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...

Chemotherapy and radiation are two modalities used in treating cancer that unfortunately have negative side effects...

Scaffold porosity plays an important role in bone tissue engineering as macropores promote cell migration and flow of nutrients and micropores promote protein adsorption and cell adhesion...

Alternatives to existing implantable materials ex. metals or autologous grafts for bone tissue repair and regeneration are needed to improve patient outcomes and avoid the complications caused by issues such as stress shielding and donor site morbidity 1 ...

Scaffolds are artificial extracellular matrices which are capable of supporting cell growth and three-dimensional tissue formation, thus being important components for tissue engineering 1 ...

The extracellular matrix ECM is an intricate and complex network of proteins and polysaccharides, with tissue-specific structure and composition that regulates a range of cell behaviours and functions...