Canadian Biomaterials Society
La Société Canadienne des Biomatériaux

Dear CBS Members and Friends. As our annual general meeting AGM approaches we are actively seeking nominations for available spots on the Board of Directors for the CBS, the student representative, and both secretary and treasurer roles...

Dear CBS Friends and Members, Please find the Spring 2026 newsletter attached here. Regards, Patricia Comeau, CBS Secretary

Dear CBS Members and Friends, We have been asked to share the following message on behalf of the organizing committee for our upcoming CBS CSPS cc-CRS meeting in Vancouver, BC...

Dear Canadian Biomaterials Society Members Friends, A call for late-breaking abstracts has now been released for our upcoming CBS CSPS cc-CRS 2026 meeting this June in sunny Vancouver, BC...

As a biological tissue, bone has the ability to remodel itself however, when defects are too large such as caused by traumatic injury or surgical treatment of infections or tumours, bone does not heal effectively...

The inability of cartilage tissue to self-repair has been well established and is attributed to its inherent avascularity...

Polyphosphate PP is a linear inorganic polymer formed from PO4 structural units. Soluble PP is released from activated platelets and they have significant role in blood coagulation cascade 1 ...

We have used a biomaterial to release anti-inflammatory compounds to improve the biocompatibility of implanted devices...

Orthopaedic surgical site infections affect over 100,000 people each year in North America1-2, with annual costs of over 10B and have been a major cause of surgical revision in total joint replacements1-2...