Development of bacteria-based microcapsules for self-healing concrete

• Main Author: Xiao, Xi
• Other Authors: En-Hua Yang
• Format: Thesis-Doctor of Philosophy
• Language: English
• Published: Nanyang Technological University 2023
• Subjects: Engineering::Civil engineering::Construction technology
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/165065
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Over the past 15 years, bacteria-based self-healing concrete is developed to eliminate the costly and labor-intensive manual repair methods for the concrete cracks. Conventional bacteria immobilization/encapsulation techniques used in self-healing concrete usually lead to significant strength loss t...