A. Journal papers:

1. Zahid Hasan, Sadia Afroz, Khayrunnahar Nipa, Md. Saifur Rahaman, Shah Md. Marzuk Hasnine, Tanvir Ahmed, Salma Sultana, Makoto Takafuji, Md. Ashraful Alam*

Adsorption Isotherm and Kinetics of Methylene Blue on Gamma radiation Assisted Starch/Acrylic acid/4-Styrenesulfonic Acid Sodium Salt Hydrogel

Polymer-Plastic Technology and Materials, 2021, DOI:10.1080/25740881.2021.1982970

2. M. Maria Rahman, Md. Ashraful Alam, Hirotaka Ihara and Makoto Takafuji

Hetero-network hydrogels crosslinked with silica nanoparticles for strategic control of thermal responsive property

Soft Matter, 2021, 17, 4615–4622, IF: 3.399

3. Meer Hossain, Sadia Afroz, Moin Ul Islam, A.K.M. Moshiul Alam,  Ruhul A. Khan, Md. Ashraful Alam*

Synthesis and characterization of polyvinyl alcohol/water‑hyacinth (Eichhornia crassipes) based hydrogel by applying gamma radiation

Journal of Polymer Research, 2021, 28:167, IF: 2.426

4. Ahsan Habib*, Salma Serniabad, Mohammad Shamim Khan , Rokayea Islam, Mrittika Chakraborty , Aklima Nargis , Md Emran Quayum , Md Ashraful Alam , Valentina Rapozzi , Masaaki Tabata

Formation of nickel(II)porphyrin and its interaction with DNA in aqueous medium

J. Chem. Sci. 2021, 133:83, IF: 1.406

5. Ahsan Habib, Rokayea Islam, Mrittika Chakraborty, Salma Serniabad, Mohammad Shamim Khan, Deepro Sanjid Qais, Md Emran Quayum, 
Md Ashraful Alam, Iqbal Mohammad Ibrahim Ismail, Masaaki Tabata

Kinetics and mechanism of incorporation of zinc(II) into tetrakis(1-methylpyridium-4-yl)porphyrin in aqueous solution

Arabian Journal of Chemistry, 2020, doi.org/10.1016/j.arabjc.2020.06.011 , IF: 3.620

6. Fariha Afrose, Sadia Afroz, Tania Sabnam Binta Monir, Md. Saifur Rahaman, A. K. M. M. Alam, Ruhul A. Khan, Md. Ashraful Alam*

Synthesis and Characterization of Hydrogel based on Poly (vinylpyrrolidone) and N- hydroxyethyl acrylamide with Agar by Gamma Radiation.

Journal of Noakhali Science and Technology University, 2019, 2(1&2), 1-7

7. Tania Sabnam Binta Monira, Sadia Afroz, Ruhul A. khan,  Muhammed Yusuf Miah, Makoto Takafuji, Md. Ashraful Alam*

Synthesis and Characterization of pH Sensitive Poly Ethylene Oxide-Acrylic Acid Hydrogel by Gamma Radiation

Journal of Composites Science, 2019, 3, 58

8. Sadia Afroz, Fariha Afrose, A.K.M.M. Alam, Ruhul A. Khan, Md. Ashraful Alam*

Synthesis and Characterization of Polyethylene Oxide (PEO)–N,N-dimethylacrylamide (DMA) Hydrogel by Gamma Radiation 

Journal Advanced Composites and Hydrogel Materials, 2019, 2 (1), 133

9. Md. Ashraful Alam*,   Sadia Afroz, Makoto Takafuji, Hirotaka Ihara

Preparation and Characterization of Graphene Oxide Incorporated Thermosensitive Hydrogels through Nanoparticle-Crosslinked Polymer Network

Journal of Noakhali Science and Technology University, 2018, 2(1), 27

10. Md. Ashraful Alam*, Md. Shahruzzaman, Fariha Afrose, Sadia Afroz

A Mathematical Model for Catalytic Benzylation of m-Cresol with Benzyl Alcohol.

