Dr. Saiful Irwan Zubairi
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Dr. Saiful Irwan Zubairi

Senior Lecturer
Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Malaysia


Highest Degree
Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering from Imperial College London, UK

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Area of Interest:

Engineering
100%
Chemical Engineering
62%
Bioprocesses
90%
Food Science
75%
Phytochemicals
55%

Research Publications in Numbers

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Selected Publications

  1. Zubairi, S.I., A. Koutinas, A. Bismarck, N. Panoskaltsis and A. Mantalaris, 2019. Porous poly(3-hydroxybutyric acid) (PHB) and poly(3- hydroxybutyric-co-3-hydroxyvaleric acid) (PHBV) Three Dimensional (3D) scaffolds: New improved platform to support cell growth. Adv. Eng. Mat. (In Press). .
  2. Zubairi, S.I., A. Koutinas, A. Bismarck, N. Panoskaltsis and A. Mantalaris, 2019. Development of biomimetic poly(3-hydroxybutyric acid) (PHB) and poly(3-hydroxybutyric-co-3-hydroxyvaleric acid) (PHBV) porous scaffolds for sustained cytokine-free culture of primary human leukaemia. Biomaterials (In Press). .
  3. Hashim, H., W.Y.W. Ahmad, S.I. Zubairi and M.Y. Maskat, 2019. Effect of ph on adsorption of organic acids and phenolic compounds by weakly basic ion exchanger. J. Teknol. (Sci. Eng.)., 81: 69-81.
  4. Azzimi, N.S.M., F.N.M. Fazil and S.I. Zubairi, 2019. Response surface optimization on the phenolic content and antioxidant activities of sabah snake grass (Clinacanthus nutans) leaves extract. Int. Food Res. J. (In Press). .
  5. Yusof, N.H., N.A. Sani, F.H. Anuar, M.S.M. Jamil and S.I. Zubairi, 2018. Rapid microbial detection model system in UHT Milk Products Using Poly (L-lactic acid)(PLLA) thin film. Sains Malaysiana, 47: 2677-2683.
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  6. Tajuddin, N.A., S. Harun, M.S. Sajab, S.I. Zubairi and J.M. Jahim et al., 2018. Influence of Deep Eutectic Solvent (DES) pretreatment on various chemical composition of Empty Fruit Bunch (EFB). Int. J. Eng. Technol., 8: 266-274.
  7. Ramlan, N., N.W.M. Zamri, M.Y. Maskat, C.O. Hoong, L.Y. Theng and S.I. Zubairi, 2018. Effect of plasma treatment (He/CH4) on glass surface for the reduction of powder flux adhesion in the spray drying process. AIP Conf. Proc. Vol. 1940. 10.1063/1.5028008.
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  8. Rahman, N.F.A., S. Harun, M.S. Sajab, S.I. Zubairi and M. Markom et al., 2018. Boosting enzymatic hydrolysis of pressurized ammonium hydroxide pretreated empty fruit bunch using response surface methodology. J. Eng. Sci. Technol., 13: 2421-2445.
  9. Othman, Z.S., M. Koketsu, N.H.A. Karim, S.I. Zubairi and N.H. Hassan, 2018. Interaction study of binary solvent systems ionic liquid and deep eutectic solvent with rotenone. Sains Malaysiana, 475: 1473-1482.
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  10. Nasruddin, N.I.N., R. Sedek and S.I. Zubairi, 2018. Relationship between body composition and physical fitness among royal malaysia police personnel in Selangor, Malaysia. Asian J. Clin. Nutr., 10: 25-31.
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  11. Nasruddin, N.I.N., R. Sedek and S.I. Zubairi, 2018. Nutritional status and food pyramid knowledge among royal Malaysia police personnel in Selangor, Malaysia. Pak. J. Nutr., 17: 8-14.
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  12. Nasruddin, N.I.N., M.S.M. Jamil, I. Zakaria and S.I. Zubairi, 2018. Optimization of noodle formulation using commercialized empty fruit bunch palm oil carboxylmethyl cellulose (CMC) and flours with different protein content. J. Teknol., Vol. 80. .
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  13. Hashim, H., S.I. Zubairi, W. Mustapha, W. Aida and M.Y. Maskat, 2018. Characterizing the deacidification adsorption model of organic acids and phenolic compounds of noni extract using weak base ion exchanger. J. Chem., Vol. 2018. 10.1155/2018/6376929.
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  14. Fazial, F.F., L.L. Tan and S.I. Zubairi, 2018. Bienzymatic creatine biosensor based on reflectance measurement for real-time monitoring of fish freshness. Sensors Actuat. B: Chemical, 269: 36-45.
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  15. Amran, S.N.S., A.Z. Abidin and I. Zubairi, 2018. Saponin bitterness reduction of carica papaya leaves extract through weakly basic ion exchange resins adsorption. J. Food Qual., Vol. 2018. .
