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PhD Chemist | Biomaterials & Biopolymers | Hydrogels, Nanocomposites, Drug Delivery, Wound-Healing & Biobased Packaging

Profile Summary
Subject Matter Expertise
Services
Writing Medical Writing, Technical Writing, Copywriting, Creative Writing, General Proofreading & Editing
Research Meta-Research, Fact Checking, Scientific and Technical Research, Systematic Literature Review
Consulting Scientific and Technical Consulting
Data & AI Predictive Modeling
Product Development Formulation, Recipe Development, Product Evaluation, Concept Development
Work Experience

Work Trial Chemistry Expert

Mercor LLC, San Francisco, California, US

September 2025 - November 2025

Assistant Professor (visiting)

Baba Guru Nanak University

October 2024 - July 2025

Lecturer (Research)

University of Sialkot

December 2021 - September 2024

Education

PhD in Chemistry (Chemistry)

Government College University, Faisalabad

2017 - 2024

M.phil Analytical Chemistry (Department of Chemistry)

Government College University Faisalabad

August 2015 - July 2017

B.ED (Education)

Allama Iqbal Open University

September 2015 - January 2017

BS(Hons)Chemistry (Department of Chemistry)

University of Gujrat

August 2011 - August 2015

Certifications
Publications
JOURNAL ARTICLE
Yasir Iqbal, Zainab Tazeen, Muhammad Ehsan Ameer, Naveed Ahmad, Muhammad Arshad, Muhammad Azam Qamar (2026). A decade of breakthroughs: MOF-graphene oxide catalysts for water splitting efficiency . Reviews in Inorganic Chemistry.
Iqbal, Yasir, Shahzad, Khuram, Farooq, Hashim, Mushtaq, Sadaf, Kiran, Laraib, Neri, Giovanni (2026). Magnetoelectric nanocomposite CoFe<sub>2</sub>O<sub>4</sub>/BaTiO<sub>3</sub> for selective detection of NH<sub>3</sub> and H<sub>2</sub>S at room temperature . Physica B: Condensed Matter.
Shahzad, K., Iqbal, Y., Farooq, H., Mushtaq, S., Kiran, L., Neri, G.(2026). Magnetoelectric nanocomposite CoFe2O4/BaTiO3 for selective detection of NH3 and H2S at room temperature . Physica B Condensed Matter. 723.
Yasir Iqbal, Iqbal Ahmed, Ijaz Hussain, Muhammad Arsalan Dilbraiz, Hira Zulfiqar, Shahzad Ali Shahid Chatha, Sami Ullah (2026). Recent Developments on Natural Polymers as Viable Alternatives to Conventional Materials for Sustainable Packaging . Materials Circular Economy.
Yasir Iqbal, Muhammad Shahjahan, Seemab Javed, Shahzad Ali Shahid Chatha, Tayyab Tahir, Khuram Shahzad, Toaqeer Salman, Muhammad Azam Qamar, Sami Ullah (2025). Zeolite-based biopolymer composites: innovations, applications, and future directions in biomedical engineering . Reviews in Inorganic Chemistry.
Yasir Iqbal, Haiyan Cao, Muhammad Farzik Ijaz, Wenbin Song, Khuram Shahzad, Sadaf Mushtaq (2025). Fabrication and characterization of Fe3O4/MXene composite nanofiber membranes for synergistic photothermal/chemotherapy . Journal of Drug Delivery Science and Technology.
Yasir Iqbal, Shahzad Ali Shahid Chatha, Iqbal Ahmed, Khuram Shahzad, Muhammad Yasir Siddique, Usama Anwar (2025). Moringa gum-derived polymeric carbon dots for antimicrobial activity . BioResources.
Rong, J., Haipeng, B., Ijaz, M.F., Shahzad, K., Mushtaq, S., Iqbal, Y.(2025). Multifunctional magnetic SiO₂/Fe₃O₄@MXene nanofiber membranes for reusable removal of doxorubicin and organic dyes from industrial wastewater . Inorganic Chemistry Communications. 182.
Cao, H., Ijaz, M.F., Song, W., Shahzad, K., Mushtaq, S., Iqbal, Y.(2025). Fabrication and characterization of Fe3O4/MXene composite nanofiber membranes for synergistic photothermal/chemotherapy . Journal of Drug Delivery Science and Technology. 110.
