Microscale Design for Soft and Living Systems
Welcome to the Muir Lab! We are located at the University of Delaware Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering. The Muir Lab designs soft and living materials at the microscale, specializing in hydrogel-based platforms, bioprinting, and biofabrication. Our research focuses on creating structured, tunable materials that control spatial and mechanical properties for applications in tissue repair, therapeutic delivery, biofabrication, and environmental microbiology. We integrate real-time imaging, materials characterization, and modeling to guide material design and function. Embracing a “maker culture,” we also develop accessible, economical biomaterials research tools to accelerate innovation. Through microscale materials engineering, we aim to push the boundaries of biomaterials design for biomedical and environmental applications. See our Research page to learn more about our group's work.
​About Prof. Victoria G. Muir: Victoria started as an Assistant Professor at University of Delaware Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering in Fall 2024. She completed her doctoral degree in 2022 as an NSF Graduate Research Fellow at the University of Pennsylvania in the Burdick Lab (now at CU Boulder). Subsequently she pursued postdoctoral studies at Princeton University Presidential Postdoctoral Research Fellow in the Datta Lab (now at Caltech). She received her B.ChE. in Chemical Engineering from the University of Delaware in 2018.