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Additive manufacturing and bioactive coatings enable hybrid metallic\u2013ceramic constructs; however, whether a bioactive phase can be delivered throughout the internal volume of an architected metal lattice, rather than only onto its surface, remains poorly characterized. In this feasibility study, laser powder bed fusion (LPBF) was used to fabricate porous Ti-6Al-4V lattices (5 mm diameter) in two geometries (octagon and grid) at nominal strut spacings of 500 and 1000 \u00b5m. Resorbable dicalcium phosphate cements of \u03b2-tricalcium phosphate and monocalcium phosphate monohydrate were infiltrated at two powder-to-liquid ratios (P\/L 0.5 and 0.75) to form brushite, then thermally dehydrated to monetite. X-ray diffraction confirmed phase purity and brushite-to-monetite conversion. 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