Magnetic graphene noble metal aerogels: preparation and application for catalytic degradation of 4-NP

Danyi Li, Lin Lin, Manli Lu, Linfan Li and Jihao Li

New J. Chem., 2023, 47, 10751
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Complete life of cobalt nanoparticles loaded into cross-linked organic polymers: a review

Muhammad Arif

RSC Adv., 2022, 12, 15447
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UV-Vis spectroscopy in the characterization and applications of smart microgels and metal nanoparticle-decorated smart microgels: a critical review

Muhammad Arif, Hamid Raza and Toheed Akhter

RSC Adv., 2024, 14, 38120
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Catalytic degradation of azo dyes by bimetallic nanoparticles loaded in smart polymer microgels

Muhammad Arif

RSC Adv., 2023, 13, 3008
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Ag NPs decorated on the magnetic rod-like hydroxyapatite/MIL-101(Fe) nanocomposite as an efficient catalyst for the reduction of some nitroaromatic compounds and as an effective antimicrobial agent

Maryam Beiranvand, Saeed Farhadi and Abdelnasser Mohammadi-Gholami

RSC Adv., 2023, 13, 13683
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Rational design of a MOF@Au@COF catalyst with electron synergy for the reduction of 4-nitrophenol

Shangjin Liu, Chunfeng Mao, Chenghan Yang, Pengda Hong, Min Zhu, Yuming Zhou and Yiwei Zhang

New J. Chem., 2023, 47, 8161
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A review on Ag nanoparticles fabricated in microgels

Muhammad Arif, Abdul Rauf and Toheed Akhter

RSC Adv., 2024, 14, 19381
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Classification, synthesis, characterization, and applications of metal nanoparticle-containing hybrid microgels: a comprehensive review

Muhammad Arif, Hamid Raza and Toheed Akhter

RSC Adv., 2024, 14, 24604
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A stable hybrid catalyst (POM-PPPh3/L/Ni) for the reduction of toxic nitroarene compounds in water

Shima Aghajani and Maryam Mohammadikish

Dalton Trans., 2024, 53, 10644
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Magnetic rod-like MIL-88B(Fe)/CoFe2O4 metal–organic framework decorated with Bi2O2CO3 nanoparticles for efficient catalytic reduction of toxic nitrophenols

Nasrin Rahnama, Saeed Farhadi and Farzaneh Mahmoudi

CrystEngComm, 2024, 26, 5208
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Crosslinked polymeric networks of TiO2–polymer composites: a comprehensive review

Muhammad Arif, Mohsin Javed and Toheed Akhter

RSC Adv., 2024, 14, 33843
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Catalytic reduction of aldehydic and nitro groups of nitro-benzaldehyde derivatives by silver nanoparticle–containing smart alginate-poly(N-isopropylacrylamide-methacrylic acid) microgels

Muhammad Arif, Fatima Tahir, Tajamul Hussain, Salman Alrokayan and Toheed Akhter

RSC Adv., 2025, 15, 8580
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Photodegradation of acid yellow 23 BY Nb2O5 supported on eco-friendly glass foams

Eduarda Medran Rangel, Fábio Calcagno Riemke, Cátia Liane Ücker, Cristiane Wienke Raubach, Matthew Ayorinde Adebayo and Fernando Machado Machado

Journal of Cleaner Production, 2022, 371, 133231
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Au nanoparticles decorated on EDTA functionalized Poly (NIPAM-co-allylamine) grafted Fe3O4 for reduction of nitroarenes

Hadieh Rahbar Kafshboran and Soheila Ghasemi

Materials Chemistry and Physics, 2023, 308, 128237
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Effect of Methacrylic Acid in PNNPAM Microgels on the Catalytic Activity of Embedded Palladium Nanoparticles

Viktor Sabadasch, Pascal Fandrich, Marco Annegarn and Thomas Hellweg

Macro Chemistry & Physics, 2022, 223
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Core-shell systems of crosslinked organic polymers: A critical review

Muhammad Arif

European Polymer Journal, 2024, 206, 112803
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Stabilized Ag nanoparticles loaded smart poly(chitosan-N-isopropylacrylamide-methacrylic acid) hybrid microgels for catalytic reduction of nitroarenes

