Curriculum Vitae

ASSOCIATE PROF. DR. AMALINA BINTI MUHAMMAD AFIFI

Associate Professor
  • Department of Mechanical Engineering
    Faculty of Engineering
  • +603- 7967 5385

AREAS OF EXPERTISE

  • OTHER MATERIALS ENGINEERING AND METALLURGY
    Composite, Processing of polymeric material
  • POLYMER SCIENCE & ENGINEERING
    Fiber processing, Fiber properties, Nanofiber for biomedical usage

PUBLICATIONS

Article in Journal
  1. Datta, R. S., Said, S. M., Shahrir, S. R., Abdullah, N., Sabri, M. F. M., Balamurugan, S., Miyazaki, Y., Hayashi, K., Hashim, N. A., Habiba, U & Afifi. A. M. (2015). Ionic liquid entrapment by an electrospun polymer nanofiber matrix as a high conductivity polymer electrolyte. Rsc Advances, 5(60), 48217-48223.
  2. Hossein Mohammad Khanlou, Bee Chin Ang, Sepehr Talebian, Amalina Muhammad Afifi, Andri Andriyana, 2015. Electrospinning of polymethyl methacrylate nanofibers: optimization of processing parameters using the Taguchi design of experiments. Textile Research Journal, Sage Pub, Textile Research Journal August 21, 2014.
  3. Loo, M. S., Le Cam, J. B., Andriyana, A., Robin, E., Afifi, A. M. (2015). Fatigue of swollen elastomers. International Journal of Fatigue. 74, 132- 141. (Q1).
  4. Masaki Yamamoto, Goro Nishikawa, Amalina M. Afifi, Jae-chang Lee, Hideki Yamane, Effect of the Take-up Velocity on the Higher Order Structure of the Melt- Electrospun PLLA/PDLA Blend Fibers, Sen'I Gakkaishi, Vol. 71, No 3, 127-133, 2015.
  5. Masaki Yamamoto, Goro Nishikawa, Amalina M. Afifi, Isao Wataoka, Jae-chang Lee, and Hideki Yamane, Effect of the Electrospinning Conditions on the Higher-Order Structure and the Stereocomplex Formation of the PLLA/PDLA Blend Nanofibers, American Journal of Macromolecular Science (2015) Vol. 2 No. 1 pp. 11-24
  6. G.K. Sujan, A.S.M.A. Haseeb, A.B.M. Afifi, 2014. Effects of metallic nanoparticle doped flux on the interfacial intermetallic compounds between lead-free solder ball and copper substrate, Materials Characterization 97 (2014) 199-209.
  7. I.M. Mahbubul, S.S. Khaleduzzaman, R. Saidur, M.A. Amalina, Rheological Behavior of Al2O3/R141b nanorefrigerant, International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer. 2014, 73, 118-123.
  8. I.M. Mahbubul, T.H. Chong, S.S. Khaleduzzaman, I.M. Shahrul, R. Saidur, B.D. Long and M.A. Amalina. Effect of Ultrasonication Duration on Colloidal Structure and Viscosity of Alumina-Water Nanofluid, Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research. 2014, 53, 6677-6684.
  9. M. C. Yew, N. H. Ramli Sulong, M. K. Yew, M. A. Amalina, and M. R. Johan, 2014, Fire propagation performance of intumescent fire protective coatings using eggshells as a novel bio-filler, The Scientific World Journal, Volume 2014, Article ID 805094, 9 pages http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/805094.
  10. M. C. Yew, N. H. Ramli Sulong, M. K. Yew, M. A. Amalina, M. R. Johan 2014. Investigation on solvent-borne intumescent flame-retardant coatings for steel. Materials Research Innovations, Volume: 18, Issue: S6, Dec 2014, pp. S6-384 - S6-388
  11. M. I. Damia, M. A. Amalina, Y. Mahshuri, 2014. Crystalline properties of polylactide acid-filled aragonite CaCO3 derived from Polymesoda bengalensis (lokan) shell. Materials Reseach Innovations, Volume: 18, Issue: S6, Dec 2014, pp. S6-95 - S6-99
