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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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Tribocorrosion and metal release in retrieved Metal-on-Polyethylene total hip implants comments

by Rizhi Wang Qiong Wang
In recent years, adverse local tissue reactions ALTRs have been observed in total hip implants that use CoCrMo femoral head articulating against highly-crosslinking polyethylene HXLPE liner, raising an urgent concern to the biomedical community...
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The effects of PMMA surface chemistry and neutrophil extracellular traps on THP1 cells and lens epithelial cells comments

by Elissa LeBlanc
Following cataract surgery, 20- 40 of patients experience reduced or afflicted vision via the development of posterior capsule opacification PCO , or secondary cataracts 1 ...
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3D Printed Scaffolds for Stabilization and Local Therapeutic Delivery in Bone Metastases comments

by derek rosenzweig Audrey Pitaru
There has been a recent rise in cancer occurrence and increase in the risk of metastatic cancer. Bone is the third most common site for metastases, with breast and prostate tumors often the primary source...
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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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Autoadhesive conductive cryogel as electrode for electrical stimulation to promote skin wound healing comments

by Ze Zhang Shujun Cui
Transcutaneous or transdermal electrical stimulation is the technique that uses electrical field to noninvasively stimulate muscle or nerve through multiple electrodes patched to the skin...
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