Canadian Biomaterials Society
La Société Canadienne des Biomatériaux

Please note that the CBS Board of Directors has approved an increase in membership fees, effective immediately...

The Scientific Program Committee of WBC2024 are soliciting proposals for symposia at the upcoming World Congress in Daegu, Republic of Korea May 26 May 31, 2023 ...

The Fall 2022 edition of the CBS Newsletter has been released. You can access it here.

The 38th CBS annual meeting with be held at Dalhousie University in Halifax, Nova Scotia. Call for abstracts opens December 1st, 2022, and the Early Bird registration deadline is March 1st, 2023...

Monocytes are one of the first cell types present following the implantation of biomaterials or tissue-engineered products, and have been shown to be important in supporting neo tissue formation 1 ...

Myofibroblasts have been implicated in scar tissue formation around biomaterials. When biomaterials are implanted as part of a tissue engineered construct, as a sensor, as a prosthetic or even as a drug delivery device, scar formation fibrosis around the biomaterial often interferes with the intended function...

Scaffolds are a main part of biomaterial science and are used as biodegradable implants that are capable of supporting the host tissue, guiding the tissue to grow within it and degrading in the body as the tissue regenerates 1-3...

Corrosion on modular hip implants is a complicated process accelerated by mechanical abrasion. There are two types of mechanically assisted corrosion on modular hip implants - tribocorrosion from the bearing surface and fretting corrosion from modular interfaces...

Corneal injury, arising from surgery or trauma, cause tremendous pain and adversely impact the quality of life...