Cracking is one of the major deteriorating causes of concrete, which allows the entrance of
chemicals and can lead to the loss of physico-mechanical and durability properties of …

Self-healing is recognized as a promising technique for increasing the durability of concrete
structures by healing cracks, thereby reducing the need for maintenance activities over the …

It has become a green and environmentally friendly method to repair concrete cracks by
microbial induced calcium carbonate precipitation (MICP). However, most studies were …

Self‐healing is a natural phenomenon whereby living organisms respond to damage.
Recently, considerable research efforts have been invested in self‐healing cementitious …

Fundamental changes of agriculture and food production are inevitable. Providing food for
an increasing population will be a great challenge that coincides with the pressure to reduce …

Self-healing based on microbially-induced calcium carbonate precipitation has been
proposed as a smart and environmentally friendly strategy for the repair of concrete cracks. It …

Biodeposition of minerals is a widespread phenomenon in the biological world and is
mediated by bacteria, fungi, protists, and plants. Calcium carbonate is one of those minerals …

Microbially induced calcium carbonate precipitation (MICP) has been widely explored and
applied in the field of environmental engineering over the last decade. Calcium carbonate is …

This study presents the feasibility of using bacterial cells to repair of the existing cracks
within the cement mortar. Bacillus sphaericus (LMG 22257) has been used to produce …

Concrete is the most widely used construction material of the world and maintaining
concrete structures from premature deterioration is proving to be a great challenge. Early …