Research Fundings

(Research grants – Principal investigator)

(26) Project title: Project title: PPRN 1/2021 IND: New Dispersive Microextraction Technique for Monitoring of N-Nitrosamines in Pharmaceutical Products
Sponsored by : Contract research grant, Allied Chemists Laboratory Sdn Bhd, Malaysia
Amount (RM) : 50,000.00
Period              : September 2021 – August 2022 (Active)

(25) Project title: PPRN 1/2021 MOE: New Dispersive Microextraction Technique for Monitoring of N-Nitrosamines in Pharmaceutical Products
Sponsored by : Ministry of Higher Education (MOHE), Malaysia
Amount (RM) : 50,000.00
Period              : September 2021 – August 2022 (Active)

(24) Project title: Electrophoretic migration of drugs on a polymer inclusion membrane
Sponsored by : Fellow Research Grant, UTM, Malaysia
Amount (RM) : 63,000.00
Period              : July 2021 – June 2022 (Active)

(23) Project title: Development of liquid chromatographic technique to determine brightener composition used in plating process
Sponsored by : Contract research grant, Uyemura (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd, Malaysia
Amount (RM) : 52,000.00
Period              : July 2021 – June 2023 (Active)

(22) Project title: Development and validation of electromembrane extraction with a new conductive polymer inclusion membrane sampling probe for simultaneous determination of cationic and anionic pesticides in environmental waters
Sponsored by  :  OPCW, The Netherland
Amount (RM)   : 48,000.00
Period              : Jun 2021 – May 2023 (Active)

(21) Project title: Development of new sample preparation and separation techniques for pharmaceutical analysis
Sponsored by : Matching Grant, UTM, Malaysia
Amount (RM) : 60,000.00
Period              : September 2020 – February 2022 (Active)

(20) Project title: Fundamental study of the organic pollutant pesticides retention profile on a flow through graphene nanoplatelets mixed matrix membrane cell
Sponsored by : UTM Fundamental Research Grant, UTM, Malaysia
Amount (RM) : 90,000.00
Period              : January 2020 – June 2023 (Active)

(19) Project title: Development of new sample preparation and separation techniques for pharmaceutical analysis
Sponsored by : Contract research grant, Allied Chemists Laboratory Sdn Bhd, Malaysia
Amount (RM) : 200,000.00
Period              : September 2019 – February 2022 (Active)

(18) Project title: Sgshine 2.2: treating palm oil mill effluent (pome) using chemical-based fenton reaction
Sponsored by  :  UTMSHINE Signature Grant – UTM, MOE, Malaysia
Amount (RM)   : 55,000.00
Period              : April 2019 – October 2021 (Active)

(17) Project title: Electrokinetic Separation on a Polymer Inclusion Membrane
Sponsored by  : International Collaboration Fund – MESTECC, Malaysia
Amount (RM)  : 250,000.00
Period              : Feb 2019 – October 2021 (Active)

(16) Project title     : Monitoring of sulfur containing anons in electroplating solution using capillary electrophoresis
Sponsored by  :  Industry/International Incentive Grant (IIIG) – UTM, MOE, Malaysia
Amount (RM)   : 15,000.00
Period              : April 2019 – March 2021 (Completed)

(15) Project title: Development of capillary electrophoresis analysis technique and plating technology involved in surface-finishing processes
Sponsored by : Contract research grant, Uyemura (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd, Malaysia
Amount (RM) : 50,000.00
Period              : January 2019 – December 2020 (Completed)

(14) Project title: Rapid monitoring of drug contents in pharmaceuticals
Sponsored by  : GUP Industry/International Incentive Grant (IIIG) – UTM, Malaysia
Amount (RM) : 15,000.00
Period              : August 2018 – July 2020 (Completed)

(13) Project title: Fundamental study on the mechanism of hybrid integration of a multiple stacking strategy in the microchip electrophoresis platform
Sponsored by  : Fundamental Science Research Scheme (FRGS) – MOHE, Malaysia
Amount (RM) : 69,200.00
Period              : August 2017 – July 2019 (Completed)

