Matthew S. Twigg

1.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
19 papers, 815 citations indexed

About

Matthew S. Twigg is a scholar working on Pollution, Biotechnology and Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, Matthew S. Twigg has authored 19 papers receiving a total of 815 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 13 papers in Pollution, 7 papers in Biotechnology and 5 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine. Recurrent topics in Matthew S. Twigg's work include Microbial bioremediation and biosurfactants (12 papers), Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology (5 papers) and Cancer Research and Treatments (5 papers). Matthew S. Twigg is often cited by papers focused on Microbial bioremediation and biosurfactants (12 papers), Microbial Community Ecology and Physiology (5 papers) and Cancer Research and Treatments (5 papers). Matthew S. Twigg collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom, Greece and Canada. Matthew S. Twigg's co-authors include İbrahim M. Banat, Roger Marchant, Leonie Asfora Sarubbo, Ítalo José Batista Durval, Káren Gercyane Oliveira Bezerra, Maria da Glória C. Silva, Beatriz Galdino Ribeiro, Clifford C. Taggart, Patrick Naughton and Sinéad Weldon and has published in prestigious journals such as Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology, European Respiratory Journal and Molecules.

In The Last Decade

Matthew S. Twigg

19 papers receiving 803 citations

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Biosurfactants: Production, properties, applications, trends, and general perspectives

2022 234 citations Leonie Asfora Sarubbo, Maria da Glória C. Silva et al. Biochemical Engineering Journal profile →

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Chenghong Wang China

Yoshihiko Hirata Japan

Changrong Wang China

Yu Deng China

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Firouz Abbasian Australia

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19 of 19 papers shown

Twigg, Matthew S., et al.. (2023). Glycolipid Biosurfactants in Skincare Applications: Challenges and Recommendations for Future Exploitation. Molecules. 28(11). 4463–4463. 15 indexed citations

Twigg, Matthew S., et al.. (2023). Purified Acidic Sophorolipid Biosurfactants in Skincare Applications: An Assessment of Cytotoxic Effects in Comparison with Synthetic Surfactants Using a 3D In Vitro Human Skin Model. Fermentation. 9(11). 985–985. 3 indexed citations

Twigg, Matthew S., Niki Baccile, Inge Van Bogaert, et al.. (2022). Microbial sophorolipids inhibit colorectal tumour cell growth in vitro and restore haematocrit in Apcmin+/− mice. Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology. 106(18). 6003–6016. 9 indexed citations

Twigg, Matthew S., et al.. (2022). Mono-Rhamnolipid Biosurfactants Synthesized by Pseudomonas aeruginosa Detrimentally Affect Colorectal Cancer Cells. Pharmaceutics. 14(12). 2799–2799. 18 indexed citations

Twigg, Matthew S., et al.. (2022). Characterisation of cytotoxicity and immunomodulatory effects of glycolipid biosurfactants on human keratinocytes. Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology. 107(1). 137–152. 36 indexed citations

Currie, Felicity, et al.. (2022). Biogenic propane production by a marine Photobacterium strain isolated from the Western English Channel. Frontiers in Microbiology. 13. 1000247–1000247. 3 indexed citations

Zompra, Aikaterini A., Matthew S. Twigg, Karina Sałek, et al.. (2022). Multi-method biophysical analysis in discovery, identification, and in-depth characterization of surface‐active compounds. Frontiers in Marine Science. 9. 11 indexed citations

Twigg, Matthew S., et al.. (2022). Biosurfactants as Anticancer Agents: Glycolipids Affect Skin Cells in a Differential Manner Dependent on Chemical Structure. Pharmaceutics. 14(2). 360–360. 34 indexed citations

Sarubbo, Leonie Asfora, Maria da Glória C. Silva, Ítalo José Batista Durval, et al.. (2022). Biosurfactants: Production, properties, applications, trends, and general perspectives. Biochemical Engineering Journal. 181. 108377–108377. 234 indexed citations breakdown →

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Twigg, Matthew S., Niki Baccile, İbrahim M. Banat, et al.. (2020). Microbial biosurfactant research: time to improve the rigour in the reporting of synthesis, functional characterization and process development. Microbial Biotechnology. 14(1). 147–170. 74 indexed citations

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Tripathi, Lakshmi, Matthew S. Twigg, Aikaterini A. Zompra, et al.. (2019). Biosynthesis of rhamnolipid by a Marinobacter species expands the paradigm of biosurfactant synthesis to a new genus of the marine microflora. Microbial Cell Factories. 18(1). 164–164. 54 indexed citations

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Twigg, Matthew S., Lakshmi Tripathi, Aikaterini A. Zompra, et al.. (2019). Surfactants from the sea: rhamnolipid production by marine bacteria. Access Microbiology. 1(1A). 12 indexed citations

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Twigg, Matthew S., John G. Hardy, J.S. Elborn, et al.. (2019). Alginate/Chitosan Particle-Based Drug Delivery Systems for Pulmonary Applications. Pharmaceutics. 11(8). 379–379. 30 indexed citations

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Dittrich, Susanne, Stefanie Gehrig, Matthew S. Twigg, et al.. (2018). Elastase activity on sputum neutrophils correlates with severity of lung disease in cystic fibrosis. European Respiratory Journal. 51(3). 1701910–1701910. 85 indexed citations

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Twigg, Matthew S., Lakshmi Tripathi, Aikaterini A. Zompra, et al.. (2018). Identification and characterisation of short chain rhamnolipid production in a previously uninvestigated, non-pathogenic marine pseudomonad. Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology. 102(19). 8537–8549. 47 indexed citations

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Tsaousi, Konstantina, et al.. (2017). Enhanced rhamnolipid production in Burkholderia thailandensis transposon knockout strains deficient in polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA) synthesis. Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology. 101(23-24). 8443–8454. 24 indexed citations

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Twigg, Matthew S., Simon Brockbank, Philip Lowry, et al.. (2015). Cleaved SLPI as a marker for exacerbation in cystic fibrosis. PA3876–PA3876. 1 indexed citations

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Twigg, Matthew S., et al.. (2015). The Role of Serine Proteases and Antiproteases in the Cystic Fibrosis Lung. Mediators of Inflammation. 2015(1). 91 indexed citations

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Twigg, Matthew S., Karen Tait, Paul Williams, Steve Atkinson, & Miguel Cámara. (2013). Interference with the germination and growth of U lva zoospores by quorum‐sensing molecules from U lva ‐associated epiphytic bacteria. Environmental Microbiology. 16(2). 445–453. 34 indexed citations

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