The global leather industry has been at the receiving end of various environmental and
ethical backlash as it mainly relies on animal agriculture which contributes to deforestation …

Natural living materials serving as biotherapeutics exhibit great potential for treating various
diseases owing to their immunoactivity, tissue targeting, and other biological activities. In this …

Fungal mycelium, a living network of filamentous threads, thrives on lignocellulosic waste
and exhibits rapid growth, hydrophobicity, and intrinsic regeneration, offering a potential …

Adsorption of organic phase-change materials (PCMs) by the porous matrix of microfibrillar
cellulose (MFC) is a simple and versatile way to prepare shape-stable phase-change …

The urgent need to transition to a more sustainable way of life is driving the development of
natural and sustainable materials. One such example is mycelium materials, which are …

Biological structural materials not only exhibit remarkable mechanical properties but also
often embody dynamic characteristics such as environmental responsiveness, autonomy …

Current environmental crisis calls for new sustainable materials and products. Mycelium-
based materials are grown by fungi onto solid ligno-cellulosic substrates and are promising …

The policy of sustainable development, the need to save natural environmental resources,
and the use of waste as raw materials in new production processes allow the use of …

Engineered Living Materials (ELMs) are materials composed of or incorporating living cells
as essential functional units. These materials can be created using bottom-up approaches …

Various natural polymers offer sustainable alternatives to petroleum‐based adhesives,
enabling the creation of high‐performance engineered materials. However, additional …