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Save the Date for CBS2026! June 2–5, 2026 0 comments

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Overview The Canadian Biomaterials Society CBS , the Canadian Society for Pharmaceutical Sciences CSPS , and the Controlled Release Society cc-CRS are joining forces to host a landmark joint conference at UBC Vancouver...
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CBS Eastern Canada Research Day - Abstracts due Sept 15th 0 comments

by Patricia Comeau
Dear CBS Members Colleagues, We are excited to share that four of our Eastern Canada student chapters have organized a 2025 Canadian Biomaterials Society Eastern Canada Student Research Day ...
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CBS Board of Directors Elections 2025 and CBS2027 Update 0 comments

by Lindsay Fitzpatrick
Dear CBS Member, I have a two important news items to communicate 1. CBS Board Member Elections It is now time to cast your votes for open positions on the CBS Board of Directors...
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Injectable cell-laden bioactive microsphere-based chitosan hydrogel for treatment of non-loading irregular bone defect comments

by Maedeh Rahimnejad
The rising incidence of bone disorders has resulted in the need for minimally invasive therapies to meet this demand 1 ...
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Investigating the Role and Mechanisms of Extracellular Vesicle Signalling in Human Cardiac Tissue-on-a-Chip Models comments

by Milica Radisic Karl Wagner
Unlike seasonal coronaviruses, SARS-CoV-2 has a profound tropism for the heart. Estimates indicate 78 of individuals infected with SARS-CoV-2 experience cardiac side effects, with asymptomatic individuals still at risk of viral-induced heart failure, yet the mechanisms and consequences of such effects remain unclear...
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Mechanical stimulation as a tool to boost nanoparticles uptake by cells comments

by Gabriele Candiani Federica Ponti
In the past decades, the rise of nanotechnology and gene therapy have brought new hope for the development of novel preventatives and therapeutics, as recently demonstrated by the success of mRNA-based COVID-19 vaccines1,2...
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Microscale Layer Shifting to Expand Geometries Available for Melt Electrowritten Scaffolds comments

by Paul Dalton Ievgenii Liashenko
Melt electrowriting MEW is a high-resolution additive manufacturing technology with potential utility as biomaterials and tissue engineering scaffolds 1 ...
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Chitosan/Pectin Scaffolds for Tissue Engineering Applications comments

by Fernanda Carla Bombaldi de Souza
Scaffolds are artificial extracellular matrices which are capable of supporting cell growth and three-dimensional tissue formation, thus being important components for tissue engineering 1 ...
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  • Kate MacQuarrie: Smooth muscle cell-like support cells accelerate the autologous endothelialization of a polyurethane scaffold for vascular engineering
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