Anis Nurashikin Nordin

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• D. Sc.
• Professor (Full) at International Islamic University Malaysia

Wearable sensor technology has shown significant promise in advancing person-alized healthcare and rehabilitation. This study presents the implementation of stretchable sensors for facial expression recognition (FER) to control an upper limb rehabilitation robot. Traditional rehabilitation approaches, which rely heavily on therapist-administered ex...

The increasing demand for wearable technology has underscored the need for sustainable energy sources, leading to the development of wearable nanogenerators on flexible fabric. Piezoelectric nanogenerators based on ZnO nanorods provide a promising solution to power wearable devices through body movements. The hydrothermal method was chosen for the...

After a stroke, most patients suffer from various physical movement disorders. Recovery of paralyzed parts can be facilitated through proper rehabilitation exercises. However, many paralyzed patients rely on others for assistance with daily activities and rehabilitation therapy. Consequently, they often do not perform rehabilitation exercises regul...

Electrical cell-substrate impedance sensing (ECIS) biosensors are widely used for in vitro cancer cell monitoring as they are label-free, require small sample volumes, and allow real-time monitoring. ECIS electrodes are typically made of pure gold, but the usage of pure gold electrodes is too costly for single-use applications. As an alternative, t...

Highly durable, stretchable, sensitive and biocompatible wearable strain sensors are crucial for healthcare, sports, and robotic applications. While strain sensor designs, fabrication and testing methods have been widely discussed by researchers, not many have discussed sensor improvements via implementing designs and protection layers that make th...

As electronic waste poses environmental challenges, exploring eco-friendly alternatives becomes imperative. In this review, the introduction reveals the disposal problem of existing printed circuit boards (PCBs) and the potential impacts of implementing biodegradable PCBs towards the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. Various biodegradab...

Gesture recognition using wearable sensors is a useful method for humans to interact with intelligent machines such as robots and computers. These wearable devices can be coupled with exoskeletons to assist patient rehabilitation, especially for stroke patients. While electromyography can be used to measure electrical activity accurately from muscl...

Inductive Power Transfer (IPT) finds applications in various fields that require episodic rather than continuous power supplies, such as implantable medical devices, consumer electronics, IoT applications, civil structure monitoring, and electric vehicle charging. The efficiency of IPT systems depends on the operating frequency which is determined...

The older population has the highest risk of getting a stroke, leading to a high healthcare cost and a heavy economic burden to the nation. Tele-rehabilitation aids to enhance the life of stroke survivors by allowing them to conduct the therapy from home, which helps the patient with low mobility and living far from the medical centers. This work f...

The overuse of pesticides in agricultural sectors exposes people to food contamination. Pesticides are toxic to humans and can have both acute and chronic health effects. To protect food consumers from the adverse effects of pesticides, a rapid monitoring system of the residues is in dire need. Molecularly imprinted polymer (MIP) on a screen-printe...

Microfluidic devices have shown tremendous promise as miniature lab-on-a-chip platforms that are capable of performing rapid and efficient experiments on small sample volumes. These devices, also known as micro-total analysis systems, are widely popular since they reduce the risk of contamination, cost less per analysis, allow automation and reduct...

Biosensing technologies can be used for toxicity studies on cell cultures. The xCELLigence Real-Time Cell Analysis (RTCA) system is a portable label-free detection method with the capability to analyze cellular proliferation, migration, invasion, growth, morphology states, and cytotoxicity of adherent cells in a non-invasive environment. In pharmac...

There is increased usage of flexible electronics recently in various applications such as wearable devices, flexible displays and sensors. Studies on the durability of conductive metal traces under cyclic mechanical loading is crucial since these conductors will be subjected to repeated bending. In this work, the mechanical and electrical behavior...

Recently, home automation system has getting significant attention because of the fast and advanced technology, making daily living more convenient. Almost everything has been digitalized and automated. The development of home automation will become easier and more popular because of the use of the Internet of Things (IoT). This paper described var...

