B.S. in Chemistry
University of Basrah, Basra

M.S. in Chemistry
Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University, Hyderabad

Ph.D. in Chemistry
Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Johor

Postdoc in Chemistry

Middle East Technical University.  Ankara

General Chemistry (with Laboratory)

I am a chemist scientist working as an assistant professor in the Department of Chemistry at Wenzhou-Kean University.  I have eight years of teaching experience in different universities in Malaysia and Turkey.  Over my teaching experience, I taught various courses such as nanomaterials, inorganic chemistry, general chemistry, micro and nanotechnology, biomaterials, and bioactive inorganic materials. Besides the teaching experience, I supervised seven M.Sc. students to a successful conclusion and published 38 articles indexed in SCI. During my Ph.D. (2011-2015), I had the opportunity to work under the supervision of Prof. Dr. Rafaqat Hussain on the synthesis and characterization of nanoparticles for biomedical applications.  After graduation, I joined Prof. Dr. Zafer Evis’s lab as a postdoctoral fellow in the Department of Engineering Sciences at Middle East Technical University (2015-2016).  As a postdoc researcher, I gained in-depth knowledge of the synthesis of nanoparticles, ionic doping of inorganic materials, and the effect of doping on their physicochemical, optical, and biological properties.  Then, I joined Karabuk University (2016–2022) as an assistant professor in the biomedical engineering department.

Preparing and characterizing nano/micro-structured bioactive inorganic materials and evaluating their uses in the biomedical field.

A.Publications 38 (SCI Q1, Q2, and Q3journals)

1.Ammar Z. Alshemary, Rafaqat Hussain, Ali Deniz Dalgic, and Zafer Evis. “Bactericidal and in vitro osteogenic activity of nano sized cobalt-doped silicate hydroxyapatite.” Ceramics International (2022).

2.Ammar Z. Alshemary, Betül Sarsık, Nader A. Salman, Sitem Merve Şahin, Mehmet Murat Şahin, and Yasser Muhammed. “Evaluation of Antibacterial Activity of Calcium Phosphates Based Bone Cements for Biomedical Applications.” Egyptian Journal of Chemistry 65, no. 8 (2022): 5-6.

3.Ammar Z. Alshemary, Ammar Z. Alshemary, Huda Basim Qasim, and Ali Taha Saleh. “Microstructural Analysis and Antibacterial Response of Zn2+/Mg 2+ Dual Doped β-Tricalcium Phosphate Bioceramics.” Indonesian Journal of Chemistry (2022).

4.Ammar Z. Alshemary, Yasser Muhammed, Nader A. Salman, Rafaqat Hussain, Ali Motameni, Riza Gürbüz, Mohammed Hliyil Hafiz Alkaabi, And Ahmad Abdolahi. “In Vitro Degradation And Bioactivity Of Antibacterial Chromium Doped Β-Tricalcium Phosphate Bioceramics.” Ceramics–Silikáty 66, no. 3 (2022): 347-353.

5.Hossein Jodati, Ayşen Tezcaner, Ammar Z. Alshemary, Volkan Şahin, Zafer Evis, Effects of The Doping Concentration of Boron on Physicochemical, Mechanical, and Biological Properties of Hydroxyapatite, Ceramics International (2022).

6.B. Yedekçi, A. Tezcaner, Ammar Z. Alshemary, B. Yılmaz, T. Demir, Z. Evis, Synthesis and sintering of B, Sr, Mg multi-doped hydroxyapatites: Structural, mechanical and biological characterization, Journal of the Mechanical Behavior of Biomedical Materials 115 (2021) 104230.

7.A. Motameni, Ammar Z. Alshemary, Z. Evis, A review of synthesis methods, properties and use of monetite cements as filler for bone defects, Ceramics International 47 (10) (2021) 13245-13256.

8.A. Motameni, Ammar Z. Alshemary, A.D. Dalgic, D. Keskin, Z. Evis, Lanthanum doped dicalcium phosphate bone cements for potential use as filler for bone defects, Materials Today Communications 26 (2021) 101774.

