Construction and built environment in circular economy: A comprehensive literature review

Ö Çimen - Journal of cleaner production, 2021 - Elsevier
Circular Economy (CE) considers resources in a continuously cyclical way. Yet literature
lacks a review of Construction and Built Environment (CBE) under CE. By presenting the first …

[HTML][HTML] Packaging design for the circular economy: A systematic review

Z Zhu, W Liu, S Ye, L Batista - Sustainable production and consumption, 2022 - Elsevier
The concept of circular economy has been ubiquitous over the past five years and has been
steadily gaining a consensus as a new paradigm. Circular economy covers a wide spectrum …

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] Mycelium-based composite: The future sustainable biomaterial

D Alemu, M Tafesse, AK Mondal - International journal of …, 2022 - hindawi.com
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 …

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 …

Mycelium-based composites in art, architecture, and interior design: a review

M Sydor, A Bonenberg, B Doczekalska, G Cofta - Polymers, 2021 - mdpi.com
Mycelium-based composites (MBCs) have attracted growing attention due to their role in the
development of eco-design methods. We concurrently analysed scientific publications …

Sustainable mycelium-bound biocomposites: design strategies, materials properties, and emerging applications

JK Muiruri, JC Chuan Yeo, Q Zhu, E Ye… - ACS Sustainable …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Extrication from the use of fossil-based products has grown more critical in recent years. This
disengagement has been driven by deliberate environmental campaigns focusing on …

Fungal Engineered Living Materials: The Viability of Pure Mycelium Materials with Self‐Healing Functionalities

E Elsacker, M Zhang… - Advanced Functional …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Engineered living materials (ELMs) composed entirely of fungal cells offer significant
potential due to their functional properties such as self‐assembly, sensing, and self‐healing …

Growing living and multifunctional mycelium composites for large-scale formwork applications using robotic abrasive wire-cutting

E Elsacker, A Søndergaard, A Van Wylick… - … and Building Materials, 2021 - Elsevier
This paper presents four key developments that are leading to the scalability of the
fabrication processes of mycelium material. We develop a biological and digital fabrication …

Materials biography as a tool for designers' exploration of bio-based and bio-fabricated materials for the sustainable fashion industry

V Rognoli, B Petreca, B Pollini… - … : Science, Practice and …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
The fashion industry is highly responsible for critical environmental problems and the sector
is increasingly aware of the urgent need to embark on a sustainable transition. Materials …