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harness the compositional, regiochemical and stereochemical complexity of natural products for the construction of hydrolytically-degradable polymers, which have impact toward sustainability, reduction of reliance on petrochemicals, and production of biologically-beneficial and environmentally-benign natural products upon degradation. Wooley's research team is engaged in creative approaches to materials for nanomedicine applications, degradable polymers from natural resources, coatings for marine antifouling, advanced photoresist materials for the microelectronics industry, hybrid magnetic nanomaterials for
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In 2017, Wooley helped establish biodegradable plastics development company Teysha
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through a joint appointment granted in 2007 as part of her active collaborations in the area of radiotherapeutics with the late
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designed-based synthetic approach to the field of polymer chemistry; an approach traditionally reserved for small molecule synthetic targets like natural products. She is a member of the
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