Publications

2025

• Ultrasensitive detection of histamine in spoiled meat employing silver nanoparticles decorated Perylene: An experimental-computational conjugation, Javaria Ashiq, Ali Hussain, Mazhar Amjad Gilani, Sara Riaz, Mian Hasnain Nawaz, Food Chemistry 464, 141673

• Enhanced electrochemical detection of dopamine using Nafion stabilized MXene coated carbon cloth Sensors Umar Nishan & Sara Riaz Mariam Sabar, Faiza Faiza, Mian Hasnain Nawaz, Riaz Ullah, Mohamed A. Ibrahim, Mohamed Journal of Dispersion Science and Technology, 1–8. https://doi.org/10.1080/01932691.2024.2440429

2024

• ZnO nanoflakes decorated graphene oxide acting as an efficient platform for precise detection of uric acid via rhodamine fluorescence quenching, Sunnia Tariq, Unzila Saeed, Sara Riaz, Amna Saqib, Shazia Khurshid, Mian Hasnain Nawaz, Materials Today Communications, Volume 39, 2024, 108902, ISSN 2352-4928,

• Development of eugenol loaded cellulose-chitosan based hydrogels; in-vitro and in-vivo evaluation for wound healing Hina Khadim, Rabia Zeeshan , Sara Riaz, Sobia Tabassum, Arsalan Ahmed, Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects. 693. 134033. 10.1016/j.colsurfa.2024.134033

2023

• Fabrication of Polydopamine Decorated Carbon Cloth as Support Material to Anchor CeO2 Nanoparticles for Electrochemical Detection of Ethanol, Rabia Batool, Sara Riaz, Shehar Bano,Akhtar Hayat, Muhammad Shhaid Nazir, Muhammad Nasir, Jean Louis Marty,MianHasnain Nawaz, Mocrochimica Acta, 190, 172, 2023.

• In-situ synthesized ZIF-67-graphene oxide (ZIF-67/GO) nanocomposite for efficient individual and simultaneous detection of heavy  metal ions, Mariam Ghafoor, Zaib Ullah Khan, Mian Hasnain Nawaz, Naeem Akhtar, Abdur Rahim, Sara Riaz, Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, 195, 423, 2023.

• Growth of diazonium-functionalized ZnO nanoflakes on flexible carbon cloth for electrochemical sensing of acetone in the liquid phase Azhar Abbas, Seemal Mansoor, Mian Hasnain Nawaz, Aqif Anwar Chaudhry, Kashif Ijaz, Sara Riaz, Akhtar Hayat RSC advances 13 (17), 11537-11545

2022

• Growth of diazonium-functionalized ZnO nanoflakes on flexible carbon cloth for electrochemical sensing of acetone in the liquid phase. Azhar Abbas, Seemal Mansoor, Mian Hasnain Nawaz, Aqif AnwarChaudhry, Kashif Ijaz, Sara Riaz, Akhtar Hayat,  RSC Adv., 2023, 13, 11537-11545.

• N-Doped graphene quantum dots (N-GQDs) as fluorescent probes for detection of UV induced DNA damage, Gulshan Jabeen, Muhammad Hassan Ahmad, Muhammad Aslam, Sara Riaz,  Akhtar Hayat and  Mian Hasnain Nawaz, RSC Adv., 2022,12, 22458-22464

• Non-enzymatic electrochemical sensing of dopamine from COVID-19 quarantine person, Tayyaba Masood, Muhammad Asad, Sara Riaz, Naeem Akhtar, Akhtar Hayat, Mohamed A Shenashen, Mohammed M Rahman, Mater Chem Phys, 2022, 289, 126451

• Fabrication of MoS2 enwrapped carbon cloth as electrochemical probe for non-enzymatic detection of dopamine, M Sabar, U Amara, Sara Riaz, A Hayat, M Nasir, MH Nawaz, Materials Letters 308, 2022, 131233

• Nickel-doped iron oxide nanoparticle-conjugated porphyrin interface (porphyrin/Fe 2 O 3@ Ni) for the non-enzymatic detection of dopamine from lacrimal fluid, Umay Amara, Khalid Mahmood, Muhammad Awais, Muhammad Khalid, Muhammad Nasir, Sara Riaz, Akhtar Hayat, Mian Hasnain Nawaz, Dalton Transactions, 51, 2022, 5098-5107

• DNA-templated electrodeposition of silver nanoparticles for direct and label-free aptasensing of ochratoxin A, Akhtar Hayat Seemal Mansoor, Amina Rhouati, Sara Riaz, Mihaela Badea, Analytical Biochemistry, 639, 2022, 114540

Till 2021

• Enhanced photodegradation activity of cuprous oxide nanoparticles towards Congo red for water purification, Saba Rasheed, Zahida Batool, Azeem Intisar, Sara Riaz, Mamoona Shaheena, Rehana Kousar, Desalination and Water Treatment, 227, 2021, 330-337

• Perylene diimide/MXene-modified graphitic pencil electrode-based electrochemical sensor for dopamine detection, Umay Amara, Muhammad Taqi Mehran, Bilal Sarfaraz, Khalid Mahmood, Akhtar Hayat, Muhammad Nasir, Sara Riaz & Mian Hasnain Nawaz, Microchimica Acta, 188, 230 (2021).

• Copper oxide integrated perylene diimide self-assembled graphitic pencil for robust nonenzymatic dopamine detection, Umay Amara, Sara Riaz, Khalid Mahmood, Naeem Akhtar, Muhammad Nasir, Akhtar Hayat, Muhammad Khalid, Muhammad Yaqub and Mian Hasnain Nawaz, RSC Advances., 2021, 11, 25084.

