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 …

Sustainable fungal materials have a high potential to replace non-sustainable materials
such as those used for packaging or as an alternative for leather and textile. The properties …

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

The co-culture strategy, which mimics natural ecology by constructing an artificial microbial
community, is a useful tool for the activation of biosynthetic gene clusters (BGCs) to generate …

Over the last decade, fungal conservation has become an increasingly important topic,
especially for species tied to forest ecosystems. Among these, wood decay fungi are a group …

Purpose Mycelium is an upcoming bio-based alternative material that has various
applications in different industries. Mycelium materials used as composites, leather …

Addressing the impacts of climate change and global warming has become an urgent
priority for the planet's well-being. In recent decades the great potential of fungal-based …

Michelia formosana (Kanehira) Masamune is a broad-leaved species widespread in East
Asia; the wood extract and its constituents possess antifungal activity against wood-decay …

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 …

Elastomer are elastic polymers that have many real-world applications, including functional
films, architectural soundproofing, cable sheaths, shoe absorbers, packaging, cushioning …