Canadian Biomaterials Society
La Société Canadienne des Biomatériaux

Dear CBS Members and Friends. As our annual general meeting AGM approaches we are actively seeking nominations for available spots on the Board of Directors for the CBS, the student representative, and both secretary and treasurer roles...

Dear CBS Friends and Members, Please find the Spring 2026 newsletter attached here. Regards, Patricia Comeau, CBS Secretary

Dear CBS Members and Friends, We have been asked to share the following message on behalf of the organizing committee for our upcoming CBS CSPS cc-CRS meeting in Vancouver, BC...

Dear Canadian Biomaterials Society Members Friends, A call for late-breaking abstracts has now been released for our upcoming CBS CSPS cc-CRS 2026 meeting this June in sunny Vancouver, BC...

Orthopaedic surgical site infections affect over 100,000 people each year in North America1-2, with annual costs of over 10B and have been a major cause of surgical revision in total joint replacements1-2...

The biomechanical and cartilaginous structure of spinal column in human body makes it strong to withstand the high level of mechanical loads...

Back pain is the leading cause of disability worldwide affecting the well-being of more than 80 of the adult population in industrialized countries...

The transcription factor Ascl1 plays a key role in neural development and previous work by the Wernig group demonstrated that Ascl1 overexpression using viral vectors can reprogram fibroblasts directly in neurons through the process of cellular reprogramming ADDIN EN...

The cornea is the most important refractive component of the ocular system 1 . Corneal epithelial cells are exposed to shear stresses that are caused by the eyelids during blinking 2 ...