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CBS 2026 Meeting News! 0 comments

by Patricia Comeau
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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Development of a near-infrared fluorescent blood lactate sensor comments

by Simon Matoori
In emergency medicine, blood lactate levels are a common biomarker for illness severity and treatment response in hypoperfusion-related diseases such as sepsis, trauma, and cardiac arrest 1 ...
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Mussel-Inspired Dopamine and Carbon Nanotube Leading to a Biocompatible Self-Rolling Conductive Hydrogel Film comments

by Wen Zhong Helen H. Hsu
An ideal matrix or cell living environment is generally expected to have an appropriate morphology, mechanical properties, and biological compatibility...
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Long-Term Biocompatibility of a Novel Radioembolization Microsphere to Support Precision Dosimetry comments

by Kathleen O'Connell
Radioembolization therapy is a minimally invasive procedure that uses micron sized beta emitting Yttrium-90 Y-90 microspheres for the selective internal radiation therapy of hypervascular tumours...
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Engineering personalized neural tissue using the novel functionalized transcription factor IASCL1 comments

by Stephanie Willerth
The transcription factor Ascl1 plays a key role in neural development and previous work by the Wernig group demonstrated that Ascl1 overexpression using viral vectors can reprogram fibroblasts directly in neurons through the process of cellular reprogramming ADDIN EN...
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Glycocalyx engineering approaches for organ transplantation via localized immunomodulation comments

by Jayachandran Kizhakkedathu Haiming Daniel Luo
Immunomodulation, the ability to alter the immune response of a cell to a desired level, can significantly enhance organ transplantation...
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