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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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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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CBS 2023: Registration is Open! 0 comments

by Amanda Clifford
Dear Members, Reistration for CBS 2023 at Dalhousie University in Halifax, NS is officially open You can register here...
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One Week Left to Submit Late Breaking Abstracts! 2023 TERMIS-AM Annual Conference 0 comments

by Amanda Clifford
Dear CBS Members, There is only one week left to submit late breaking abstracts for the annual TERMIS-AM conference this April in Boston You can submit your abstracts here...
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Direct Electrospinning of Degradable Hydrogel Nanofibres comments

by Fei XU
Hydrogels have attracted significant interest as matrices for tissue engineering due to their many advantages such as low protein adsorption, high water content, tunable chemical properties and high cell compatibility...
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Sol-gel-derived hydroxyapatite coating of porous calcium polyphosphate enhances mechanical integration of tissue-engineered cartilage comments

by Robert Pilliar David Lee
Articular cartilage has a limited capacity for regeneration. Tissue engineering aims to generate functional cartilage tissue to replace the damaged tissue...
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Viability enhancement of hydrogel encapsulated mesenchymal stem cells by a short pharmacological treatment. comments

by Francesco Touani Kameni
Cell therapy is increasingly used to treat various diseases such myocardial infarction. This therapeutic approach is limited however by the poor retention and diminished survival of transplanted cells in the ischemic, inflammatory and oxidative infarct microenvironment...
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Surface modification of 3D printed scaffolds using mussel-inspired polydopamine coatings and silver nanoparticles for bone-interfacing applications comments

by Kathryn Grandfield Alessandra Merlo
Prevention of biofilm formation is a key factor when developing bone-interfacing biomaterials to reduce the spread of bacterial infections and the need for antibiotic treatment 1 ...
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Chitosan/Pectin Scaffolds for Tissue Engineering Applications comments

by Fernanda Carla Bombaldi de Souza
Scaffolds are artificial extracellular matrices which are capable of supporting cell growth and three-dimensional tissue formation, thus being important components for tissue engineering 1 ...
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