To the best of our knowledge, nobody has used
Malaysian limestone and silica sand to produce wollastonite materials.
Malaysian limestone is used mainly in construction and the
agricultural industry, while Malaysian silica sand is widely used in
the glass industry.
Therefore, it is essential to diversify the potential
usage of Malaysian limestone and Malay sian silica sand into various
applications as a source for implantable biomaterial, as reported by
Caruta [11] and Kaifi et al.
According to previous studies, calcium
silicate materials produced from a mixture of limestone and
silica sand are found to possess bioactive properties in a simulated
body fluid solution environment, especially the silicate mineral
chains wollastonite (CaSiO3) and diopside (CaMgSi2O6) [4,13].