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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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Nano-spray therapy for treating heart attacks comments

by Emilio Alarcon Marcelo Munoz
We present a nano-spray therapy for on-the spot-repair of a heart attack. Our sprayable therapy uses nano-engineered peptide-based materials, where nanomolar concentrations of surface engineered spherical nanogold are used to coat the surface of the cardiac muscle...
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Towards layer-by-layer manufacturing of engineered tissues comments

by Roza Ghaemi
Fibrin is a natural biodegradable, non-toxic and non-immunogenic polymer 1 . It has been widely used in tissue engineering and cell culture to test different cell types attachments...
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Effects of exogenous insulin on macrophage survival and pro-inflammatory signalling comments

by Lindsay Fitzpatrick Yuxi Zhang
Continuous subcutaneous insulin infusion CSII is a treatment strategy for Type I diabetes mellitus T1D that relies on insulin infusion sets IIS to deliver insulin to the subcutaneous tissue via a polytetrafluoroethylene PTFE or stainless-steel cannula...
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A biomimetic strategy to enhance epithelial sealing of percutaneous biomaterials comments

by Marta Cerruti Ahmed Saad
Percutaneous devices encompass any device that penetrate through the skin such as dental implants and transcutaneous orthopaedic implants...
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Skin-Inspired Multifunctional Autonomic-Intrinsic Conductive Self-Healing Hydrogels with Pressure Sensitivity, Stretchability and 3D Printability comments

by mohammad Ali darabi
In current report, we synthesized a mechanically and electrically self-healing hydrogel with pressure and extension sensitive features, introducing a promising candidate for wearable sensors...
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