Nurfarhanim binti Abu Bakar

@taylors.edu.my

Lecture, American Degree Transfer program, School of Liberal Arts and Science, Department of Liberal Arts & Humanities
Taylor's University

Nurfarhanim binti Abu Bakar


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EDUCATION

Doctor of Philosophy, synthetic organic chemistry, University of Bristol, UK 2017
Bachelor of Science Degree (Hons) , University Malaya, Malaysia

RESEARCH, TEACHING, or OTHER INTERESTS

Analytical Chemistry, Materials Chemistry, Organic Chemistry, General Chemistry

FUTURE PROJECTS

Optimizing Synthetic Route of Potential Insulating Oil from Waste Cooking Oil (WCO) using Lipase from Candida Rugosa.

One of the concern on the homogeneous-catalyzed reaction is the water content due to presence of Free Fatty Acid (FFA) during transesterification which result in the formation of soap that will reduce the performance of the catalyst and less WCOME is formed (Demirbas, 2009; Yaakob et al., 2013). This formation of soap also affects the separation and purification process during posttreatment of WCOME (Talukder et al., 2010).Besides that, the presence of impurities in waste cooking oil has been highlighted, hence, our focus is also to explore advanced purification techniques to reduce the impurities which include free fatty acids, water content and food particles in the oil prior to chemical modification to give WCOME with a better quality and stability of insulating oil.


Applications Invited
Collaboration for research and analysis

Mechanism of Crosslinkers in modified chitosan for superabsorbent material (SAH).

Comparative studies of synthesis of different crosslinkers in chitosan for hydrogels


Applications Invited
Collaboration for research and analysis
110

Scholar Citations

5

Scholar h-index

4

Scholar i10-index

RECENT SCHOLAR PUBLICATIONS

  • Moisture-driven bilateral interaction of physisorption and chemisorption in alginate–PEDOT: PSS humidity sensors
    NA Bakar, LM Lie, A Supangat, N Nordin
    International Journal of Biological Macromolecules, 151917 , 2026
    2026.0
  • Antifreeze moisture-retaining coating based on ionic dextrin-hydroxyethylcellulose hydrogels: An initial insight into the structural and functional properties
    NA Bakar, KI Mali, HS Kareem, SR Majid, N Nordin
    Carbohydrate Polymers, 125155 , 2026
    2026.0
  • Flexible PEGDA–gelatin hydrogel for optical fibers with enhanced electromechanical properties and initial insights into antimicrobial activity and light transmission
    NA Bakar, T Alias, NFAZ Ambia, N Nordin
    International Journal of Biological Macromolecules, 149065 , 2025
    2025.0
  • Emerging nanomaterials for conductive electroactive and stretchable hydrogels in biomedical microdevices
    NA Adnan, NA Bakar, NI Zahid, N Nordin
    Polymer, 129132 , 2025
    2025.0
    Citations: 3
  • Development of smart conductive hydrogels based on a gold–poly (ethylene glycol) diacrylate–liquid epoxidized natural rubber matrix for functional neuromodulation applications
    N Taufik, NA Adnan, SR Majid, NA Bakar, N Nordin
    International Journal of Biological Macromolecules, 147819 , 2025
    2025.0
    Citations: 2
  • Modifying the Effect of TiO 2 Nanoparticles to Enhance Breakdown Voltage of Transformer Oil
    VWV Arokiasamy, NA Bakar, HA Ismail, HB Ahmad, HA Illias, H Yap
    2025 9th International Conference on Recent Advances and Innovations in … , 2025
    2025.0
  • Smart microfluidic biosensor with polyamine saccharide-GluOx-modified LIG electrodes and real-time ML signal deconvolution for glucose monitoring
    NFAZ Ambia, S Hisham, NA Bakar, SR Majid, N Nordin
    Biosensors and Bioelectronics, 117914 , 2025
    2025.0
    Citations: 5
  • Efficient encapsulation of a model drug in chitosan cathodic electrodeposition: Preliminary analysis using FTIR, UV–vis, and NMR spectroscopy
    N Nordin, NFAZ Ambia, SR Majid, NA Bakar
    Carbohydrate Polymers 348, 122830 , 2025
    2025.0
    Citations: 20
  • An integrated module performs selective ‘Online’epoxidation in the biosynthesis of the antibiotic mupirocin
    AJ Winter, F de Courcy‐Ireland, AP Phillips, JM Barker, NA Bakar, N Akter, ...
    Angewandte Chemie International Edition 63 (49), e202410502 , 2024
    2024.0
    Citations: 5
  • Crop resilience enhancement through chitosan-based hydrogels as a sustainable solution for water-limited environments
    N Nordin, WAFWM Afifi, SR Majid, NA Bakar
    International Journal of Biological Macromolecules 282, 137202 , 2024
    2024.0
    Citations: 13
  • Comprehensive analysis of alcohol compounds in commercial instant coffee: A validated 1H NMR spectroscopy study within the Islamic paradigm
    N Nordin, NH Hasbullah, NA Bakar
    Food Chemistry 458, 140236 , 2024
    2024.0
  • Modelling a PV Panel Embedded with Phase Change Material (PCM)
    H Ahmad, NA Bakar, RST Xin, RA Rahman
    2023 Innovations in Power and Advanced Computing Technologies (i-PACT), 1-5 , 2023
    2023.0
  • The Investigation Of The Synthesis Cooking Oil As A New Power Transformer Oil
    S Subramaniam, H Ahmad, NA Bakar, FA Haris, RA Rahman
    Journal of Physics: Conference Series 2523 (1), 012020 , 2023
    2023.0
    Citations: 5
  • Potential of sugarcane ethanol as fuel for vehicle in Malaysia
    M Faizal, AH Umaruddin, NA Bakar, S Sivakumar
    Int. J. Appl. Eng. Res 14, 4410-4414 , 2019
    2019.0
    Citations: 3
  • A Rieske oxygenase/epoxide hydrolase-catalysed reaction cascade creates oxygen heterocycles in mupirocin biosynthesis
    L Wang, A Parnell, C Williams, NA Bakar, MR Challand, ...
    Nature Catalysis 1 (12), 968-976 , 2018
    2018.0
    Citations: 40
  • Stable isotope protein labelling combined with micro-cryoprobe NMR for fragment screening
    MP Crump, M Goodwin, N Abu Bakar, CL Willis, R Taylor
    JOURNAL OF LABELLED COMPOUNDS & RADIOPHARMACEUTICALS 61 (5), 460-460 , 2018
    2018.0
  • Synthetic and biosynthetic studies on the mupirocin antibiotic
    A Bakar
    University of Bristol , 2017
    2017.0
    Citations: 1
  • Formation of PCDTBT: PC 71 BM p–n junction composite nanotubes via a templating method
    NA Bakar, A Supangat, K Sulaiman
    RSC advances 5 (124), 102689-102699 , 2015
    2015.0
    Citations: 13
  • REAL-TIME DETECTION OF OIL PIPELINE LEAKAGE USING MACHINE LEARNING
    NABU BAKAR

