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...
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...
In the past decades, the rise of nanotechnology and gene therapy have brought new hope for the development of novel preventatives and therapeutics, as recently demonstrated by the success of mRNA-based COVID-19 vaccines1,2...
Bacteria and virus can spread through contaminated surfaces and fomites. The recent outbreak of coronavirus and nosocomial infection give great burden to the healthcare system...
In past decades, different research groups found a relationship between tear glucose and blood glucose, concluding that hyperglycemia could be detected by measuring tear glucose concentrations 1-3 ...
Localized Delivery of Exogenous C-type Natriuretic Peptide from Heparin-Coated NPs – Potential Use in Suppressing Fibrotic Phenotypes in Cardiac Myofibrogenesis
comments
In a healthy heart, cells naturally secrete C-type natriuretic peptide CNP , an anti-fibrotic cytokine that has strong effects on cardiac fibroblast function, fibrosis, and extracellular matrix deposition...
Load bearing connective tissues, such as the intervertebral discs, are susceptible to both age-related degeneration and traumatic damage, but recovery is hindered by their avascular nature1...