Summary
Hello. My name is Faheem Amin, PhD. I am serving NUST as an Associate Professor. I have completed my PhD from Germany in August 2012. I have also completed my Post doctorate from Stuttgart, Germany. My research interests are applications of nanomaterials for cancer diagnostics and treatment as well as for thermal energy storage applications.
Academic Background
PhD
(Physics) Phillips-Universität Marburg
October 01, 2007 - August 30, 2012
Honours and Awards
Research Funding
DAAD-Research Grant
December 11, 2016
Publications
Study of electronic, optical and thermoelectric properties of pure and doped CaO: a first principle approach
December 01, 2025
Journal of Sol-Gel Science and Technology - Volume:116, Issue:3, Page:2706-2716
Zn and Ba doped Ca(OH)2 for enhancement of energy storage and thermal conductivity for thermochemical energy storage systems
November 01, 2025
Applied Thermal Engineering - Volume 278, Part B, Article Number 127242
Metal-organic frameworks derived cobalt doped-calcium oxide for thermochemical energy storage
October 01, 2025
Journal of Energy Storage - Volume 132, Part A, Article Number 117683
PMA-coated gold nanoparticles functionalized with diamine-PEG conjugated with betulinic acid for in vitro mitochondrial-targeted anticancer and ROS detection study against MDA-MB-231 cell lines
September 20, 2025
Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects - Volume:721, Article Number: 137170
Sustainable synthesis and characterization of bioplastic films from whole banana peel: a comparative study on plasticizer–hydrolyzer ratios
July 29, 2025
Chemical Papers - Volume: 79, Pages:6999-7009
Flexible sodium alginate-gelatin hydrogel membrane incorporated with green synthesized bimetallic ZnO:CeO2 nanocomposite for antioxidant, antibacterial and biocompatibility studies
July 01, 2025
Reactive and Functional Polymers - Volume:212, Article Number 106228
Ternary carbides ZrxAlCx−1: Innovative sol-gel synthesis and their biomedical applications
June 01, 2025
Inorganic Chemistry Communications - Volume:176, Article Number 114275
Biomimetic sodium alginate functionalized gold nanoparticles loaded with Trans-resveratrol for in-vitro cancer treatment and intercellular ROS studies against MCF-7 cell lines
May 05, 2025
Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects - Volume 712, Article Number 136448
Effect of Ni-doping on the electronic bandgap and thermal conductivity of calcium hydroxide: Experimental and theoretical investigation
March 01, 2025
Results in Physics - Volume:70, Article Number 108177
In-situ fabrication of resveratrol loaded sodium alginate coated silver nanoparticles for in vitro studies of mitochondrial-targeted anticancer treatment against MCF-7 cell lines
November 01, 2024
International Journal of Biological Macromolecules - Volume 280, Part 1, Article Number 135656
Chitosan-based functional materials combined with plant extract: A promising strategy in the stimulation of wound healing process
November 01, 2024
Journal of Drug Delivery Science and Technology - Volume: 101, Part B, Article Number: 106314, Pages: 19
Optimization of ammonia and TEOS concentration for the development of Ca(OH)2@SiO2 nanocomposites for optimal energy storage performance
August 01, 2024
Materials Chemistry and Physics - Volume 322, Article Number 129534
Alginate-Based hydrogels with inorganic Nanomaterials: A promising approach for wound healing and bone tissue regeneration
May 27, 2024
European Polymer Journal - Volume 212, Article Number 113057
Freeze-gelated sodium alginate incorporated GO hydrogel membrane fabrication, thermal and mechanical studies
November 15, 2023
Materials Letters - Volume 351, Article Number 135060
In-situ formation of Azo dye capped-silver nanoparticles and their nanocomposite with reduced graphene oxide for dye degradation
October 15, 2023
Materials Chemistry and Physics - Volume:308, Article Number: 128299
II-VI Quantum Dots and Their Surface Functionalization
April 21, 2023
Handbook of II-VI Semiconductor-Based Sensors and Radiation Detectors - Chapter 14, Vol:1, Pages:385–422
Luminescence and Fluorescence Ion Sensing.
