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Workshop: Peptide Synthesis and Applications in Regenerative Medicine 0 comments

by Amanda Clifford
Dear Trainees, Drs. Marcelo Munoz and Emilio Alarcon will facilitate a workshop on Peptide Synthesis and Applications in Regenerative Medicine at the University of Ottawa Heart Institute from August 14th to 17th, 2023...
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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

by Amanda Clifford
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

by Amanda Clifford
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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Novel 3D printed egg white-alginate-based hydrogel platforms for salivary gland cells expansion and spheroid formation comments

by Yuli Zhang
Patients treated with radiotherapy for head neck cancer and patients with Sj gren s syndrome SS experience decreased saliva flow due to the loss of salivary gland SG acinar cells...
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In vitro endothelial cell transfection using linear and branched poly(β-amino ester) nanoparticles comments

by Nicholas DiStasio
Despite a rocky start, DNA-based gene therapy is re-gaining footing with the development of cutting-edge biodegradable materials...
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The Impact of Hydrogel Stress Relaxation on Mesenchymal Stem Cells Osteogenic Differentiation comments

by Emilie Prouvé
Mesenchymal Stem Cells MSCs are adult stem cells which have gained high interest in regenerative medicine considering their self-renewal ability, multipotency, ease of access, and high proliferative rate...
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Tribocorrosion and metal release in retrieved Metal-on-Polyethylene total hip implants comments

by Rizhi Wang Qiong Wang
In recent years, adverse local tissue reactions ALTRs have been observed in total hip implants that use CoCrMo femoral head articulating against highly-crosslinking polyethylene HXLPE liner, raising an urgent concern to the biomedical community...
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An electrode-integrated hydrogel system to model Parkinson Disease in vitro comments

by Fabio Variola Alp Ozgun
Recent efforts from the scientific community have focused on the development of in vitro systems that recapitulate key components of the complex architecture of tissues and organ functions, showing tremendous potential for disease modelling as well as drug development and discovery...
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