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Save the Date for CBS2026! June 2–5, 2026 0 comments

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Overview The Canadian Biomaterials Society CBS , the Canadian Society for Pharmaceutical Sciences CSPS , and the Controlled Release Society cc-CRS are joining forces to host a landmark joint conference at UBC Vancouver...
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CBS Eastern Canada Research Day - Abstracts due Sept 15th 0 comments

by Patricia Comeau
Dear CBS Members Colleagues, We are excited to share that four of our Eastern Canada student chapters have organized a 2025 Canadian Biomaterials Society Eastern Canada Student Research Day ...
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CBS Board of Directors Elections 2025 and CBS2027 Update 0 comments

by Lindsay Fitzpatrick
Dear CBS Member, I have a two important news items to communicate 1. CBS Board Member Elections It is now time to cast your votes for open positions on the CBS Board of Directors...
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Evaluation of a tissue engineered nerve conduit for peripheral nerve regeneration of a rat sciatic nerve defect comments

by Alexane Thibodeau
Even with all recent technologies, peripheral nerve transections are still a challenge for surgeon. Nerve defect can lead to severe loss of sensibility and motor functions with significant impact on patient s quality of life...
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Low melting point amphiphilic microspheres for therapeutic protein delivery comments

by Brian Amsden Dimitra Louka
Due to their small size and thus ready injectability, biodegradable polymer microspheres have been widely examined for protein drug delivery...
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Concentric Layer 3D Printing Enhances Mechanical Performance of Nanocomposite Biomaterials comments

by Thomas Willett Haresh Patil
Critical Size Bone Defects CSBDs result from bone loss or damage greater than the self-healing capacity of the bone tissue itself...
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Engineering Vascularized Tissue Constructs with Sacrificial Thermoreversible Hydrogels using a Custom 3D Bioprinter and Angiogenesis-inducing Multipotent Stromal Cells (MSCs) comments

by Ross Fitzsimmons
Bioprinting offers new opportunities for overcoming the previously intractable challenge of creating complex vascular structures within engineered tissues...
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Protein Gel Phase Transition: Toward Superiorly Transparent and Hysteresis‐Free Wearable Electronics comments

by Mengqiu (Malcolm) Xing Xiaozhuo Wu
Wearable soft electronic devices have recently become an emerging research field, which allow compliant interfacing with curvilinear surfaces providing an effective approach to alleviate the signal noise and significantly expand the capabilities of conventional rigid electronics in healthcare recording meanwhile...
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