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List of Research Publications:

1. Preparation of Carboxylated Temperature-responsive Magnetic Nano Composite Polymer Particles, M. A. Alam, T. Sultana, M. A. Rahman, M. A. J. Miah, H. Ahmad, Macromolecules: An Ind. J., In Press (2013).

2. Surface Modification of Temperature-Responsive Polymer Particles by Electrically Conducting Polyaniline Shell Layer, H. Ahmad, M. Rashid, M. M. Rahman, M. A. J. Miah, K. Tauer, M. A. Gafur, Polym. Int., Published Online (2013).

3. Preparation of Crosslinked Cationic Poly(2-dimethylaminoethyl Methacrylate) Microspheres by Precipitation Copolymerization, H. Ahmad, M. Mahiuddin, M. A. Rahman, M. M. Rahman, M. A. J. Miah, K. Tauer, J. Polym. Materials, In Press (2013).

4. Influence of the Third Monomer on Lauryl Methacrylate – Methyl Methacrylate Emulsion Terpolymerization, R. Shabnam, A. M. I. Ali, M. A. J. Miah, K. Tauer, H. Ahmad, Colloid Polym. Sci., 291, 2111 (2013).

5. Preparation and Characterization of Conducting Polyaniline Layered Magnetic Nano Composite Polymer Particles, H. Ahmad, K. Kumar, M. A. Rahman, M. M. Rahman, M. A. J. Miah, H. Minami, M. A. Nuri, Polym. Adv. Technol., 24, 740 (2013).

6. Preparation and Potential Applications of Magnetically Recyclable Biocatalysts, M. M. Rahman, M. M. Islam, H. Ahmad, J. Colloid Sci. Biotechnol., 2, 171 (2013).

7. Magnetic Polyaniline Composites: Recent Developments in Preparation, Properties and Applications, H. Ahmad, J. Colloid Sci. Biotechnol., 2, 155, (2013).

8. Preparation of Magnetically Doped Multilayered Functional Silica Particles via Surface Modification with Organic Polymer, M. A. Rahman, M. A. J. Miah, H. Minami, H. Ahmad, Polym. Adv. Technol., 24, 174 (2013).

9. Preparation of Hydrophobic Polymer Particles by Radical Polymerization and Subsequent Modification into Magnetically Doped Particles, H. Ahmad, M. A. Waesmin, M. M. Rahman, M. A. J. Miah,, K. Tauer, J. App. Polym. Sci., 127, 620 (2013).

10. A Versatile Approach on the Preparation of Dye-Labeled Stimuli-responsive Composite Polymer Particles by Surface Modification, M. A. Alam, M. A. Rabbi, M. A. J. Miah, M. M. Rahman, M. A. Rahman, H. Ahmad, J. Colloid Sci. Biotechnol., 1, 225 (2012).

11. Controlling Surface Hydrophilicity of Silica Particles via Seeded Copolymerization and Their Characterization, M. A. Rahman, M. A. J. Miah, M. M. Rahman, H. Ahmad, J. Polym. Materials, 29, 217 (2012).

12. Nano-sized Nickel Oxide Particles and Modification with Poly(methyl methacrylate), M. A. Rahman, M. S. Alam, M. A. J. Miah, M. M. Rahman, D. Dupin, H. Ahmad, Polym. Adv. Technol., 23, 1187 (2012).

13. Solvent effect on the emulsion copolymerization of methyl methacrylate and lauryl methacrylate in aqueous media, H. Ahmad, M. K. Hasan, M. A. J. Miah, A. M. I. Ali, K. Tauer, Polymer, 52, 3925 (2011).

14. Synthesis of γ-Alumina Particles and Surface Characterization, M. R. Karim, M. A. Rahman, M. A. J. Miah, H. Ahmad, M. Yanagisawa, M. Ito, Open Colloid Sci. J., 4, 32 (2011).

15. Preparation of Sub-micron- to Micron-sized Di-functional Polymer Particles and Their Characterization, H. Ahmad, M. W. U. Oli, A. M. I. Ali, M. A. J. Miah, Malaysian Polym. J., 5, 181 (2010).

16. Synthesis of Biocompatible of Poly(2-(Methacryloyloxy)ethyl Phosphorylcholine) Nanolatexes via Atom Transfer Radical Dispersion Polymerization in Alcohol/Water Mixtures, S. Sugihara, K. Sugihara, S. P. Armes, H. Ahmad, A. L. Lewis, Macromolecules, 43, 6321 (2010).

