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...

Chitin is a natural biocompatible polysaccharide made of N-acetyl-2-amino-2-deoxy-D-glucose linked through 13-1,4 glycosidic linkages...

Stem-cell mediated endogenous repair has emerged as a regenerative strategy for vision-threatening conditions1...

Successful repair of severely injured peripheral nerves requires physical guidance such as tubularization 1 and a neurotrophic environment such as the presence of neurotrophic factors...

The cornea is the most important refractive component of the ocular system 1 . Corneal epithelial cells are exposed to shear stresses that are caused by the eyelids during blinking 2 ...

Transcutaneous or transdermal electrical stimulation is the technique that uses electrical field to noninvasively stimulate muscle or nerve through multiple electrodes patched to the skin...