(GR1) Towards Sustainable Infrastructure: Enzymatic Self-Healing for Concrete Durability

Author: Sara Heidarnezhad

Advisor: Professor Nima Rahbar

Category: Graduate

Abstract: Water/ion permeability and the resulting corrosion-induced degradation significantly hamper the sustainability of concrete structures. My research evaluates the durability of a recently discovered self-healing concrete using a ubiquitous Carbonic Anhydrase (CA) enzyme.

UN SDGs: 

SDG 9 – Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure

SDG 11 – Sustainable Cities and Communities

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Poster Presentation: 

GR1_16 Sustainability Showcase-Sara Heidarnezhad