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Registration Now Open – 2026 Canadian Biomaterials Society Eastern Canada Student Research Day 0 comments

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French will follow To whom it may concern, Following last year s success, we are delighted to announce the second edition of the Canadian Biomaterials Society Eastern Canada Student Research Day Join us this September in Montr al for a day of scientific exchange with graduate students, postdoctoral fellows, professors, and researchers in biomedical engineering, biomaterials, materials science, and translational medicine at the 2026 Canadian Biomaterials Society Eastern Canada Student Research Day...
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CBS Update: Call for Nominations for BoD+ Roles 0 comments

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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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Re: CBS Spring 2026 Newsletter (with newsletter) 0 comments

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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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Reminder: Book Accommodation for CBS/CSPS/cc-CRS Meeting this June! 0 comments

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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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Injectable and Degradable Poly(Oligoethylene glycol methacrylate) Hydrogels With Tunable Charge Densities: Adhesive Peptide-Free Cell Scaffolds for Ophthalmic Applications comments

by Emilia Bakaic
Poly ethylene glycol PEG hydrogels have been widely studied as biomaterials based on their hydrophilic, non-immunogenic, and non-cytotoxic properties...
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Immunomodulatory hydrogel microspheres as a sustained release system for angiogenic growth factors comments

by Eric Tawagi
Revascularization approaches that involve delivering growth factors with short half-lives minutes over periods of weeks in order to regenerate micro vessels have been identified as promising strategies to address disorders related to compromised tissue perfusion...
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Fabrication and Characterization of an Artificial Mucus Layer for Mammalian-Microbial Co-Culture comments

by Brendan Leung Andy Huang
The human mucosal layer is known to play a crucial role in maintaining health and providing protection to the epithelium...
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A novel reprogramming method for neural tissue regeneration comments

by Stephanie Willerth Meghan Robinson
The transcription factor Ascl1 plays a key role in neural development. Recently Ascl1 was identified as a pioneer factor capable of reprogramming other cell types of the central nervous system into neurons using viral mediated overexpression1...
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Computational Modelling Guides Microfluidic 3D Bioprinting of Photocrosslinkable Inks comments

by Mohsen Akbari Evan Stefanek
Three-dimensional 3D bioprinting of photocrosslinkable hydrogels has attracted great interest for various tissue engineering applications as the biochemical and mechanical properties of the resulting hydrogel structures can be tuned to generate a physiologically relevant microenvironment for cells...
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  • Robyn Birch: Denosumab treatment of giant cell tumors in the spine induces woven bone formation
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