Sustainable substitutes for leather can be made from mushroom mycelium, which is an
environmentally friendly alternative to animal and synthetic leather. Mycelium-based leather …

Leathery mycelium materials, made from the vegetative part of filamentous fungi, have
garnered significant interest in recent years due to their great potential of providing …

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 …

The growing demand for a sustainable leather industry with a low environmental impact has
prompted the development of alternative vegetable-based materials. In this study, a …

Wood decay fungi (WDF) seem to be particularly suitable for developing myco-materials due
to their mycelial texture, ease of cultivation, and lack of sporification. This study focused on a …

In the context of the ongoing transition from a linear to a circular economy, ecologically
friendly renewable solutions are put in place. Filamentous fungi can be grown on various …

Fungi-derived leather substitutes are an emerging class of ethically and environmentally
responsible fabrics that are increasingly meeting consumer aesthetic and functional …

Over the last couple of decades, the introduction of living systems to material science for the
synthesis of functional materials from biological resources is receiving immense …

In this work is presented a new category of self-growing, fibrous, natural composite materials
with controlled physical properties that can be produced in large quantities and over wide …

This study aimed to develop eco-friendly bacterial cellulose (BC) bio-leather with improved
durability using plant-based proteins, namely soy protein isolate (SPI) and mushroom …