Canadian Biomaterials Society
La Société Canadienne des Biomatériaux

News All News

Abstract Deadline Extended for CBS/CSPS/CC-CRS Conference 0 comments

by
Dear members and friends of the Canadian Biomaterials Society, The abstract deadline has been extended to March 2nd, 2026 for the upcoming CBS CCPS cc-CRS 2026 meeting this June in Vancouver, BC...
more

CBS 2026 Meeting News! 0 comments

by
Dear friends , For this years annual meeting in beautiful Vancouver, BC June 2 - 5 2026 we are happy to partner with the Canadian Society for Pharmaceutical Sciences CSPS and the Canadian Chapter of the Controlled Release Society cc-CRS ...
more

Call for Abstracts for CBS/CSPS/cc-CRS Conference is now open! 0 comments

by
Call for Abstracts is OPEN The Canadian Biomaterials Society CBS , the Canadian Society for Pharmaceutical Sciences CSPS , and the Controlled Release Society cc-CRS are joining forces to host a landmark joint conference at UBC Vancouver...
more

Save the Date for CBS2026! June 2–5, 2026 0 comments

by
Overview The Canadian Biomaterials Society CBS , the Canadian Society for Pharmaceutical Sciences CSPS , and the Controlled Release Society cc-CRS are joining forces to host a landmark joint conference at UBC Vancouver...
more

Meetings All Meetings

Discover

Polyphosphate Coacervates as Hemostatic Agent comments

by Mark Filiaggi Arash Momeni
Polyphosphate PP is a linear inorganic polymer formed from PO4 structural units. Soluble PP is released from activated platelets and they have significant role in blood coagulation cascade 1 ...
more

A 3-D Multicellular Tumor Spheroid on Layer-by-layer Coated Single Cancer Cell to Study Epithelial-to-mesenchymal Transitions comments

by Mengqiu (Malcolm) Xing YUQING LIU
In tumor progression, the hypoxia-mediated epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition EMT works as an important survival pathway, where epithelial cells lose their polarized properties and acquire mesenchymal characteristics...
more

Plasma immersion ion implantation of a Fe-Mn based steel for biomedical applications: effect of different treatment gases on the alloy surface properties, corrosion and cell behavior comments

by Leticia Andrade
Current research on biodegradable iron-based alloys deals with the challenge of modulating the material degradation rate as well as its in vitro cytocompatibility...
more

A highly elastic and rapidly crosslinkable elastin-like polypeptide-based hydrogel for biomedical applications comments

by
Elastic hydrogels carry the potential to serve as scaffolds for various biomedical applications. Though some elastic hydrogels are biocompatible, most of the synthetic polymer-based elastic scaffolds lack bioactive sequences to promote cell adhesion or migration, which is important for their application in tissue engineering...
more

Macrochelators Eradicate Preformed Biofilms comments

by Jayachandran Kizhakkedathu Arshdeep Gill
Antibiotic drug resistance is one of the biggest problems facing infectious disease researchers currently in almost every corner of the world...
more

Connect

Active Job Postings

  • Postdoctoral Researcher in Conductive Polymer–Based Supercapacitors
    more
  • TIER 2 CANADA RESEARCH CHAIR IN CELL ENGINEERING AND BIOMANUFACTURING
    more
  • Assistant, Associate, or Full Professor in Bioprocessing and Biomanufacturing
    more
  • Research Associate in Next-Generation RNA Therapeutics at UBC
    more

Recent Member Projects

  • Dena Shahriari: AI-enhanced image processing
    more
  • Dena Shahriari: Biomaterials for spinal cord repair
    more
  • Dena Shahriari: Smart biomaterials for bladder management
    more
  • Dena Shahriari: Neuromodulation device development
    more

Recent Member Publications

  • Robyn Birch: Denosumab treatment of giant cell tumors in the spine induces woven bone formation
    more
  • Daniel Nguyen: Mechanically Stable and Tunable Photoactivated Peptide-Based Hydrogels for Soft Tissue Adhesion
    more
  • German Andres Mercado: Mechanically Stable and Tunable Photoactivated Peptide-Based Hydrogels for Soft Tissue Adhesion
    more
  • German Andres Mercado: Multipurpose On-the-Spot Peptide-Based Hydrogels for Skin, Cornea and Heart Repair
    more
Close Drag