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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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Short Aliphatic Lipid Substitution on Low Molecular Weight Polyethylenimine: Effect on siRNA Complexation from Molecular Dynamics Simulation Studies comments

by Hasan Uludag Deniz Meneksedag-Erol
Post transcriptional silencing of aberrant genes with the delivery of short interfering RNA siRNA has been a potent approach to cancer therapy over the last decade...
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Functionalized Hollow Mesoporous Silica Nanospheres for drug delivery comments

by Zohreh Jomeh Farsangi
Nanomedicine attempts to enhance the bioavailability of drugs and to reduce their side effects. Creation of functional hollow mesoporous naospheres HMNs could be desirable for biomedical applications since their hollow interior can be used as storage or nanoscale reactor while mesoporous shell providing the controlled uptake release role...
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Improved Properties of 3D Printed Nanocomposite Biomaterials Composed of Functionalized Biopolymers and Calcium-Deficient Hydroxyapatite Nanoparticles comments

by Thomas Willett Elizabeth Diederichs
3D printable bio-based nanocomposites are a promising material for biomedical applications, such as in dentistry, skeletal reconstruction, and sustainable rapid prototyping 1 2 ...
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Engineering Vascularized Tissue Constructs with Sacrificial Thermoreversible Hydrogels using a Custom 3D Bioprinter and Angiogenesis-inducing Multipotent Stromal Cells (MSCs) comments

by Ross Fitzsimmons
Bioprinting offers new opportunities for overcoming the previously intractable challenge of creating complex vascular structures within engineered tissues...
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High-throughput Fabrication of Cell-laden Gelatin Methacrylate Microgels for Tissue Engineering comments

by Keekyoung Kim Mohamed Gamaleldin Abdelkhalek Mohamed
Tissue engineering applies a combination of material, mechanical, chemical and biological sciences with the aim of creating systems that are able to repair of even replace a biological function...
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