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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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Injectable Composite Chitosan Sponge for Cellular Encapsulation in Bone Repair Applications comments

by Kaushar Jahan
Many bone defects result from injuries do not repair without medical intervention. Autologous bone graft, the gold standard for treating bone defects, is challenging due to a donor scarcity and b donor site morbidity that follows the procedure...
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Comparing the Vascular Smooth Muscle Cell Differentiation Potential of Freshly-isolated vs. Cryopreserved Adipose Stromal Cells comments

by Paul J Santerre Xiaoqing Zhang
Vascular smooth muscle cells VSMCs play essential roles in regulating blood vessel form and function 1 ...
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Bioinspired multifunctional tough gel sheathed surgical suture comments

by Jianyu Li Zhenwei Ma
Surgical sutures are the gold-standard wound closure materials for centuries. However, they might induce tissue drag, damaging and dissecting delicate and fragile soft tissues and blood vessels, and cause body fluid air leakage...
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Laser-Generated Silica Nanofibers Embedded with Electrospun Gold Nanoparticles: A Novel Platform for Biocompatible Sensing Devices comments

by Amirkianoosh Kiani
Increasing the overall sensitivity of sensing materials is a key feature in their application. As technology advances, not only is customizing the electrical conductivity of the material of importance, but many applications also require biocompatibility...
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BoneTape: A Paradigm Shift for Resorbable Fixation in Craniomaxillofacial Fracture Stabilization comments

by Paul J Santerre Michael Floros
Craniomaxillofacial CMF trauma and disease often require surgical intervention to restore bone alignment and enable successful bone union...
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