Associate Professor
Faculty of Science
About
PhD Chemistry (Nottingham, UK); MSc. Chemistry (East Anglia, UK); BSc. (Hons) Chemistry (Nottingham, UK)
Teaching Area
Inorganic Chemistry
Current Research
Synthesis and characterization of metal oxide nanomaterials and carbon-based nanocomposites; green synthesis using plant and medicinal herb extracts; catalytic and photocatalytic applications of nanomaterials, including the degradation of environmental pollutants and catalysis of organic reactions; antibacterial, antioxidant and other bioactive properties of nanomaterials and natural extracts; and the development of functional nanomaterials for environmental and biomedical applications.
Research Interests
- Nanomaterials and nanocomposites
- Green synthesis and natural products
- Catalysis and photocatalysis
- Environmental and biomedical applications
- Wound healing studies
Publications
- Temperature-controlled synthesis of ZnO nanolayers and nanocrystals: photocatalytic and antibacterial activities. Tan AL, Norilham NAM, Muharram SH, Lau HLH, Sofian RR, A Usman A, Reaction Kinetics, Mechanisms and Catalysis, 2026, 1-22.
- Antioxidant and Antidiabetic Activities of Green Synthesized ZnO Nanoparticles Using Fresh and Dried Leaf Extracts of Annona squamosa, Chiew SMS, Yasin HM, Tan AL, Letters in Applied NanoBioScience, Vol 15, Issue 2, 2026, 68.
- Data-driven prediction of Zinc Oxide particle size and shape dimensionality using Random Forest, Matussin NSN, Tan AL, Ahmad N, Lai DTC. Machine Learning and Computational Engineering, Vol 2, Issue 2, 2026, 34.
- Photocatalytic Degradation of Brilliant Green Using ZnO Nanoparticles Synthesized via Green and Chemical Methods, Alim NS, Hamid MHS, Wan Isahak WNRW, Tan AL. Eurasian Journal of Physics and Functional Materials, Vol 9, Issue 4, 2025, 256-268.
- Zinc Oxide Nanoparticles Synthesized from Zinc (II)-2-Acetylpyrazine-4-Methylthiosemicarbazone Complex and Coffea Liberica Extract: Catalysis Study.
- Zaini ASM, Tan AL, Wan Isahak WNR, Hamid MHS. Eurasian Journal of Physics and Functional Materials, Vol 9, Issue 3, 2025, 179-187.