9.Ammar Z. Alshemary, S. Bilgin, G. Işık, A. Motameni, A. Tezcaner, Z. Evis, Biomechanical Evaluation of an Injectable Alginate/Dicalcium Phosphate Cement Composites for Bone Tissue Engineering, Journal of the Mechanical Behavior of Biomedical Materials 118 (2021) 104439.

10.R.M. Rad, Ammar Z. Alshemary, Z. Evis, D. Keskin, A. Tezcaner, Cellulose acetate-gelatin-coated boron-bioactive glass biocomposite scaffolds for bone tissue engineering, Biomedical Materials 15(6) (2020) 065009.

11.A. Motameni, A.D. Dalgic, Ammar Z. Alshemary, D. Keskin, Z. Evis, Structural and biological analysis of mesoporous lanthanum doped βTCP for potential use as bone graft material, Materials Today Communications 23 (2020) 101151.

12.B. Yilmaz, Ammar Z. Alshemary, Z. Evis, Co-doped hydroxyapatites as potential materials for biomedical applications, Microchemical Journal 144 (2019) 443-453.

13.Ammar Z. Alshemary, E.A. Pazarceviren, A.D. Dalgic, A. Tezcaner, D. Keskin, Z. Evis, Nanocrystalline Zn2+ and SO42− binary doped fluorohydroxyapatite: a novel biomaterial with enhanced osteoconductive and osteoinconductive properties, Materials Science and Engineering: C 104 (2019) 109884.

14.Ammar Z. Alshemary, A.E. Pazarçeviren, D. Keskin, A. Tezcaner, R. Hussain, Z. Evis, Porous clinoptilolite—nano biphasic calcium phosphate scaffolds loaded with human dental pulp stem cells for load bearing orthopedic applications, Biomedical Materials 14(5) (2019) 055010.

15.Ammar Z. Alshemary, Sina Khoshsima, Aysen Tezcaner, Sedat Surdem, Zafer Evis, Impact of B2O3 and La2O3 addition on structural, mechanical and biological properties of hydroxyapatite, Processing and Application of Ceramics 12(2) (2018) 143–152.

16.R.M. Rad, Ammar Z. Alshemary, Z. Evis, D. Keskin, K. Altunbas, A. Tezcaner, Structural and biological assessment of boron doped bioactive glass nanoparticles for dental tissue application, Ceramıcs Internatıonal 44(11) (2018) 13453-13453.

17.R.M. Rad, Ammar Z. Alshemary, Z. Evis, D. Keskin, K. Altunbaş, A. Tezcaner, Structural and biological assessment of boron doped bioactive glass nanoparticles for dental tissue applications, Ceramics International 44(8) (2018) 9854-9864.

18.A.D. Dalgic, Ammar Z. Alshemary, A. Tezcaner, D. Keskin, Z. Evis, Silicate-doped nano-hydroxyapatite/graphene oxide composite reinforced fibrous scaffolds for bone tissue engineering, Journal of biomaterials applications 32(10) (2018) 1392-1405.

19.Ammar Z. Alshemary,, A. Engin Pazarceviren, A. Tezcaner, Z. Evis, Fe3+/SeO42- dual doped nano hydroxyapatite: A novel material for biomedical applications, Journal of Biomedical Materials Research Part B: Applied Biomaterials 106(1) (2018) 340-352.

20.Ammar Z. Alshemary, M. Akram, A. Taha, A. Tezcaner, Z. Evis, R. Hussain, Physico-chemical and biological properties of hydroxyapatite extracted from chicken beaks, Materials Letters 215 (2018) 169-172.

21.A. Taha, M. Akram, Z. Jawad, Ammar Z. Alshemary,, R. Hussain, Strontium doped injectable bone cement for potential drug delivery applications, Materials Science and Engineering: C 80 (2017) 93-101.

22.E. Pourreza, Ammar Z. Alshemary,, B. Yilmaz, R.M. Rad, A. Tezcaner, Z. Evis, Strontium and fluorine co-doped biphasic calcium phosphate: characterization and in vitro cytocompatibility analysis, Biomedical Physics & Engineering Express 3(4) (2017) 045004.

