Canadian Biomaterials Society
La Société Canadienne des Biomatériaux

The Fall 2019 edition of the CBS Newsletter is now available. Read about the latest initiatives from CBS, look back at the Quebec City CBS Annual Meeting and look ahead to WBC 2020 coming up this May in Glasgow, find out more about our very active student chapters across the country, meet the new CBS Senior Board Members and President-Elect, and learn more about the many award opportunities provided by CBS...

It is my pleasure to announce that Dr. Sophie Lerouge and Dr. Lauren Flynn have been elected by board of directors as CBS representatives for the IUS-BSE for the period of 2020-2024...

We are very pleased to inform you that Dr. Diego Mantovani has been selected by the Board of Directors of the Canadian Biomaterials Society CBS as the next recipient of the CBS Service Award, acknowledging his outstanding contributions to our Society...

On behalf of CBS Award committee, we wish Dr. Felipe Eltit a hearty congratulation on receiving the CBS Visiting Scholar Award of the year...

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 ...

Reconstruction of critically-sized segmental bone defects CSBDs - resulting from bone tumour resection and trauma, for example - is a significant clinical challenge...

The remarkable mechanical properties of bone are attributed to the hierarchical organization of microscopic structures made up of collagen and mineral spanning across the nano- to microscale 1 ...

More than 50 of the estimated 500 million direct dental restorations placed annually worldwide are resin composites...

Development of biomaterials for regeneration of soft tissues still faces critical challenges related to control of cell phenotype and the prevention of contraction scar tissue formation upon implantation...