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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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Strength and Biocompatibility of Polycaprolactone-Borophosphosilicate Hybrid Biomaterials for Bone Tissue Engineering comments

by Kibret Mequanint Dibakar Mondal
Biomaterials designed for bone tissue engineering must be biocompatible and biodegradable and must promote bone cell attachment, proliferation, and migration such that the damaged tissue is repaired or replaced with the newly regenerated bone over time...
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Novel Green Polyurethanes Nanocellulose Composites for Applications in Tissue Engineering comments

by Yaser Dahman
Scaffolds are a main part of biomaterial science and are used as biodegradable implants that are capable of supporting the host tissue, guiding the tissue to grow within it and degrading in the body as the tissue regenerates 1-3...
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Bioprinting Neural Tissue comments

by Stephanie Willerth Michaela Thomas
Neurodegenerative disease, stroke, and traumatic brain injury cause neuron death in the central nervous system, resulting in decreased motor, sensory, and or processing capability 1 ...
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Enhancing the Re-endothelialization of Vascular Substitutes via a Biomimetic Approach comments

by Corinne Hoesli Mohamed Elkhodiry
Insufficient surface endothelialization of vascular substitutes such as stents and vascular grafts is a main contributor to post-implantation device failure...
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Zinc loaded calcium sulphate enhances rhBMP-2 induced bone formation comments

by Sean Peel Michael Spatafora
Recombinant human bone morphogenetic protein 2 BMP bioimplants are used clinically to promote spinal fusion, fracture non-union and bone defect repair...
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