Research/Review Articles
Selected publications
- Zeolites for food applications: A review Cristian C. Villa, Germán Ayala Valencia, Alex López Córdoba, Rodrigo Ortega-Toro, Shakeel Ahmed, Tomy J. Gutiérrez; Food Bioscience, 2022, 46, 101577 Impact Factor (Thomson Reuters) = 4.24
- Molecularly imprinted polymers for food applications: A review Cristian C. Villa, Leidy T. Sánchez, Germán Ayala Valencia, Shakeel Ahmed, Tomy J. Gutiérrez; Trends in Food Science and Technology, 2021, 111, 642-669 Impact Factor (Thomson Reuters) = 11.077
- Potential biodegradable facemask to counter environmental impact of covid-19, Pintu Pandit, Subhankar Maity, Kunal Singha, Annu, Muhammet Uzun, Mehdihasan Shekh, Shakeel Ahmed*, Cleaner Engineering and Technology 4 (2021) 100218
- Eco-friendly natural extract loaded antioxidative chitosan/polyvinyl alcohol based active films for food packaging Annu, Akbar Ali and Shakeel Ahmed*, Heliyon, 2021, 7(3), e06550 Impact Factor (Thomson Reuters) = 1.60
- Green Synthesis of Chitosan/Nanosilver hybrid bionanocomposites with promising antimicrobial, antioxidant and anticervical cancer activity Annu, S. Ahmed, R. K. Nirala, R. Kumar and S. Ikram, Polymers and Polymer Composites, 2021, Impact Factor (Thomson Reuters) = 1.023
- Recent Advances in Edible Polymer based Hydrogels as a Sustainable alternative to Conventional Polymers Akbar Ali and Shakeel Ahmed*, Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry (ACS), 2018, 66 (27), 6940-6967, Impact Factor (Thomson Reuters) = 4.19
- Evaluation of antioxidant, antibacterial and anticancer (lung cancer cell line A549) activity of Punica granatum mediated silver nanoparticles Annu, Shakeel Ahmed, Gurpreet Kaur, Praveen Sharma, Sandeep Singh, and Saiqa Ikram, Toxicoloogy Research (RSC), 2018, 7, 923-930, Impact Factor (Thomson Reuters) = 2.228
- A review on chitosan and its nanocomposites in drug delivery Akbar Ali and Shakeel Ahmed, International Journal of Biological Macromolecule, 2018, 109:273-286, Impact Factor (Thomson Reuters) = 5.162
- Fruit waste (peel) as bio-reductant to synthesize silver nanoparticles with antimicrobial, antioxidant and cytotoxic activities Journal of Applied Biomedicine, 2018, 16, 3, 221-231, Impact Factor (Thomson Reuters) = 1.712
- A review on chitosan centred scaffolds and their applications in tissue engineering Shakeel Ahmed, Annu, Akbar Ali, Javed Sheikh International Journal of Biological Macromolecules, 2018, 116, 849-862, Impact Factor (Thomson Reuters) = 5.162
- Silver ferrite and cobalt ferrite dispersed castor oil polyurethane nanocomposites: Quenching studies of bovine serum albumin U Riaz, SM Ashraf, S Jadoun, A Iqbal, S Ahmed, International Journal of Polymeric Materials and Polymeric Biomaterials 67, 2018 Impact Factor (Thomson Reuters) = 2.120
- Biosynthesis of gold nanoparticles: A green approach Shakeel Ahmed, Annu, Saiqa Ikram, Premal Yudha S, Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology b, 161 (2016) 141–153. Impact Factor (Thomson Reuters) = 4.383
- Chitosan and gelatin based biodegradable packaging films with UV-light protection Shakeel Ahmed and Saiqa Ikram, Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology b, 2016,163, 115-124. Impact Factor (Thomson Reuters) = 4.383
- A review on biogenic synthesis of ZnO nanoparticles using plant extracts and microbes: A prospect towards green chemistry Shakeel Ahmed, Annu, Saif Ali Chaudhry, Saiqa Ikram, Journal of Photochemistry & Photobiology, B: Biology 166 (2017) 272–284 Impact Factor (Thomson Reuters) = 4.383
- Chitosan based scaffolds and their applications in wound healing Shakeel Ahmed and Saiqa Ikram, Achievements in Life Sciences, 2016, 10, 27-37.
- Silver nanoparticles: One Pot Green Synthesis Using Terminalia arjuna Extract for Biological Application Shakeel Ahmed and Saiqa Ikram, Journal of Nanomedicine and Nanotechnology, 2015, 6:4, 309.
- Preparation of gelatin-chitosan blend films for packaging applications Shakeel Ahmed and Saiqa Ikram, Materials Focus, 2016, 5, 5, 412-417.
