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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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Surface modification of 3D printed scaffolds using mussel-inspired polydopamine coatings and silver nanoparticles for bone-interfacing applications comments

by Kathryn Grandfield Alessandra Merlo
Prevention of biofilm formation is a key factor when developing bone-interfacing biomaterials to reduce the spread of bacterial infections and the need for antibiotic treatment 1 ...
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Aminated Surfaces for Synthetic Vascular Grafts: Processes and Characterization comments

by Sophie Lerouge Gaël Boespflug
Primary amine-rich C-NH2 surfaces have shown great interest to foster cell adhesion and growth, or efficient covalent immobilization of bioactive molecules to induce specific interactions with cells...
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Using Polymeric Biomaterials to Engineer Endothelial Cells Surfaces as a Glycocalyx Replacement for Organ Transplantation Applications comments

by Erika Siren
Introduction The exclusion of expanded criteria donors ECD from transplantation surgery majorly impacts organ recipient wait times, as their organs are too damaged to survive the transplantation process 1 ...
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High-throughput Fabrication of Cell-laden Gelatin Methacrylate Microgels for Tissue Engineering comments

by Keekyoung Kim Mohamed Gamaleldin Abdelkhalek Mohamed
Tissue engineering applies a combination of material, mechanical, chemical and biological sciences with the aim of creating systems that are able to repair of even replace a biological function...
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Responsive surface modifications of acrylic-based copolymers for the modulation of lens epithelial cell behaviour comments

by Laura Wells Sumaiya Karim
Polymer coatings or bulk materials modified with photo-responsive molecules whose properties change in response to different wavelengths of light could enable shifts in cell-material interactions1 at device interfaces after implantation...
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