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The 'living concrete' that can heal itself

The bioconcrete is mixed just like regular concrete,


but with an extra ingredient -- the "healing agent."
The bacteria used for the job are the bacillus, because
they thrive in alkaline conditions and produce spores
that can survive for decades without food or oxygen.
"The next challenge is not only to have the bacteria active in
concrete, but also to make them produce repair material for
the concrete -- and that is limestone."
Test

Just cracked After 28 days After 56 days


Concrete is extremely alkaline and the "healing"
bacteria must wait dormant for years before being
activated by water
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