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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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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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HR-pQCT Study of Bone Quality in Human Proximal Femurs with Osteoarthritis and Osteoporosis comments

by Rizhi Wang HANADI ALOUSAIMI
Two of the major public health problems in the elderly population are osteoarthritis OA and osteoporosis OP ...
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The development of DNA oligomer-crosslinked hydrogels for sustained release applications comments

by Emily Baldwin
Wet age-related macular degeneration AMD is a disease of the posterior chamber of the eye and is the leading cause of vision loss in those 50 years of age and older, with approximately 500,000 people worldwide losing their vision annually...
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Hydrogel surface modification by plasma polymerisation to control cell adhesion comments

by Bishakh Rout
Hydrogels are common materials in the ophthalmic biomaterial industry. Interaction of the surface with the surrounding bio-environment influences the performance of any given type of hydrogel...
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Effects of exogenous insulin on macrophage survival and pro-inflammatory signalling comments

by Lindsay Fitzpatrick Yuxi Zhang
Continuous subcutaneous insulin infusion CSII is a treatment strategy for Type I diabetes mellitus T1D that relies on insulin infusion sets IIS to deliver insulin to the subcutaneous tissue via a polytetrafluoroethylene PTFE or stainless-steel cannula...
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