Selected Publications

2024

• Nazeer, N.; Ghimire, A.; Rainey, J. K.; Lubell, W. D.; Ahmed, M. Broad UV-Visible Spectral Fluorescent Peptide Nano-Scaled Aggregates upon Arginine to Citrulline Swap. 2024, submitted.
• Dissanayake, R.; Nazeer, N.; Zarei, Z.; Bhayo, N. Ahmed, M. Controlled Self-Assembly of Macrocyclic Peptide into Multifunctional Photoluminescent Nanoparticles. 2024, Pharm. Sci. Accepted.
• Nazeer, N.; Kooner, N.; Ghimire, A.; Rainey, J. K.; Lubell, W. D.; Erol, D. M.; Ahmed, M. Secondary Structure Stabilization of Macrocyclic Antimicrobial Peptides via Cross-link Swapping. 2024, Med. Chem. 67, 11, 8693-8707.
• Mishra, V. K. M.; Rodriguez-LeCompte, J-C.; Ahmed, M. Nanoparticles mediated folic acid enrichment. Food Chem. 2024, 456, 139964 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodchem.2024.139964.
• Towner, R.; Dissayanke, R.; Ahmed, M. Clinical Advances in TNBCs Treatment: Focus on PLGA Nanoparticles. 2024, Pharmacol. Exp. Ther.390 (1) 53-64.
• Steeves M.; Combita, D.; Whelan, W.B.; Ahmed, M. Chemotherapeutics Loaded Poly(Dopamine) Core-Shell Nanoparticles for Breast Cancer Treatment. Pharmacol. Exp. Ther. 2024, Accepted.
• Jahan, S.; Doyle, C.; Ghimire, A.; Combita, D.; Rainey, J.K.; Wagner, B.D.; Ahmed, M. Elucidating the Role of Optical Activity of Polymers in Protein-Polymer Interactions. 2024, Polymers, 16(1), 65; https://doi.org/10.3390/polym16010065.

2023

• Dissanayake, R.; Combita, D.; Ahmed, M. Enhanced Cryopreservation Efficacies of Ice Recrystallization Inhibiting NanoGels. ACS Appl. Mater. Interface 2023, 15, 39, 45689-45700.
• Gauthier, M. J.; Rasouli, R.; Abd-El-Aziz, S. A.; Ahmed, M. and Abdelghani, A. A. Synthesis and Biological Studies of Star-shaped Dendrimers Containing Pendent Cationic Cyclopentadienyliron Moieties with Ketoprofen and Mefenamic Acid at the Periphery. Inorg. Organomet. Polym. Mater. 2023, 10.21203/rs.3.rs-2996898/v1.
• Alvarez, I. Z.; McSorely, G.; Dunlop, M.; Ahmed, M.; Hu, Y. An overview of biostimulant activity and plant responses under abiotic and biotic stress conditions. SMAB, 2023, https://doi.org/10.1007/s43393-023-00182-3.
• Dissanayake, R.; Towner, R.; Ahmed, M. Metastatic Breast Cancer: Review of Emerging Nanotherapeutics. Cancers, 2023, 15(11), 2906, https://doi.org/10.3390/cancers15112906.
• Towner, R.A.; Smith, N.; Saunders, D.; Lerner, M.; Jensen, R.L.; Battiste, J.; Ahmed, M.; and Jonathan D. Wren3Targeting in-silico predicted biomarkers for treating gliomas: Preclinical studies. Neuroglia, 2023, Accepted.
• Combita, D.; Pamunuwegedara, H.; Ahmed, M. Photo-Iniferter RAFT Polymerization of Optically Active Hydrophilic Vitamin B5 Analogous Methacrylamide. ACS Appl. Polym. Mater. 2023, Accepted.

2022

• Larsen, P.; Ahmed, M. Evaluation of Biological Activities and Medicinal Properties of Honey Drops and Honey Lozenges. Nutrients, 2022, 14, 4738.
• Combita, D.; Nazeer, N.; Bhayo, A.M.; Ahmed, M.  Biomimetic and Hydrophilic Vitamin B5 Analogous Methacrylamide Polymers Prevent Surface Fouling. ACS Appl. Polym. Mater. 2022, 4, 575-585.
• Tabatabaei, M. S.; Islam, R.; Ahmed, M. Size and Macromolecule Stabilizers Dependent Performance of Gold Colloids in Immuno-PCR. Anal. BioAnal. Chem.2022, 414, 2205-2217.
• Larsen, P.; Ahmed, M. Evaluation of Antioxidant Potential of Honey Drops and Honey Lozenges. Food Chem. Adv. 2022, 1, 100013, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.focha.2022.100013.

