We investigate the chemistry and physics of soft materials for applications in bioengineering. The breadth of our work draws undergraduate students from Fowler School of Engineering, Schmid College of Science and Technology, and the Crean College of Health and Behavioral Sciences. Driven by our recent discoveries surrounding the use of ultra-soft colloids in regenerative medicine, we are currently working to advance the study of composite materials composed of synthetic polymers and natural extracellular matrix components.
Our research might immerse one student in a polymer synthesis-focused project while another might focus on measurements designed to understand the soft matter physics of those materials. Other students might then design new materials for bioengineering applications. Click through the gallery below to check out some of our work.
In addition to our research efforts, we aim to support the Chapman community in their nanoanalysis needs by collaborating with the Keck Center High-Resolution Imaging Facility. Listed below is a representative accounting of our current capabilities:
Asylum MFP-3D Atomic Force Microscope | Asylum Jupiter XR Atomic Force Microscope | Cellink Bio X Bioprinters (2) | Beckman Coulter Optima MAX Benchtop Ultracentrifuge | Eppendorf Microtiter Plate Centrifuge | Zeiss Axio Observer Inverted Optical Microscope (epifluorescence and differential interference contrast) | Izon Exoid Tunable Resistive Pulse Analysis | Wyatt DynaPro Nanostar II DLS | Tecan Infinite 200 Pro Multi-Mode Plate Reader | Anton Paar MCR 702a MultiDrive Rheometer | Elvesys Microfluidics Pump | Soft Lithography/Elastomer Curing Station | Labconco Freeze Dryer | ChemGlass 5 L Polymerization Reactor System
Browse the Publications or News pages to see some of our recent activities, and feel free to drop us a line if you are interested in learning more! If you are in the area, please drop by for a visit – The Lyon Group is located in the Swenson Family Hall of Engineering (room N213) inside the Keck Center for Science and Engineering at Chapman University.
Soft Matter @ Chapman University 