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Elvis K Tiburu, PhD

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Verified email at ug.edu.gh Dept. Biomedical Engineering, School of Engineering Sciences, University of Ghana Google Scholar

CollegeCOLLEGE OF BASIC & APPLIED SC.
School / InstituteSCHOOL OF ENGINEERING
DepartmentDEPARTMENT OF BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING
Biophysicstargeted drug deliverylocally sourced biomimetic materials and structural biology
Publications

92

Citations

1,516

H-index

25

i10-index

39

Publication activity
Publication statistics
Average citations
16.5
Most cited paper
120
First publication year
1900
Latest publication year
2026
Last updated
14 Sep 2026, 10:11
Publications

92 matching publications

PublicationYearJournalThematic areaCitations
Mechanical and structural characterization of pineapple leaf fiber
EW Gaba, BO Asimeng, EE Kaufmann, SK Katu, EJ Foster, EK Tiburu
2021 Fibers 9 (8), 51, 2021 Engineering 120
The effect of NaOH catalyst concentration and extraction time on the yield and properties of Citrullus vulgaris seed oil as a potential biodiesel feed stock
JK Efavi, D Dodoo-Arhin, D Kanbogtah, V Apalangya, E Nyankson, ...
2018 South African Journal of Chemical Engineering 25 (1), 98-102, 2018 Engineering 96
Investigating structural changes in the lipid bilayer upon insertion of the transmembrane domain of the membrane-bound protein phospholamban utilizing 31P and 2H solid-state …
PC Dave, EK Tiburu, K Damodaran, GA Lorigan
2004 Biophysical journal 86 (3), 1564-1573, 2004 Engineering 81
Development of magnetically aligned phospholipid bilayers in mixtures of palmitoylstearoylphosphatidylcholine and dihexanoylphosphatidylcholine by solid-state NMR spectroscopy
EK Tiburu, DM Moton, GA Lorigan
2001 Biochimica Et Biophysica Acta (BBA)-Biomembranes 1512 (2), 206-214, 2001 Engineering 59
Chitosan composites synthesized using acetic acid and tetraethylorthosilicate respond differently to methylene blue adsorption
TYA Essel, A Koomson, MPO Seniagya, GP Cobbold, SK Kwofie, ...
2018 Polymers 10 (5), 466, 2018 Engineering 55
Cheminformatics-based identification of potential novel anti-SARS-CoV-2 natural compounds of African origin
SK Kwofie, E Broni, SO Asiedu, GB Kwarko, B Dankwa, KS Enninful, ...
2021 Molecules 26 (2), 406, 2021 Engineering 54
Pharmacoinformatics-based identification of potential bioactive compounds against Ebola virus protein VP24
SK Kwofie, E Broni, J Teye, E Quansah, I Issah, MD Wilson, WA Miller III, ...
2019 Computers in Biology and Medicine 113, 103414, 2019 Health Sciences 54
Solid-state NMR spectroscopic studies of an integral membrane protein inserted into aligned phospholipid bilayer nanotube arrays
GA Lorigan, PC Dave, EK Tiburu, K Damodaran, S Abu-Baker, ES Karp, ...
2004 Journal of the American Chemical Society 126 (31), 9504-9505, 2004 Engineering 54
Characterisation and identification of local kaolin clay from Ghana: A potential material for electroporcelain insulator fabrication
A Yaya, EK Tiburu, ME Vickers, JK Efavi, B Onwona-Agyeman, ...
2017 Applied Clay Science 150, 125-130, 2017 Engineering 53
Magnetically aligned phospholipid bilayers in weak magnetic fields: optimization, mechanism, and advantages for X-band EPR studies
TB Cardon, EK Tiburu, GA Lorigan
2003 Journal of magnetic resonance 161 (1), 77-90, 2003 Engineering 50
Preparation and characterization of hydroxyapatite from Achatina achatina snail shells: effect of carbonate substitution and trace elements on defluoridation of water
BO Asimeng, JR Fianko, EE Kaufmann, EK Tiburu, CF Hayford, PA Anani, ...
