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CBS Update: Call for Nominations for BoD+ Roles 0 comments

by Patricia Comeau
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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Re: CBS Spring 2026 Newsletter (with newsletter) 0 comments

by Patricia Comeau
Dear CBS Friends and Members, Please find the Spring 2026 newsletter attached here. Regards, Patricia Comeau, CBS Secretary
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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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Engineering Human Meniscus Fibrocartilage by Mechano-Hypoxia Conditioning comments

by Adetola ADESIDA Alex Szojka
The knee menisci are partially avascular fibrocartilages with intermediate properties between fibrous tissues and hyaline cartilage...
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Single Collagen Fibril Degradation by MMP-1 is Dependent on Cross-sectional Dimension and Tendon Source comments

by Kelsey Gsell
Collagen molecules are the smallest functional components of collagenous tissues and self-assemble to form fibrils...
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Hydrogel surface modification by plasma polymerisation to control cell adhesion comments

by Bishakh Rout
Hydrogels are common materials in the ophthalmic biomaterial industry. Interaction of the surface with the surrounding bio-environment influences the performance of any given type of hydrogel...
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Polyphosphate Coacervates as Hemostatic Agent comments

by Mark Filiaggi Arash Momeni
Polyphosphate PP is a linear inorganic polymer formed from PO4 structural units. Soluble PP is released from activated platelets and they have significant role in blood coagulation cascade 1 ...
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Evaluation of URIST, a novel osteoinductive bioimplant, in canine alveolar ridge comments

by Sean Peel
Tumor resection, trauma, and infection are a few of the conditions that may lead to bone loss. Oftentimes, the body requires additional medical intervention to aid in its natural regeneration process due to the extent of bone loss...
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