  16. Othman, Z.S., N.H. Hassan and S.I. Zubairi, 2017. Response surface optimization of rotenone using natural alcohol-based deep eutectic solvent as additive in the extraction medium cocktail. J. Chem., Vol. 2017. 10.1155/2017/9434168.
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  17. Ngui, W.S.Y., N.H. Hassan, N. Ramlan and S.I. Zubairi, 2017. Malaysia snakehead channa striatus and micropeltes: Physico-chemical properties of fillet fish oil and water-soluble extract. Chem. Eng. Trans., 56: 61-66.
  18. Kamalaldin, N.A., M. Jaafar, S.I. Zubairi and B.H. Yahaya, 2017. Physico-mechanical properties of HA/TCP pellets and their three-dimensional biological evaluation in vitro. Adv. Exp. Med. Biol., 4: 1-15.
  19. Faizal, F.F., T.L. Ling, A. Al Ariff Ahmad and S.I. Zubairi, 2017. Physicochemical characterization of biofluid metabolites from liquid residual of tuna fish (Euthynnus affinis) throughout refrigerated storage condition. J. Food Qual., Vol. 2017. .
  20. Che Johari, N.S., S. Aizad and S.I. Zubairi, 2017. Efficacy study of carrageenan as an alternative infused material (Filler) in Poly (3-hydroxybutyrate-co-3-hydroxyvalerate) Porous 3D scaffold. Int. J. Polym. Sci., Vol. 2017. .
  21. Amir, U.A., H. Omar, N. Arifin and S.I. Zubairi, 2017. Optimization of noodle formulation with Carboxy Methyl Cellulose (CMC) of oil palm empty fruit bunch and different flour. Undergraduate Res. J. Food Sci., 1: 68-75.
  22. Aizad, S., N.M. Khairiri, B.H. Yahaya and S.I. Zubairi, 2017. A novel anti-proliferative activity (EC50) of Pegaga (Centella Asiatica) extract through in vitro 3-D culture microenvironment. J. Teknol., Vol. 79. .
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  23. Ab Kadir, I.A., L.S., Jurid and S.I. Zubairi, 2017. Physico-chemical properties of recycled refined, bleached and deodorized (RBDPO) palm olein: Which cycle should the olein considered spoilage? J. Teknol., 79: 17-25.
  24. Zubairi, S.I., Z.S. Othman, M.R. Sarmidi and R.A. Aziz, 2016. Environment-friendly biopesticide rotenone extracted from Derris spp.: A review on the extraction method, toxicity and field effectiveness. J. Teknol., 79: 47-69.
  25. Zubairi, S.I., A. Mantalaris, A. Bismarck and S. Aizad, 2016. Polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs) for tissue engineering applications: biotransformation of Palm Oil Mill Effluent (POME) to value-added polymers. J. Teknol., 78: 13-29.
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  26. Yousif, E., R. Haddad, B.H. Yahya, S. Aizad and N.Z. Abidin et al., 2016. Induced photodegradation effect on the functionalized FE (III) complex additive-poly (Vinyl Chloride) thin film. J. Teknol., 78: 91-97.
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  27. Yien, Y.S., O. Hassan and S.I. Zubairi, 2016. Deodorizing mechanism of β-cyclodextrin-organic acids inclusion against strong odor of Morinda citrifolia (Mengkudu) juice. J. Teknol., 79: 67-75.
  28. Yi, W.N.S., S.A.A. Mutalib, N. Ramlan, B.H. Yahaya and S.I. Zubairi, 2016. Physico-chemical and biological activity of Malaysia Channa striatus water extract on human foetal lung cell. Front. Bioeng. Biotechnol., 10.3389/conf.FBIOE.2016.02.00009.
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  29. Ramlan, N., N.W.M. Zamri, M.Y. Maskat, S. Aizad and S.I. Zubairi, 2016. Effects of chemical surface coating (Rain-ZTM) on the powder yield of spray-drying: A preliminary approach. Acta Hortic., 1152: 165-174.
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  30. Kang, H.Y., Z.S. Othman and S.I. Zubairi, 2016. Accumulation of biopesticide-based rotenone from an optimized [BMIM][OTf] green binary solvent mixture in different parts of terong plant (Solanum melongena). Proc. Eng., 148: 702-709.
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  31. Fazil, F.N.M., N.S.M. Azzimi, B.H. Yahaya, N.A. Kamalaldin and S.I. Zubairi, 2016. Kinetics extraction modelling and antiproliferative activity of Clinacanthus nutans. water extract. Scient. World J., Vol. 2016. .
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  32. Abidin, N.Z., S.I. Zubairi, H. Omar, A.J. Empungan and B.H. Yahaya, 2016. Proliferative activity of saponin-free carica papaya extract on human lung fibroblast cell (IMR90). J. Teknol., 78: 41-49.
  33. Abdullah, B.M., S.I. Zubairi, H.Z. Huri, N. Hairunisa, E. Yousif and R.C. Basu, 2016. Polyesters based on linoleic acid for biolubricant basestocks: Low-temperature, tribological and rheological properties. PLoS One, Vol. 11. 10.1371/journal.pone.0151603.
