Ammar Alshemary

  • Position:
    Assistant Professor of Chemistry
  • College:
    College of Science, Mathematics and Technology
  • Office:
    CSMT 521
  • aalshema@kean.edu

Education background

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

Courses teaching in WKU

Example:

General Chemistry (with Laboratory)

Inorganic Chemistry

Instrumental Method of Analysis

Advanced Inorganic Chemistry (with Laboratory)

Seminar in Chemistry

Biography

Dr. Ammar Alshemary is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Chemistry at Wenzhou-Kean University, China. He holds a Ph.D. in Chemistry from Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (2015) and has previously worked at Karabük University and Middle East Technical University in Turkey. His research focuses on bioactive inorganic nanoparticles and their biomedical applications, reflected in 51 SCI journal articles published in Q1, Q2, and Q3 journals. Dr. Alshemary has supervised 9 Master's theses and led 7 funded research projects as principal investigator. He has received fellowships from the High Education Council of Turkey and Universiti Teknologi Malaysia. Currently serving as the Assessment Coordinator for the Chemistry Department, he established the Nanomaterials Research Center in 2024, where he acts as Director. Dr. Alshemary's work demonstrates a strong commitment to advancing research in inorganic nanomaterials and their applications while contributing significantly to teaching and academic leadership in chemistry and materials science.

Research interests

Dr. Ammar Alshemary is an accomplished researcher and educator with extensive experience in the field of inorganic materials chemistry. His research interests focus on bioactive inorganic nanoparticles, inorganic nano-carriers, and metal oxide nanoparticles, with applications in biomedicine and advanced materials.

Selected Publications

LIST OF PUBLICATIONS

 

  1. Journal Publications

      

  1. Ammar Z. Alshemary, Lemana Cheikh, and İsmail Seçkin Çardaklı. "Extraction and degradation rate analysis of calcium phosphate from diverse fish Bones: A comparative study." Journal of Saudi Chemical Society 28, no. 3 (2024): 101859.

 

  1. NASER, Ali Abra, Hassan Hammed, Ammar Z. Alshemary, and İsmail Seçkin ÇARDAKLI. "Corrosion Inhibitors for Carbon Steel in HCl Environment: Synthesis and Characterization of Trimethoprim-Metal Complexes." Materials Science 30, no. 3 (2024): 319-326.
  2. Ammar Z. Alshemary, Ali Naser, S. Haidary, and İsmail ÇARDAKLI. "Structural Characterısatıons And Thermal Propertıes of Potassıum-Enrıched Mesoporous 45S5 Bıoglass Nanopartıcles." CERAMICS-SILIKATY 3 (2024).

 

  1. Ammar Z. Alshemary, S. M. Haidary, Y. Muhammed, İ. S. Çardakli. "Preparation and characterization of mesoporous Lanthanum-doped bioactive glass nanoparticles." Digest Journal of Nanomaterials & Biostructures (2023). DOI: 10.15251/DJNB.2023.182.681.

 

  1. Ammar Z. Alshemary, Y. Muhammed, İ. S. Çardakli, and A. B. Marandi. "Microstructure analysis and thermal stability of Mg2+/Sr2+/SO42- ions doped hydroxyapatite bionanomaterials." Digest Journal of Nanomaterials & Biostructures (DJNB) 18, no. 1 (2023).

 

  1. Ammar Z. Alshemary, Muhammed Yasser, Salman Nader A., Motameni Ali, Gurbuz Riza. Mesoporous Sulphate Doped Hydroxyapatite Nanoparticles for Controlled Release of Proteins. Ceramics-Silikáty (2022): 66, (4) 447 – 452.

 

  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). Volume 48, Issue 19, Part A, 1 October 2022, Pages 28231-28239.

 

  1. 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.

 

  1. 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).

 

  1. 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.

 

  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. (BOOK CHAPTER)

 

  1. 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.

 

  1. 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.

 

  1. 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.

 

  1. 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.

 

  1. 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.

 

  1. 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.

 

  1. 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.

 

  1. 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.

 

  1. 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.

 

  1. 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.

 

  1. 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.

 

  1. 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.

 

  1. Jodati, Hossein, Zafer Evis, Ayşen Tezcaner, Ammar Z. Alshemary, and Ali Motameni. "3D porous bioceramic based boron-doped hydroxyapatite/baghdadite composite scaffolds for bone tissue engineering." Journal of the Mechanical Behavior of Biomedical Materials 140 (2023): 105722.

 

  1. Motameni, Ali, İsmail Seçkin Çardaklı, Rıza Gürbüz, Ammar Z. Alshemary, Mehdi Razavi, and Ömer Can Farukoğlu. "Bioglass-polymer composite scaffolds for bone tissue regeneration: a review of current trends." International Journal of Polymeric Materials and Polymeric Biomaterials (2023): 1-20.

 

  1. Challoob, Doaa Abbood, Ali Taha Saleh, Ammar Z. Alshemary, Yasser Muhammed, And Ismail Seckin Cardakli. "Characterisation And In Vitro Bioactivity Of Hydroxyapatite Extracted From Carp Fish Bones For Biomedical Applications." Ceramics–Silikáty 67, no. 1 (2023): 81-86.

 

  1. Hossein Jodati, Ayşen Tezcaner, Zafer Evis, Ammar Z Alshemary. Synthesis of baghdadite using modified sol–gel route and investigation of its properties for bone treatment applications. J. Korean Ceram. Soc. (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s43207-022-00275-0

 

  1. Abdurrahim Temiz, Ammar Z. Alshemary, Neşet Akar, Mustafa Yaşar. Rapid Casting of Biodegradable Porous Magnesium Scaffolds and Electrophoretic Deposition of 45S5 Bioactive Glass Nanoparticles Coatings on Porous Scaffolds: Characterization and In Vitro Bioactivity Analysis. Inter Metalcast (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40962-022-00903-9.

 

  1. Motameni, Ali, Ammar Z. Alshemary, Ali Deniz Dalgic, Dilek Keskin, and Zafer Evis. "Graphene oxide reinforced doped dicalcium phosphate bone cements for bone tissue regenerations." Journal of the Australian Ceramic Society (2022): 1-15.

 

  1. 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).

 

  1. 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.

 

  1. 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.

 

  1. 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.

 

  1. 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.

 

  1. 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.

 

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

 

  1. 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.

 

  1. 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.

 

  1. 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.

 

  1. 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.

 

  1. 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.

 

  1. 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.

 

  1. 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.

 

  1. 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.

 

  1. 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.

 

  1. 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).

 

  1. 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.

 

  1. 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.

 

  1. 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.

 

  1. 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.

 

  1. 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.

 

B. Conference Presentations

 

  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 in Frankfurt, Germany (Invited speaker).

 

  1. 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 from Jul 17-18, 2017. (Invited speaker). (Received Excellent Presentation Award)

 

  1. 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.

 

  1. 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.

 

  1. 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
  2. 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.

 

  1. 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.  Turkey.

 

C. Poster Presentations

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).

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