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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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Abstract Deadline Extended for CBS/CSPS/CC-CRS Conference 0 comments
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
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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Diels-Alder “click” crosslinked polymer scaffolds within calcium alginate templated beads comments
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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Thermo-Responsive Antibiotic-Eluting Coatings for Treating Infection near Orthopedic Implants comments
Orthopaedic surgical site infections affect over 100,000 people each year in North America1-2, with annual costs of over 10B and have been a major cause of surgical revision in total joint replacements1-2...
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Bisphosphonate Delivery through Ammonia-induced Calcium Phosphate Insert and Effects on Osteoclastic Resorption Activity comments
Bisphosphonates are calcium-binding drugs that inhibit the bone-resorbing function of osteoclasts1. Nitrogen-containing bisphosphonates target farnesyl diphosphate synthase, an enzyme of the mevalonate pathway...
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"Hands-on, Minds-on, and Science-up": A Concept-based Learning Laboratory with a Taste of Research Experience for an Undergraduate Biomedical Engineering Course comments
While the field of biomedical engineering is set to cultivate future breakthroughs in biology, medicine, and engineering, a clear strategy for empowering undergraduate students to develop skills in solving complex problems at the interfaces between these disciplines has not yet been established...
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Synthesis of Biohybrid Triblock Copolymer Hydrogels for Cell Scaffolds comments
Load bearing connective tissues, such as the intervertebral discs, are susceptible to both age-related degeneration and traumatic damage, but recovery is hindered by their avascular nature1...
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