Doctor of Engineering, Shinshu University

2019 - 2022, Shinshu University, Graduate School of Medicine, Science and Technology, Doctor of Engineering

Therapeutic Complex-loaded Polyvinyl Alcohol Nanofibers Enriched with Lemon Juice Extract for Controlled Drug Release in Acne Management
Sabeen Gohar; Muhammad Asim Iqbal; Gopiraman Mayakrishnan; Md Sumon Miah; Fanghua Liang; Kyu Oh Kim; Azeem Ullah; Ick Soo Kim
Materials Chemistry and Physics, Oct. 2025

Tunable pH-Responsive Release Kinetics of Doxorubicin from Iron Oxide-Loaded Cellulose Acetate Nanofibers for Localized Drug Delivery
Dayae Kang; Ji Ha Lee; Azeem Ullah; Gopiraman Mayakrishnan; Chieri Inada; Tomoki Nishimura; Jungsoon Lee; Ick Soo Kim
ACS Applied Polymer Materials, Sep. 2025

Correction: Sarwar et al. Evaluating Antibacterial Efficacy and Biocompatibility of PAN Nanofibers Loaded with Diclofenac Sodium Salt. Polymers 2021, 13, 510
Muhammad Nauman Sarwar; Azeem Ullah; Md. Kaiser Haider; Nadir Hussain; Sana Ullah; Motahira Hashmi; Muhammad Qamar Khan; Ick Soo Kim
Polymers, Aug. 2025

Lemon Extract-Mediated Eco-Friendly Fabrication of Electrospun PVA Nanofibers with Exceptional Water Stability for Multifunctional Applications
Sabeen Gohar; Muhammad Asim Iqbal; Azeem Ullah; Kai Wei; Hyung Joon Cha; Chunhong Zhu; Gopiraman Mayakrishnan; Ick Soo Kim
ACS Applied Polymer Materials, Jul. 2025

Green Fabrication of Vertical 3D Layered PVA Nanofiber/Submicron Fiber Membrane for High-performance Particulate Filtration
Ling Wang; Junpeng Xiong; Fanghua Liang; Azeem Ullah; Sabeen Gohar; Gopiraman Mayakrishnan; Ji Ha Lee; Ick Soo Kim
Chemical Engineering Journal, Jul. 2025

Green and Facile Fabrication of High-performance Antibacterial Nanofiber Materials with Low Cytotoxicity Using Eggshell Membrane Hydrolysate
Ling Wang; Junpeng Xiong; Fanghua Liang; Azeem Ullah; Sabeen Gohar; Gopiraman Mayakrishnan; Ji Ha Lee; Ick Soo Kim
Materials & Design, Jun. 2025

Efficient Water-Soluble Cu(II) Complex-Immobilized Electrospun Hydrophobic Polycaprolactone Nanofiber Composites for Highly Controlled and Long-Term Release
Maira Khalid; Muhammad Adnan; Muhammad Farooq; Yabuta Yoshinori; jeongjin park; Azeem Ullah; M Gopiraman; ick soo kim
ACS Omega, Apr. 2025

Inner–Outer Surface Anchoring of Ultrafine Bi(Tri)-Metallic Molybdates on N-, B-, and F-Doped Hollow-Core Carbon Nanofibers: Cost-Effective Nanocomposites with Low-Metal Loading for Energy and Environmental Applications
Gopiraman Mayakrishnan; Ramkumar Vanaraj; Muhammad Nauman Sarwar; Yuki Machida; Muhammad Farooq; Azeem Ullah; Seong Cheol Kim; ick soo kim
Advanced Fiber Materials, Apr. 2025

A Review on Bioactivity, Plant Safety, and Metal-reducing Potential of Lignin, Its Micro/nanostructures, and Composites
Md. Kaiser Haider; Azeem Ullah; Mayakrishnan Gopiraman; Ick Soo Kim
International Journal of Biological Macromolecules, Mar. 2025

Design and Characterization of Polyvinyl Alcohol/Kappa‐Carrageenan Pickering Emulsion Biocomposite Films for Potential Wound Care Applications
Ayşenur Yeşilyurt; Gopiraman Mayakrishnan; Uğur Parın; Ick Soo Kim; Fatma Nur Parın; Azeem Ullah
Journal of Biomedical Materials Research Part A, Jan. 2025

Enhanced Dye Removal and Antibacterial Efficacy of Copper‐Doped ZnO Nanoparticles on Cellulose Nanofibers
Phuong‐Linh Nguyen; Thi Ngat Tran; Minh Thang Le; Azeem Ullah; Duy‐Nam Phan; Ick‐Soo Kim
Advanced Materials Interfaces, Dec. 2024