23.Y.-f. Goh, M. Akram, Ammar Z. Alshemary,, R. Hussain, Antibacterial polylactic acid/chitosan nanofibers decorated with bioactive glass, Applied Surface Science 387 (2016) 1-7.

24.Ammar Z. Alshemary,, A.E. Pazarceviren, A. Tezcaner, Z. Evis, Correction: Mesoporous strontium doped nano sized sulphate hydroxyapatite as a novel biomaterial for bone tissue applications, RSC advances 6(77) (2016) 73106-73106.

25.Y.-F. Goh, M. Akram, Ammar Z. Alshemary,, R. Hussain, Synthesis, characterization and in vitro study of magnetic biphasic calcium sulfate-bioactive glass, Materials Science and Engineering: C 53 (2015) 29-35.

26.F.K. Butt, C. Cao, F. Idrees, M. Tahir, R. Hussain, Ammar Z. Alshemary,, Fabrication of V 2 O 5 super long nanobelts: optical, in situ electrical and field emission properties, New Journal of Chemistry 39(7) (2015) 5197-5202.

27.Ammar Z. Alshemary,, M.A. Yi-Fan Goh, Mohammed Rafiq Abdul Kadir, R. Hussain, Barium and Fluorine Doped Synthetic Hydroxyapatite: Characterization and In-Vitro Bioactivity Analysis, Science of advanced materials 7(2) (2015) 249-257.

28.Ammar Z. Alshemary,, Y.-F. Goh, I. Shakir, R. Hussain, Synthesis, characterization and optical properties of chromium doped β-Tricalcium phosphate, Ceramics International 41(1) (2015) 1663-1669.

29.Ammar Z. Alshemary,, M. Akram, Y.-F. Goh, U. Tariq, F.K. Butt, A. Abdolahi, R. Hussain, Synthesis, characterization, in vitro bioactivity and antimicrobial activity of magnesium and nickel doped silicate hydroxyapatite, Ceramics International 41(9) (2015) 11886-11898.

30.Ammar Z. Alshemary,, M. Akram, Y.-F. Goh, M.R.A. Kadir, A. Abdolahi, R. Hussain, Structural characterization, optical properties and in vitro bioactivity of mesoporous erbium-doped hydroxyapatite, Journal of Alloys and Compounds 645 (2015) 478-486.

31.M. Akram, F.K. Butt, Ammar Z. Alshemary,, Y.-F. Goh, W.A.W. Ibrahim, R. Hussain, Continuous microwave flow synthesis (CMFS) of nanosized titania: Structural, optical and photocatalytic properties, Materials Letters 158 (2015) 95-98.

32.M. Akram, J. Anwar, Ammar Z. Alshemary,, Y.-F. Goh, A.S. Awan, Q.H. Farooqi, Quantitative determination of ciprofloxacin and levofloxacin antibacterials by Spectrophotometeric and high performance liquid chromatography, Malaysian Journal of Fundamental and Applied Sciences 11(1) (2015).

33.M. Akram, Ammar Z. Alshemary,, Y.-F. Goh, W.A.W. Ibrahim, H.O. Lintang, R. Hussain, Continuous microwave flow synthesis of mesoporous hydroxyapatite, Materials Science and Engineering: C 56 (2015) 356-362.

34.M. Akram, Ammar Z. Alshemary,, F.K. Butt, Y.-F. Goh, W.A.W. Ibrahim, R. Hussain, Continuous microwave flow synthesis and characterization of nanosized tin oxide, Materials Letters 160 (2015) 146-149.

35.Y.F. Goh, Ammar Z. Alshemary,, M. Akram, M.R. Abdul Kadir, R. Hussain, Bioactive glass: an in‐vitro comparative study of doping with nanoscale copper and silver particles, International Journal of Applied Glass Science 5(3) (2014) 255-266.

36.Y.-F. Goh, Ammar Z. Alshemary,, M. Akram, M.R.A. Kadir, R. Hussain, In-vitro characterization of antibacterial bioactive glass containing ceria, Ceramics International 40(1) (2014) 729-737.