Journal of Noakhali Science and Technology University, 2017, 1(2), 1

11. Makoto Takafuji, Nanami Hano, Md. Ashraful Alam, Hirotaka Ihara

Fabrication of Hollow Silica Microspheres with Orderly Hemispherical Protrusions and Capability for Heat-Induced Controlled Cracking.

Langmuir, 2017, 33(40), 10679.

12. Sabrina Sultana, Md. Ashraful Alam, Makoto Takafuji, H. Ihara

Fabrication of hybrid mesoporous microspheres from aqueous droplet containing silica nanoparticles-polymer network in W/O suspension

RSC Advances, 2016, 6,42756.

13. Makoto Takafuji, Md. Ashraful Alam, Hiroyuki Goto, Hirotaka Ihara

Microspherical hydrogel particles based on ilica nanoparticle-webbed polymer networks.

Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, 2015, 455, 32.

14. Md. Ashraful Alam, Md. Shahruzzaman, Mohammad Saiful Alam, Manoranjan Saha

Effect of Temperature, Molar Ratio of Reactants and Amount of Catalyst on the Yield of Alkylation of Phenol with Benzyl Alcohol in the Presence of p-Toluenesulphonic Acid.

International Journal of Earth Sciences and Engineering, 2015, 8(2), 909.

15. Md. Shahruzzaman, Md. Ashraful Alam, Sabrina Sultana, Fataha Nur Robel, Manoranjan Saha

Methylcyclohexylation of Phenol: A Statistical Study;

International Journal of Earth Sciences and Engineering, 2015, 8(2), 628.

16. Md. Ashraful Alam, Makoto Takafuji, Hirotaka Ihara

Silica nanoparticle-crosslinked thermosensitive hybrid hydrogels as potential drug-release carriers;

Polymer Journal, 2014, 46, 293.

17. Md. Ashraful Alam, Makoto Takafuji, Hirotaka Ihara,

Thermosensitive hybrid hydrogels with silica nanoparticle-crosslinked polymer networks.

Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, 2013, 405, 109.

18. Md. Ashraful Alam, Manoranjan Saha, and Md. Zahangir Alam,

Benzylation of 2,3-Dimethylphenol with Benzyl Alcohol.

Dhaka Univ. J. Sci., 2006, 54(2), 251.

19. Rahman Faizur Rafique, Md. Abdul Basher Sarker, Md. Ashraful Alam and Manoranjan Saha,

Cyclohexylation of Isomeric Xylenes with Cyclohexyl Chloride in the presence of anhydrous Aluminium Chloride.

Dhaka Univ. J. Sci., 2006, 54(2), 133.

20. Manoranjan Saha, Mohammad Shamsul Islam Bhuyan, Mohammad Mubashyeer Hasan, and Md. Ashraful Alam,

Reaction of Phenol with Indene in the presence of Sulphuric Acid,

Dhaka Univ. J. Sci., 2005, 53 (2), 169.

21. Manoranjan Saha, Prashanta Chakravarty, Dipti Saha, Md. Zahangir Alam, Mahmud Hasan Tareque,  Md. Ashraful Alam, and Ashequl Alam Rana

Alkylation of Ethylbenzene with Cyclohexylchloride: A statistical Study

Dhaka Univ. J. Sci., 2012, 60 (1), 71.

B. Conference papers:

Thermosensitive hydrogel microspheres based on hydrophilic polymers crosslinked with nano-silica. (Poster)

Md. Ashraful Alam, Sabrina Sultana, Makoto Takafuji, Hirotaka Ihara

16th  Asian Chemical Congress

March 16-19, 2016, Dhaka, Bangladesh, (PP NM130).

Facile fabrication of microspherical hydrogel particles based on nanoparticle-crosslinked polymer networks.

