A review of self‐healing concrete for damage management of structures

N De Belie, E Gruyaert, A Al‐Tabbaa… - Advanced materials …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
The increasing concern for safety and sustainability of structures is calling for the
development of smart self‐healing materials and preventive repair methods. The …

Microbially induced calcium carbonate precipitation (MICP) and its potential in bioconcrete: microbiological and molecular concepts

MJ Castro-Alonso, LE Montañez-Hernandez… - Frontiers in …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
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 …

Carbonate precipitation through microbial activities in natural environment, and their potential in biotechnology: a review

T Zhu, M Dittrich - Frontiers in bioengineering and biotechnology, 2016 - frontiersin.org
Calcium carbonate represents a large portion of carbon reservoir and is used commercially
for a variety of applications. Microbial carbonate precipitation, a by-product of microbial …

Microbially induced calcium carbonate precipitation: a widespread phenomenon in the biological world

M Seifan, A Berenjian - Applied microbiology and biotechnology, 2019 - Springer
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 …

Experimental optimisation of various cultural conditions on urease activity for isolated Sporosarcina pasteurii strains and evaluation of their biocement potentials

AI Omoregie, G Khoshdelnezamiha, N Senian… - Ecological …, 2017 - Elsevier
Microbially induced carbonate precipitation (MICP) is a process that has emerged as an
attractive alternative ground improvement technique in Geotechnical and Civil Engineering …

Bottom-up approaches to engineered living materials: Challenges and future directions

S Molinari, RF Tesoriero, CM Ajo-Franklin - Matter, 2021 - cell.com
Biomaterials made by living systems, while very diverse, generally share similar
organization: different lineages of cells are precisely patterned within a matrix to create a …

Application of microbial mineralization technology for marine concrete crack repair: A review

Q Fan, L Fan, WM Quach, R Zhang, J Duan… - Journal of Building …, 2023 - Elsevier
Microbially induced calcium carbonate precipitation (MICP) is an emerging biotechnology
with a wide range of potential applications in structural repair. Compared to conventional …

Bio-induction and bioremediation of cementitious composites using microbial mineral precipitation–A review

Y Al-Salloum, S Hadi, H Abbas, T Almusallam… - … and Building Materials, 2017 - Elsevier
Cementitious composites are widely used in the construction industry around the globe.
Nevertheless, these are prone to cracking because of their low tensile strength. The …

Soil improvement by microbially induced calcite precipitation (MICP): a review about mineralization mechanism, factors, and soil properties

C Bu, X Lu, D Zhu, L Liu, Y Sun, Q Wu, W Zhang… - Arabian Journal of …, 2022 - Springer
Cement and chemical materials are common methods for soil reinforcement, but they are
limited because of environmental pollution. Therefore, it is very important to find a way of soil …

In situ real-time study on dynamics of microbially induced calcium carbonate precipitation at a single-cell level

W Zhang, Y Ju, Y Zong, H Qi… - Environmental science & …, 2018 - ACS Publications
Ureolytic microbially induced calcium carbonate precipitation (MICP) is a promising green
technique for addressing a variety of environmental and architectural concerns. However …