- Preparation and Characterization of Antibacterial Thiosemicarbazide Chitosan as Efficient Cu(II) Adsorbent Mudasir Ahmad, Shakeel Ahmed, Babu Lal Swami and Saiqa Ikram, Carbohydrate Polymers, 2015, 132, 164-172. Impact Factor (Thomson Reuters) = 7.182
- A Review on Plants extract mediated synthesis of silver nanoparticles for antimicrobial applications: A green expertise Shakeel Ahmed, Mudasir Ahmad, Babu Lal Swami and Saiqa Ikram, Journal of Advanced Research, 2016, 7:17–28. Impact Factor (Thomson Reuters) = 6.99
- Green synthesis of silver nanoparticles using Azadirachta indica aqueous leaf extract, Shakeel Ahmed, Saifullah, Mudasir Ahmad, Babu Lal Swami and Saiqa Ikram, Journal of Radiation Research and Applied Science, 2016, 9, 1-7
- Synthesis and characterization of Terepthalaldehyde-Thiocarbohydrazide polymer doped with Cu(II) and Zn(II) Metal ions for Solar cell applications Mudasir Ahmad, Kaiser Manzoor, Shakeel Ahmed and Saiqa Ikram, Optik, 2016, 127, 4329–4332 Impact Factor (Thomson Reuters) = 2.187
- Fe(III)–Sn(IV) mixed binary oxide-coated sand preparation and its use for the removal of As(III) and As(V) fromwater: Application of isotherm, kinetic and thermodynamics Saif Ali Chaudhry, Maqsood Ahmed, Sharf Ilahi Siddiqui and Shakeel Ahmed, Journal of Molecular Liquids 224 (2016) 431–441. Impact Factor (Thomson Reuters) = 5.06
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Chapters in books
- Chitosan based composite materials for antimicrobial food packaging, in book “Green Polymer Composites Technology: Properties and Applications” Shakeel Ahmed and Saiqa Ikram, CRC press, ISBN 9781498715461
- Natural Polymers: An Overview Akbar Ali and Shakeel Ahmed in book “Natural Polymers: Derivatives, Blends and Composites Volume I” published by Nova Science Publishers, USA ISBN: 978-1-63485-853-3
- Perspective of Chitosan and Alginate based Membranes for Biomedical Applications Annu, Shakeel Ahmed and Saiqa Ikram, in book “Natural Polymers: Derivatives, Blends and Composites Volume II” published by Nova Science Publishers, USA ISBN: 978-1-53610-440-0
- In-situ Nanosilver Immobilized CS/OCMC Blend Membranes for Wound Management, Shakeel Ahmed and Saiqa Ikram, in book titled “Biopolymers and Biomaterials” to be published by Apple Academic Press, Canada. ISBN: 9781771886154
- Mix-mode polar solvents: A unique approach for preparation of chitosan/gelatin blend films Shakeel Ahmed, Saif Ali Chaudhry, Megha Jayachandran, Zareena Khatoon, Zainab Hussain, and Saiqa Ikram in book “Natural Polymers: Derivatives, Blends and Composites Volume II” published by Nova Science Publishers, USA
- Chitosan Based Polymer Electrolyte Membranes For Fuel Cell Applications Shakeel Ahmed, S. Wazed Ali, Himanshu Aggarwal & Saiqa Ikram book entitled “Organic-Inorganic Composite Polymer Electrolyte Membranes: Preparation, Properties and Fuel Cell Applications” to be published by Springer, United Kingdom. ISBN 978-3-319-52738-3, pp no. 381-398
- Adsorption and Ion Exchange: Basic Principles and Their Application in Food Processing Suvardhan Kanchi, Myalownkosi I Sabela, Krishna Bisetty, Shakeel Ahmed, in book “Applications of Adsorption and Ion exchange Chromatography in Chemical, Pharmaceutical and Food Industries” published by Materials Research Forum LLC., USA, ISBN: 9781945291333-10
- Phytomediated Synthesis of Cerium Oxide Nanoparticles, Annu, Akbar Ali, Rahul Gadkari , Javed N. Sheikh and Shakeel Ahmed, in book “Nanomaterials and Plant Potential” published by Springer, United Kingdom, ISBN 978-3-030-05569-1
- Green synthesis of metal/metal-oxide nanoparticles and their various applications, Annu, Akbar Ali and Shakeel Ahmed, in book “Handbook of Ecomaterials” published by Springer-Nature ISBN 978-3-319-68254-9
- Chitosan based nanomaterials for biomedical applications, Annu, Kaiser Manzoor, Suhail Ahmad, Aisverya S., Saiqa Ikram and Shakeel Ahmed, Handbook of Nanomaterials for Industrial Applications, Elsevier ISBN: 9780128167878
- Development of hydrogels from edible polymers, Akbar Ali, and Shakeel Ahmed, Polymers for food applications, published by Springer-Nature, 9783319946245
- Chitin and Chitosan: History, Composition and Properties, Annu, Shakeel Ahmed and Saiqa Ikram, in book Chitosan-derivatives, composites and applications published by Wiley-Scrivener ISBN: 978-1-53612-240-4
- Green Engineered Functional Textile Materials Pravin Chavan, Shahid-ul-Islam, Akbar Ali, Shakeel Ahmed and Javed Sheikh In Book Green and Sustainable Advanced Materials: Processing and Characterization, Volume 1, Wiley, 2018.
