Abstract
Bacteria-based self-healing concrete is an innovative concrete that contains a self-healing agent that provides the material with enhanced crack-sealing performance. A specific type of this concrete, based on a healing agent composed of bacterial spores and lactate as carbon source, has been developed and applied by the Delft University of Technology for over ten years.
Highlights
Cracking in concrete is an accepted phenomenon and does not have to lead to problems if it remains ‘within limits’
Bacteria-based self-healing concrete is an innovative concrete that contains a self-healing agent that provides the material with enhanced crack-sealing performance
A specific type of this concrete, based on a healing agent composed of bacterial spores and lactate as carbon source, has been developed and applied by the Delft University of Technology for over ten years
Summary
*1Corresponding author: Jonkers HM, Department of Materials, Mechanics, Management & Design (3MD), Section of Materials and Environment, Faculty of Civil Engineering & Geosciences, Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands Submission: March 13, 2019 Published: March 15, 2019. How to cite this article: Mors R, Jonkers H. Mors RM1,2 and Jonkers HM1* 1Department of Materials, Mechanics, Management & Design (3MD), Netherlands
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