Research At COMSATS

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Dr. Zafar Iqbal

	Designation:	Assistant Professor
	Email:	drzafariqbal@cuiatd.edu.pk
	Phone No. :	N/A
	Role:	Faculty
	Research Interests:	Synthesis, photophysics, photochemistry and electrochemical studies of macrocyclic compounds such as porphyrins, porphycenes and phthalocyanines. Phthalocyanine-Nanoparticle conjugates. Photodynamic therapy (PDT) of cancer tissues. Synthesis of polymers and macrocyclic compounds for dye sensitized solar cells (DSSC). Chemical Biology.

Projects

Synthesis And Photocatalyticc Properties Of Titanium Phthacyanines Axially Substituted With Tetracyanoquinodimethane And Its Derivatives

Publications/Papers

2019

Journal

M. Azeem,Tariq Zaman,Muhammad Tahir,Abdullah Haris,Z. Iqbal,Muhammad Binyameen,A.Nazir,Sarfraz Ali Shad,Shahid Majeed,Raimondas Mozuraitis "Chemical composition and repellent activity of native plants essential oils against dengue mosquito, Aedes aegypti" , Journal of Industrial Crops and Products ,Volume 140 , 2019

2018

Journal

Azeem Ullah,Yuxiang Zhang,Z. Iqbal,Yaxin Zhang,Dong Wang,Jincan Chen,Ping Hu,Zhuo Chen,Mingdong Huang "Household light source for potent photodynamic antimicrobial effect and wound healing in an infective animal model" , Biomedical Optics Express ,Volume 9 ,Issue 3 ,Page 1006-1019 , 2018

2017

Journal

Muhammad Arshad,Mehwish Jadoon,Z. Iqbal,Mehwish Fatima,Muhammad Ali,Khurshid Ayub,Ashfaq Mahmood Qureshi,Muhammad Ashraf,Muhammad Nadeem Arshad,Abdullah M. Asiri,Amir Waseem,T. Mahmood "Synthesis, molecular structure, quantum mechanical studies and urease inhibition assay of two new isatin derived sulfonylhydrazides" , Journal of Molecular Structure ,Volume 1133 ,Page 80-89 , 2017

Jincan Chen,Weijie Wang, Ping Hu,Dong Wang ,Fan Lin,Jingping Xue,Zhou Chen,Z. Iqbal,Mingdong Huang "Dual antimicrobial actions on modified fabric leads to inactivation of drug-resistant bacteria" , Dyes and Pigments ,Volume 140 ,Page 236-243 , 2017

Yaxin Zhang,Zheng Ke,Zhou Chen,Jincan Chen,Hu Ping,Cai Yuan,Z. Iqbal,Mingdong Huang "Rapid killing of bacteria by a new type of photosensitizer" , Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology ,Volume 101 ,Issue 11 ,Page 4691-4700 , 2017

Book/Chapter

Z. Iqbal "Tumor-specific optical imaging and photodynamic therapy targeting the urokinase receptor" , Imaging in Photodynamic Therapy , 2017

2016

Journal

Xiaolei Zhou,Mingming Xu,Hailong Huang,Andrew Mazar,Cai Yaun,Z. Iqbal,Mingdong Huang "An ELISA method detecting the active form of suPAR " , Talanta ,Volume 160 ,Page 205-210 , 2016

Z. Iqbal,Muhammad Arfan,Rizwan Nasir Paracha,Ahson J. Shaikh "Aluminum Phthalocyanine Derivatives: Potential in antimicrobial PDT and Photodiagnosis" , Austin Biomomecules: Open Access ,Volume 1 ,Issue 2 ,Page 1010 , 2016

2015

Journal

Ahson J. Shaikh,F. Rabbani,Tauqir A. Sherazi,Z. Iqbal,S.Mir,Sohail Anjum Shahzad "Binding Strength of Porphyrin−Gold Nanoparticle Hybrids Based on Number and Type of Linker Moieties and a Simple Method To Calculate Inner Filter Effects of Gold Nanoparticles Using Fluorescence Spectroscopy" , The Journal of Physical Chemistry A ,Volume 119 ,Issue 7 ,Page 1108–1116 , 2015

Z. Iqbal,Jincan Chen,Zhuo Chen,Mingdong Huang "Phthalocyanine-Biomolecule Conjugated Photosensitizers for Targeted Photodynamic Therapy and Imaging" , Current Drug Metabolism ,Volume 16 ,Page 816-832 , 2015

T. Mahmood,Muhammad Arshad,Mazhar Amjad Gillani,Z. Iqbal,Khurshid Ayub "Dyotropic rearrangement of bridgehead substituents in closed dithienylethenes; conjugated verses non-conjugated analogues" , Journal of Molecular Modelling ,Volume 21 ,Page 321 , 2015