With the rise of zoonotic diseases in recent years, there is an urgent need for improved and more accessible screening and diagnostic methods to mitigate future outbreaks. The recent COVID-19 pandemic revealed an over-reliance on RT-PCR, a slow, costly and lab-based method for diagnostics. To better manage the pandemic, a high-throughput, rapid poi...

Worldwide industrialisation and agriculture activities have led to a serious problem of environmental pollution due to the discharge of toxic contaminants in the watercourse and surroundings. When disposed in concentrations beyond the maximum limit, heavy metals can be a source of contamination to the environment. To monitor the level of contaminat...

For microwave imaging applications, a design for an ultra-wideband (UWB) fractal antenna is presented. The antenna design is composed of a pentagonal fractal patch radiator fed by a modified co-planar waveguide (CPW) ground plane. It is built on a low-loss Rogers RT/Duroid 5880 dielectric substrate with a dimensions of 24 × 30 × 0.787 mm3. Accordin...

The screen-printed electrode (SPE) sensor is widelyemployedin food analysis, environmental health monitoring, disease detection, toxin detectionandother applications.As it is crucial for the SPE sensor to have an outstanding performance, this study examined the effects of manipulatingthe working electrode(WE)radius, gap spacing between electrodes,...

This paper presents an S-shape four-port Multiple Input Multiple Output (MIMO) wideband mmWave antenna with bandwidth of 25 GHz to 39 GHz. The antenna is designed on 0.254 mm ultra-thin RO5880 with permittivity of 2.3. The dimensions of proposed S-shape antenna are 10 × 12 mm for single element and 24 × 24 mm for four-port MIMO configuration. A dec...

This paper presents a novel framework for self-organized learning environments implemented for a virtualsummer program conducted jointly by two universities involving fifteen students from various engineering majors and countries. The framework comprises eight elements: competency-centered, challenge-based learning focused on sustainable developmen...

We present a low-cost, accessible, and rapid fabrication process for electrochemical microfluidic sensors. This work leverages the accessibility of consumer-grade electronic craft cutters as the primary tool for patterning of sensor electrodes and microfluidic circuits, while commodity materials such as gold leaf, silver ink pen, double-sided tape,...

The discovery of SARS-CoV-2 virus in the water bodies has been reported, and the risk of virus transmission to human via the water route due to poor wastewater management cannot be disregarded. The main source of the virus in water bodies is the sewage network systems which connects to the surface water. Wastewater-based epidemiology has been appli...

Diabetes has become a major health problem in society. Invasive glucometers, although precise, only provide discrete measurements at specific times and are unsuitable for long-term monitoring due to the injuries caused on skin and the prohibitive cost of disposables. Remote, continuous, self-monitoring of blood sugar levels allows for active and be...

Integrated microfluidic biosensors enable powerful microscale analyses in biology, physics, and chemistry. However, conventional methods for fabrication of biosensors are dependent on cleanroom-based approaches requiring facilities that are expensive and are limited in access. This is especially prohibitive toward researchers in low- and middle-inc...

Graphene is the preferred material for supercapacitor electrodes in comparison to the conventional activated carbon (AC). However, there are trade-offs between the usage of these two materials. Further understanding of each material's contribution is needed, especially when they are combined as a composite electrode. This work explores the properti...

This paper aims to study the performance of all basic inductive resonant wireless power transfer (WPT) topologies for power transfer efficiency, using the effect of circuit topology in affecting the coefficient of coupling. In the study, all the four basic inductive resonant wireless power transfer topologies are analyzed and simulated. The simple...

Though the power transfer efficiency of the inductive resonant wireless power transfer is relatively high, the power transfer efficiency of the inductive resonant wireless power transfer is undoubtedly depending on the coupling coefficient. Coupled with the coupling coefficient, the highest possible power transfer efficiency can be achieved by cont...

This paper is to describe a contemporary approach of microwave spectroscopy by adapting the interdigital capacitor sensor in estimating the glucose levels in blood through the electromagnetic properties change. Interdigital capacitor configuration has been implemented in various field of applications nowadays such surface acoustic wave (SAW) equipm...