Investigating alginate and chitosan electrospun nanofibers as a potential wound dressing: an in vitro study
Sharjeel Abid; Ling Wang; Md. Kaiser Haider; Gopiraman Mayakrishnan; Rajamani Lakshminarayanan; Kyu Oh Kim; Azeem Ullah; ick soo kim
Nanocomposites, Nov. 2024

Vastly SynergisticFe₂CuNiS₄‐Nanoarchitectures Anchored2D‐Nano‐Sandwich Derived from Flower‐Like‐CuFeS₂/N‐Graphene and Cube‐Like‐NiFeS₂/N‐CNTsfor Water Oxidation and Nitrophenol Reduction
Gopiraman Mayakrishnan; Ramkumar Vanaraj; Junpeng Xiong; Muhammad Farooq; Azeem Ullah; Keqin Zhang; Seong Cheol Kim; Kim Ick Soo
ENERGY & ENVIRONMENTAL MATERIALS, Nov. 2024

Fabrication and Application of Multicomponent Nanofibers by Electrospinning
Jian Shi; Ullah Azeem; Ick Soo Kim
Sen'i Gakkaishi, Sep. 2024

A Multistage Assembled Laminar Membrane for Solar Thermal Conversion and Nighttime Electricity Production
Feifei Wang; Yi Zhang; Chunqing Niu; Jian Shi; Azeem Ullah; Chunhong Zhu; Ick Soo Kim
Chemical Engineering Journal, Jul. 2024

Research upon Cu-Doping Contents in TiO₂ Nanoparticles Incorporated onto Cellulose Nanofibers for Dye Removal and Self-Cleaning Applications
Duy-Nam Phan; Thi Ngat Tran; Phuong-Linh Nguyen; Minh Thang Le; Azeem Ullah; ick soo kim
ACS Omega, May 2024

Sustainable Bioactive Food Packaging Based on Electrospun Zein-polycaprolactone Nanofibers Integrated with Aster Yomena Extract Loaded Halloysite Nanotubes
Azeem Ullah; Hyukjoo Yang; Kazuki Takemae; Feifei Wang; Seungsin Lee; Ick Soo Kim
International Journal of Biological Macromolecules, May 2024

Wet Processing of Stretchable or Elastomeric Textiles
Faiza Anwar; Ahsan Nazir; Azeem Ullah
Handbook of Stretchable and Elastomeric Textiles, 2024

Fabrication of Chitosan‐β‐cyclodextrin‐Fe nanofibers for the adsorption of As‐III from aqueous solution using a lab‐scale filtration system
Ahmed Ali Jamali; Faraz Khan Mahar; Nadir Hussain; Muzamil Khatri; Azeem Ullah; Farooq Ahmed; Zeeshan Khatri; ick soo kim
Journal of Applied Polymer Science, Sep. 2023

Bioinspired and Biodegradable Functionalized Graphene Oxide/Deacetylated Cellulose Acetate Composite Janus Membranes for Water Evaporation-Induced Electricity Generation
Feifei Wang; Yi Zhang; Jian Shi; Lei Sun; Azeem Ullah; Chunhong Zhu; ick soo kim
ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering, Jul. 2023

Eco-friendly bioactive β-caryophyllene/halloysite nanotubes loaded nanofibrous sheets for active food packaging
Azeem Ullah; Lei Sun; Fei-fei Wang; Hifza Nawaz; Kentaro Yamashita; Yingying Cai; Faiza Anwar; Muhammad Qamar Khan; Gopiraman Mayakrishnan; Ick Soo Kim
Food Packaging and Shelf Life, 35, Mar. 2023

PVA/Inulin-Based Sustainable Films Reinforced with Pickering Emulsion of Niaouli Essential Oil for Potential Wound Healing Applications
Fatma Nur Parın; Sofia El-Ghazali; Ayşenur Yeşilyurt; Uğur Parın; Azeem Ullah; Muzamil Khatri; Ick Soo Kim
Polymers, 15(4), Feb. 2023

Enhanced Properties of Solid Polymer Electrolytes by a Bilayer Nonwoven PET/nanofiber PVDF Substrate for Use in All-solid-state Lithium Metal Batteries
Sun, L.; Cai, Y.; Kim, D.; Kim, S.; Zhu, C.; Wang, F.; Ullah, A.; Wong, P.Y.; Mayakrishnan, G.; Lee, C.; Kim, I.S.
Journal of Power Sources, 564, 2023

