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...

Cerebrovascular accidents stroke is the sudden death of brain cells due to lack of oxygen. Worldwide, stroke is the second leading cause of death and the third leading cause of disability1...

When myocardial infarction MI occurs, high stiffness and nonconductive fibrotic scar tissues are generated due to the low regenerative competence of cardiomyocytes CMs ...

The cornea acts as a transparent shield protecting the eye from germs, dust or pathogens and control the diffusion of external substances such as oxygen or drugs into intraocular tissues...

Back pain is the leading cause of disability worldwide affecting the well-being of more than 80 of the adult population in industrialized countries...

We report a mussel shell-derived membrane with a multiscale ordered structure for wound dressing. As an ideal biologically derived dressing, it should be non-toxic and non-allergenic with an appropriate pore size to remove excess exudates...