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WBC2016 Legacy Travel Award Deadline Extended to March 2 0 comments

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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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CBS 2026 Meeting News! 0 comments

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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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Adsorption of Metabolites to Polyethylene Oxide (PEO) Thin Films and Its Influence on Protein Adsorption comments

by Larry D. Unsworth Mengyi Wang
Polyethylene oxide PEO thin films significantly reduce protein adsorption at the blood-material interface...
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Responsive surface modifications of methacrylic acid copolymers for the modulation of Lens Epithelial Cell behaviour comments

by Laura Wells Sumaiya Karim
Responsive surfaces can be created by coating or directly modifying materials with switchable molecules to optimize the properties at the surface for modulating cell behaviour and protein adsorption1...
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Bioprinting an in vitro Head and Neck Cancer Model Using a Decellularized Extracellular Matrix Bioink comments

by Joseph Kinsella Jacqueline Kort-Mascort
Squamous cancer of the head and neck HNSCC is the 6th leading cancer by incidence worldwide and is known for commonly metastasizing to the lymphatic system and the bony structures in the head and neck regions...
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Ammonia-induced calcium phosphate on culture inserts: A novel assay to study functions of osteoclasts comments

by Christina Chen
Osteoclasts play an important role in bone remodelling process1. An in vitro assay that could assess the functions of osteoclasts, is critical for understanding the process of bone resorption and the effectiveness of anti-osteoporotic drugs...
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BACTERIAL CELLULOSE: MATRIX FOR BIOACTIVE DRESSING PRODUCTION IN WOUND HEALING SKIN comments

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Dressings are an important segment of medical and pharmaceutical market for the treatment of wounds throughout the world and have been subjected to an evolutionary process from natural materials, which simply cover and protect the wound, to materials able to promote the delivery of active compounds, facilitating the healing process...
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