Staff Directory


Mohamad Wafiuddin Bin Ismail

Academic Qualifications

  • Ph.D in Biosciences - Doctor of Philosophy, International Islamic University Malaysia

Mohamad Wafiuddin Bin Ismail (Assoc. Prof. Dr.)

Associate Professor
IIUM Kuantan Campus

KULLIYYAH OF SCIENCE

wafisnj@iium.edu.my
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Teaching Responsibilities


ADAB AND AKIDAH 2025/2026
ANALYTICAL SPECTROSCOPY 2019/2020 2018/2019
CHEMISTRY OF FATS AND OILS 2019/2020 2018/2019
Chemistry of Fats, Oils and Emulsifiers 2025/2026
DRUG DELIVERY & APPLICATION 2022/2023 2021/2022 2020/2021 2019/2020
Drug Delivery and Application 2025/2026 2024/2025 2023/2024 2022/2023
Drug Dosage Form 2025/2026 2024/2025 2023/2024 2022/2023 2021/2022 2020/2021 2018/2019
EMULSIFIERS AND SURFACTANTS 2018/2019
Final Year Project 1 2024/2025
FINAL YEAR PROJECT I 2021/2022 2020/2021
FINAL YEAR PROJECT II 2020/2021
FOOD CHEMISTRY & BIOTECHNOLOGY 2020/2021
GENERAL CHEMISTRY 2025/2026 2024/2025 2023/2024 2022/2023 2021/2022
HALAL AND HARAM IN FOOD INGREDIENTS AND PROCESSING 2021/2022 2020/2021 2019/2020
Halal Food Processing & Regulations 2025/2026
Halal Foods & Related Products 2025/2026 2024/2025 2023/2024
HALAL FOODS AND RELATED PRODUCTS 2022/2023 2021/2022 2020/2021 2019/2020
Polymer Chemistry 2025/2026 2024/2025 2023/2024 2022/2023 2021/2022 2020/2021 2019/2020
RESEARCH METHODOLOGY 2019/2020
Special Topics in Applied Chemistry 2024/2025 2023/2024 2022/2023


Supervision


Development Of Robust Polyvinylidine Fluoride-Based Polymer Inclusion Membrane With Ionic Liquid Extractants For The Extraction Of Rare Earth Elements From Electronic Waste.
Ph.D In Progress Co-supervisor
Amphiphilic Polycaprolactone-B-Polyethylene Glycol Star-Shaped Polymers Hydrogel Blend Towards Wound Healing Application.
Master Completed 2022 Main Supervisor
Development Of Polysulfone (Psf) Membrane Composite With Metal-Organic-Framework (Mof) For Enhanced Carbon Dioxide (Co2) Gas Separation .
Master In Progress Main Supervisor
Modification Of Polyimide Membranewith Zeolite 3a For Enhanced Hydrogen Gas Separation.
Master In Progress Main Supervisor
Optimisation Of Supercritical Fluid Extraction (Sfe) And Inhibition Of Α-Amylase And Α-Glucosidase For The Green Formulation Of Diabetes Supplement Using Ai Approach.
Master In Progress Co-supervisor


Research Projects


Completed
2024 - 2024 UV Spectroscopy for dental application
2019 - 2023 Development of smart wound dressing functionalized PCL/graphene oxide (PCL/GO) nanofibers for potential wound healing.
2019 - 2023 Development of smart wound dressing functionalized PCL/graphene oxide (PCL/GO) nanofibers for potential wound healing.
2019 - 2023 High Performance Hydrophobic Drug Carrier from Polycaprolactone-b-poly(ethylene glycol) Star-shaped Polymers Hydrogel Blend As Potential for Wound Healing Application
On-Going
2025 - Present Knowledge Transfer Programme: Gotong-Royong in Bulan Ramadhan with Halal and Tauhid Values
2025 - Present Development of Garlic Extract (GARLEX-L)-Supplemented Fish Pellets: Assessing Impact on Fish Health and Growth Performance
2024 - Present Development of Green and Halal Nutraceutical Products
2024 - Present Hydrogen and Carbon Dioxide Detection on Metal Nitride Electrochemical Sensors


Awards & Recognition


09 Sep, 2025 Silver Medal - Universiti Teknologi Mara International
08 Feb, 2025 Gold Medal - MNNF Network / MNNF Publisher International
05 Aug, 2024 Best of The Best Award - Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia (UTHM) International
05 Aug, 2024 Gold Medal - Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia (UTHM) International
05 Aug, 2024 Special Award - Malaysia Innovation, Invention & Creativity (MIICA) International
22 Aug, 2022 Gold Medal - Universiti Tun Hussein Onn National
25 May, 2022 Gold Medal - Others National


