Dr. Pete Twigg, Interim Head of School - Engineering
Information about Dr. Pete Twigg at the University of Bradford.
- School of Engineering
(Faculty of Eng & Digital Technologies) - Email:
- p.twigg@bradford.ac.uk
- Telephone:
- +44 1274 236138
Biography
Pete Twigg heads the Clinical Technology programme at Bradford, which he initially developed in collaboration with local hospitals. He is deeply involved with the development of healthcare science and technology education programmes at a national level. His research interests lie in the application of mechanical analysis to biological systems, ranging from cells to human movement. The biomaterials aspects of this work often build on his experience of micro- and nano-characterisation, making use of atomic force microscopy, nanoindentation and other engineering techniques, combined with biological and scientific techniques. This has led to him heading national and international research projects. Current projects include the development of soft tissue substitute materials, tissue fixation devices, tissue engineering and tissue characterisation. He also works with medical devices to develop "smart" solutions, such as instrumented walking aids for rehabilitation.
Research
Research Groups: Advanced Materials Engineering Research Groups: Advanced Materials Engineering Orthopaedics and prosthetics mechanics have been a research interest for some time, including joint replacement, fracture fixation, orthotics and lower limb prosthetics. Techniques vary from friction and wear simulation and testing, through pseudo-static and dynamic mechanical testing, to 3D kinetic analysis. The kinematic and kinetic work is largely done using an 8 camera Vicon motion capture system, which has also been applied to pre and post-operative clinical subjects and investigation of the role of vision in negotiating obstacles, among other studies. Physiological measurement, such as electromyography, has also been linked to some kinetic studies, such as the investigation of fatigue effects. Orthopaedics and prosthetics mechanics have been a research interest for some time, including joint replacement, fracture fixation, orthotics and lower limb prosthetics. Techniques vary from friction and wear simulation and testing, through pseudo-static and dynamic mechanical testing, to 3D kinetic analysis. The kinematic and kinetic work is largely done using an 8 camera Vicon motion capture system, which has also been applied to pre and post-operative clinical subjects and investigation of the role of vision in negotiating obstacles, among other studies. Physiological measurement, such as electromyography, has also been linked to some kinetic studies, such as the investigation of fatigue effects.
Professional activities
Information about education, employment and areas of particular interest for Dr. Pete Twigg is as follows:
- HEFCE MedTech Catalyst Executive Board, in the year 2016 (specified as 01/09/2016)
- University Senate, in the year 2009 (specified as 01/09/2009)
- University Council, in the year 2011 (specified as 01/09/2011)
- Engineering and Informatics Faculty Board, in the year 2018 (specified as 01/09/2018)
- Biomedical, Natural and Physical Sciences Research Ethics Panel, in the year 2009 (specified as 01/09/2009)
Education
- Surrey - BEng
- Newcastle - PhD
- EPSRC Associate Peer Review College member:
- Person Designate, Human Tissue Authority: in the year 2016 (specified as 01/09/2016)
Employment
- Cardiff University - External Examiner in the year 2016 (specified as 01/09/2016)
- Leeds University - External Examiner in the year 2018 (specified as 01/01/2018)
Publications
There are 29 publications involving or that are attributed to Dr. Pete Twigg. They are listed as:
- article (1)
- book chapter (2)
- conference contribution (1)
- conference publication (1)
- peer reviewed journal (24)
Article
