Publications, Book Chapters & Patents

Peptide Functionalized Nano-Pillared Surfaces with Tunable Antimicrobial and Immunomodulatory Properties

Jahan, S.; Bhayo, A. M.; Uchida, H.; et al.; Ahmed, M.* — ACS Omega, 10, 46, 56680–56691

Antifouling Polymers Functionalized Stimuli-Responsive CNC Composite with Bacterial Detection Capabilities

Doyle, C.; Combita, D.; Dunlop, M.; Ahmed, M.* — Polymers, 17(15), 2007

Cell Penetrating Peptides Functionalized siRNA Nanoparticles Knockdown HER Receptors in Breast Cancer CellsAccepted

Dissanayake, R.; Mishra, V. K. M.; Ahmed, M.* — J. Pharmacol. Exp. Ther.

Self-assembled Peptide Nanoparticle-Mediated Macrophage Polarization Enhances Anticancer Efficacy of Chemotherapeutics in Triple-Negative Breast Cancer

Bhayo, A. M.; Jahan, S.; Ahmed, M.* — ACS Applied Biomaterials, 8, 9, 8325–8340

Intrinsically Fluorescent Nano-Scaled Peptide Aggregates Upon Arginine to Citrulline Swap

Nazeer, N.; Ghimire, A.; Rainey, J. K.; Lubell, W. D.; Ahmed, M.* — Biotechnology & Bioengineering, https://doi.org/10.1002/bit.70073

Cell Penetrating Peptide Mediated Folic Acid Enrichment and Bioavailability

Mishra, V. K. M.; Towner, R.; Rodriguez-LeCompte, J-C.; Ahmed, M.* — ChemBioChem, 2025, e202500242

Antifouling Coatings Inspired By Biological Templates

Doyle, C.; Ahmed, M.* — Macromol. Rapid Commun., 2400932, 1–16

Controlled Self-Assembly of Macrocyclic Peptide into Multifunctional Photoluminescent Nanoparticles

Dissanayake, R.; Nazeer, N.; Zarei, Z.; Bhayo, N.; Ahmed, M.* — J. Pharm. Sci., S0022-3549(24)00516-1

Secondary Structure Stabilization of Macrocyclic Antimicrobial Peptides via Cross-link Swapping

Nazeer, N.; Kooner, N.; Ghimire, A.; Rainey, J. K.; Lubell, W. D.; Erol, D. M.; Ahmed, M.* — J. Med. Chem., 67, 11, 8693–8707

Nanoparticles Mediated Folic Acid Enrichment

Mishra, V. K. M.; Rodriguez-LeCompte, J-C.; Ahmed, M.* — Food Chemistry, 456, 139964

Clinical Advances in TNBCs Treatment: Focus on PLGA Nanoparticles

Towner, R.; Dissanayake, R.; Ahmed, M.* — J. Pharmacol. Exp. Ther., 390(1), 53–64

Chemotherapeutics Loaded Poly(Dopamine) Core-Shell Nanoparticles for Breast Cancer Treatment

Steeves M.; Combita, D.; Whelan, W.B.; Ahmed, M.* — J. Pharmacol. Exp. Ther., 390, 1, 78–87

Elucidating the Role of Optical Activity of Polymers in Protein-Polymer Interactions

Jahan, S.; Doyle, C.; Ghimire, A.; Combita, D.; Rainey, J.K.; Wagner, B.D.; Ahmed, M.* — Polymers, 16(1), 65

Enhanced Cryopreservation Efficacies of Ice Recrystallization Inhibiting NanoGels

Dissanayake, R.; Combita, D.; Ahmed, M.* — ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 15, 39, 45689–45700

Metastatic Breast Cancer: Review of Emerging Nanotherapeutics

Dissanayake, R.; Towner, R.; Ahmed, M.* — Cancers, 15(11), 2906

Photo-Iniferter RAFT Polymerization of Optically Active Hydrophilic Vitamin B5 Analogous Methacrylamide

Combita, D.; Pamunuwegedara, H.; Ahmed, M.* — ACS Applied Polymer Materials, 5, 3, 2289–2297

Evaluation of Biological Activities and Medicinal Properties of Honey Drops and Honey Lozenges

Larsen, P.; Ahmed, M.* — Nutrients, 14, 4738

Biomimetic and Hydrophilic Vitamin B5 Analogous Methacrylamide Polymers Prevent Surface Fouling

Combita, D.; Nazeer, N.; Bhayo, A.; Ahmed, M.* — ACS Applied Polymer Materials, 4, 575–585

Antibacterial and Immunomodulatory Activities of Physiologically Stable, Self-Assembled Peptide Nanoparticles

Nazeer, N.; Simmons, J. R.; Rainey, J. K.; Rodriguez-LeCompte, J. C.; Ahmed, M.* — J. Mater. Chem. B, 9, 9041–9054

Thermoresponsive and Antifouling Hydrogels for Radiative Energy Driven Water Harvesting System

Combita, D.; Ahmed, M.* — Materials Chemistry Frontiers, 5, 917–928

Peptides, Polypeptides and Peptide-Polymer Hybrids for Gene Delivery

Ahmed, M.* — Biomaterials Science, 5, 2188–2211

Enhancing the Potency of Nalidixic Acid Towards a Bacterial DNA Gyrase with Conjugated Peptides

Ahmed, M.; Kelley, S. O.* — ACS Chemical Biology, 12, 2563–2569