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The deadline for the WBC2016 Legacy Travel Award has been extended to March 2, 2026, to match the abstract deadline extension for the CBS CSPS CC-CRS Conference...
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Dear members and friends of the Canadian Biomaterials Society, The abstract deadline has been extended to March 2nd, 2026 for the upcoming CBS CCPS cc-CRS 2026 meeting this June in Vancouver, BC...
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Dear friends , For this years annual meeting in beautiful Vancouver, BC June 2 - 5 2026 we are happy to partner with the Canadian Society for Pharmaceutical Sciences CSPS and the Canadian Chapter of the Controlled Release Society cc-CRS ...
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Call for Abstracts for CBS/CSPS/cc-CRS Conference is now open! 0 comments

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Call for Abstracts is OPEN The Canadian Biomaterials Society CBS , the Canadian Society for Pharmaceutical Sciences CSPS , and the Controlled Release Society cc-CRS are joining forces to host a landmark joint conference at UBC Vancouver...
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In vitro erosion studies of polyurethane-based hydrogels intended for use in sustained protein delivery applications comments

by Paul J Santerre Eric Tawagi
There are currently very few FDA-approved bioresorbable materials for drug delivery in tissue engineering...
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Influence of titanium surface roughness on osteoclast adhesion, spreading and actin ring formation comments

by Douglas Hamilton
The long-term success of dental implants is highly dependent on the process of osseointegration, which is characterized by the direct formation of bone at the implant surface without the presence of intervening fibrous tissue Davies, 2007 ...
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Application and Characterization of a Human Corneal in vitro Model for Testing Drug delivery Ophthalmic Materials comments

by Maud Gorbet Shahabedin Eslami
The cornea acts as a transparent shield protecting the eye from germs, dust or pathogens and control the diffusion of external substances such as oxygen or drugs into intraocular tissues...
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Viability enhancement of hydrogel encapsulated mesenchymal stem cells by a short pharmacological treatment. comments

by Francesco Touani Kameni
Cell therapy is increasingly used to treat various diseases such myocardial infarction. This therapeutic approach is limited however by the poor retention and diminished survival of transplanted cells in the ischemic, inflammatory and oxidative infarct microenvironment...
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Diels-Alder “click” crosslinked polymer scaffolds within calcium alginate templated beads comments

by S. Alison Stewart
Encapsulation of cells within semi-permeable polymer hydrogels is a promising approach for the treatment of hormone or enzyme-deficiency disorders...
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