A survey towards the development of a Canadian database of nanomedicine-related research expertise
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by Mohsen Akbari
As part of its legacy strategy, the NanoMedicines Innovation Network NMIN is creating an online database of Canadian nanomedicines researchers and the areas of expertise represented within their labs...
Workshop: Peptide Synthesis and Applications in Regenerative Medicine
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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...
International Society of Biofabrication (ISBF) Conference 2023
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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...
Lipid nanoparticles LNPs containing short infering RNA siRNA and messenger RNA mRNA have been clinically shown to be able to treat the root cause of genetic diseases and confer protection against infection as with Onpattro and the recent COVID-19 vaccines, respectively...
Alternatives to existing implantable materials ex. metals or autologous grafts for bone tissue repair and regeneration are needed to improve patient outcomes and avoid the complications caused by issues such as stress shielding and donor site morbidity 1 ...
Ventral hernia is one of the most common abdomen surgical diseases. Usually, polypropylene PP meshes are widely used for ventral hernia repair since PP meshes are relative inexpensive and easy to handle and incorporation into tissue...
An ideal matrix or cell living environment is generally expected to have an appropriate morphology, mechanical properties, and biological compatibility...
Recently, microfabrication technologies have been used for the development of blood oxygenators to treat neonates with respiratory distress and to overcome the limitations of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation ECMO and mechanical ventilation1,2...
Ahmed Saad: Surface modification strategies to improve soft tissue integration of transcutaneous implants more
Abbey Stein: Investigating the Inflammatory Response to Surgical Mesh more
Recent Member Publications
Daniel Nguyen: Mechanically Stable and Tunable Photoactivated Peptide-Based Hydrogels for Soft Tissue Adhesion more
German Andres Mercado: Mechanically Stable and Tunable Photoactivated Peptide-Based Hydrogels for Soft Tissue Adhesion more
German Andres Mercado: Multipurpose On-the-Spot Peptide-Based Hydrogels for Skin, Cornea and Heart Repair more
Kate MacQuarrie: Smooth muscle cell-like support cells accelerate the autologous endothelialization of a polyurethane scaffold for vascular engineering more