Ts. ChM. Dr. Nor Suriani Sani

Niche Area : Applied Materials Science: Application of Inorganic Materials to Biology and Medical Areas

Ts. ChM. Dr. Nor Suriani Sani is a Senior Research Officer of Institute of Human Centered Engineering (iHumEn), Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM), professional chemist and technologist. She obtained her first degree and master in Chemistry and PhD in Biomedical Engineering. With this educational background, her expertise is in applied material science, focusing on the materials for biomedical applications. She also involves in Bionanotechnology research, where she expert in in vitro cell study of inorganic biomaterial. Her main research products are silica aerogels derived from sol-gel techniques used to immobilize biomolecules and herbs, biomaterials for soft and hard tissues that potential for biomedical applications.

Recent Projects

  1. Project member for Networking Grant (NG), UTM. Educational programme for the parents in Kampong Kra Nhoung, Sanchey, Kratie, Cambodia. 17/08/2018–26/12/2018. RM 250.00. Vot. No: 4X361. Project Leader: Dr Siti Rokiah Siwok, FSSK, UTM.
  2. Project member for Business Entity (BE), UTM. Healthy Teeth Program with Children of Kampong Kra Nhoung, Sanchey, Kratie, Cambodia. 01/08/2018–27/12/2018. RM 10,000.00. Vot. No: 4X361. Project Leader: Dr Siti Rokiah Siwok, FSSK, UTM.
  3. Project member for Malaysia Research University Network (MRUN), UTM. MRUN 5.1 – Gamification Platform and Virtual Environment for University 4.0. 01/12/2018–28/02/2022. RM 111,000.00. Vot. No: 4L870. Project Leader: Prof. Dr. Mohd Shahrizal Sunar, FK, UTM.
  4. Project member for Business Entity (BE), UTM. Using Experiential Learning (Community Services Project) To Develop Groupwork Skills: A Qualitative Exploration of Reaction and Learning. 01/08/2019–31/10/2020. RM 9,716.00. Vot. No: 4Y218 Project Leader: Dr Nurwina Akmal, FK, UTM.
  5. Project member for Industry-International Incentive Grant, UTM. In Vitro Cytotoxicity Study of Organo-Silver-Kaolinite against Normal Human Cells. 01/08/2019–31/10/2020. RM 10,000.00. Vot. No: 02M61 Project Leader: Ts. ChM. Assoc. Dr. Nik Ahmad Nizam Nik Malek, FS, UTM.

Collaborators

1. CSNano, UTM

Selected Publications

BOOK CHAPTER

  1. Nik Ahmad Nizam Nik Malek, Nurul Syakina Malek, Nor Suriani Sani, Halimaton Hamdan (2017). Silica Aerogel as Nanostructured Herb Delivery System. In Zaidah Rahmat (Ed). Recent Advances in Biosciences (pp.65-87). Johor Bahru: Penerbit UTM Press.
  2. Nik Ahmad Nizam Nik Malek, Sharifah Awang, Nor Suriani Sani, Halimaton Hamdan (2018). Nanostructured Herbs Carrier System. In Nik Ahmad Nizam Nik Malek (Ed). Plant Science and Its Application (pp.233-261). Johor Bahru: Penerbit UTM Press.
  3. S. Sani, S.L. Lee, M.N. Mohd Muhid, H. Hamdan. (2019). Degradation of Phenol in Wastewater Using Alcohol-Free Enzyme Encapsulated Silica Aerogel in Clean Technology, Chapter 9, 329-332. ISBN 978-1-4398-1787-2, CRC Press, Taylor and Francis Group.
  4. Auni Afiqah Kamaru, Nik Ahmad Nizam Nik Malek, Ho Soon Min, Nor Suriani Sani (2020). Surfactant Modified Crop Wastes as Adsorbent for Dyes and Heavy Metals. In Mohamed Hafiz Puteh, Noorul Hudai Abdullah (Eds). (2020). Issues and Technology in Water Contaminants. (pp. 49-68). Johor Bahru: Penerbit UTM Press.
  5. Nik Ahmad Nizam Nik Malek, Auni Afiqah Kamaru, Nor Suriani sani, Mohd Lokman Ibrahim (2021). Hexadecyltrimethyl Ammonium modified Materials as Adsorbents fo Anionic Compounds in Water. In Noorul Hudai Abdullah and Nur Atikah Abdul Salim (Eds). Water Pollutants Adsorption and Solutions (pp. 85-102). Johor Bahru: Penerbit UTM Press.