Iqbal, Y., Chatha, S.A.S., Ahmed, I., Shahzad, K., Siddique, M.Y., Anwar, U.(2025). Moringa Gum-derived Polymeric Carbon Dots for Antimicrobial Activity . Bioresources. 20. (2). Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Localization.LocalizedHtmlString 4479-4494.
Shahjahan, M., Iqbal, Y., Javed, S., Shahid Chatha, S.A., Tahir, T., Shahzad, K., Salman, T., Qamar, M.A., Ullah, S.(2025). Zeolite-based biopolymer composites: innovations, applications, and future directions in biomedical engineering . Reviews in Inorganic Chemistry.
Tazeen, Z., Ameer, M.E., Iqbal, Y., Ahmad, N., Arshad, M., Qamar, M.A.(2025). A decade of breakthroughs: MOF-graphene oxide catalysts for water splitting efficiency . Reviews in Inorganic Chemistry.
Yasir Iqbal, Shahzad Ali Shahid Chatha, Ikram Ullah Khan, Muhammad Azam Qamar (2024). Fabrication of ecofriendly silver based composite hydrogel with multifunctional properties as possible wound dressing material . Physica Scripta.
Iqbal, Yasir, Siddique, Muhammad Yasir, Zafar, Sehrish, Rizwan, Linta, Saleem, Muhammad Atif, Haider, Sajjad, Azeem, Waqar, Alam, Kamran, Sumrra, Sajjad Hussain, Nazar, Muhammad Faizan (2024). Formulation and structural insight of biocompatible microemulsion for enhanced release profile of anticancer methotrexate . Frontiers in Materials.
Siddique, M.Y., Zafar, S., Rizwan, L., Saleem, M.A., Haider, S., Azeem, W., Alam, K., Iqbal, Y., Sumrra, S.H., Nazar, M.F.(2024). Formulation and structural insight of biocompatible microemulsion for enhanced release profile of anticancer methotrexate . Frontiers in Materials. 11.
Yasir Iqbal, Amjad Iqbal, Talha Farooq Khan (2024). Nanobiotechnology . Handbook of Nanomaterials, Volume 2.
Yasir Iqbal, Adil Mustafa, Tanveer Hussain Bokhari, Shahzad Ali Shahid Chatha, Abdullah Ijaz Hussain (2024). Extraction, phytochemical potential and in vitro biological activities of Amygdalus brahuica roots . Journal of Population Therapeutics and Clinical Pharmacology.
Iqbal, Yasir, Fatima, Maham, Ahmad, Muhammad Muneeb, Chatha, Shahzad Ali Shahid, Khan, Ikram Ullah, Hussain, Abdullah Ijaz (2024). Fabrication and evaluation of CMC-Ag and CMC-Zn-based composite films as biobased wound dressings . Carbohydrate Polymer Technologies and Applications.
Fatima, M., Iqbal, Y., Ahmad, M.M., Chatha, S.A.S., Khan, I.U., Hussain, A.I.(2024). Fabrication and evaluation of CMC-Ag and CMC-Zn-based composite films as biobased wound dressings . Carbohydrate Polymer Technologies and Applications. 7.
Iqbal, Yasir, Chatha, Shahzad Ali Shahid, Khan, Ikram Ullah, Qamar, Muhammad Azam (2024). Fabrication of ecofriendly silver based composite hydrogel with multifunctional properties as possible wound dressing material . Physica Scripta.
Iqbal, Y., Chatha, S.A.S., Khan, I.U., Qamar, M.A.(2024). Fabrication of ecofriendly silver based composite hydrogel with multifunctional properties as possible wound dressing material . Physica Scripta. 99. (7).
Iqbal, Yasir, Tauseef, Muhammad, Azam, Farooq, Ahmad, Sheraz, Ahmad, Faheem, Masood, Rashid, Habib, Syed Rashid, Rasheed, Abher, Zafar, Muhammad Sohail, Salam, Abdul (2024). Development and evaluation of silver-infused Biopolymer coated cotton wound dressings as possible wound healing material . Heliyon.
Tauseef, M., Azam, F., Iqbal, Y., Ahmad, S., Ahmad, F., Masood, R., Habib, S.R., Rasheed, A., Zafar, M.S., Salam, A.(2024). Development and evaluation of silver-infused Biopolymer coated cotton wound dressings as possible wound healing material . Heliyon. 10. (19).
