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Noorasikin Bt. Samat

Academic Qualification

  • Doctor of Philosophy in Materials Science and Engineering - Doctor of Philosophy, University of South Wales, Australia
  • Master of Science in Materials Engineering - Masters Degree, Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM)
  • Bachelor of Science (Material Sciences) - Bachelor Degree, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM)

Noorasikin Bt. Samat (Assoc. Prof. Dr.)

Associate Professor
IIUM Gombak Campus

KULLIYYAH OF ENGINEERING


noorasikin@iium.edu.my
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Expert Profile


Noorasikin Samat is an Associate Professor at Department of Manufacturing and Materials Engineering, International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM), Kuala Lumpur. She received her PhD in Materials Science and Engineering from The University of New South Wales (UNSW), Sydney, Australia, in 2010. Her Doctoral study was in


the field of polymer nanocomposites. She obtained her MSc in Materials Science and Engineering from Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM), in 2001, and BSc (Hons.) in Material Science from Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM) in 1999. Dr. Noorasikin research interest includes green (celulose) composites/nanocomposites, recycling waste material for polymer composites application and flame retardant materials. She has involved in teaching, research, publication and supervising postgraduate students. Currently, she is also a Coordinator for Advanced Materials and Surface Engineering Research Unit (AMSERU). 


Area of Specialisation


  • Natural Science ~ Material Sciences ~ Advanced Materials ~ Composite Materials - Green, recycled polymer composites, fracture mechanism, nanocomposites, flame retardant material


Teaching Responsibilities


ADVANCED COMPOSITE MATERIALS 2019/2020
CONTEMPORARY MATERIALS FOR ENGINEERING APPLICATIONS 2018/2019
ENGINEERING INDUSTRIAL TRAINING 2015/2016
FINAL YEAR PROJECT I 2019/2020 2018/2019
FINAL YEAR PROJECT II 2023/2024 2022/2023 2019/2020
FOUNDRY JOINING 2010/2011 2009/2010
High - Performance Polymeric Materials 2023/2024
HIGH PERFORMANCE POLYMERIC MATERIALS 2023/2024
INTEGRATED DESIGN PROJECT 2023/2024 2021/2022 2020/2021 2019/2020 2018/2019 2017/2018
INTERGRATED DESIGN PROJECT 2023/2024 2022/2023
JOINING & CASTING 2009/2010
JOINING AND CASTING 2010/2011 2009/2010
MATERIALS ENGINEERING LAB 2 2023/2024 2022/2023 2021/2022
MATERIALS ENGINEERING LAB IV 2012/2013 2011/2012
MATERIALS LABORATORY 2004/2005
MATERIALS SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING 2023/2024 2022/2023 2021/2022 2020/2021 2019/2020 2018/2019 2017/2018 2016/2017 2015/2016 2014/2015
MECHANICAL FORMING AND MACHINING OF MATERIALS 2009/2010
NANOMATERIALS 2016/2017 2015/2016 2014/2015 2012/2013 2011/2012
NDT AND EVALUATIONS 2012/2013
POLYMER PROCESSING 2015/2016 2014/2015 2013/2014 2012/2013 2011/2012
POLYMERIC MATERIALS 2018/2019
POLYMERS 2023/2024 2022/2023 2021/2022 2020/2021 2019/2020 2018/2019 2017/2018
PROCESSING OF NONMETALLIC MATERIALS 2010/2011
PROJECT II 2013/2014
SEMINAR I 2009/2010
SEMINAR II 2011/2012 2010/2011
SPECIAL TOPICS IN MATERIALS ENGINEERING 2010/2011


Supervision


Optimization Of Stir Casting Process Parameters Of Aluminium Silicon Carbide Particulate Composites.
Ph.D Completed 2016 Co-supervisor
Development Of Durian Skin Nanofiber Filled Polylactic Acid Biocomposites Treated Under Supercritical Carbon Dioxide.
Ph.D In Progress Co-supervisor
Development And Characterization Of Poly (Vinyl) Alcohol/Cellulose Nanofibril Hybrid Aerogel.
Master Completed 2023 Main Supervisor
Extraction Of Chitosan-Based Biocompatible Piezoelectric Thin Film From Shrimp Shell Waste.
Master Completed 2023 Co-supervisor
Characterization Of Graphene Oxide Pickering Emulsion And Silica Nanoparticles For Waterborne Epoxy Coating.
Master Completed 2020 Co-supervisor
Effects Of Electron Beam Irradiation On The Properties Of Recycled Polypropylene/ Microcrystalline Cellulose Composites.
Master Completed 2017 Main Supervisor
The Development Of Polypropylene Composites Reinforced Micro And Nanoalumina Filler From Industrial Waste.
Master Completed 2016 Main Supervisor
Effects Of Maleated Polypropylene And Cellulone Content On Mechanical And Thermal Properties Of Recycled Polypropylene/Microcrystalline Cellulose (Rpp/Mcc) Composites.
Master Completed 2015 Main Supervisor
Development Of Flame Retardant Polypropylene (Pp) Filled With Aluminium Trihydride (Ath) As Flame Retardant Nanocomposites.
Master Completed 2015 Main Supervisor
Polyhydroxyalkanoates/Zinc Oxide (Pha/Zno) Nanocomposites For Dielectric Applications.
Master Completed 2015 Co-supervisor
Development And Characterization Of Hard Coating Layer On Cp-Ti Using Fe-C-Si Powder Mixture.
Master Completed 2015 Co-supervisor
Development Of High Performance Lightweight Nanocomposite Sport Shoe Soles.
Master Completed 2015 Co-supervisor


