Exemplary embodiment of the present invention is directed to an at least
partially biodegradable implant suitable for implantation into a subject
for repairing a bone or cartilage defect, comprising a three-dimensional
open-celled framework structure made of a non-particulate first material,
the framework structure being embedded in a second, non-particulate
material different from said first material, or the open-celled framework
structure being substantially completely filled with said second,
non-particulate material, wherein at least one of the first material or
the second material is at least partially degradable in-vivo.
Furthermore, the present invention is directed to a method for repairing
a bone or cartilage defect in a living organism, comprising implanting an
implant according to the exemplary embodiment of the present invention
into the defective bone or cartilage, or replacing the defective bone or
cartilage at least partially.