Yun Hin, Characterisation and Cytotoxicity Assessment of UV Absorbers-Intercalated Zinc/Aluminium-Layered Double Hydroxides on Dermal Fibroblast Cells, Science of Advanced Materials, Volume 6, Number 4, April 2014, pp. 648-658(11). IF 2013 = 2.908, Q1, ISI.
10. K. Tumirah, M.Z. Hussein, Z. Zulkarnain, R. Rafeadah, Nano-encapsulated organic phase change material based on copolymer nanocomposites for thermal energy storage, Energy 66 (2014) pp. 881-890 (2014), IF 2013 = 4.159 , Q1, ISI. KM 200314.
11. Dena Dorniani, Aminu Umar Kura, Samer Hasan Hussein-Al-Ali, Mohd Zobir Bin Hussein, Sharida Fakurazi, Abdul Halim Shaari and Zalinah Ahmad, In Vitro Sustained Release Study of Gallic Acid Coated with Magnetite-PEG and Magnetite-PVA for Drug Delivery System, Scientific World Journal, Volume 2014 (2014), Article ID 416354, 11 pages pages(http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/416354), IF 2013 = 1.219 Q2 ISI.
12. Samer Hasan Hussein-Al-Ali, Palanisamy Arulselvan, Mohd Zobir Hussein, Sharida Fakurazi, Maznah Ismail, Dena Dorniani and Mohammad Ezzat El Zowalaty, Synthesis, Characterization, Controlled Release and Cytotoxic Effect of Anthranilic Acid-Loaded Chitosan and Polyethylene Glycol magnetic Nanoparticles on Murine Macrophage RAW 264.7 Cells, NANO: Vol. 9, No. 2 (2014) 1450016 (12 pages) DOI: 10.1142/S1793292014500167, IF 2013 = 1.260 Q3.
13. Sumaiyah Megat Nabil Mohsin, Mohd Zobir Hussein, Siti Halimah Sarijo, Sharida Fakurazi, Palanisamy Arulselvan and Yun Hin Taufiq-Yap, Optimization of UV Absorptivity of Layered Double Hydroxide by Intercalating Organic UV-Absorbent Molecules, Journal of Biomedical Nanotechnology, Vol. 10 (8) 1490–1500, 2014. IF 2013 = 7.578, Q1.
14. Farahnaz Barahuie, Mohd Zobir Hussein, Sharida Fakurazi, Zulkarnain Zainal, Development of drug delivery systems based on layered hydroxides for nanomedicine, International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 2014: 15, 7750-7786; doi:10.3390/ijms15057750, IF 2013 = 2.339, Q2, ISI.
15. Julia Meihua Tan, Karthivashan Govindarajan, Palanisamy Arulselvan, Sharida Fakurazi and Mohd Zobir Hussein, Characterization and in vitro sustained release of Silibinin from pH responsive carbon nanotube-based drug delivery system, Journal of Nanomaterials, Volume 2014 (2014), Article ID 439873, 10 pages, http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/439873. IF 2013 = 1.611 (Q2), ISI.
16. Farahnaz Barahuie, Mohd Zobir Hussein, Palanisamy Arulselvan, Sharida Fakurazi and Zulkarnain Zainal, Anticancer Nanodelivery System With Controlled Release Property Based on protocatchuate-Zinc Layered hydroxide nanohybrid, International Journal of Nanomedicine 2014:9 3137–3149, IF 2013 = 4.195, Q1, ISI.
17. Farahnaz Barahuie, Mohd Zobir Hussein, Sharida Fakurazi, Zulkarnain Zainal, Drug delivery system for an anticancer agent, chlorogenate-Zn/Al-layered double hydroxide nanohybrid synthesised using direct co-precipitation and ion exchange methods, Journal of Solid State Chemistry, 217 (2014), pp 31-41, IF 2013 = 2.200, Q2, ISI.
18. Dena Dorniani, Aminu Umar Kura, Samer Hasan Hussein-Al-Ali, Mohd Zobir Bin Hussein, Sharida Fakurazi, Abdul Halim Shaari and Zalinah Ahmad, Release behaviour and toxicity profiles towards leukemia (WEHI-3B) cell lines 6-mercaptopurine-PEG-coated magnetite nanoparticles delivery systems, Scientific World Journal, Volume 2014, Article ID 972501, 11 pages, http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/972501, IF 2013 = 1.219 Q2 ISI.
19. Julia Tan Meihua, Palanisamy Arulselvan, Sharida Fakurazi, Hairuszah Ithnin and Mohd Zobir Hussein, Journal of Nanomaterials, A review on characterizations and biocompatibility of functionalized carbon nanotubes in drug delivery design, Journal of Nanomaterials, Volume 2014, Article ID 917024, 20 pages, http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/917024, IF 2013 = 1.611 (Q2), ISI.
