2021 Conference - Call for Symposia and Workshops
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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...
CBS Mentorship Program (2020-2021 academic year)
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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...
Trends in Bioabsorbable Metals 2020 Where Science meets Technology and Clinics August 24 and 25, 2020 A Virtual Symposium Online, informative, affordable http www...
Weekly Conference on Biomaterials and Pharmaceutic
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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 ...
Significant bone loss due to internal or external factors remains a large orthopedic challenge. Current interventions use either autograft or allograft sources that carry a significant complication burden and show limited functional recovery, emphasizing the demand for an alternative therapeutic solution...
Local Delivery of Chondroitinase ABC Promotes Neuronal Differentiation of Human Induced Pluripotent Stem Cell-Derived Neural Grafts in a Spinal Cord Injury Model
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Functional recovery following spinal cord injury SCI is limited due to a cascade of cellular and biomolecular events, termed secondary injury, that lead to cell loss and the expression of growth inhibitory molecules...
Modern medicine relies on the efficient delivery of drugs to treat infections and diseases. Ideally, these drugs should be administered at the exact concentration needed, target the affected area only and not harm healthy cells or tissues...
Myofibroblasts have been implicated in scar tissue formation around biomaterials. When biomaterials are implanted as part of a tissue engineered construct, as a sensor, as a prosthetic or even as a drug delivery device, scar formation fibrosis around the biomaterial often interferes with the intended function...
