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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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Call for Applications: CBS Mentorship And Professional Development Program 0 comments

by Amanda Clifford
We are pleased to open the call for applications for the CBS Mentorship and Professional Development, a program specifically designed to connect professionals outside of academia with graduate students and postdoctoral fellows coming from the Canadian biomaterial s community...
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14th Intl Symposium on Biodegradable Metals for Biomedical Applications 0 comments

by Neda Latifi
14th Intl Symposium on Biodegradable Metals for Applications on behalf of Professor Mantovani and the Quebec City Student Chapter Want to discover the next generation of bioresorbable metals aiming to bridge the gap between biomaterials and tissue engineering for pediatric, dental, orthopedic, vascular, cardiac, neurological applications, and more? The final program of the upcoming 14th Intl Symposium on Biodegradable Metals for Biomedical Applications is now online...
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Polycaprolactone as biodegradable polymer for the fabrication and In vitro release studies of purmorphamine-loaded microspheres to engineer neural tissue comments

by Stephanie Willerth Laura De la Vega Reyes
Treatment for diseases in the central nervous system are challenging because of the physical and biochemical barriers that comprise the blood brain barrier and the blood-spinal cord barrier BSCB 1 ...
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Adhesive Strength of Surgical Adhesives on Porcine Vocal Fold Tissue comments

by Christina Leixi Chen
Surgical adhesives provide a viable alternative to sutures for wound closure. The main advantages of surgical adhesives are excellent cosmetic outcome, reduced infection rate, fast application, and improved prevention of fluid leakage through the wound...
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Polydopamine-Functionalized Agarose Microspheres for 3D Engineered Neuronal Cultures comments

by Hallie Arnott
Developing biomimetic 3D constructs to study neuronal networks in vitro is critical to address the limitations of conventional 2D cultures used in pre-clinical studies...
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A Novel Nano-silver Coated and Hydrogel-impregnated Polyurethane Nanofibrous Mesh for Ventral Hernia Repair comments

by Mengqiu (Malcolm) Xing Kaige Xu
Ventral hernia is one of the most common abdomen surgical diseases. Usually, polypropylene PP meshes are widely used for ventral hernia repair since PP meshes are relative inexpensive and easy to handle and incorporation into tissue...
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Polyelectrolyte Complex Beads of Chitosan-Sodium Polyphosphate for Treatment of Osteomyelitis comments

by Mark Filiaggi Sajjad Fanaee
Osteomyelitis OM is an inflammation in the bone caused by a bacterial infection that leads to bone destruction osteolysis 1 ...
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