Bio Concrete
F or generations, concrete has been used as a building material in the world of construction, used in everything from roads to building bridges. When constructed correctly and under the right conditions, the structures last for 50 to 100 or more years. But no matter whether the concrete is reinforced or preserved, it will eventually crack with time due to rain, wind, and shifts in the earth's crust. It is a common problem found in structures that allows debris and moisture to creep inside and slowly eat away the reinforced steel and finally crumbling the structure. B ut, a renowned microbiologist, Henk Jonkers introduced a new kind of concrete that has self-healing properties and might just prove immune to decay, that is, bio concrete. T o heal cracks in the concrete, Jonkers chose bacteria, which is able to produce limestone on a biological basis. The concrete can actually rebuild itself as moisture enters the cracks, gaps, and holes. The moisture disintegrates the biodegrad