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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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Visible Light Responsive Hydrogel for Affinity-Controlled Long-Term Release of Glial Cell Line-Derived Neurotrophic Factor (GDNF) comments

by Brian Amsden Ronghui Qi
Optic neuropathy is a common cause of vision loss resulting from death of retinal ganglion cells due to insufficient blood flow, inflammation, infection or trauma...
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Antibacterial and Antiviral Coating on Surfaces through Dopamine Based Co-deposition of Antifouling Polymer and Nanosilver comments

by Jayachandran Kizhakkedathu Kai Yu
Bacteria and virus can spread through contaminated surfaces and fomites. The recent outbreak of coronavirus and nosocomial infection give great burden to the healthcare system...
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Adoption of DNA-based Nanocomposite Hydrogels in Drug Delivery and Regeneration Therapy Applications comments

by Arghya Paul
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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3D Extrusion Bioprinting of Dynamic In Situ-Crosslinked Hydrogels comments

by Todd Hoare Eva Mueller
3D bioprinting of hydrogel-based scaffolds is a growing field with diverse applications in bioseparations 1 , catalysis 2 , drug screening 3 and tissue engineering 4 , among others...
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Mechanical and Biochemical Stability of Hyaluronic Acid-Gelatin Hydrogels for Use in a Phono-Mimetic Vocal Fold Bioreactor comments

by Luc Mongeau Neda Latifi
Human phonation involves self-oscillations of the vocal folds within the larynx. An airflow-induced perfusion bioreactor was developed to mimic the biomechanical environment of the human vocal fold VF lamina propria...
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