- Overview on Recycling from Waste in Fashion and Textiles: A Sustainable & Circular Economic Approach Pintu Pandit, Kunal Singha, Sanjay Shrivastava & Shakeel Ahmed, in book Recycling from Waste in Fashion and Textiles, Wiley, 2020
- Advanced Green Materials: An overview Annu and Shakeel Ahmed, in book Advanced Green Materials, Elsevier, 2020
- Physical and chemical modification of chitosan based green materials Akbar Ali, Annu and Shakeel Ahmed, in book Advanced Green Materials, Elsevier, 2020
- Bionanocomposites: An overview Annu and Shakeel Ahmed, in book Bionanocomposites in Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine, 2021
- Introduction to Nanotechnology-Enhanced Food Packaging Industry S Kunal, R Baburaj, P Pintu, S Maity, A Shakeel in book Nanotechnology-Enhanced Food Packaging, Wiley, 2021, 1-18
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Books Published
- Advanced Green Materials- Fabrication, Processing and Characterization of Biopolymers and Biocomposites, Woodhead Publishing, UK, 2020, ISBN: 9780128199886
- Applications of Advanced Green Materials, Woodhead Publishing, UK, 2020, ISBN: 9780128204849
- Bionanocomposites in Tissue Engineering and regenerative medicine, Woodhead Publishing, UK, 2021, ISBN: 9780128212806
- Bionanocomposites for Food Packaging Applications, Woodhead Publishing, UK, 2022, ISBN: 9780323885287
- Natural Polymers: Derivatives, Blends and Composites Volume-I, Nova Science Publishers, Inc. New York, USA, 2016, ISBN: 978-1-63485-853-3
- Natural Polymers: Derivatives, Blends and Composites Volume-II, Nova Science Publishers, Inc. New York, USA, 2016, ISBN: 978-1-53610-440-0
- Chitosan: Derivatives, Composites and Applications, Scrivener-Wiley, 2017, ISBN: 9781119363507 ISBN: 9781119363507
- Biocomposites: Biomedical and Environmental Applications, Pan Stanford + CRC Press, Singapore, 2017 ISBN: Hardcover: 978-981-4774-38-3; eBook: 978-1-31-511080-6
- Nanomaterials-Biomedical, Environmental and Engineering Applications, Scrivener + Wiley, 2018, ISBN: 978-1-119-37026-0
- Green Polymeric Materials, Nova Science Publishers, Inc. New York, USA, ISBN: 978-1-53612-240-4
- Bio-based Materials for Food Packaging, Springer-Nature, 2018, ISBN 9789811319099
- Handbook of Biopolymers: Advances and Multifaceted Applications CRC Press (Taylor & Francis), ISBN 9789814800174 - CAT# K407021.
- Handbook of BioNanocomposites: Green and Sustainable Materials, Pan Stanford + CRC Press, 2017, ISBN 9814774820
- Green and Sustainable Advanced Materials, Processing and characterization, Volume I, ISBN: 978-1-119-40709-6 Wiley.
- Green and Sustainable Advanced Materials, Applications, Volume II, ISBN: 978-1-119-52848-7, Wiley.
- Marine Polysaccharides: Advances and multifaceted applications, CRC Press (Taylor & Francis), Singapore, 2018, ISBN: 978-9814800495
- Green Metal Nanoparticles: Synthesis, Characterization and their Applications. Nanoparticles Naturally, Scrivener + Wiley, 2018, ISBN 978-1-119-41823-8 Alginates, Scrivener + Wiley, 2019, ISBN: 978-1-119-48798-2
- Composites for Environmental Engineering, Wiley, 2019. ISBN: 111-9-555-299, 978-1-119-55529-2
- Green Nanomaterials- Processing, Properties and Applications, Springer-Nature, 2020, ISBN 978-981-15-3560-4
- Frontiers of Textile Materials: Polymers, Nanomaterials, Enzymes, and Advanced Modification Techniques, Wiley, 2020, ISBN: 978-1119620372
- Recycling from Waste in Fashion and Textiles: A Sustainable and Circular Economic Approach, Wiley, 2020, ISBN: 978-1119620495
- Pullulan: Processing, Properties and Applications, Jenny Stanford-CRC Press, 2020, ISBN: 9789814877176
- Handbook of Nanotechnology in Functional Foods, Wiley, 2022, ISBN: 978-1-119-90482-3
- Nanotechnology in Intelligent Food Packaging, Wiley, 2022, ISBN: 978-1-119-81895-3
- Textile Dyes and Pigments: A Green Chemistry Approach, Wiley, 2022, ISBN: 978-1-119-90491-5
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