(12) Project title: Monitoring of anticancer drug all-trans-retinoic acid using nonaqueous capillary and microchip electrophoresis coupled with the online stacking strategy
Sponsored by  : Research University Grant (Tier-1) – UTM, MOHE, Malaysia
Amount (RM) : 50,000.00
Period              : July 2017 – June 2019 (Completed)

(11) Project title: New online preconcentration techniques in capillary electrophoresis
Sponsored by  : Contract research grant, Allied Chemists Laboratories Sdn Bhd, Malaysia
Amount (RM) : 51,500.00
Period              : Januari 2017 – December 2018 (Completed)

(10) Project title: Micro-electromembrane extraction with electrokinetic supercharging as a new
powerful online preconcentration tool for capillary electrophoresis
Sponsored by  : Research University Grant (Tier-1) – UTM, MOHE, Malaysia
Amount (RM) : 50,000.00
Period              : July 2016 – June 2018 (Completed)

(9) Project title : Electromembrane extraction across a polymer inclusion membrane using bubbleless electrode
Sponsored by  : Research University Grant (Flagship-UTMShine) – UTM, MOHE, Malaysia
Amount (RM) : 50,000.00
Period              : January 2015 – January 2018 (Completed)

(8) Project title : The study of electro-driven organic pollutants adsorption profile on a self-assembly conductive mixed matrix membrane
Sponsored by  : Fundamental Science Research Scheme (FRGS) – MOHE, Malaysia
Amount (RM): 130,900.00
Period              : November 2015 – November 2017 (Completed)

(7) Project title : New method development for capillary electrophoresis in environmental monitoring
Sponsored by  : Contract research grant, Allied Chemists Laboratories Sdn Bhd, Malaysia
Amount (RM) : 20,000.00
Period              : March 2015 – February 2017 (Completed)

(6) Project title : A Novel Nonaqueous Lab-on-a-Chip Device for Direct Analysis of Lipophilic Biological and Organic Compounds in Complex Matrixes.
Sponsored by  : eScience Fund – MOSTI, Malaysia
Amount (RM) : 225,000.00
Period              : April 2014 – December 2016 (Completed)

(5) Project title : New Method Development in Electrophoretic Separation Using Capillary Electrophoresis
Sponsored by  : Business entity fund, Orbiting Scientific & Technology Sdn Bhd, Malaysia
Amount (RM) : 20,000.00
Period              : December 2013 – December 2016 (Completed)

(4) Project title : Development of new hollow polymer inclusion membrane for electric field driven membrane extraction.
Sponsored by  : Research University Grant (Tier 1) – UTM, MOHE, Malaysia
Amount (RM) : 50,000.00
Period              : May 2015 – October 2016 (Completed)

(3) Project title : Health and saftey: Determination of pathogenic bacteria in flood and drinking waters based on a new pH boundary stacking technique on a lab-on-a-chip device.
Sponsored by  : Fundamental Science Research Scheme (FRGS)-Banjir – MOHE, Malaysia
Amount (RM) : 84,200.00
Period              : April 2015 – December 2015 (Completed)

(2) Project title : Dependence of organic ion transport profiles on nature of polymer inclusion membranes composition under strong electric field as driving force.
Sponsored by  : Fundamental Science Research Scheme (FRGS) – MOHE, Malaysia
Amount (RM) : 88,000.00
Period              : April 2013 – March 2015 (Completed)

(1) Project title : Continuous Flow Electro-Driven Extraction Across Carrier Mediated Polymer Inclusion Membrane
Sponsored by  : Research University Grant (Tier 1) – UTM, MOHE, Malaysia
Amount (RM) : 116,200.00
Period              : December 2012 – December 2014(Completed)

(International Research grants – Principal investigator)

(2)Project title : Portable Liquid-Free Electrophoresis Platform (Seed Money Project 2016).
Sponsored by  : State Secretariat for Education, Research and Innovation (SERI), Switzerland
Amount (RM) : 41,000.00 (CHF 9680.00)
Period              : January 2017 – December 2017 (Active)

(1) Project title : Micro total analysis system (uTAS) for direct monitoring of pathogenic bacteria in waters.
Sponsored by  : Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF), Switzerland
Amount (RM) : 350,000.00
Period              : January 2014 – December 2015 (Completed)