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Our Virtual AGM 2020 0 comments

by Nima Khadem Mohtaram
Dear CBS Members, As you are aware, the COVID-19 pandemic has caused numerous disruptions around the world, and scheduled conferences are being either postponed or canceled...
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Winner of CBS Lifetime Achievement Award 0 comments

by Nima Khadem Mohtaram
We are very pleased to inform you that Dr. Paul Santerre has been selected by the Board of Directors of the Canadian Biomaterials Society CBS as the next recipient of the CBS Lifetime Achievement Award , acknowledging his outstanding contributions to our Society...
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WBC2020 Travel Award 0 comments

by Nima Khadem Mohtaram
CBS is pleased to offer travel awards to assist students and post-doctoral fellows who are CBS members to present their accepted oral or poster abstracts at the 11th World Biomaterials Congress this May in Glasgow, Scotland...
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Fall 2019 CBS Newsletter 0 comments

by Todd Hoare
The Fall 2019 edition of the CBS Newsletter is now available. Read about the latest initiatives from CBS, look back at the Quebec City CBS Annual Meeting and look ahead to WBC 2020 coming up this May in Glasgow, find out more about our very active student chapters across the country, meet the new CBS Senior Board Members and President-Elect, and learn more about the many award opportunities provided by CBS...
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Evaluation of the biocompatibility of Magnesium Alloys by Direct and Indirect Methods comments

by Afrah Alhegy
Magnesium alloys have the highest strength weight ratio of all known structural metals. They are a third lighter than aluminum and a quarter the density of steel...
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Delivery of Protein-Based Therapies Targeting the Regeneration and Repair of Cardiac Tissues comments

by Paul J Santerre Shirley Chung
Leading edge regenerative therapies targeting heart failure have utilized the delivery of cardiac progenitor cells to improve heart function...
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Micro-scale distribution of RGD/BMP-2 peptides to control hMSCs osteogenesis comments

by IBRAHIM BILEM
Nowadays, several protocols are proposed to induce the osteogenesis new bone tissue formation in order to regenerate or replace bone tissue when it is severely damaged...
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Ultra-high molecular weight hyperbranched polyglycerol polymers are hemocompatible materials for biomedical applications comments

by Lily Takeuchi
Generally, drug molecules are associated with low solubility in physiological media, rapid metabolism or undesired interaction with proteins present in the blood including enzymes and antibodies...
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Use of Antimicrobial Polymer for Sustained Release of Drug from Electrospun Polyurethane Scaffolds comments

by Meghan Wright
Electrospun scaffolds may be used to generate tissue engineered constructs for the regeneration of gingival connective tissues that are destroyed during the progression of periodontal disease...
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