Publications


Articles

2025 100 years of thiosemicarbazone: a bibliometric study using Scopus database. Malaysian Journal of Analytical Sciences, 29 (4) pp. 1-12
2025 Current advances in rare earth element extraction and recovery via polymer inclusion membrane: a review. Journal of Membrane Science & Research, 11 (4) pp. 1-12
2025 Karnival Kimia Malaysia by IKM Pahang Branch, Department of Chemistry (IIUM), and Department of Chemistry Malaysia (Pahang Branch). Berita IKM - Chemistry in Malaysia, NA (158) pp. 16-17
2024 Development of PCL/PMMA and PCL/PEG polymeric film as potential for algae removal = (Pembangunan filem polimer PCL/PMMA dan PCL/PEG berpotensi sebagai penyingkiran alga). Sains Malaysiana, 53 (6) pp. 1309-1320
2024 Optimization and mechanistic insight of phenol removal using an effective green kaolin adsorbent through experimental and computational approaches. Journal of Molecular Structure, 1318 () pp. 139219
2023 Hydrophobic drug carrier from polycaprolactone-b-poly(ethylene glycol) star-shaped polymers hydrogel blend as potential for wound healing application. Polymers, 15 (9) pp. 1-22
2023 Novel approach in synthesizing graphene oxide grafted polyethylene glycol via Steglich Esterification. Polymer Bulletin, 80 (4) pp. 4139-4152
2023 Photodegradation of oxytetracycline using fluorescent light driven ZnO quantum dots synthesised via microwave method. Journal of Physical Science, 34 (1) pp. 27-41
2023 Synthesis and characterization of Ciprofloxacin loaded Star-Shaped Polycaprolactone–Polyethylene glycol hydrogels for oral delivery. Micromachines, 14 (7) pp. 1-16
2022 Poly(caprolactone)-b-poly(ethylene glycol)-based polymeric micelles as drug carriers for efficient breast cancer therapy: a systematic review. Polymers, 14 (22) pp. 1-25
2021 Preliminary study of 4-arms poly(caprolactone) star-shaped polymer: Synthesis and characterization. Journal of Academia, Volume 9 (Number 1) pp. 127-138
2021 Synthesis of Four-Arms Star-Shaped PCL-b-PEG as a potential Amphiphilic Hydrogel. Scientific Research Journal, 18 (1) pp. 101-117
2020 Early experience in surgical treatment of adolescence idiopathic scoliosis: a report of four cases. Borneo Journal of Medical Sciences, 14 (1) pp. 39-47
2020 Science@IIUM Issue 3. SCIENCE@IIUM, (3) pp. 1-40
2019 Synthesis and characterization of star-shaped (PCL-B-PEG) as potential electrospun microfibres. Sains Malaysiana, 48 (10) pp. 2265-2275
Conference or Workshop Items

2022 Chessbot: a chemical safety and security telegram chatbot in Bahasa Malaysia. In: Kimia Invensi dan Inovasi Malaysia 2022,
2022 SINAA.CO: the future sustainable disposable blood pressure cuff cover. In: The National Innovation and Invention Competition (NIICe),
2021 Cell viability study of star-shaped polymer hydrogel. In: Malaysian Polymer International Conference 2021,
2021 Development of Ciprofloxacin-loaded PCL-PEG Hydrogel. In: The 12th International Fundamental Science Congress 2021,
2021 Preparation of six arms Pcl-b-Peg star-shaped polymer hydrogel. In: 7th International Conference on Advancement in Science & Technlogy,
2020 4-arms poly (caprolactone) star-shaped polymer for drug delivery application: synthesis and characterization. In: Virtual Symposium on Sciences 2020 (VSoS 2020),
Book Sections

2024 Application of nanoparticles in the mitigation of harmful algal blooms. In: Royal Society of Chemistry, ISBN: 978-1-83767-117-5, pp. 208-220
2024 Carbon-based nanomaterials for the removal of emerging water pollutants. In: Royal Society of Chemistry, ISBN: 978-1-83767-117-5, pp. 133-177
2024 Carbon-based nanomaterials for the removal of emerging water pollutants. In: Royal Society of Chemistry, ISBN: 978-1-83767-117-5, pp. 133-177
2023 Relevance of AI in microbased drug delivery system. In: Academic Press, an imprint of Elsevier, ISBN: 978-0-323-89925-3, pp. 123-143
2022 Development of Ciprofloxacin-loaded PCL-PEG Hydrogels. In: Universiti Putra Malaysia, ISBN: , pp.
2022 Nanotechnology-based approaches for antitubercular drug delivery. In: Elsevier, ISBN: , pp. 365-380