Microbial carbonate precipitation in construction materials: a review

W De Muynck, N De Belie, W Verstraete - Ecological engineering, 2010 - Elsevier
Evidence of microbial involvement in carbonate precipitation has led to the exploration of
this process in the field of construction materials. One of the first patented applications …

Microbial‑induced carbonate precipitation (MICP) technology: a review on the fundamentals and engineering applications

K Zhang, CS Tang, NJ Jiang, XH Pan, B Liu… - Environmental Earth …, 2023 - Springer
The microbial‑induced carbonate precipitation (MICP), as an emerging biomineralization
technology mediated by specific bacteria, has been a popular research focus for scientists …

Crack healing in concrete using various bio influenced self-healing techniques

W Khaliq, MB Ehsan - Construction and building materials, 2016 - Elsevier
Crack formation and progression under tensile stress is a major weakness of concrete.
These cracks also make concrete vulnerable to deleterious environment due to ingress of …

Biomineralization of calcium carbonates and their engineered applications: a review

NK Dhami, MS Reddy, A Mukherjee - Frontiers in microbiology, 2013 - frontiersin.org
Microbially induced calcium carbonate precipitation (MICCP) is a naturally occurring
biological process in which microbes produce inorganic materials as part of their basic …

The selective value of bacterial shape

KD Young - Microbiology and molecular biology reviews, 2006 - Am Soc Microbiol
Why do bacteria have shape? Is morphology valuable or just a trivial secondary
characteristic? Why should bacteria have one shape instead of another? Three broad …

From biology to biomimicry: Using nature to build better structures–A review

MK Ahamed, H Wang, PJ Hazell - Construction and Building Materials, 2022 - Elsevier
Nature provides examples of resilient materials and structures with optimised morphologies
and topologies to achieve excellent mechanical and structural properties and sustainable …

State-of-the-art review of microbial-induced calcite precipitation and its sustainability in engineering applications

MM Rahman, RN Hora, I Ahenkorah, S Beecham… - Sustainability, 2020 - mdpi.com
Microbial-induced calcite precipitation (MICP) is a promising new technology in the area of
Civil Engineering with potential to become a cost-effective, environmentally friendly and …

State-of-art review of bacteria-based self-healing concrete: Biomineralization process, crack healing, and mechanical properties

B Aytekin, A Mardani, Ş Yazıcı - Construction and Building Materials, 2023 - Elsevier
Concrete, one of the most important building materials, has been in use for nearly two
hundred years and will likely continue to be the dominant building material for the …

Bacterial carbonate precipitation improves the durability of cementitious materials

W De Muynck, D Debrouwer, N De Belie… - Cement and concrete …, 2008 - Elsevier
Shortcomings of conventional surface treatments have drawn the attention to alternative
techniques for the improvement of the durability of concrete. This paper reports the effects of …

Application of microbial precipitation in self-healing concrete: A review on the protection strategies for bacteria

Y Tang, J Xu - Construction and Building Materials, 2021 - Elsevier
Exploration of microbially induced CaCO 3 precipitation (MICP) has led to the application of
this phenomenon in the field of self-healing concrete in recent years. However, survival of …