Published works

The developing trend about heteroatom/metal-doped CDs as nanozyme mimics for the detection and imaging of active biomolecules

Muhammad Ali Tajwar, M M Hussain, Farid Ahmed, Abdul Hafeez, Yen Wei, Hai Xiong · 2026 · Coordination Chemistry Reviews 552

DOI: 10.1016/j.ccr.2025.217530

A flexible Schiff base probe for spectrophotometric detection of chromium (III)

Aliya Minhaz, Ayaz Anwar, Ishaq Ahmad, Rozina Khattak, Muhammad Yaseen, Farid Ahmed, Muhammad Raza Shah · 2025 · International Journal of Environmental Science and Technology 16 (10), 55775584, IF=3.4

DOI: 10.1007/s13762-018-2103-2

A simple, quick, and field-portable colorimetric assay for detecting Pefloxacin mesylate in biological and food samples

Muhammad Adnan Sami, Imdad Ali, Farid Ahmed, Muhammad Raza Shah · 2025 · Inorganic Chemistry Communications

DOI: 10.1016/j.inoche.2025.114766

Performance Improvement for colorimetric detection of chromium and catalytic degradation of environmental pollutants by Synergistic citrazinic Acid-Functionalized AgNPs

Farid Ahmed, Muhammad Muzammal Hussain, Linyu Zeng, Qiyu Lei, Hai Xiong · 2025 · Microchemical Journal, 212

DOI: 10.1016/j.microc.2025.113518

Chromogenic and Fluorogenic Schiff Base Sensors

Fozia Nazir, Syeda Sundas Musawar, Ashfaq Ahmad, Bilal Akram, Farid Ahmed* · 2025 · Chinese Journal of Structural Chemistry

DOI: 10.1016/j.cjsc.2025.100751

Smartphone-Integrated Inkjet-Printed Paper-Based Sensor for Portable and Selective Colorimetric Detection of Lysozyme in Biological Samples

Muhammad Adnan Sami, Imdad Ali, Farid Ahmed*, Saeed Khan, Muhammad Raza Shah · 2025 · Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects

DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfa.2025.139271

Highly effective recognition of Fe3+ and lysine based on hydrosoluble N-doped carbon dots

WU Khan, MM Hussain, W Xu, Y Zeng, F Ahmed, H Xiong · 2024 · Microchemical Journal 201

DOI: 10.1016/j.microc.2024.110507

Exploring recent advancements and future prospects on coordination self-assembly of the regulated lanthanide-doped luminescent supramolecular hydrogels

Farid Ahmed, MM Hussain, WU Khan, H Xiong · 2024 · Coordination Chemistry Reviews, 499

DOI: 10.1016/j.ccr.2023.215486

Triazole thiazole 4-Nitrobenzohydrazide Schiff base-stabilized silver nanoparticles for selective and efficient detection of neomycin

Imdad Ali, Daim Asif Raja, Farid Ahmed, Mahmood Fazal, Abdul Hameed, Muhammad Raza Shah, Muhammad Imran Malik · 2024 · Journal of Molecular Structure, 1315

DOI: 10.1016/j.molstruc.2024.138971

Synthesis of conjugated silver nanoparticles of 18β-glycyrrhetinic acid peptide conjugate (GAP) as a colorimetric probe for barium ions

Sadiq Noor Khan, Imdad Ali, Farid Ahmed, Muhammad Raza Shah, Farzana Shaheen. · 2023 · New Journal of Chemistry

DOI: 10.1039/D3NJ01159C

Dania Ahmed, Sameena Perveen, Muhammad Raza Shah, Farid Ahmed “Synergistic antibacterial effect against S. Aureus in combination with amoxicillin using fluconazole nanoparticles studied under atomic force microscopy, International Journal of Nanoparticles

· 2023 ·

DOI: 10.1504/IJNP.2023.135748

Fluorescent Carbon Dots with Enhanced Thermal Stability for Multicolor Bioimaging in Hot Conditions

Waheed Ullah Khan, Liying Qin, Wasim Ullah Khan, Salim Ullah Khan, MM Hussain, Farid Ahmed, Sajid Kamal, Ping Zhou · 2023 · ACS Applied Nano Materials, 6

DOI: 10.1021/acsanm.3c03131

Photochemical preparation, characterization and formation kinetics of riboflavin conjugated silver nanoparticles

Zubair Anwar, Syed Abid Ali, Muhammad Raza Shah, Farid Ahmed, Ayaz Ahmed, Umar Ijaz, Hafsa Afzal, Sofia Ahmed, Muhammad Ali Sheraz, Muneeba Usmani, Iqbal Ahmad · 2023 · Journal of Molecular Structure, 1289

