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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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Using Polymeric Biomaterials to Engineer Endothelial Cells Surfaces as a Glycocalyx Replacement for Organ Transplantation Applications comments

by Erika Siren
Introduction The exclusion of expanded criteria donors ECD from transplantation surgery majorly impacts organ recipient wait times, as their organs are too damaged to survive the transplantation process 1 ...
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Surface modification of 3D-printed Ti alloys to improve osseointegration comments

by Kathryn Grandfield Chiara Micheletti
Titanium and titanium alloys are commonly employed materials for hard tissue replacements in bones and dental implants, thanks to their biocompatibility and high corrosion resistance...
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Phosphonium Containing Hydrogels for Controlled Drug Delivery comments

by Elizabeth Gillies Tristan Harrison
Modern medicine relies on the efficient delivery of drugs to treat infections and diseases. Ideally, these drugs should be administered at the exact concentration needed, target the affected area only and not harm healthy cells or tissues...
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Delivery of Bioactive Gene Particles via Collagen-based Electrospun Matrices comments

by Eleni Tsekoura Hasan Uludag
Over the last decade, gene therapy has gained increasing attention in the fields of bone regeneration and tissue engineering 1 ...
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W-Fe-Mn radiopaque coatings for biodegradable stents comments

by Diego Mantovani Samira Ravanbakhsh
Biodegradable metals, a new class of biomaterials, are promising in stenting applications. In the past years, Fe-Mn based alloys have raised the interest of the scientific community due to good combination of properties such as mechanical properties, biocompatibility and corrosion behavior...
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