17. Role of Fatty Acid on the Kinetics of Radical Dispersion Polymerization in Non-aqueous Dispersion Media, H. Ahmad, M. M. Hasan, M. N. Islam, M. A. J. Miah, K. Tauer, J. Polym. Materials, 27, 149 (2010).

18. Preparation of Micron-sized Di-functional Magnetic Composite Polymer Particles, H. Ahmad, T. Tofaz, M. W. U. Oli, M. A. Rahman, M. A. J. Miah, K. Tauer, Materials Sci. Appl., 1, 109 (2010).

19. Encapsulation of Submicron-sized Silica Particles by Stimuli-responsive Copolymer Shell Layer, M. A. Rahman, M. R. Karim, M. A. J. Miah, H. Ahmad, T. Yamashita, Macromol. Res., 18, 247 (2010).

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20. Characterization of Silica Particles and Concentration Dependent Adsorption Study of Biomolecules, M. A. Rahman, M. A. J. Miah, H. Ahmad, Bang. J. Sci. Ind. Res., 45, 363 (2010).

21. Preparation and Characterization of Stimuli-Responsive Composite Polymer Particles Bearing Fluorescein Sodium (FNa), H. Ahmad, M. Z. Kobir, H. Minami, M. M. Rahman, M. R. Karim, M. A. J. Miah, J. Polym. Materials, 26, 215 (2009).

22. Synthesis of Biocompatible Sterically-Stabilized Poly(2-(Methacryloyloxy)ethyl Phosphorylcholine) Latex Particles via Dispersion Polymerization in Alcohol/water Mixtures, H. Ahmad, D. Dupin, S. P. Armes, A. L. Lewis, Langmuir, 25, 1142 (2009).

23. Fixation of Urea to Poly(acrylamide-maleic acid) and Nitrogen Release Behavior of the Product – A Comparison with Urea and Control, M. H. Rahman, B. K. Das, M. A. J. Miah, H. Ahmad, Bulg. J. Agric. Sci., 14, 373 (2008)

24. Carboxyl Functionalized Poly(methyl methacrylate-acrylic acid-ethylene glycol dimethacrylate) Copolymer Particles and Their Amination with Amine-nucleophiles, H. Ahmad, M. E. Hossain, M. A. Rahman, M. M. Rahman, M. A. J. Miah, K. Tauer, e-Polymers, Number 096, 1 (2008).

25. Magnetic and Temperature-sensitive Composite Polymer Particles and Adsorption Behavior of Emulsifiers and Trypsin, H. Ahmad, M. A. Rahman, M. A. J. Miah, K. Tauer, Macromol. Res., 16(7), 637 (2008).

26. Activity of Trypsin Adsorbed on Temperature- and pH-Responsive Micron-sized PS/P(NIPAM-MAA-MBAAm) Composite Polymer Particles, M. A. Alam, M. A. J. Miah, H. Ahmad, J. App. Sci., 8, 352 (2008).

27. Fixation of Urea to Poly(methacrylic acid) and Nitrogen Release Behavior of the Product [Poly(methacrylic urea)] – A Comparison with Urea and Control, M. H. Rahman, B. K. Das, M. A. J. Miah, H. Ahmad, Int. J. Sustain. Agril. Technol., 4(1), 32, (2008).

28. Fixation of Urea to Polyacrylic Acid and Nitrogen Release Behavior of the Product (Polyurea) – A Comparison with Urea and Control (Without Nitrogen Fertilizer), M. H. Rahman, B. K. Das, M. A. J. Miah, H. Ahmad, Asian J. Crop Sci., 1, 6 (2008).

29. Preparation of Micron-sized, Monodisperse “Janus” Composite Polymer Particles Having Temperature-Sensitive Polymer Brushes at One Half of the Surface by Seeded ATRP, H. Ahmad, N. Saito, Y. Kagawa, M. Okubo, Langmuir, 24, 688 (2008).

30. Preparation and Characterization of Dual-responsive Micron-sized Core-shell Composite Polymer Particles, M. A. Alam, M. A. J. Miah, H. Ahmad, Polym. Adv. Technol., 19, 181 (2008).

31. Radical Polymerization of Styrene in Ethanol Medium-A Study in Presence of Anionic Surfactant, M. M. Hossain, M. Hossain, M. A. J. Miah, H. Ahmad, J. Polym. Materials, 24, 349 (2007).

32. Relative Stability of Immobilized Trypsin on Stimuli-responsive Composite Polymer Particles, M. A. Alam, M. A. J. Miah, H. Ahmad, J. Polym. Materials, 24, 85 (2007).