20. Bullo Saifullah, Mohamed Ezzat El Zowalaty, Palanisamy Arulselvam, Sharida Fakurazi, Thomas J Webster, Benjamin Geilich and Mohd Zobir Hussein, Development of a highly biocompatible Anti-tuberculosis nanodelivery formulation based on para-amino salicyclic acid-zinc layered hydroxide nanocomposites, Scientific World Journal, Volume 2014, Article ID 401460, 12 pages http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/401460, IF 2013 = 1.219 Q2 ISI.
21. Samer Hasan Hussein-Al-Ali, Mohamed Ezzat El Zowalaty, Aminu Umar Kura, Benjamin Geilich, Sharida Fakurazi, Thomas J Webster and Mohd Zobir Hussein, Antimicrobial and controlled release studies of novel nystatin conjugated iron oxide nanocomposite, BioMed Research International (formerly known as Journal of Biomedicine and Biotechnology) – BioMed Research International, 2014 volume 2014, ISI, Article ID 651831, 13 pages, http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/651831, IF 2013 = 2.706, Q2, 5527050
22. Bullo Saifullah, Mohamed Ezzat El Zowalaty, Palanisamy Arulselvam, Sharida Fakurazi, Thomas J Webster, Benjamin Geilich and Mohd Zobir Hussein, Antimycobacterial, antimicrobial and biocompatibility properties of para-aminosalicylic acid with zinc layered hydroxide and Zn/Al layered double hydroxide nanocomposites, Drug Design, Development and Therapy, 2014:8 1029–1036, IF 2013 = 3.026, Q2, ISI.
23. Samer Hasan Hussein-Al-Ali, Mohamed Ezzat El Zowalaty, Mohd Zobir Hussein, Benjamin Geilich, Thomas J Webster, Synthesis, characterization and antibacterial activity of a novel ampicillin-conjugated magnetic nano-antibiotic, for medical applications, International Journal of Nanomedicine 2014:9 (1) 3801–3814. IF 2013 = 4.195, Q1, ISI.
24. Samer Hasan Hussein-Al-Ali, Palanisamy Arulselvam, Sharida Fakurazi Mohd Zobir Hussein, Dena Dorniani, Arginine-chitosan- and Arginine-polyethylene glycol-conjugated superparamagnetic nanoparticles: Preparation, cytotoxicity and controlled-release, Journal of Biomaterials Applications Volume 29, Issue 2, August 2014, Pages 186-198, IF = 2.7640 (Q2)
25. Dena Dorniani Aminu Umar Kura, Mohd Zobir Bin Hussein, Sharida Fakurazi, Abdul Halim Shaari and Zalinah Ahmad, Controlled-release formulation of perindopril erbumine loaded PEG-coated magnetite nanoparticles for biomedical applications, Journal of Materials Science, 49 (24), pp 8487-8497, DOI 10.1007/s10853-014-8559-7. IF 2013 = 2.305, Q1, ISI.
26. Julia Meihua Tan, Karthivashan Govindarajan, Palanisamy Arulselvan, Sharida Fakurazi and Mohd Zobir Hussein, Sustained release and cytotoxicity evaluation of carbon nanotube-mediated drug delivery system for betulinic acid, Journal of Nanomaterials, Volume 2014, Article ID 862148, 11 pages, http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/862148, IF 2013 = 1.611 (Q2), ISI.
27. Mohd Zobir Hussein, Adila Mohamad Jaafar, Asmah Hj. Yahaya, Mas Jaffri Masarudin and Zulkarnain Zainal, Formation and yield of Multi-Walled Carbon Nanotubes synthesized via Chemical Vapour Deposition routes using different metal-based catalysts of FeCoNiAl, CoNiAl and FeNiAl-LDH, International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 2014, 15, 1-x manuscripts; doi:10.3390/ijms150x000x, IF 2013 = 2.339, Q2, ISI.
28. Bullo Saifullah, Mohamed Ezzat El Zowalaty, Palanisamy Arulselvam, Sharida Fakurazi, Thomas J Webster, Benjamin Geilich and Mohd Zobir Hussein, Development of a biocompatible nanodelivery systems for tuberculosis drugs based on Isoniazid-Mg/Al layered double hydroxide, International Journal of Nanomedicine 2014: 9(1) pp 4749-4762 IF 2013 = 4.195, Q1, ISI.
29. Samer Hasan Hussein-Al-Ali, Palanisamy Arulselvan, Sharida Fakurazi, Mohd Zobir Hussein, The in vitro therapeutic activity of betulinic acid nanocomposite on breast cancer cells (MCF-7) and normal fibroblast cell (3T3), (2014) Journal of Materials Science, 49 (23), pp. 8171-8182. IF 2013 = 2.305, Q1, ISI.
30. Bullo Saifullah, Mohamed Ezzat El Zowalaty, Palanisamy Arulselvam, Sharida Fakurazi, Thomas J Webster, Benjamin Geilich and Mohd Zobir Hussein, Development of a biocompatible nanodelivery systems for tuberculosis drugs based on Isoniazid-Mg/Al layered double hydroxide, International Journal of Nanomedicine 2014: 9(1) pp 4749-4762 IF 2013 = 4.195, Q1, ISI.
