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The 2022 Biomaterials Challenge 0 comments

by Neda Latifi
The Ottawa Student Chapter is pleased to present The 2022 Biomaterials Challenge We challenge graduate and undergraduate students in Ontario to compete on explaining How to select a biomaterial? and What is biocompatibility? to 7th-grade students in a 3-minute recorded video or an infographic Deadline to submit March 10th, 2022
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2022 Conference Update 0 comments

by Larry D. Unsworth
Dear Colleagues Breaking News Joining Prof. Jennifer Elisseeff Johns Hopkins is both Prof. W. Wagner AND Prof...
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2022 Conference Update 0 comments

by Larry D. Unsworth
Dear Colleagues Breaking News We are so excited that Prof. Jennifer Elisseeff Johns Hopkins has accepted our invitation to be a Plenary Speaker for the upcoming 2022 CBS Conference in Banff Prof...
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CBS Mentorship and Professional Development Program 0 comments

by Neda Latifi
Why register in the CBS mentorship and professional development program? A PhD for what and then what? This is a question I asked myself during my PhD and my two postdocs...
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Pericardial Delivery of Micronized Matrix Biomaterial Leverages an Eosinophil Immune Response for Post-Infarct Cardiac Repair comments

by Paul Fedak Vishnu Vasanthan
Ischemic heart disease IHD remains a leading cause of mortality1. After myocardial infarction MI fibrosis predominates tissue remodeling, resulting in impaired pump function and heart failure2,3...
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Evaluation of a mussel-derived polymer as a natural bioactive coating for titanium comments

by Fabio Variola Alex Steeves
Metals currently used for prosthetic reconstructions e.g. titanium possess a relatively good success rate, but their performance drops significantly in patients with compromised health status...
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Development of a Zebrafish-based platform for evaluating the Inflammatory Response to Implanted Biomaterials comments

by William Chaplin
The development of new biomaterials has opened up new avenues of drug delivery, bio-monitoring and other implantable medical devices 1 ...
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Light wood - lysozyme natural anti-infection material and its effects on wound healing comments

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objective using the delignification technology to deal with light wood, again USES the dopamine glue method combined with different concentrations of lysozyme, the preparation of light wood - lysozyme natural anti-infection dressings, and study the in vitro antibacterial activity and the effects on wound healing...
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Mussel-Inspired Dopamine and Carbon Nanotube Leading to a Biocompatible Self-Rolling Conductive Hydrogel Film comments

by Wen Zhong Helen H. Hsu
An ideal matrix or cell living environment is generally expected to have an appropriate morphology, mechanical properties, and biological compatibility...
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