Md. Ashraful Alam, Makoto Takafuji, Hirotaka Ihara

1st International Conference on Applied Chemistry

November 18-19, 2015, Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, (NAM374).

Preparation of microspherical hydrogels based on hydrophilic polymers crosslinked with nano-silica. (Oral)

Md. Ashraful Alam, Sabrina Sultana, Yutaka Kuwahara, Makoto Takafuji, Hirotaka Ihara

64th SPSJ annual Meeting

May 27-29, 2015, Hokkaido, Japan, Vol 64, No.1 (3K20).

Thermo-responsive properties of silica nanoparticle-crosslinked hybrid polymer hydrogels. (Oral)

Md. Ashraful Alam, Makoto Takafuji, Hirotaka Ihara

63rd Symposium on macromolecules

September 24-26, 2014, Nagasaki, Japan, Vol 63, No.2 (3ESA06)

Control of thermal, swelling and release properties of nanoparticle-mediated hybrid polymer hydrogel. (Poster)

Md. Ashraful Alam, Makoto Takafuji, Hirotaka Ihara

2013 Kyushu-Seibu/Pusan-Kyeongnam Joint Symposium on High Polymers (16th) and Fibers (14th)

Saga, Japan, November 8-10, 2013, Page 115, P084

Silica nanoparticle-crosslinked thermosensitive hybrid hydrogels for potential drug release applications. (Poster)

Md. Ashraful Alam, Makoto Takafuji, Hirotaka Ihara

International soft matter conference 2013

September 15-19, 2013, Rome, Italy, Page 449 (BIO 1498)

Facile control of the polymer network structure of thermo-responsive hydrogels crosslinked with silica nanoparticles. (Poster)

Md. Ashraful Alam, Makoto Takafuji, Hirotaka Ihara

9th International gel symposium (Gelsympo-2012)

October 9-12, 2012, Tsukuba, Japan (PB20)

Novel thermosensitive hybrid hydrogels by nanoparticle-mediated polymer network formation. (Oral)

Md. Ashraful Alam, Makoto Takafuji, Hirotaka Ihara

IACIS 2012 (International Association of Colloids and Interface Scientists ) conference

May 13-18, 2012, Sendai, Japan (S1F12)

Thermo-responsive soft materials Prepared by multi-crosslinking with silica nanoparticles. (Poster)

Md. Ashraful Alam, Makoto Takafuji, Hirotaka Ihara

The 3rd Asian Symposium on Advanced Materials (ASAM-3)

September 19-22, 2011, Fukuoka,Japan (1P04)

Thermo-responsive organic/inorganic hybrid hydrogels using silica nanoparticles as multifunctional crosslinking points. (Oral)

Md. Ashraful Alam, Makoto Takafuji, Hirotaka Ihara

The 6th International Student Conference on Advanced Science and Technology (ICAST 2011 ）

September 23-27, 2011, Jinan ,China

Spherical Hydrogel Microparticles using Silica Nanoparticle as Multifunctional Crosslinking Points (Poster)

Makoto Takafuji, Md. A. Alam, Yutaka Kuwahara, Hirotaka Ihara

Nanoparticle Synthesis and Assembly: Faraday Discussion

April 20-22, 2015, Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, IL, USA

Hybrid microspherical particles with shell composed of inorganic nanopartciles (Oral)

Makoto Takafuji, Md. A. Alam, Nanami Hano , Naoya Ryu, Hirotaka Ihara

European Polymer Federation Congress 2015 (EPF- 2015)

June 21-26, 2015, Dresden Germany

Fabrication of hybrid microspherical polymer particles  with non-close-packed arrays of colloidal silica on surface (Poster)

Nanami Hano, Naoya Ryu, Md. Ashraful. Alam, Shoji Nagaoka, Makoto Takafuji, Hirotaka Ihara

The International chemical congress of pacific basin societies (Pacifichem 2015)

December 15-20 2015, Honolulu, Hawaii, USA