31. Buong Woei Chieng, Nor Azowa Ibrahim, Wan Md Zin Wan Yunus and Mohd Zobir Hussein, Poly(lactic acid)/Poly(ethylene glycol) Polymer Nanocomposites: Effects of Graphene Nanoplatelets, Polymer 2014, 6, 93-104; doi:10.3390/polym6010093. IF (2013) =3.766, Q1.
32. Ariffin S.N., Lim H.N., Jumeri F.A., Zobir M., Abdullah A.H., Ahmad M., Ibrahim N.A., Huang N.M., Teo P.S., Muthoosamy K., Harrison I., Modification of polypropylene filter with metal oxide and reduced graphene oxide for water treatment, Ceramics International 40 (2014) 6927–6936. IF=2.086 (Q1)
33. Sabo Wada Dutse, Nor Azah Yusof, Haslina Ahmad, Mohd Zobir Hussein, Zulkarnain Zainal, Roozbeh Hushiarian & Reza Hajian (2014), An Electrochemical Biosensor for the Determination of Ganoderma boninense Pathogen Based on a Novel Modified Gold Nanocomposite Film Electrode, Analytical Letters, 47:5, 819-832, DOI: 10.1080/00032719.2013.858261 IF =1.019. (Q4).
34. Susan Azizi, Mansor Bin Ahmad, Mohd Zobir Hussein, Nor Azowa Ibrahim, Farideh Namvar, Preparation and properties of poly(vinyl alcohol)/chitosan blend bionanocomposites reinforced with cellulose nanocrystals/ZnO-Ag multifunctional nanosized filler, International Journal of Nanomedicine, 2014:9(1) Pages 1909 – 1917, DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/IJN.S60274, . IF 2013 = 4.195, Q1, ISI.
35. Aminu Umar Kura, Nooraini Mohd Ain, Mohd Zobir Hussein, Sharida Fakurazi and Samer Hasan Hussein-Al-Ali, Toxicity and Metabolism of Layered Double Hydroxide Intercalated with Levodopa in a Parkinson’s Disease Model, International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 2014, 15, 5916-5927; doi:10.3390/ijms15045916, IF 2013 = 2.339, Q2, ISI.
36. Aminu Umar Kura, Sharida Fakurazi, Mohd Zobir Hussein, Samer Hasan Hussein-Al-Ali, Preparation of Tween 80-Zn/Al-Levodopa-Layered Double Hydroxides Nanocomposite for Drug Delivery System, Scientific World Journal . 03/2014; 2014(Article ID 104246):10. IF 2013 = 1.219 Q2 ISI.
37. Lee Kian Mun, Abdul Halim Abdullah, Mohd Zobir Hussein And Zulkarnain Zainal, Synthesis and photocatalysis of ZnO/γ-Fe2O3 nanocomposite in degrading herbicide 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid, Sains Malaysiana, Volume 43, Issue 3, March 2014, Pages 437-441. IF=0.480 (Q3)
38. Ahmad, M.B., Shameli, K., Tay, M.Y., Hussein, M.Z., Lim, J.J., Antibacterial effect of silver nanoparticles prepared in bipolymers at moderate temperature, Research on Chemical Intermediates, Volume 40, Issue 2, February 2014, Pages 817-832, IF (2013)=1.540 (Q2)
39. Roshanak Khandanlou, Mansor B. Ahmad, Kamyar Shameli, Mohd Zobir Hussein, Norhazlin Zainuddin, and Katayoon Kalantari, Mechanical and Thermal Stability Properties of Modified Rice Straw Fiber Blend with Polycaprolactone Composite, Journal of Nanomaterials, Volume 2014 (2014), Article ID 675258, 9 pages, http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/675258, IF 2013 = 1.611 (Q2), ISI.
40. Ranjbar, M.G., Shameli, K., Ahmad, M.B., Mat Yunus, M. Bin Hussein, M.Z., Study of thermal diffusivity of Zn/Al layered double hydroxide synthesized with different molar ratio of Zn/Al salts, Digest Journal of Nanomaterials and Biostructures, Vol. 9 (2), 2014, Pages 585-592. IF(2013 =1.123 (Q3)
41. Abdullah Ahmed Ali Ahmed, Zainal Abidin Talib, Mohd Zobir Hussein, Moayad Husein Flaifel, and Naif Mohammed Al-Hada, Influence of Zn/Fe Molar Ratio on Optical and Magnetic Properties of ZnO and ZnFe2O4 Nanocrystal as Calcined Products of Layered Double Hydroxides, Journal of Spectroscopy, Volume 2014 (2014), Article ID 732163, 6 pages, IF 2013 = 0, Q = 0.
