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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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Toll-like receptor 2-mediated NF-κB activation by damage-associated molecular patterns on biomaterial surfaces comments

by Lindsay Fitzpatrick Laura McKiel
The innate immune response is the primary defense of the body against infection and injury, and is facilitated largely by white blood cells, such as macrophages...
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Towards Target-molecule Triggered Release Using Aptamer Polymer “Tapes” For Smart Fertilizers comments

by Phepafatso Tsae
Polyelectrolyte microcapsules that respond to external stimulus have a great potential to serve as carriers for delivery of payload within...
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Tunable mucoadhesion and mucopenetration using self-assembled brush-block copolymer-based nanoparticles comments

by Todd Hoare Ridhdhi Dave
Self-assembled nanoparticles NPs based on block copolymers of poly ethylene glycol and poly lactic-co-glycolic acid PEG-PLGA have been widely applied across multiple drug delivery applications including ophthalmic delivery as effective nanoscale carriers of drugs 1 ...
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A PEG-Peptide Conjugate Can Controllably Polymerize in Blood to Increase Clot Adhesion comments

by Christian Kastrup Karen Chan
Naturally occurring biochemical networks can distinguish and respond to multiple specific signals from the environment...
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Tunable mucoadhesion and mucopenetration using self-assembled brush-block copolymer-based nanoparticles comments

by Todd Hoare Ridhdhi Dave
Self-assembled nanoparticles NPs based on block copolymers of poly ethylene glycol and poly lactic-co-glycolic acid PEG-PLGA have been widely applied across multiple drug delivery applications including ophthalmic delivery as effective nanoscale carriers of drugs 1 ...
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