INDIANAPOLIS – Do you know what “repointing” bricks means? By definition, it consists of “removing a portion of the deteriorated mortar and redoing the joints with new mortar.” Doing that basically ...
Calcium in the bricks can react with carbonate to form calcium carbonate -- which along with guar gum serves as "both a filler and a cementing agent", thereby repairing the cracks, the authors said.
Researchers at IISc have developed an innovative bacteria-based technique to repair cracks in bricks made from lunar soil simulants. Using the bacterium 'Sporosarcina pasteurii', they successfully ...
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