Dr Wan Khartini completed her Ph.D in Material Engineering from the University of Federico II, Naples, Italy (2009-2012). The focus of her doctoral research was to design nanoparticulate-based platform by electric field technique for drug delivery application. On completion of her Ph.D, Dr Wan Khartini was engaged in research at the polymer scaffold design and had gained hands-on experience in the electrospinning technique.
After finishing her Ph.D in Italy (2012), she joined International Islamic University of Malaysia (IIUM) Kuantan as a lecturer at the Department of Chemistry, Kulliyyah of Science. She has secured few local research grants particularly on nanofibers/nanoparticle polymeric based scaffold for drug delivery application. For her research, she had three postgraduate students currently working on this research. She also teaches undergraduate students.
On top of that, Dr Wan Khartini had the opportunity to conduct postdoctoral/attachment research training at IBM, Silicon Valley, USA and had also been invited to join New York Academy of Science programme, New York in 2014 after winning the Community-based Scientific Project Proposal.

Advanced Materials	2025/2026 2024/2025 2023/2024 2022/2023
ANALYTICAL SPECTROSCOPY	2018/2019
DRUG DELIVERY & APPLICATION	2021/2022 2020/2021 2019/2020 2018/2019
Drug Dosage Form	2025/2026 2022/2023 2020/2021 2019/2020 2018/2019
EMULSIFIERS AND SURFACTANTS	2020/2021 2019/2020
Final Year Project 1	2024/2025
FINAL YEAR PROJECT I	2021/2022 2020/2021
FINAL YEAR PROJECT II	2020/2021
Generic Skills for Chemistry Students	2025/2026 2024/2025 2023/2024 2022/2023
HEALTH RISK ASSESSMENT	2020/2021 2019/2020 2017/2018
INDUSTRIAL HYGIENE	2021/2022
Materials Chemistry	2025/2026 2024/2025 2023/2024 2022/2023
OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH	2018/2019
OCCUPATIONAL, SAFETY AND HEALTH LEGISLATION AND MANAGEMENT	2017/2018
Polymer Chemistry	2025/2026 2024/2025 2023/2024 2022/2023 2020/2021 2019/2020 2018/2019 2017/2018
Quality Control & Assurance	2025/2026 2024/2025 2023/2024
RESEARCH METHODOLOGY	2021/2022 2020/2021 2019/2020 2018/2019

Star-Shaped Polycaprolactone-Poly(Ethylene Glycol) Block Copolymer For Ciprofloxacin Delivery. Ph.D Completed 2018 Main Supervisor

Extraction Of Dye Pigments From Bixa Orellana L. For Silk Yarn Dyeing: Proccess Optimisation And Density Functional Theory (Dft) Study. Ph.D In Progress Main Supervisor

Development Of Bifunctional Materials Of Polyacrylonitrile/Functionalized Tripodal Amide-Thiourea Electrospun Nanofibers And Their Mechanisms In Recognition And Adsorption Of Metallate-Oxoanions In Aqueous Environment. Ph.D In Progress Co-supervisor

Extraction Of Chitosan From Black Soldier Fly Pupal Exuviae Using Natural Deep Eutetic Solvents And Fabrication Of Chitosan/Polyethylene Oxide Electrospun Nanofibers. Master Completed 2025 Co-supervisor

Nanofibers Fabrication Of Chitosan Extracted From Hermetia Illucens Pupal Exuviae Using Nades. Master Completed 2025 Co-supervisor

Functionalised Pcl/Gelatin/Graphene Oxide: Preparation, Characterisation And Antibacterial Activity For Potential Wound Dressing Application . Master Completed 2023 Main Supervisor

Preparation And Characterization Of Polycaprolactone-Collagen Loaded Gentamicin Sulphate Nanofibers By Electrospinning. Master Completed 2018 Main Supervisor

Optimization Of Natural Dye Extraction From Ceriops Zippeliana Bark And Dyeing Process On Silk Yarn: Experimental Approaches And Response Surface Methodology (Rsm). Master In Progress Main Supervisor

Natural Dye Extraction From Melastoma Malabathricum L Fruits:Optimisation Of The Dyeing Process On Silk Yarn. Master In Progress Co-supervisor

Completed

2022 - 2024	Plant-based Extract for Wound Healing Formulation-Phase III
2020 - 2022	Short Term Project: The Formulation for Wound Healing Hydrogel Polymer-Based Spray
2019 - 2024	PRODUCTION OF HYDROGEL SHEET CONTAINING CENTELLA ASIATICA (PEGAGA) FOR WOUND DRESSING APPLICATION
2019 - 2023	Development of smart wound dressing functionalized PCL/graphene oxide (PCL/GO) nanofibers for potential wound healing.
2019 - 2021	Knowledge Transfer to School Teachers and Technical Staff to Enhance Laboratory Skills and Management to Promote Sustainable Lab Practices
2019 - 2022	Knowledge Transfer on Sustainable Waste Management to School Teachers: Towards Establishment of Eco-School
2019 - 2023	High Performance Hydrophobic Drug Carrier from Polycaprolactone-b-poly(ethylene glycol) Star-shaped Polymers Hydrogel Blend As Potential for Wound Healing Application
2018 - 2022	Bacteria-surface interaction of chemically modified Polycaprolactone/Chitosan nanofibers as the antimicrobial application.
2013 - 2017	Development of Nanofibrous Wound Dressing Membrane via Electrospinning
2013 - 2017	Cell-Scaffold Interaction using Water-Soluble Calixarene Functionalized Polycaprolactone/Gelatin Nanofiber for the Improvement of Cell Adhesion
2013 - 2016	Physico-Chemical and Biocompatibility Studies of Gentamicin Loaded Polycaprolactone - Collagen Based Protein Nanofiber