2021

• Nazeer, N.; Simmons, J. R.; Rainey, J. K.; Rodriguez-LeCompte, J. C.; Ahmed, M. Antibacterial and Immunomodulatory Activities of Physiologically Stable, Self-Assembled Peptide Nanoparticles. J. Mater. Chem. B, 2021 9, 9041-9054.
• Nazeer, N.; Rodriguez-LeCompte, J. C.; Ahmed, M. Bacterial Specific Aggregation and Killing of Immunomodulatory Host Defense Peptides, 2021, 49 (9), 839.
• Uribe-Diaz, S.; Nazeer, N.; Ahmed, M.; Rodriguez-LeCompte. Folic acid enhances proinflammatory and antiviral molecular pathways in chicken B-lymphocytes infected with a mild Infectious bursal disease virus. British Poultry J. 2021, Accepted.
• Babaei-Ghazvini, A.; Acharya, B.; Ahmed, M. Multilayer photonic biodegradable films based on interlocked chiral-nematic cellulose nanocrystals in starch/chitosan. 2021, under review.
• Combita, D.; Ahmed, M. Thermoresponsive and Antifouling Hydrogels for Radiative Energy Driven Water Harvesting System. 2021, Mat. Chem. Front. 5, 917-928.
• Tabatabaei, M.S.; Islam, R.; Ahmed, M. Applications of Gold Nanoparticles in ELISA, PCR, and Immuno-PCR Assays: A Review.  2021, Anal. Chim. Acta. 1143, 250-266.
• Nazeer, N.; Diaz, S. U.; Rodriguez-Lecompte, J.C.; Ahmed, M. Avian Antimicrobial Peptides in the Gastrointestinal Tract: Alternatives to Foodborne Pathogens. British Poult. J. 2021, DOI: 10.1080/00071668.2021.1919993.

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2020

• Babaei-Ghazvini, A.; Cudmore, B.; Dunlop, M. J.; Acharya, B.; Bissessur, R.; Ahmed, M.; Whelan, M. W. Effect of Magnetic Field Alignment of Cellulose Nanocrystals in Starch Nanocomposites: Physicochemical and Mechanical Properties. 2020, Carb. Polym. 247, 116688.
• Kabir, A.; Ahmed, M. Elucidating the role of Thermally Flexible Hydrogels in Protein Refolding. 2020, ACS Appl. Biomater.  3, 7, 4253–4262.
• Losada-Medina, D.; Yitbarek, A.; Uribe-Diaz, S.; Nazeer, N.; Ahmed, M.; and Rodríguez-Lecompte JC. Identification, Tissue Characterization And Innate Immune Role of Angiogenin-4 Expression in Young Broiler Chickens. Poult. Sci. 2020, 99, 2992-3000.
• Naseri, N.; Butler, H.; MacNevin, W.; Ahmed, M.; Ahmadi, A. Low Temperature Solvent-based 3D Printing of PLGA: A Parametric Printability Study. Drug Develop. Industrial Pharm. 2020, 46, 173-178.​

2019

• Kabir, A.; Nazeer, N.; Bissessur, R. Ahmed M. Diatoms Embedded, Self-Assembled Carriers for Dual Delivery of Chemotherapeutics in Cancer Cell Lines. Int. J. Pharm. 2019, 118887. doi: 10.1016/j.ijpharm.2019.118887.
• Nazeer, N.; Ahmed, M. Hydrophilic and Salt Responsive polymers promote depletion aggregation of bacteria. Eur. Polym. J. 2019, 119, 148-154.

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2018

• Kabir, A.; Dunlop, M.; Acharya, B.; Bissessur, R.; Ahmed, M. Polymeric Composites with Embedded Nanocrystalline Cellulose for the Removal of Iron(II) from Contaminated Water. Polymers, 2018, 10(12), 1377; doi:10.3390/polym10121377.
• Kabir, A.; Dunlop, M.; Acharya, B.; Bissessur, R.; Ahmed, M. Water Recycling Efficacies of Extremely Hygroscopic, Antifouling Hydrogels . RSC Adv. 2018, 8,38100-38107.

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2017

• Ahmed, M. Peptides, Polypeptides and Peptide-Polymer Hybrids for Gene Delivery. Biomater. Sci., 2017, 5, 2188-2211.
• Ahmed, M.; Kelley, S. O. Enhancing the Potency of Nalidixic Acid Towards a Bacterial DNA Gyrase with Conjugated Peptides. ACS Chem. Biol. 2017, 12, 2563-2569.