| Title | Year | Publication name | Journal | Volume | Pages | Authors | Editors | ISSN | Publisher | DOI | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nano-scale observations of tattoo pigments in skin by atomic force microscopy | 2015 | Current Problems in Dermatology - Basel | 48 | 97 - 102 | Grant C.;Twigg P.;Tobin D. | 1421-5721 | 10.1159/000369187 |
Book Chapter
| Title | Year | Publication name | Journal | Volume | Pages | Authors | Editors | ISSN | Publisher | DOI | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Handbook of Tissue Engineering Scaffolds | 2019 | Handbook of Tissue Engineering Scaffolds | Handbook of Tissue Engineering Scaffolds | 1 | O. Agbabiaka, S. Yousaf, M. Zare, M. Mozafari, M. Youseffi, P. Twigg and F. Sefat | M. M, F. Sefat and A. Atala | 978-0-08-102563-5 | Elsevier | https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-08-102563-5.00014-9 | ||
| Nano-Scale Observations of Tattoo Pigments in Skin by Atomic Force Microscopy | 2015 | Grant, Colin A.; Twigg, Peter C.; Tobin, Desmond J. |
Conference Contribution
| Title | Year | Publication name | Journal | Volume | Pages | Authors | Editors | ISSN | Publisher | DOI | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Proceedings of the International Conference on Multi-Material Mico Manufacture (4M) | Proceedings of the International Conference on Multi-Material Mico Manufacture (4M) | doi: 10.3850/978-981-09-4609-8_070 | K.J. Nair, B.R.Whiteside, C. Tuinea-Bobe, P.Twigg, K.Norris, A. R.Paradkar | Italy |
Conference Publication
| Title | Year | Publication name | Journal | Volume | Pages | Authors | Editors | ISSN | Publisher | DOI | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Application of a novel widefield surface plasmon microscope in binding assays | 2005 | 2005 3rd IEEE/EMBS Special Topic Conference on Microtechnology in Medicine and Biology | 2005 3rd IEEE/EMBS Special Topic Conference on Microtechnology in Medicine and Biology | 2005 | 140 - 142 | Marlafeka S.;Liu S.;Mahadi Abdul Jamil M.;Twigg P.;Britland S.;Denyer M.;See C.;Somekh M. | 0780387112 | 10.1109/MMB.2005.1548406 |
Peer Reviewed Journal
| Title | Year | Publication name | Journal | Volume | Pages | Authors | Editors | ISSN | Publisher | DOI | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| In Situ Cross-Linking of Poly(vinyl alcohol)/Graphene Oxide–Polyethylene Glycol Nanocomposite Hydrogels as Artificial Cartilage Replacement: Intercalation Structure, Unconfined Compressive Behavior, and Biotribological Behaviors | 2018 | Meng, Y.; Coates, Philip D.; Twigg, Peter C. | |||||||||
| In Situ Cross-Linking of Poly(vinyl alcohol)/Graphene Oxide-Polyethylene Glycol Nanocomposite Hydrogels as Artificial Cartilage Replacement: Intercalation Structure, Unconfined Compressive Behavior, and Biotribological Behaviors | 2018 | Journal of Physical Chemistry C | 122 | 3157 - 3167 | Meng Y.;Ye L.;Coates P.;Twigg P. | 1932-7447 | 10.1021/acs.jpcc.7b12465 | ||||
| Mechanism of hydrogen-bonded complex formation between ibuprofen and nanocrystalline hydroxyapatite | 2017 | Ryabenkova, Yulia; Jadav, Niten B.; Conte, M.; Hippler, M.F.A.; Reeves-McLaren, N.; Coates, Philip D.; Twigg, Peter C.; Paradkar, Anant R. | |||||||||
| The Effect of Polysialic Acid Expression on Glioma Cell Nano-mechanics | 2016 | BioNanoScience | 6 | 81 - 84 | Grant, Colin A.; Twigg, Peter C.; Saeed, Rida F.; Lawson, G.; Falconer, Robert A.; Shnyder, Steven D. | 10.1007/s12668-016-0192-2 | |||||
| Tattoo ink nanoparticles in skin tissue and fibroblasts | 2015 | Grant, Colin A.; Twigg, Peter C.; Baker, Richard; Tobin, Desmond J. | |||||||||
| Pseudostatic and dynamic nanomechanics of the tunica adventitia in elastic arteries using atomic force microscopy | 2013 | Grant, Colin A.; Twigg, Peter C. | |||||||||
