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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 interlayer adhesion and crosslinking density on compliance of poly(vinyl alcohol) vascular graft comments

by Evelyn Yim YeJin Jeong
Cardiovascular diseases still remains as one of the leading causes of deaths worldwide ADDIN EN.CITE Organization2017218 1 21821812WHO - World Health OrganizationCardiovascular diseases CVDs 2017WHOWHOhttps www...
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Highly Bioactive VEGF Release from Liquid Injectable Poly(trimethylene carbonate-co-5-hydroxyl trimethylene carbonate) comments

by Brian Amsden Sara Mohajeri
Peripheral arterial disease is a chronic condition caused by the formation and hardening of fatty plaque within arteries and arterioles, resulting in narrowing or blocking of the vessels carrying blood to the limbs...
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Calcium phosphate and chlorhexidine - releasing, high strength light-cured composites which promotes hydroxyapatite and antibacterial co-precipitation comments

by Anas Aljabo
Dental composites have been used for over 50 years as restorative materials. Compared with dental amalgam, these trigger less safety concerns and provide improved aesthetics...
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Highly flexible and resilient elastin hybrid cryogels with shape memory, injectability, conductivity and magnetic responsive properties comments

by Mengqiu (Malcolm) Xing YUQING LIU
Hydrogels have wide applications in tissue engineering and bioelectronics. In spite of widespread applications of functional hydrogels with superior conductive or magnetic responsive performances, there are still some limitations caused by insufficient flexibility, resilience and responsive sensitivity in some fields, such as highly flexible electronics, organic pressure sensitive sensors, and responsive actuators...
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An ultrasound activated implant that provides on demand BMP-2 release comments

by Gazelle Jean Crasto
Bone Morphogenetic Protein 2 BMP bioimplants can be used to promote bone repair and fusion. Adverse effects reported with the use of BMP are attributed the use of an acellular collagen sponge ACS as the carrier for the BMP...
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