Canadian Biomaterials Society
La Société Canadienne des Biomatériaux

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...

Dear CBS Members and Friends, Early bird registration has been extended to April 15th 2026 and may be completed using the attached link...

The influence of fluoride on bone material properties is a complicated phenomenon. There are many possible mechanisms that fluoride ions could have on the biological processes, bone mineral chemistry, and bone mineral collagen interface properties 1 ...

Chitin is a natural biocompatible polysaccharide made of N-acetyl-2-amino-2-deoxy-D-glucose linked through 13-1,4 glycosidic linkages...

Polyethylene oxide PEO thin films significantly reduce protein adsorption at the blood-material interface...

Successful repair of severely injured peripheral nerves requires physical guidance such as tubularization 1 and a neurotrophic environment such as the presence of neurotrophic factors...

The Biomaterial and Cartilage Laboratory has been developing a hybrid biomaterial that was proven effective for several orthopaedic applications in regenerative medicine...