Research Projects


Completed
2022 - 2023 Belajar dan berinovasi bersama konsep 3C (Cakna, Cipta dan Cartakan) untuk pembangunan kelestarian Setempat (Gombak Utara)
2022 - 2022 'Taman Permainan Hijau Selangor" or "Selangor Green Playground"
2021 - 2024 Medical Grade Product from Clay for Cleansing of Wound and Surgical Instruments in the SERTU Procedures
2019 - 2023 Dyes Adsorption Using Hybrid Aerogel-Based Cellulose Nanocrystal Isolated From Palm Oil Biomass
2019 - 2023 Sustainable Durian Skin Fibre Biocomposites for 3D Printable Filaments
2017 - 2021 Mechanism of the adhesion in between of polyelectrolyte layers and nanoreservoir for self-healing nanocoating.
2016 - 2020 Development of bionanocomposite reinforced with sugarcane bagasse nanocellulose and incorporated with natural antimicrobial agent for food packaging applications
2016 - 2019 Cradle-to-Cradle Food Packaging Prototype from Durian Skin Fibre Biocomposite
2014 - 2017 Effect of Irradiation Processing Route to the Improvement Properties of Green Recycled Polypropylene
2013 - 2016 Fundamental Studies on Hybrid ZnO-SiO2 Sol-gel Nanocoating for Anticorrosion Protection of Carbon Steel
2012 - 2016 Development of Green Recyled-PP Composites for High Strengh Applications
2012 - 2016 Characterization of Tribo-Corrosion using Jatropha Curcas Linnaeas Biodiesel for Automotive Engine Compenent Materials
2012 - 2015 Exploring the Potential of during Skin Waste as a Filler in Biodegradable Polymer
2012 - 2014 Potential of Microcrystalline Cellulose (MCC) as reinforcement in Polymer Composite
2012 - 2015 Prototype Development of Light Weight Aluminium Matrix Composite Automotive Brake Rotor
2012 - 2015 Prototype Development of High Performance Lightweight Nanocomposite Sport Shoes
2011 - 2011 Malaysian Natural Fibre For Diverse Bio-Based Applications (KVC 2011)
2011 - 2012 Effect Of Nanoclay On The Mechanical Properties Of Kenal Fibre Reinforced Polylacticacid (PLA) Hybrid Biocomposite
2010 - 2013 The study of PVC/alumina trihydrate nanocomposites for fire retardant-structural materials
2005 - 2008 Development of Porous Biomaterials for Bone Substitutes via Polymeric Sponge Method
On-Going
2023 - Present The Influence of Geometrical Configuration and Convective Cooling on the Thermomechanical Efficiency of Shape Memory Alloy (SMA) Actuator for Highly-Effective Robot-Assisted Muscular Rehabilitation
2018 - Present Development of self-healing nanocoating via polyelectrolyte assemblies for corrosion protection applications.
2009 - Present Advanced Materials and Surface Engineering (AMSERU)


Award & Recognition


22 Feb, 2018 Bronze Medal - Ministry of Higher Education National
13 May, 2017 Silver Medal - Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation (MOSTI) National


