Canadian Biomaterials Society
La Société Canadienne des Biomatériaux

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

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We would like to update you on new Board of Directors of CBS. As of June 21st 2019, We have President Nima Khadem Mohtaram University of Waterloo 2019 - 2020 President Elect Kibret Mequanint Western University 2019 - 2020 - President 2020-2021 Past President Sophie Lerouge Ecole de Technologie Superieure ETS - CRCHUM 2019-2020 Board Members Fabio Variola University of Ottawa 2019-2021 Isabelle Catelas University of Ottawa 2018-2020 Thomas Willett University of Waterloo 2018-2020 Milica Radisic University of Toronto 2018-2020 Mohsen Akbari University of Victoria 2018-2020 Student Board Member Laura McKiel Queen s University 2019-2020

As you may have noticed already, the WBC2020 Executive Committee is calling for workshop proposals. We hereby would like to take this opportunity to encourage you to submit your proposals before the deadline of June 30th 2019...

Surgical adhesives provide a viable alternative to sutures for wound closure. The main advantages of surgical adhesives are excellent cosmetic outcome, reduced infection rate, fast application, and improved prevention of fluid leakage through the wound...

Hydrogels are common materials in the ophthalmic biomaterial industry. Interaction of the surface with the surrounding bio-environment influences the performance of any given type of hydrogel...

Surface functionalization by immobilization of biomolecules is an important approach to integrate specific bioactivities to materials for biomedical applications 1 ...

Polypyrrole PPy has shown considerable potential in biomedicine and energy storage owing to its inherent electrical conductivity, easy synthesis, potential of chemical modification, and biocompatibility 1,2 ...

Recently, microfabrication technologies have been used for the development of blood oxygenators to treat neonates with respiratory distress and to overcome the limitations of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation ECMO and mechanical ventilation1,2...