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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

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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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Development of a hydrogel-based cell delivery system to modulate angiogenesis and inflammation comments

by Lauren Flynn Fiona Serack
Atherosclerotic vascular disease, including peripheral arterial disease PAD , is the leading cause of mortality in North America, with PAD accounting for 1 5 of all vascular disease 1 ...
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Prostaglandin E(2) Reverses Scar Tissue Production in Human Kidney Epithelial Cells: Implications for Biomaterial Implantation. comments

by Kim Jones Kimia Sorouri
Myofibroblasts have been implicated in scar tissue formation around biomaterials. When biomaterials are implanted as part of a tissue engineered construct, as a sensor, as a prosthetic or even as a drug delivery device, scar formation fibrosis around the biomaterial often interferes with the intended function...
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Differential dynamic microscopy: a powerful technique towards in vivo characterization of nanomedicines comments

by Marine Le Goas
In both nanomedicine and nanotoxicology fields, understanding the interaction of nanoparticles NPs with biological systems is key...
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Skin-Inspired Multifunctional Autonomic-Intrinsic Conductive Self-Healing Hydrogels with Pressure Sensitivity, Stretchability and 3D Printability comments

by mohammad Ali darabi
In current report, we synthesized a mechanically and electrically self-healing hydrogel with pressure and extension sensitive features, introducing a promising candidate for wearable sensors...
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Fibroblast Contact Guidance on Sub-Micron Groove Topographies is Dependent on Tissue of Origin comments

by Douglas Hamilton Sarah Brooks
Human gingival fibroblasts exhibit many differences compared to their dermal counterparts including embryonic origin, distinctive gene and extracellular matrix expression, whichmanifests at a tissue level in a reduced propensity for scarring compared to dermis 1 ...
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