Publications


Article

2023 Biopolymer chitosan: potential sources, extraction methods, and emerging applications. Biopolymer chitosan: Potential sources, extraction methods, and emerging applications, () pp. 1-11
2023 Mechanical and morphological properties of cellulose-reinforced thermoplastic composites: effect of recycling. Journal of Engineering Science and Technology, 18 (1) pp. 70-82
2022 Fabrication of Poly(Vinyl) Alcohol-Cellulose Nanocrystal hybrid aerogel. Materials Science Forum, 1074 () pp. 11-16
2022 Production of cellulose nanocrystals from oil palm empty fruit bunch and pineapple leaf fibre using double oxidation approach. Jurnal Teknologi, 84 (5) pp. 73-81
2021 A comparative study on the desiccant effect of polypropylene and polylactic acid composites reinforced with different lignocellulosic fibres. Journal of Applied Science and Engineering, 24 (2) pp. 223-231
2021 Mechanical performance of composites materials prepared from waste plastics and tubed tyre. Journal of Sustainability Science and Management, 16 (8) pp. 229-239
2020 Reprocessing of polypropylene/cellulose composites: effects on thermal properties. Test Engineering and Management, 83 () pp. 25906-259009
2019 Alumina recovery from industrial waste: study on the thermal, tensile and wear properties of polypropylene/alumina nanocomposites. International Journal of Precision Engineering and Manufacturing-Green Technology, 7 (1) pp. 163-172
2019 Dynamic mechanical and water absorption properties of microcrystalline cellulose reinforced polypropylene composites: the effect of unconventional irradiation route. IIUM Engineering Journal, 20 (2) pp. 188-196
2019 The influence of irradiated recycled polypropylene compatibilizer on the impact fracture behavior of recycled polypropylene/microcrystalline cellulose composites. Polymer Composites, 40 () pp. E24-E34
2018 Effects of electron beam radiation dose on the compatibilization behaviour in recycled polypropylene/microcrystalline cellulose composites. IOP Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering, 290 () pp. 1-6
2018 Non-acidic method for isolation of microcrystalline cellulose from oil palm empty fruit bunch fiber. International Journal of Engineering & Technology, 7 (4014) pp. 339-342
2017 Evaluation of waste from aluminum industry as filler in Polypropylene composites. The Journal of The Minerals, Metals & Materials Society, 69 (4) pp. 790-795
2017 Performance properties of irradiated recycled polypropylene as a compatibilizer in recycled polypropylene/microcrystalline cellulose composites. Materials Science Forum, 894 (4) pp. 62-65
2017 ZnO nanoparticles for anti-corrosion nanocoating of carbon steel. Materials Science Forum, 894 () pp. 76-80
2016 Preparation and characterization of plasticized polylactic acid/starch blend. Jurnal Teknologi, 78 (11-2) pp. 7-12
2015 Effect of dispersants on microstructures of nano alpha alumina developed from aluminium dross waste. Advanced Materials Research, 1115 () pp. 378-381
2015 Mechanical properties and failure modes of recycled polypropylene/microcrystalline cellulose composites. Materials and Design, 69 () pp. 114-123
2015 Study of mechanical and flammability properties of polypropylene/microcrystalline cellulose composites filled with nano-sized aluminium hydroxide (ATH) particles. Advanced Materials Research, 1115 () pp. 402-405
2015 The effects of coupling agent on the flame retardant properties of PP/ATH nanocomposites. Advanced Materials Research, 1115 () pp. 406-409
2014 Properties of eco-friendly composite from recycled polypropylene. Advances in Environmental Biology, 8 (8 (spec. issue 3)) pp. 2760-2766
2013 Effect of coupling agent on the mechanical properties of flame retardant PP/ATH nanocomposites. Advanced Materials Research, 812 () pp. 241-245
2013 Effect of processing routes on the mechanical, thermal and morphological properties of PLA-based hybrid biocomposite. Iranian Polymer Journal (English Edition), 22 (2) pp. 123-131
2013 Mechanical properties of green recycled polypropylene composites: effect of maleic anhydride grafted polypropylene (MAPP) coupling agent. Advanced Materials Research, 812 () pp. 187-191
2013 Tensile and impact properties of polypropylene/microcrystalline cellulose treated with different coupling agents . Composite Interfaces, 20 (7) pp. 497-506
2012 Effect of coupling agent on mechanical properties of composite from microcrystalline cellulose and recycled polypropylene. Advanced Materials Research, 576 () pp. 390-393
2012 Properties of montmorillonite-reinforced thermoplastic sago starch composites . Advanced Materials Research, 445 () pp. 469-474
2010 The effects of water and frequency on fatigue crack growth rate in modified and unmodified Polyvinyl Chloride. Polymer Engineering and Science, 50 (2) pp. 352-364
2009 The effects of frequency on fatigue threshold and crack propagation rate in modified and unmodified polyvinyl chloride . Polymer Engineering and Science, 49 (7) pp. 1299 -1310
1998 The frequency effects on fatigue threshold of PVC-M and PVC-U in air and water medium. Advanced Materials Research, 41-42 () pp. 183-187
Conference or Workshop Item

