Protection and consolidation of stone heritage by self-inoculation with indigenous carbonatogenic bacterial communities

Marine-derived myxobacteria of the suborder Nannocystineae: An underexplored source of structurally intriguing and biologically active metabolites

(2016) Antonio Dávila-Céspedes et al.   Beilstein Journal of Organic Chemistry

Micrographical, minerological and nano-mechanical characterisation of microbial carbonates from urease and carbonic anhydrase producing bacteria

(2016) Navdeep Kaur Dhami et al.   ECOLOGICAL ENGINEERING

Tuning hardness in calcite by incorporation of amino acids

(2016) Yi-Yeoun Kim et al.   NATURE MATERIALS

Spatio-temporal assembly of functional mineral scaffolds within microbial biofilms

(2016) Yaara Oppenheimer-Shaanan et al.   npj Biofilms and Microbiomes

Spatial Patterns of Carbonate Biomineralization in Biofilms

(2015) Xiaobao Li et al.   APPLIED AND ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY

Consolidation of archaeological gypsum plaster by bacterial biomineralization of calcium carbonate

(2014) Fadwa Jroundi et al.   Acta Biomaterialia

Plastic Deformation Enabled Energy Dissipation in a Bionanowire Structured Armor

(2014) Haoze Li et al.   NANO LETTERS

Chemo-mechanics of salt damage in stone

(2014) Robert J. Flatt et al.   Nature Communications

Application of calcifying bacteria for remediation of stones and cultural heritages

(2014) Navdeep Kaur Dhami et al.   Frontiers in Microbiology

Pseudomonas,PantoeaandCupriavidusisolates induce calcium carbonate precipitation for biorestoration of ornamental stone

(2013) M.I. Daskalakis et al.   JOURNAL OF APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY

Origin of flaw-tolerance in nacre

(2013) Zaiwang Huang et al.   Scientific Reports

Evaluation of strengthening mechanisms in calcite single crystals from mollusk shells

(2012) Miki E. Kunitake et al.   Acta Biomaterialia

Influence of Substrate Mineralogy on Bacterial Mineralization of Calcium Carbonate: Implications for Stone Conservation

(2012) Carlos Rodriguez-Navarro et al.   APPLIED AND ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY

Template-Assisted Crystallization of Sulfates onto Calcite: Implications for the Prevention of Salt Damage

(2012) E. Ruiz-Agudo et al.   CRYSTAL GROWTH & DESIGN

Damage Mechanisms of Porous Materials due to In-Pore Salt Crystallization

(2012) Mara Schiro et al.   PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS

Stone-isolated carbonatogenic bacteria as inoculants in bioconsolidation treatments for historical limestone

(2012) Fadwa Jroundi et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

The use of hydroxyapatite as a new inorganic consolidant for damaged carbonate stones

(2011) Enrico Sassoni et al.   JOURNAL OF CULTURAL HERITAGE

Standardization of peeling tests for assessing the cohesion and consolidation characteristics of historic stone surfaces

(2011) Miloš Drdácký et al.   MATERIALS AND STRUCTURES

Climatology of salt transitions and implications for stone weathering

(2011) C.M. Grossi et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Molecular monitoring of the microbial dynamics occurring on historical limestone buildings during and after the in situ application of different bio-consolidation treatments

(2011) Jörg Ettenauer et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

New Methodologies for the Conservation of Cultural Heritage: Micellar Solutions, Microemulsions, and Hydroxide Nanoparticles

(2010) Rodorico Giorgi et al.   ACCOUNTS OF CHEMICAL RESEARCH

Bioconservation of Deteriorated Monumental Calcarenite Stone and Identification of Bacteria with Carbonatogenic Activity

(2010) Fadwa Jroundi et al.   MICROBIAL ECOLOGY

Bacterial Community Dynamics During the Application of a Myxococcus xanthus-Inoculated Culture Medium Used for Consolidation of Ornamental Limestone

(2010) Guadalupe Piñar et al.   MICROBIAL ECOLOGY

Bacterial biofilm shows persistent resistance to liquid wetting and gas penetration

(2010) A. K. Epstein et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Carbonate Crystals Precipitated by Freshwater Bacteria and Their Use as a Limestone Consolidant

(2009) D. V. Zamarreno et al.   APPLIED AND ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY

Influence of urea and calcium dosage on the effectiveness of bacterially induced carbonate precipitation on limestone

(2009) Willem De Muynck et al.   ECOLOGICAL ENGINEERING

Microbial carbonate precipitation in construction materials: A review

(2009) Willem De Muynck et al.   ECOLOGICAL ENGINEERING

An atomic force microscopy study of calcite dissolution in saline solutions: The role of magnesium ions

(2009) E. Ruiz-Agudo et al.   GEOCHIMICA ET COSMOCHIMICA ACTA

Controlling Mineral Morphologies and Structures in Biological and Synthetic Systems

(2008) Fiona C. Meldrum et al.   CHEMICAL REVIEWS

Consolidation of quarry calcarenite by calcium carbonate precipitation induced by bacteria activated among the microbiota inhabiting the stone

(2008) Concepcion Jimenez-Lopez et al.   INTERNATIONAL BIODETERIORATION & BIODEGRADATION

Biological materials: Structure and mechanical properties

(2007) Marc André Meyers et al.   PROGRESS IN MATERIALS SCIENCE