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by Nima Khadem Mohtaram
Canadian universities provide world-recognized training in research and leadership for their graduate students...
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New Board of Directors of CBS 0 comments

by Nima Khadem Mohtaram
We would like to update you on new Board of Directors of CBS. As of June 21st 2019, We have President Nima Khadem Mohtaram University of Waterloo 2019 - 2020 President Elect Kibret Mequanint Western University 2019 - 2020 - President 2020-2021 Past President Sophie Lerouge Ecole de Technologie Superieure ETS - CRCHUM 2019-2020 Board Members Fabio Variola University of Ottawa 2019-2021 Isabelle Catelas University of Ottawa 2018-2020 Thomas Willett University of Waterloo 2018-2020 Milica Radisic University of Toronto 2018-2020 Mohsen Akbari University of Victoria 2018-2020 Student Board Member Laura McKiel Queen s University 2019-2020
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WBC 2020 Workshop Proposals 0 comments

by Todd Hoare
As you may have noticed already, the WBC2020 Executive Committee is calling for workshop proposals. We hereby would like to take this opportunity to encourage you to submit your proposals before the deadline of June 30th 2019...
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Next AGM on May 22nd 0 comments

by Sophie Lerouge
Dear CBS members, Our Annual General Meeting will take place during the CBS2019 on May 22nd, at 12 15 in the Suzor Room...
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Promoting Localized Immunosuppression in Organ Transplantation through Polymer-Mediated Cell Surface Engineering comments

by Jayachandran Kizhakkedathu Erika Siren
Recent advances in the preservation of donor organs have greatly improved the success rate of transplantation surgery...
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Topographical modification on fucoidan-conjugated polyvinyl alcohol hydrogels for improved endothelial cell responses comments

by Yuan Yao
Polyvinyl alcohol PVA has the potential for use as synthetic small diameter vascular graft, but the lack of endothelial cell EC adhesion limits its further application...
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A novel image analysis algorithm for scratch area determination in a scratch assay comments

by Fiona Milano
Scratch area determination is crucial for data obtention after a scratch assay e.g. migration rate ...
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Skin-Inspired Multifunctional Autonomic-Intrinsic Conductive Self-Healing Hydrogels with Pressure Sensitivity, Stretchability and 3D Printability comments

by mohammad Ali darabi
In current report, we synthesized a mechanically and electrically self-healing hydrogel with pressure and extension sensitive features, introducing a promising candidate for wearable sensors...
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Surface modification of lung assist device by co-modification with antithrombin-heparin (ATH) and tissue plasminogen activator (t-PA) comments

by Kyla Sask Siyuan Li
Recently, microfabrication technologies have been used for the development of blood oxygenators to treat neonates with respiratory distress and to overcome the limitations of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation ECMO and mechanical ventilation1,2...
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  • Xianglong Xing: A Mushroom-Inspired Golden Ratio–Guided Compressible and Shape-Adaptive Gradient Porous Hemostatic Scaffold for Minimally Invasive Gastric Perforation Repair
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  • Allysia Chin: Zwitterionic Polymer Lipid Nanoparticles to Deliver RNA Therapeutics in Triple-Negative Breast Cancer
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  • German Andres Mercado: Mechanically Stable and Tunable Photoactivated Peptide-Based Hydrogels for Soft Tissue Adhesion
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  • Kate MacQuarrie: Smooth muscle cell-like support cells accelerate the autologous endothelialization of a polyurethane scaffold for vascular engineering
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  • Alma Tamunonengiofori Banigo: Bioactive Hydrogels Based on Tyramine and Maleimide Functionalized Dextran for Tissue Engineering Applications
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