2023 Characterization of poly(vinyl) alcohol based aerogel assisted by cellulose nanocrystal. In: 5th International Conference on Advances in Manufacturing and Materials Engineering (ICAMME2022),
2022 Synthesis of Poly(vinyl) alcohol-cellulose nanocrystal hybrid aerogel. In: 2022 Fourth International Conference on Materials Science and Manufacturing Technology (ICMSMT 2022),
2021 Effect of carbon nanotube loading on electrical properties of electrospun polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF) fiber. In: 1st International Conference on Green Materials, Processing and Characterization 2021 (ICOGMPAC 2021),
2019 Reprocessing of polypropylene/cellulose composites: effects on thermal properties. In: International Conference on Advances in Manufacturing and Materials Engineering (ICAMME 2019),
2018 Effects of electron beam radiation dose on the compatibilization behaviour in recycled polypropylene/microcrystalline cellulose composites. In: International Conference on Advances in Manufacturing and Materials Engineering 2017 (ICAMME17),
2018 Non-acidic method for isolation of microcrystalline cellulose from oil palm empty fruit bunch fiber. In: 2nd International Conference on Applied Sciences and Industrial Technology (ICASIT 2018),
2017 Effects of irradiated recycled polypropylene compatibilizer on the mechanical properties of microcrystalline cellulose reinforced recycled polypropylene composites. In: Advances in Material & Processing Technologies Conference 2016 (AMPT 2016),
2016 Performance properties of irradiated recycled polypropylene as a compatibilizer in recycled polypropylene/microcrystalline cellulose composites. In: International Conference on Frontiers of Composite Materials 2016,
2016 The compatibility effects of irradiated recycled PP on the mechanical and water properties of recycled PP/microcrystalline cellulose composites. In: International Conference on Advanced Science, Engineering and Technology (ICASET 2015),
2015 Preparation and characterization of plasticized Polylactic acid/starch blend. In: 5th International Conference on Advancement in Science and Technology (iCAST 2015),
2014 Properties of eco-friendly composite from recycled polypropylene . In: International Conference on Plastics, Rubber and Composites (ICPRC 2014),
2014 The effects of coupling agent on the flame retardant properties of PP/ATH nanocomposites. In: International Conference on Advances in Manufacturing and Materials Engineering (ICAMME2014),
2013 Mechanical properties of recycled PP reinforced with microcrystalline cellulose: effect of MAPP content. In: 9th International Conference on Composite Science and Technology (ICCST/9),
2012 Effect of PEG on tensile properties of PLA-Based biocomposite. In: The International Conference on Composite Interfaces,
2012 Mechanical and flammability properties of PVC reinforced with nano-sized ATH particles. In: International Conference on Nanotechnology (ICONT 2012),
2012 Tensile and impact properties of polypropylene/microcrystalline cellulose treated with different coupling agents. In: 8th Asian-Australian Association Conference on Composite Materials,
2012 The effect of coupling agent treatment on the mechanical and flame retardancy properties of rigid PVC-ATH nanocomposites. In: The International Conference on Composite Interfaces,
2011 Study of new eco-core metal matrix composite sandwich structure. In: 14th International Conference on Advances in Material and Processing Technologies (AMPT 2011),
2008 Fatigue behaviour of PVC nanocomposites. In: ARNAM Annual Workshop,
2008 Fatigue crack propagation of PVC-U and PVC-M in water environment. In: Plastic Pipes XIV Conference,
Book

2012 Advances in manufacturing and materials engineering. Trans Tech Publications Ltd., , ISBN: 978-3-03785-498-3
2011 Advances in nanotechnology & its application. IIUM Press, ISBN: 9789670225876
2011 Malaysia natural fibres for diversed bio-based application. IIUM Press, ISBN: 9789674180218
Book Section

2023 Flame retardancy evaluation of polymer composite-reinforced ceramic nanofillers. In: Elsevier, ISBN: 978-0-443-19053-7, pp. 89-126
2011 Fatigue and fracture in PVC/CaCo3 nanocomposites. In: IIUM Press, ISBN: 9789670225876, pp. 46-61
2011 Fatigue fracture mechanism of PVC/CaCO3 nanocomposite. In: IIUM Press, ISBN: 9789674182311, pp. 34-39
2011 FTIR analysis - aluminium hydroxide treated with silane coupling agent. In: IIUM Press, ISBN: 9789674181680, pp. 89-91
2011 Surface quality of Dipterocarpus spp under tropical climate change: effect of pre-weathering. In: IIUM Press, ISBN: 9789674181680, pp. 146-150
2011 The effect of hard nanofillers on mechanical properties of PVC nanocomposites. In: IIUM Press, ISBN: 9789674182311, pp. 29-33
2011 The effect of R-ratio on fatigue crack propagation in plasticised PVC and modified PVC. In: IIUM Press, ISBN: 9789674181680, pp. 170-174
2011 The effect of R-ratio on fatigue crack propagation in un-plasticised PVC and modified PVC. In: IIUM Press, ISBN: 9789674181680, pp. 175-179
Monograph

2018 Development of bionanocomposite reinforced with sugarcane bagasse nanocellulose and incorporated with natural antimicrobial agent for food packaging applications. In: ,
2017 Prototype development of light weight aluminium matrix composite automotive brake rotor. In: ,
2016 Characterization of Tribo-corrosion using jatropha curcas linnaeas biodiesel for automotive engine component materials. In: ,