Dr. Hussain is among the founding members of SBA School of Science & Engineering (SSE) and has played a key role to lead the development of Chemistry Department at LUMS. He is leading department of Chemistry at LUMS since 2009 that is now one of the best Chemistry departments in the region especially with reference to the placement of over 90% of the undergraduate students in the fully funded graduate programs in the world best universities including MIT, Princeton, Yale, Chicago, Cornell, Rice, UIUC, John Hopkins, University of California and University of Massachusetts, Amherst, and the quality of research. Prior to joining LUMS, Dr. Hussain spearheaded research and development program in Nanobiotechnology at National Institute for Biotechnology & Genetic Engineering (NIBGE), Faisalabad, Pakistan, and developed a Nanobiotech group/facility for the synthesis of metal nanoparticles and explore their applications in biotechnology and advanced materials fabrication, which is now among the few best such facilities in Pakistan. Dr. Hussain has published ~70 research articles in prominent journals including Nature Materials, Angewandte Chemie - Int. Ed., Advanced Materials, Journal of the American Chemical Society, Small, ChemCommun, Langmuir, and Nanoscale. He has delivered several invited/keynote/plenary lectures at national and international forums to highlight the potential of nanotechnology in various disciplines with particular reference to his own research achievements in this emerging field. Dr. Hussain has developed several effective research collaborations with the leading research groups in USA, Europe, China (HUST), Saudi Arabia (KAUST) and several National Institutions in Pakistan. He has got several competitive National/International research grants to explore the applications of metal nanoparticles/ nanoclusters in Chemical/Biomedical Sciences and Renewable Energy Technologies. Notably, Dr. Hussain has got highly competitive Pak-US collaborative research grant (~600,000 USD) funded by HEC and US National Academy of Sciences, Pak-German collaborative research grant (~50,000 Euro) funded by DAAD, Germany, and EPSRC global fund (92,000 GBP) funded by EPSRC-UK. These projects are in collaboration with Prof. Vincent M. Rotello at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, USA, Prof. Wolfgang J. Parak at the Philipps University, Marburg, and Prof. Antonis G. Kanaras at the University of Southampton, UK, respectively and are meant to explore the applications of functional nanomaterials in bacteria detection, bio-imaging/bio-sensing, catalysis and multidrug resistance. In addition, more recently Dr. Hussain has also got 02 more research grants in collaboration with US-Pakistan Center for Advanced Studies in Energy (USPCAS-E) at the University of Engineering & Technology (UET), Peshawar, to explore the applications of nanomaterials in solar cells and fuel cells that are funded by KPK provincial Govt. and USAID respectively.
In 2007, Dr. Hussain was awarded a Professor Atta-ur-Rehman Gold Medal/Prize in chemistry and more recently (2014) he is also awarded Gold Medal in Chemistry by Pakistan Academy of Sciences to acknowledge his achievements in the field of Chemistry. Dr. Hussain is also the Fellow of the Chemical Society of Pakistan and has served as the Chair of National Nanotech Foresight Committee constituted by Pakistan Council for Science & Technology (PCST) in 2014. Recently Dr. Hussain was also awarded Charles Wallace visiting fellowship to visit the University of Cambridge, UK, in Summer 2016 to develop linkages.
