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International Society of Biofabrication (ISBF) Conference 2023 0 comments

by Amanda Clifford
Dear Members, The annual conference of the International Society of Biofabrication ISBF is being held this September 17-20 in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan...
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CBS 2023: Early Bird Registration Deadline Extended 0 comments

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Dear Members, The early bird registration deadline for CBS 2023 in Halifax has been extended to April 21st, 2023 To register, click here...
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CBS 2023: Abstract Submission Extended 0 comments

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Dear Members, The abstract submission deadline for CBS 2023 in Halifax has been extended to March 17th, 2023 Please click here to learn more...
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Call for Paper and Special Issues Open access and Free of Charge The Exploration of Biomat-X Journal 0 comments

by Amanda Clifford
The Exploration of Biomat-X EBMX invites you to submit your next original contribution to the inaugural edition of this journal to help the journal positioning itself among the major players in the field...
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Development of an Injectable and Thermosensitive Chitosan Hydrogel for the Prevention of Post-surgical Abdominal Adhesions comments

by Eve Hui
Post-operative peritoneal adhesions are a burden on public health. Their incidence reaches 67 to 93 and 97 after abdominal and gynecologic surgeries respectively 1-2 ...
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Circumventing the Blood-Brain Barrier: Injectable hyaluronan-based hydrogel to deliver Cyclosporin A to promote tissue repair in stroke-injured rat brain comments

by Molly Shoichet Jessica Ngai
Drug delivery to the brain is severely impeded by the blood brain barrier BBB , preventing the use of most potential regenerative agents for diseases such as stroke...
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Biosynthesized Cellulose for Use as Novel Drug Delivery System to Stimulate Brain Tissue Regeneration after Stroke comments

by Taisa Regina Stumpf
Cerebrovascular accidents stroke is the sudden death of brain cells due to lack of oxygen. Worldwide, stroke is the second leading cause of death and the third leading cause of disability1...
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Localized Delivery of Exogenous C-type Natriuretic Peptide from Heparin-Coated NPs – Potential Use in Suppressing Fibrotic Phenotypes in Cardiac Myofibrogenesis comments

by Paul J Santerre Shirley Chung
In a healthy heart, cells naturally secrete C-type natriuretic peptide CNP , an anti-fibrotic cytokine that has strong effects on cardiac fibroblast function, fibrosis, and extracellular matrix deposition...
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Tunable mucoadhesion and mucopenetration using self-assembled brush-block copolymer-based nanoparticles comments

by Todd Hoare Ridhdhi Dave
Self-assembled nanoparticles NPs based on block copolymers of poly ethylene glycol and poly lactic-co-glycolic acid PEG-PLGA have been widely applied across multiple drug delivery applications including ophthalmic delivery as effective nanoscale carriers of drugs 1 ...
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