Canadian Biomaterials Society
La Société Canadienne des Biomatériaux

Dear CBS members, The CBS Spring Newsletter is now online, featuring information on the CBS2019 program, list of awardees and updates from student chapters...

Dear CBS members, Please note the Biofabrication 2019, the annual meeting of the International Society of Biofabrication...

Dear CBS members - I am pleased to announce that the CBS has devoted 9000 for Merit Travel Awards to help students and fellows assist the CBS2019 Annual meeting...

Dear CBS members - For the first time in North America, the International Surfaces and Interfaces for Biomaterials will be held in Quebec city end of next July July 22 to 25, 2019 ...

Tendon and ligament reconstruction account for 30 billion per year in the USA alone1. Current gold standard is autograft-based, which limits supply and causes donor site morbidity...

Cobalt and chromium ions released from cobalt-chromium-molybdenum CoCrMo -based implants are a serious health concern as they can compromise the functionality of these implants due to adverse tissue reactions 1 ...

CoCrMo and stainless steel alloys have been used in various orthopaedic applications. However, the effects of metal ions released from these alloys are a major health concern...

Nanogels have received huge attention in the past decade due to their non-toxic properties and the ability to encapsulate small molecules for drug delivery that enhance the therapeutic potency of the drugs 1 ...

Advanced additive manufacturing techniques such as electron beam melting EBM , can produce highly porous structures that resemble the mechanical properties and structure of native bone...