JOURNAL

  1. Nor Suriani Sani, Lee Siew Ling, Mohd Nazlan Mohd Muhid and Halimaton Hamdan. (2011). Design, Synthesis and Activity Study of Tyrosinase Encapsulated Silica Aerogel (TESA) Biosensor for Phenol Removal in Aqueous Solution, Journal of Sol-Gel Science and Technology, 79: 7-18. (Springer Nature, Indexed in WoS, Q1, Impact factor: 1.473).
  2. Nor Suriani Sani, Nik Ahmad Nizam Nik Malek, Mohammed Rafiq Abdul Kadir Halimaton Hamdan. (2015). FTIR Study on the Preliminary Development of Synthesis Methods for Hydroxyapatite Modified Silica Aerogel. Applied Mechanics and Materials, 799-800: 493-499. (Trans Tech Pub).
  3. Nor Suriani Sani, Nik Ahmad Nizam Nik Malek, Nurain Mat Sihat, Mahmud AS Khalifa, Auni Afiqah Kamaru. (2016). Adsorption of Acid Orange 7 by Cetylpyridinium Bromide Modified Sugarcane Bagasse. Jurnal Teknologi, 78:(1–2) 97–103. (Penerbit UTM, Indexed in WoS).
  4. Nor Suriani Sani, Auni Afiqah Kamaru, Nurul Soraya Ahmad Jani, Nik Ahmad Nizam Nik Malek. (2016). Adsorptive Removal of Methylene Blue and Acid Orange 7 by Hexadecyltrimethyl Ammonium Bromide Modified Rice Husk. Jurnal Teknologi, 78:3-2 (113-119). (Penerbit UTM, Indexed in Scopus).
  5. Nor Suriani Sani, Auni Afiqah Kamaru, Nik Ahmad Nizam Nik Malek. (2016). Raw and Surfactant-Modified Pineapple Leaf as Adsorbent for Removal of Methylene Blue and Methyl Orange from Aqueous Solution. Desalination and Water Treatment, 57: 18836-18850. (Taylor & Francis Online, Indexed in WoS, Q3, Impact Factor: 1.272).
  6. Nor Suriani Sani, Nik Ahmad Nizam Nik Malek, Khairunadwa Jemon, Mohammed Rafiq Abdul Kadir, Halimaton Hamdan. (2017). Effect of Mass Concentration On Bioactivity and Cell Viability of Calcined Silica Aerogel Synthesized from Rice Husk Ash As Silica Source. Journal of Sol-Gel Science and Technology, 82:120-132 (Springer Nature, Indexed in WoS, Q1, Impact factor: 1.473).
  7. Nor Suriani Sani, Nik Ahmad Nizam Nik Malek, Khairunadwa Jemon, Mohammed Rafiq Abdul Kadir, Halimaton Hamdan. (2019). Preparation and Characterization of Hydroxyapatite Incorporated Silica Aerogel and Its Effect on Normal Human Dermal Fibroblast Cells. Journal of Sol-Gel Science and Technology, 90(2):422-433 (Springer Nature, Indexed in WoS, Q1, Impact factor: 1.473).
  8. Nor Suriani Sani, Asraf, Muhammad Hariz, Nik Ahmad Nizam Nik Malek, Khairunadwa Jemon, and Mustapha Salisu Muhammad. (2019). Antibacterial, Cytotoxicity and Wound Healing Assessments of Amine-Functionalised Zeolite Y. Particuology, 45:116-123 (ScienceDirect, Indexed in WoS, Q2, Impact factor: 2.616).
  9. Nor Suriani Sani, Nik Ahmad Nizam Nik Malek. (2019). Overview of Hybrid Silica Aerogel as Biomaterial. PERINTIS eJournal, 9(1):48-64 (Persatuan Sainstis Muslim Malaysia, PERINTIS).
  10. Nor Suriani Sani, Mustapha Isah, Muhammad Hariz Asraf, Nik Ahmad Nizam Nik Malek, Khairunadwa Jemon, Mustapha Salisu, Muhammad, Mohd Firdaus Abdul Wahab, Mohammad Abdul Razis Saidin. (2020). Preparation and Characterization of Chlorhexidine Modified Zinc-Kaolinite and Its Antibacterial Activity against Bacteria Isolated from Water Vending Machine. Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering, 8(2): 10345 (ScienceDirect, Indexed in Scopus).
  11. Nor Suriani Sani, Nik Ahmad Nizam Nik Malek, Khairunadwa Jemon, Mohammed Rafiq Abdul Kadir, Halimaton Hamdan. (2020). In vitro bioactivity and osteoblast cell viability studies of hydroxyapatite-incorporated silica aerogel. Journal of Sol-Gel Science and Technology, 96(1):166-177 (Springer Nature, Indexed in WoS, Q1, Impact factor: 1.473).
  12. Mahmoud AS Khalifa, Nik Ahmad Nizam Nik Malek, Ali Yektaye Farimani, Nor Suriani Sani, Auni Afiqah Kamaru. (2020). Cetylpyridinium bromide (CPB)-treated sugarcane bagasse for the removal of chromate in aqueous solution. Materials Today: Proceedings. (ScienceDirect, Indexed in Scopus).

