Canadian Biomaterials Society
La Société Canadienne des Biomatériaux

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...

CBS is pleased to offer travel awards to assist students and post-doctoral fellows who are CBS members to present their accepted oral or poster abstracts at the 11th World Biomaterials Congress this May in Glasgow, Scotland...

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...

There have been considerable efforts to develop prosthetic small-diameter below 6mm vascular grafts VGs as an alternative to autologous grafts to bypass or replace occluded blood vessels...

In a healthy heart, cells naturally secrete C-type natriuretic peptide CNP , an anti-fibrotic cytokine that has strong effects on cardiac fibroblast function, fibrosis, and extracellular matrix deposition...

Articular cartilage degeneration and defect are caused by aging, joint disease or physical or traumatic injuries...

The remarkable mechanical properties of bone are attributed to the hierarchical organization of microscopic structures made up of collagen and mineral spanning across the nano- to microscale 1 ...

Sutures penetrate tissues to close wounds. This process leads to inflammatory responses, prolongs healing time, and increase operation complexity...