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2011-2016

• Jean, S. R.; Ahmed, M.; Lei, E. K.; Wisnovsky, S. P. Kelley, S. O. Peptide-Mediated Delivery of Chemical Probes and Therapeutics to Mitochondria. Acc. Chem. Res. 2016, 49, 1893-1902.
• Narain, R.; Wang, Y.; Ahmed, M.; Lai, B.; Kizhakkedathu, J. Blood Components Interactions to Ionic and Non-ionic Glyconanogels. Biomacromolecules 2015, 16, 2990-2997.
• Ahmed, M.; Pan, D.; Davis, M.E. Lack of in vivo Antibody Dependent Cellular Cytotoxicity with Antibody Containing Gold Nanoparticles. Bioconjugate Chem. 2015, 26, 812-816.
• Ahmed, M.; Narain, R. Carbohydrate Based Materials for Targeted Delivery of Drugs and Genes to the Liver. Invited Review, Nanomedicine, 2015, 10, 2263-2288.
• Ahmed, M.; Ishihara, K.; Narain, R. Calcium Mediated Formation of Phosphorylcholinebased Polyplexes for Efficient Knockdown of Epidermal Growth Factor Receptors (EGFR) in HeLa Cells. Chem. Comm. 2014, 50, 2943-2946.
• Ahmed, M.; Narain, R. Cell Line Dependent Uptake and Transfection Efficiencies of PEI-Anionic Glycopolymer Systems. Biomaterials 2013, 34, 4368-4376.
• Ahmed, M.; Wattanaarsakit, P.; Narain, R. Recent Advances in the Preparation of Glycopolymer Bioconjugates. Eur. Polym. J. 2013, 49, 3010-3033.8.
• Kotsuchibashi, Y.; Zhang, Y.; Ahmed, M.; Ebara, M.; Aoyagi, T.; Narain, R. Fabrication of FITC-doped Silica Nanoparticles and their Cellular Uptake. J. Biomed. Mat. Res. Part A. 2013, 101, 2090-2096.
• Ahmed, M.; Wattanaarsakit, P.; Narain, R. Cationic Glyco-Nanogels for Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor (EGFR) Specific siRNA delivery in Ovarian Cancer Cells. Polym. Chem. 2013, 4, 3829-3836.
• Ahmed, M.; Mamba, S.; Yang, X-H.; Darkwa, J.; Kumar, P.; Narain, R. Synthesis and Evaluation of Polymeric Gold Glyco-Conjugates as Anti-Cancer Agents. Bioconjugate Chem. 2013, 24, 979-986.
• Ahmed, M.; Narain, R. Progress of RAFT Based Polymers in the Field of Gene Delivery. Prog. Polym. Sci. 2013, 38, 767-790.
• Chen, J.; Ahmed, M.; Liu, Q.; Narain, R. Synthesis of Cationic Magnetic Nanoparticle and Evaluation of their Gene Delivery Efficacy in Hep G2 Cells. J. Biomed. Mat. Res Part A. 2012, 100A, 2342-2347.
• Sunasee, R.; Wattanaarsakit, P.; Ahmed, M.; Lollmahommed, FB.; Narain, R. Biodegradable and Nontoxic Nanogels as Nonviral Gene Delivery Systems. Bioconjugate Chem. 2012, 23, 1925-1933.
• Ahmed, M.; Narain, R. The Effect of Molecular Weight, Compositions and Lectin Type on the Properties of Hyperbranched Glycopolymers as Non-Viral Gene Delivery Systems. Biomaterials 2012, 33, 3990-4001.
• Ahmed, M.; Lai, F. L. B.; Kizhakkedathu, J. N.; Narain, R. Hyperbranched Glycopolymers for Blood Biocompatibility. Bioconjugate Chem. 2012, 23, 1050-1058.
• Ahmed, M.; Jawanda, M.; Ishihara, K.; Narain, R. Impact of the Nature, Size and Chain Topologies of Carbohydrate-Phosphorylcholine Polymeric Gene Delivery Systems. Biomaterials 2012, 33, 7858-7870.
• Ahmed, M.; Narain, R. Intracellular Delivery of DNA and Enzyme in Active Form using Degradable Carbohydrate based Nanogels. Mol. Pharm. 2012, 9, 3160-3170.
• Ahmed, M.; Narain, R. The Effect of Polymer Architecture, Composition, and Molecular Eeight on the Properties of Glycopolymer-Based Non-Viral Gene Delivery Systems. Biomaterials 2011, 32, 5279-5290.
• Kitov, I. P.; Paszkiewicz, E.; Sadowska, M. J.; Deng, Z.; Ahmed, M.; Narain, R.; Griener, P. T.; Mulvey, L. G.; Armstrong, D. G.; Bundle, R. D. Impact of the Nature and Size of the Polymeric Backbone on the Ability of Heterobifunctional Ligands to Mediate Shiga Toxin and Serum Amyloid P Component Ternary Complex Formation. Toxins 2011, 9, 1065-1088.