| Estimating the mechanical properties of retinal tissue using contact angle measurements of a spreading droplet | 2013 | Grant, Colin A.; Twigg, Peter C.; Savage, M.D.; Woon, W.H.; Wilson, M.C.T.; Greig, D. | |||||||||
| Nano-scale temperature dependent visco-elastic properties of polyethylene terephthalate (PET) using atomic force microscope (AFM) | 2013 | Grant, Colin A.; Al-Fouzan, Abdulrahman M.; Gough, Timothy D.; Twigg, Peter C.; Coates, Philip D. | |||||||||
| Static and dynamic nanomechanical properties of human skin tissue using atomic force microscopy: Effect of scarring in the upper dermis. | 2012 | Grant, Colin A.; Twigg, Peter C.; Tobin, Desmond J. | |||||||||
| Mechanical investigations on agar gels using atomic force microscopy: Effect of deuteration | 2012 | Macromolecular Materials and Engineering | 297 | 214 - 218 | Grant C.;Twigg P.;Savage M.;Woon W.;Greig D. | 1438-7492 | 10.1002/mame.201100164 | ||||
| Mechanical Investigations on Agar Gels Using Atomic Force Microscopy: Effect of Deuteration. | 2011 | Grant, Colin A.; Twigg, Peter C.; Savage, M.D.; Woon, W.H.; Greig, D. | |||||||||
| High resolution imaging of bio-molecular binding studies using a widefield surface plasmon microscope | 2008 | Jamil, M. Mahadi Abdul; Youseffi, Mansour; Twigg, Peter C.; Britland, Stephen T.; Liu, S.; See, C.W.; Zhang, J.; Somekh, M.G.; Denyer, Morgan C.T. | |||||||||
| AFM relative stiffness measurement of the plasticising effect of a non-ionic surfactant on plant leaf wax | 2008 | Grant, Colin A.; Twigg, Peter C.; Bell, G.; Lu, J.R. | |||||||||
| A comparative study of wire fixation and screw fixation in arthrodesis for the correction of hallux rigidus using an in vitro biomechanical model | 2007 | Foot and Ankle International | 28 | 89 - 91 | Faraj A.;Naraen A.;Twigg P. | 1071-1007 | 10.3113/FAI.2007.0016 | ||||
| The mechanics of landing when stepping down in unilateral lower-limb amputees | 2006 | Twigg, Peter C.; Jones, S.F.; Scally, Andy J.; Buckley, John G. | |||||||||
| Poly(vinyl alcohol) hydrogel as a biocompatible viscoelastic mimetic for articular cartilage. | 2006 | Britland, Stephen T.; Eagland, D.; Smith, Annie G.; Twigg, Peter C.; Grant, Colin A.; Egan, A.; Moody, A.; Crowther, N.J. | |||||||||
| The role of the surface amorphous layer of articular cartilage in joint lubrication | 2006 | Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part H: Journal of Engineering in Medicine | 220 | 597 - 607 | Graindorge S.;Ferrandez W.;Ingham E.;Jin Z.;Twigg P.;Fisher J. | 0954-4119 | 10.1243/09544119JEIM122 | ||||
| The effects of blurred vision on the mechanics of landing during stepping down by the elderly | 2005 | Buckley, John G.; Heasley, Karen J.; Twigg, Peter C.; Elliott, David B. | |||||||||
| Falls in older people: effects of age and blurring vision on the dynamics of stepping | 2005 | Heasley, Karen; Buckley, John G.; Scally, Andy J.; Twigg, Peter C.; Elliott, David B. | |||||||||
| Functional outcome following bone transport reconstruction of distal tibial defects | 2005 | Twigg, Peter C.; Buckley, John G.; Giannikas, K.A.; Wilkes, R.A. | |||||||||
| Biphasic surface amorphous layer lubrication of articular cartilage | 2005 | Medical Engineering and Physics | 27 | 836 - 844 | Graindorge S.;Ferrandez W.;Jin Z.;Ingham E.;Grant C.;Twigg P.;Fisher J. | 1350-4533 | 10.1016/j.medengphy.2005.05.001 | ||||
| The gait initiation process in unilateral lower-limb amputees when stepping up and stepping down to a new level | 2005 | Twigg, Peter C.; Buckley, John G.; Jones, S.F.; Scally, Andy J. | |||||||||
| Stepping up to a new level: effects of blurring vision in the elderly | 2004 | Heasley, Karen; Buckley, John G.; Scally, Andy J.; Twigg, Peter C.; Elliott, David B. | |||||||||
| Wet Erosive Wear of Alumina Densified with Magnesium Silicate Additions | 2001 | Journal of the American Ceramic Society | 84 | 1767 - 1776 | Galusek D.;Brydson R.;Twigg P.;Riley F.;Atkinson A.;Zhang Y. | 0002-7820 |