On-Going

2024 - Present	Electrospun Calix[4arene/Polyacrylonitrile/MOF (C4XOH@C4XO2H/PAN/ZIF-8) fibres: Preparation and Insights into their adsorption mechanisms for extraction of tetracycline
2023 - Present	Natural Dye Extractions of Selected Plants: Optimization for Silk Yarns Dyed Using Theoretical and Experimental Approach
2023 - Present	Preparation and Characterization of Polyacrylonitrile/Functionalized Tripodal Amide-Thiourea Electrospun Nanofibers and Their Mechanisms in the Recognition and Adsorption of Metallate-Oxoanions in Aqueous Environment
2021 - Present	Physicochemical and cytocompatibility assessment of electrospun chitosan nanofiber from Malaysia black soldier fly cocoon chitin deacetylated in natural deep eutectic solvent.
2020 - Present	The Immobilisation of Iron (III) Oxide Nanoparticles on Polyurethane Nanofibers using Immersion Method with Different Polyols as Potential Treatment for Skin Cancer
2020 - Present	The Immobilisation of Iron (III) Oxide Nanoparticles on Polyurethane Nanofibers using Immersion Method with Different Polyols as Potential Treatment for Skin Cancer
2020 - Present	The Immobilisation of Iron (III) Oxide Nanoparticles on Polyurethane Nanofibers using Immersion Method with Different Polyols as Potential Treatment for Skin Cancer

Articles

2025	Central composite design for the optimisation of silk yarn dyeing with natural extract from Melastoma malabathricum L. fruit. Malaysian Journal of Analytical Sciences, 29 (2) pp. 1-13
2025	Sustainable silk yarn dyeing using Hibiscus rosa-sinensis: optimisation of process variables via response surface methodology approach. Malaysian Journal of Chemistry, 27 (5) pp. 161-173
2023	PCL/gelatin/graphene oxide electrospun nanofibers: effect of surface functionalization on in vitro and antibacterial response. Nanomaterials, 13 (3) pp. 1-27
2023	Synthesis and characterization of Ciprofloxacin loaded Star-Shaped Polycaprolactone–Polyethylene glycol hydrogels for oral delivery. Micromachines, 14 (7) pp. 1-16
2022	Electrospun sulfonatocalix[4]arene loaded blended nanofibers: process optimization and In Vitro studies. Pharmaceutics, 14 (9) pp. 1-16
2022	Fabrication and characterisation of recycled polyethylene terephthalate/graphene oxide nanofibres as a potential adsorbent for methylene blue. Malaysian Journal of Chemistry, 24 (2) pp. 158-165
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	Functionalized antimicrobial nanofibers: design criteria and recent advances. Journal of Functional Biomaterials, 12 (4) pp. 59
2021	Functionalized antimicrobial nanofibers: design criteria and recent advances. Journal of Functional Biomaterials, 12 (4) pp. 1-23
2021	In vitro evaluation of crosslinked polyvinyl alcohol/chitosan – gentamicin sulfate electrospun nanofibers. Malaysian Journal of Chemistry, 23 (2) pp. 1-10
2021	Synthesis of Four-Arms Star-Shaped PCL-b-PEG as a potential Amphiphilic Hydrogel. Scientific Research Journal, 18 (1) pp. 101-117
2019	Synthesis and characterization of star-shaped (PCL-B-PEG) as potential electrospun microfibres. Sains Malaysiana, 48 (10) pp. 2265-2275
2018	Encapsulation and characterization of gentamicin sulfate in the collagen added electrospun nanofibers for skin regeneration. Journal of Functional Biomaterials, 9 (2) pp. 1-9
2018	Science@iium. science@iium, () pp. 1-40
2018	science@iium. science@iium, (December 2018) pp. 1-40
2017	Electrospun polycaprolactone nanofibres decorated by drug loaded chitosan nano- reservoirs for antibacterial treatments. Nanotechnology, 28 (50) pp. 1-9
2013	Trapping tetracycline loaded nanoparticles into polycaprolactone fiber networks for periodontal regeneration therapy. . Journal of Bioactive and Compatible Polymer, 28 (3) pp. 258-273
2012	Biodegradable microparticles and nanoparticles by electrospraying techniques. Journal of Applied Biomaterials & Functional Materials, 10 (3 (September-December)) pp. 191-196

Conference or Workshop Items

2021	Cell viability study of star-shaped polymer hydrogel. In: Malaysian Polymer International Conference 2021,
2019	Release study on electrospun PVA/chitosan-based nanofibers loaded with Centella Asiatica extracts. In: 33rd Scientific Meeting Malaysian Society Of Pharmacology & Physiology (MSPP) 2019,
2018	Comparison of the essential oil components in fresh peels of lime (citrus aurantifolia) extracted with supercritical fluid extraction and other three traditional extraction methods. In: International Conference of Analytical Sciences (SKAM31),
2018	Synthesis of four arms star polymer for hydrogel formulation. In: 31st International Conference of Analytical Sciences 2018 (SKAM31),

Book Sections

2024	3D-scaffold design of biodegradable nanofibers for tissue regeneration and drug delivery. In: Bentham Science Publishers, ISBN: 978-981-5179-34-7, pp. 212-232
2024	3D-scaffold design of biodegradable nanofibers for tissue regeneration and drug delivery. In: Bentham Science Publishers, ISBN: 978-981-5179-34-7, pp. 212-232
2018	Additive electrospraying for scaffold functionalization. In: Elsevier Inc., ISBN: 978-008101746-3 / 978-008101745-6, pp. 179-203