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    Production and characterization of graphene from carbonaceous rice straw by cost-effect extraction
    ( 2021-05-01) ; ; ;
    Halim N.H.
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    Muhammad Nur Afnan Uda
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    Anbu P.
    This paper describes the synthesis of graphene-based activated carbon from carbonaceous rice straw fly ash in an electrical furnace and the subsequent potassium hydroxide extraction. The produced graphene has a proper morphological structure; flakes and a rough surface can be observed. The average size of the graphene was defined as up to 2000 nm and clarification was provided by high-resolution microscopes (FESEM and FETEM). Crystallinity was confirmed by surface area electron diffraction. The chemical bonding from the graphene was clearly observed, with –C=C– and O–H stretching at peaks of 1644 cm−1 and 3435 cm−1, respectively. Impurities in the graphene were found using X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy and energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy. The measured size, according to zeta-potential analysis, was 8722.2 ± 25 nm, and the average polydispersity index was 0.576. The stability of the mass reduction was analyzed by a thermogravimetric at 100 Â°C, with a final reduction of ~ 11%.
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    Voltammetric DNA Biosensor for Human Papillomavirus (HPV) Strain 18 Detection
    ( 2020-07-09)
    Mhd Akhir M.A.
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    Rejali Z.
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    Afzan A.
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    Muhammad Nur Afnan Uda
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    This research was developed to focus on the study of the voltammetric DNA biosensor for the detection of HPV strain 18. In this research, electrical DNA biosensor was expected to detect HPV strain 18 more efficiently by using electrical characterization. In this project, device inspection was conducted to make sure the functional of the gold interdigitated electrode (IDE) by using Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM). 3-Aminopropyl Triethoxysilane (APTES) solution was used for the process of surface modification to form the amine group on the surface of the device to facilitate the attachment of the DNA probe. In this project, synthetic DNA sample and DNA from the saliva of several Biosystems Engineering students were used as the target DNA. The current-voltage (I-V) electrical characterization was conducted to detect the presence of HPV strain 18 in both DNA samples. As the results, perfect alignment between the electrodes on the IDE was detected under SEM. Surface modification of the biosensor successfully conducted which is the covalent bond between APTES and DNA probe increase the electrical. Synthetic DNA shows the presence of HPV strain 18 while there was no HPV strain 18 detected in the DNA from saliva samples.
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    Evaluation and Optimization of Genomic DNA Extraction from Food Sample for Microfluidic Purpose
    ( 2020-03-18)
    Muhammad Nur Afnan Uda
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    Shaharuddin S.N.A.
    Contamination of various food samples became one of the critical issues in food pathogen infection. Food pathogen can be detected by using digital polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and sequencing. These methods were reliable but consuming and take a longer time for detection. The present work describes the innovation to develop a technology to extract double-stranded deoxyribonucleic acid (dsDNA) from food samples and then denatured dsDNA into and single-strand DNA (ssDNA) for further use on the chip using microfluidic device. Microfluidic device is a lab-on-chip device that consist of microfluidic channels that provide paths for biomolecules to flow to individual point of care. DNA extraction is the process by which DNA is separated from proteins, membranes, and other cellular material contained in the cell from which it is recovered. Lysis solution is used in the process of extraction the DNA to break up the cells containing DNA from protein and other cellular materials. This extraction firstly be done in the most labour-intensive in obtaining the DNA biomolecules. Extraction methods may require an overnight incubation, may be a protocol that can be completed in minutes or a couple of hours by using a commercial kit. The disadvantages of the laboratory and commercial kit is due to time-consuming, poor cost-effectiveness, the need to use big laboratory and a complicated process which need an expertise to conduct the experiment and interpret the data. This research is proposed to design and fabricate a microfluidic device that has DNA extraction capabilities. In this research DNA extraction using a commercial kit will be used as a comparison for the quality of the result. The microfluidic device can be used in health care delivery system and will help the doctors in diagnostic process to identify disease of a patient rapidly. Other than that, the output extracted from microfluidic device will be used for DNA probe target interaction for diagnostic kit. The major advantage of microfluidic device is that it consumes less time compared to the conventional chemical methods.
