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Call for Abstracts for CBS/CSPS/cc-CRS Conference is now open! 0 comments

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Call for Abstracts is OPEN The Canadian Biomaterials Society CBS , the Canadian Society for Pharmaceutical Sciences CSPS , and the Controlled Release Society cc-CRS are joining forces to host a landmark joint conference at UBC Vancouver...
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Save the Date for CBS2026! June 2–5, 2026 0 comments

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Overview The Canadian Biomaterials Society CBS , the Canadian Society for Pharmaceutical Sciences CSPS , and the Controlled Release Society cc-CRS are joining forces to host a landmark joint conference at UBC Vancouver...
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CBS Eastern Canada Research Day - Abstracts due Sept 15th 0 comments

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Dear CBS Members Colleagues, We are excited to share that four of our Eastern Canada student chapters have organized a 2025 Canadian Biomaterials Society Eastern Canada Student Research Day ...
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Macrochelators Eradicate Preformed Biofilms comments

by Jayachandran Kizhakkedathu Arshdeep Gill
Antibiotic drug resistance is one of the biggest problems facing infectious disease researchers currently in almost every corner of the world...
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pH Sensitive Chitosan Nanoparticles: A Novel Approach to the Prevention of Dental Caries comments

by Yi Zhu
Dental caries tooth decay remains one of the most common chronic diseases worldwide. In previous research 1 proteins have been identified from the acquired enamel pellicle AEP , the layer between the tooth enamel and a dental plaque, that have demonstrated biological functions directly related to enamel homeostasis and inhibition of dental caries...
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Study of Correlations between QCT and DXA Derived Femur Cross-Sectional Mechanical Properties comments

by Huijuan Yang
Femur cross-sectional mechanical properties such as axial and bending stiffness are important parameters for assessing bone quality and evaluating hip fracture risk 1 ...
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Bioinspired multifunctional tough gel sheathed surgical suture comments

by Jianyu Li Zhenwei Ma
Surgical sutures are the gold-standard wound closure materials for centuries. However, they might induce tissue drag, damaging and dissecting delicate and fragile soft tissues and blood vessels, and cause body fluid air leakage...
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A Novel Nanosilver/Nanosilica Hydrogel for Bone Regeneration in Infected Bone Defects comments

by Mengqiu (Malcolm) Xing Xingying Zhang
The treatment of bone defects has the risk of infection and further treatment may be required when infection is already present...
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