Self-Healing Concrete: A Systematic Review of the Latin American Databases
摘要
In recent years, the scientific community has shown increasing interest in the development of self-healing cementitious matrices. To understand the current state of research on this topic, a systematic literature review (SLR) was conducted on self-healing concrete in Latin American databases. The methodology involved an exhaustive search of articles published in the Scielo, Latindex, Redalyc, and Dialnet databases between 2018 and 2024. Through Google Scholar, 220 documents were identified, and after applying exclusion criteria, 15 scientific articles were selected. The results indicate that microorganisms, particularly Bacillus subtilis, are the most widely studied within a self-healing cementitious matrix. However, the outcomes are influenced by several variables, such as the microorganism concentration, application method, type, and condition of the cementitious matrix, among others. Therefore, further experimental studies are necessary to gain a more precise understanding of the behavior of these variables in the development of self-healing concrete.