  12. S. Talebian, A. M. Afifi, H. M. Khanlou 2014. Fabrication and characterisation of chitosan/poly vinyl alcohol nanofibres via electrospinning. Materials Research Innovations Volume: 18, Issue: S6, Dec 2014, pp. S6-331 - S6-335
  13. S. Talebian, A. M. Afifi, M. Hatami, S. Bazgir, H. M. Khanlou 2014. Preparation and characterisation of electrospun silica nanofibres. Materials Research Innovations Volume: 18, Issue: S6, Dec 2014, pp. S6-510 - S6-514
  14. Sepehr Talebian, Mehdi Mehrali, Saktiswaren Mohan, Hanumantha rao Balaji raghavendran, Mohammad Mehrali, Hossein Mohammad Khanlou, Tunku Kamarul, Amalina Muhammad Afifi, and Azlina Amir Abass, 2014. Chitosan (PEO)/bioactive glass hybrid nanofibers for bone tissue engineering. RSC Advances 4, 49144-49152
  15. Y. Mahshuri, M. A. Amalina, 2014. Hardness and compressive properties of calcium carbonate derived from clam shell filled unsaturated polyester composites. Materials Research Innovations Volume: 18, Issue: S6, Dec 2014, pp. S6-291 - S6-294
  16. Y. Mahshuri, M. A. Amalina, C. A. Nurnadhiah Nadhirah 2014. Thermal conductivity of calcium carbonate filled with unsaturated polyester composites with different filler sizes. Materials Research Innovations Volume: 18, Issue: S6, Dec 2014, pp. S6-340 - S6-344
  17. Elias, M.M., Miqdad, M., Mahbubul, I.M., Saidur, R., Kamalisarvestani, M., Sohel, M.R., Hepbasli, A., Rahim, N.A., Amalina, M.A., Effect of nanoparticle shape on the heat transfer and thermodynamic performance of a shell and tube heat exchanger International Communications in Heat and Mass Transfer volume 44, issue , year 2013, pp. 93 - 99
  18. Goro Nishikawa, Masaki Yamamoto, Amalina M. Afifi, Jae- Chang Lee, Hideki Yamane, Yutaka Kawahara, and Masaki Tsuji, 2013. Structure of Melt- Electrospun PLLA/ PDLA Blend Fibers, Sen' I Gakkaishi, 69 (6): 118-124.
  19. M.C. Yew, N.H. Ramli Sulong, M.K. Yew, M.A. Amalina, M.R. Johan,2013. The formulation and study of the thermal stability and mechanical properties of an acrylic coating using chicken eggshell as a novel bio-filler. Progress in Organic Coatings 76 (2013) 1549 1555.
  20. Mahbubul, I.M.; Kamyar, A.; Saidur, R.; Amalina, M.A., Migration properties of TiO2 nanoparticles during the pool boiling of nanorefrigerants, Ind. Eng. Chem. Res., 2013, 52 (17), pp 6032 6038
  21. I. M. Mahbubul, R. Saidur, M. A. Amalina, Latest developments on the viscosity of nanofluids, International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, 55 (4), (2012) pp. 874-885
  22. Mahbubul, I.M., Saidur, R., Amalina, M.A., Investigation of viscosity of R123-TIO nanorefrigerant, International Journal of Mechanical and Materials Engineering volume 7, issue 2, year 2012, pp. 146 - 151
  23. Amalina M. Afifi, Masaki Yamamoto, Hideki Yamane, Yoshiharu Kimura, Ahmed El Salmawy, and Shigeyuki Nakano, Electrospinning and Characterization of Aligned Nanofibers from Chitosan/Polyvinyl Alcohol Mixtures: Comparison of Several Target Devices Newly Designed, Sen-I Gakkaishi, Vol. 67　No. 5 (2011).
  24. Effect of Polymer Molecular Weight on the Electrospinning of Polylactides in Entangled and Aligned Fiber Forms, Amalina M. Afifi, Hideki Yamane, Yoshiharu Kimura, Sen-I Gakkaishi, Vol. 66　No. 2 (Feb. 2010).
  25. Electrospinning of Continuous Aligning Yarns with a Funnel Target, Amalina M. Afifi,Shigeyuki Nakano, Hideki Yamane, Yoshiharu Kimura, Macromolecular Materials and Engineering- Macromol. Mater. Eng., Volume 295, Issue 7, pages 660 665, July 12, 2010.
