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CBS Fall 2022 Newsletter 0 comments

by Amanda Clifford
The Fall 2022 edition of the CBS Newsletter has been released. You can access it here.
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CBS 2023 Annual Meeting at Dalhousie University 0 comments

by Amanda Clifford
The 38th CBS annual meeting with be held at Dalhousie University in Halifax, Nova Scotia. Call for abstracts opens December 1st, 2022, and the Early Bird registration deadline is March 1st, 2023...
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CBS mentorship and Professional Development Program: Information Session 0 comments

by Neda Latifi
The Canadian Biomaterials Society is pleased to present The 2022-2023 CBS mentorship and Professional Development Program Join The 2nd Lab and the CBS-QC Student Chapter this Friday, October 7th, 2022 at 5 00 PM for a hybrid information session about this program...
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WBC2024 Plenary Speaker Recommendation Closes October 4 0 comments

by Amanda Clifford
Dear CBS Members, The World Biomaterials Congress 2024 WBC2024 is soliciting recommendations for plenary speakers...
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Effects of exogenous insulin on macrophage survival and pro-inflammatory signalling comments

by Lindsay Fitzpatrick Yuxi Zhang
Continuous subcutaneous insulin infusion CSII is a treatment strategy for Type I diabetes mellitus T1D that relies on insulin infusion sets IIS to deliver insulin to the subcutaneous tissue via a polytetrafluoroethylene PTFE or stainless-steel cannula...
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Thrombo-inflammation in sheared blood-contacting biomaterials: the effect of donor disease state on in vitro findings comments

by Maud Gorbet Matthew Robichaud
The inflammatory response to blood-contacting biomaterials underlies many complications in clinical circulatory support...
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Site-specific cell-surface engineering via polymer grafting: Investigation on enzymatic polymer coupling on nucleated vs non-nucleated cells comments

by Haisle Moon
The cell surface is a highly heterogeneous and complex environment displaying distinct types of proteins, glycan and lipids to govern the cell-cell cell-niche communication that results in diverse signaling pathways...
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Long-Term Biocompatibility of a Novel Radioembolization Microsphere to Support Precision Dosimetry comments

by Kathleen O'Connell
Radioembolization therapy is a minimally invasive procedure that uses micron sized beta emitting Yttrium-90 Y-90 microspheres for the selective internal radiation therapy of hypervascular tumours...
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Characterizing the Mechanisms of ASC-Mediated Adipose Tissue Regeneration in a Syngeneic Murine Implant Model comments

by Lauren Flynn John Walker
Adipose tissue has a high capacity for expansion and regression throughout mammalian life. Nevertheless, following reconstructive surgeries designed to augment adipose depots, or tissue injury, adipose tissue displays limited regenerative capacity, and is instead often replaced with scar tissue...
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