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CBS 2023 Annual Meeting at Dalhousie University 0 comments

by Amanda Clifford
The 38th CBS annual meeting with be held at Dalhousie University in Halifax, Nova Scotia. Call for abstracts opens December 1st, 2022, and the Early Bird registration deadline is March 1st, 2023...
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CBS mentorship and Professional Development Program: Information Session 0 comments

by Neda Latifi
The Canadian Biomaterials Society is pleased to present The 2022-2023 CBS mentorship and Professional Development Program Join The 2nd Lab and the CBS-QC Student Chapter this Friday, October 7th, 2022 at 5 00 PM for a hybrid information session about this program...
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WBC2024 Plenary Speaker Recommendation Closes October 4 0 comments

by Amanda Clifford
Dear CBS Members, The World Biomaterials Congress 2024 WBC2024 is soliciting recommendations for plenary speakers...
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BioInnovation Institute & Science Prize for Innovation 0 comments

by Amanda Clifford
Through the BioInnovation Institute Science Prize for Innovation, the editors of Science seek to recognize bold researchers who are asking fundamental questions at the intersection of the life sciences and entrepreneurship...
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Polyphosphate Coacervates as Hemostatic Agent comments

by Mark Filiaggi Arash Momeni
Polyphosphate PP is a linear inorganic polymer formed from PO4 structural units. Soluble PP is released from activated platelets and they have significant role in blood coagulation cascade 1 ...
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Effects of Ribose and Annealing on the Free Radical Content and Mechanical Properties of Gamma-Irradiated Sterilized Bone comments

by Thomas Willett
In the production of bone allografts used in orthopaedic reconstructions, high dose -irradiation sterilization is often used to limit biological risk to the graft recipient...
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Effect of Electrical Stimulation through a Soft Polypyrrole Membrane on the Behaviors of Human Skin Keratinocytes comments

by Ze Zhang Shujun Cui
Keratinocytes as the principal skin cell type play a major role in wound closure 1. And electrical stimulation ES has been found effective in promoting wound healing 2...
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Highly Bioactive VEGF Release from Liquid Injectable Poly(trimethylene carbonate-co-5-hydroxyl trimethylene carbonate) comments

by Brian Amsden Sara Mohajeri
Peripheral arterial disease is a chronic condition caused by the formation and hardening of fatty plaque within arteries and arterioles, resulting in narrowing or blocking of the vessels carrying blood to the limbs...
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Engineering Neural Tissue from Human Pluripotent Stem Cells Using Small Molecule Releasing Microspheres comments

by Stephanie Willerth Laura De la Vega Reyes
The ultimate goal of neural tissue engineering is to produce functional tissue that mimics the physiological properties of the brain and spinal cord SC ...
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