Though the power transfer efficiency of the inductive resonant wireless power transfer is relatively high, the power transfer efficiency of the inductive resonant wireless power transfer is undoubtedly depending on the coupling coefficient. Coupled with the coupling coefficient, the highest possible power transfer efficiency can be achieved by c...

Brushless DC (BLDC) motors are very popular for applications in automation and electric vehicle systems due to their unique features. Although these motors have many advantages over conventional DC motors, they also suffer some limitations in their functionality due to their direct dependability on the controller driver circuit. The proportional in...

Inkjet printing has proven to be a promising alternative method in the fabrication of printed electronics, besides screen printing and photolithography etching. In this work, we characterize the electrical performance of inkjet printed circuits on flexible PET and glossy photo paper. The electrical circuits were printed using a commercial Epson L31...

Zinc batteries are a more sustainable alternative to lithium-ion batteries due to its components being highly recyclable. With the improvements in the screen printing technology, high quality devices can be printed with at high throughput and precision at a lower cost compared to those manufactured using lithographic techniques. In this paper we de...

The Flexible antenna is experiencing major growth recently because of the demand for wearable devices, military applications, health monitoring systems, communication devices, and global positioning systems (GPS). The choice of the flexible antenna relies on many factors such as materials used, substrate, antenna performance, processing technique,...

Lung cancer is the leading cause of death worldwide and has a significant impact on public health across society. Among all types of cancer, lung cancer is typically silent and it is commonly diagnosed at a later stage where treatment is rarely achievable. There is an urgent need for the development of the early diagnosis of lung cancer for an impr...

The advent of personalized wearable devices has boosted the demand for portable, compact power sources. Compared with lithographic techniques, printed devices have lower fabrication costs, while still maintaining high throughput and precision. These factors make thick film printing or additive manufacturing ideal for the fabrication of low-cost bat...

Improvement in sensing layer properties of quartz crystal microbalance (QCM) sensors are crucial in developing gas sensors with high sensitivity and selectivity. In this work, we study the use of chitosan thin film as the sensing layer on a QCM sensor to identify the presence of volatile organic compounds specifically isopropyl alcohol (IPA). The e...

Aims Recent advancements in sensing technology and wireless communications have accelerated the development of the Internet of Things (IoT) which promote the usage of wearable sensors. An emerging trend is to develop self-sustainable wearable devices, thus eliminating the necessity of the user to carry bulky batteries. In this work, the development...

Currently, brushless direct current (BLDC) motors are becoming popular in electric vehicles, automation systems and industrial applications. Basically, the BLDC motors are a special type of electronically controlled electric motor systems. In fact, the successful advancement of electronic technology has made these motors a reality. Without an elect...

This review paper is focused on various applications of electric cell-substrate impedance sensing (ECIS) using adherent, two-dimensional (2D) mammalian cell culture. The ECIS technique is a non-destructive electrical approach to in vitro monitor in continuous fashion and real time the cell behavior related to attachment, growth, morphology, motil...

Diabetes is a growing chronic disease that affect millions of people in the world. Regular monitoring of blood glucose levels in patients is necessary to keep the disease under control. Current methods of blood glucose monitoring devices are typically invasive, causing discomfort to the patients. Non-invasive glucose monitoring devices are a possib...

The ability to automatically detect human facial expressions using sensor technology can potentially improve the quality of human life. The facial expressions can indicate the intentions and physiological conditions of a person which is valuable to healthcare sector. This paper presents the development of a low-cost stretchable strain sensor for hu...

Much discussion has been done about the golden era of Muslim civilization and its decline over the past centuries. Recent downturn of events in the Middle East has given birth to the Muslim refugee crisis, coupled with terrorist attacks have fueled the growth. Now more than ever, Muslim need inspirational role models, to survive this crisis and bac...

Brushless Direct Current (BLDC) motor is the most popular useable motor for automation and industry. For good performance of the BLDC motor hunger driving circuit but the driving circuit is costly, complex control mechanism, various parameter dependency and low torque. The Proportional Integral (PI), Proportional Integral Derivative (PID), fuzzy lo...

