WBC2016 Legacy Travel Award Deadline Extended to March 2 0 comments
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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CBS 2026 Meeting News! 0 comments
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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Sulfur-rich hydrogel surfaces for biocompatibility enhancement and biomolecule immobilization comments
Hydrogels are good candidates for use as biomaterials, with general characteristics that make them amenable to the internal biological environment...
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Adoption of DNA-based Nanocomposite Hydrogels in Drug Delivery and Regeneration Therapy Applications comments
Purpose The objective of this project was to deliver a unique malleable DNA-based hydrogel scaffold that can easily be injected by orthopedic surgeons, will set and integrate to the injured site after placement, and will be resorbed over time as it induces rapid in situ tissue regeneration via sustained delivery of osteoinductive drugs...
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Effects of Metal Ion-induced Oxidative Stress on Interleukin-1beta Production in Macrophages In Vitro comments
The inflammatory response induced by metal ions released from CoCrMo alloys used in joint replacements limits the implant longevity and remains a source of concern...
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An innovative 3D cell culture kit for drug screening applications: “PP-3D-S” comments
In the area of cancer research, a major issue with conventional 2D cell culture is that it cannot reproduce complex in vivo cell-extracellular matrix ECM interactions, nor those between cancer epithelial cells and stromal compartment, which play a crucial role in tumorigenesis and progression...
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Immunomodulatory hydrogel microspheres as a sustained release system for angiogenic growth factors comments
Revascularization approaches that involve delivering growth factors with short half-lives minutes over periods of weeks in order to regenerate micro vessels have been identified as promising strategies to address disorders related to compromised tissue perfusion...
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