Self-healing concrete is an innovative and promising technology to increase the durability
and service life of the structure by limiting the influence of aggressive attacks. However …

Self-healing concrete is regarded as a promising solution to reduce the high maintenance
and repair cost of concrete infrastructure. Due to the limited autogenous healing capacity of …

To prolong the survival time of microorganisms in concrete, a new type of core-shell carrier
was designed and prepared. Then, the mechanical properties, porosity, protection …

Exploration of microbially induced CaCO 3 precipitation (MICP) has led to the application of
this phenomenon in the field of self-healing concrete in recent years. However, survival of …

The existing research on self-healing concrete based on Microbial-induced carbonate
precipitation (MICP) focuses on the crack-healing effect. However, there are limited studies …

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 …

Concrete structures usually show some self-healing capacity, ie the ability to heal or seal
freshly formed micro-cracks. This property is mainly due to the presence of non-hydrated …

Bacterial-based self-healing is a promising solution for sustainable concrete maintenance.
In this study, bacterial spores were first encapsulated into hydrogels and then were …

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 …

Microbial mineralization technology enables self-diagnosis and healing of concrete cracks;
however, its internal alkaline environment and dense structure make it necessary to use a …