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2022 CBS Conference Update March 31, 2022 0 comments

by Larry D. Unsworth
Dear friends, CBS2022 is in full swing now, and we are looking forward to welcoming in-person and on-line attendees Here are some brief highlights 1...
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Online Biomaterials Symposium by CBS-TSC 0 comments

by Neda Latifi
Canadian Biomaterials Society s Toronto Student Chapter is proud to present our Inaugural Biomaterials Symposium, a one-day event taking place on Tuesday, March 29th Join us online to learn and network with speakers across three universities in the GTA, as well as representatives from biomedical start-ups in the city...
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Online Conference by CBS-OSC: BIOMATERIALS AND REGENERATIVE MEDICINE (BRMC 2022) 0 comments

by Neda Latifi
SAVE THE DATE BIOMATERIALS AND REGENERATIVE MEDICINE BRMC 2022 Date March 21st and 22nd, 2022 Time 10 am to 4 pm Place Virtual through Zoom Register here https www...
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Webinar by CBS-ASC: Diversify Your Career Options Outside of Academia 0 comments

by Neda Latifi
CBS-ASC would like to invite you to the first webinar of 2022 that will be held on Thursday, March 3rd, 2022, at 4 pm MST via ZOOM on the topic titled Diversify your career options outside of academia ...
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Injectable Composite Chitosan Sponge for Cellular Encapsulation in Bone Repair Applications comments

by Kaushar Jahan
Many bone defects result from injuries do not repair without medical intervention. Autologous bone graft, the gold standard for treating bone defects, is challenging due to a donor scarcity and b donor site morbidity that follows the procedure...
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Mechanical and Biochemical Stability of Hyaluronic Acid-Gelatin Hydrogels for Use in a Phono-Mimetic Vocal Fold Bioreactor comments

by Luc Mongeau Neda Latifi
Human phonation involves self-oscillations of the vocal folds within the larynx. An airflow-induced perfusion bioreactor was developed to mimic the biomechanical environment of the human vocal fold VF lamina propria...
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Responsive surface modifications of acrylic-based copolymers for the modulation of lens epithelial cell behaviour comments

by Laura Wells Sumaiya Karim
Polymer coatings or bulk materials modified with photo-responsive molecules whose properties change in response to different wavelengths of light could enable shifts in cell-material interactions1 at device interfaces after implantation...
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Modification of Poly(methyl methacrylate) Surfaces with Azobenzene Groups as a Photoswitchable Surface comments

by Ashley Clarke
Many biomedical devices fail as a result of the foreign body reaction and poor acceptance by the host...
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Immunomodulatory hydrogel microspheres as a sustained release system for angiogenic growth factors comments

by Eric Tawagi
Revascularization approaches that involve delivering growth factors with short half-lives minutes over periods of weeks in order to regenerate micro vessels have been identified as promising strategies to address disorders related to compromised tissue perfusion...
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