Self-healing concrete made from textile waste could cut repair costs

Researchers have demonstrated that cellulose fibers from discarded textiles can be embedded in concrete to enable the material to repair its own cracks. If commercially viable, the innovation could reduce maintenance expenses for buildings and infrastructure while diverting millions of tons of textile waste from landfills annually.

Originaltitel: Evaluating the self-healing capacity of textile-derived cellulose in cementitious composites