What is it about?
This research shows how biological capsules protect bacteria and retain nutrients to successfully heal cracks in cement-based materials. The findings are obtained from a series of methods that assess the ability of the capsules to protect, retain, and support the biological healing agents under different conditions.
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Why is it important?
The findings show how a carrier's ability to protect and retain biological healing agents can be studied, and how this ability can impact the performance of microbe-based systems.
Perspectives
Self-healing material development aims to enhance the sustainability of traditional sectors such as construction. It is vital that the self-healing systems are produced sustainably, and have optimized system designs and performance criteria for varying conditions.
Dr. Mohammad Fahimizadeh
Guangdong University of Technology
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This page is a summary of: Biological Self-Healing of Cement Paste and Mortar by Non-Ureolytic Bacteria Encapsulated in Alginate Hydrogel Capsules, Materials, August 2020, MDPI AG,
DOI: 10.3390/ma13173711.
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