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Dear CBS Members and Friends. As our annual general meeting AGM approaches we are actively seeking nominations for available spots on the Board of Directors for the CBS, the student representative, and both secretary and treasurer roles...
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Dear CBS Friends and Members, Please find the Spring 2026 newsletter attached here. Regards, Patricia Comeau, CBS Secretary
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Dear CBS Members and Friends, We have been asked to share the following message on behalf of the organizing committee for our upcoming CBS CSPS cc-CRS meeting in Vancouver, BC...
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Dear Canadian Biomaterials Society Members Friends, A call for late-breaking abstracts has now been released for our upcoming CBS CSPS cc-CRS 2026 meeting this June in sunny Vancouver, BC...
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Mucoadhesive Polymeric Micelles for Enhanced Ocular Drug Delivery comments

by Karim Soliman
Drugs administered via topical eye drops suffer from low ocular bioavailability 5 due to anatomical and physiological barriers of the eye...
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Biopolymer Functionalization and Nanohydroxyapatite Heat Treatment Affect the Mechanical Properties of Bone-Inspired Extrusion 3D Printed Nanocomposites comments

by Thomas Willett Sanaz Saadatmand Hashemi
As a biological tissue, bone has the ability to remodel itself however, when defects are too large such as caused by traumatic injury or surgical treatment of infections or tumours, bone does not heal effectively...
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Potential Use of Laser Processed Titanium, Coated with Electrospun Polycaprolactone Fibers to Modify Thermal Properties of Dental Implants comments

by Amirkianoosh Kiani
Usually the main concern about dental implants is to make them biocompatible and make sure it will properly fuse with bone and tissue...
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Hybrid Chitosan and Platelet-Rich Plasma Biomaterial for Wound Healing comments

by Laura Ahunon
The Biomaterial and Cartilage Laboratory has been developing a hybrid biomaterial that was proven effective for several orthopaedic applications in regenerative medicine...
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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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