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CBS Update: Call for Nominations for BoD+ Roles 0 comments

by Patricia Comeau
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

by Patricia Comeau
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

by Patricia Comeau
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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CBS/CSPS/cc-CRS 2026 Mtg - Late Breaking Abstracts 0 comments

by Patricia Comeau
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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Towards Target-molecule Triggered Release Using Aptamer Polymer “Tapes” For Smart Fertilizers comments

by Phepafatso Tsae
Polyelectrolyte microcapsules that respond to external stimulus have a great potential to serve as carriers for delivery of payload within...
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A Critical Evaluation of Cortical Bone Fracture Toughness Testing Methods comments

by Daniel Dapaah
Fracture mechanics approaches have been used for more than 30 years to quantify the fracture resistance of cortical bone...
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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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Pericardial Delivery of Micronized Matrix Biomaterial Leverages an Eosinophil Immune Response for Post-Infarct Cardiac Repair comments

by Paul Fedak Vishnu Vasanthan
Ischemic heart disease IHD remains a leading cause of mortality1. After myocardial infarction MI fibrosis predominates tissue remodeling, resulting in impaired pump function and heart failure2,3...
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Bioactive Sol-Gel Derived Borate Glasses comments

by William Lepry
Bioactive glasses have long been studied as bone replacement materials. Owing to their lower chemical durability, bioactive borate glasses degrade more rapidly and consequently have a quicker conversion rate to bone-like mineral hydroxy-carbonated apatite, HCA when compared to the traditional silicate bioactive glasses 1 ...
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