42. Buong Woei Chieng, Nor Azowa Ibrahim, Wan Md Zin Wan Yunus, Mohd Zobir Hussein, Yoon Yee Then and Yuet Ying Loo, Effects of Graphene Nanoplatelets and Reduced Graphene Oxide on Poly(lactic acid) and Plasticized Poly(lactic acid): A Comparative Study, Polymer 2014, 6, 2232-2246; doi:10.3390/polym6082232, IF (2013) =3.766, Q1.
43. Ethar Y. Salih, Z. Abas, Samer Hasan Hussein Al Ali and Mohd Zobir Hussein. Dielectric Behaviour of Zn/Al-NO3 (LDHs) Filled with Polyvinyl Chloride Composite at Low Microwave Frequencies, Advances in Materials Science and Engineering (2014), ART NO. 647120. IF (2013) =0.897, Q3
44. Taufiq-Yap, Y.H., Nur-Faizal, A.R., Sivasangar, S., Hussein, M.Z., Aishah, A., Modification of Malaysian dolomite using mechanochemical treatment via different media for oil palm fronds gasification, (2014) International Journal of Energy Research, 38 (8), pp. 1008-1015. IF (2013) = 2.737 Q1
45. Kura, A.U., Cheah, P.-S., Hussein, M.Z., Hassan, Z., Tengku Azmi, T.I., Hussein, N.F., Fakurazi, S., Toxicity evaluation of zinc aluminium levodopa nanocomposite via oral route in repeated dose study, (2014) Nanoscale Research Letters, 9 (1), pp. 1-11. . IF (2013) = 2.481, Q1
46. Kura, A.U., Hussein, M.Z., Fakurazi, S., Arulselvan, P., Layered double hydroxide nanocomposite for drug delivery systems; bio-distribution, toxicity and drug activity enhancement, (2014) Chemistry Central Journal, 8 (1), art. no. 47. 1.663 Q2
47. Azizi, S., Ahmad, M.B., Ibrahim, N.A., Hussein, M.Z., Namvar, F., Cellulose nanocrystals/ZnO as a bifunctional reinforcing nanocomposite for poly(vinyl alcohol)/chitosan blend films: Fabrication, characterization and properties, (2014) International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 15 (6), pp. 11040-11053. 2.339 Q2
48. Kura, A.U., Fakurazi, S., Hussein, M.Z., Arulselvan, P., Nanotechnology in drug delivery: The need for more cell culture based studies in screening, (2014) Chemistry Central Journal, 8 (1), art. no. 46, 1.663 Q2
49. Azizi, S., Ahmad, M.B., Ibrahim, N.A., Hussein, M.Z., Namvar, F., Preparation and properties of poly(vinyl alcohol)/chitosan blend bio-nanocomposites reinforced by cellulose nanocrystals, (2014) Chinese Journal of Polymer Science (English Edition), 32 (12), pp. 1620-1627. 1.420 Q3
50. Kalantari, K., Ahmad, M.B., Shameli, K., Hussein, M.Z.B., Khandanlou, R., Khanehzaei, H., Size-controlled synthesis of Fe3O4 magnetic nanoparticles in the layers of montmorillonite, (2014) Journal of Nanomaterials, 2014, art. no. 739485. 1.611, Q2
51. Chieng, B.W., Ibrahim, N.A., Yunus, W.M.Z.W., Hussein, M.Z., Then, Y.Y., Loo, Y.Y., Reinforcement of graphene nanoplatelets on plasticized poly(lactic acid) nanocomposites: Mechanical, thermal, morphology, and antibacterial properties, (2014) Journal of Applied Polymer Science, 132 (11), art. no. 41652. 1.640, Q2
52. Babakhani, S., Talib, Z.A., Hussein, M.Z., Ahmed, A.A.A., Optical and thermal properties of Zn/Al-layered double hydroxide nanocomposite intercalated with sodium dodecyl sulfate (2014) Journal of Spectroscopy, 2014, art. no. 467064.
53. Chieng, B.W., Ibrahim, N.A., Wan Yunus, W.M.Z., Hussein, M.Z., Loo, Y.Y., Effect of graphene nanoplatelets as nanofiller in plasticized poly(lactic acid) nanocomposites: Thermal properties and mechanical properties, (2014) Journal of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry, 118 (3), pp. 1551-1559. 2.206, Q2
54. Maryam Ranjbar, G., Shameli, K., Yunus, M.M., Bin Hussein, M.Z., Shameli, K., Effect of heat treatment on thermal diffusivity of Zn/Al layered double hydroxide synthesized using photoflash technique, (2014) Optoelectronics and Advanced Materials, Rapid Communications, 8 (5-6), pp. 457-461. 0.563. Q4
55. Lim, Y. C., Zainal, Z., Hussein, M.Z., Tan, W.-T., Effect of electrolyte concentration on the morphology and photoelectrochemical response of titania nanotubes prepared by electrochemical anodisation, (2014) Advanced Materials Research, 832, pp. 744-748.
56. Chieng, B.W., Ibrahim, N.A., Wan Yunus, W.M.Z., Hussein, M.Z., Effects of graphene nanopletelets on poly(lactic acid)/poly(ethylene glycol) polymer nanocomposites, (2014) Advanced Materials Research, 1024, pp. 136-139.
