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A survey towards the development of a Canadian database of nanomedicine-related research expertise 0 comments

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...
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Workshop: Peptide Synthesis and Applications in Regenerative Medicine 0 comments

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...
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International Society of Biofabrication (ISBF) Conference 2023 0 comments

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...
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CBS 2023: Early Bird Registration Deadline Extended 0 comments

by Amanda Clifford
Dear Members, The early bird registration deadline for CBS 2023 in Halifax has been extended to April 21st, 2023 To register, click here...
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Chitosan Thermogels for Local T Lymphocyte Delivery in Cancer Immunotherapy comments

by Caroline Ceccaldi
Systemic adoptive T lymphocyte transfer is an emerging cancer immunotherapy showing tremendous promise in clinical studies, and its success lies in the ability of the antigen-experienced cytotoxic T lymphocytes cTL to access and to persist in the tumour microenvironment 1 ...
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Tunable, biomimetic hydrogels to study breast cancer cell invasion comments

by Molly Shoichet Stephanie Fisher
The spread of cancer throughout the body, or metastasis, is the leading cause of death in cancer patients...
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Development of a Novel Method for the Strengthening and Toughening of Irradiation-Sterilized Bone Allografts used in Orthopaedic Reconstructions comments

by Thomas Willett Tarik Attia
Over 900,000 bone-grafting procedures are performed each year in the USA 1 . Human bone allografts are used in the orthopaedic reconstruction of skeletal defects resulting from traumatic injuries, diseases and revision arthroplasty however, bone allografts have insufficient mechanical properties 2 and graft fracture is a documented clinical failure mode 3 ...
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HIF-1α Expression and Oxidative Damage in RAW264.7 Murine Macrophages Exposed to Cobalt and Chromium Ions comments

by Zeina Salloum
Metal by-products, including metal ions, released in greater amount from metal-on-metal MM hip implants than from metal-on-polyethylene implants are a cause for concern as they can compromise the functionality and survivorship of the implants due to adverse tissue reactions 1, 2 ...
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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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