• Self-assembled perylene-tetracarboxylic acid/multi-walled carbon nanotube adducts based modification of screen printed interface for efficient enzyme immobilization towards glucose biosensing, Umay Amara, Khalid Mahmood, Sara Riaz, Muhammad Nasir, Akhtar Hayat, Muhammad Hanif, Muhammad Yaqub, Dongxue Han, Li Niu, Mian Hasnain Nawaz, Microchemical Journal, 2021, 165, 106109

• Fabrication of electro-active nano-trans surfaces to design label free electrochemical aptasensor for ochratoxin A detection, Maham Liaqat, Sara Riaz, Mian Hasnain Nawaz, Mihaela Badea, Akhtar Hayat, Jean Louis Marty, Electrochimica Acta, 2021, 13817

• N‑Doped Graphene Oxide Decorated with PtCo Nanoparticles for Immobilization of Double Stranded Deoxyribonucleic Acid and Investigation of Clenbuterol-Induced DNA Damage, Mian Hasnain Nawaz, Jianan Xu, Zhongqian Song, Sara Riaz, Dongxue Han, and Li Niu, ACS Omega, 2019, 4, 15, 16524-16530 (W)

• Ultra-fast and highly sensitive enzyme-free glucose sensor based on 3D vertically aligned silver nanoplates on nickel foam-graphene substrate, Muhammad Usman, Lujun Pan, Amjad Farid, Sara Riaz, Abdul Sammed Khan, Zhao Yong Peng, M. Aslam Khan, Journal of Electroanalytical Chemistry, 2019, 848, 113342 (W)

• Functionalized graphene Oxide Bridging Between Enzyme and Au Sputtered Screen Printed Interface for Glucose Detection, Muhammad Asim Akhtar, Razia Batool, Akhtar Hayat, Dongxue Han, Sara Riaz, Shifa Ullah Khan, Muhammad Nasir, Mian Hasnain Nawaz, and Li Niu, , ACS Applied Nano Materials, 2019, 2, 1589−1596. (X)

• Dye degradation and electricity generation using microbial fuel cell with graphene oxide modified anode, Sara Khalid,  Farah  Alvi,  Masoom  Fatima ,  Muhammad  Aslam,  Sara Riaz,  Robina Farooq, Yongyu Zhang, , Materials Letters, 2018, 220, 272-276. (W)

• Muhammad Asim  Akhtar,  Sara Riaz,  Akhtar Hayat,  Muhammad  Nasir,  Nawshad Muhammad,  Abdur Rahim,  Mian Hasnain Nawaz,  Poly (ethylene  oxide) tethered trans-porphyrin:  synthesis,  self-assembly  with  fullerene  (c 60)  and DNA binding studies, Journal of Molecular Liquids, 2017, 225, 235–239. (W)

• Sara Riaz, Wang Feng, Ather Farooq Khan, Mian Hasnain Nawaz , Sonication-induced self-assembly of polymeric  porphyrin–fullerene: Formation of nanorings, Journal of Applied Polymer Science, 2016, DOI: 10.1002/APP.43537. (W)

• Lu-Lu Qu, Yun-Yan Geng, Zhi-Nan Bao, Sara Riaz, Haitao Li, Silver nanoparticles on cotton swabs for improved surface- enhanced Raman scattering, and its application to the detection of carbaryl, Microchimica Acta, 2016, 183, 1307–1313. (W)

• Sara Riaz, Muhammad Nasir, Jibran Iqbal and Mian Hasnain Nawaz, Polystyrenic porphyrins as catalysts for alkane oxidation, Res Chem Intermed, 2015, 41, 6283-6287. (X)

• Sara Riaz, Qu LuLu, Essy Kouadio Fodjo, Wei Ma and Yi-Tao Long, Thioanisole Induced Size-Selective Fragmentation of Gold Nanoparticles, RSC Advances, 2014, 4, 14031-14034. (W)

• Mian Hasnain Nawaz, Sara Riaz, Feng Liu, Atomic Force Microscopic Investigations of Fibrils Formed by Complexation of Monochelic Polystyrenic Porphyrin and PEGylated Fullerene  (C60), Journal of Dispersion Science and Technology, 2014,  35,753-756. (X)

• Sara Riaz,  Wei  Ma, Chao Jing, Mian Hasnain Nawaz, Da-Wei  Li and Y i-Tao Long, Thiol- ubiquinone Assisted Fragmentation of Gold Nanoparticles, Chemical Communication, 2013, 49, 1738-1740. (W

• Essy  Kouadio Fodjo, Sara Riaz, Da-Wei Li, LuLu Qu, Niamien P. Marius, Trokourey Albe rt  and  Yi-Tao  Long, Cu@Ag/β- AgVO3 as SERS Substrate for the Trace Level Detection of Carbamate Pesticides. Analytical Methods, 2012, 4, 3785- 3791. (W)

• Essy  Kouadio  Fodjo,  Yuan-Ting  Li,  Da- Wei  Li,  Sara Riaz  and  Yi-Tao Long,  Rapid Determination of Nitrophenol Isomers in Polluted Water Based on Multi-walled Carbon Nanotubes Modified Screen- Printed Electrode. Mediterranean Journal  of Chemistry, 2011, 1, 19- 29.

• Ashfaq Mahmood Qureshi, Muhammad Qadir, Abdul Rauf, Muhammad  Idrees,  Saira Mumtaz, Muhammad  Najam-ul-Haq,  Muhammad Ismail,  Muhammad  Athar, Rashid Khushal,  Sara Riaz, Habib Bokhari,  Antimicrobial  Efficacy  of Metal-Barbiturate Conjugates Against Pathogenic Strains of Escherichia coli and Staphylococcus aureus . Letters in Drug Design & Discovery., 2011, 8, 980-987.