Lichen-Mediated Self-Growing Construc8on Materials for Habitat Outfitting on Mars

no code implementations • 4 Jun 2024 • Nisha Rokaya, Erin C. Carr, Richard A. Wilson, Congrui Jin

As its next step in space exploration, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) revealed plans to establish a permanent human presence on Mars.

Screening of Fungi for the Application of Self-Healing Concrete

no code implementations • 23 Nov 2017 • Rakenth R. Menon, Jing Luo, Xiaobo Chen, Hui Zhou, Zhiyong Liu, Guangwen Zhou, Ning Zhang, Congrui Jin

Therefore, a screening of different species of fungi has been conducted in this study.

Interactions of Fungi with Concrete: Significant Importance for Bio-Based Self-Healing Concrete

no code implementations • 4 Aug 2017 • Jing Luo, Xiaobo Chen, Jada Crump, Hui Zhou, David G. Davies, Guangwen Zhou, Ning Zhang, Congrui Jin

The goal of this study is to explore a new self-healing concept in which fungi are used as a self-healing agent to promote calcium mineral precipitation to fill the cracks in concrete.

X-Ray Diffraction (XRD)