2013

Journal

Farhan Khan,A.Maalik,Z. Iqbal,I.Malik "Recent pharmacological developments in β-carboline alkaloid "harmaline"" , European Journal of Pharmacology ,Volume 721 ,Page 391-394 , 2013

2012

Journal

Alexey Lyubimtsev,Z. Iqbal,Crucius Goeran,Syrbu S.,Thomas Ziegler,Michael Hanack "Synthesis of glycosylated metal phthalocyanines and naphthalocyanines" , Journal of Porphyrins and Phthalocyanines ,Volume 16 ,Issue 5 ,Page 434-463 , 2012

Z. Iqbal,Nikosiphile Mesilela,Tebello Nyokong,Alexey Lyubimtsev,Michael Hanack,Thomas Ziegler "Spectral, photophysical and photochemical properties of tetra- and octaglycosylated zinc phthalocyanines" , Photochemical and Photobiological Sciences ,Volume 11 ,Issue 4 ,Page 679-686 , 2012

Z. Iqbal,Abimbola Ogunsipe,Tebello Nyokong,Alexey Lyubimtsev,Michael Hanack,Thomas Ziegler "Photochemistry and photophysics of octaglucosylated zinc phthalocyanines" , Journal of Porphyrins and Phthalocyanines ,Volume 16 ,Issue 4 ,Page 1-10 , 2012

2011

Journal

Alexey Lyubimtsev,Z. Iqbal,Crucius Goeran,Syrbu S.,Taraymovich, E.S,Michael Hanack,Thomas Ziegler "Aggregation behavior and UV-vis spectra of tetra-and octaglycosylated zinc phthalocyanines" , Journal of Porphyrins and Phthalocyanines ,Volume 15 ,Issue 1 ,Page 39-46 , 2011

Patent

Alexey Lyubimtsev,Syrbu S.,Koifman O I,Z. Iqbal,Michael Hanack "4,5-BIS-(1',2':3',4'-DI-O-ISOPROPYLIDENE-α-D-GALACTOPYRANOSO-6'-YL)PHTHALONITRILE " , RU 2409585 , 2011

Alexey Lyubimtsev,Syrbu S.,Koifman O I,Z. Iqbal,Michael Hanack "5,6-BIS-(1',2':3',4'-DI-O-ISOPROPYLIDENE-α-D-GALACTOPYRANOSO-6'-YL)-1,3-DIIMINOISOINDOLINE " , RU2409586 , 2011

2010

Journal

Z. Iqbal,Alexey Lyubimtsev,Michael Hanack,Thomas Ziegler "Synthesis and characterization of 1,8(11),15(18),22(25)-tetraglycosylated zinc (II) phthalocyanines" , Journal of Porphyrins and Phthalocyanines ,Volume 14 ,Issue 6 ,Page 494-498 , 2010

Z. Iqbal,Alexey Lyubimtsev,Timo Herrmann,Michael Hanack,Thomas Ziegler "Synthesis of octaglycosylated zinc (II) phthalocyanines" , Synthesis ,Volume 18 ,Issue 24 ,Page 3097-3104 , 2010

2009

Journal

Z. Iqbal,Michael Hanack,Thomas Ziegler "Synthesis of octasubstituted galactose zinc (II) phthalocyanines" , Tetrahedron Letters ,Volume 50 ,Issue 8 ,Page 873-875 , 2009

Michael Hanack,Z. Iqbal,Alexey Lyubimtsev,Ibrahim Özcesmeci,Mukaddes Özcesmeci,Thomas Ziegler "Synthesis of unusual phthalocyanines and naphthalocyanines" , Journal of Porphyrins and Phthalocyanines ,Volume 13 ,Issue 3 ,Page 312-321 , 2009

Z. Iqbal,Alexey Lyubimtsev,Michael Hanack,Thomas Ziegler "Anomerically glycosylated zinc (II) naphthalocyanines" , Tetrahedron Letters ,Volume 50 ,Issue 40 ,Page 5681-5685 , 2009

2008

Journal

Alexey Lyubimtsev,Z. Iqbal,Michael Hanack "Synthesis of covalently-linked phthalocyaninephthalocyanine and porphyrin phthalocyanine dimers" , Australian Journal of Chemsitry ,Volume 61 ,Issue 4 ,Page 273-278 , 2008

Z. Iqbal,Alexey Lyubimtsev,Michael Hanack "Synthesis of phthalonitriles using a palladium catalyst" , Synlett ,Volume 15 ,Issue 20 ,Page 2287-2290 , 2008