MOST CITED SCHOLAR PUBLICATIONS

  • A Rieske oxygenase/epoxide hydrolase-catalysed reaction cascade creates oxygen heterocycles in mupirocin biosynthesis
    L Wang, A Parnell, C Williams, NA Bakar, MR Challand, ...
    Nature Catalysis 1 (12), 968-976 , 2018
    2018.0
    Citations: 40
  • Efficient encapsulation of a model drug in chitosan cathodic electrodeposition: Preliminary analysis using FTIR, UV–vis, and NMR spectroscopy
    N Nordin, NFAZ Ambia, SR Majid, NA Bakar
    Carbohydrate Polymers 348, 122830 , 2025
    2025.0
    Citations: 20
  • Crop resilience enhancement through chitosan-based hydrogels as a sustainable solution for water-limited environments
    N Nordin, WAFWM Afifi, SR Majid, NA Bakar
    International Journal of Biological Macromolecules 282, 137202 , 2024
    2024.0
    Citations: 13
  • Formation of PCDTBT: PC 71 BM p–n junction composite nanotubes via a templating method
    NA Bakar, A Supangat, K Sulaiman
    RSC advances 5 (124), 102689-102699 , 2015
    2015.0
    Citations: 13
  • Smart microfluidic biosensor with polyamine saccharide-GluOx-modified LIG electrodes and real-time ML signal deconvolution for glucose monitoring
    NFAZ Ambia, S Hisham, NA Bakar, SR Majid, N Nordin
    Biosensors and Bioelectronics, 117914 , 2025
    2025.0
    Citations: 5
  • An integrated module performs selective ‘Online’epoxidation in the biosynthesis of the antibiotic mupirocin
    AJ Winter, F de Courcy‐Ireland, AP Phillips, JM Barker, NA Bakar, N Akter, ...
    Angewandte Chemie International Edition 63 (49), e202410502 , 2024
    2024.0
    Citations: 5
  • The Investigation Of The Synthesis Cooking Oil As A New Power Transformer Oil
    S Subramaniam, H Ahmad, NA Bakar, FA Haris, RA Rahman
    Journal of Physics: Conference Series 2523 (1), 012020 , 2023
    2023.0
    Citations: 5
  • Emerging nanomaterials for conductive electroactive and stretchable hydrogels in biomedical microdevices
    NA Adnan, NA Bakar, NI Zahid, N Nordin
    Polymer, 129132 , 2025
    2025.0
    Citations: 3
  • Potential of sugarcane ethanol as fuel for vehicle in Malaysia
    M Faizal, AH Umaruddin, NA Bakar, S Sivakumar
    Int. J. Appl. Eng. Res 14, 4410-4414 , 2019
    2019.0
    Citations: 3
  • Development of smart conductive hydrogels based on a gold–poly (ethylene glycol) diacrylate–liquid epoxidized natural rubber matrix for functional neuromodulation applications
    N Taufik, NA Adnan, SR Majid, NA Bakar, N Nordin
    International Journal of Biological Macromolecules, 147819 , 2025
    2025.0
    Citations: 2
  • Synthetic and biosynthetic studies on the mupirocin antibiotic
    A Bakar
    University of Bristol , 2017
    2017.0
    Citations: 1
  • Moisture-driven bilateral interaction of physisorption and chemisorption in alginate–PEDOT: PSS humidity sensors
    NA Bakar, LM Lie, A Supangat, N Nordin
    International Journal of Biological Macromolecules, 151917 , 2026
    2026.0
  • Antifreeze moisture-retaining coating based on ionic dextrin-hydroxyethylcellulose hydrogels: An initial insight into the structural and functional properties
    NA Bakar, KI Mali, HS Kareem, SR Majid, N Nordin
    Carbohydrate Polymers, 125155 , 2026
    2026.0
  • Flexible PEGDA–gelatin hydrogel for optical fibers with enhanced electromechanical properties and initial insights into antimicrobial activity and light transmission
    NA Bakar, T Alias, NFAZ Ambia, N Nordin
    International Journal of Biological Macromolecules, 149065 , 2025
    2025.0
  • Modifying the Effect of TiO 2 Nanoparticles to Enhance Breakdown Voltage of Transformer Oil
    VWV Arokiasamy, NA Bakar, HA Ismail, HB Ahmad, HA Illias, H Yap
    2025 9th International Conference on Recent Advances and Innovations in … , 2025
    2025.0
  • Comprehensive analysis of alcohol compounds in commercial instant coffee: A validated 1H NMR spectroscopy study within the Islamic paradigm
    N Nordin, NH Hasbullah, NA Bakar
    Food Chemistry 458, 140236 , 2024
    2024.0
  • Modelling a PV Panel Embedded with Phase Change Material (PCM)
    H Ahmad, NA Bakar, RST Xin, RA Rahman
    2023 Innovations in Power and Advanced Computing Technologies (i-PACT), 1-5 , 2023
    2023.0
  • Stable isotope protein labelling combined with micro-cryoprobe NMR for fragment screening
    MP Crump, M Goodwin, N Abu Bakar, CL Willis, R Taylor
    JOURNAL OF LABELLED COMPOUNDS & RADIOPHARMACEUTICALS 61 (5), 460-460 , 2018
    2018.0
  • REAL-TIME DETECTION OF OIL PIPELINE LEAKAGE USING MACHINE LEARNING
    NABU BAKAR

