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...

Molecular imprinting aims to replicate cellular binding sites receptors or ligands by molding an impression of their structure onto a polymeric substrate...

Liposomes, since their discovery by Bangham et al. in 1965, have been utilized for a wide variety of applications ranging from drug delivery vehicles to cosmeceuticals and food nanotechnology...

Tissue cells are known to respond to the stiffness of their substrate, however the mechanism by which they sense substrate stiffness is not well understood...

Transmission of diseases could occur by direct contact with surfaces contaminated by pathogens. Significant resources have been allocated to the cleaning and disinfection of surfaces against the spreading of corona virus during Covid-19 pandemic...

Low back pain is one of the most prevalent debilitating diseases that affects approximately 1 in 50 Canadians...