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Dear CBS Members and Friends. As our annual general meeting AGM approaches we are actively seeking nominations for available spots on the Board of Directors for the CBS, the student representative, and both secretary and treasurer roles...
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Dear CBS Friends and Members, Please find the Spring 2026 newsletter attached here. Regards, Patricia Comeau, CBS Secretary
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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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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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Production of Green Biocellulose Nanofibers By Utilizing Renewable Resources of Algae comments

by Yaser Dahman
In recent years, interest on algae is continuously increasing due to high demand of energy and high price of fossil fuels increased our focus on alternative or replacement of fossil fuels...
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Novel Degradable Eyedrop Formulations for Treatment of Allergic Conjunctivitis comments

by Mitchell Ross
Allergic conjunctivitis affects nearly 40 of the North American population 1 . Topical eye drops are the most common treatment method, but it is generally accepted that less than 5 of an applied dose remains bioavailable, resulting in frequent reapplication 2 , 3 ...
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UNRAVELING THE RELATIONSHIP BEWTEEN POLYPLEX DIMENSIONS AND TRANSFECTION EFFECTIVENESS comments

by Gabriele Candiani
Although linear and branched polyethylenimines lPEI and bPEI are considered the gold standard polymeric gene carriers 1 , some conflicting results on their performance have been reported...
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Mechanistic investigation of activity loss of enzymes upon PEGylation comments

by Andrea Greschner
Conjugation of methoxy poly ethylene glycol mPEG onto the surface of therapeutic proteins has long been used to reduce their immunogenicity and increase their circulatory half-life...
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Calcium phosphate and chlorhexidine - releasing, high strength light-cured composites which promotes hydroxyapatite and antibacterial co-precipitation comments

by Anas Aljabo
Dental composites have been used for over 50 years as restorative materials. Compared with dental amalgam, these trigger less safety concerns and provide improved aesthetics...
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