Fahad Akhtar

Dr. Fahad Akhtar

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Academic Career Length

10Years (2017-Present)

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

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1 October 2018 in Biomedicine & Pharmacotherapy
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AIAwais Ullah Ihsan
Awais Ullah Ihsan
FKFarhan Ullah Khan
Farhan Ullah Khan
PKPuregmaa Khongorzul
Puregmaa Khongorzul
KAKhalil Ali Ahmad
Khalil Ali Ahmad
Muhammad NaveedMuhammad Naveed
Muhammad Naveed
XZXiaohui Zhou
Xiaohui Zhou

13 February 2019 in Pharmaceutics
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SKSamuel Kesse
Samuel Kesse
KBKofi Boakye-Yiadom
Kofi Boakye-Yiadom
BOBelynda Owoya Ochete
Belynda Owoya Ochete
YOYaw Opoku-Damoah
Yaw Opoku-Damoah
FAFahad Akhtar
Fahad Akhtar
BWBo Wang
Bo Wang
Mesoporous silica nanomaterials (MSNs) have made remarkable achievements and are being thought of by researchers as materials that can be used to effect great change in cancer therapies, gene delivery, and drug delivery because of their optically transparent properties, flexible size, functional surface, low toxicity profile, and very good drug loading competence. Mesoporous silica nanoparticles (MSNPs) show a very high loading capacity for therapeutic agents. It is well known that cancer is one of the most severe known medical conditions, characterized by cells that grow and spread rapidly. Thus, curtailing cancer is one of the greatest current challenges for scientists. Nanotechnology is an evolving field of study, encompassing medicine, engineering, and science, and it has evolved over the years with respect to cancer therapy. This review outlines the applications of mesoporous nanomaterials in the field of cancer theranostics, as well as drug and gene delivery. MSNs employed as therapeutic agents, as well as their importance and future prospects in the ensuing generation of cancer theranostics and drug and therapeutic gene delivery, are discussed herein. Thus, the use of mesoporous silica nanomaterials can be seen as using one stone to kill three birds.

1 January 2017 in Oxidative Medicine and Cellular Longevity
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AKAbida Kalsoom Khan
Abida Kalsoom Khan
ASAin Us Saba
Ain Us Saba
SNShamyla Nawazish
Shamyla Nawazish
FAFahad Akhtar
Fahad Akhtar
RRRehana Rashid
Rehana Rashid
GMGhulam Murtaza
Ghulam Murtaza
Over the past few years, considerable attention has been focused on carrageenan based bionanocomposites due to their multifaceted properties like biodegradability, biocompatibility, and nontoxicity. Moreover, these composites can be tailored according to the desired purpose by using different nanofillers. The role of ferromagnetic nanoparticles in drug delivery is also discussed here in detail. Moreover, this article also presents a short review of recent research on the different types of the carrageenan based bionanocomposites and applications.

1 February 2021 in European Journal of Pharmacology
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UEUmer Ejaz
Umer Ejaz
FAFahad Akhtar
Fahad Akhtar
JXJinbing Xue
Jinbing Xue
XWXinyu Wan
Xinyu Wan
TZTong Zhang
Tong Zhang
SHShuying He
Shuying He

18 July 2018 in Molecules
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FAFahad Akhtar
Fahad Akhtar
XWXinyu Wan
Xinyu Wan
GWGang Wu
Gang Wu
SKSamuel Kesse
Samuel Kesse
SWShaoda Wang
Shaoda Wang
SHShuying He
Shuying He
A wide range of diseases have been treated using low-molecular-weight heparins (LMWHs), the drug of choice for anticoagulation. Owing to their better pharmacokinetic features compared to those of unfractionated heparin (uFH), several systems incorporating LMWHs have been investigated to deliver and improve their therapeutic outcomes, especially through development of their micro- and nano-particles. This review article describes current perspectives on the fabrication, characterization, and application of LMWHs-loaded micro- and nano-particles to achieve ameliorated bioavailability. The valuable applications of LMWH will continue to encourage researchers to identify efficient delivery systems that have specific release characteristics and ameliorated bioavailability, overcoming the challenges presented by biological obstructions and the physicochemical properties of LMWHs.