  26. 溶融エレクトロスピニング法により製造したポリ乳酸繊維の 構造 (Structure of Melt Electrospun Poly(lactic acid) Fibers), Goro Nishikawa, Masaki Yamamoto, Amalina M. Afifi, Yutaka Kawahara, and Hideki Yamane, Sen-I Gakkaishi Vol. 66 (2010), No. 5, pp.124-130 .
  27. Fabrication of Aligned Poly(L-lactide) Fibers by Electrospinning and Drawing, Amalina M. Afifi, Hajime Nakajima, Hideki Yamane, Yoshiharu Kimura, Shigeyuki Nakano, Macromolecular Materials and Engineering, Volume 294, Issue 10, pages 658 665, October 12, 2009.
  28. Exergy analysis of evaporative cooling for reducing energy use in a Malaysian building, B.N. Taufiq*, H.H. Masjuki, T.M.I. Mahlia, M.A. Amalina, M.S. Faizul, R. Saidur, Desalination 209 (2007) 238 243.
  29. An Experimental Investigation of CNG as an Alternative Fuel for a Retrofitted Gasoline Vehicle, M.U. Aslam, H.H. Masjuki, M.A. Kalam, H. Abdesselam, T.M.I. Mahlia, M.A. Amalina, Fuel 85, page 717- 724 (2006).
  30. M.U. Aslam, H.H. Masjuki, M.A. Kalam and M.A. Amalina, A Comparative Evaluation of the Performance and Emissions of a Retrofitted Spark Ignition Car Engine, Journal of Energy and Environment, Centre for Energy Studies, BUET, Bangladesh, vol. 4 May 2005 , pp. 97-110.
  31. M.U. Aslam, H.H. Masjuki, M.A. Kalam, H. Abdesselam and M.A. Amalina, A Comparative Evaluation of the Performance of a Gasoline and CNG Fuelled Retrofitted Spark Ignition Car Engine, Engineering Transactions, Manahakon University of Technology Thailand, Thailand, January-June 2005, vol. 8, no.1(18), pp. 11-22.
  32. UA Salim, MA Amalina. Morphology Evolution of PBT/PC Blends. Jurnal Mesin & Industri.
  33. 7.Viewpoint: Mitigation of emissions through energy efficiency standards for room air conditioners in Malaysia, T. M. I. Mahlia, H. H. Masjuki, R. Saidur and M. A. Amalina, Energy Policy, Volume 32, Issue 16, November 2004, Pages 1783-1787., T. M. I. Mahlia, H. H. Masjuki, R. Saidur and M. A. Amalina, Energy Policy, Volume 32, Issue 16, November 2004, Pages 1783-1787.
  34. Cost benefit analysis of implementing minimum energy efficiency standards for household refrigerator-freezers in Malaysia, T. M. I. Mahlia, H. H. Masjuki, R. Saidur and M. A. Amalina, Energy Policy, Volume 32, Issue 16, November 2004, Pages 1819-1824.
Article in Proceeding
  1. M.A. KALAM, H.H. MASJUKI, M.A. AMALINA, H. ABDESSELAM, T.M.I. MAHLIA, M.U. ASLAM AND M. VARMAN, PERFORMANCE, COMBUSTION AND EMISSIONS STUDIES OF A NEW NATURAL GAS ENGINE PROCEEDING OF THE INTERNATIONAL ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY CONGRESS
  2. M.A. Kalam, H.H. Masjuki, M.A. Amalina, H. Abdesselam, T.M.I. Mahlia, M.U. Aslam and M. Varman, Performance, Combustion and Emissions Studies of a New Natural Gas Engine, Proceeding of the International Advanced Technology Congress, 6-8 December 2005, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

RESEARCH INTEREST

  • Polymer Science and Engineering

RESEARCH PROJECT

National
  1. 2012 - 2014, Geran Penyelidikan Universiti Malaya (UMRG)
    Investigation into Fuel Property Effects on Ignition Control and Unregulated Emissions in Homogeneous Charge Compression Ignition Engine ( Consultant)
  2. 2012 - 2012, Geran Penyelidikan Universiti Malaya (UMRG)
    Electrospun chitosan/zeolite nanocomposite for wastewater treatment ( Principal Investigator(PI))
  3. 2003 - 2004, Short Term Research Fund (Vote F)(PJP)
    Study of Properties of Polymer Blends ( Principal Investigator(PI))