A research chemist who understands how important intellectual property rights are to inventors, entrepreneurs, and investors; Jacqueline J. DeFoe, Ph.D. assists in prosecuting patents for clients within the chemical sciences industry.  Her meticulous understanding of the data behind a new product, ability to draw conclusions, define implications and significance, and present this information to others, affords Dr. DeFoe a marked capacity for work on complex intellectual property matters.

Recent Client Work

  • Investigated claims at the U.S. Food and Drug Administration against a product used as a tissue adhesion barrier and determined the need for more accurate and precise control of the manufacturing process.

Detailed Biography

Representative Experience

  • Ethylene/polar monomer copolymerization
  • Organic synthesis of phosphines
  • Polymerization catalysts
  • Polymer structure characterization

  • Tissue adhesion barriers

Background and Credentials

At the Department of Chemistry at The University of Chicago, Jacqueline J. DeFoe, Ph.D. researched polymerization catalysis, specifically, the development of new catalysts for making new types of functionalized polyolefins.  By introducing changes to the molecular structure of the catalyst and analyzing the resulting polymers, she and her team were able to investigate how the catalyst structure influenced the function.  The catalyst she developed was unique because it exhibited greater activity and stability to vinyl polar monomers than previously seen.

Dr. DeFoe earned both a Ph.D. and an M.S. in Chemistry from The University of Chicago.  She received B.S. in Chemistry from Marquette University, where she graduated magna cum laude.

Publications and Speeches

  • “pH Effect on the Synthesis, Shear Properties and Homogeneity of Iron-Crosslinked Hyaluronic Acid-Based (feHy) Gels/Adhesion Barrier.” Isayeva, I; Sarkar, S.; Chang, A.; DeFoe, J.; Luu, H.; Vorvolakos, K.; Patwardhan, D.; Whang, J.; Pollack, S. Journal of biomedical Materials Research; Part B Applied Biomaterials, 2010, 95B, 9.

Short Biography

Education

  • The University of Chicago, Ph.D., Chemistry
  • The University of Chicago, M.S., Chemistry
  • Marquette University, B.S., Chemistry, magna cum laude

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Jacqueline J. DeFoe, Ph.D.

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A research chemist who understands how important intellectual property rights are to inventors, entrepreneurs, and investors; Jacqueline J. DeFoe, Ph.D. assists in prosecuting patents for clients within the chemical sciences industry.  Her meticulous understanding of the data behind a new product, ability to draw conclusions, define implications and significance, and present this information to others, affords Dr. DeFoe a marked capacity for work on complex intellectual property matters.

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Jacqueline J. DeFoe, Ph.D.

Jacqueline J. DeFoe, Ph.D.

Recent Client Work

  • Investigated claims at the U.S. Food and Drug Administration against a product used as a tissue adhesion barrier and determined the need for more accurate and precise control of the manufacturing process.

Detailed Biography

Representative Experience

  • Ethylene/polar monomer copolymerization
  • Organic synthesis of phosphines
  • Polymerization catalysts
  • Polymer structure characterization

  • Tissue adhesion barriers

Background and Credentials

At the Department of Chemistry at The University of Chicago, Jacqueline J. DeFoe, Ph.D. researched polymerization catalysis, specifically, the development of new catalysts for making new types of functionalized polyolefins.  By introducing changes to the molecular structure of the catalyst and analyzing the resulting polymers, she and her team were able to investigate how the catalyst structure influenced the function.  The catalyst she developed was unique because it exhibited greater activity and stability to vinyl polar monomers than previously seen.

Dr. DeFoe earned both a Ph.D. and an M.S. in Chemistry from The University of Chicago.  She received B.S. in Chemistry from Marquette University, where she graduated magna cum laude.

Publications and Speeches

  • “pH Effect on the Synthesis, Shear Properties and Homogeneity of Iron-Crosslinked Hyaluronic Acid-Based (feHy) Gels/Adhesion Barrier.” Isayeva, I; Sarkar, S.; Chang, A.; DeFoe, J.; Luu, H.; Vorvolakos, K.; Patwardhan, D.; Whang, J.; Pollack, S. Journal of biomedical Materials Research; Part B Applied Biomaterials, 2010, 95B, 9.

Short Biography

Jacqueline J. DeFoe, Ph.D.

Education

  • The University of Chicago, Ph.D., Chemistry
  • The University of Chicago, M.S., Chemistry
  • Marquette University, B.S., Chemistry, magna cum laude

Practices

Industries

News

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