Brushless DC Motor (BLDCM) is broadly utilized for some mechanical applications, given their high efficiency, high torque, and low volume. It is very hard to tune the parameters and accomplish full force highlights utilizing a basic custom PID controller. An adaptive PID controls can meet the highlights and are anything but difficult to enrol. The...

At present, green technology is a major concern in every country around the world and electricity is a clean energy which encourages the acquisition of this technology. The main applications of electricity are made through the use of electric motors. Electric power is converted to mechanical energy using a motor, that is to say, the major applicati...

This paper presents the use of a commercial quartz crystal microbalance (QCM) to investigate live-cell activity in water-based toxic solutions. The QCM used in this research has a resonant frequency of 10 MHz and consists of an AT-cut quartz crystal with gold electrodes on both sides. This QCM was transformed into a functional biosensor by integrat...

This paper highlights the design, simulation and fabrication of an array of twelve integrated electrochemical – quartz crystal microbalance (IEQCM) sensors on a single substrate for liquid sensing. Integration of both measurement techniques is made possible by combining the three electrode electrochemical device with the top and bottom electrodes f...

Abstract: Many Industries are using Brushless Direct Current (BLDC) Motor in various applications for their high torque performance, higher efficiency and low volume in size. Normally, by using Fuzzy controller is so difficult to tune the parameters and get contented speed control and torque. On the other hand, PID controller has the ability to sat...

The interdigital sensor has been implemented in various field of applications such as microwave device, chemical sensor and biological sensor. This work describes the design and fabrication of an interdigital sensor (IDS) design that has the potential of estimating blood glucose levels using capacitive measurements. The IDS was first designed using...

In the Bio-medical field, preterm infant care is one of the most important and popular areas of study. The newborns are at a higher risk of mortality and are called high-risk infants because of the gestational age or their birth weight put them at higher-than-average risk of disease and death. For that purpose, the preterm baby requires surrounding...

Flexible and stretchable circuits have recently gained traction in the market due to the popularity of wearables and the rapid advancement in microsensors, big data and the Internet of Everything. For devices to be truly wearable, they need to conform to the shape of the human body, allowing ease of use, with sensors being pervasive but not intrusi...

A systematic approach using Taguchi method is proposed for optimization of complementary metal oxide semiconductor microelectromechanical system surface acoustic wave (SAW) resonators. The aim of the present method is to enhance the performance of SAW devices in terms of electromechanical coupling coefficient while reducing the design and developme...

Dengue is an infectious mosquito-borne viral disease that affects approximately 50 million people annually worldwide and is prevalent mostly in the tropics. Severe cases of dengue can be fatal, making early detection and fast diagnosis crucial towards improving patient care and survival rates. Currently, early detection can be achieved through dete...

Currently, new fabrication methods for rapid prototyping of microfluidic devices has bring attention among researchers from various fields. The main reason is the use of lithographic equipment in standard fabrication method for master fabrication require trained personnel and high cost disposable materials. In this paper, a new fabrication method v...

Dengue illness is an infectious tropical disease, transmitted by Aedes mosquitos, that poses a serious health threat to the tropical world. This disease causes widespread infection worldwide, with about 50 million cases of dengue occurring per annum out of which 500,000 recorded cases of dengue hemorrhagic fever and 22,000 deaths. Currently, there...

Nowadays, many surface sensing mechanisms exist, not all of them can be applied in water-based environment. Most of surface sensing techniques were developed in air-based environment. In order to obtain a potential cell-based biosensor, the sensing method needs to be reliable and repeatable in liquid environment. Therefore, we adapt existing air-ba...

As transistor sizes scale down to nanometres dimensions, CMOS circuits become more sensitive to radiation. High-performance static random access memory (SRAM) cells are prone to radiation-induced single event upsets (SEU) which come from the natural space environment. The SEU generates a soft error in the transistor due to the strike of an ionizing...