The increasing concern for safety and sustainability of structures is calling for the
development of smart selfhealing materials and preventive repair methods. The …

In this review, we discuss microbiological and molecular concepts of Microbially Induced
Calcium Carbonate Precipitation (MICP) and their role in bioconcrete. MICP is a widespread …

A total of 12 billion tons of concrete materials are produced annually, about 2 tons per
person. More sustainable buildings are thus needed to decrease the carbon footprint of …

Selfhealing is a natural phenomenon whereby living organisms respond to damage.
Recently, considerable research efforts have been invested in selfhealing cementitious …

With global increase in construction and demolition, recycling of construction debris as an
aggregate can be a vital step towards achieving sustainability in concrete construction …

Inducing calcium carbonate precipitation is another important function of urease in nature.
The process takes advantage of the supply of carbonate ions derived from urea hydrolysis …

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 …

Cement and concrete are vital materials used to construct durable habitats and infrastructure
that withstand natural and human-caused disasters. Still, concrete cracking imposes …

The utilization of shrinkage reducing admixture (SRA) in concrete has been received
considerable attention in recent years. SRA is being used very commonly to reduce the …

Microbial induced calcium carbonate precipitation (MICP) is a widespread phenomenon in
nature. In this paper, various factors affecting microbial growth and urease activity were …