Bacterial cellulose (BC) is an organic compound produced by certain types of bacteria. In
natural habitats, the majority of bacteria synthesize extracellular polysaccharides, such as …

Mycelium-based composites (MBC) are biomaterials presenting renewable and bio-
degradable alternatives for a wide range of design and manufacturing processes, including …

The BioKnit prototype is a free-standing architectural construction fabricated using knitted
fabric, mycelium, and bacterial cellulose. This paper documents the experimental work that …

Pressing issues of sustainability drive the pursuit of new circular bio-based design
frameworks in order to limit the use of finite resources and fossil fuel energy consumption. In …

Biohybrid robotics takes an engineering approach to the expansion and exploitation of
biological behaviours for application to automated tasks. Here, we identify the construction …

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 …

The bacterial cellulose (BC) biofilms are explored in design applications as replacements to
petroleum-based materials in order to overcome the irreversible effects of the Anthropocene …

Recent studies in digital design and fabrication processes focus on the potentials of using
biological systems in nature as mathematical models or more recently as bio-based …

1.1 Background 18 Architecture may be understood as a material 19 practice where
resources extracted from nature 20 are deployed in a building system and cultivated 21 to …

Attaining sustainability by developing efficient architectural materials will be a suitable
remedy for various environmental problems. Incorporating clean biotechnology, particularly …