Irshad Hussain is a founding faculty member of the SBA School of Science & Engineering (SBASSE) at LUMS and has played a leading role in establishing and developing its Chemistry program, now the Department of Chemistry & Chemical Engineering. He holds an MSc in Chemistry from Quaid-i-Azam University and a PhD in Nanomaterials Chemistry from University of Liverpool.
Prior to joining LUMS, he led nanobiotechnology research at National Institute for Biotechnology & Genetic Engineering, where he established a research group that has grown into one of Pakistan’s leading nanobiotechnology programs. He has published over 150 research articles in high-impact journals, including Nature Materials, Science Advances, Nature Communications, Chemical Society Reviews, Angewandte Chemie International Edition, Advanced Materials, and Journal of the American Chemical Society. His research focuses on the synthesis and applications of metal and metal oxide nanoparticles for biomedical, energy, environmental, and catalytic applications.
Dr. Hussain has secured over USD 2 million in competitive national and international research funding as Principal Investigator, including projects supported by HEC-Planning Commission, HEC–US National Academy of Sciences, DAAD (Germany), EPSRC (UK), PSF, and the National Natural Science Foundation of China. He has established strong international collaborations and has held visiting and honorary positions at leading institutions, including University of Massachusetts Amherst, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), University of Cambridge (Charles Wallace Fellow), King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), and several prominent university in China including Huazhong University of Science and Technology (HUST, Wuhan), Jilin University (Changchun) and Shandong Academy of Sciences.
He has provided sustained national leadership in science policy, chairing Pakistan’s key national nanotechnology expert panels and currently leading the National Experts Panel on Nanotechnology under the Government’s Science, Technology & Engineering for Development (STED) initiative. He is a Fellow of the Pakistan Academy of Sciences, Royal Society of Chemistry, and the International Engineering and Technology Institute, and his honors include two Gold Medals from the Pakistan Academy of Sciences, the Charles Wallace Fellowship at Cambridge University, and the PIFI Distinguished Scientist Award of the Chinese Academy of Sciences.
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| Title | Publication | Author | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Multipolar Donor-Acceptor Conjugated Hypercrosslinked Polymers for Enhanced Visible-Light Photoreduction of CO2 to CO | Chemsuschem | Ullah S., Manzoor S., Hu J., Hussain I., Wang X., Gao H., Tan B., | 2026 |
| Generation and clearance of myelin debris after spinal cord injury | Neural Regeneration Research | Li C., Luo W., Hussain I., Niu R., He X., Xiang C., Guo F., Liu W., Gu R., | 2026 |
| Superparamagnetic Iron Oxide Nanoparticles Prepared with Multidentate Thioether Polymer Ligand for Magnetic Resonance Imaging | Chinese Journal of Polymer Science English Edition | Gao C., Xiang C.-Y., Guo J.-J., Song P.-R., Lu Z.-Y., Xiao C.-S., Hussain I., Fan W., Shi X.-D., Yan W., | 2026 |
| Synergistic NiO-Pt heterostructure for enhanced hydrogen evolution: Boosting charge transfer and catalytic efficiency in alkaline media | Fuel | Rafique F., Ameen S., Ali M.H., Tahir A., Shahzad H., Bhatti A., Haq T.U., Zubaida Butt M.T., Khan A.A., Ahmed S.A., Hussain I., Rehman H.U., | 2026 |
| Water-soluble Polymer Ligand Mediated Synthesis of Superparamagnetic Iron Oxide Nanoparticles for Magnetic Resonance Imaging | Chinese Journal of Polymer Science English Edition | Gong P.-T., Guo J.-J., Gao C., Yang W.-T., Xiao C.-S., Xu Y., Yao Y., Hussain I., Fan W., Yan W., | 2026 |
| Nitrogen-rich hyper-cross-linked polymers for rapid and selective bilirubin removal in hemoperfusion | Chemical Communications | Yin H., Xiao Y., Cai Y., Gao C., Hu J., Tan B., Hussain I., Yan W., | 2026 |
| Surface engineering of nickel foam for cost-effective and highly corrosion-resistant electrodes for water and seawater electrolysis | Journal of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry | Tahir A., Haq T.U., Ameen S., Tahir F., Zaman M.S., Khan A.A., Ahmed Saleh S.A.-M., Haik Y., Hussain I., Rehman H.U., | 2026 |
| W-doped MoS2/CuS heterojunction nanotubes as capacitive deionization cathode for electrochemical lithium extraction | Chemical Engineering Journal | Wei H., Wang T., Hu R., Zou H., Sun Z., Deng W., Liu H., Zhang Z., Hussain I., Yang Y., | 2026 |