33. Monodispersed Carboxylated Composite Polymer Microspheres and Physical Immobilization of Biomolecules, H. Ahmad, M. M. Hossain, M. M. Rahman, M. A. J. Miah, Polymer J., 39, 428 (2007).

34. Solvency Effect of the Dispersion Medium on the Radical Polymerization of Styrene in Non-aqueous Dispersion Media, H. Ahmad, B. M. Chaki, M. M. Rahman, M. A. J. Miah, K. Tauer, e-Polymers, Number 80, 1 (2007).

35. Atom Transfer Radical Polymerization of Methyl Methacrylate in Presence of CuCl and Triphenyl Phosphine, M. A. Hossain, M. S. Rahman, B. M. Chaki, M. M. Rahman, M. A. J. Miah, H. Ahmad, J. Polym. Materials, 24, 101 (2007).

36. Composite Polymer Particles With Stimuli-responsive Surface Properties and Specific Activity of Adsorbed Trypsin, M. A. Alam, M. A. J. Miah, H. Ahmad, Colloid Polym. Sci., 285, 715 (2007).

37. Preparation Kinetics of Monosized Cyano Functionalized Copolymer Particles by Dispersion Copolymerization and Adsorption Behavior of Biomolecules, H. Ahmad, M. A. Hossain, A. H. M. T. Islam, M. A. J. Miah, ACGC Chem. Res. Commun., 20, 24 (2006).

38. Emulsion Copolymerization of Hydrophobic and Hydrophilic Monomers: An Experimental Study With Styrene and 2-Hydroxyethyl Methacrylate, H. Ahmad, A. H. M. T. Islam, M. A. Hossain, M. A. J. Miah, Klaus Tauer, e-Polymers, Number 030, 1 (2006).

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39. Preparation of Micron-sized Epoxy Functionalized Polystyrene Particles and Adsorption of Biomolecules, H. Ahmad, M. M. Rahman, M. A. J. Miah, J. Polym. Materials, 21, 27 (2005).

40. Micron Sized pH-Thermosensitive Composite Polymer Particles Based on 2-Dimethylaminoethyl Methacrylate and N-Isopropyl Acrylamide, M. A. Alam, M. A. J. Miah, H. Ahmad, J. Polym. Materials, 21, 37 (2005).

41. A Comparative Study of the Adsorption Behavior of Biomolecules on PMMA/P(MMA-AAm) and PS/P(MMA-AAm) Composite Polymer Particles, H. Ahmad, M. A. J. Miah, and M. A. Khatun, J. Bang. Chem. Soc., 17(2), 153 (2004).

42. Radical Polymerization of Styrene and Methyl Methacrylate in Different Non-aqueous Dispersion Mediums, H. Ahmad, M. K. Mitra, M. A. B. Siddique, M. M. Rahman, M. A. J. Miah, J. Bang. Acad. Sci., 28(1), 149 (2004).

43. Micron-sized Monodisperse Core-shell Polystyrene/Polyaniline Composite Polymer Particles, H. Ahmad, M. A. J. Miah, J. Bang. Acad. Sci., 28(1), 71 (2004).

44. Stimuli-responsive Adsorption Behavior of Macromolecules on PMMA/P(DM-EGDM) Composite Polymer Particles, M. A. Alam, M. A. J. Miah, H. Ahmad, J. Polym. Materials, 20, 243 (2003).

45. Study on the Preparation and Stabilization of Pyrene Labeled Polymer Particles in Non-polar Media, K. Tauer, H. Ahmad, Polym. Reaction Engg., 11, 305 (2003).

46. Preparation of Micron-sized Composite Polymer Particles Containing Hydrophilic 2-Hydroxyethyl Methacrylate and Their Biomedical Applications, H. Ahmad, M. A. J. Miah, M. M. Rahman, Colloid Polym. Sci., 281, 988 (2003).

47. Composite Polymer Particles Prepared with Different Amounts of Acrylic Acid and Their Usefulness as Carrier for Biomolecules, H. Ahmad, M. A. J. Miah, M. S. Pervin, M. M. Rahman, Colloid Polym. Sci., 281, 897 (2003).

48. Effects of Chain Transfer Agent on the Radical Polymerization of Styrene in Non-aqueous Dispersion, H. Ahmad, K. Tauer, Colloid Polym. Sci., 281, 686 (2003).

