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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

by Patricia Comeau
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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CBS Board of Directors Elections 2025 and CBS2027 Update 0 comments

by Lindsay Fitzpatrick
Dear CBS Member, I have a two important news items to communicate 1. CBS Board Member Elections It is now time to cast your votes for open positions on the CBS Board of Directors...
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Electrically Conductive and Bioactive Scaffolds for Bone Repair and Regeneration comments

by Rebeca Arambula Maldonado
Significant bone loss due to internal or external factors, remains a large orthopedic challenge. Current interventions use either autograft and allograft sources that carry a significant complication burden and show limited functional recovery, emphasizing the demand for an alternative therapeutic solution...
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Development of an Injectable and Thermosensitive Chitosan Hydrogel for the Prevention of Post-surgical Abdominal Adhesions comments

by Eve Hui
Post-operative peritoneal adhesions are a burden on public health. Their incidence reaches 67 to 93 and 97 after abdominal and gynecologic surgeries respectively 1-2 ...
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Modulation of host-pathogen interaction in an engineered mucus microenvironment comments

by Brendan Leung Andy Huang
The human mucus layer plays an important role in host defense. In areas such as the airway and gastrointestinal GI tract, the mucus lining acts as a physical barrier to pathogens while providing a microenvironment for commensal bacteria 1 ...
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Laser-Generated Silica Nanofibers Embedded with Electrospun Gold Nanoparticles: A Novel Platform for Biocompatible Sensing Devices comments

by Amirkianoosh Kiani
Increasing the overall sensitivity of sensing materials is a key feature in their application. As technology advances, not only is customizing the electrical conductivity of the material of importance, but many applications also require biocompatibility...
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The Effect of Concentration of Carbon Nanotubes (CNTs) on the Viability of Human Vocal Fold Fibroblasts Encapsulated in Composite Chitosan Glycol-CNT Hydrogels comments

by Luc Mongeau Hossein Ravanbakhsh
Human voice is generated by the vibration of two lips of soft tissue, called the vocal folds, within the larynx...
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  • Kate MacQuarrie: Smooth muscle cell-like support cells accelerate the autologous endothelialization of a polyurethane scaffold for vascular engineering
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