| Ionic Hyper Crosslinked Polymers as High Performance Hemoperfusion Adsorbent for Efficient Removal of Excessive Bilirubin | Chinese Journal of Polymer Science English Edition | Yin H.-X., Xiao Y.-Y., Cai Y.-C., He S.-L., Wang Y., Zhang G.-S., Zhang C., Tan B.-E., Hussain I., Yan W., | 2026 |
| Hypercross-Linked Porous Ionic Polymers Based on Hydrogen-Bond Donors for CO2 Conversion Under Mild Conditions | Arabian Journal for Science and Engineering | Du J., Zhong Z., Ouyang H., Hussain I., Tan B., | 2026 |
| First report on ATR-FTIR and machine learning-based sputum profiling for TB detection: A compendium of potential biomarkers | Journal of Microbiological Methods | Shahid Z., Hayat M.T., Hussain I., Qazi J., | 2026 |
| Recent advances in conducting polymers for hybrid solar-driven evaporation systems: Fundamentals, innovations, and applications | Chemical Engineering Journal | Shakoor B., Irshad M.S., Ghazanfar U., Razzaq H., Arshad N., Maqsood G., Ahmed I., Ali M.A., Asghar M.S., Hussain I., Mei T., Dieu T.V., Ho N.X., Dao V.-D., Wang X., | 2025 |
| Design of high-performance ozone catalysts by identifying and modulating anchoring sites for metal on ??-Al2O3 spheres | Applied Catalysis B Environmental | Xu T., Jiang M., Mao X., Sher F., Ren T., Xin K., Hussain I., Hua H., Wang X., | 2025 |
| Lyophilized nasal swabs for COVID-19 detection by ATR-FTIR spectroscopy: Machine learning-based approach | Biophysical Chemistry | Shahid Z., Naseer K., Hussain I., Qazi J., | 2025 |
| Corrigendum to ???Advancing water collection efficiency in hybrid solar evaporators: Key factors, strategic innovations, and synergistic applications??? [Mater. Sci. Eng.: R: Rep. 165 (2025) 101018] (Materials Science & Engineering R (2025) 165, (S0927796X25000956), (10.1016/j.mser.2025.101018)) | Materials Science and Engineering R Reports | Irshad M.S., Arshad N., Maqsood G., Ahmed I., Shakoor B., Asghar M.S., Ghazanfar U., Lin L., Shah M.A.K.Y., Hussain I., Chen X., Wang J., Yi C., Li J., Qian J., Li W., Said Z., Li H., Ho N.X., Wang H., Fan X., Mushtaq N., Dao V.-D., Mei T., Wang X., | 2025 |
| Advances in flat-band structures for enhanced photothermal conversion efficiency: Design, mechanism, and complementary applications | Nano Energy | Ali M.A., Irshad M.S., Maqsood G., Arshad N., Aslam N., Asghar M.S., Shakoor B., Hussain I., Younes M.H., Mei T., Dao V.-D., Wang X., | 2025 |
| Sulfur Vacancies Enriched Copper Sulfide Nanotubes Boost Desalination Efficiency of Hybrid Capacitive Deionization | Small | Wei H., Wang T., Hu R., Sun Z., Hussain I., Yang Y., | 2025 |
| A superabsorbent and pH-responsive copolymer-hydrogel based on glucomannans from Ocimum basilicum (sweet basil): A smart and non-toxic material for intelligent drug delivery | International Journal of Biological Macromolecules | Amjad F., Ali A., Hussain M.A., Haseeb M.T., Ajaz I., Farid-ul-Haq M., Hussain S.Z., Hussain I., | 2025 |
| Nanomaterials for acute myeloid leukemia therapy: Current progress and future perspectives | Interdisciplinary Medicine | Zhao J., Cui J., Wang L., Shi X., Ding J., Sohail M.F., Hussain I., Liu Q., Chen F., | 2025 |
| Selective Electrochemical Conversion of CO2 to Formate via Redox-Modulated Porous Metal Electrodes Coupled with Efficient Oxygen Evolution | ACS Applied Energy Materials | Asif S., Zhang Y., Bashir I., Hussain S.Z., Citoglu S., Duran H., Lieberwirth I., Rehman H.U., Tan B., Zhang Z., Hussain I., | 2025 |
| A chia (Salvia hispanica L.) seed mucilage-based glucoxylan-grafted-acrylic acid hydrogel: a smart material for pH-responsive drug delivery systems | Materials Advances | Khatoon M., Ali A., Hussain M.A., Haseeb M.T., Muhammad G., Sher M., Hussain S.Z., Hussain I., Iqbal M., | 2025 |
| Layered Arrangement of Polyoxometalate on a Metal-Organic Framework as a High-Capacity Anode Material for Sodium-Ion Batteries | ACS Applied Energy Materials | Ullah I., Aldhafeeri T.R., Haider A., Wu X., Ullah Z., Chang S., Innayat A., Begum N., Pope M.A., Sher F., Rehman H.U., Hussain I., | 2025 |
| Unprecedented Photocatalytic Hydrogen Peroxide Production via Covalent Triazine Frameworks Constructed from Fused Building Blocks | Angewandte Chemie International Edition | Sun R., Yang X., Hu X., Guo Y., Zhang Y., Shu C., Yang X., Gao H., Wang X., Hussain I., Tan B., | 2025 |
| Driving sustainable energy: The role of polyoxometalates (POMs) in photoelectrochemical hydrogen production | Coordination Chemistry Reviews | Ameen S., Tahir A., Haq T.U., Khan A.A., Butt M.T.Z., Hussain I., Hussain S.Z., Rehman H.U., | 2025 |
