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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 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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Optimization of a Tissue-adhesive Gel with Rapid Gelation and Strong Mechanical Properties for Cell Therapy and Tissue Engineering comments
Injectable hydrogels based on chitosan CH , a polysaccharide biopolymer that is soluble in acidic conditions, are increasingly used for biomedical and pharmaceutical applications...
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Viability enhancement of hydrogel encapsulated mesenchymal stem cells by a short pharmacological treatment. comments
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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Development of an anti-thrombotic and anti-inflammatory coating for medical devices comments
There are several blood contacting medical devices that are widely used in medicine to enhance the quality of care...
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Site-specific cell-surface engineering via polymer grafting: Investigation on enzymatic polymer coupling on nucleated vs non-nucleated cells comments
The cell surface is a highly heterogeneous and complex environment displaying distinct types of proteins, glycan and lipids to govern the cell-cell cell-niche communication that results in diverse signaling pathways...
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Sol-gel-derived hydroxyapatite coating of porous calcium polyphosphate enhances mechanical integration of tissue-engineered cartilage comments
Articular cartilage has a limited capacity for regeneration. Tissue engineering aims to generate functional cartilage tissue to replace the damaged tissue...
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