Biomedical Engineering Faculty Denes Marton, Ph.D. Instructor/Research Department of Radiology Educational Background: Ph.D., Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Budapest, 1981 Doctor Rer. Nat. (Physics), A. Jozsef University of Sciences, Szeged, Hungary, 1973 Double Diploma in Electrical Engineering & Physics, Ulianov Electrotechnical Institute, Leningrad, USSR, 1967 Areas of Research Interest: Advanced Bioprosthetic Surfaces R&D of novel cardiovascular implants Development and characterization of e-Nitinol and of devices based on this material Invented new laminate materials for biomedical applications Work Experience: UTHSCSA 1999 - present (1999-2003 -50% appointment); since 2003-full time) Research in the area of medical implant surfaces using surface analytical methods Corrosion and cell interactions on metal surfaces Graduate teaching: Biomaterials Surface Science Awards: ADVANCED BIOPROSTHETIC SURFACES, Materials Scientist, 1999-2003 (50%) R&D of novel cardiovascular implants Development and characterization of e-Nitinol and of devices based on this material Invented new laminate materials for biomedical applications Patents: Selected Publications: Authored independent chapters of three scientific books Published over 100 papers in refereed journals J. C. Palmaz, S. Bailey, D. Marton, E. Sprague. "Influence of stent design and material composition on procedure outcome" J. Vasc. Surg. 36 (2002) 1031.C. E. Banas, C. P. Mullens, A. G. Sammons, J. N. Steinmetz, J. Taber, C. T. Boyle, D. Marton, S. R. Bailey, E. A. Sprague, and Julio C. Palmaz. "New Design Opportunities in the Medical Device Industry Using NiTi Thin Film Technology" SMST-2003, Eds. A. R. Pelton and T. Duerig, SMST Inc., 2004, p. 651. A. Ayon, M. Cantu1, K. Chava1, C. M. Agrawal, M. D. Feldman, D. M. Johnson, D. Patel, D. Marton and E. Shi. "Drug loading of nanoporous TiO2 films", Biomed. Mater. 1 (2006) L11-L15. A. Ayon, C. M. Agrawal, M. Cantu, M. D. Feldman, D. M. Johnson, D. Marton, D. N. Patel, E. Shi, "Characterization of Nanoporous Titanium Dioxide Films for Biomedical Applications" Transactions of the 31st Annual Meeting of the Society For Biomaterials, vol. XXIX, 2006. G. Mani, D. M. Johnson, D. Marton, A. Mahapatro, M. D. Feldman, A. Ayon, D. N. Patel, C. M. Agrawal. "Drug Elution Using Self-Assembled Monolayers" Transactions of the 31st Annual Meeting of the Society For Biomaterials; vol. XXIX, no. 307. 2006. G. Mani, D. Johnson, D. Marton, A. Mahapatro, M. D. Feldman, D. N.Patel, A. Ayon, C. M. Agrawal. "Stability of Therapeutic Self Assembled Monolayers During Drug Loading and In-vitro Drug Delivery" Transactions of the 31st Annual Meeting of the Society For Biomaterials, vol. XXIX, no. 327, 2006. Contact Information: Department of Radiology, Room 646E MED Division of Cardiology University of Texas Health Science Center Phone: 210-567-6432 Fax: 210-567-6960 marton@uthscsa.edu Return to faculty page   Return to top of page