Soft Matter Research
The Solomon research group works on micro-scale characterization of complex interactions in materials such as polymers, colloids and microbial biofilms. The projects in our group aim to understand how such interactions mediate a material’s self-assembly, microstructural and rheological properties. We use coordinated methods of 3D confocal microscopy, rheometry, light scattering and image processing to correlate macroscopic properties of soft matter to their micro-scale features.
Colloidal Assembly
for structural color
Colloidal Gelation
and its rheological properties
We study the microscopic network structure and gelation dynamics and the functional properties of colloidal gel
Active Matter
dynamics and effects
We study the behavior of various shapes of active colloidal particles when embedded in colloidal gel and crystal, and their effects on the functional properties
Mechanics of Biofilm
for bacteria and fungi
Latest Publications
Recent News
September 2024: Tianyu, Syahidah and Clémence presented at Chemical Engineering Graduate Symposium 2024
June 2024: Syahidah presented at ACS Colloid & Surface Science Symposium 2024
June 2024: Clémence presented at International Conference on Bacilli and Gram Positive Bacteria 2024
Contact Us
Prof. Michael J. Solomon
NCRC B10-A151
Ann Arbor, MI
[email protected]
Graduate Student Offices
NCRC B20-116W
Ann Arbor, MI