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2022 CBS Conference Update April 22, 2022 0 comments

by Larry D. Unsworth
Dear friends, April 22nd Update Please note that all the complete program is now available, including details for poster presentation times...
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2022 CBS Conference Update April 21, 2022 0 comments

by Larry D. Unsworth
Dear friends, April 21st Update Please note that poster and oral presentation details are now available...
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2022 CBS Conference Update March 31, 2022 0 comments

by Larry D. Unsworth
Dear friends, CBS2022 is in full swing now, and we are looking forward to welcoming in-person and on-line attendees Here are some brief highlights 1...
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Online Biomaterials Symposium by CBS-TSC 0 comments

by Neda Latifi
Canadian Biomaterials Society s Toronto Student Chapter is proud to present our Inaugural Biomaterials Symposium, a one-day event taking place on Tuesday, March 29th Join us online to learn and network with speakers across three universities in the GTA, as well as representatives from biomedical start-ups in the city...
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Application and Characterization of a Human Corneal in vitro Model for Testing Drug delivery Ophthalmic Materials comments

by Maud Gorbet Shahabedin Eslami
The cornea acts as a transparent shield protecting the eye from germs, dust or pathogens and control the diffusion of external substances such as oxygen or drugs into intraocular tissues...
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Examining The Proinflammatory and Profibrotic Effects of Adsorbed Damage-Associated-Molecular-Patterns and Toll-Like Receptor 2-Dependent Signaling in Macrophages comments

by Lindsay Fitzpatrick Anuj Kaushal
The foreign body reaction is an aberrant wound healing process that occurs in response to an implanted biomaterial, which can lead to it failing prematurely...
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Evaluation of a tissue engineered nerve conduit for peripheral nerve regeneration of a rat sciatic nerve defect comments

by Alexane Thibodeau
Even with all recent technologies, peripheral nerve transections are still a challenge for surgeon. Nerve defect can lead to severe loss of sensibility and motor functions with significant impact on patient s quality of life...
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Prostaglandin E(2) Reverses Scar Tissue Production in Human Kidney Epithelial Cells: Implications for Biomaterial Implantation. comments

by Kim Jones Kimia Sorouri
Myofibroblasts have been implicated in scar tissue formation around biomaterials. When biomaterials are implanted as part of a tissue engineered construct, as a sensor, as a prosthetic or even as a drug delivery device, scar formation fibrosis around the biomaterial often interferes with the intended function...
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Fabrication and Characterization of Shear Thinning Biomaterial for Intra-tumoral Delivery of Doxorubicin comments

by Sadaf Samimi Gharaie
Doxorubicin is widespread and influential apoptosis-inducing drug in cancer chemotherapy which interdicts DNA replication and treats different types of cancers including, benign, potentially-malignant, glioblastoma malignant tumours 1 2 3 ...
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