Canadian Biomaterials Society
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...

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

Acute myeloid leukemia AML is a highly heterogeneous disease with considerable diversity in molecular pathogenesis and clinical outcomes...

Despite the great success of total joint replacements TJR , the inflammatory response induced by the implant wear particles and metal ions still limits the implant longevity 1 ...

Over 900,000 bone-grafting procedures are performed each year in the USA 1 . Human bone allografts are used in the orthopaedic reconstruction of skeletal defects resulting from traumatic injuries, diseases and revision arthroplasty however, bone allografts have insufficient mechanical properties 2 and graft fracture is a documented clinical failure mode 3 ...

In recent years, zinc and its alloys have attracted the attention of the scientific community as biomaterials with high potential for the fabrication of biomedical implant devices...