TWO-DIMENSIONAL AND THREE-DIMENSIONAL STRUCTURES WITH A PATTERN IDENTICAL TO THAT OF E.G. CANCELLOUS BONE

摘要

The present invention relates to two- and three-dimensional biocompatible, preferably porous, structures that are suitable for biomedical applications, especially as a component of prostheses. More particularly, the invention concerns a two- or three- dimensional structure that may be constituted from one or more metal sheets or foils, said structure carrying a pattern identical to that of a natural tissue such as cancellous bone. The invention also provides a method for producing a biocompatible as described above, which process comprises replicating an image of the natural tissue on a substrate which may consist of a metal sheet or foil.