Skip to main content

and
  1. No Access

    Article

    Highly Electroactive Chitosan–Zinc Oxide–Cerium Oxide (CS–ZnO–CeO2) Nanocomposites Modified Electrode for Electrochemical Detection of CA 15-3 in Human Serum

    An efficient electrochemical transducer matrix for immunosensing must possess a variety of specialized characteristics, comprised of stability, quick electron transport, biocompatibility, having a large electr...

    Farrukh Bashir Kayani, Saima Rafique in Arabian Journal for Science and Engineering (2024)

  2. No Access

    Article

    Sensitive and electroactive surface development for electrochemical HER2 detection based on CS@CeO2/MWCNTs nanocomposites

    In this work, CS@CeO2/MWCNTs nanocomposites (NC)-modified electrode surface was investigated as a highly electroactive surface for HER2 detection. The electrode modification was studied using CV and EIS. The dete...

    Farrukh Bashir Kayani, Saima Rafique, Hushmat Ullah in Journal of Materials Research (2024)

  3. Article

    Open Access

    Regulating ion affinity and dehydration of metal-organic framework sub-nanochannels for high-precision ion separation

    Membrane consisting of ordered sub-nanochannels has been pursued in ion separation technology to achieve applications including desalination, environment management, and energy conversion. However, high-precis...

    Ri-Jian Mo, Shuang Chen, Li-Qiu Huang, **n-Lei Ding, Saima Rafique in Nature Communications (2024)

  4. Article

    Open Access

    Comparative study of microscale and macroscale technique for encapsulation of Calotropis gigantea extract in metal-conjugated nanomatrices for invasive ductal carcinoma

    The encapsulation of plant extract in nanomatrices has limitations due to its adhesion to walls, size control, high cost and long durations that results in low yield. Macroscale and microscale level techniques...

    Ayesha Aftab, Bashir Ahmad, Shazia Bashir, Saima Rafique in Scientific Reports (2023)

  5. No Access

    Article

    A comparative study of antibacterial properties and label-free electrochemical detection of digoxin based on MWCNTs-chitosan-Fe3O4/TiO2 composites

    This study formulates biocomposites of chitosan, multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs), iron oxide, and titanium oxide, characterizes their physical properties, and evaluates their antibacterial and biosensor...

    Saima Rafique, Rizwan Akram, Mozaffar Hussain in Journal of Materials Research (2023)

  6. No Access

    Article

    Facile green microwave-assisted synthesis of silver-chitosan nanoparticle for antioxidant, antibacterial, and non-enzymatic biosensor for dopamine detection

    The green synthesized nanoparticles have multiple functions because of their ecological origin and biocompatibility. The silver-chitosan nanoparticles (Ag-CS NPs) were synthesized using the microwave-assisted ...

    Saima Rafique, Muhammad Bilal Sadiq, Rizwan Akram in Journal of Materials Research (2023)

  7. No Access

    Article

    Droplet-based microfluidic synthesis of silver nanoparticles stabilized by PVA and PVP: applications in anticancer and antimicrobial activities

    Droplet-based microfluidic reactors are promising platforms for the synthesis of nanoparticles having several potential applications. This study reports the synthesis of long-term stable silver nanoparticles (...

    Shazia Bashir, Adnan Ali, Muhammad Bashir, Ayesha Aftab, Tayyaba Ghani in Chemical Papers (2022)

  8. No Access

    Article

    Green-microfluidics synthesis of thermally stable silver–chitosan composites for antibacterial activity

    In the present work, silver–chitosan composites were synthesized by a green microfluidics approach. These composites were optimized by concentrations of precursors, flow rate, green agents, i.e., glucose, glucose...

    Saima Rafique, Shazia Bashir, Rizwan Akram, Aqdas Mehmood, Jan Sher Khan in Chemical Papers (2022)

  9. No Access

    Article

    Ultra-low thermal conductivity and thermoelectric properties of polymer-mixed Bi2Te3 nanofibers by electrospinning

    In the present work, polyvinylpyrrolidone (PVP)-assisted bismuth telluride (Bi2Te3) fibers were synthesized by electrospinning technique. These fibers were then compacted at a very slow rate at a constant tempera...

    Rizwan Akram, Jan Sher Khan, Zahid Qamar, Saima Rafique in Journal of Materials Science (2022)

  10. No Access

    Article

    The asymmetric effect of tourism, financial development, and globalization on ecological footprint in Turkey

    With the growing interest among researchers in analyzing the ecological footprint of any country, this study focuses on new dimensions to analyze the long-run and short-run asymmetric impact of tourism, financ...

    Danish Iqbal Godil, Arshian Sharif in Environmental Science and Pollution Resear… (2020)

  11. Article

    Open Access

    Are higher unintended pregnancy rates among minorities a result of disparate access to contraception?

    Unintended pregnancy is a major global issue. Women who experience an unintended pregnancy have a significant risk of morbidity and mortality. Additionally, these women also experience substantial financial ha...

    Michele Troutman, Saima Rafique in Contraception and Reproductive Medicine (2020)

  12. No Access

    Article

    Sensitive competitive label-free electrochemical immunosensor for primal detection of ovarian cancer

    A simple, sensitive and one-step electrochemical technique was employed for the development of sandwich electrochemical immunosensor for the detection of CA 125 antigen. A unique three-dimensional gold nanostr...

    Saima Rafique, Sobia Tabassum, Rizwan Akram in Chemical Papers (2020)

  13. No Access

    Article

    Microfluidic platform for encapsulation of plant extract in chitosan microcarriers embedding silver nanoparticles for breast cancer cells

    In this study, the controlled synthesis of microcarriers and CpE loading were aimed to achieve by microfluidic system. The effect of temperature on chitosan in the stabilization of silver nanoparticles, microc...

    Ayesha Aftab, Shazia Bashir, Saima Rafique, Tayyaba Ghani in Applied Nanoscience (2020)