Microorganism, Carriers, and Immobilization Methods of the Microbial Self-Healing Cement-Based Composites: A Review

• Published in: Materials Vol. 14; no. 17; p. 5116
• Main Authors: Shen, Li’an, Yu, Wenlu, Li, Lin, Zhang, Tong, Abshir, Ismail Yusuf, Luo, Pingping, Liu, Zhuangzhuang
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Basel MDPI AG 06.09.2021; MDPI
• Subjects: Acids; Bacteria; Capital expenditures; Cement; Composite materials; Concrete; Concrete structures; Cracks; Durability; Fractures; Immobilization; Infrastructure; Literature reviews; Microorganisms; Modulus of elasticity; Review; Self healing materials; Sustainable materials; Tensile strength

Low tensile strength, poor elastic modulus, and complex concrete cracking work condition are almost unavoidable due to the intrinsic brittleness. To deal with concrete maintenance and durability, microbial self-healing concretes have been rapidly developed and widely applied recently. The microbial...