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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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Call for Members - CBS Awards Committee 0 comments

by Todd Hoare
CBS is soliciting for members of our new standing Awards Committee, which will be responsible for promoting and adjudicating all our CBS awards including two new WBC 2016 Legacy Awards ...
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Viability enhancement of hydrogel encapsulated mesenchymal stem cells by a short pharmacological treatment. comments

by Francesco Touani Kameni
Cell therapy is increasingly used to treat various diseases such myocardial infarction. This therapeutic approach is limited however by the poor retention and diminished survival of transplanted cells in the ischemic, inflammatory and oxidative infarct microenvironment...
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Single-step loading of cells into nanofibrous hydrogel scaffolds via reactive electrospinning comments

by Todd Hoare Fei XU
Hydrogels have attracted significant interest in the context of tissue engineering due to their generally high cell compatibility and similar physical properties to native soft tissues...
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Temozolomide-Loaded PLGA Microspheres for Management of Glioblastoma Multiforme comments

by Mohsen Akbari Reihaneh Hosseinzadeh
Glioblastoma multiforme GBM constitutes over half of 21,800 patients diagnosed with primary brain tumours in the United States...
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pH-responsive, Antimicrobial-loaded Dressing for Recognition and Eradication of Bacterial Infection in Epidermal Wounds comments

by Mohsen Akbari Bahram Mirani
Infection comprises more than 75 of the mortality in burn wound injuries. Increased scarring and delay in wound healing process are the other detrimental impacts of infection on the burn wounds, necessitating the early detection of the infection at the wound site in clinical practices...
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Genetically modified endothelial cells by non­viral (polymeric) vectors: An effective approach to enhance the osteogenic potential of bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells. comments

by Hasan Uludag
Genetically tailored human mesenchymal stem cells MSC are studied extensively to develop cell-based therapies for bone defects...
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Recent Member Projects

  • Hamid Goodarzi: In situ printing of pro-regeneration biomaterials for corneal regeneration
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  • Shivam Chadha: anionic microgels for oral antibody delivery
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  • Thamali Kariyawasam: Engineering living photosynthetic algal-based wound dressing for diabetic foot ulcers
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  • Robert Wright: Bioeconomy and biomaterials
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Recent Member Publications

  • Kate MacQuarrie: Smooth muscle cell-like support cells accelerate the autologous endothelialization of a polyurethane scaffold for vascular engineering
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  • Alma Tamunonengiofori Banigo: Bioactive Hydrogels Based on Tyramine and Maleimide Functionalized Dextran for Tissue Engineering Applications
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  • Alma Tamunonengiofori Banigo: Injectable hydrogels for cartilage tissue engineering: key design needs toward clinical applications
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  • Alma Tamunonengiofori Banigo: Hydrogel-Based Bioinks for Coaxial and Triaxial Bioprinting: A Review of Material Properties, Printing Techniques, and Applications
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