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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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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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Circumventing the Blood-Brain Barrier: Injectable hyaluronan-based hydrogel to deliver Cyclosporin A to promote tissue repair in stroke-injured rat brain comments

by Molly Shoichet Jessica Ngai
Drug delivery to the brain is severely impeded by the blood brain barrier BBB , preventing the use of most potential regenerative agents for diseases such as stroke...
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Development of encapsulated cell product to treat ischemic diseases comments

by Francesco Touani Kameni
Mesenchymal stromal cell MSC therapy is a promising treatment to stimulate vascular regeneration in ischemic tissues...
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Liposomal blood lactate assay: a study in fresh capillary blood from human volunteers comments

by Simon Matoori
Clinical practice guidelines for sepsis recommend serum lactate for disease staging, prognosis, and assessment of treatment response 1 ...
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Mechano-Hypoxia Conditioning of Human Stem Cell-Based Cartilage with Transient TGF-β3 Stimulation comments

by David Li
Knee osteoarthritis KOA is the most common osteoarthritis that affects over 10 of Canadians. It occurs in almost all demographics and individuals with injured articular cartilage AC are especially at risk of KOA development...
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