57. Samaneh Babakhani, Zainal Abidin Talib, Mohd Zobir bin Hussein, Abdullah Ahmed Ali Ahmed, Synthesis and Characterization of Zn-Al Layered Double Hydroxide (LDH) Nanocomposite Intercalated with Sodium Dodecyl Sulfate (SDS), Advanced Materials Research 2014 (8), 1024, pp 52-55.
58. Chieng, B.W., Ibrahim, N.A., Wan Yunus, W.M.Z., Hussein, M.Z., Loo, Y.Y., Effect of graphene nanoplatelets as nanofiller in plasticized poly(lactic acid) nanocomposites, (2014) Journal of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry, Article in Press. IF=2.206, Q2.
59. Khandanlou, R., Ahmad, M.B., Shameli, K., Hussein, M.Z., Zainuddin, N., Kalantari, K., Effect of unmodified rice straw on the properties of rice straw/polycaprolactone composites, (2014) Research on Chemical Intermediates, Article in Press IF=1.540, Q2.
60. Samer Hussein AlAli, Mothanna Al-Qubaisi, Mohamed E El Zowalaty, Mohd Zobir Hussein and Maznah Ismail, Antimicrobial Activity of Hippurate Nanocomposite and Its Cytotoxicity Effect in Combination with Cytarabine against HL-60, Journal of Nanomaterials, Vol 2013 (2013), Article ID 843647, 9 pages, http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/843647 (IF 2012 = 1.547, Q2). Cited/ISI.
61. Munirah Ramli, Mohd Zobir Hussein and Khatijah Yusof, Preparation and characterization of an anti-inflammatory agent based on a zinc-layered hydroxide-salicylate nanohybrid and its effect on viability of Vero-3 cells, International Journal of Nanomedicines, Vol. 8, pp. 297–306, 2013. IF 2012 = 3.463, Q1). Cited/ISI.
62. Samer Hussein AlAli, Mothanna Al-Qubaisi, Mohamed E El Zowalaty, Mohd Zobir Hussein and Maznah Ismail, Hippuric acid nanocomposite enhances doxorubicin and oxaliplatin-induced cytotoxicity in MDA-MB231, MCF-7 and Caco2 cell lines, Drug Design, Development and Therapy, Vol. 7, (2013), pp. 25-31 (IF 2012 = 3.486, Q1). Cited/ISI.
63. Sumaiyah Megat Nabil Mohsin, Mohd Zobir Hussein, Siti Halimah Sarijo, Sharida Fakurazi, Palanisamy Arulselvan and Taufiq-Yap Yun Hin, Synthesis of (cinnamate-zinc layered hydroxide) intercalation compound for sunscreen application, Chemistry Central Journal 2013, 7:26, IF 2012 = 1.312, Q3). Cited/ISI,
64. Sarijo, S.H., Ghazali, S.A.I.S.M., Hussein, M.Z., Sidek, N.J., Synthesis of nanocomposite 2-methyl-4-chlorophenoxyacetic acid with layered double hydroxide: physicochemical characterization and controlled release properties, Journal of Nanoparticle Research, Vol. 15: 1356 (2013), Pages 1-9, DOI 10.1007/s11051-012-1356, (IF 2012 = 2.175, Q1) Cited/ISI.
65. Donya Ramimoghadam, Mohd Zobir Hussein and Yun Hin Taufiq-Yap, Synthesis and characterization of ZnO nanostructures using palm olein as biotemplate, Chemistry Central Journal 2013, 7:71 (doi:10.1186/1752-153X-7-71), IF 2012 = 1.312, Q3). Cited/ISI.
66. Farahnaz Barahuie, Mohd Zobir Hussein, Samer Hasan Hussein-Al-Ali, Palanisamy Arulselvan, Sharida Fakurazi and Zulkarnain Zainal, Preparation and controlled-release studies of a protocatechuic acid-magnesium/aluminum-layered double hydroxide nanocomposite, International Journal of Nanomedicine 2013:8 1975-1987, IF 2012 = 3.463, Q1). Cited/ISI.
67. M.Z. Hussein, J. Tan Meihua, S. Fakurazi, H. Ithnin, The evolutionary development in drug discovery and delivery, Journal of Drug Delivery Science and Technology, 23 (3) 195-205 2013.(IF2012 =1.088, Q4, ISI).
68. Bullo Saifullah, Mohd Zobir Hussein, Samer Hasan Hussein-Al-Ali, Palanisamy Arulselvan and Sheridan Fakurazi, Sustained release formulation of an anti-tuberculosis drug based on para-amino salicylic acid-zinc layered hydroxide nanocomposite, Chemistry Central Journal 2013, 7:72 (doi:10.1186/1752-153X-7-71), IF 2012 = 1.312, Q3, ISI).