Synthesized Bioactive Lignin Nanoparticles/polycaprolactone Nanofibers: A Novel Nanobiocomposite for Bone Tissue Engineering
Haider, M.K.; Kharaghani, D.; Sun, L.; Ullah, S.; Sarwar, M.N.; Ullah, A.; Khatri, M.; Yoshiko, Y.; Gopiraman, M.; Kim, I.S.
Biomaterials Advances, 144, 2023

Rational Construction of Hierarchical Nanocomposites by Growing Dense Polyaniline Nanoarrays on Carbon Black-functionalized Carbon Nanofiber Backbone for Freestanding Supercapacitor Electrodes
Sun, L.; Miyagi, D.; Cai, Y.; Ullah, A.; Haider, M.K.; Zhu, C.; Gopiraman, M.; Kim, I.S.
Journal of Energy Storage, 61, 2023

Development of PVA–Psyllium Husk Meshes via Emulsion Electrospinning: Preparation, Characterization, and Antibacterial Activity
Fatma Nur PARIN; Azeem Ullah; Ayşenur Yeşilyurt; Uğur PARIN; Md.Kaiser Haider; Davood Kharaghani
Polymers, 14(7), 1490-1490, Apr. 2022

“Clay-corn-caprolactone” a novel bioactive clay polymer nanofibrous scaffold for bone tissue engineering
Ullah, A.; Haider, M.K.; Wang, F.-F.; Morita, S.; Kharaghani, D.; Ge, Y.; Yoshiko, Y.; Lee, J.S.; Kim, I.S.
Applied Clay Science, 220, 2022

In Vitro Biocompatibility, Antibacterial Activity, and Release Behavior of Halloysite Nanotubes Loaded with Diclofenac Sodium Salt Incorporated in Electrospun Soy Protein Isolate/hydroxyethyl Cellulose Nanofibers
Ullah, A.; Sarwar, M.N.; Wang, F.-F.; Kharaghani, D.; Sun, L.; Zhu, C.; Yoshiko, Y.; Mayakrishnan, G.; Lee, J.S.; Kim, I.S.
Current Research in Biotechnology, 4, 2022

Hybrid PVDF/PANI Membrane for Removal of Dyes from Textile Wastewater
Nawaz, H.; Umar, M.; Nawaz, I.; Ullah, A.; Tauseef Khawar, M.; Nikiel, M.; Razzaq, H.; Siddiq, M.; Liu, X.
Advanced Engineering Materials, 24(5), 2022

Investigation of Mechanical, Chemical, and Antibacterial Properties of Electrospun Cellulose-Based Scaffolds Containing Orange Essential Oil and Silver Nanoparticles
Duy-Nam Phan; Muhammad Qamar Khan; Van-Chuc Nguyen; Hai Vu-Manh; Anh-Tuan Dao; Phan Thanh Thao; Ngoc-Mai Nguyen; Van-Tuan Le; Azeem Ullah; Muzamil Khatri; Ick-Soo Kim
Polymers, Dec. 2021

Polyacrylonitrile Nanofibers Containing Viroblock as Promising Material for Protective Clothing
Mujtaba Hussain; Abdul Salam; Muhammad Fahad Arain; Azeem Ullah; Anh-Tuan Dao; Hai Vu-Manh; Duy-Nam Phan; Aamir Shabbir Ansari; Muhammad Qamar Khan; Zafar Javed; Kim Ick Soo
Applied Sciences, Dec. 2021

Fabricating Antibacterial and Antioxidant Electrospun Hydrophilic Polyacrylonitrile Nanofibers Loaded with AgNPs by Lignin-Induced In-Situ Method
Md. Kaiser Haider; Azeem Ullah; Muhammad Nauman Sarwar; Takumi Yamaguchi; Qianyu Wang; Sana Ullah; Soyoung Park; Ick Soo Kim
Polymers, Feb. 2021

Evaluating Antibacterial Efficacy and Biocompatibility of PAN Nanofibers Loaded with Diclofenac Sodium Salt
Muhammad Nauman Sarwar; Azeem Ullah; Md. Kaiser Haider; Nadir Hussain; Sana Ullah; Motahira Hashmi; Muhammad Qamar Khan; Ick Soo Kim
Polymers, 13(4), 510-510, Feb. 2021