DOI: 10.1016/j.molstruc.2023.135863

A review of the growing trend towards heteroatoms-doped carbon dots based on dopamine acting as a hybrid agent and detected analyte

Waheed Ullah Khan, MM Hussain, Farid Ahmed, Hai Xiong · 2023 · Talanta, 265

DOI: 10.1016/j.talanta.2023.124781

Recent developments of Red/NIR carbon dots in biosensing, bioimaging, and tumor theranostics

MM Hussain, Waheed Ullah Khan, Farid Ahmed, Yen Wei, Hai Xiong · 2023 · Chemical Engineering Journal, 465

DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2023.143010

A mitochondria-targeted fluorescent probe based on biocompatible RBH-U for the enhanced response of Fe3+ in living cells and quenching of Cu2+ in vitro

Weiqing Xu, Farid Ahmed, Hai Xiong · 2023 · Analytica Chimica Acta, 1249

DOI: 10.1016/j.aca.2023.340925

Fluorescence switch based on NIR-emitting carbon dots revealing high selectivity in the rapid response and bioimaging of oxytetracycline

MM Hussain, Fengli Li, Farid Ahmed, Waheed Ullah Khan, Hai Xiong · 2023 · Journal of Materials Chemistry. B, 11(47)

DOI: 10.1039/D3TB02139D

Bioimaging-guided discrimination of normal/cancer cells using Ag+-mediated red, fluorescent carbon dots

Farid Ahmed, Weiqing Xu, MM Hussain, Waheed Ullah Khan, Hai Xiong · 2023 · Chemical Engineering Journal, 477

DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2023.147300

Acridine- 2,4-Dinitrophenyl Hydrazone Conjugated Silver Nanoparticles as an Efficient Sensor for Quantification of Mercury in Tap Water.

Imdad Ali, Ibanga Okon Isaac, Mahmood Ahmed, Farid Ahmed, Farhat Ikram, Muhammad Ateeq, Rima D. Alharthy, Muhammad Imran Malik, Abdul Hameed, and Muhammad Raza Shah · 2022 · Journal of Chemistry

DOI: 10.1155/2022/6823140

A Colorimetric probe sensor based on triazole for detecting ammonium sulphate in laboratory water and blood plasma

Mahmood Fazal, Imdad Ali, Muhammad Imran, Farid Ahmed, Thoraya A Farghalya,, Ismail I Althagafi, Mumtaz Ali, Muhammad Raza Shah · 2022 · Journal of Molecular Structure

DOI: 10.1016/j.molstruc.2022.132552

Plasmonic Nano Silver: An Efficient Colorimetric Sensor for the Selective Detection of Hg2+ Ions in Real Samples

NM Abbasi, MU Hameed, N Nasim, Farid Ahmed*, F Altaf, S Shahida, Sana Fayyaz, Syed Mubashar Sabir, Patrizia Bocchetta. · 2022 · Coatings 12

DOI: 10.3390/coatings12060763

Multi-stimuli responsive poly (N-isopropyl-co-tetraphenylethene) acrylamide copolymer mediating AIEgens by controllable tannic acid

Shahzad Iqbal, Farid Ahmed, Ziyan Wang, Weiqing Xu, Yating Zeng, Hai Xiong · 2022 · Polymer, 249

DOI: 10.1016/j.polymer.2022.124824

Recent Developments in G-Quadruplex Binding Ligands and Specific Beacons on Smart Fluorescent Sensor for Targeting Metal Ions and Biological Analytes

L Zhao, F Ahmed, Y Zeng, W Xu, H Xiong · 2022 · ACS Sensor 7

DOI: 10.1021/acssensors.2c00992

An excimer ‘ON-OFF’ switch based on telomeric Gquadruplex and rGO for trace thrombin detection

Long Zhao, Farid Ahmed, and Hai Xiong · 2022 · Chinese Chemical Letters, 33

DOI: 10.1016/j.cclet.2022.02.048

Multifunctional dual emissive fluorescent probe based on europium doped carbon dots (Eu-TCA/CDs) for highly selective detection of Chloramphenicol, Hg2+ and Fe3+

Farid Ahmed, Shahzad Iqbal and Hai Xiong · 2022 · Environmental Science: Nano, 9

DOI: 10.1039/D2EN00376G

Synthesis and characterization of triazole stabilized silver nanoparticles as colorimetric probe for mercury

Imdad Ali, Shafi Ullah, Farid Ahmed*, Saira Yasmeen, Muhammed Imran, Ismail I. Althagafi, Muhammad Raza Shah* · 2021 · Colloids and Surface A: Physiochemical and Engineering Aspect 629

DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfa.2021.127419

Sensing Applications of Triazole Conjugated Silver Nanoparticles

Imdad Ali, Farhat Ikram, Farid Ahmed, Jan Nisar, Muhammad Raza Shah, S Ali, II Althagafi, M Ateeq · 2021 · Journal of Molecular Structure

DOI: 10.1016/j.molstruc.2020.129306

Responsive-DNA hydrogels based intelligent materials: Preparation and Applications

Shahzad Iqbal, Farid Ahmed, and Hai Xiong · 2021 · Chemical Engineering Journal 420

DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2021.130384

Rumex Hastatus mediated green synthesis of AgNPs: An efficient nano catalyst and colorimetric probe for Cu2+

Sabeena Iftakhair, Fozia Nazir, Nasir Mehmood Abbasi, Ashfaq Ahmad, and Farid Ahmed* · 2021 · Colloids and Surface A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspect

DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfa.2021.127356

Synthesis and characterization of plant growth regulator- based silver nanoparticle for ultrasensitive detection of environmentally toxic Hg2+ ion in tap and river water.

Farid Ahmed, Imdad Ali, Heyam Saad Ali, Saira Yasmeen, Shafi Ullah, Samiullah Burki, Muhammad Adil, Jan Nisar, Muhammad Raza Shah. · 2021 · New Journal of Chemistry

DOI: 10.1039/D1NJ03393J

Recent developments in 1, 2, 3-triazole-based chemosensor

Farid Ahmed, Hai Xiong* · 2021 · Dyes and Pigments 185

DOI: 10.1016/j.dyepig.2020.108905

ON-OFF-ON

Farid Ahmed, Shahzad Iqbal, Long Zhao, Hai Xiong · 2021 · fluorescence switches based on N, S-doped carbon dots: facile hydrothermal growth, selective detection of Hg2+, and as a reversive probe for guanine” Analytica Chimica Acta, 1183

DOI: 10.1016/j.aca.2021.338977

Synthesis of new tetra triazole functionalized calix [4] resorcinarene and chemosensing of copper ions in aqueous medium

T Qadri, I Ali, M Hussain, F Ahmed, MR Shah, Z Hussain. · 2020 · Current Organic Chemistry 24 (3)

DOI: 10.2174/1385272824666200211114211

Synthesis of long-tail nonionic surfactants and their investigation for vesicle formation, drug entrapment, and biocompatibility

Imdad Ali, Salim Saifullah, Farid Ahmed, Shafi Ullah, Imkan, K Hussain, M Imran, MR Shah · 2020 · Journal of liposome research 30 (3)

DOI: 10.1080/08982104.2019.1630645

Dual Colorimetric Sensor for Hg2+/Pb2+ and an Efficient Catalyst Based on Silver Nanoparticles Mediating by the Root Extract of Bistorta amplexicaulis

Farid Ahmed, Humaira Kabir and Hai Xiong* · 2020 · Frontier in Chemistry 8

DOI: 10.3389/fchem.2020.591958

Green synthesis of methyl gallate conjugated silver nanoparticles: a colorimetric probe for gentamicin

Noor ul Ain, Zara Aslam, Muhammad Yousuf, Waqas Ahmed Waseem, Samina Bano, Itrat Anis, Farid Ahmed, Shaheen Faizi, Muhammad Imran Malik, Muhammad Raza Shah · 2019 · New Journal of Chemistry 43

DOI: 10.1155/2022/6823140

Synthesis of Biocompatible Double-Tailed Nonionic Surfactants and Their Investigation for Niosomal Drug-Loading Applications

Imdad Ali, Muhammad Raza Shah, Said Nadeem, Heyam Saad Ali, Salim Saifullah, Farid Ahmed, and Muhammad Imran · 2019 · Journal of Surfactant Detergent 22

DOI: 10.1002/jsde.12291

Synthesis and characterization of peptide-conjugated silver nanoparticle for selective detection of Hg2+ in human blood plasma and tap water

Aaqib Ullah, Imdad Ali, Farid Ahmed, Serab Khan, Muhammad Raza Shah, Farzana Shaheen · 2019 · Journal of Molecular Liquids 296

DOI: 10.1016/j.molliq.2019.112095

Highly selective and sensitive chemosensor for detection of pefloxacin in tap water based on click-generated triazole

Farid Ahmed*, Aaliya Minhaz, Muhammad Raza Shah, Noor ul Ain, Ashfaq Ahmad Khan, Kiramat Shah, Shafi Ullah, Muhammad Ishaq. · 2019 · Microchemical Journal 146

DOI: 10.1016/j.microc.2019.01.017

Unprecedented chemosensing behavior of novel tetra-substituted benzimidazole zinc(II) phthalocyanine for selective detection of Bi3+ ion: Synthesis, characterization and ROS generation

