Disclosed herein are biointerface membranes including a macro-architecture
and a micro-architecture co-continuous with and bonded to and/or located
within at least a portion of the macro-architecture. The macro- and
micro-architectures work together to manage and manipulate the high-level
tissue organization and the low-level cellular organization of the
foreign body response in vivo, thereby increasing neovascularization
close to a device-tissue interface, interfering with barrier cell layer
formation, and providing good tissue anchoring, while reducing the
effects of motion artifact, and disrupting the organization and/or
contracture of the FBC. The biointerface membranes of the preferred
embodiments can be utilized with implantable devices such as devices for
the detection of analyte concentrations in a biological sample (for
example, from a body), cell transplantation devices, drug delivery
devices, electrical signal delivering or measuring devices, and/or
combinations thereof.