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Registration Now Open – 2026 Canadian Biomaterials Society Eastern Canada Student Research Day 0 comments

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French will follow To whom it may concern, Following last year s success, we are delighted to announce the second edition of the Canadian Biomaterials Society Eastern Canada Student Research Day Join us this September in Montr al for a day of scientific exchange with graduate students, postdoctoral fellows, professors, and researchers in biomedical engineering, biomaterials, materials science, and translational medicine at the 2026 Canadian Biomaterials Society Eastern Canada Student Research Day...
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CBS Update: Call for Nominations for BoD+ Roles 0 comments

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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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Re: CBS Spring 2026 Newsletter (with newsletter) 0 comments

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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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Reminder: Book Accommodation for CBS/CSPS/cc-CRS Meeting this June! 0 comments

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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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BMP-2 and PDGF Gene Delivery to Rat Skull Periosteum and Bone-Derived Cells by PEI Non-Viral Carriers comments

by Hasan Uludag Eleni Tsekoura
Bone regeneration remains an important hurdle in the field of tissue regeneration. Direct delivery of growth factors GF has received great attention due to their promising preclinical and clinical results...
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Mesenchymal progenitor cell differentiation on electrospun poly (ester amide) fibres for vascular tissue engineering comments

by Kibret Mequanint Sarah Kiros
Vascular tissue engineering seeks to produce biologically and mechanically responsive vascular substitutes using cells, scaffolds and bioreactors, to address the shortcomings of current vascular interventions such as coronary artery bypass grafts and to create pre-clinical testing platforms to study vascular pathologies...
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Pharmacological preconditioning improves viability, paracrine activities and neoangiogenesis of hydrogel encapsulated mesenchymal stem cells. comments

by Sophie Lerouge
Stem cell therapy is a promising treatment for various degenerative diseases including myocardial infarction precipitated heart failure...
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Ribose Pre-Treatment Protects Fracture Toughness of γ-irradiated Sterilized Bone Allograft comments

by Thomas Willett Mitchell Woodside
Bone embrittlement as a result of -irradiation sterilization poses an issue for both tissue banks and orthopedic surgeons...
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Development of Chitosan Coatings by Plasma-Grafting for Prevention of Contamination for Medical Devices comments

by Juliana M. Vaz
Bacterial contamination is a public health and socio-economic problem. In Canada, 220,000 people will develop nosocomial infections each year, 8,000 will die and 106...
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