Implantat

The invention relates to implants that are implanted as temporary implants in living beings and that degrade over a period of time in the body by bioresorption, and to a method for production thereof. The implant according to the invention is composed of magnesium or a magnesium-based alloy. It is formed from fibres of magnesium, or of a magnesium-based alloy, that are interconnected by locally spaced-apart sinter bridges and form an open-pore body. The fibres can be produced by the melt extraction method and then sintered accordingly with one another.