A process for preparing an orthopaedic scaffold, or other solid body, said
process comprising forming shaped blocks of a bioactive material
comprising silicon, treating one or more selected surfaces of said blocks
such that they will adhere to a similarly treated surface of a similar
block, and self-assembly of a scaffold comprising two or more of said
blocks under conditions in which the treated surfaces will bind together,
and thereafter recovering the assembled structure. Products including
orthopaedic scaffolds obtained using this process are also provided.
