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CBS BC Student Chapter Webinar - April 10th at 1pm PST 0 comments

by Patricia Comeau
Dear CBS Members and Friends, The BC Student Chapter of the Canadian Biomaterials Society CBS is pleased to host a webinar this Friday, April 10th at 1pm PST...
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QC-CBS Event: Women in Science Event this Friday! 0 comments

by Patricia Comeau
Dear CBS Members and Friends, The Quebec City Student Chapter of the Canadian Biomaterials Society QC-CBS has organized the 3rd edition of their Women in Science Event for this Friday, March 27th from 9am to 1pm EST...
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WBC2016 Legacy Travel Award Deadline Extended to March 2 0 comments

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The deadline for the WBC2016 Legacy Travel Award has been extended to March 2, 2026, to match the abstract deadline extension for the CBS CSPS CC-CRS Conference...
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Abstract Deadline Extended for CBS/CSPS/CC-CRS Conference 0 comments

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Dear members and friends of the Canadian Biomaterials Society, The abstract deadline has been extended to March 2nd, 2026 for the upcoming CBS CCPS cc-CRS 2026 meeting this June in Vancouver, BC...
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Modeling the mechanical behavior of mono- and multilayer electrospun structures for vascular graft applications comments

by Sophie Lerouge Matthieu Gauthier
Two problems arise when replacing a patient artery by a synthetic vascular graft VG . The first one is the absence of endothelial lining on the lumen side of the graft, related to the inappropriate surface properties and textures, which leads to VG thrombosis...
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Transiently Cationic Nanoparticles for Controlled Protein Release comments

by Molly Shoichet Timothy Cheung
Traditionally, controlled release from local delivery vehicles has involved diffusion-based strategies, where an encapsulated therapeutic diffuses slowly out of a nanoparticle...
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Fibroblast Contact Guidance on Sub-Micron Groove Topographies is Dependent on Tissue of Origin comments

by Douglas Hamilton Sarah Brooks
Human gingival fibroblasts exhibit many differences compared to their dermal counterparts including embryonic origin, distinctive gene and extracellular matrix expression, whichmanifests at a tissue level in a reduced propensity for scarring compared to dermis 1 ...
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Influence of Surface Topography and Modulus on Fibrinogen Adsorption and Subsequent Cell Response comments

by Kyla Sask Jie Li
Protein adsorption to a material is a complex process that causes thrombus formation, infection, and inflammation and can lead to failure of devices1...
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Glycocalyx engineering approaches for organ transplantation via localized immunomodulation comments

by Jayachandran Kizhakkedathu Haiming Daniel Luo
Immunomodulation, the ability to alter the immune response of a cell to a desired level, can significantly enhance organ transplantation...
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