Growing sustainable materials from filamentous fungi

E Peeters, J Salueña Martin, S Vandelook - The Biochemist, 2023 - portlandpress.com
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 …

Challenges and advantages of building with mycelium-based composites: a review of growth factors that affect the material properties

A Ghazvinian, B Gürsoy - Fungal biopolymers and biocomposites …, 2022 - Springer
Scholars and industries are studying the use of fungi-based materials as sustainable
alternatives for materials in the several industries. Fungi are the decomposers of nature …

Multi-objective optimization of mycelium-based bio-composites based on mechanical and environmental considerations

G Bagheriehnajjar, H Yousefpour… - Construction and Building …, 2023 - Elsevier
Mycelial materials, the biodegradable lightweight composites derived from the colonization
of fungi on organic wastes, present a promising alternative to the traditional methods of …

A Framework Towards Design for Circular Packaging (DfCP): Design Knowledge, Challenges and Opportunities

W Liu, Z Zhu, S Ye - Circular Economy and Sustainability, 2023 - Springer
With environment becoming deteriorated, packaging industry is expected to take the circular
economy (CE) approach through packaging design which is estimated to effect up to 80% of …

High‐Performance Engineered Composites Biofabrication Using Fungi

M Zhang, X Zhao, M Bai, J Xue, R Liu, Y Huang… - Small, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Various natural polymers offer sustainable alternatives to petroleum‐based adhesives,
enabling the creation of high‐performance engineered materials. However, additional …

Mycostructures—Growth-driven fabrication processes for architectural elements from mycelium composites

E Biala, M Ostermann - Architecture, Structures and Construction, 2022 - Springer
The paper discusses how characteristics of the mycelium growth process—namely different
growth effectiveness depending on the nutrition content of the substrate, gradual …

Mycelium-Based Thermal Insulation for Domestic Cooling Footprint Reduction: A Review

S Al-Qahtani, M Koç, RJ Isaifan - Sustainability, 2023 - mdpi.com
Domestic cooling demands in arid and hot climate regions, including Qatar, induce a
significant challenge to reduce the area's cooling energy consumption and carbon footprint …

Recent Advances in Prefabrication Techniques for Biobased Materials Towards a Low-Carbon Future: From Modules to Sustainability

M Sutkowska, A Stefańska, MD Vaverkova… - Journal of Building …, 2024 - Elsevier
The evolution of building-structure manufacturing systems is propelled by dynamic shifts in
formal requirements, prompting heightened research endeavors to enhance manufacturing …

[PDF][PDF] Production of renewable insulation material–new business model of bioeconomy for clean energy transition

I Luksta, G Bohvalovs, G Bazbauers… - Rigas Tehniskas …, 2021 - intapi.sciendo.com
Mycelium composites is a new class of renewable materials which can be used for heat
insulation of buildings. Use of the composites would help to reduce both operational energy …

Bioproductos desarrollados a partir de micelio de hongos: Una nueva cultu ra material y su impacto en la transición hacia una economía sostenible Fungal mycelium …

K Feijóo Vivas, SA Bermúdez Puga, H Rebolledo… - 2021 - repositorio.ikiam.edu.ec
El biodiseño y biofabricación de biomateriales a partir de residuos vegetales
lignocelulósicos y auto-generados por el micelio de hongos es un campo de investigación …