69. Mazidah Mamat, Eny Kusrini, Asmah Hj. Yahaya, Mohd Zobir Hussein, Zulkarnain Zainal, Intercalation of anthranilate ion into zinc-aluminium-layered double hydroxide, International Journal of Technology (2013) 1: 73-80. ISI.
70. Abdul Latip, A.F., Hussein, M.Z., Stanslas, J., Choon, W.C., Adnan, R., Release behavior and toxicity profiles towards A549 cell lines of ciprofloxacin from its layered zinc hydroxide intercalation compound, Chemistry Central Journal, 2013, 7:119, IF 2012 = 1.312, Q3, ISI).
71. Bashi, A.M., Hussein, M.Z., Zainal, Z., Tichit, D., Synthesis and controlled release properties of 2,4-dichlorophenoxy acetate-zinc layered hydroxide nanohybrid, Journal of Solid State Chemistry, Volume 203, 2013, Pages 19-24, IF 2012 = 2.040, Q2, ISI).
72. Farahnaz Barahuie, Mohd Zobir Hussein, Palanisamy Arulselvan, Sharida Fakurazi and Zulkarnain Zainal, Development of the anticancer potential of a chlorogenate-zinc layered hydroxide nanohybrid with controlled release property against various cancer cells, Science of Advanced Materials, Vol. 5 (12), 2013 pp. 1983-1993. IF 2012 = 2.509, Q1, ISI).
73. Donya Ramimoghadam, Mohd. Zobir Bin Hussein and Yun Hin Taufiq-Yap, Hydrothermal synthesis of zinc oxide nanoparticles using rice as soft biotemplate, Chemistry Central Journal, 7:136, IF 2012 = 1.312, Q3, ISI).
74. Bullo Saifullah, Mohd Zobir Hussein, Samer Hasan Hussein-Al-Ali, Palanisamy Arulselvan and Sharida Fakurazi, Anti-tuberculosis nanodelivery system with controlled release properties based on para-amino salicylate-zinc-aluminium layered hydroxide nanocomposites, Drug Design, development and theraphy 2013 (7) 1365-1375, IF 2012 = 3.486, Q1, ISI.
75. Dena Dorniani, Mohd Zobir bin Hussein, Aminu Umar Kura, Sharida Fakurazi, Abdul Halim Shaari, Zalinah Ahmad, Preparation and characterization of 6-mercaptopurine-coated magnetite nanoparticles as a drug delivery system, Drug Design, Development and Therapy, 2013:7 1015–1026, IF 2012 = 3.486, Q1, ISI.
76. Samer Hasan Hussein-Al-Ali, Mothanna Al-Qubaisi, Mohamed El Zowalaty, Maznah Ismail, Mohd Zobir Hussein, Cytotoxicity and Antimicrobial Activity Studies of an Ellagic Acid-Zinc Layered Hydroxide Intercalation Compound, Science of Advanced Materials, Volume 5, Number 10, October 2013 , pp. 1504-1513(10), IF 2012 = 2.509, Q1, ISI.
77. Dena Dorniani, Mohd Zobir Bin Hussein, Aminu Umar Kura, Sharida Fakurazi, Abdul Halim Shaari and Zalinah Ahmad, Sustained Release of Prindopril Erbumine from Its Chitosan-Coated Magnetic Nanoparticles for Biomedical Applications, International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 2013, 14, 23639-23653; doi:10.3390/ijms141223639, IF 2012 = 2.464, Q2, ISI.
78. Kura, A.U., Ali, S.H.H.A., Hussein, M.Z., Fakurazi, S., Arulselvan, P., Powder Technology, Development of a controlled-release anti-parkinsonian nanodelivery system using levodopa as the active agent, International Journal of Nanomedicine, Volume 8, 15 March 2013, Pages 1103-1110, IF 2012 = 3.463, Q1). Cited/ISI.
79. Susan Azizi, Mansor Bin Hj Ahmad, Mohd Zobir Hussein and Nor Azowa Ibrahim, Synthesis, Antibacterial and Thermal Studies of Cellulose Nanocrystal Stabilized ZnO-Ag Heterostructure Nanoparticles, Molecules 2013, 18, 6269-6280; doi:10.3390/molecules18066269, (IF 2012 = 2.428, Q2) Cited/ISI.
80. Islam, K.N., Bakar, M.Z.B.A., Ali, M.E., Hussein, M.Z.B., Noordin, M.M., Loqman, M.Y., Miah, G., Wahid, H., Hashim, U., A novel method for the synthesis of calcium carbonate (aragonite) nanoparticles from cockle shells, Powder Technology, Volume 235, F Hippuric Hippuric ebruary 2013, Pages 70-75, (IF 2012 = 2.024, Q2) Cited/ISI.
81. Lee, H.V., Taufiq-Yap, Y.H., Hussein, M.Z., Yunus, R., Transesterification of jatropha oil with methanol over Mg-Zn mixed metal oxide catalysts, Energy, Volume 49, Issue 1, 1 January 2013, Pages 12-18, (IF 2012 = 3.651, Q1) Cited/ISI.
