Faculty Musammir Khan

Musammir Khan

Associate Professor
Summary

Dr. Musammir Khan has completed his PhD in Physical Chemistry/Material Science from Tianjin University of China in 2014 and then joined Heidelberg University of Germany in 2015 as postdoc researcher. He has been awarded a 24 months postdoc fellowship by Tampere University of Technology (TUT) of Finland from Oct 2015 to Sep 2017. His research area mainly focus on Polymer Chemistry, Hydrogels, Nanoparticles, Nanocomposites, Biosensors, Bioplastics and different applications of the prepared advanced materials for biomedical, electronic and industrial areas. Before joining NUST, he was serving as assistant professor in the Department of Chemistry, University of Wah (Aug 2019 to Jan 2023) i.e. about 3.5 years.

Academic Background
PhD (Physical Chemistry ) Tianjin University September 01, 2010 - June 26, 2014
Honours and Awards
Publications
Triphenylamine-AIEgens photoactive materials for cancer theranostics March 29, 2024 Junjie Wang , Yan Wang, Zhengdong Li , Changqiang Xie , Musammir Khan, Xingzhou Peng, Fabiao Yu, Chinese Chemical Letters - Article in Press
Nitrogen doped leather waste-derived carbon materials as electrocatalyst for oxygen evolution reaction April 01, 2024 Amir Haleem Abbasi , Musammir Khan, Fawad Ahmad, Muhammad Imran Khan, Abdallah Shanableh, Rachna Rajput, Suryyia Manzoor, Shabnam Shahida, Rafael Luque, Sameh M. Osman, Mushtaq Hussain Lashari, Inorganic Chemistry Communications - Volume 162, Article Number 112295
Preparation and physicochemical characterization of starch/pectin and chitosan blend bioplastic films as future food packaging materials December 26, 2023 Aqsa Arooj, Musammir Khan, Khurram Shahzad Munawar, Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering - Volume: 12, Issue: 1, Article Number: 111825
Designing graphene oxide/silver nanoparticles based nanocomposites by energy efficient green chemistry approach and their physicochemical characterization October 01, 2022 Mehreen Sajjab, Fawad Ahmad, Luqman Ali Shah, Musammir Khan, Materials Science and Engineering: B - Volume 284, Article Number 115899
Effects of Cu2+/Zn2+ on the electrochemical performance of polyacrylamide hydrogels as advanced flexible electrode materials June 30, 2022 Syed Faizan, Luqman Ali Shah, Bakhtawara, Daixin Ye, Fawad Ahmad, Musammir Khan, Muhammad Ismail, RSC Advances - Volume 12, Issue 30, Pages 19072-19085
Green synthesis of controlled size gold and silver nanoparticles using antioxidant as capping and reducing agent November 01, 2020 Musammir Khan, Fawad Ahmad, Janne T. Koivisto, Minna Kellomäki , Colloids and Interface Science Communications - Volume 39, Article Number 100322
Composite Hydrogels Using Bioinspired Approach with in Situ Fast Gelation and Self-Healing Ability as Future Injectable Biomaterial April 11, 2018 Musammir Khan, Janne T. Koivisto, Terttu I. Hukka, Mikko Hokka, Minna Kellomäki, ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces - Volume 10, Issue 14, Pages 11950-11960
Chemical derivatization and biofunctionalization of hydrogel nanomembranes for potential biomedical and biosensor applications May 07, 2016 Musammir Khan, Swen Schuster, Michael Zharnikov, Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics - Volume:18, Issue:17, Page:12035-12042
Antimicrobial surfaces grafted random copolymers with REDV peptide beneficial for endothelialization October 21, 2015 Jing Yang, Musammir Khan, Li Zhang, Xiangkui Ren, Jintang Guo, Yakai Feng, Shuping Wei, Wencheng Zhang, Journal of Materials Chemistry B - Volume:3, Issue:39, Page:7682-7697
Surface Modification of Polycarbonate Urethane with Zwitterionic Polynorbornene via Thiol-ene Click-Reaction to Facilitate Cell Growth and Proliferation August 01, 2015 Musammir Khan, Jing Yang, Changcan Shi, Yakai Feng, Wencheng Zhang, Katie Gibney, Gregory N. Tew, Macromolecular Materials and Engineering - Volume 300, Issue 8, Pages 802-809
Surface tailoring for selective endothelialization and platelet inhibition via a combination of SI-ATRP and click chemistry using Cys-Ala-Gly-peptide July 01, 2015 Musammir Khan, Jing Yang, Changcan Shi, Juan Lv, Yakai Feng, Wencheng Zhang, Acta Biomaterialia - Volume:20, Page:69-81
Effect of humidity on electrical conductivity of pristine and nanoparticle-loaded hydrogel nanomembranes June 25, 2015 Musammir Khan, Swen Schuster, Michael Zharnikov, Journal of Physical Chemistry C - Volume:119, Issue:25, Page:14427-14433
Manipulation of polycarbonate urethane bulk properties via incorporated zwitterionic polynorbornene for tissue engineering applications February 01, 2015 Musammir Khan, Jing Yang, Changcan Shi, Yakai Feng, Wencheng Zhang, Katie Gibney, Gregory N. Tew, Gregory N. Tew, RSC Advances - Volume:5, Issue:15, Page:11284-11292
Biodegradable depsipeptide-PDO-PEG-based block copolymer micelles as nanocarriers for controlled release of doxorubicin September 01, 2014 Juan Lv, Li Zhang, Musammir Khan, Xiangkui Ren, Jintang Guo, Yakai Feng, Reactive and Functional Polymers - Volume 82, Pages 89-97
Regulation of the endothelialization by human vascular endothelial cells by ZNF580 gene complexed with biodegradable microparticles August 01, 2014 Changcan Shi, Fanglian Yao, Qian Li, Musammir Khan, Xiangkui Ren, Yakai Feng, Jiawen Huang, Wencheng Zhang, Biomaterials - Volume 35, Issue 25, Pages 7133-7145
Proliferation and migration of human vascular endothelial cells mediated by ZNF580 gene complexed with mPEG-b-P(MMD-co-GA)-g-PEI microparticles April 07, 2014 Changcan Shi, Fanglian Yao, Jiawen Huang, Guoliang Han, Qian Li, Musammir Khan, Yakai Feng, Wencheng Zhang, Journal of Materials Chemistry B - Volume:2, Issue:13, Page:1825-1837
Biomimetic design of amphiphilic polycations and surface grafting onto polycarbonate urethane film as effective antibacterial agents with controlled hemocompatibility April 22, 2013 Musammir Khan, Yakai Feng, Dazhi Yang, Wei Zhou, Hong Tian, Ying Han, Li Zhang, Wenjie Yuan, Jin Zhang, Jintang Guo, Wencheng Zhang, Journal of Polymer Science, Part A: Polymer Chemistry - Volume:51, Issue:15, Page:3166-3176
Conferences
Assistant Professor University of Wah, Pakistan August 28, 2019 - January 25, 2023
Assistant Professor (IPFP) University of Peshawar, Pakistan November 13, 2018 - August 27, 2019
Postdoc Fellowship Tampere University of Technology, Finland October 01, 2015 - September 30, 2017
Postdoc Heidelberg University, Germany March 03, 2014 - September 30, 2015