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    Morphological Analysis of Fabricated 5.0 μM Interdigitated Electrode (IDE)
    ( 2021-12-14) ; ; ;
    Muhammad Nur Afnan Uda
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    Halim N.H.
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    Hashim M.K.R.
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    Anbu P.
    The aim of this research is to study the morphological analysis of fabricated Interdigitated Electrode (IDE). This device electrode was physically characterized using 3D nano profiler, scanning electrode microscope (SEM), Energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDX) and Atomic Force Microscope (AFM). Based on this analysis, IDE pattern was analyzed thoroughly based on the IDE pattern specifications with 5 μM finger gap and this research significantly will stand as a platform quantify the biomolecules in further analysis.
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    Nano-micro-mili Current to Mili Voltage Amplifier for Amperometric Electrical Biosensors
    ( 2020-03-18)
    Muhammad Nur Afnan Uda
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    Parmin N.A.
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    Shaharuddin S.N.A.
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    Adam H.
    Amplification of nano and mircoampere electrical signal to the detectable range is essential in the biosensor field. This research is mainly focused on design an amplifier circuit to capture and amplify three different range of current as nano, micro and mili ampere and convert it to detectable voltage range as an output signal to the processing circuit. The Proteus 8 Pro software was used to design, simulate and calibrate the amplifier circuit. Firstly, current input as mili, micro and nano current were flown through 0.1 m, 10 and 10 K resistors, respectively to convert different current inputs to the similar range in micro voltage. The MAX 4238 opamp IC was used to amplify micro voltage to mili voltage. LM 358 dual operational amplifier was used to supply virtual ground to MAX 4238 amplifier. The amplified output voltage of three different current inputs as nano, micro and mili were nearly equal to theoretical outputs.
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    Novelty Studies on Amorphous Silica Nanoparticle Production from Rice Straw Ash
    ( 2020-07-09) ; ; ;
    Muhammad Nur Afnan Uda
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    Halim N.H.
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    Anbu P.
    Turning waste product into the valuable resources is the best alternative way to overcome the waste management issue. Generally, rice is grown and planted twice a year where a lot of rice by-products have been produced after harvesting the matured paddy. Rice straw is one of turning waste products into the valuable resources and to manage the environmental issues. Generally, rice is grown and planted twice a year where a lot of rice by-products are produced. Rices straw is one of the rice by-products, generated roughly 0.7-1.4 kg per kilograms of harvested milled rice. With the nanotechnological approach, silica particles at nano-size can be produced using the incinerated rice straw. In addition to that, this research will report the synthesis, characterization and adsorption analysis towards the heavy metal removal.
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    Aluminium interdigitated electrode with 5.0 μm gap for electrolytic scooting
    ( 2024-06) ; ; ; ;
    Ismail Saad
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    G. Yashni
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    Nur Hulwani Ibrahim
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    N. Parimon
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    M. F. H. Rani
    The goal of the research project is to design, fabricate, and characterize an extremely sensitive biosensor for use in healthcare. Using AutoCAD software, a novel IDE pattern with a 5 μm finger gap was created. Conventional photolithography and regular CMOS technology were used in the fabrication process. A 3D nano profiler, scanning electron microscopy (SEM), high-power microscopy (HPM), and low-power microscopy (LPM) were used to physically characterize the manufactured IDE. Chemical testing was done using several pH buffer solutions, and electrical validation was performed using I-V measurements. The Al IDE was produced, with a tolerance of 0.1 μm between the fabricated IDEs and the design mask. Electrical measurements verified the flawless fabrication of the IDE, and the device's repeatability was validated by the outcomes of comparable IDE samples. For each pH buffer solution, a modest additional volume of 2 μl was used to quantitatively detect slight current fluctuations in the microampere range. Through pH calibration for advanced applications in the realm of chemical sensors using an amperometric method, this research study has verified the chemical behavior of the IDE.
