The contribution of fungi to the global economy

AGT Niego, C Lambert, P Mortimer, N Thongklang… - Fungal Diversity, 2023 - Springer
Fungi provide ecological and environmental services to humans, as well as health and
nutritional benefits, and are vital to numerous industries. Fermented food and beverage …

Becoming sustainable, the new frontier in soft robotics

F Hartmann, M Baumgartner… - Advanced …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
The advancement of technology has a profound and far‐reaching impact on the society, now
penetrating all areas of life. From cradle to grave, one is supported by and depends on a …

Current state and future prospects of pure mycelium materials

S Vandelook, E Elsacker, A Van Wylick… - Fungal biology and …, 2021 - Springer
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 …

[HTML][HTML] Synthesis and applications of fungal mycelium-based advanced functional materials

S Manan, MW Ullah, M Ul-Islam, OM Atta… - Journal of Bioresources …, 2021 - Elsevier
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 …

Mycelium‐based composite: The future sustainable biomaterial

D Alemu, M Tafesse, AK Mondal - International journal of …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Because of the alarming rate of human population growth, technological improvement
should be needed to save the environment from pollution. The practice of business as usual …

Leather-like material biofabrication using fungi

M Jones, A Gandia, S John, A Bismarck - Nature Sustainability, 2021 - nature.com
Fungi-derived leather substitutes are an emerging class of ethically and environmentally
responsible fabrics that are increasingly meeting consumer aesthetic and functional …

The food–materials nexus: Next generation bioplastics and advanced materials from agri‐food residues

CG Otoni, HMC Azeredo, BD Mattos… - Advanced …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
The most recent strategies available for upcycling agri‐food losses and waste (FLW) into
functional bioplastics and advanced materials are reviewed and the valorization of food …

Material function of mycelium-based bio-composite: A review

L Yang, D Park, Z Qin - Frontiers in Materials, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Mycelium-based bio-composite materials have been invented and widely applied to different
areas, including construction, manufacturing, agriculture, and biomedical. As the vegetative …

Engineering living and regenerative fungal–bacterial biocomposite structures

RM McBee, M Lucht, N Mukhitov, M Richardson… - Nature Materials, 2022 - nature.com
Engineered living materials could have the capacity to self-repair and self-replicate, sense
local and distant disturbances in their environment, and respond with functionalities for …

Ten decadal advances in fungal biology leading towards human well-being

A Mapook, KD Hyde, K Hassan, BM Kemkuignou… - Fungal Diversity, 2022 - Springer
Fungi are an understudied resource possessing huge potential for developing products that
can greatly improve human well-being. In the current paper, we highlight some important …