Carboxymethyl Cellulose (CMC) Based Electrospun Composite Nanofiber Mats for Food Packaging
Motahira Hashmi; Sana Ullah; Azeem Ullah; Yusuke Saito; Md. Kaiser Haider; Xinyu Bie; Kosei Wada; Ick Soo Kim
Polymers, Jan. 2021

Sabina Chinensis Leaf Extracted and in Situ Incorporated Polycaprolactone/polyvinylpyrrolidone Electrospun Microfibers for Antibacterial Application
Ge, Y.; Tang, J.; Ullah, A.; Ullah, S.; Sarwar, M.N.; Kim, I.-S.
RSC Advances, 11(30), 2021

Polyacrylonitrile/Carbon Black nanoparticle/Nano-Hydroxyapatite (PAN/nCB/HA) Composite Nanofibrous Matrix as a Potential Biomaterial Scaffold for Bone Regenerative Applications
Haider, M.K.; Sun, L.; Ullah, A.; Ullah, S.; Suzuki, Y.; Park, S.; Kato, Y.; Tamada, Y.; Kim, I.S.
Materials Today Communications, 27, 2021

Wet-spun Bi-component Alginate Based Hydrogel Fibers: Development and In-vitro Evaluation as a Potential Moist Wound Care Dressing
Umar, M.; Ullah, A.; Nawaz, H.; Areeb, T.; Hashmi, M.; Kharaghani, D.; Kim, K.O.; Kim, I.S.
International Journal of Biological Macromolecules, 168, 2021

Polyvinylidene Fluoride Nanocomposite Super Hydrophilic Membrane Integrated with Polyaniline-graphene Oxide Nano Fillers for Treatment of Textile Effluents
Nawaz, H.; Umar, M.; Ullah, A.; Razzaq, H.; Zia, K.M.; Liu, X.
Journal of Hazardous Materials, 403, 2021

Lignin-mediated In-situ Synthesis of CuO Nanoparticles on Cellulose Nanofibers: A Potential Wound Dressing Material
Haider, M.K.; Ullah, A.; Sarwar, M.N.; Saito, Y.; Sun, L.; Park, S.; Kim, I.S.
International Journal of Biological Macromolecules, 173, 2021

Bioactive Sambong Oil-loaded Electrospun Cellulose Acetate Nanofibers: Preparation, Characterization, and In-vitro Biocompatibility
Ullah, A.; Saito, Y.; Ullah, S.; Haider, M.K.; Nawaz, H.; Duy-Nam, P.; Kharaghani, D.; Kim, I.S.
International Journal of Biological Macromolecules, 166, 2021

A Review on the Fabrication of Several Carbohydrate Polymers into Nanofibrous Structures Using Electrospinning for Removal of Metal Ions and Dyes
Phan, D.-N.; Khan, M.Q.; Nguyen, N.-T.; Phan, T.-T.; Ullah, A.; Khatri, M.; Kien, N.N.; Kim, I.-S.
Carbohydrate Polymers, 252, 2021

Optimized Loading of Carboxymethyl Cellulose (CMC) in Tri-component Electrospun Nanofibers Having Uniform Morphology
Motahira Hashmi; Sana Ullah; Azeem Ullah; Muhammad Akmal; Yusuke Saito; Nadir Hussain; Xuehong Ren; Ick Soo Kim
Polymers, Oct. 2020

Fabrication of Antibacterial Nanofibers Composites by Functionalizing the Surface of Cellulose Acetate Nanofibers
Muhammad Qamar Khan; Davood Kharaghani; Sanaullah; Amir Shahzad; Nam Phan Duy; Yohei Hasegawa; Azeemullah; Jungsoon Lee; Kim Ick Soo
ChemistrySelect, Jan. 2020

The Synthesis of Silver-nanoparticle-anchored Electrospun Polyacrylonitrile Nanofibers and a Comparison with As-spun Silver/polyacrylonitrile Nanocomposite Membranes Upon Antibacterial Activity
Phan, D.-N.; Dorjjugder, N.; Saito, Y.; Taguchi, G.; Ullah, A.; Kharaghani, D.; Kim, I.-S.
Polymer Bulletin, 77(8), 2020

Fabrication and Characterization of Wound Dressings Containing Gentamicin/silver for Wounds in Diabetes Mellitus Patients
Bie, X.; Khan, M.Q.; Ullah, A.; Ullah, S.; Kharaghani, D.; Phan, D.-N.; Tamada, Y.; Kim, I.S.
Materials Research Express, 7(4), 2020

