Mohammad Bostanudin, Ph.D
Director, Pharmaceutical Sciences Program
Associate Professor
Abu Dhabi Campus

Education
Ph.D. Pharmacy and Biomedical Sciences (University of Portsmouth, UK)
B.Pharm. Pharmaceutical Science and Technology (Bandung Institute of Technology, Indonesia)
Research Interests
- Synthesis and in vitro and in vivo characterisation of polysaccharide nanoparticles
- Chemical modification and characterisation of polysaccharides
- Cosmetic formulations
- Natural product research and formulations
Selected Publications
- Arafat, M., Sarfraz, M., Bostanudin, M. F., Esmaeil, A., Salam, A., AbuRuz, S. (2021). In Vitro and In Vivo Evaluation of Oral Controlled Release Formulation of BCS Class I Drug Using Polymer Matrix System. Pharmaceuticals, 14(9), 929.
- Bostanudin, M. F., Salam, A., Mahmood, A., Arafat, M., Kaharudin, A. N., Sahudin, S., Mat Lazim, A., Azfaralariff, A. (2021). Formulation and In-Vitro Characterisation of Cross-linked Amphiphilic Guar Gum Nanocarriers for Percutaneous Delivery of Arbutin. Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences - article in press.
- Bostanudin, M. F., Barbu, E., Liew, K. B. (2021). Hydrophobically grafted pullulan nanocarriers for percutaneous delivery: Preparation and preliminary in vitro characterisation. Polymers, 13(17), 2852.
- Bostanudin, M. F., Muhammad Noor, N. S., Sahudin, S., Mat Lazim, A., Tan, S. F., Sarker, M. Z. I. (2021). Investigations of amphiphilic butylglyceryl-functionalized dextran nanoparticles for topical delivery. Journal of Applied Polymer Science, 138(16), 50235.
- Bostanudin, M. F., Lalatsa, A., Górecki, D. C., & Barbu, E. (2020). Engineering butylglyceryl-modified polysaccharides towards nanomedicines for brain drug delivery. Carbohydrate Polymers, 236, 116060.
- Arafat, M., Fahelelbom, K. M., Sarfraz, M. K., Bostanudin, M. F., Esmaeil, A., Hanbali, O. A. A., & Aburuz, S. (2020). Comparison between branded and generic furosemide 40 mg tablets using thermal gravimetric analysis and Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy. Journal of Pharmacy And Bioallied Sciences, 12(4), 489.
- Wan Rosli, W. R., Abd Razak, W. N. R., Shamsul Bahrain, K., Bostanudin, M. F. (2020). Evaluation of the Inhibitory Effects of Pharmaceutical Excipients toward the Efficiency of Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR). International Journal of Pharmaceutical Research, 12(3), 1968-1976.
- Bostanudin, M. F., Arafat, M., Sarfraz, M., Górecki, D. C., & Barbu, E. (2019). Butylglyceryl pectin nanoparticles: synthesis, formulation and characterization. Polymers, 11(5), 789.
- Sabina, E., Zaidul, I.S.M., Kashif, G., Ferdosh, S., Juliana, J., Jahurul, M.H.A., Fahad, Y.J., Fauzi, M.B., Alfi K. (2017). Extraction of a-glucosidase inhibitory compounds from Phaleria macrocarpa fruit flesh using solvent, sonication, and subcritical carbon dioxide soxhlet methods. Journal of Food Biochemistry, 41(5), e12399.
- Alam, M.A., Zaidul, I.S.M., Kashif, G., Sahena, F., Hakim, M.A., Rafii, M.Y., Abir, H.M., Bostanudin, M.F., Perumal, V., Khatib, A. (2017). In vitro antioxidant and α-glucosidase inhibitory activities and comprehensive metabolite profiling of methanol extract and its fractions from Clinacanthus nutans. BMC Complementary and alternative medicine, 17(1), 181.
Teaching Courses
- Orientation to Pharmacy and Pharmacy Law
- Physical Pharmacy
- Pharmaceutics
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all.
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Memberships
A member of Malaysian Pharmaceutical Society (MPS)