37.Y.-F. Goh, Ammar Z. Alshemary,, M. Akram, M.R.A. Kadir, R. Hussain, In vitro study of nano-sized zinc doped bioactive glass, Materials Chemistry and Physics 137(3) (2013) 1031-1038.

38.Ammar Z. Alshemary, Y.-F. Goh, M. Akram, I.R. Razali, M.R.A. Kadir, R. Hussain, Microwave assisted synthesis of nano sized sulphate doped hydroxyapatite, Materials Research Bulletin 48(6) (2013) 2106-2110.

B. Conferences/Symposia Participated

1.Ammar Z. Alshemary and Zafer Evis. (2018). Graphene Oxide/Brushite Cement: Promising Composites for Load Bearing Bone Substitutes. 2nd International Conference on Materials Science and Research” during September 26-27, 2018 at Frankfurt, Germany (Invited speaker).

2.Ammar Z. Alshemary and Zafer Evis. (2017). Cr3+/SiO44-codoped Hydroxyapatite Nanorods: Fabrication and Microstructure Analysis. 19th International Conference on Nanobiotechnology, Nanodevices and Nanodrugs to be held in Rome, Italy during Jul 17-18, 2017. (Invited speaker). (Received Excellent presentation Award)

3.Ammar Z. Alshemary, Yi-Fan Goh, Muhammad Akram, Ili Rabihah Razali, Mohammed Rafiq Abdul Kadir, Rafaqat Hussain. (2014). Physico-Chemical Properties and Dissolution Behaviour of Sulphate and Magnesium Doped Hydroxyapatite. Proceeding of 2nd International Science Postgraduate Conference 2014, ISBN 978-967-0194-39-4, 585-594. Malaysia.

4.Ammar Z. Alshemary, Muhammad Akram, Yi-Fan Goh, Faheem K. Butt, Rafaqat Hussain (2014). In Vitro Bioactivity of Barium Doped Biphasic Calcium Phosphate. Journal of Applied Science and Agriculture. 9(18), 102-106. (Received Excellent Paper Award from ICPEM 2014/Conference). Malaysia.

5.Ammar Z. Alshemary, Yi-Fan Goh, Rafaqat Hussain (2015). Synthesis and characterization of magnesium and strontium doped sulphate-hydroxyapatite. World Academy of Science, Engineering and Technology: 17th International Conference on Advanced Materials ( January 26-27, 2015). Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

6.Muhammad Akram, Jamil Anwar, Ammar Z. Alshemary, Yi-Fan Goh, Ahmed Sher Awan and Qamar H. Farooqi. (2015). Quantitative determination of ciprofloxacin and levofloxacin antibacterials by Spectrophotometric and high-performance liquid chromatography. Malaysian Journal of Fundamental and Applied Sciences 11(1), 1-4. Malaysia.
7.Reza Moonesi Rad, Ammar Z Alshemary, Dilek Keskin, Zafer Evis, Sıla Şahin, Ayşen Tezcaner (2016). Macroporous boron modified bioactive glass scaffolds for hard tissue engineering. Uluslararası Katılımlı 8. Ulusal Biyomekanik Kongresi – 19-23 Ekim 2016 – Bildiri Kitabı. Ankara. Tueky.

D. Posters
Yi-Fan Goh, Ammar Z. Alshemary, Muhammad Akram, Mohammed Rafiq Abdul Kadir, Rafaqat Hussain. (2014). Effect of Tip-to-Collector distance on electrospinning of poly (lactic acid)/chitosan nanofibers. International Science Postgraduate Conference 2014. Best Poster Presentation Award (Chemistry).

E. Book Chapters

1.Ammar Z. Alshemary, Ali Motameni, Zafer Evis (2022). Biomedical applications of metal oxide–carbon composites. In Muhammad Chaudhry, Rafaqat Hussain, Faheem Butt (editors) Metal Oxide-Carbon Hybrid Materials: Synthesis, Properties and Applications. Elsevier.