Smart Bio-Agents-Activated Sustainable Self-Healing Cementitious Materials: An All-Inclusive Overview on Progress, Benefits and Challenges.

Autor: Huseien, Ghasan Fahim, Nehdi, Moncef L., Faridmehr, Iman, Ghoshal, Sib Krishna, Hamzah, Hussein K., Benjeddou, Omrane, Alrshoudi, Fahed
Zdroj: Sustainability (2071-1050); Feb2022, Vol. 14 Issue 4, pN.PAG-N.PAG, 1p
Abstrakt: Cementitious materials deteriorate progressively with the formation of cracks that occur due to diverse physical, chemical, thermal, and biological processes. Numerous strategies have been adopted to obtain cement-based self-healing materials and determine the novel self-healing mechanisms. The uses of microbes have been established to improve the thickness of the healed crack and mechanical properties of the concrete, a phenomenon seldom addressed in the literature. Based on these factors, this article comprehensively appraises the smart bio-agents-based autonomous healing performance of concrete to demonstrate the recent progress, expected benefits, and ongoing challenges. The fundamentals, design strategies, and efficacy of the smart bio-agents-activated self-healing cementitious materials are the recurring themes of this overview. Furthermore, the effects of various processing parameters on the performance of cementitious self-healing smart bio-agents are discussed in-depth. The achievements, knowledge gaps, and needs for future research in this ever-evolving area for the sustainability and resilience of the built environment are highlighted. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Databáze: Complementary Index