A survey towards the development of a Canadian database of nanomedicine-related research expertise
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by Mohsen Akbari
As part of its legacy strategy, the NanoMedicines Innovation Network NMIN is creating an online database of Canadian nanomedicines researchers and the areas of expertise represented within their labs...
Workshop: Peptide Synthesis and Applications in Regenerative Medicine
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by Amanda Clifford
Dear Trainees, Drs. Marcelo Munoz and Emilio Alarcon will facilitate a workshop on Peptide Synthesis and Applications in Regenerative Medicine at the University of Ottawa Heart Institute from August 14th to 17th, 2023...
International Society of Biofabrication (ISBF) Conference 2023
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by Amanda Clifford
Dear Members, The annual conference of the International Society of Biofabrication ISBF is being held this September 17-20 in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan...
Hydrogels have attracted significant interest as matrices for tissue engineering due to their many advantages such as low protein adsorption, high water content, tunable chemical properties and high cell compatibility...
In the past decades, the rise of nanotechnology and gene therapy have brought new hope for the development of novel preventatives and therapeutics, as recently demonstrated by the success of mRNA-based COVID-19 vaccines1,2...
Degradable polymeric biomaterials for tissue engineering and regenerative medicine applications have gained significant attention during the past two decades 1 ...
Burn injuries cause thousands death annually Despite decrease in mortality rate lately due to improvement in burn wound care millions of survivors suffer from scaring that disrupts skin functionality and shatters their quality of life in society 1 Burn victims struggle with scar tissue due to receiving delayed treatments 2 wound treatments e...
Postdoctoral Researcher – Engineered Skin Substitute Development more
Research Associate in Next-Generation RNA Therapeutics at UBC more
Research Associate in Next-Generation RNA Therapeutics at UBC more
Recent Member Projects
Song Liu: Engineering Innovative Skin Substitutes for Treating Burn and Chronic Wounds more
Norma Alicia Garza Flores: Long-term hydrophilic and anti-thrombogenic dynamic covalent silicone-based biomaterials more
Norma Alicia Garza Flores: 3D printing of anti-fouling implants based on alginate-zwitterionic interpenetrating network hydrogel bioinks more
Maud Viallon: Multifunctional hydrogels for dental applications more
Recent Member Publications
Khaled Hijazi: Titanium Alloy Implants with Lattice Structures for Mandibular Reconstruction more
Christina Boghdady: Ultrasoft edge-labelled hydrogel sensors reveal internal tissue stress patterns in invasive engineered tumors more
Christina Boghdady: Revisiting tissue tensegrity: Biomaterial-based approaches to measure forces across length scales more
Lindsay Fitzpatrick: MyD88-dependent Toll-like receptor 2 signaling modulates macrophage activation on lysate-adsorbed Teflon™ AF surfaces in an in vitro biomaterial host response model more