Review Article

A Review on the Role of Wollastonite Biomaterial in Bone Tissue Engineering

Table 2

Raw materials and methods used to derive synthetic wollastonite with its main application.

Raw materials/precursorsProcessSynthesis temperature (°C)ApplicationReferences

Eggshells and commercial silicaMicrowave1100-[93]
Eggshells and rice husk ashSol-gel850Biomedical[113]
Solid-state reaction1000Biomedical[120]
Rice straw ash and calcium nitrateSol-gel-Biomedical[121]
Silica sand and limestoneSolid-state reaction1400Biomedical[3, 122]
Stone wastes and silica fumesSolid-state reaction1100-[123]
Rice husk ash and cement kiln dustSolid-state reaction1100Ceramic[124]
Zirconium oxychloride slag and CaOSol-gel1000Environmental[125]
Rice husk ash and limestoneMicrowave950Biomedical[126]
Sintering1050Ceramic[127]
Eggshell and waste glassSolid-state reaction900Ceramic[128]
Calcium nitrate and sodium silicateCoprecipitation1200Biomedical[129]
Waste fluorescent glass and CaCO3Sintering1300Environmental[130]
Waste soda-lime-silica glassesSintering1000Ceramic[119]
CaCO3 and sodium metasilicate-pentahydrateCoprecipitation1100Biomedical[131]
Bentonite claySintering850Biomedical[132]
Calcium nitrate and fumed silicaSolution combustion950Biomedical[133]
Calcium nitrate and tetraethoxysilaneSol-gel method-Biomedical[134]
Ca(NO3)2 solutions and Na2SiO3 solutionHydrothermal microemulsion800Biomedical[46]
Limestone and SiO2 smokeSolid-state reaction-Materials[135]
Calcium chloride and sodium disilicate-1200-[136]
Silica and calcium carbonateHydrothermal1000-[94]
NaSiO3 9H2O and Ca(OH)2Hydrothermal800-[137]
Calcium nitrate tetrahydrate and colloidal silicaCombustion600[138]