Canadian Biomaterials Society
La Société Canadienne des Biomatériaux

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...

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

Tissue engineering is a relatively new research field, aiming to assist in either repairing or replacing damaged or lost tissues or organs...

Bioelastomers biocompatible elastic polymers are extensively used in tissue engineering due to their desirable mechanical strength, tunable properties, and chemical versatility...

Conventional drug screening is performed on cells cultured on 2D, stiff poly styrene , which provides an environment that misrepresents the morphology and growth characteristics of patient tumours...

Vascular tissue engineering seeks to produce biologically and mechanically responsive vascular substitutes using cells, scaffolds and bioreactors, to address the shortcomings of current vascular interventions such as coronary artery bypass grafts and to create pre-clinical testing platforms to study vascular pathologies...

Bacterial infection is one of the most common complications in burnt, trauma, and chronic refractory wounds, leading to healing impediment...