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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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Injectable Anisotropic Hydrogels comments

by Todd Hoare Kevin De France
While injectable hydrogels have several advantages in the context of experimental medicine and tissue engineering, their relatively weak mechanical properties and isotropic network structure often limit their practical applications or translation to clinical use...
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Synthesis and characterization of Biosilicate/F18 bioglass composite scaffolds comments

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Tissue engineering is a relatively new research field, aiming to assist in either repairing or replacing damaged or lost tissues or organs...
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An innovative 3D cell culture kit for drug screening applications: “PP-3D-S” comments

by Mansoureh Mohseni Garakani
In the area of cancer research, a major issue with conventional 2D cell culture is that it cannot reproduce complex in vivo cell-extracellular matrix ECM interactions, nor those between cancer epithelial cells and stromal compartment, which play a crucial role in tumorigenesis and progression...
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Ultra-high molecular weight hyperbranched polyglycerol polymers are hemocompatible materials for biomedical applications comments

by Lily Takeuchi
Generally, drug molecules are associated with low solubility in physiological media, rapid metabolism or undesired interaction with proteins present in the blood including enzymes and antibodies...
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Random and Aligned Electroapun PET Nanofibers: the Roles of Topography and Bioactive Coatings for Complete, Stable Endothelialization of Vascular Grafts comments

by Sophie Lerouge Houman Savoji
There have been considerable efforts to develop prosthetic small-diameter below 6mm vascular grafts VGs as an alternative to autologous grafts to bypass or replace occluded blood vessels...
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