Muhammad Arif, Hamid Raza, Fatima Tahir, Sana Ben Moussa, Shah M. Haroon, Abdullah Yahya Abdullah Alzahrani and Toheed Akhter

Journal of Molecular Liquids, 2024, 416, 126516
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Monodispersed biodegradable microparticles with wrinkled surface coated with silver nanoparticles for catalytic degradation of organic toxins

Minjun Chen, Guido Bolognesi, Robina Begum, Zahoor H. Farooqi and Goran T. Vladisavljević

emergent mater., 2025, 8, 1199
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Polymeric microgels: Synthesis, and emerging biomedical applications

Susmita Biswas, Pradip Dey and Goutam Ghosh

Journal of Macromolecular Science, Part A, 2025, 62, 295
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A comprehensive review on crosslinked network systems of zinc oxide-organic polymer composites

Muhammad Arif, Abdul Rauf and Toheed Akhter

International Journal of Biological Macromolecules, 2024, 274, 133250
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Extraction of iron (III) ions by core-shell microgel for in situ formation of iron nanoparticles to reduce harmful pollutants from water

Muhammad Arif

Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering, 2023, 11, 109270
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A New 2D Metal-Organic Framework for Photocatalytic Degradation of Organic Dyes in Water

Muhammad Arif, Urooj Fatima, Abdul Rauf, Zahoor Hussain Farooqi, Mohsin Javed, Muhammad Faizan and Shahid Zaman

Catalysts, 2023, 13, 231
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A review on copper nanoparticles loaded in smart microgels

Muhammad Arif

Materials Today Communications, 2023, 36, 106580
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Chitosan-starch modified Kaolin for immobilizing Au NPs: Investigation of its catalytic performance, antioxidant potential and study against gastrointestinal cancers

Yongting Lan, Hojat Veisi, Fariba Ebrahimi, Saba Hemmati and Bikash Karmakar

Inorganic Chemistry Communications, 2023, 156, 111136
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Silver-poly(N-isopropylacrylamide-co-2-hydroxyethylmethacrylate) hybrid microgels with excellent catalytic potential

Ghulam Mustafa, Prashun Ghosh Roy, Shuiqin Zhou, Ahmad Irfan, Aijaz Rasool Chaudhry, Robina Begum and Zahoor H. Farooqi

Journal of Molecular Liquids, 2023, 385, 122397
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A Tutorial Review on Composites of Silica and Smart Microgels

Muhammad Arif

JOM, 2024, 76, 1203
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Gold nanoparticles supported on NiO and CuO: The synergistic effect toward enhanced reduction of nitroarenes and A3-coupling reaction

Mohammad Gholinejad, Rahimeh Khezri, Sara Nayeri, Ramakrishnan Vishnuraj and Biji Pullithadathil

Molecular Catalysis, 2022, 530, 112601
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Bio fabrication of microalgae mediated nanoparticles: An insight into its mechanism, characterization and applications

Rahul Kumar Goswami, Monika, Komal Agrawal, Sergey V. Alferov and Pradeep Verma

Biocatalysis and Agricultural Biotechnology, 2024, 60, 103330
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Hydroxyapatite Supported Gold Nanoparticles Catalyzed Efficient Reduction of Nitroarenes and Degradation of Azo Dyes

Keya Layek

Catal Surv Asia, 2023, 27, 349
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Silica@poly(chitosan-N-isopropylacrylamide-methacrylic acid) microgels: Extraction of palladium (II) ions and in situ formation of palladium nanoparticles for pollutant reduction

Muhammad Arif, Hamid Raza, Shah M. Haroon, Sana Ben Moussa, Fatima Tahir and Abdullah Yahya Abdullah Alzahrani

International Journal of Biological Macromolecules, 2024, 270, 132331
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A Critical Review of Palladium Nanoparticles Decorated in Smart Microgels

Muhammad Arif

Polymers, 2023, 15, 3600
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Poly(chitosan-N-vinylcaprolactam-methacrylic acid) microgels as microreactor for Ag(I) ions extraction and in-situ silver nanoparticles formation to reduce the toxins

