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Abstract

A biostructure including a porous matrix, the interstitial pores of the matrix selectively infused with an interpenetrant such that portions of the matrix remain uninfused. The biostructure may include a ceramic matrix and a polymer interpenetrant. The biostructure may be an implantable bone substitute including a bone repair device, a cranioplasty device, a burr hole cover or cap, a mandibular repair device, other craniofacial repair device, an alveolar ridge augmentation, bone void filler, a spinal fusion or other spinal repair device, or other substitute for either a portion of a bone or an entire bone. The biostructure, or its corresponding matrix, may have dimensions which may be customized for a particular patient and which may be based on medical imaging data and may further include geometric features not present in the medical imaging data. The biostructure may be used in culturing cells outside the body of a patient.

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