Dr Rana Haikal
Assistant Professor at the University of Science and Technology, Zewail City
Dr Rana Haikal
Dr Rana Haikal
About
Haikal is an assistant professor in materials science program at University of Science and Technology, Zewail City. She holds a PhD in nanoscience from the University of Science and Technology, Zewail City.
Current research
Haikal utilizes microporous solids, including metal-organic frameworks, and their composites in various biomedical applications, such as: drug delivery, wound healing, and tissue engineering.
Future research vision
Haikal aspires to establish a Centre of Excellence for biomedical applications of MOF-polymeric composites to serve the region regarding synthesis, characterization and application of different formulations of MOF-polymer composites.
Key publications

Haikal, R et al. Mixed-Metal Hybrid Ultramicroporous Material (HUMs) to Graphene-supported Tetrataenite as highly active and durable NPG catalyst for OER. Dalton Transactions, 2021.

El-Mehalmey, W et al. Microporous MOF as nanogen facilitating diffusion-coupled charge transfer near the percolation threshold in a polyaniline pseudo-supercapacitor. Materials Advances, 2021.

Haikal, R et al. Microporous Solids En Route to Heterogeneous Electrocatalysis: The Oxygen Reduction Reaction. Energy Technology, 2020.

Haikal, R et al. Controlling the Uptake and Regulating the Release of Nitric Oxide in Microporous Solids. ACS Applied Materials Interfaces, 2017.

Key awards

Coimbra Group Scholarship Program for young researchers, European Neighbourhood (Karl Franz University of Graz, Austria).

Individual Research Grant, International Foundation for Science (IFS).

Distinguished Graduate Researcher Award, Zewail City of Science and Technology, Egypt

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