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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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In Situ-Gelling and Metal Complexing Starch Nanoparticle (SNP)-based Nanoparticle Network Hydrogel (NNH) for the Delivery or Scavenging of Heavy Metal Ions comments

by Andrew Lofts
Chelation therapy is an effective strategy to remove toxic metals from the blood such as mercury, lead, and arsenic as a response to poisoning...
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pH Sensitive Chitosan Nanoparticles: A Novel Approach to the Prevention of Dental Caries comments

by Yi Zhu
Dental caries tooth decay remains one of the most common chronic diseases worldwide. In previous research 1 proteins have been identified from the acquired enamel pellicle AEP , the layer between the tooth enamel and a dental plaque, that have demonstrated biological functions directly related to enamel homeostasis and inhibition of dental caries...
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Investigating the Role of the Host Inflammatory Response in Modulating the Efficacy of Cell-Based Therapies for Vascular Regeneration comments

by Fiona Serack
Atherosclerotic vascular disease, including peripheral arterial disease PAD , is the leading cause of mortality in North America and Europe, with PAD accounting for 1 5 of all vascular disease...
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Collagen-mediated SMC encapsulation in chitosan-pectin tubular scaffolds comments

by Fernanda Carla Bombaldi de Souza
Natural polymers such as chitosan Ch and pectin P are widely used for the production of scaffolds due to their biocompatibility and biodegradability1...
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Engineering small-caliber arterial models in a biomechanical in vitro platform comments

by Nina Bono
Vascular tissue engineering has made significant advancement over the past decades toward the definition of optimal scaffolds, cell sources, and biomechanical culture parameters for obtaining engineered tissue ET products that resemble native tissues...
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