2018 Journal of Asian Ceramic Societies 6 (3), 205-212, 2018 Engineering 40
Solid‐state 2H NMR studies of the effects of cholesterol on the acyl chain dynamics of magnetically aligned phospholipid bilayers
EK Tiburu, PC Dave, GA Lorigan
2004 Magnetic Resonance in Chemistry 42 (2), 132-138, 2004 Engineering 38
Magnetically aligned phospholipid bilayers at the parallel and perpendicular orientations for X-band spin-label EPR studies
TB Cardon, EK Tiburu, A Padmanabhan, KP Howard, GA Lorigan
2001 Journal of the American Chemical Society 123 (12), 2913-2914, 2001 Engineering 38
Investigating the influence of temperature on the kaolinite-base synthesis of zeolite and urease immobilization for the potential fabrication of electrochemical urea biosensors
DE Anderson, S Balapangu, HNA Fleischer, RA Viade, FD Krampa, ...
2017 Sensors 17 (8), 1831, 2017 Engineering 35
Solid-state NMR and molecular dynamics characterization of cannabinoid receptor-1 (CB1) helix 7 conformational plasticity in model membranes
EK Tiburu, AL Bowman, JO Struppe, DR Janero, HK Avraham, ...
2009 Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA)-Biomembranes 1788 (5), 1159-1167, 2009 Natural Sciences 35
Investigating the dynamic properties of the transmembrane segment of phospholamban incorporated into phospholipid bilayers utilizing 2H and 15N solid-state NMR spectroscopy
EK Tiburu, ES Karp, PC Dave, K Damodaran, GA Lorigan
2004 Biochemistry 43 (44), 13899-13909, 2004 Engineering 34
Calculating order parameter profiles utilizing magnetically aligned phospholipid bilayers for 2H solid-state NMR studies
PC Dave, EK Tiburu, NA Nusair, GA Lorigan
2003 Solid State Nuclear Magnetic Resonance 24 (2-3), 137-149, 2003 Engineering 34
Industrial applications of clay materials from Ghana (a review)
ABU YAYA
2024 Oriental Journal of Chemistry, 2024 Engineering 32
Non‐canonical amino acid bioincorporation into antimicrobial peptides and its challenges
GN Enninful, R Kuppusamy, EK Tiburu, N Kumar, MDP Willcox
2024 Journal of Peptide Science 30 (6), e3560, 2024 Engineering 32
Human cannabinoid 1 GPCR C-terminal domain interacts with bilayer phospholipids to modulate the structure of its membrane environment
EK Tiburu, S Tyukhtenko, H Zhou, DR Janero, J Struppe, A Makriyannis
2011 The AAPS journal 13 (1), 92-98, 2011 Engineering 30
Curcumin loaded Ag–TiO2-halloysite nanotubes platform for combined chemo-photodynamic therapy treatment of cancer cells
E Nyankson, D Awuzah, EK Tiburu, JK Efavi, B Agyei-Tuffour, L Paemka
2022 RSC advances 12 (51), 33108-33123, 2022 Health Sciences 29
Chitosan-coated halloysite nanotubes as vehicle for controlled drug delivery to MCF-7 cancer cells in vitro
E Nyankson, SO Aboagye, JK Efavi, B Agyei-Tuffour, L Paemka, ...
2021 Materials 14 (11), 2837, 2021 Health Sciences 28
Structural biology of human cannabinoid receptor-2 helix 6 in membrane-mimetic environments
EK Tiburu, S Tyukhtenko, L Deshmukh, O Vinogradova, DR Janero, ...
2009 Biochemical and biophysical research communications 384 (2), 243-248, 2009 Natural Sciences 27
The structural properties of the transmembrane segment of the integral membrane protein phospholamban utilizing 13C CPMAS, 2H, and REDOR solid-state NMR spectroscopy
ES Karp, EK Tiburu, S Abu-Baker, GA Lorigan
2006 Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA)-Biomembranes 1758 (6), 772-780, 2006 Engineering 27
Investigating fatty acids inserted into magnetically aligned phospholipid bilayers using EPR and solid-state NMR spectroscopy
NA Nusair, EK Tiburu, PC Dave, GA Lorigan
2004 Journal of Magnetic Resonance 168 (2), 228-237, 2004 Engineering 25