| Title | Publication | Author | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Green synthesis of zinc oxide nanoparticles by Neem extract as multi-facet therapeutic agents | Journal of Drug Delivery Science and Technology | 2020 | |
| Green synthesis of zinc oxide nanoparticles by Neem extract as multi-facet therapeutic agents | Journal of Drug Delivery Science and Technology | 2020 | |
| Development of gold nanoclusters based direct fluorescence restoration approach for sensitive and selective detection of pesticide | Applied Nanoscience (Switzerland) | 2020 | |
| Controlled Assembly of Cu/Co-Oxide Beaded Nanoclusters on Thiolated Graphene Oxide Nanosheets for High-Performance Oxygen Evolution Catalysts | Chemistry - A European Journal | 2020 | |
| Effect of flavonoid-coated gold nanoparticles on bacterial colonization in mice organs | Nanomaterials | 2020 | |
| A smart drug delivery system based on Artemisia vulgaris hydrogel: Design, on-off switching, and real-time swelling, transit detection, and mechanistic studies | Journal of Drug Delivery Science and Technology | 2020 | |
| A proactive model on innovative biomedical applications of gold nanoparticles | Applied Nanoscience (Switzerland) | 2020 | |
| A proactive model on innovative biomedical applications of gold nanoparticles | Applied Nanoscience (Switzerland) | 2020 | |
| A smart drug delivery system based on Artemisia vulgaris hydrogel: Design, on-off switching, and real-time swelling, transit detection, and mechanistic studies | Journal of Drug Delivery Science and Technology | 2020 | |
| Influence of W-doping on the optical and electrical properties of SnO |
Journal of Alloys and Compounds | 2020 | |
| Influence of W-doping on the optical and electrical properties of SnO |
Journal of Alloys and Compounds | 2020 | |
| Bactericidal Effect of 5-Mercapto-2-nitrobenzoic Acid-Coated Silver Nanoclusters against Multidrug-Resistant Neisseria gonorrhoeae | ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces | 2020 | |
| Controlled development of higher-dimensional nanostructured copper oxide thin films as binder free electrocatalysts for oxygen evolution reaction | International Journal of Hydrogen Energy | 2020 | |
| Controlled development of higher-dimensional nanostructured copper oxide thin films as binder free electrocatalysts for oxygen evolution reaction | International Journal of Hydrogen Energy | 2020 | |
| Bactericidal Effect of 5-Mercapto-2-nitrobenzoic Acid-Coated Silver Nanoclusters against Multidrug-Resistant Neisseria gonorrhoeae | ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces | 2020 | |
| Screening and stability testing of commercially applicable Heliotropium crispum silver nanoparticle formulation with control over aging and biostability | Applied Nanoscience (Switzerland) | 2020 | |
| Screening and stability testing of commercially applicable Heliotropium crispum silver nanoparticle formulation with control over aging and biostability | Applied Nanoscience (Switzerland) | 2020 | |
| A stimuli-responsive, superporous and non-toxic smart hydrogel from seeds of mugwort (Artemisia vulgaris): stimuli responsive swelling/deswelling, intelligent drug delivery and enhanced aceclofenac bioavailability | RSC Advances | 2020 | |
| A stimuli-responsive, superporous and non-toxic smart hydrogel from seeds of mugwort (Artemisia vulgaris): stimuli responsive swelling/deswelling, intelligent drug delivery and enhanced aceclofenac bioavailability | RSC Advances | 2020 | |
| Controlled engineering of nickel carbide induced N-enriched carbon nanotubes for hydrogen and oxygen evolution reactions in wide pH range | Electrochimica Acta | 2020 | |
| Controlled engineering of nickel carbide induced N-enriched carbon nanotubes for hydrogen and oxygen evolution reactions in wide pH range | Electrochimica Acta | 2020 | |
| Nanosilver Mitigates Biofilm Formation via FapC Amyloidosis Inhibition | Small | 2020 | |
| Nanosilver Mitigates Biofilm Formation via FapC Amyloidosis Inhibition | Small | 2020 | |
