Canadian Biomaterials Society
La Société Canadienne des Biomatériaux

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 ...

The Quebec City Chapter is organising its 2nd Symposium on October 27th. This symposium aims to provide a forum for learning and discussion related to the field of biomaterials and to stimulate communication within a multidisciplinary community of students, academics, clinicians, and industry representatives...

CBS-KSC is proud to host our first webinar, happening on August 9, 2017 at 1 00 pm EST We are very excited to have Dr...

Cell therapy is increasingly used to treat various diseases such myocardial infarction. This therapeutic approach is limited however by the poor retention and diminished survival of transplanted cells in the ischemic, inflammatory and oxidative infarct microenvironment...

Treatment for diseases in the central nervous system are challenging because of the physical and biochemical barriers that comprise the blood brain barrier and the blood-spinal cord barrier BSCB 1 ...

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 ...

Adverse local tissue reactions to hip implants ALTRs are characterized by chronic inflammation, fibrosis and necrosis of the joints soft tissues, generating pain, swelling, increasing the risk of dislocation and failure of the reconstructive surgeries, thus reducing mobility with the subsequent detriment on the quality of life of patients 1 ...

Spinal cord injuries SCI are appraised as one of the most serious neuronal degradation challenges world-wide 1, 2 ...