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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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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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Structural changes of bone induced by metastatic lesions of prostate cancer comments

by Felipe Eltit
One out of nine Canadian men will suffer prostate cancer PC during his lifetime 1 . Life expectancy of men with PC has increased due to androgen deprivation therapy and nowadays 90 of PC patients live 10 years...
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Cytoprotective Properties of Thioketals Against Oxidative Stress Damage to Islets comments

by Larry D. Unsworth Shammy Raj
Type 1 diabetes mellitus T1DM is an autoimmune diseases where the insulin producing -cells are destroyed by the immune system, exposing one to the high risks of accumulated glucose in the body...
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FRESH Bioprinting Drastically Enhances the Printability of Chitosan Thermosensitive Hydrogels comments

by Sophie Lerouge Maedeh Rahimnejad
Thermosensitive chitosan CH -based hydrogels that rapidly pass from a liquid at room temperature to a mechanically stable solid at body temperature without any crosslinker show excellent potential for tissue engineering applications and could be interesting candidates for bioprinting ADDIN EN...
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FXIIIa-Crosslinkable Synthetic Macromers Improve Stiffness and Adhesion of Hemophilia B Blood Clots under Fibrinolytic Conditions comments

by Christian Kastrup Karen Chan
Hemophilia is a bleeding disorder that affects roughly 1 in 5000 live births. A form of this disease, hemophilia B, is caused by deficiencies of the clotting protein, factor IX FIX , which is part of the coagulation cascade that, when activated by vascular injury, generates fibrin and its crosslinker, factor XIIIa FXIIIa ...
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  • Robyn Birch: Denosumab treatment of giant cell tumors in the spine induces woven bone formation
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