| Morphological Features Influence the Drug Loading and Delivery Efficacy of Photoactivatable Gold Nanocarriers for Antitumor Photo/Chemotherapy | ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces | Iftikhar M., Zhang Q., Abbasi R., Sarwar S., Bukhari S.Z., Rehman M., Hussain I., Emen F.M., Khan I., An R., Dong J., Ihsan A., Younis M.R., | 2025 |
| Green synthesis of zinc oxide nanoparticles by Neem extract as multi-facet therapeutic agents | Journal of Drug Delivery Science and Technology | 2020 | |
| A smart drug delivery system based on Artemisia vulgaris hydrogel: Design, on-off switching, and real-time swelling, transit detection, and mechanistic studies | Journal of Drug Delivery Science and Technology | 2020 | |
| A proactive model on innovative biomedical applications of gold nanoparticles | Applied Nanoscience (Switzerland) | 2020 | |
| Influence of W-doping on the optical and electrical properties of SnO<inf>2</inf> towards photocatalytic detoxification and electrocatalytic water splitting | Journal of Alloys and Compounds | 2020 | |
| Controlled development of higher-dimensional nanostructured copper oxide thin films as binder free electrocatalysts for oxygen evolution reaction | International Journal of Hydrogen Energy | 2020 | |
| Bactericidal Effect of 5-Mercapto-2-nitrobenzoic Acid-Coated Silver Nanoclusters against Multidrug-Resistant Neisseria gonorrhoeae | ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces | 2020 | |
| Screening and stability testing of commercially applicable Heliotropium crispum silver nanoparticle formulation with control over aging and biostability | Applied Nanoscience (Switzerland) | 2020 | |
| A stimuli-responsive, superporous and non-toxic smart hydrogel from seeds of mugwort (Artemisia vulgaris): stimuli responsive swelling/deswelling, intelligent drug delivery and enhanced aceclofenac bioavailability | RSC Advances | 2020 | |
| Controlled engineering of nickel carbide induced N-enriched carbon nanotubes for hydrogen and oxygen evolution reactions in wide pH range | Electrochimica Acta | 2020 | |
| Nanosilver Mitigates Biofilm Formation via FapC Amyloidosis Inhibition | Small | 2020 | |
| Synthesis of surface functionalized hollow microporous organic capsules for doxorubicin delivery to cancer cells | Polymer Chemistry | 2020 | |
| Citric acid crosslinking of mucilage from Cydonia oblonga engenders a superabsorbent, pH-sensitive and biocompatible polysaccharide offering on-off swelling and zero-order drug release | Journal of Polymer Research | 2020 | |
| Fabrication and Characterization of Thiolated Chitosan Microneedle Patch for Transdermal Delivery of Tacrolimus | AAPS PharmSciTech | 2020 | |
| Sol-Gel Synthesis of Mesoporous Silica-Iron Composite: Kinetics, Equilibrium and Thermodynamics Studies for the Adsorption of Turquoise-Blue X-GB Dye | Zeitschrift fur Physikalische Chemie | 2020 | |
| Sodium hyroxyethylcellulose adipate: An efficient and reusable sorbent for cadmium uptake from spiked high-hardness ground water | Arabian Journal of Chemistry | 2020 | |
| Controlled Assembly of Cu/Co-Oxide Beaded Nanoclusters on Thiolated Graphene Oxide Nanosheets for High-Performance Oxygen Evolution Catalysts | Chemistry - A European Journal | 2020 | |
| Development of gold nanoclusters based direct fluorescence restoration approach for sensitive and selective detection of pesticide | Applied Nanoscience (Switzerland) | 2020 | |
| Ultrasmall Co@Co(OH)<inf>2</inf> Nanoclusters Embedded in N-Enriched Mesoporous Carbon Networks as Efficient Electrocatalysts for Water Oxidation | ChemSusChem | 2019 | |
| Porous hypercrosslinked polymer-TiO <inf>2</inf> -graphene composite photocatalysts for visible-light-driven CO <inf>2</inf> conversion | Nature Communications | 2019 | |
| Seasonal variation???s effect on antidiabetic activity of silver nanoparticles | Bioinspired, Biomimetic and Nanobiomaterials | 2019 | |
| Fabrication of Emulsion-Templated Poly(vinylsulfonic acid)-Ag Nanocomposite Beads with Hierarchical Multimodal Porosity for Water Cleanup | Langmuir | 2019 | |
| Magnetic Hierarchically Macroporous Emulsion-Templated Poly(acrylic acid)-Iron Oxide Nanocomposite Beads for Water Remediation | Langmuir | 2019 | |
| Metal Nanoclusters: New Paradigm in Catalysis for Water Splitting, Solar and Chemical Energy Conversion | ChemSusChem | 2019 | |
| Fabrication of PLA incorporated chitosan nanoparticles to create enhanced functional properties of cotton fabric | Pigment and Resin Technology | 2019 | |
| Biosurfactant coated silver and iron oxide nanoparticles with enhanced anti-biofilm and anti-adhesive properties | Journal of Hazardous Materials | 2019 |