49. A Study of the Preparation of Monodisperse Micron-sized PEG-coated Polymer Particles Utilizing Different Methods, H. Ahmad, K. Tauer, Prog. Colloid Polym. Sci., 124, 107 (2003).

50. Poly(ethylene glycol) Coated Monodisperse Micron-sized Composite Polymer Particles, H. Ahmad, K. Tauer, Macromolecules, 36, 648 (2003).

51. Production of Micron-sized Polystyrene Particles Containing PEG Near the Particles Surface, H. Ahmad, K. Tauer, Colloid Polym. Sci., 281, 476 (2003).

52. A Study on the Production of Polystyrene/Poly(styrene-acrylic acid) Composite Polymer Particles and pH-Dependent Adsorption Behavior of Macromolecules and Chloramphenicol, M. H. Rashid, H. Ahmad, M. S. Rahman and M. A. J. Miah, J. Bang. Acad. Sci., 26, 127 (2002).

53. Structural Conformation of Biomolecules Released from Temperature-sensitive Composite Polymer Particles - A Study by Circular Dichroism, H. Ahmad, M. Okubo, Y.O. Kamatari and H. Minami, Colloid Polym. Sci., 280, 310 (2002).

54. A Study on the Production of PMMA/P(MMA-AAm) Composite Polymer Particles and the Effect of Acrylamide Content on the Adsorption Behaviors of Biomolecules, H. Ahmad, M. S. Rahman, M. A. J. Miah and A. M. I. Ali, Colloid Polym. Sci., 279, 1039 (2001).

55. Effect of Ethyl Acrylate Content in PMMA/P(MMA-EA) Core-shell Composite Polymer Particles on the Adsorption Behavior of Biomolecules, H. Ahmad, A. M. I. Ali, M. A. J. Miah, J. Polym. Materials, 18, 287 (2001).

56. Adsorption of Enzymes onto Submicron-sized Monodispersed Temperature-sensitive Composite Polymer Particles and its Activity, M. Okubo, H. Ahmad, Colloid and Surfaces A, 153, 429 (1999).

57. Synthesis of Temperature-sensitive Micron-sized Monodispersed Composite Polymer Particles and Its Application as a Carrier for Biomolecules, M. Okubo, H. Ahmad, T. Suzuki, Colloid Polym. Sci., 276, 470 (1998).

58. Enzymatic Activity of Trypsin Physically Immobilized on Temperature-sensitive Composite Polymer Particles, M. Okubo, H. Ahmad, J. Polym. Sci. Polym. Chem. Ed., 36, 883 (1998).

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59. Preparation of Temperature-sensitive Polymer Particles Having Different Lower Critical Solution Temperature, M. Okubo, H. Ahmad, M. Komura, Colloid Polym. Sci., 274, 1188 (1996).

60. Effect of Shell-thickness on the Temperature-sensitive Property of Core-shell Composite Polymer Particles, M. Okubo, H. Ahmad, J. Polym. Sci. Polym. Chem. Ed., 34, 3147 (1996).

61. Adsorption Behaviors of Emulsifiers and Biomolecules on Temperature-sensitive Polymer Particles, M. Okubo, H. Ahmad, Colloid Polym. Sci., 274, 112 (1996).

62. Synthesis of Temperature-sensitive Submicron-sized Composite Polymer Particles, M. Okubo, H. Ahmad, Colloid Polym. Sci., 273, 817 (1995).

63. A Study of Soil Characteristics of Mulberry Farm of Bangladesh Sericulture Research and Training Institute, Rajshahi, M. M. Ali, G. N. Dey, N. Ahmad, H. Ahmad and A. A. Sarker, Bull. Sericult. Res., 2, 35 (1991).

64. Industrial Preparation of Alkyd Resins by Solvent Method, N. Ahmad, S. Ahmad, H. Ahmad and M. Ali, J. Bang. Chem. Soc., 3, 117 (1990).

Researches in Progress:

1. ‘Covalent binding of various amino acids with functionalized polymer particles’.

2. ‘Development of stimuli-responsive composite polymer particles and its application in the biomedical field’.

3. ‘Preparation and characterization of inorganic/organic composite microspheres’.

4. ‘Preparation, characterization and modifications of hollow polymer microspheres’.

5. ‘Preparation of magnetically modified composite polymer particles for application in the biomedical field.’

6. ‘Preparation, characterization and applications of some multifunctional composite polymer particles’.

7. ‘Copolymerization kinetics of hydrophobic lauryl methacrylate with methyl methacrylate’.

8. ‘Conducting polymer preparation and characterization’.