Canadian Biomaterials Society
La Société Canadienne des Biomatériaux

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...

We are very pleased to inform you that Dr. Marc A. Gauthier has been selected by the Board of Directors of the Canadian Biomaterials Society CBS as the next recipient of the CBS Early Career Investigator Award, acknowledging his outstanding contributions to our Society...

Dear CBS Members, As you are aware, the COVID-19 pandemic has caused numerous disruptions around the world, and scheduled conferences are being either postponed or canceled...

Hydrogels are often used as both drug and cell delivery vehicles due to their high water content, which facilitates diffusion, and mechanical properties, which minimize inflammation from mechanical irritation...

Wet age-related macular degeneration AMD is a disease of the posterior chamber of the eye and is the leading cause of vision loss in those 50 years of age and older, with approximately 500,000 people worldwide losing their vision annually...

In recent years, magnesium and its alloys have received much attention as a new biomaterial in orthopedic applications due to their biodegradability, biocompatibility, and their mechanical properties that are similar to natural bone...

Two problems arise when replacing a patient artery by a synthetic vascular graft VG . The first one is the absence of endothelial lining on the lumen side of the graft, related to the inappropriate surface properties and textures, which leads to VG thrombosis...

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...