Advanced smart materials for preserving concrete heritage buildings

Despite concrete being the most prominent building material of the twentieth century, the cultural heritage relevance of concrete buildings and the importance of their preservation is not widely recognized. The European Union project InnovaConcrete’s purpose is to develop nanotechnology-based treatm...

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Published inNature reviews. Materials Vol. 8; no. 2; pp. 74 - 76
Main Authors Mosquera, María J., Zarzuela, Rafael, Luna, Manuel
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published London Nature Publishing Group UK 01.02.2023
Nature Publishing Group
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20th century
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Architecture
Biomaterials
Buildings
Cement
Chemistry and Materials Science
Climate change
Comment
Concrete
Concrete construction
Condensed Matter Physics
Corrosion
Cultural heritage
Cultural resources
Historic preservation
Historical buildings
Hydrophobic surfaces
Materials Science
Nanotechnology
Optical and Electronic Materials
Optimization
Smart materials
Viscosity
Water shortages
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Summary:Despite concrete being the most prominent building material of the twentieth century, the cultural heritage relevance of concrete buildings and the importance of their preservation is not widely recognized. The European Union project InnovaConcrete’s purpose is to develop nanotechnology-based treatments for concrete preservation and to increase citizen awareness around the importance of concrete-based heritage.
ISSN:2058-8437
2058-8437
DOI:10.1038/s41578-022-00531-z