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by Amanda Clifford
Dear Members, Reistration for CBS 2023 at Dalhousie University in Halifax, NS is officially open You can register here...
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Dear CBS Members, There is only one week left to submit late breaking abstracts for the annual TERMIS-AM conference this April in Boston You can submit your abstracts here...
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The deadline for to apply for a WBC 2016 Lecacy Travel Award has been extended to Wednesday, March 1st, 2023...
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Low melting point amphiphilic microspheres for therapeutic protein delivery comments

by Brian Amsden Dimitra Louka
Due to their small size and thus ready injectability, biodegradable polymer microspheres have been widely examined for protein drug delivery...
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A Tissue-Engineered Model of the Epidermis and Dermis developed using Digital Light Processing (DLP) Bioprinting comments

by Mohsen Akbari Evan Stefanek
Human skin has a complex array of functions and abilities such as preventing infection, providing sensation, and regenerating its dermal and epidermal layers upon physical injury 1 ...
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Bisphosphonate Delivery through Ammonia-induced Calcium Phosphate Insert and Effects on Osteoclastic Resorption Activity comments

by Rizhi Wang Christina Chen
Bisphosphonates are calcium-binding drugs that inhibit the bone-resorbing function of osteoclasts1. Nitrogen-containing bisphosphonates target farnesyl diphosphate synthase, an enzyme of the mevalonate pathway...
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Fibroblast Contact Guidance on Sub-Micron Groove Topographies is Dependent on Tissue of Origin comments

by Douglas Hamilton Sarah Brooks
Human gingival fibroblasts exhibit many differences compared to their dermal counterparts including embryonic origin, distinctive gene and extracellular matrix expression, whichmanifests at a tissue level in a reduced propensity for scarring compared to dermis 1 ...
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Development of a Thermoresponsive Homopolymer for Biomedical Applications comments

by Amanda Brissenden
Hydrogels are often used as both drug and cell delivery vehicles due to their high water content, which facilitates diffusion, and mechanical properties, which minimize inflammation from mechanical irritation...
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