Agarose gel as a soil analogue for the development of advanced bio-mediated soil improvement methods
- Submitting institution
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University of Newcastle upon Tyne
- Unit of assessment
- 12 - Engineering
- Output identifier
- 264446-148281-1293
- Type
- D - Journal article
- DOI
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10.1139/cgj-2019-0496
- Title of journal
- Canadian Geotechnical Journal
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- First page
- 2010
- Volume
- 57
- Issue
- 12
- ISSN
- 0008-3674
- Open access status
- Compliant
- Month of publication
- March
- Year of publication
- 2020
- URL
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https://doi.org/10.1139/cgj-2019-0496
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- Output has been delayed by COVID-19
- No
- COVID-19 affected output statement
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- Forensic science
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- Criminology
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- Interdisciplinary
- No
- Number of additional authors
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4
- Research group(s)
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- Proposed double-weighted
- No
- Reserve for an output with double weighting
- No
- Additional information
- This work proposes a novel method, where agarose-based hydrogel is used as a soil analogue. This is significant, as use of a material with similar properties to soils, which provides ideal conditions for culturing bacteria can accelerate the development of advanced biological soil improvement methods. The work won a ‘Best Paper’ award at the 3rd World Congress on Civil, Structural and Environmental Engineering in 2018. It has also led to a new multidisciplinary research collaboration and submission of a full project proposal on passive, responsive, variable porosity building skins to the Leverhulme Trust.
- Author contribution statement
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- Non-English
- No
- English abstract
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