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Dear CBS Members and Friends. As our annual general meeting AGM approaches we are actively seeking nominations for available spots on the Board of Directors for the CBS, the student representative, and both secretary and treasurer roles...
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Dear CBS Friends and Members, Please find the Spring 2026 newsletter attached here. Regards, Patricia Comeau, CBS Secretary
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Dear CBS Members and Friends, We have been asked to share the following message on behalf of the organizing committee for our upcoming CBS CSPS cc-CRS meeting in Vancouver, BC...
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Dear Canadian Biomaterials Society Members Friends, A call for late-breaking abstracts has now been released for our upcoming CBS CSPS cc-CRS 2026 meeting this June in sunny Vancouver, BC...
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Diels-Alder “click” crosslinked polymer scaffolds within calcium alginate templated beads comments

by S. Alison Stewart
Encapsulation of cells within semi-permeable polymer hydrogels is a promising approach for the treatment of hormone or enzyme-deficiency disorders...
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A novel reprogramming method for neural tissue regeneration comments

by Stephanie Willerth Meghan Robinson
The transcription factor Ascl1 plays a key role in neural development. Recently Ascl1 was identified as a pioneer factor capable of reprogramming other cell types of the central nervous system into neurons using viral mediated overexpression1...
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Sol-gel-derived hydroxyapatite coating of porous calcium polyphosphate enhances mechanical integration of tissue-engineered cartilage comments

by Robert Pilliar David Lee
Articular cartilage has a limited capacity for regeneration. Tissue engineering aims to generate functional cartilage tissue to replace the damaged tissue...
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Tribocorrosion and metal release in retrieved Metal-on-Polyethylene total hip implants comments

by Rizhi Wang Qiong Wang
In recent years, adverse local tissue reactions ALTRs have been observed in total hip implants that use CoCrMo femoral head articulating against highly-crosslinking polyethylene HXLPE liner, raising an urgent concern to the biomedical community...
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T lymphocytes Encapsulated in Chitosan Microbeads as a Localised Immunotherapy: In vitro and In vivo results comments

by Sophie Lerouge Nicholas Cunningham
Adoptive cell therapy ACT , where cancer-responsive T lymphocytes are administered systemically to patients, is a promising cancer immunotherapy...
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