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CBS nominations for positions within the Board of Directors and proposals for CBS2026 0 comments

by Isabelle Catelas
Dear CBS member, This email concerns nominations for positions on the Board of Directors and proposals to host the 2026 Annual Meeting...
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A survey towards the development of a Canadian database of nanomedicine-related research expertise 0 comments

by Mohsen Akbari
As part of its legacy strategy, the NanoMedicines Innovation Network NMIN is creating an online database of Canadian nanomedicines researchers and the areas of expertise represented within their labs...
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Workshop: Peptide Synthesis and Applications in Regenerative Medicine 0 comments

by Amanda Clifford
Dear Trainees, Drs. Marcelo Munoz and Emilio Alarcon will facilitate a workshop on Peptide Synthesis and Applications in Regenerative Medicine at the University of Ottawa Heart Institute from August 14th to 17th, 2023...
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International Society of Biofabrication (ISBF) Conference 2023 0 comments

by Amanda Clifford
Dear Members, The annual conference of the International Society of Biofabrication ISBF is being held this September 17-20 in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan...
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3D Microgels to Quantify Tumor Cell Properties and Therapy Response Dynamics comments

by Nila Wu
Tumors contain heterogeneous and dynamic populations of cells that do not all display the fast- proliferating properties that traditional chemotherapies target...
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Regional Variation of Trabecular Bone Structure in Osteoarthritic Femoral Heads - A Synchrotron Radiation CT Study comments

by Rizhi Wang Doris (Naixuan) Liang
Osteoarthritis is an irreversible disease that is commonly associated with cartilage deterioration and subchondral bone structure alteration 1 ...
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In Vitro Cytotoxicity and Cytokine Production by Lipid-Substituted Low Molecular Weight PEIs Used for Gene Delivery comments

by Hasan Uludag Daniel Nisakar Meenakshi Sundaram
Lipid-modified low molecular weight polyethyleneimines LMW PEIs are promising non-viral gene delivery systems that have been successfully explored for the treatment of various diseases through the delivery of plasmid DNA pDNA or mRNA to expression therapeutic proteins thereby restoring the defective protein, for the knockdown of aberrant proteins using RNA interference RNAi with short interfering RNA siRNA or for the complete knockout of the gene using CRISPR technology 1, 2 ...
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Layer-by-layer single-cell encapsulation protects cells from apoptotic factors comments

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Layer-by-layer LbL self-assembly is a technique fabricating thin material films on surfaces. Owing to its diverse characteristics, it becomes an important tool not only in material science, but also in biological research...
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Personalized Oral Dosage Forms Made of Erodible Polymers: Erosion Behavior and Release Profiles comments

by Kibret Mequanint Armin Geraili
Personalized oral dosage forms with tunable release profiles have emerged for optimal treatment of chronic diseases that require variable patterns of drug release in the treatment regimen...
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