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Reminder: Book Accommodation for CBS/CSPS/cc-CRS Meeting this June! 0 comments

by Patricia Comeau
Dear CBS Members and Friends, We have been asked to share the following message on behalf of the organizing committee for our upcoming CBS CSPS cc-CRS meeting in Vancouver, BC...
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CBS/CSPS/cc-CRS 2026 Mtg - Late Breaking Abstracts 0 comments

by Patricia Comeau
Dear Canadian Biomaterials Society Members Friends, A call for late-breaking abstracts has now been released for our upcoming CBS CSPS cc-CRS 2026 meeting this June in sunny Vancouver, BC...
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CBS/CSPS/CC-CRS 2026 Meeting Update - Early Bird Registration Deadline Extended 0 comments

by Patricia Comeau
Dear CBS Members and Friends, Early bird registration has been extended to April 15th 2026 and may be completed using the attached link...
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CBS BC Student Chapter Webinar - April 10th at 1pm PST 0 comments

by Patricia Comeau
Dear CBS Members and Friends, The BC Student Chapter of the Canadian Biomaterials Society CBS is pleased to host a webinar this Friday, April 10th at 1pm PST...
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Bisphosphonate Delivery through Ammonia-induced Calcium Phosphate Insert and Effects on Osteoclastic Resorption Activity comments

by Rizhi Wang Christina Chen
Bisphosphonates are calcium-binding drugs that inhibit the bone-resorbing function of osteoclasts1. Nitrogen-containing bisphosphonates target farnesyl diphosphate synthase, an enzyme of the mevalonate pathway...
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In Vitro Hemocompatibility Studies on Degradable Biomaterials comments

by Kathryne Brockman
Degradable polymers are a growing class of biomaterials for a wide range of tissue engineering and drug delivery applications...
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Topographical modification on fucoidan-conjugated polyvinyl alcohol hydrogels for improved endothelial cell responses comments

by Yuan Yao
Polyvinyl alcohol PVA has the potential for use as synthetic small diameter vascular graft, but the lack of endothelial cell EC adhesion limits its further application...
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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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Integrating Morphogen releasing Microspheres into Human Induced Pluripotent Stem Cell Aggregates with Hydrogel Scaffolds to Induce Neuronal Differentiation comments

by Stephanie Willerth Tara Styan
The Willerth Lab differentiates human induced pluripotent stem cells hiPSCs into functional neurons for drug screening and therapeutics see https www...
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