Yasir Iqbal, Shahzad Ali Shahid Chatha, Zunera Chauhdary, Abdullah Ijaz Hussain, Ikram Ullah Khan (2023). Design and evaluation of moringa gum-based hydrogel dressings for cutaneous wound healing . Journal of Bioactive and Compatible Polymers.
Iqbal, Yasir, Ahmed, Iqbal, Irfan, Muhammad Faisal, Chatha, Shahzad Ali Shahid, Zubair, Muhammad, Ullah, Aman (2023). Recent advances in chitosan-based materials; The synthesis, modifications and biomedical applications . Carbohydrate Polymers.
Iqbal, Y., Ahmed, I., Irfan, M.F., Chatha, S.A.S., Zubair, M., Ullah, A.(2023). Recent advances in chitosan-based materials; The synthesis, modifications and biomedical applications . Carbohydrate Polymers. 321.
Iqbal, Yasir, Chatha, Shahzad Ali Shahid, Chauhdary, Zunera, Ijaz Hussain, Abdullah, Khan, Ikram Ullah (2023). Design and evaluation of moringa gum-based hydrogel dressings for cutaneous wound healing . Journal of Bioactive and Compatible Polymers.
Iqbal, Y., Chatha, S.A.S., Chauhdary, Z., Ijaz Hussain, A., Khan, I.U.(2023). Design and evaluation of moringa gum-based hydrogel dressings for cutaneous wound healing . Journal of Bioactive and Compatible Polymers. 38. (6). Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Localization.LocalizedHtmlString 417-436.
Iqbal, Yasir, Ahmad, Muhammad Muneeb, Chatha, Shahzad Ali Shahid, Hussain, Abdullah Ijaz, Khan, Ikramullah, Xie, Fengwei (2022). Recent trends in extraction, purification, and antioxidant activity evaluation of plant leaf-extract polysaccharides . Biofuels, Bioproducts and Biorefining.
Ahmad, M.M., Chatha, S.A.S., Iqbal, Y., Hussain, A.I., Khan, I., Xie, F.(2022). Recent trends in extraction, purification, and antioxidant activity evaluation of plant leaf-extract polysaccharides . Biofuels, Bioproducts and Biorefining. 16. (6). Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Localization.LocalizedHtmlString 1820-1848.
Saleem, T., Sarfaraz, R. A., Ahmed, I., Zulfiqar, H., Iqbal, Y., Saeed, I., Ashrafa, M., Anwar, U. (2022). Synthesis and characterization of nanostructured ternary composites of graphene oxide/Fe<sub>3</sub>O<sub>4</sub>/NiO for waste water treatment . Digest Journal of Nanomaterials and Biostructures.
Saleem, T., Sarfaraz, R.A., Ahmed, I., Zulfiqar, H., Iqbal, Y., Saeed, I., Ashraf, M., Anwar, U.(2022). Synthesis and characterization of nanostructured ternary composites of graphene oxide/Fe3 O4 /NiO for waste water treatment . Digest Journal of Nanomaterials and Biostructures. 17. (4). Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Localization.LocalizedHtmlString 1203-1210.
Jaan, A., Iqbal, W., Shahzad, B., Iqbal, Y., Rehman, M. U., Haider, I., Javid, M. T., Anwar, U. (2022). Visible light photocatalyticdye degradation activity of Fe<SUP>3+</SUP>, Co<SUP>2+</SUP>, Mn<SUP>2+</SUP> and Zn<SUP>2+</SUP>mononuclear complexes derived from O-vanillin bidentate schiffbase ligands . Digest Journal of Nanomaterials and Biostructures.
Jaan, A., Iqbal, W., Shahzad, B., Iqbal, Y., Rehman, M.U., Haider, I., Javid, M.T., Anwar, U.(2022). Visible light photocatalyticdye degradation activity of Fe3+, Co2+, Mn2+ and Zn2+mononuclear complexes derived from O-vanillin bidentate schiffbase ligands . Digest Journal of Nanomaterials and Biostructures. 17. (3). Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Localization.LocalizedHtmlString 913-920.
Muhammad Shahid and Hira Munir and Naheed Akhter and Nadia Akram and Fozia Anjum and Yasir Iqbal and Muhammad Afzal(2021). Nanoparticles encapsulation of Phoenix dactylifera (date palm) mucilage for colonic drug delivery . International Journal of Biological Macromolecules. 191. Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Localization.LocalizedHtmlString 861--871. Elsevier {BV}
