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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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Save the Date for CBS2026! June 2–5, 2026 0 comments

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Overview 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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CBS Eastern Canada Research Day - Abstracts due Sept 15th 0 comments

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Dear CBS Members Colleagues, We are excited to share that four of our Eastern Canada student chapters have organized a 2025 Canadian Biomaterials Society Eastern Canada Student Research Day ...
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Effects of Cobalt and Chromium Ions on Glycolysis in Macrophages in vitro comments

by Zeina Salloum
Cobalt and chromium ions released from cobalt-chromium-molybdenum CoCrMo -based implants are a serious health concern as they can compromise the functionality of these implants due to adverse tissue reactions 1 ...
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Single Collagen Fibril Degradation by MMP-1 is Dependent on Cross-sectional Dimension and Tendon Source comments

by Kelsey Gsell
Collagen molecules are the smallest functional components of collagenous tissues and self-assemble to form fibrils...
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"Hands-on, Minds-on, and Science-up": A Concept-based Learning Laboratory with a Taste of Research Experience for an Undergraduate Biomedical Engineering Course comments

by Cyrus Fiori
While the field of biomedical engineering is set to cultivate future breakthroughs in biology, medicine, and engineering, a clear strategy for empowering undergraduate students to develop skills in solving complex problems at the interfaces between these disciplines has not yet been established...
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Development of brain-derived bioscaffolds for neural progenitor cell culture and delivery comments

by Lauren Flynn Julia Terek
Neurodegenerative diseases are a leading cause of disability worldwide. Although the individual pathophysiology differs between conditions, they are generally characterized by the progressive loss of structure or function of neurons and supportive glial cells in the brain...
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Immune Response to Allogeneic Islets in a Methacrylic Acid (MAA)-induced, Vascularized Subcutaneous Space comments

by Michael Sefton So-Yoon Won
Type I diabetes mellitus T1DM is an autoimmune disease that results in the destruction of pancreatic b-cells 1 ...
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