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CBS 2023: Abstract Submission Open 0 comments

by Amanda Clifford
Dear Members, Abstract submission is open for CBS 2023 at Dalhousie University in Halifax, NS. Please submit your abstract on the conference website www...
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WBC 2024 Symposia Proposal Submission Deadline Extended 0 comments

by Amanda Clifford
Dear Members, The symposia proposal submission deadline for WBC 2024 has been extended to January 30, 2023...
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Call for Papers: Exploration of Biomat-X 0 comments

by Amanda Clifford
The Editorial Board of Exploration of Biomat-X EBMX is excited to invite Canadian Biomaterials Society members to submit your next original contribution to the inaugural edition of this journal...
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Membership Fee Increase 0 comments

by Amanda Clifford
Please note that the CBS Board of Directors has approved an increase in membership fees, effective immediately...
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An electrode-integrated hydrogel system to model Parkinson Disease in vitro comments

by Fabio Variola Alp Ozgun
Recent efforts from the scientific community have focused on the development of in vitro systems that recapitulate key components of the complex architecture of tissues and organ functions, showing tremendous potential for disease modelling as well as drug development and discovery...
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Surface modification of 3D printed scaffolds using mussel-inspired polydopamine coatings and silver nanoparticles for bone-interfacing applications comments

by Kathryn Grandfield Alessandra Merlo
Prevention of biofilm formation is a key factor when developing bone-interfacing biomaterials to reduce the spread of bacterial infections and the need for antibiotic treatment 1 ...
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Mechanical stimulation as a tool to boost nanoparticles uptake by cells comments

by Gabriele Candiani Federica Ponti
In the past decades, the rise of nanotechnology and gene therapy have brought new hope for the development of novel preventatives and therapeutics, as recently demonstrated by the success of mRNA-based COVID-19 vaccines1,2...
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Injectable Chitosan hydrogels with high Mechanical Properties for IVD Regeneration comments

by Sophie Lerouge Atma Adoungotchodo
Low back pain is one of the most prevalent debilitating diseases that affects approximately 1 in 50 Canadians...
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Self Assembling MMP-2 Cleavable Hydrogel Drug Delivery Systems comments

by Larry D. Unsworth Kyle Koss
Peptides are the fastest growing segment of the pharmaceutical industry, and are generally considered the ideal therapeutic specific, potent, small enough for diffusion...
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  • Alma Tamunonengiofori Banigo: Bioactive Hydrogels Based on Tyramine and Maleimide Functionalized Dextran for Tissue Engineering Applications
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