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Orhun K. Muratoglu

Orhun K. Muratoglu

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Materials Science

D-Index
58
Citations
11433
World Ranking
7725
National Ranking
1918

Overview

Orhun K. Muratoglu is affiliated with Harvard University in the United States. Their research primarily spans the field of Medicine, with a strong focus on Surgery. The scientist's work is notably concentrated in several subfields including Surgery, Biomedical Engineering, Orthopedics and Sports Medicine, Infectious Diseases, and Molecular Biology.

The main topics covered in Muratoglu's research include Orthopaedic implants and arthroplasty, Orthopedic Infections and Treatments, Total Knee Arthroplasty Outcomes, Bacterial biofilms and quorum sensing, Advanced X-ray and CT Imaging, Infection Control and Ventilation, and Knee injuries and reconstruction techniques.

The scientist has contributed to various scientific journals and venues. Frequent publication venues include:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Journal of Orthopaedic Research®
  • Journal of Biomedical Materials Research Part B Applied Biomaterials
  • Knee Surgery Sports Traumatology Arthroscopy
  • Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers Part H Journal of Engineering in Medicine

A selection of recent papers authored or co-authored by Muratoglu illustrates their research scope and output:

  • Detecting total hip replacement prosthesis design on plain radiographs using deep convolutional neural network, 2020, Journal of Orthopaedic Research®
  • Assessing the utility of deep neural networks in predicting postoperative surgical complications: a retrospective study, 2021, The Lancet Digital Health
  • Natural language processing with deep learning for medical adverse event detection from free-text medical narratives: A case study of detecting total hip replacement dislocation, 2020, Computers in Biology and Medicine
  • Vapor H2O2 sterilization as a decontamination method for the reuse of N95 respirators in the COVID-19 emergency, 2020, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Comparing the performance of a deep convolutional neural network with orthopedic surgeons on the identification of total hip prosthesis design from plain radiographs, 2021, Medical Physics

Collaborations are a notable aspect of Muratoglu's academic career, with frequent co-authors being:

  • Ebru Oral
  • Kartik M. Varadarajan
  • Amita Sekar
  • Keith K. Wannomae
  • Nicoletta Inverardi

Best Publications

  • Advances in the processing, sterilization, and crosslinking of ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene for total joint arthroplasty.

    Steven M. Kurtz;Orhun K. Muratoglu;Mark Evans;Avram A. Edidin

  • A novel method of cross-linking ultra-high-molecular-weight polyethylene to improve wear, reduce oxidation, and retain mechanical properties: Recipient of the 1999 HAP Paul Award

    Orhun K. Muratoglu;Charles R. Bragdon;Daniel O. O'Connor;Murali Jasty

  • Unified wear model for highly crosslinked ultra-high molecular weight polyethylenes (UHMWPE).

    Orhun K. Muratoglu;Charles R. Bragdon;Daniel O. O’Connor;Murali Jasty

  • α-Tocopherol-doped irradiated UHMWPE for high fatigue resistance and low wear

    Ebru Oral;Keith K Wannomae;Nathaniel Hawkins;W H William H Harris

  • Wear resistance and mechanical properties of highly cross-linked, ultrahigh-molecular weight polyethylene doped with vitamin E.

    Ebru Oral;Steven D. Christensen;Arnaz S. Malhi;Keith K. Wannomae

  • Toughening mechanism of rubber-modified polyamides

    O.K. Muratoglu;A.S. Argon;R.E. Cohen;M. Weinberg

  • Poly(vinyl alcohol)–acrylamide hydrogels as load-bearing cartilage substitute

    Hatice Bodugoz-Senturk;Celia E. Macias;Jean H. Kung;Orhun K. Muratoglu

  • Mechanisms of Decrease in Fatigue Crack Propagation Resistance in Irradiated and Melted UHMWPE

    Ebru Oral;Arnaz S. Malhi;Orhun K. Muratoglu

  • Vitamin E diffused, highly crosslinked UHMWPE: a review

    Ebru Oral;Orhun K. Muratoglu

  • Methods for making oxidation resistant polymeric material

    Orhun K. Muratoglu;Stephen H. Spiegelberg

  • Characterization of irradiated blends of α-tocopherol and UHMWPE

    Ebru Oral;Evan S. Greenbaum;Arnaz S. Malhi;William H. Harris

  • The effects of high dose irradiation on the cross-linking of vitamin E-blended ultrahigh molecular weight polyethylene.

    Ebru Oral;Christine Godleski Beckos;Arnaz S. Malhi;Orhun K. Muratoglu

  • The effect of alpha-tocopherol on the oxidation and free radical decay in irradiated UHMWPE.

    Ebru Oral;Shannon L. Rowell;Orhun K. Muratoglu

  • Third-body wear of highly cross-linked polyethylene in a hip simulator.

    Charles R Bragdon;Murali Jasty;Orhun K Muratoglu;Daniel O O’Connor

  • Diffusion of Vitamin E in Ultra-high Molecular Weight Polyethylene

    Ebru Oral;Keith K. Wannomae;Shannon L. Rowell;Orhun K. Muratoglu

  • Radiation and melt treated ultra high molecular weight polyethylene prosthetic devices

    Edward W. Merrill;William H. Harris;Murali Jasty;Orhun K. Muratoglu

  • In Vivo Oxidation of Retrieved Cross-linked Ultra–High-Molecular-Weight Polyethylene Acetabular Components with Residual Free Radicals

    Keith K. Wannomae;Shayan Bhattacharyya;Andrew Freiberg;Daniel Estok

  • Ex Vivo Stability Loss of Irradiated and Melted Ultra-High Molecular Weight Polyethylene

    Orhun K Muratoglu;Keith K Wannomae;Shannon L Rowell;Brad R Micheli

  • Surface analysis of early retrieved acetabular polyethylene liners: a comparison of conventional and highly crosslinked polyethylenes

    Orhun K Muratoglu;Evan S Greenbaum;Charles R Bragdon;Murali Jasty

  • Effect of Radiation, Heat, and Aging on In Vitro Wear Resistance of Polyethylene

    Unknown

  • Erratum to ‘Unified wear model for highly crosslinked ultra-high molecular weight polyethylenes (UHMWPE)’: [Biomaterials 20 (1999) 1463–1470]

    Orhun K. Muratoglu;Charles R. Bragdon;Daniel O. O’Connor;Murali Jasty

Frequent Co-Authors

Henrik Malchau
Henrik Malchau Harvard University
William H. Harris
William H. Harris Massachusetts General Hospital
Harry E. Rubash
Harry E. Rubash Harvard University
Guoan Li
Guoan Li Newton Wellesley Hospital
Robert A. Levine
Robert A. Levine Harvard University
Zhongmin Jin
Zhongmin Jin Southwest Jiaotong University
Seok Hyun Yun
Seok Hyun Yun Harvard University
Robert W. Redmond
Robert W. Redmond Harvard University

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