Azeem Ullah, Faheem Shah, Imran Khan, Muhammad Anwar, Munira Taj Muhammad, Kiramat shah and Farid Ahmed. · 2018 · Spectrochimica Acta A: Molecular and Biomolecular Spectroscopy 92

DOI: 10.1016/j.saa.2017.11.002

Colorimetric detection of amoxicillin based on quercetin-coated silver nanoparticles

Noor ul Ain, Itrat Anis, Farid Ahmed, Muhammad Raza Shah, Samina Parveen, Shaheen Faizi, Shakil Ahmad. · 2018 · Sensors & Actuators, B: Chemical 265

DOI: 10.1016/j.snb.2018.03.079

Synthesis and characterization of triazole-based supramolecule for interaction with cefuroxime in tap water and blood plasma

Farid Ahmed*, Samina Perveen, Kiramat Shah Muhammad Raza Shah*, Shakil Ahmed. · 2018 · Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety 147

DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2017.08.023

Creatinine-based non-Phospholipid vesicular carrier for improved oral bioavailability of Azithromycin

Shafi Ullah, Muhammad Raza Shah, Mohammad Shoaib, Muhammad Imran, Syed Wadood Ali Shah, Imdad Ali, Farid Ahmed. · 2017 · Drug Development and Industrial Pharmacy 43

DOI: 10.1080/03639045.2017.1291667

Hydrophilically modified self-assembling αtocopherol derivative as niosomal nanocarrier for improving clarithromycin oral bioavailability

Shafi Ullah, Muhammad Raza Shah, Mohammad Shoaib, Muhammad Imran, Syed Wadood Ali Shah, Farid Ahmed, Qamar Gul & Ismail Shah. · 2017 · Artificial Cells, Nanomedicine, and Biotechnology 46

DOI: 10.1080/21691401.2017.1332633

Highly Sensitive and Selective Fluorescent Supramolecular Cleft for the Recognition of Amoxicillin

Kiramat Shah, Erum Hassan, Farid Ahmed, Itrat Anis, and Muhammad Raza Shah · 2017 · Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety 141

DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2017.03.003

Evaluation of morphology, aggregation pattern, and size-dependent drug loading efficiency of gold nanoparticles stabilized with poly (2-vinyl pyridine)

Sana Rahim, Syed Abid Ali, Farid Ahmed, Muhammad Imran, Muhammad Raza Shah, and Muhammad Imran Malik. · 2017 · Journal of Nanoparticle Research 19(7)

A new highly selective chemosensor for the detection of iron ion in aqueous medium based on click-generated triazole

Kiramat Shah, Noor ul Ain, Farid Ahmed, Itrat Anis, Muhammad Raza Shah. · 2017 · Sensor and Actuators B: Chemical 249

DOI: 10.1016/j.snb.2017.04.120

Double-tailed acyl glycoside niosomal nanocarrier for enhanced oral bioavailability of Cefixime

Muhammad Imran, Muhammad Raza Shah, Farhat Ullah, Shafi Ullah, Abdul Sadiq, Imdad Ali, Farid Ahmed & Waqas Nawaz · 2016 · Artificial Cells Nanomedicine and Biotechnology 8

DOI: 10.1080/21691401.2016.1246451

Sugar-based novel niosomal nanocarrier system for enhanced oral bioavailability of levofloxacin

Muhammad Imran, Muhammad Raza Shah, Farhat Ullah, Shafi Ullah, Abdelbary MA Elhissi, Waqas Nawaz, Farid Ahmed, Abdul Sadiq, and Imdad Ali · 2016 · Drug Delivery 23

DOI: 10.1080/10717544.2016.1214991

Glycoside-Based Niosomal Nanocarrier for Enhanced In-Vivo Performance of Cefixime

Muhammad Imran, Muhammad Raza Shah*, Farhat Ullah, Shafi Ullah, Abdelbary M. A. Elhissi, Waqas Nawaz, Farid Ahmed, Abdul Sadiq, Imdad Ali. · 2016 · International Journal of Pharmaceutics 505

DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpharm.2016.03.042

Development of a biocompatible creatinine-based niosomal delivery system for enhanced oral bioavailability of clarithromycin

Shafi Ullah, Muhammad Raza Shah, Mohammad Shoaib, Muhammad Imran, Abdelbary MA Elhissi, Farid Ahmed, Imdad Ali, Syed Wadood Ali Shah · 2016 · Drug Delivery, 23

DOI: 10.1080/10717544.2016.1196768

Triazole-based highly selective supramolecular sensor for the detection of diclofenac in real samples

Farid Ahmed, Kiramat Shah, Iqra Zubir Awan, Muhammad Raza Shah. · 2016 · Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety 129

DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2016.03.017