A method and material composition of a highly porous material that is applied to an object, such as a biomaterial implant and biomedical device, is described. The method involves forming a bijel mixture that is exposed to at least an outer surface of an object. Thereafter, a precursor is added to the bijel mixture to allow the precursor to transport into a particular liquid phase of the bijel mixture. After at least partial transport, the precursor-containing liquid phase of the bijel mixture is solidified to form a bijel-templated material (BTM) that is bonded to a surface of the object.
