Canadian Biomaterials Society
La Société Canadienne des Biomatériaux

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Urinary tract infection associated with the use of urethral catheters is one of the most common infections in health care facilities...

Metal by-products, including metal ions, released in greater amount from metal-on-metal MM hip implants than from metal-on-polyethylene implants are a cause for concern as they can compromise the functionality and survivorship of the implants due to adverse tissue reactions 1, 2 ...

We have used a biomaterial to release anti-inflammatory compounds to improve the biocompatibility of implanted devices...

Vascular tissue engineering seeks to produce biologically and mechanically responsive vascular substitutes using cells, scaffolds and bioreactors, to address the shortcomings of current vascular interventions such as coronary artery bypass grafts and to create pre-clinical testing platforms to study vascular pathologies...

The monocyte-derived macrophage is one of the first cell types found on newly implanted devices and is known to play a role in inflammation, immunoregulation and wound healing depending on its functional phenotype...