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Abstract Deadline Extended for CBS/CSPS/CC-CRS Conference 0 comments

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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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CBS 2026 Meeting News! 0 comments

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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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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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Is interleukin-1β release by macrophages exposed to CoCrMo or chromium oxide particles NLRP3 inflammasome and/or redox dependent? comments

by Isabelle Catelas Nasteho ABDOULKADER DOUBAD
Previous studies have shown that CoCrMo and chromium oxide wear particles from CoCrMo implants can induce interleukin-1 IL 1 release by macrophages and thereby contribute to the overall periprosthetic inflammatory response 1, 2 ...
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Ions, metabolites, and cells: Water as a reporter of surface conditions during bacterial growth comments

by Tasha Jarisz
How proteins and cells interact with surfaces plays a key role in a host of applications ranging from implant biocompatibility and biosensors, to drug delivery platforms and chromatography...
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Development of a Thermoresponsive Homopolymer for Biomedical Applications comments

by Amanda Brissenden
Hydrogels are often used as both drug and cell delivery vehicles due to their high water content, which facilitates diffusion, and mechanical properties, which minimize inflammation from mechanical irritation...
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3D Bioprinting Human Models of Parkinson’s Diseases comments

by Ruchi Sharma
Somatic cells skin or blood cells from Parkinson s disease PD patients carrying mutations can be reprogrammed into human induced pluripotent stem cells hiPSCs using transcription factors...
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Well-defined hyaluronic acid based hydrogels for studying primary lymphoma tumours comments

by Molly Shoichet Laura Bahlmann
Conventional drug screening is performed on cells cultured on 2D, stiff poly styrene , which provides an environment that misrepresents the morphology and growth characteristics of patient tumours...
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