Muhammad Arif, Hamid Raza, Sana Ben Moussa, Abdullah Yahya Abdullah Alzahrani and Toheed Akhter

International Journal of Biological Macromolecules, 2024, 282, 136906
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Extraction of copper ions from aqueous medium by microgel particles for in-situ fabrication of copper nanoparticles to degrade toxic dyes

Muhammad Arif, Muhammad Shahid, Ahmad Irfan, Jan Nisar, Xiaofei Wang, Nayab Batool, Muhammad Ali, Zahoor H. Farooqi and Robina Begum

Zeitschrift für Physikalische Chemie, 2022, 236, 1219
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Poly(N-isopropylacrylamide)-chitosan nanogels for nanotechnological and catalytic applications

Zobia Ahmad, Iqra Sajid, Ahmad Hassan, Weitai Wu, Jinmeng Zhang, Ahmad Irfan, Muhammad Azam, Robina Begum and Zahoor H. Farooqi

European Polymer Journal, 2024, 221, 113520
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Tailored hydrogel entrapped catalyst with highly active, controlled catalytic activity for the removal of 4-nitrophenol (4-NP)

Xikun Zhang, Xue Lv, Ting Xie, Yanwen Cheng, Jiajia Zhang and Xiaoyan Xu

European Polymer Journal, 2023, 200, 112533
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Noble metal nanoparticles encapsulated smart microgels: A critical review

Muhammad Arif

Journal of Molecular Liquids, 2024, 403, 124869
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Catalytic degradation of organic dyes using Au-poly(styrene@N-isopropylmethacrylamide) hybrid microgels

Muhammad Arif, Muhammad Shahid, Ahmad Irfan, Xiaofei Wang, Hadia Noor, Zahoor H. Farooqi and Robina Begum

Inorganic Chemistry Communications, 2022, 144, 109870
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New synthesized ligands for detection of heavy metal ions

Muhammad Arif

Journal of the Indian Chemical Society, 2023, 100, 100931
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Decorated Au NPs on lignin coated magnetic nanoparticles: Investigation of its catalytic application in the reduction of aromatic nitro compounds and its performance against human lung cancer

Yi Cai, Bikash Karmakar, Ahmad O. Babalghith, Gaber El-Saber Batiha, Huda S. AlSalem, Attalla F. El-kott, Ali A. Shati, Mohammad Y. Alfaifi and Serag Eldin I. Elbehairi

International Journal of Biological Macromolecules, 2022, 223, 1067
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Copper (II) ions extraction by poly(N-vinylcaprolactam-mathacrylic acid) microgels for in situ reduction formation of copper nanoparticles to reduce pollutants

Muhammad Arif, Hamid Raza, Shah M. Haroon, Khalida Naseem, Hammad Majeed, Fatima Tahir, Urooj Fatima, Sobhy M. Ibrahim and Shams Ul Mahmood

Journal of Molecular Liquids, 2023, 392, 123541
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Modified Flory–Rehner Theory Describes Thermotropic Swelling Transition of Smart Copolymer Microgels

Simon Friesen, Sergej Kakorin and Thomas Hellweg

Polymers, 2022, 14, 1999
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A tutorial review on bimetallic nanoparticles loaded in smart organic polymer microgels/hydrogels

Muhammad Arif

Journal of Molecular Liquids, 2023, 375, 121346
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Carbon dot embedded hybrid microgel from synthesis to sensing: Experimental and theoretical approach

Neha Garg, Ankita Garg, Aman Bhalla, Savita Chaudhary and Abhijit Dan

Analytica Chimica Acta, 2025, 1337, 343575
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Breaking boundaries: Artificial intelligence for pesticide detection and eco-friendly degradation

Diyasha Banerjee, Satadal Adhikary, Suchandra Bhattacharya, Aritra Chakraborty, Sohini Dutta, Sovona Chatterjee, Abhratanu Ganguly, Sayantani Nanda and Prem Rajak

Environmental Research, 2024, 241, 117601
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Designing magnetic catalysts based on gold nanoparticles supported by ethylenediamine tetraacetic acid functionalized amino‐modified poly(N‐isopropyl acrylamide) for reduction of nitro compounds in water