Publications

Nordin, N., Zaini Ambia, N. F. A., Majid, S. R., & Abu Bakar, N. (2025). Efficient encapsulation of a model drug in chitosan cathodic electrodeposition: Preliminary analysis using FTIR, UV–vis, and NMR spectroscopy. Carbohydrate Polymers, 348, 122830.
Winter, A. A. J., Courcy-ireland, F. De, Phillips, A. P., Barker, J. M., Bakar, N. A., Akter, N., Song, Z., Crosby, J., Williams, C., Willis, C. L., & Crump, M. P., An Integrated Module Performs Selective ‘On-Line’ Epoxidation in the Biosynthesis of the Antibiotic Mupirocin. Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 2024.
N. Nordin, N. H. Hasbullah, and N. Abu Bakar., Comprehensive analysis of alcohol compounds in commercial instant coffee: A validated 1H NMR spectroscopy study within the Islamic paradigm, Food Chemistry, 2024, 458.
S. Subramaniam, H. Ahmad, N.A. Bakar, F.A. Haris, R.A. Rahman., The Investigation of The Synthesis Cooking Oil As A New Power Transformer Oil, J Phys Conf Ser, 2022, 2523, 1-13.
Murugan, T., Nurfarhanim, A., Kayalvily, T., Ilangovan,P., Rajamohan, P., Critical Factors Affecting ICT Adoption in Higher Education – A Systematic Review., High Technology Letters, 2022, 28, 11, 18-28.
M. Faizal, A. H. Umaruddin, N. A. Bakar and S. Sivakumar,. Potential of Sugarcane Ethanol as Fuel for Vehicle in Malaysia, International Journal of Applied Engineering Research, 2020, 24, 4410-4414
M. Faizal, M. Syafiq, A. Amirah, N. A. Bakar., Potential of Waste-to-Energy (WTE) in Malaysia, International Journal of Advanced

GRANT DETAILS

Co researcher for FRGS Grant (Ref: FRGS/1/2021/STG04/USM/02/2) – RM180K 2022 – Present

Mechanism of irreversible surface interactions between carbon nanoparticles in non-polar systems
using polymer dispersants

RESEARCH OUTPUTS (PATENTS, SOFTWARE, PUBLICATIONS, PRODUCTS)

Copyright: IMPACT Framework. (Copyright Application No.: LY2023W02421); Copyright Filtering System for Rainwater (Copyright Application No.: LY2024W00315)

INDUSTRY EXPERIENCE

R&D CHemist, (10 months), KLK Oleomas, Bukit Raja, Klang, Malaysia