Canadian Biomaterials Society
La Société Canadienne des Biomatériaux

Dear CBS members, Thank you for participating in the voting process for the different positions at the Board of Directors...

Hi We re organizing a zoom-inar featuring four Canadian professors working at the frontline of battling COVID-19 Please find the details below The event will take place on May 22nd from 2 30-4 30 pm EDT via Zoom https bit...

Hi everyone, Here is our Zoom link for our upcoming virtual CBS Annaual General Meeting which will be held on Friday, May 22nd, 2020 from 12 - 2 pm EST...

Dear CBS Members, The Annual General Meeting AGM of the Canadian Biomaterials Society CBS will take place on Friday, May 22nd, 2020, 12 2 pm EDT through Zoom video-conference...

Hospital-acquired infections HAI are a global health concern. Every year, millions of patients are affected...

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...

One of the main challenges in tissue engineering TE is to have bioreactors that reliably and reproducibly allow cells to expand while forming tissues that can sustain physiological functions in vivo...

In recent years, adverse local tissue reactions ALTRs have been observed in total hip implants that use CoCrMo femoral head articulating against highly-crosslinking polyethylene HXLPE liner, raising an urgent concern to the biomedical community...

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 ...