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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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The Impact of Hydrogel Stress Relaxation on Mesenchymal Stem Cells Osteogenic Differentiation comments

by Emilie Prouvé
Mesenchymal Stem Cells MSCs are adult stem cells which have gained high interest in regenerative medicine considering their self-renewal ability, multipotency, ease of access, and high proliferative rate...
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Bioinspired multifunctional tough gel sheathed surgical suture comments

by Jianyu Li Zhenwei Ma
Surgical sutures are the gold-standard wound closure materials for centuries. However, they might induce tissue drag, damaging and dissecting delicate and fragile soft tissues and blood vessels, and cause body fluid air leakage...
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Protocol Development for Direct Cellular Reprogramming of Reactive Astrocytes to Neurons Using Modified Neurogenin2, VPA and TNF-α comments

by Ian Fraser
Direct cellular reprogramming is the practice of converting a cell type into another without first converting them into stem cells...
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Doxorubicin-Loaded Nanoparticle Bone Cement for the Treatment of Metastatic Spine Disease comments

by Ateeque Siddique
Over 80 of metastatic bone disease is caused by breast, prostate, lung, and kidney cancer. The spine is the most common site for metastasis to the bones 1 ...
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Injectable Composite Chitosan Sponge for Cellular Encapsulation in Bone Repair Applications comments

by Kaushar Jahan
Many bone defects result from injuries do not repair without medical intervention. Autologous bone graft, the gold standard for treating bone defects, is challenging due to a donor scarcity and b donor site morbidity that follows the procedure...
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