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Annual General Meeting - May 17, 12PM 0 comments

by Todd Hoare
The Annual General Meeting of the Canadian Biomaterials Society will be held on May 17, 2018, 12 00 1 00 PM PST in the Michele Pujol Room at the Student Union Building SUB at the University of Victoria...
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CBS Spring 2018 Newsletter 0 comments

by Todd Hoare
In this issue of the new-look CBS Newsletter Details on CBS 2018 in Victoria, student travel award winners, updates on student chapter activities from across the country, and new award opportunities...
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Professional Development Webinar with the Cheeky S 0 comments

by Laura McKiel
CBS-KSC is very excited to announce that we have organized a professional development webinar, targeted at biomedical students, with the Cheeky Scientist Association for more information about CSA, please visit https cheekyscientist...
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CBS Fall 2017 Newsletter 0 comments

by Todd Hoare
The latest edition of the CBS Newsletter is now available, with updates on the planning of CBS 2018 in Victoria, a summary of our 2017 meeting in Winnipeg, profiles of the new Board members, and updates from our always active student chapters...
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Raman Spectroscopic and Mechanical Property Changes Caused by Ex Vivo Endocortical Fluoride Infusion of Cortical Bone comments

by Sidney Omelon
The influence of fluoride on bone material properties is a complicated phenomenon. There are many possible mechanisms that fluoride ions could have on the biological processes, bone mineral chemistry, and bone mineral collagen interface properties 1 ...
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Electrospun Polycaprolactone/Polyurethane Tubular Structures for Compliant Small-Diameter Vascular Grafts comments

by Sophie Lerouge Mélusine Bouchet
Current synthetic vascular grafts VG lead to intimal hyperplasia and thrombosis which prevent their use in small diameter prostheses...
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The development of DNA oligomer-crosslinked hydrogels for sustained release applications comments

by Laura Wells Emily Baldwin
Wet age-related macular degeneration AMD is a disease of the posterior chamber of the eye and is the leading cause of vision loss in those 50 years of age and older, with approximately 500,000 people worldwide losing their vision annually...
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Invited Talk: Targeting the mas-related G protein-coupled receptor X2 (MrgprX2) on human mast cells to modulate allergic inflammation comments

by Marianna Kulka
Mast cells MC are important sentinels of the immune system in all vertebrates. They are effectors in allergy and have important roles in disease by secreting histamine, inflammatory and immunomodulatory substances...
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Tuning Polymeric Micelle Stability and Drug Loading with Chemical Modifications comments

by Molly Shoichet Jennifer Logie
Polymeric micelles have been heavily investigated for their use as vehicles to deliver poorly soluble, potent chemotherapeutics 1 ...
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