82. Ahmad, M.B., Shameli, K., Tay, M.Y., Hussein, M.Z., Lim, J.J., Antibacterial effect of silver nanoparticles prepared in bipolymers at moderate temperature, Research on Chemical Intermediates, 2013, Pages 1-16, (IF 2012 = 0.880, Q3) Cited/ISI.
83. Ahmad, M.B., Gharayebi, Y., Salit, M.S., Hussein, M.Z., Shameli, K., Dehzangi, A., Jahangirian, H., Abdolmohammadi, S., Behzad, K., Effect of SiO2 particles on dispersion of montmorillonite (MMT) in polyimide nanocomposite during thermal imidization, Research on Chemical Intermediates, 2013, Pages 1-15, 2013, Pages 1-16, (IF 2012 = 0.880, Q3) Cited/ISI.
84. Nor Azah Yusof, Siti Khadijah Ab. Rahman, Mohd Zobir Hussein and Nor Azowa Ibrahim, Preparation and Characterization of Molecularly Imprinted Polymer as SPE Sorbent for Melamine Isolation, Polymers, 2013, 5, 1215-1228 (doi:10.3390/polym5041215)
85. Wan Md Zin Wan Yunus, Lim Chee Siong, Manroshan s, Mohd Zobir Hussein, Mohamad Zaki Abdul Rahman and Khairul Zaman Mohd Dahan, Preparation and characterization of crosslinked polycaprolactone and natural rubber (SMR CV60) Blends, Journal of Rubber Research, 16(3), 147-161, 2013, IF 2012 = 0.216, Q4, ISI.
86. Mothanna Sadiq Al-Qubaisi, Abdullah Rasedee, Moayad Husein Flaifel, Sahrim Hj Ahmad, Samer Hussein-Al-Ali, Mohd Zobir Hussein, Eltayeb EM Eid, Zulkarnain Zainal, Mohd Saeed, Muna Ilowefah, Sharida Fakurazi, Norhaszalina Mohd Isa, Mohamed Ezzat El Zowalaty, Cytotoxicity of nickel zinc ferrite nanoparticles on cancer cells of epithelial origin, International Journal of Nanomedicine 2013:8 2497–2508.
87. Mothanna Sadiq Al-Qubaisi, Abdullah Rasedee, Moayad Husein Flaifel, Sahrim Hj Ahmad, Samer Hussein-Al-Ali, Mohd Zobir Hussein, Zulkarnain Zainal, Fatah lhassan, Yun HTaufiq-Yap, Eltayeb EM Eid, Ismail Adam Arbab, Bandar AAl-Asbahi, Thomas J Webster, Mohamed Ezzat El Zowalaty, Induction of apoptosis in cancer cells by NiZn ferrite nanoparticles through mitochondrial cytochrome Crelease, International Journal of Nanomedicine 2013:8 4115–4130.
88. Buong Woei Chieng, Nor Azowa Ibrahim, Wan Md Zin Wan Yunus, Mohd Zobir Hussein, Plasticized Poly(lactic acid) with Low Molecular Weight Poly(ethyleneglycol): Mechanical, Thermal, and Morphology Properties, Journal of Applied Polymer Science, 2013, Volume 130, Issue 6, DOI: 10.1002/APP.39742.
89. Sheikh Ahmad Izaddin Sheikh Mohd Ghazali, Mohd Zobir Hussein and Siti Halimah Sarijo, 3,4-Dichlorophenoxyacetate interleaved into anionic clay for controlled release formulation of a new environmentally friendly agrochemical, Nanoscale Research Letters 2013, 8:362 doi:10.1186/1556-276X-8-362.
90. Y. H. Taufiq-Yap, A. R. Nur-Faizal, S. Sivasangar, M. Z. Hussein and A. Aishah, Modification ofMalaysian dolomite usingmechanochemical treatment via different media for oil palm fronds gasification, International Journal of Energy Research (2013), DOI: 10.1002/er.3118.
91. Sabo Wada Dutse, Nor Azah Yusof, Haslina Ahmad, Mohd Zobir Hussein, Zulkarnain Zainal, Roozbeh hushiarian, DNA-based Biosensor for Detection of Ganoderma boninense, an Oil Palm Pathogen Utilizing Newly Synthesized Ruthenium Complex [Ru(phen)2(qtpy)]2+ Based on a PEDOT-PSS/Ag Nanoparticles Modified Electrode, International Journal of Electrochemical Science, 2013 (8) 11048 - 11057.
92. Noremylia Mohd Bakhori, Nor Azah Yusof, Abdul Halim Abdullah and Mohd Zobir Hussein, Development of a Fluorescence Resonance Energy Transfer (FRET)-Based DNA Biosensor for Detection of Synthetic Oligonucleotide of Ganoderma Boninense, Biosensors 2013, 3, 419-428; doi:10.3390/bios3040419.
