Study on the viability of unprotected bacterial spores directly embedded in a reactive magnesia cement matrix for potential crack healing

• Main Authors: Xiao, Xi, Unluer, Cise, Yang, En-Hua
• Other Authors: School of Civil and Environmental Engineering
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2022
• Subjects: Engineering::Civil engineering; Bacteria; Reactive Magnesia Cement
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/163283
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Due to the harsh environment of Portland cement (PC), bacteria spores are often protected by porous carriers or encapsulated with soft materials before incorporated in PC concrete for self-healing. However, this often leads to strength reduction of concrete and higher cost. This paper investigated t...