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CBS Update: Call for Nominations for BoD+ Roles 0 comments

by Patricia Comeau
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

by Patricia Comeau
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

by Patricia Comeau
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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CBS/CSPS/cc-CRS 2026 Mtg - Late Breaking Abstracts 0 comments

by Patricia Comeau
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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Characterizing the Mechanisms of ASC-Mediated Adipose Tissue Regeneration in a Syngeneic Murine Implant Model comments

by Lauren Flynn John Walker
Adipose tissue has a high capacity for expansion and regression throughout mammalian life. Nevertheless, following reconstructive surgeries designed to augment adipose depots, or tissue injury, adipose tissue displays limited regenerative capacity, and is instead often replaced with scar tissue...
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Microscale Layer Shifting to Expand Geometries Available for Melt Electrowritten Scaffolds comments

by Paul Dalton Ievgenii Liashenko
Melt electrowriting MEW is a high-resolution additive manufacturing technology with potential utility as biomaterials and tissue engineering scaffolds 1 ...
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“On-Demand” Cell-loaded Nanofibrous Hydrogel Scaffolds via Direct Cell Reactive Electrospinning (CRE) comments

by Todd Hoare Fei XU
Hydrogels have been extensively studied as scaffolds for tissue engineering due to their cell compatibility and similar mechanical properties as native soft tissues...
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Alginate-Gelatin-Matrigel Hydrogels Enable the Development and Multigenerational Passaging of Patient-Derived 3D Bioprinted Cancer Spheroid Models comments

by Salvador Flores-Torres
Hydrogels consisting of controlled fractions of alginate, gelatin, and Matrigel enable the development of patient-derived bioprinted tissue models that support cancer spheroid growth and expansion...
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Evaluation of a mussel-derived polymer as a natural bioactive coating for titanium comments

by Fabio Variola Alex Steeves
Metals currently used for prosthetic reconstructions e.g. titanium possess a relatively good success rate, but their performance drops significantly in patients with compromised health status...
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