93. Abdullah Ahmed Ali Ahmed, Zainal Abidin Talib, Mohd Zobir Hussein, Influence of metallic molar ratio on the electron spin resonance and thermal diffusivity of Zn-Al layered double hydroxide, Journal of Nanomaterials Volume 2013 (2013), Article ID 639354, 9 pages, http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/639354.
94. Dena Dorniani, Mohd Zobir Hussein, Aminu Umar Kura, Sharida Fakurazi, Abdul Halim Shaari and Zalinah Ahmad, Preparation of Fe3O4 magnetic nanoparticles coated with gallic acid for drug delivery, International Journal of Nanomedicine, Vol. 7, pp. 5745-5756, 2012 (IF 2012 = 4.976, Q1) Cited/ISI.
95. Bullo Saifullah, Mohd Zobir Hussein, Samer Hasan Hussein Al Ali, Controlled-release approaches towards the chemotherapy of tuberculosis, International Journal of Nanomedicine, Vol. 7, pp. 5451-5463, 2012 (IF 2012 = 4.976, Q1) Cited/ISI.
96. Donya Ramimoghadam, Mohd Zobir Bin Hussein and Yun Hin Taufiq-Yap, The Effect of Sodium Dodecyl Sulfate (SDS) and Cetyltrimethylammonium Bromide (CTAB) on the Properties of ZnO Synthesized by Hydrothermal Method, International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 2012, 13, 13275-13293 (IF 2012 = 2.598, Q2). Cited/ISI.
97. Samer Hasan Hussein AlAli, Mothanna Al-Qubaisi, Mohd Zobir Hussein, Maznah Ismail, Zulkarnain Zainal and Muhammad Nazrul Hakim, Controlled release formulation of antihistamine based on cetirizine-zinc layered hydroxides nanocompsites and its effect on histimine release from basophilic leukemia (RBL-2H3) cells, International Journal of Nanomedicine, Vol. 7, pp. 3351 - 3363, 2012 (IF 2012 = 4.976, Q1). Cited/ISI.
98. Samer Hasan Hussein-Al-Ali, Mothanna Al-Qubaisi, Mohd Zobir Hussein, Maznah Ismail, Zulkarnain Zainal and Muhammad Nazrul Hakim, In Vitro Inhibition of Histamine Release Behavior of Cetirizine Intercalated into Zn/Al- and Mg/Al-Layered Double Hydroxides, International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 2012, 13, 5899-5916 (IF 2012 = 2.598, Q2). Cited/ISI.
99. Samer Hasan Al Ali, Mothanna Al-Qubaisi, Mohd Zobir Hussein, Maznah Ismail, Zulkarnain Zainal and Muhammad Nazrul Hakim, Controlled release and angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibition properties of an antihypertensve drug based on a perindopril erbumin-layered double hydroxide nanocomposite, International Journal of Nanomedicine, Vol. 7, pp. 2129–2141, 2012 (IF 2011 = 4.976, Q1). Cited/ISI.
100. Samer Hasan Hussein Al Ali, Mohd Zobir Hussein, Zulkarnain Zainal and Muhammad Nazrul Hakim, Comparative study of Mg/Al-layered and Zn/Al-layered double hydroxide –perindropil erbumine nanocomposites for inhibition of angiotensin-converting enzyme, International Journal of Nanomedicine, Vol. 7, pp. 4251-4262, 2012 (IF 2012 = 4.976, Q1). Cited/ISI.
101. Mohd Zobir Hussein, Nor Shazlirah Shazlyn A. Rahman, Siti H. Sarijo, Zulkarnain Zainal, Herbicides-intercalated zinc layered hydroxide nanohybrid for a dual-guests controlled release formulation, International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 2012, 13, 7328-7342 (IF 2012 = 2.598, Q2). Cited/ISI.
102. Mohd Zobir Hussein, Salwani Asyikin Zakarya, Siti Halimah Sarijo, Zulkarnain Zainal, Parameter Optimisation of Carbon Nanotubes Synthesis via Hexane Decomposition over Minerals Generated from Anadara granosa Shells as the Catalyst Support, Journal of Nanomaterials, Vol 2012 (2012), Article ID 525616, 9 pages, doi:10.1155/2012/525616
(IF 2012 = 1.376, Q2). Cited/ISI.
103. Zaemah Binti Jubri, Mohd Zobir Bin Hussein,Asmah Hj Yahaya and Zulkarnain Zainal, The effect of substitution of zinc with aluminium in the brucite-like layers on the physicochemical properties of zinc-aluminium-layered double hydroxide-pamoate nanocomposite, Journal of Porous Materials, 19 (2012) pp. 45–51(IF 2012 = 1.238, Q2). Cited/ISI.
104. Mohd Zobir Bin Hussein, Nor Shazlirah Shazlyn Abdul Rahman, Siti Halimah Sarijo, Zulkarnain Zainal, Synthesis of a monophasic nanohybrid for a controlled release formulation of two active agents simultaneously, Applied Clay Science, Volume 58, April 2012, Pages 60-66 (IF 2011 = 2.474, Q1). Cited/ISI.
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