March 31, 2023
Handbook of II-VI Semiconductor-Based Sensors and Radiation Detectors. - Chapter 14, Vol. 3, Pages:361–391
Cytotoxicity study of gold nanoparticles synthesis using Aloe vera, honey and Gymnema sylvestre leaf extract
February 08, 2023
ACS Omega - Volume 8, No. 7, Pages 6325–6336
Ag Nanoparticle-Decorated V2CTx MXene Nanosheets as Catalysts for Water Splitting
February 02, 2023
ACS Applied Nano Materials - Vol:6, No.4, Pages:2374-2384
Effect of annealing environment on dielectric properties of erbium oxide
August 15, 2022
Ceramics International - Volume 48, Issue 16, Pages 23536-23542
Optical Dynamics of Copper-Doped Cadmium Sulfide (CdS) and Zinc Sulfide (ZnS) Quantum-Dots Core/Shell Nanocrystals
July 01, 2022
Nanomaterials - Volume 12, Issue 13, Article Number 2277
A Novel Sprague-Dawley Rat Model Presents Improved NASH/NAFLD Symptoms with PEG Coated Vitexin Liposomes
March 15, 2022
International Journal of Molecular Sciences - Volume 23, Issue 6, Article Number 3131
Synthesis and antimicrobial activities of manganese (Mn) and iron (Fe) Co-Doped cerium dioxide (CeO2)Nanoparticles
January 01, 2021
Physica B:Condensed Matter - Volume 600, Article Number 412562
Fabrication of bifunctional nanocomposite for dye degradation
September 28, 2019
Ceramics International - -
Synergy of Green Tea Reduced Tamoxifen-Loaded Silver Nanoparticles Exhibit OGT Downregulation in Breast Cancer Cell Line
August 19, 2019
Digest Journal of Nanomaterials and Biostructures - Volume 14, Issue 3, Pages 695-704
Formulation of active packaging system using Artemisia scoparia for enhancing shelf life of fresh fruits
July 03, 2019
Materials Science and Engineering C - Volume 100, Pages 82-93
La- and Mn-Codoped Bismuth Ferrite/Ti3C2 MXene Composites for Efficient Photocatalytic Degradation of Congo Red Dye
May 17, 2019
ACS Omega - Volume 4, Issue 5, Pages 8661-8668
Effect of lanthanum substitution on shape and cytotoxicity of zinc oxide (LaxZn1-xO) nano-colloids
May 01, 2019
Materials Research Express - Volume 6, Issue 5, Article Number 055012
Bandgap Engineering of Bilayer Ge/CdS Thin Films via Interlayer Diffusion under Different Annealing Temperatures
March 24, 2019
Journal of Nanomaterials - Volume 2019, Article ID 8384794, 10 pages
Quantification of gold nanoparticle cell uptake under controlled biological conditions and adequate resolution
May 15, 2014
Nanomedicine - Volume 9(5), Pages 607-621
Multiplexed measurements by time resolved spectroscopy using colloidal CdSe/ZnS quantum dots
January 27, 2014
Applied Physics Letters - Volume 104, Issue 4, Article Number 041901
Distance control in-between plasmonic nanoparticles via biological and polymeric spacers
October 03, 2013
Nano Today - Volume 8, Issue 5, Pages 480-493
Cytotoxic Effects of Gold Nanoparticles: A Multiparametric Study
June 03, 2012
ACS Nano - Volume 6(7), Pages 5767–5783
Integration of Organic Fluorophores in the Surface of Polymer-Coated Colloidal Nanoparticles for Sensing the Local Polarity of the Environment
March 01, 2012
ChemPhysChem - Volume 13, Issue 4, Pages 1030-1035
Polymer-Coated Nanoparticles: A Universal Tool for Biolabelling Experiments
November 18, 2011
Small - Volume 7, Issue 22, Pages 3113-3127
Characterization of protein adsorption onto FePt nanoparticles using dual-focus fluorescence correlation spectroscopy
July 12, 2011
Beilstein Journal of Nanotechnology - Volume 2, Pages 374-383
How Colloidal Nanoparticles Could Facilitate Multiplexed Measurements of Different Analytes with Analyte-Sensitive Organic Fluorophores
January 25, 2011
ACS Nano - Volume 5(1), Pages 21-25
In vitro and intracellular sensing by using the photoluminescence of quantum dots
March 20, 2010
Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry - Volume 397, Pages 935–942
Ion and pH Sensing with Colloidal Nanoparticles: Influence of Surface Charge on Sensing and Colloidal Properties
February 22, 2010
ChemPhysChem - Volume 11, Issue 3, Pages 730-735
Structural, magnetic and electrical properties of Co1_x0002_xZnxFe2O4 synthesized by co-precipitation method
April 01, 2007
Journal of Magnetism and Magnetic Materials - Volume 311, Issue 2, Pages 494-499
Physical and magnetic characterization of co-precipitated nanosize Co–Ni ferrites
March 01, 2007
Scripta Materialia - Volume 56, Issue 6, Pages 497-500
Effect of Ag2CO3 addition on the morphology and physical properties of Bi-based (2223) high- Tc superconductors
November 15, 2006
Physica C: Superconductivity and its applications - Volume: 449 Issue: 2 Pages: 139-147
Conferences
Postdoctorate
German Aerospace Institute, Stuttgart, GERMANY
May 01, 2015 - December 31, 2016