A Facile Approach to Synthesize Highly Conductive Electrospun Aramid Nanofibers via Electroless Deposition
Hussain, N.; Yousif, M.; Ali, A.; Mehdi, M.; Ullah, S.; Ullah, A.; Mahar, F.K.; Kim, I.S.
Materials Chemistry and Physics, 255, 2020

Manuka Honey Incorporated Cellulose Acetate Nanofibrous Mats: Fabrication and in Vitro Evaluation as a Potential Wound Dressing
Ullah, A.; Ullah, S.; Khan, M.Q.; Hashmi, M.; Nam, P.D.; Kato, Y.; Tamada, Y.; Kim, I.S.
International Journal of Biological Macromolecules, 155, 2020

An optimistic approach “from hydrophobic to super hydrophilic nanofibers” for enhanced absorption properties
Hashmi, M.; Ullah, S.; Ullah, A.; Khan, M.Q.; Hussain, N.; Khatri, M.; Bie, X.; Lee, J.; Kim, I.S.
Polymer Testing, 90, 2020

Reusability Comparison of Melt-Blown vs Nanofiber Face Mask Filters for Use in the Coronavirus Pandemic
Ullah, S.; Ullah, A.; Lee, J.; Jeong, Y.; Hashmi, M.; Zhu, C.; Joo, K.I.; Cha, H.J.; Kim, I.S.
ACS Applied Nano Materials, 3(7), 2020

Stabilized Nanofibers of Polyvinyl Alcohol (PVA) Crosslinked by Unique Method for Efficient Removal of Heavy Metal Ions
Ullah, S.; Hashmi, M.; Hussain, N.; Ullah, A.; Sarwar, M.N.; Saito, Y.; Kim, S.H.; Kim, I.S.
Journal of Water Process Engineering, 33, 2020

An Experimental Study on Modelling the Physical Properties of Composite Psyllium, Alginate and Chitosan Fibers Using Box-Behnken Technique
Ullah, A.; Ullah, S.; Areeb, T.; Umar, M.; Nam, P.D.; Masood, R.; Park, S.; Kim, I.S.
Fibers and Polymers, 21(11), 2020

Fabrication and Characterization of Colorimetric Polymer Based Novel Nanofibers for Sensing and Blocking of Bacterial
Kim, M.O.; Khan, M.Q.; Ullah, A.; Phan, D.-N.; Zhu, C.; Lee, J.-S.; Kim, I.S.
Materials Research Express, 7(8), 2020

Antibacterial Mechanisms of Various Copper Species Incorporated in Polymeric Nanofibers Against Bacteria
Phan, D.-N.; Dorjjugder, N.; Saito, Y.; Khan, M.Q.; Ullah, A.; Bie, X.; Taguchi, G.; Kim, I.-S.
Materials Today Communications, 25, 2020

Development of VOCs Gas Sensor with High Sensitivity Using Colorimetric Polymer Nanofiber: A Unique Sensing Method
Kim, M.O.; Khan, M.Q.; Ullah, A.; Duy, N.P.; Zhu, C.; Lee, J.-S.; Kim, I.S.
Materials Research Express, 6(10), 2019

Development of Tri-component Antibacterial Hybrid Fibres for Potential Use in Wound Care
Masood, R.; Hussain, T.; Miraftab, M.; AliRaza, Z.; Ullah, A.; Areeb, T.; Umar, M.; Riaz, R.
Journal of Wound Care, 27(6), 2018

In Situ Development and Application of Natural Coatings on Non-absorbable Sutures to Reduce Incision Site Infections
R. Masood; T. Hussain; M. Umar; Azeemullah; T. Areeb; S. Riaz
Journal of Wound Care, Mar. 2017

Novel Alginate, Chitosan, and Psyllium Composite Fiber for Wound-care Applications
Masood, R.; Hussain, T.; Miraftab, M.; Ullah, A.; Ali Raza, Z.; Areeb, T.; Umar, M.
Journal of Industrial Textiles, 47(1), 2017

Textile Fibers
Afzal, A.; Ullah, A.
Advanced Textile Testing Techniques, 2017

Development and Characterization of Alginate-chitosan-hyaluronic Acid (ACH) Composite Fibers for Medical Applications
Hussain, T.; Masood, R.; Umar, M.; Areeb, T.; Ullah, A.
Fibers and Polymers, 17(11), 2016

Modelling the Properties of Pigment-printed Polypropylene Nonwoven Fabric Using the Box-behnken Technique
Hussain, T.; Ullah, A.; Umar, M.; Areeb, T.; Zubair, Z.; Masood, R.; Zia, Q.
Coloration Technology, 131(6), 2015