Iqbal, Yasir, Shahid, Muhammad, Munir, Hira, Akhter, Naheed, Akram, Nadia, Anjum, Fozia, Afzal, Muhammad (2021). Nanoparticles encapsulation of<i> Phoenix</i><i> dactylifera</i> (date palm) mucilage for colonic drug delivery . International Journal of Biological Macromolecules.
Shahid, M., Munir, H., Akhter, N., Akram, N., Anjum, F., Iqbal, Y., Afzal, M.(2021). Nanoparticles encapsulation of Phoenix dactylifera (date palm) mucilage for colonic drug delivery . International Journal of Biological Macromolecules. 191. Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Localization.LocalizedHtmlString 861-871.
Iqbal, Yasir, Shahid, Muhammad, Anjum, Fozia, Khan, Samreen Gul, Pirzada, Tajnees (2020). MODIFICATION OF DATE PALM MUCILAGE AND EVALUATION OF THEIR NUTRACEUTICAL POTENTIAL . Pakistan Journal of Agricultural Sciences.
Shahid, M., Anjum, F., Iqbal, Y., Khan, S.G., Pirzada, T.(2020). Modification of date palm mucilage and evaluation of their nutraceutical potential . Pakistan Journal of Agricultural Sciences. 57. (2). Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Localization.LocalizedHtmlString 401-411.
Iqbal, Yasir, Chatha, Shahzad Ali Shahid, Asgher, Muhammad, Asgher, Rabbia, Hussain, Abdullah Ijaz, Hussain, Syed Makhdoom, Bilal, Muhammad, Saleem, Faizan, Iqbal, Hafiz M. N. (2019). Environmentally responsive and anti-bugs textile finishes - Recent trends, challenges, and future perspectives . Science of the Total Environment.
Chatha, S.A.S., Asgher, M., Asgher, R., Hussain, A.I., Iqbal, Y., Hussain, S.M., Bilal, M., Saleem, F., Iqbal, H.M.N.(2019). Environmentally responsive and anti-bugs textile finishes – Recent trends, challenges, and future perspectives . Science of the Total Environment. 690. Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Localization.LocalizedHtmlString 667-682.
BOOK CHAPTER
Ahmed, I., Hussain, A.I., Hussain, I., Iqbal, M.Z., Iqbal, Y., Aslam, S.(2025). Unveiling the Potential of Essential Oils- Based Food Preservation, Challenges and Role of Nanotechnology in Overcoming Challenges regarding Applications of Essential Oils . Nanotechnology in Food Packaging and Preservation Principles and Practical Applications. Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Localization.LocalizedHtmlString 255-283.
Iqbal, Y., Ameer, M.E., Ahmed, I., Ullah, A., Irfan, M.F., Shahid Chatha, S.A.(2025). Green Biopolymers in Food Packaging . Green Biopolymers for Packaging Applications. Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Localization.LocalizedHtmlString 93-148.
Iqbal, A., Khan, T.F., Iqbal, Y.(2024). Nanobiotechnology . Handbook of Nanomaterials Volume 2 Biomedicine Environment Food and Agriculture. Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Localization.LocalizedHtmlString 685-713.
OTHER
Bi, H., Ijaz, M.F., Shahzad, K., Mushtaq, S., Iqbal, Y., Rong, J.(2025). Hybrid Silica-MXene (SiO2/Ti3C2) Nanofiber Membranes: High-Performance Adsorbents for Industrial Wastewater Treatment . Ssrn.
Shahzad, K., Iqbal, Y., Farooq, H., Mushtaq, S., Kiran, L., Neri, G.(2025). Magnetoelectric Nanocomposite CoFe2O4/BaTiO3 for Selective Detection of NH3 and H2S at Room Temperature . Ssrn.
REVIEW
Yasir Iqbal, Iqbal Ahmed, Muhammad Faisal Irfan, Shahzad Ali Shahid Chatha, Muhammad Zubair, Aman Ullah(2023). Recent advances in chitosan-based materials; The synthesis, modifications and biomedical applications . Carbohydrate Polymers. Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Localization.LocalizedHtmlString 121318. Elsevier {BV}