Canadian Biomaterials Society
La Société Canadienne des Biomatériaux

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Type 1 diabetes mellitus T1DM is an autoimmune diseases where the insulin producing -cells are destroyed by the immune system, exposing one to the high risks of accumulated glucose in the body...

Titanium and titanium alloys are commonly employed materials for hard tissue replacements in bones and dental implants, thanks to their biocompatibility and high corrosion resistance...

Tissue engineering is an advancing field due in part to the development of polymers in geometries and dimensions similar to those found in the native extracellular matrix...

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...

Ureteral stents are extensively used in patients with obstructive urologic disorder to maintain a ureteral opening thus optimizing the flow of urine1...