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CBS 2023: Abstract Submission Open 0 comments

by Amanda Clifford
Dear Members, Abstract submission is open for CBS 2023 at Dalhousie University in Halifax, NS. Please submit your abstract on the conference website www...
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WBC 2024 Symposia Proposal Submission Deadline Extended 0 comments

by Amanda Clifford
Dear Members, The symposia proposal submission deadline for WBC 2024 has been extended to January 30, 2023...
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Call for Papers: Exploration of Biomat-X 0 comments

by Amanda Clifford
The Editorial Board of Exploration of Biomat-X EBMX is excited to invite Canadian Biomaterials Society members to submit your next original contribution to the inaugural edition of this journal...
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Membership Fee Increase 0 comments

by Amanda Clifford
Please note that the CBS Board of Directors has approved an increase in membership fees, effective immediately...
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Engineering personalized neural tissue using the novel functionalized transcription factor IASCL1 comments

by Stephanie Willerth
The transcription factor Ascl1 plays a key role in neural development and previous work by the Wernig group demonstrated that Ascl1 overexpression using viral vectors can reprogram fibroblasts directly in neurons through the process of cellular reprogramming ADDIN EN...
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Glycocalyx engineering approaches for organ transplantation via localized immunomodulation comments

by Jayachandran Kizhakkedathu Haiming Daniel Luo
Immunomodulation, the ability to alter the immune response of a cell to a desired level, can significantly enhance organ transplantation...
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The Effects of pHEMA Hydrogel Material Properties on Lens Epithelial and Neutrophil-Like Cells comments

by Laura Wells Jordan Pernari
When treating cataracts, opacified lenses are replaced by surgically inserted artificial intraocular lenses IOLs ...
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The effects of fluid viscosity on stress shielding in uniformly textured UHMWPE during the dwell phase of SDS motion comments

by Christina Ippolito
Total joint arthroplasty TJA is the most common treatment option for severe arthritis. Typically the bearing design is a metal CoCr component on an ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene UHMWPE counterface...
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A Novel Nanosilver/Nanosilica Hydrogel for Bone Regeneration in Infected Bone Defects comments

by Mengqiu (Malcolm) Xing Xingying Zhang
The treatment of bone defects has the risk of infection and further treatment may be required when infection is already present...
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