Canadian Biomaterials Society
La Société Canadienne des Biomatériaux

In this issue of the new-look CBS Newsletter Details on CBS 2018 in Victoria, student travel award winners, updates on student chapter activities from across the country, and new award opportunities...

CBS-KSC is very excited to announce that we have organized a professional development webinar, targeted at biomedical students, with the Cheeky Scientist Association for more information about CSA, please visit https cheekyscientist...

The latest edition of the CBS Newsletter is now available, with updates on the planning of CBS 2018 in Victoria, a summary of our 2017 meeting in Winnipeg, profiles of the new Board members, and updates from our always active student chapters...

CBS is soliciting for members of our new standing Awards Committee, which will be responsible for promoting and adjudicating all our CBS awards including two new WBC 2016 Legacy Awards ...

Low back pain is one of the most prevalent debilitating diseases that affects approximately 1 in 50 Canadians...

Cerebrovascular accidents stroke is the sudden death of brain cells due to lack of oxygen. Worldwide, stroke is the second leading cause of death and the third leading cause of disability1...

There have been considerable efforts to develop prosthetic small-diameter below 6mm vascular grafts VGs as an alternative to autologous grafts to bypass or replace occluded blood vessels...

The development of biomaterials and engineered tissues are reshaping the future of medicine. Soft and injectable materials are increasingly used to treat pathologies, release drugs and or seed cells for tissue engineering...

Magnesium and its alloys represent promising bone substitutes capable of withstanding the mechanical loads generally associated with orthopedic and dental implants while gradually degrading to support the growth of new tissue 1 ...