Canadian Biomaterials Society
La Société Canadienne des Biomatériaux

The Fall 2019 edition of the CBS Newsletter is now available. Read about the latest initiatives from CBS, look back at the Quebec City CBS Annual Meeting and look ahead to WBC 2020 coming up this May in Glasgow, find out more about our very active student chapters across the country, meet the new CBS Senior Board Members and President-Elect, and learn more about the many award opportunities provided by CBS...

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...

Encapsulation of cells within semi-permeable polymer hydrogels is a promising approach for the treatment of hormone or enzyme-deficiency disorders...

The rapid emergence of drug resistant pathogens is the major dilemma of this era. In fact, World Health Organization WHO has stated a dire warning that we are entering an era of post-antibiotics and hence, there is a pressing need to find novel ways to empower the drug resistant pathogens...

Biodegradable hydrogels are three dimensional 3D crosslinked polymeric networks widely used as support matrixes for cell culture in tissue engineering...

Keywords Photobiomodulation, Wound Healing, In Vitro Model The potential for near infrared IR light emitting diodes LEDs to increase the healing rate of injuries has been suggested by multiple research and product development groups...

Collagen is the most abundant structural protein in the animal kingdom. Differential scanning calorimetry DSC and hydrothermal isometric tension HIT tests are two techniques that have been used for decades to assess the thermal and thermomechanical characteristics of collagen...