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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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by Amanda Clifford
Please note that the CBS Board of Directors has approved an increase in membership fees, effective immediately...
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Call for Symposia: WBC 2024 0 comments

by Amanda Clifford
The Scientific Program Committee of WBC2024 are soliciting proposals for symposia at the upcoming World Congress in Daegu, Republic of Korea May 26 May 31, 2023 ...
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pH-responsive Nanoparticles for Targeted Drug Delivery in Neonatal Hypoxic-Ischemic Brain Injury comments

by Rukhmani Narayanamurthy
Therapeutic hypothermia is the only approved treatment for neonatal brain injury, despite its limited effectiveness in offering neuroprotection 1 ...
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Characterization of macrophage response to surface chemistry using functionalized polystyrene substrates comments

by Emily Buck
One of the major causes for implant failure is fibrous encapsulation, and macrophages are key players in this process1...
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Prostaglandin E(2) Reverses Scar Tissue Production in Human Kidney Epithelial Cells: Implications for Biomaterial Implantation. comments

by Kim Jones Kimia Sorouri
Myofibroblasts have been implicated in scar tissue formation around biomaterials. When biomaterials are implanted as part of a tissue engineered construct, as a sensor, as a prosthetic or even as a drug delivery device, scar formation fibrosis around the biomaterial often interferes with the intended function...
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Intravital longitudinal imaging of peri-implant endosseous wound healing reveals the role of nanosurfaces in regulating neovascular morphogenesis in vivo comments

by Niloufar Khosravi
Nanosurfaces have improved the clinical success rate of implants by increasing the rate at which osseointegration is achieved...
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Electrically Conductive GelMA-Bioglass Biomaterials for Bone Repair and Regeneration comments

by Kibret Mequanint Rebeca Arambula Maldonado
Significant bone loss due to internal or external factors remains a large orthopedic challenge. Current interventions use either autograft or allograft sources that carry a significant complication burden and show limited functional recovery, emphasizing the demand for an alternative therapeutic solution...
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