REFEREED CONFERENCES

  1. Nor Suriani Sani, S.L. Lee, H. Hamdan, Degradation of Waste in Space Using Alcohol-Free Enzyme Encapsulated Silica Maerogel, 26th International Symposium on Space Technology and Science (ISTS), 1-6 June 2008, Japan.
  2. Nor Suriani Sani, S. L. Lee, H. Hamdan, Alcohol-Free Enzyme Encapsulated Silica Aerogel as Phenol Nanobiosensor, ESciNano Annual Symposium 2009, 30 Nov 2009-1 Dec 2009, The ZON Regency Hotel, Johor.
  3. Sharifah Binti Awang @ Saibun, Nurul Syakina Binti Malek, Nik Ahmad Nizam Nik Malek, Nor Suriani Sani, Halimaton Hamdan. Encapsulation of Andrographis paniculata and Melastoma malabathricum on Silica Aerogel. 2nd International Science Postgraduate Conference 2014 (ISPC 2014), Institute Ibnu Sina for Fundamental Science Studies, UTM, 10-12 Mar 2014. In Proceeding. Pg 1180-1190. ISBN: 978-967-0194-39-4.
  4. Nurul Syakina Binti Malek, Sharifah Binti Awang @ Saibun, Nik Ahmad Nizam Nik Malek, Nor Suriani Sani, Halimaton Hamdan. Centella asiatica (Pegaga) Encapulated Silica Aerogel: Preliminary Study of Encapsulation Process. 2nd International Science Postgraduate Conference 2014 (ISPC 2014), Institute Ibnu Sina for Fundamental Science Studies, UTM, 10-12 Mar 2014.
  5. Mahmud A.S. Khalifa, Nik Ahmad Nizam Nik Malek, Auni Afiqah Kamaru and Nor Suriani Sani. Removal of Methyl Orange from Aqueous Solution by Surfactant Modified Sugarcane Bagasse. BIO JOHOR 2014, Johor Biotechnology Conference and Exhibition, Persada Johor, Malaysia, 25-27 August 2014.
  6. Nor Suriani Sani, Nik Ahmad Nizam Nik Malek, Mohammed Rafiq Abdul Kadir and Halimaton Hamdan. Formation of Apatite on Silica Aerogel Synthesized from Rice Husk Ash after Immersion in Simulated Body Fluid. Regional Annual Fundamental Science Symposium 2014 (RAFSS 2014), Persada Johor, Malaysia, 9-10 Sept 2014.
  7. Nik Ahmad Nizam Nik Malek, Mahmud A. S. Khalifa, Auni Afiqah Kamaru, Nurul Soraya Ahmad Jani, Wong Shi Ting, Nurain Mat Sihat, Nur Arifah Azhari and Nor Suriani Sani. Modification of Crop Wastes (Sugarcane Bagasse, Pineapple Leaves and Rice Husk) by Cationic Surfactant Enhance the Adsorption towards Anionic Compounds. Regional Annual Fundamental Science Symposium 2014 (RAFSS 2014), Persada Johor, Malaysia, 9-10 Sept 2014.
  8. Wong Shi Ting, Nik Ahmad Nizam Nik Malek, Auni Afiqah Kamaru, Mahmud A. S. Khalifa, Nor Suriani Sani. Optimization Study on Adsorption of Methylene Blue on Sugarcane Bagasse using Two Level Full Factorial Design. Proceedings of International Conference on Chemistry and Environmental Science Research 2014 (ICCESR 2014), Page 202-208, e-ISBN: 978-967-11647-5-4, Park Royal Penang Resort, Penang, 17-18 Sept 2014.
  9. Auni Afiqah Kamaru, Nurul Soraya Ahmad Jani, Nik Ahmad Nizam Nik Malek, Nor Suriani Sani. Adsorptive Removal of Methylene Blue and Acid Orange 7 by Hexadecyltrimethyl ammonium Bromide Modified Rice Husk. 3rd International Science Postgraduate Conference (ISPC 2015), Ibnu Sina Institute for Fundamental Science Study, UTM, 24-26 Feb 2015.
