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2021 Conference - Call for Symposia and Workshops 0 comments

by Thomas Willett
Dear members and friends of CBS, As part of planning the program for the 36th Canadian Biomaterials Society CBS conference, we invite members and sponsors to submit proposals for symposia and or workshops...
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CBS Mentorship Program (2020-2021 academic year) 0 comments

by Kibret Mequanint
Dear CBS Member Trainees, We are very pleased to launch the call for applications for the CBS Mentorship and Professional Development Program for the second year...
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Biometals 2020 0 comments

by Samira Ravanbakhsh
Trends in Bioabsorbable Metals 2020 Where Science meets Technology and Clinics August 24 and 25, 2020 A Virtual Symposium Online, informative, affordable http www...
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Weekly Conference on Biomaterials and Pharmaceutic 0 comments

by Todd Hoare
Hello, The Canadian Society of Biomaterials and the Student Chapters of Quebec and Montreal are pleased to invite you to Weekly Conference on Biomaterials in Pharmaceutics ...
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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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“On-Demand” Cell-loaded Nanofibrous Hydrogel Scaffolds via Direct Cell Reactive Electrospinning (CRE) comments

by Todd Hoare Fei XU
Hydrogels have been extensively studied as scaffolds for tissue engineering due to their cell compatibility and similar mechanical properties as native soft tissues...
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Gene delivery as a tool to promote the deposition of elastin by smooth muscle cells in collagen gel-based vascular wall models comments

by Diego Mantovani Dimitria Camasao
Vascular tissue engineering usually relies on the cellularization of scaffold materials with vascular cells with the ultimate aim to produce artificial blood vessels substitutes overcoming the drawbacks of current vascular grafts, especially for small diameter vessels...
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Circumventing the Blood-Brain Barrier: Injectable hyaluronan-based hydrogel to deliver Cyclosporin A to promote tissue repair in stroke-injured rat brain comments

by Molly Shoichet Jessica Ngai
Drug delivery to the brain is severely impeded by the blood brain barrier BBB , preventing the use of most potential regenerative agents for diseases such as stroke...
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3D Hyaluronan Dual-Click Chemistry Hydrogels as Matrices for Breast Spheroid Formation comments

by Molly Shoichet Alexander Baker
Terminal ductal lobular structures are the main functioning unit of mammary glands and the most common site for breast carcinogenesis the cited reference is missing author and title details ...
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