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    Potential of Syntesized Silica Nanoparticles (Si-NPs) using Corn Cob for Arsenic Heavy Metal Removal
    ( 2020-07-09)
    Balasubramaniam T.
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    Bakar A.H.A.
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    Parmin N.A.
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    Anuar A.
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    Bakar M.A.A.
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    Muhammad Nur Afnan Uda
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    Sulaiman M.K.
    According to recent studies, millions of people are suffering from Arsenic (As) toxicity contamination. Arsenic is one of the most toxic and carcinogenic chemical elements and its contamination in paddy field has become a chronic problem. In the agricultural sector, arsenic-contaminated water irrigation has a higher level of arsenic contamination on the top soil, which can affect the quality of crop production such as rice plants. Rice plant requires a considerable amount of water to complete its lifecycle. In Asean countries like Malaysia, Indonesia and Thailand, Arsenic intake from rice is significantly higher, as rice plants have a special ability to take up arsenic from the soil and water used for irrigation. The transfer of arsenic from soil to plant systems is a serious issue that leads to considerable human exposure. Nanotechnology application plays vital role for any field work and research. In this research, the implementation of nanotechnology approach such as silica nanoparticles are able to remove the Arsenic heavy metal contamination. This paper focused on arsenic heavy metal removal using silica nanoparticles analaysed using spectrophotometric method.
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    Design and Fabrication of Multichannel PDMS Microfluidic
    ( 2021-12-14) ; ;
    Muhammad Nur Afnan Uda
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    Thivina V.
    Microfluidic delivers miniaturized fluidic networks for processing liquids in the microliter range. In the recent years, lab-on-chip (LOC) is become a main tool for point-of-care (POC) diagnostic especially in the medical field. In this paper, we presented a design and fabrication on multi disease analysis using single chip via delivery of fluid with the multiple transducers is the pathway of multi-channel microfluidic based LOC's. 3 in 1 nano biosensor kit was attached with the microfluidic to produce nano-biolab-on-chip (NBLOC). The multi channels microfluidic chip was designed including the micro channels, one inlet, three outlet and sensor contact area. The microfluidic chip was designed to include multiplex detection for pathogen that consists of multiple channels of simultaneous results. The LOC system was designed using Design Spark Mechanical software and PDMS was used as a medium of the microfluidic. The microfluidic mold and PDMS microfluidic morphological properties have been characterized by using low power microscope (LPM), high power microscope (HPM) and surface profiler. The LOC system physical was experimental by dropping food coloring through the inlet and collecting at the sensor contact area outlet.
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    Potentials of MicroRNA in Early Detection of Ovarian Cancer by Analytical Electrical Biosensors
    ( 2022-01-01) ; ; ;
    Nadzirah S.
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    Salimi M.N.
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    Muhammad Nur Afnan Uda
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    Rozi S.K.M.
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    Rejali Z.
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    Afzan A.
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    Azan M.I.A.
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    Yaakub A.R.W.
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    Hamzah A.A.
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    Dee C.F.
    The importance of nanotechnology in medical applications especially with biomedical sensing devices is undoubted. Several medical diagnostics have been developed by taking the advantage of nanomaterials, especially with electrical biosensors. Biosensors have been predominantly used for the quantification of different clinical biomarkers toward detection, screening, and follow-up the treatment. At present, ovarian cancer is one of the severe complications that cannot be identified until it becomes most dangerous as the advanced stage. Based on the American Cancer Society, 20% of cases involved in the detection of ovarian cancer are diagnosed at an early stage and 80% diagnosed at the later stages. The patient just has a common digestive problem and stomach ache as early symptoms and people used to ignore these symptoms. Micro ribonucleic acid (miRNA) is classified as small non-coding RNAs, their expressions change due to the association of cancer development and progression. This article reviews and discusses on the currently available strategies for the early detection of ovarian cancers using miRNA as a biomarker associated with electrical biosensors. A unique miRNA-based biomarker detections are specially highlighted with biosensor platforms to diagnose ovarian cancer.
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