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CBS nominations for positions within the Board of Directors and proposals for CBS2026 0 comments

by Isabelle Catelas
Dear CBS member, This email concerns nominations for positions on the Board of Directors and proposals to host the 2026 Annual Meeting...
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A survey towards the development of a Canadian database of nanomedicine-related research expertise 0 comments

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...
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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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The study of surface modifications generated by plasma immersion ion implantation on zinc alloys for biomedical applications comments

by Souhila Mohamed
In recent years, zinc and its alloys have attracted the attention of the scientific community as biomaterials with high potential for the fabrication of biomedical implant devices...
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Modelling cystic fibrosis chronic infection over an engineered mucus-like hydrogel comments

by Brendan Leung Courtney O'Brien
The protective mucus layer that lines the airways is responsible for trapping pathogens and clearing them through mucociliary clearance...
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Effects of Cobalt and Chromium Ions on Glycolysis in Macrophages in vitro comments

by Zeina Salloum
Cobalt and chromium ions released from cobalt-chromium-molybdenum CoCrMo -based implants are a serious health concern as they can compromise the functionality of these implants due to adverse tissue reactions 1 ...
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Bioink from collagen and hyaluronic acid: design and characterization of a formulation for vascular bioprinting comments

by Diego Mantovani Sara Palladino
In many fields of research, in vitro models development and validation is acknowledged as a fundamental step for the improvement of current technologies and research of new medical therapies...
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Engineering Vascularized Tissue Constructs with Sacrificial Thermoreversible Hydrogels using a Custom 3D Bioprinter and Angiogenesis-inducing Multipotent Stromal Cells (MSCs) comments

by Ross Fitzsimmons
Bioprinting offers new opportunities for overcoming the previously intractable challenge of creating complex vascular structures within engineered tissues...
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