Irrum Mushtaq

Dr. Irrum Mushtaq

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Academic Career Length

5Years (2022-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

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4 January 2023 in International Journal of Biological Macromolecules
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FUFaheem Ullah
Faheem Ullah
FJFatima Javed
Fatima Javed
IMIrrum Mushtaq
Irrum Mushtaq
LRLatif-Ur Rahman
Latif-Ur Rahman
NANazir Ahmed
Nazir Ahmed
STS. Tasleem
S. Tasleem

23 November 2022 in Polymers
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IMIrrum Mushtaq
Irrum Mushtaq
EJErum Jabeen
Erum Jabeen
ZAZareen Akhter
Zareen Akhter
FJFatima Javed
Fatima Javed
AHAzfar Hassan
Azfar Hassan
FSFaiz Ullah Shah
Faiz Ullah Shah
Aromatic polyamides are well-known as high-performance materials due to their outstanding properties making them useful in a wide range of applications. However, their limited solubility in common organic solvents restricts their processability and becomes a hurdle in their applicability. This study is focused on the synthesis of processable ferrocene-based terpolyamides and their polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS)-containing block copolymers, using low-temperature solution polycondensation methodology. All the synthesized materials were structurally characterized using FTIR and 1H NMR spectroscopic techniques. The ferrocene-based terpolymers and block copolymers were soluble in common organic solvents, while the organic analogs were found only soluble in sulfuric acid. WXRD analysis showed the amorphous nature of the materials, while the SEM analysis exposed the modified surface of the ferrocene-based block copolymers. The structure–property relationship of the materials was further elucidated by their water absorption and thermal behavior. These materials showed low to no water absorption along with their high limiting oxygen index (LOI) values depicting their good flame-retardant behavior. DFT studies also supported the role of various monomers in the polycondensation reaction where the electron pair donation from HOMO of diamine monomer to the LUMO of acyl chloride was predicted, along with the calculation of various other parameters of the representative terpolymers and block copolymers.