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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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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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Dear friends , For this years annual meeting in beautiful Vancouver, BC June 2 - 5 2026 we are happy to partner with the Canadian Society for Pharmaceutical Sciences CSPS and the Canadian Chapter of the Controlled Release Society cc-CRS ...
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Call for Abstracts for CBS/CSPS/cc-CRS Conference is now open! 0 comments

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Call for Abstracts is OPEN 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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Modification of Poly(methyl methacrylate) Surfaces with Azobenzene Groups as a Photoswitchable Surface comments

by Ashley Clarke
Many biomedical devices fail as a result of the foreign body reaction and poor acceptance by the host...
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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 flow shear stress on the mechanical properties of an extrusion-based 3D printed bone-inspired nanocomposite biomaterial comments

by Thomas Willett Sanaz Saadatmand Hashemi
Critically Segmental Bone Defects CSBDs are too large for the bone to repair correctly, necessitating bone grafting surgeries...
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Nano-spray therapy for treating heart attacks comments

by Emilio Alarcon Marcelo Munoz
We present a nano-spray therapy for on-the spot-repair of a heart attack. Our sprayable therapy uses nano-engineered peptide-based materials, where nanomolar concentrations of surface engineered spherical nanogold are used to coat the surface of the cardiac muscle...
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Characterization of macrophage response to surface chemistry using functionalized polystyrene substrates comments

by Emily Buck
One of the major causes for implant failure is fibrous encapsulation, and macrophages are key players in this process1...
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