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Fall 2019 CBS Newsletter 0 comments

by Todd Hoare
The Fall 2019 edition of the CBS Newsletter is now available. Read about the latest initiatives from CBS, look back at the Quebec City CBS Annual Meeting and look ahead to WBC 2020 coming up this May in Glasgow, find out more about our very active student chapters across the country, meet the new CBS Senior Board Members and President-Elect, and learn more about the many award opportunities provided by CBS...
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CBS representatives at IUS-BSE (2020-2024) 0 comments

by Nima Khadem Mohtaram
It is my pleasure to announce that Dr. Sophie Lerouge and Dr. Lauren Flynn have been elected by board of directors as CBS representatives for the IUS-BSE for the period of 2020-2024...
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Winner of CBS Service Award - Dr. Diego Mantovani 0 comments

by Nima Khadem Mohtaram
We are very pleased to inform you that Dr. Diego Mantovani has been selected by the Board of Directors of the Canadian Biomaterials Society CBS as the next recipient of the CBS Service Award, acknowledging his outstanding contributions to our Society...
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Winner of CBS Visiting Scholar Award - Dr. Felipe 0 comments

by Nima Khadem Mohtaram
On behalf of CBS Award committee, we wish Dr. Felipe Eltit a hearty congratulation on receiving the CBS Visiting Scholar Award of the year...
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Bioengineered Blood Clots with Ultrafast Clotting and Enhanced Mechanical Properties for Hemostasis comments

by Jianyu Li Shuaibing Jiang
Uncontrolled bleeding causes significant morbidities and mortalities worldwide1. The native blood coagulation is insufficient to halt severe bleeding due to the slow process 2-8 minutes and the weak mechanical properties of blood clots...
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Tribocorrosion and metal release in retrieved Metal-on-Polyethylene total hip implants comments

by Rizhi Wang Qiong Wang
In recent years, adverse local tissue reactions ALTRs have been observed in total hip implants that use CoCrMo femoral head articulating against highly-crosslinking polyethylene HXLPE liner, raising an urgent concern to the biomedical community...
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Injectable Dopamine-Functionalized Poly(oligoethylene glycol methacrylate) Hydrogels for Enhanced Tissue Adhesion comments

by Todd Hoare Gurpreet Randhawa
The main factors associated with post-surgical complications after soft tissue trauma are wound infections, hemorrhaging, and damage to surrounding tissues due to surgical suturing and or tissue stapling...
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Bacterial Cellulose Nanofibers Grafted Poly (2-hydroxyethyl methacrylate) via Atom Transfer Radical Polymerization comments

by Yaser Dahman
Atom Transfer Radical Polymerization ATRP is significant method for synthesis of polymers with narrow polydispersity and is based on the reversible reaction of low oxidation- state metal complexes with an alkyl halide, generating radicals and the corresponding high-oxidation state metal complexes with a coordinated halide ligand...
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Improved Properties of 3D Printed Nanocomposite Biomaterials Composed of Functionalized Biopolymers and Calcium-Deficient Hydroxyapatite Nanoparticles comments

by Thomas Willett Elizabeth Diederichs
3D printable bio-based nanocomposites are a promising material for biomedical applications, such as in dentistry, skeletal reconstruction, and sustainable rapid prototyping 1 2 ...
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