  10. Nor Suriani Sani, Nik Ahmad Nizam Nik Malek, Mohammed Rafiq Abdul Kadir and Halimaton Hamdan. Preliminary FTIR Study on the Development of Synthesis Methods for Hydroxyapatite Modified Silica Aerogel. 6th International Conference on Material and Manufacturing Technology (ICMMT2015), American Society for Research, Bali, Indonesia, 9-11 May 2015.
  11. Nik Ahmad Nizam Nik Malek, Nurain Mat Sihat, Mahmud A.S. Khalifa, Auni Afiqah Kamaru, Nor Suriani Sani. Adsorption of Acid Orange 7 Cetylpyridinium Bromide Modified Sugarcane Bagasse. PAWEES-INWEPF (Paddy and Water Environment Engineering Society-International Network for Water and Ecosystems in Paddy Field) Joint International Conference 2015, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 19-21 August 2015.
  12. Nor Suriani Sani, Nik Ahmad Nizam Nik Malek, Khairunadwa Jemon, Mohammed Rafiq Abdul Kadir, Halimaton Hamdan. Cell Viability and Migration Study of Hydroxyapatite Encapsulated Silica Aerogel (HAESA) towards Normal Human Fibroblast Cells. Proceeding of International Medical Device and Technology Conference (IMEDITEC2017), Page 54-59, e-ISBN: 978-967-0194-93-6 FBME, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Johor 6-7 Sep 2017.
  13. Muhammad Hariz Asraf, Nik Ahmad Nizam Nik Malek, Nor Suriani Sani, Khairunadwa Jemon, Siti Nabihan Ishak, Atieya Abdul Hadi, Muhammad Zulhilmi Amir Awaluddin. Antibacterial, Cytotoxicity and Wound Healing Studies of Amine-Functionalized Zeolite Y. UTM-Emerging Scientist Conference (UTM-ESCon) 2018, Pulai Spring Resort, Johor, 2-3 May 2018
  14. Mahmoud A.S. Khalifa, Nik Ahmad Nizam Nik Malek, Ali Yektaye Farimani, Nor Suriani Sani, Auni Afiqah Kamaru. Cetylpyiridinium Bromide (CPB)-Treated Sugarcane Bagasse for the Removal of Chromate in Aqueous Solution. The 3rd International Conference on Separation Technology (ICoST 2020), Virtual Conference., 15 Aug 2020.
  15. Nik Ahmad Nizam Nik Malek, Khairunadwa Jemon, Muhammad Hariz Asraf, Nor Suriani Sani, Nur Syafiqah Darus. In Vitro Cytotoxicity Study of Organo-Silver-Kaolinite against Normal Human Fibroblast Cells. The 3rd International Conference on Life Sciences and Technology (ICOLIST 2020), Virtual Conference, 29 Sep 2020.

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    • Muhammad Zulhilmi Amir Awaluddin, Synthesis and Characterization of Aminoglycoside Antibiotic Loaded Organo-Silver-Kaolinite as Biocompatible Antimicrobial Agent, Research
    • Muhammad Hariz Asraf bin Hassan, Antibacterial and Cytotoxicity Studies of Amine-Functionalized-Zeolite, Research
    • Muhammad Amir Hamzah, Graphic Designer of iHumEn, Management
    • Faiq Taufiqul Hikam, Graphic Designer of iHumEn, Management
    • Norhakimi Farhan Mohd Norashdan, Social Manager of iHumEn, Management
    • Nora Maisarah Abd Aziz, Administrative Assistant of iHumEn, Management

For More Info

Research Keyword : Inorganic Chemistry, Biomaterials, Silica Based Materials, Rice Husk, Nanomaterials

Lab :

– Nanomaterials Laboratory

Email : norsuriani@utm.my

Personal Website: https://people.utm.my/norsuriani/

Scholar Publication Link : https://scholar.google.com.my/citations?user=tS8zZkMAAAAJ&hl=en