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The deadline for the WBC2016 Legacy Travel Award has been extended to March 2, 2026, to match the abstract deadline extension for the CBS CSPS CC-CRS Conference...
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Dear members and friends of the Canadian Biomaterials Society, The abstract deadline has been extended to March 2nd, 2026 for the upcoming CBS CCPS cc-CRS 2026 meeting this June in Vancouver, BC...
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Dear friends , For this years annual meeting in beautiful Vancouver, BC June 2 - 5 2026 we are happy to partner with the Canadian Society for Pharmaceutical Sciences CSPS and the Canadian Chapter of the Controlled Release Society cc-CRS ...
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Call for Abstracts for CBS/CSPS/cc-CRS Conference is now open! 0 comments

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Call for Abstracts is OPEN The Canadian Biomaterials Society CBS , the Canadian Society for Pharmaceutical Sciences CSPS , and the Controlled Release Society cc-CRS are joining forces to host a landmark joint conference at UBC Vancouver...
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A Linear Systems Theory Model of the Hydrothermal Isometric Tension Test for Assessing Collagenous Tissue Quality comments

by Thomas Willett Faezeh Iranmanesh
Collagen is the most abundant structural protein in the animal kingdom. Differential scanning calorimetry DSC and hydrothermal isometric tension HIT tests are two techniques that have been used for decades to assess the thermal and thermomechanical characteristics of collagen...
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Tissue-specific Microcarriers for Adipose-derived Stem Cell Expansion and Delivery comments

by Lauren Flynn Claire Yu
Adipose-derived stem cells ASCs are an accessible and uniquely expendable regenerative cell source derived from human fat with great potential for tissue engineering...
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Visible Light Responsive Hydrogel for Affinity-Controlled Long-Term Release of Glial Cell Line-Derived Neurotrophic Factor (GDNF) comments

by Brian Amsden Ronghui Qi
Optic neuropathy is a common cause of vision loss resulting from death of retinal ganglion cells due to insufficient blood flow, inflammation, infection or trauma...
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Toward Engineered Microvasculature: Harnessing Gel-based Microfluidics and MSC-induced Vascular Self-Assembly using Fibrin-Collagen Co-gels comments

by Craig Simmons Ross Fitzsimmons
The development of vasculature remains a major challenge in the generation of viable engineered tissue constructs...
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Zinc loaded calcium sulphate enhances rhBMP-2 induced bone formation comments

by Sean Peel Michael Spatafora
Recombinant human bone morphogenetic protein 2 BMP bioimplants are used clinically to promote spinal fusion, fracture non-union and bone defect repair...
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