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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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Dear CBS Friends and Members, Please find the Spring 2026 newsletter attached here. Regards, Patricia Comeau, CBS Secretary
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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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Dear Canadian Biomaterials Society Members Friends, A call for late-breaking abstracts has now been released for our upcoming CBS CSPS cc-CRS 2026 meeting this June in sunny Vancouver, BC...
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Injectable Composite Chitosan Sponge for Cellular Encapsulation in Bone Repair Applications comments

by Kaushar Jahan
Many bone defects result from injuries do not repair without medical intervention. Autologous bone graft, the gold standard for treating bone defects, is challenging due to a donor scarcity and b donor site morbidity that follows the procedure...
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Responsive surface modifications of methacrylic acid copolymers for the modulation of Lens Epithelial Cell behaviour comments

by Laura Wells Sumaiya Karim
Responsive surfaces can be created by coating or directly modifying materials with switchable molecules to optimize the properties at the surface for modulating cell behaviour and protein adsorption1...
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Pharmacological preconditioning improves viability, paracrine activities and neoangiogenesis of hydrogel encapsulated mesenchymal stem cells. comments

by Sophie Lerouge
Stem cell therapy is a promising treatment for various degenerative diseases including myocardial infarction precipitated heart failure...
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Biohybrid Triblock Copolymer Hydrogels for Cell Delivery comments

by Amanda Brissenden
The intervertebral discs of the spine are susceptible to both age-related degeneration and traumatic damage, and recovery is hindered by their avascular nature1...
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Tenogenic differentiation of mesenchymal stem cells in aligned dense collagen hydrogels by mechanical stimulation comments

by Showan N. Nazhat Hyeree Park
Tendon and ligament reconstruction account for 30 billion per year in the USA alone1. Current gold standard is autograft-based, which limits supply and causes donor site morbidity...
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