{"id":16464,"date":"2026-01-28T21:40:21","date_gmt":"2026-01-28T13:40:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/research.utm.my\/csnano\/?page_id=16464"},"modified":"2026-01-28T22:00:26","modified_gmt":"2026-01-28T14:00:26","slug":"unveiling-the-power-of-xoptron-fluorescence-microscopy-innovation-in-bioscience-imaging","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/research.utm.my\/csnano\/unveiling-the-power-of-xoptron-fluorescence-microscopy-innovation-in-bioscience-imaging\/","title":{"rendered":"UNVEILING THE POWER OF XOPTRON FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY &#8220;INNOVATION IN BIOSCIENCE IMAGING&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; fullwidth=&#8221;on&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; background_color=&#8221;#72ba1a&#8221; min_height=&#8221;131px&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;-1px|||||&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; box_shadow_style=&#8221;preset4&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;][et_pb_fullwidth_post_title _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; title_font=&#8221;|800|||||||&#8221; title_font_size=&#8221;48px&#8221; title_line_height=&#8221;1.2em&#8221; meta_font=&#8221;|300|||||||&#8221; background_color=&#8221;#1ace7a&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; text_shadow_style=&#8221;preset5&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; text_orientation=&#8221;justified&#8221;][\/et_pb_fullwidth_post_title][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; background_color=&#8221;#FFFFFF&#8221; min_height=&#8221;1397.6px&#8221; border_radii=&#8221;on|50px|50px|50px|50px&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;89px|||180px||&#8221;][et_pb_column _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; type=&#8221;4_4&#8243;][et_pb_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/research.utm.my\/csnano\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/78\/2026\/01\/WhatsApp-Image-2026-01-28-at-8.36.40-AM.jpeg&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; title_text=&#8221;WhatsApp Image 2026-01-28 at 8.36.40 AM&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; disabled_on=&#8221;on|on|on&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; background_color=&#8221;#95d4cb&#8221; border_radii=&#8221;on|50px|50px|50px|50px&#8221; disabled=&#8221;on&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;3_5,2_5&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; custom_margin=&#8221;-47px|auto||auto||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;3_5&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;206px|||||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right\"><span style=\"color: #000000\"><strong>Bismillahirahmanirahim,<\/strong><\/span><br \/> <span style=\"color: #000000\"> <strong> In the name of Allah, the Almighty.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">Alhamdulillah. It is my responsibility becoming a new director of Centre for Sustainable\u00a0Nanomaterials, or it is well-known as CSNano. My education background is chemistry (BSc\u00a0(Industrial Chemistry), MSc (Chemistry), PhD (Chemistry)) and all of my tertiary level of\u00a0educations are from Faculty of Science, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia. My main affiliate is\u00a0Department of Biosciences, Faculty of Science, UTM and because of this, my research\u00a0expertise is applied materials science for biological and medical areas. I am professional\u00a0chemist (ChM) under Malaysian Institute of Chemistry and Chartered Chemist (CChem)\u00a0under Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC), UK. 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Our main R&amp;D is focusing on sustainable nanomaterials <\/span><span style=\"color: #000000\">where the development of nanomaterials are based on sustainable approaches and also, the\u00a0sustainable application of nanomaterials. The research areas in CSNano includes but not\u00a0limited to heterogeneous catalysts, porous nanomaterials, supramolecular functional nanomaterials, nano\/molecular photochemistry, biomaterials, green biosynthesis\u00a0nanoparticles, semiconductor nanostructures, analytical science, separation chemistry,\u00a0organometallic chemistry, physics of low dimensional structure, quantum chemistry and\u00a0Fussy modelling. Beside R&amp;D, our aim include dissemination of knowledge related to\u00a0nanotechnology, nanomaterials, nanoparticles, nanocomposite etc. and their application in\u00a0various fields. CSNano will grab possible opportunities and works together in various\u00a0partnership in enhancing our fields and fostering the growth of nanomaterials at national\u00a0levels as well as international levels.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">For more information, please explore our website (<a href=\"https:\/\/research.utm.my\/csnano\/\" style=\"color: #000000\">https:\/\/research.utm.my\/csnano<\/a>)<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"color: #000000\"><strong>Director of CSNano,<\/strong><\/span><br \/> <span style=\"color: #000000\"> <span style=\"font-size: 14px\"><em><strong>Assoc Prof ChM Dr Nik Ahmad Nizam Nik Malek, PhD, CChem, MRSC, MMIC<\/strong><\/em><br \/> <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 14px\"><a href=\"mailto:niknizam@utm.my\" style=\"color: #000000\">niknizam@utm.my<\/a><br \/> <a href=\"https:\/\/people.utm.my\/niknizam\">https:\/\/people.utm.my\/niknizam<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; specialty=&#8221;on&#8221; disabled_on=&#8221;on|on|on&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; disabled=&#8221;on&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_image src=&#8221;https:\/\/research.utm.my\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/78\/2019\/10\/Dr_NikNizam.png&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; background_color=&#8221;rgba(18,135,111,0.45)&#8221; background_image=&#8221;https:\/\/research.utm.my\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/78\/2016\/04\/Screen-Shot-2016-04-21-at-6.34.53-AM.png&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;107px|||||&#8221; border_radii=&#8221;on|100px|100px|100px|100px&#8221; border_style_all=&#8221;double&#8221; box_shadow_style=&#8221;preset1&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_2&#8243; specialty_columns=&#8221;2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_row_inner _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column_inner saved_specialty_column_type=&#8221;1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; background_color=&#8221;#008d8e&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;|||-26px||&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;19px|15px|22px|13px||&#8221; border_radii=&#8221;on|20px|20px|20px|20px&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff\"><strong>Bismillahirahmanirahim,<\/strong><\/span><br \/> <span style=\"color: #ffffff\"> <strong> In the name of Allah, the Almighty.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff\">Alhamdulillah. It is my responsibility becoming a new director of Centre for Sustainable\u00a0Nanomaterials, or it is well-known as CSNano. My education background is chemistry (BSc\u00a0(Industrial Chemistry), MSc (Chemistry), PhD (Chemistry)) and all of my tertiary level of\u00a0educations are from Faculty of Science, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia. My main affiliate is\u00a0Department of Biosciences, Faculty of Science, UTM and because of this, my research\u00a0expertise is applied materials science for biological and medical areas. I am professional\u00a0chemist (ChM) under Malaysian Institute of Chemistry and Chartered Chemist (CChem)\u00a0under Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC), UK. 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