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 ...

Surgical sutures are the gold-standard wound closure materials for centuries. However, they might induce tissue drag, damaging and dissecting delicate and fragile soft tissues and blood vessels, and cause body fluid air leakage...

Cell surface integrins play important roles in the survival, proliferation, migration and invasion of cancer cells, and is a viable target for the treatment of metastatic breast cancer1...

Inflammation is primarily mediated by the innate immune system, and is a necessary stage in healthy wound healing that removes wound debris, prevents infection, and prepares the wound bed for tissue formation...

Successful repair of severely injured peripheral nerves requires physical guidance such as tubularization 1 and a neurotrophic environment such as the presence of neurotrophic factors...

Cardiovascular diseases continue to be the leading cause of death worldwide. Among these disorders, coronary stenosis is a major threat because it can directly cause heart muscle tissue death and heart arrest...