ReviewJournal of industrial microbiology & biotechnology2017
Microbial healing of cracks in concrete: a review.
Review in Journal of industrial microbiology & biotechnology, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 23 papers.
What it found
Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.
The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.
The trial behind it
Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.
Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.
Who cites it
23 citing papers in PubMed.
- Complete genome sequence of the calcite-precipitating bacteriumMicrobiology resource announcements · 2026Article
- Effect of some PGPR (Plant Growth Promoting Bacteria) combinations on some soil properties and horticultural characteristics in Albion and Monterey strawberry cultivars.BMC plant biology · 2026Article
- Microbially-induced carbonate precipitation in coal-associated environments: opportunities and challenges.Frontiers in microbiology · 2026Review
- Progress in Self-Repair Technology for Concrete Cracks via Biomineralization.Materials (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
- Mineral Carbonation for Carbon Sequestration: A Case for MCP and MICP.International journal of molecular sciences · 2025Review
- Bioconcrete-Enabled Resilient Construction: a Review.Applied biochemistry and biotechnology · 2024Review
- Mechanical and self-healing properties of cement paste containing incinerated sugarcane filter cake and Lysinibacillus sp. WH bacteria.Scientific reports · 2024Article
- Genome Sequence Analysis of Calcifying Bacteria Bacillus paranthracis CT5 and Its Biomineralization Efficacy to Improve the Strength and Durability Properties of Civil Structures.Current microbiology · 2024Article
- Microbially Induced Calcium Carbonate Precipitation as a Bioremediation Technique for Mining Waste.Toxics · 2024Review
- Review on Carbonation Study of Reinforcement Concrete Incorporating with Bacteria as Self-Healing Approach.Materials (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Review
- Bio-strengthening of cementitious composites from incinerated sugarcane filter cake by a calcifying bacterium Lysinibacillus sp. WH.Scientific reports · 2022Article
- Integrating greenhouse gas capture and C1 biotechnology: a key challenge for circular economy.Microbial biotechnology · 2022Article
- Performance Evaluation of Bio Concrete by Cluster and Regression Analysis for Environment Protection.Computational intelligence and neuroscience · 2022Article
- Biomineralization Induced by Cells ofMicroorganisms · 2021Review
- Microorganism, Carriers, and Immobilization Methods of the Microbial Self-Healing Cement-Based Composites: A Review.Materials (Basel, Switzerland) · 2021Review
- Characterization of a Novel CaCOMolecules (Basel, Switzerland) · 2021Article
- Calcifying Bacteria Flexibility in Induction of CaCOLife (Basel, Switzerland) · 2020Article
- Investigating mechanical properties and biocement application of CaCOScientific reports · 2020Article
- Biological Self-Healing of Cement Paste and Mortar by Non-Ureolytic Bacteria Encapsulated in Alginate Hydrogel Capsules.Materials (Basel, Switzerland) · 2020Article
- Microfluidic study of effects of flow velocity and nutrient concentration on biofilm accumulation and adhesive strength in the flowing and no-flowing microchannels.Journal of industrial microbiology & biotechnology · 2019Article
Corrections and comments
PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.
Authors and funding
4 authors.
Funding
No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.
Abstract
Concrete is the most widely used construction material of the world and maintaining concrete structures from premature deterioration is proving to be a great challenge. Early age formation of micro-cracking in concrete structure severely affects the serviceability leading to high cost of maintenance. Apart from conventional methods of repairing cracks with sealants or treating the concrete with adhesive chemicals to prevent the cracks from widening, a microbial crack-healing approach has shown promising results. The unique feature of the microbial system is that it enables self-healing of concrete. The effectiveness of microbially induced calcium carbonate precipitation (MICCP) in improving durability of cementitious building materials, restoration of stone monuments and soil bioclogging is discussed. Main emphasis has been laid on the potential of bacteria-based crack repair in concrete structure and the applications of different bacterial treatments to self-healing cracks. Furthermore, recommendations to employ the MICCP technology at commercial scale and reduction in the cost of application are provided in this review.
Indexed as
Identifiers
28900729What OpenQuestion holds
Registered trials
Read under generation 80e0d062 · epoch 390. Bibliography from PubMed, PubMed Central and OpenAlex; grants from NIH RePORTER; trial links from ClinicalTrials.gov; estimates, votes and beliefs from the OpenQuestion graph.