Canadian Biomaterials Society
La Société Canadienne des Biomatériaux

It is my pleasure to announce that Dr. Sophie Lerouge and Dr. Lauren Flynn have been elected by board of directors as CBS representatives for the IUS-BSE for the period of 2020-2024...

We are very pleased to inform you that Dr. Diego Mantovani has been selected by the Board of Directors of the Canadian Biomaterials Society CBS as the next recipient of the CBS Service Award, acknowledging his outstanding contributions to our Society...

On behalf of CBS Award committee, we wish Dr. Felipe Eltit a hearty congratulation on receiving the CBS Visiting Scholar Award of the year...

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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 ...

Polyvinyl alcohol PVA has the potential for use as synthetic small diameter vascular graft, but the lack of endothelial cell EC adhesion limits its further application...

Arterial bypass graft is the primary therapy for patients with advanced vascular occlusion diseases and, in recent years, the development of tissue-engineered vascular grafts has emerged as a promising, clinically applicable alternative to autografts...

Although linear and branched polyethylenimines lPEI and bPEI are considered the gold standard polymeric gene carriers 1 , some conflicting results on their performance have been reported...

Subcutaneous soft tissue defects resulting from congenital birth defects, invasive surgeries and traumatic events can severely compromise quality of life...