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  34. Zubairi, S.I., M.R. Sarmidi and R.A. Aziz, 2015. A thermal degradation (thermolysis) study of rotenone extracted from Derris elliptica roots using reverse-phase high performance liquid chromatography (RP-HPLC). Sains Malaysiana, 44: 121-126.
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  35. Zubairi, S.I., M.R. Sarmidi and R.A. Aziz, 2015. A preliminary study on mosquito larvicidal efficacy of rotenone extracted from Malaysia Derris sp. J. Teknol., 76: 275-279.
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  36. Zubairi, S.I., A. Mantalaris and A.A. Bismarck, 2015. Rapid approach to the pore interconnectivity analysis of porous three dimensional scaffolds of poly(3-Hydroxybutyric acid) (PHB) and Poly(3-Hydroxybutyric-co-3-Hydroxyvaleric acid) (PHBV) through non-invasive color staining method. Sains Malaysiana, 44: 1331-1356.
  37. Zubairi, S.I., A. Bismarck and A. Mantalaris, 2015. The effect of surface heterogeneity on wettability of porous three dimensional (3-D) scaffolds of poly (3-Hydroxybutyric acid) (PHB) and Poly(3-Hydroxybutyric-co-3-Hydroxyvaleric acid) (PHBV). J. Teknol. (Sci. Eng.), 75: 305-312.
  38. Othman, Z.S., N.H. Hassan, M.R. Yusop and S.I. Zubairi, 2015. Development of a new binary solvent system using ionic liquids as additives to improve rotenone extraction yield from Malaysia Derris sp. J. Chem., Vol. 2015. 10.1155/2015/468917.
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  39. Haslaniza, H., W.A.W. Yaacob, Z.S. Irwan and M.Y. Maskat, 2015. Potential of amberlite IRA 67 resin for deacidification of organic acids in Noni juice. Der Pharma Chemica, 7: 62-69.
  40. Aizad, S., B.H. Yahaya and S.I. Zubairi, 2015. Development of a rapid continuous flow salt leaching kit for fabrication of poly (3-hydroxybutyric acid-Co-3-hydroxyvalerate)(PHBV) Porous 3-D scaffold. J. Teknol., 75: 193-199.
  41. Zubairi, S.I., M.R. Sarmidi and R.A. Aziz, 2014. The effects of raw material particles size, types of solvents and solvent-to-solid ratio on the yield of rotenone extracted from derris Elliptica roots. Sains Malaysiana, 43: 707-713.
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  42. Zubairi, S.I., M.R. Sarmidi and R.A. Aziz, 2014. Precipitation of rotenoids resin extracted from Derris elliptica roots by means of clarifying agents. Adv. Environ. Biol., 8: 441-445.
  43. Zubairi, S.I., M.R. Sarmidi and R.A. Aziz, 2014. Identification of bio-active constituents from Derris elliptica liquid crude extract using liquid chromatographic method coupled with high vacuum pressure. Adv. Environ. Biol., 8: 437-441.
  44. Zubairi, S.I., M.R. Sarmidi and R.A. Aziz, 2014. Biological activity on the extract of Derris elliptica: An optimization approach to investigate the effect of processing parameters on mortality of Artermia salina. Adv. Environ. Biol., 8: 918-924.
  45. Zubairi, S.I., M.R. Sarmidi and R.A. Aziz, 2014. Bio-active constituents of rotenoids resin extracted from Derris elliptica roots: Comparison between local plant extract and SAPHYR (France) cube resin. Adv. Environ. Biol., 8: 904-909.
  46. Zubairi, S.I., M.R. Sarmidi and R.A. Aziz, 2014. A study of rotenone from Derris roots of varies location, plant parts and types of solvent used. Adv. Environ. Biol., 8: 445-449.
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  47. Zubairi, S.I., M.R. Sarmidi and R.A. Aziz, 2014. A preliminary study of rotenone exhaustive extraction kinetic from Derris elliptica dried roots using Normal Soaking Extraction (NSE) method. Adv. Environ. Biol., 8: 910-915.
  48. Aizad, S., B.H. Yahaya and S.I Zubairi, 2014. Fabrication of 3-D polymeric scaffold: The development of continuous flow salt leaching kit coupled with ion conductivity detection. Regener. Res., 3: 163-166.
  49. Abdul Nabi, M., R.M. Yusop, E. Yousif, B.M. Abdullah, J. Salimon, N. Salih and S.I. Zubairi, 2014. Effect of nano ZnO on the optical properties of poly (vinyl chloride) films. Int. J. Polym. Sci., Vol. 2014. .
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  50. Zubairi, S.I., M.R. Sarmidi and R.A. Aziz, 2012. The Yield and Bioactivity of Rotenone Extracted from Derris elliptica Optimization: The Effect of Processing Parameters on the Yield of Rotenone and Bioactivity Via Statistical Analysis. Lambert Academic Publishing, UK., Pages: 236.
  51. Zubairi, S.I., A. Koutinas, A. Bismarck, N. Panoskaltsis and A. Mantalaris, 2011. Poly (3-hydroxybutyric acid)(PHB) and poly (3-hydroxybutyric-co-3-hydroxyvaleric acid)(PHBV) porous three-dimensional scaffolds with an improved thickness as cell growth supporting materials. Adv. Environ. Biol., 85: 925-932.