Hadieh Rahbar Kafshboran and Soheila Ghasemi

Polymer International, 2024, 73, 530
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Catalytic reduction of toxins with metal nanoparticles fabricated in microgels and sodium borohydride: A comprehensive review

Muhammad Arif, Hamid Raza and Toheed Akhter

Journal of Molecular Liquids, 2025, 419, 126762
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Gold nanoparticle morphology adjusted as high-performance catalyses in supergiant dispersant

Pruetsakorn Saosamniang, Maninder Singh, Mohammad Asif Ali, Kenji Takada, Maiko K. Okajima and Tatsuo Kaneko

Surfaces and Interfaces, 2024, 45, 103904
DOI: 10.1016/j.surfin.2024.103904

Synthesis, characterization, and catalytic applications of gold nanoparticles endowed in poly(N-isopropylmethacrylamide) nanogels

Iqra Sajid, Ahmad Hassan, Weitai Wu, Jinmeng Zhang, Khurram Shahzad Munawar, Ahmad Irfan, Aijaz Rasool Chaudhry, Zahoor H. Farooqi and Robina Begum

Journal of Molecular Liquids, 2025, 433, 127890
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Al2O3 anchored silver and gold nanoparticles as accessible, stable, and re-usable catalysts

Graham Beaton, Joshua Zacks and Kevin Stamplecoskie

Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects, 2022, 646, 128972
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Catalytic reduction of nitroarenes by palladium nanoparticles decorated silica@poly(chitosan-N-isopropylacrylamide-methacrylic acid) hybrid microgels

Muhammad Arif, Abdul Rauf, Hamid Raza, Sana Ben Moussa, Shah M. Haroon, Abdullah Yahya Abdullah Alzahrani and Toheed Akhter

International Journal of Biological Macromolecules, 2024, 275, 133633
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Catalytic degradation of methyl orange using bimetallic nanoparticles loaded into poly(N-isopropylmethacrylamide) microgels

Muhammad Arif, Fatima Tahir, Urooj Fatima, Robina Begum, Zahoor H. Farooqi, Munazza Shahid, Tanveer Ahmad, Muhammad Faizan, Khalida Naseem and Zahid Ali

Materials Today Communications, 2022, 33, 104700
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Synthesis of a biomimetically formed core–shell SiO2@Ag photocatalyst for the degradation of aqueous organic pollutants

Michaela Papageorgiou, Ioanna Kitsou, Paraskevi Gkomoza, Eleni Roussi, Eleni Lychna, Panagiota Angelopoulou, Vasiliki Papalouka and Athena Tsetsekou

Inorganic Chemistry Communications, 2022, 144, 109901
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Nickel Nanoparticles Loaded in Smart Crosslinked Organic Polymer Microgels/Hydrogels: A Review

Muhammad Arif, Hamid Raza and Shah Muhammad Haroon

JOM, 2023, 75, 5217
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A review on advanced research of combine life of polystyrene (hard) and organic polymer (soft) materials: from 2018 to present

Muhammad Arif

Zeitschrift für Physikalische Chemie, 2023, 237, 809
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Dual-function responsive poly(chitosan-N-isopropylacrylamide-methacrylic acid) microgels for nickel ion extraction and in-situ nanoparticle fabrication: A twofold strategy for environmental remediation

Muhammad Arif, Abdul Rauf, Tajamul Hussain and Salman Alrokayan

Journal of Molecular Liquids, 2025, 437, 128405
DOI: 10.1016/j.molliq.2025.128405

One step biogenic sugarcane bagasse mediated synthesis of gold nanoparticles and their catalytic applications in removing environmental pollutants

Muqaddas Naeem, Ahmad Irfan, Robina Begum and Zahoor H. Farooqi

Zeitschrift für Physikalische Chemie, 2023, 237, 675
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PEGylated Pemetrexed and PolyNIPAM Decorated Gold Nanoparticles: A Biocompatible and Highly Stable CT Contrast Agent for Cancer Imaging

Mohammad Mohajeri, Peyman Salehi, Bahareh Heidari, Hasan Rafati, S. Mohsen Asghari, Hossein Behboudi and Pooya Iranpour

ACS Appl. Bio Mater., 2024, 7, 5977
DOI: 10.1021/acsabm.4c00563