Primary Research Area:

Biomedical Engineering including Medical Textiles

Research Interests:

Barrier fabric, nanocomposite fibers, structure/property relationships of fibers, plasma surface modification, tissue engineering, biomaterials, comfort.

About Dr. Marian G. McCord:

Marian Gayle McCord was born on November 14, 1963 in Newport, Rhode Island. She graduated from Middletown High School in Middletown, RI, in 1981. She received a Sc.B. in Biomedical Engineering at Brown University in 1985. Next, she worked at Moss Rehabilitation Hospital in Philadelphia, performing diagnostic testing and research in brain electrophysiology from 1985-1987. Next followed a long stint as what her parents lovingly referred to as a "professional student". Dr. McCord received a Master's Degree in Bioengineering in 1989 and a Ph. D. degree in Textiles and Polymer Science in 1994, both at Clemson University, Clemson, SC. Dr. McCord joined the faculty in the Textile Engineering, Chemistry and Science Dept. in the College of Textiles at NC State University in August of 1994.

Recent Publications:

1. McCord, M.G., & Matthews, S.R., & Hwang, Y.J., & Bourham, M.A.. (2004). Surface morphology analysis of polyethylene terephthalate (pet) films treated with helium and oxygenated helium atmospheric plasmas. Journal of Applied Polymer Science
2. Hwang, Y.J., & Matthews, S.R., & Park, Y.C., & McCord, M.G., & Bourham, M.A.. (2004). Study of organic polymer film treated by helium generated atmospheric pressure plasma. Journal of the Electrochemical Society
3. Hwang, Y.J., & An, J.S., & McCord, M.G., & Park, S.W., & Kang, B.C.. (2004). The effects of helium atmospheric pressure plasma treatment on low-stress mechanical properties of polypropylene nonwoven fabrics. Textile Research Journal
4. McCord, M.G., & Loboa, E.G., & Mente, P.L., & Blanchard, S.M.. (2004). Putting the "engineering" into tissue engineering: development of undergraduate tissue engineering course materials and laboratory experiments. Proceedings of the 2004 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition [ Related link ]
5. McCord, M., & Rodden, S.N., & Hudson, S.M. . (2004, January). Extrusion and analysis of nylon-montmorillonite nanocomposite filaments. Journal of Advanced Materials [ Related link ]

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