Canadian Biomaterials Society
La Société Canadienne des Biomatériaux

Dear CBS member, This email concerns nominations for positions on the Board of Directors and proposals to host the 2026 Annual Meeting...

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...

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...

Dear Members, The annual conference of the International Society of Biofabrication ISBF is being held this September 17-20 in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan...

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 ...

Natural tissues nanomechanical mapping is useful in providing an in depth knowledge about the detailed microstructure and the mechanical features of the materials...

Joint replacement provides pain relief and restores joint function to patients suffering from problems - namely arthritis...

Unlike seasonal coronaviruses, SARS-CoV-2 has a profound tropism for the heart. Estimates indicate 78 of individuals infected with SARS-CoV-2 experience cardiac side effects, with asymptomatic individuals still at risk of viral-induced heart failure, yet the mechanisms and consequences of such effects remain unclear...

Chronic kidney disease CKD is defined as reduced glomerular filtration rate and leads to the accumulation of uremic toxins in blood 1 ...