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The influence of a disperse medium (paraffin oil) on the pore size distribution in Ca3(PO4)2-based ceramic materials designed for bioresorbable implants is studied. The pore size is found to affect the mechanical properties of such materials. The use of photocurable emulsions for the preparation of ceramic materials with a porosity higher than 50% is shown to be promising. The possibility of controlling the pore size distribution is demonstrated. The pore size decreases from 275 to 100 μm as the emulsifier content in the emulsion increases from 0.035 to 0.25 wt %. The uniaxial ultimate compressive strength of the ceramics with a relative density of 52% and an average pore size of 250 μm is 2.87 MPa. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]