| Synthesis of surface functionalized hollow microporous organic capsules for doxorubicin delivery to cancer cells | Polymer Chemistry | 2020 | |
| Synthesis of surface functionalized hollow microporous organic capsules for doxorubicin delivery to cancer cells | Polymer Chemistry | 2020 | |
| Citric acid crosslinking of mucilage from Cydonia oblonga engenders a superabsorbent, pH-sensitive and biocompatible polysaccharide offering on-off swelling and zero-order drug release | Journal of Polymer Research | 2020 | |
| Citric acid crosslinking of mucilage from Cydonia oblonga engenders a superabsorbent, pH-sensitive and biocompatible polysaccharide offering on-off swelling and zero-order drug release | Journal of Polymer Research | 2020 | |
| Fabrication and Characterization of Thiolated Chitosan Microneedle Patch for Transdermal Delivery of Tacrolimus | AAPS PharmSciTech | 2020 | |
| Sol-Gel Synthesis of Mesoporous Silica-Iron Composite: Kinetics, Equilibrium and Thermodynamics Studies for the Adsorption of Turquoise-Blue X-GB Dye | Zeitschrift fur Physikalische Chemie | 2020 | |
| Fabrication and Characterization of Thiolated Chitosan Microneedle Patch for Transdermal Delivery of Tacrolimus | AAPS PharmSciTech | 2020 | |
| Sol-Gel Synthesis of Mesoporous Silica-Iron Composite: Kinetics, Equilibrium and Thermodynamics Studies for the Adsorption of Turquoise-Blue X-GB Dye | Zeitschrift fur Physikalische Chemie | 2020 | |
| Sodium hyroxyethylcellulose adipate: An efficient and reusable sorbent for cadmium uptake from spiked high-hardness ground water | Arabian Journal of Chemistry | 2020 | |
| Sodium hyroxyethylcellulose adipate: An efficient and reusable sorbent for cadmium uptake from spiked high-hardness ground water | Arabian Journal of Chemistry | 2020 | |
| Development of gold nanoclusters based direct fluorescence restoration approach for sensitive and selective detection of pesticide | Applied Nanoscience (Switzerland) | 2020 | |
| Controlled Assembly of Cu/Co-Oxide Beaded Nanoclusters on Thiolated Graphene Oxide Nanosheets for High-Performance Oxygen Evolution Catalysts | Chemistry - A European Journal | 2020 | |
| Ultrasmall Co@Co(OH) |
ChemSusChem | 2019 | |
| Ultrasmall Co@Co(OH) |
ChemSusChem | 2019 | |
| Porous hypercrosslinked polymer-TiO |
Nature Communications | 2019 | |
| Porous hypercrosslinked polymer-TiO |
Nature Communications | 2019 | |
| Seasonal variation???s effect on antidiabetic activity of silver nanoparticles | Bioinspired, Biomimetic and Nanobiomaterials | 2019 | |
| Seasonal variation???s effect on antidiabetic activity of silver nanoparticles | Bioinspired, Biomimetic and Nanobiomaterials | 2019 | |
| Fabrication of Emulsion-Templated Poly(vinylsulfonic acid)-Ag Nanocomposite Beads with Hierarchical Multimodal Porosity for Water Cleanup | Langmuir | 2019 | |
| Fabrication of Emulsion-Templated Poly(vinylsulfonic acid)-Ag Nanocomposite Beads with Hierarchical Multimodal Porosity for Water Cleanup | Langmuir | 2019 | |
| Magnetic Hierarchically Macroporous Emulsion-Templated Poly(acrylic acid)-Iron Oxide Nanocomposite Beads for Water Remediation | Langmuir | 2019 | |
| Magnetic Hierarchically Macroporous Emulsion-Templated Poly(acrylic acid)-Iron Oxide Nanocomposite Beads for Water Remediation | Langmuir | 2019 | |
| Metal Nanoclusters: New Paradigm in Catalysis for Water Splitting, Solar and Chemical Energy Conversion | ChemSusChem | 2019 | |
| Metal Nanoclusters: New Paradigm in Catalysis for Water Splitting, Solar and Chemical Energy Conversion | ChemSusChem | 2019 | |
| Fabrication of PLA incorporated chitosan nanoparticles to create enhanced functional properties of cotton fabric | Pigment and Resin Technology | 2019 | |
| Fabrication of PLA incorporated chitosan nanoparticles to create enhanced functional properties of cotton fabric | Pigment and Resin Technology | 2019 | |
| Biosurfactant coated silver and iron oxide nanoparticles with enhanced anti-biofilm and anti-adhesive properties | Journal of Hazardous Materials | 2019 |