Engineering Mushroom Mycelium for a Greener Built Environment: Advancements in Mycelium-based Biocomposites and Bioleather

MP Shankar, A Hamza, A Khalad, G Shanthi… - Food Bioscience, 2024 - Elsevier
In the modern era, it is crucial to explore alternatives to plastics and leather in order to
promote sustainable development and facilitate the recycling of these materials. This article …

Cross-linking impacts the physical properties of mycelium leather alternatives by targeting hydroxyl groups of polysaccharides and amino groups of proteins

A d'Errico, M Schröpfer, A Mondschein, AA Safeer… - Heliyon, 2024 - cell.com
Cross-linking, also called tanning, improves mechanical properties of leather and also
increases its enzymatic and thermal stability. As a final product, leather has an ultimate …

Aspergillus nidulans cell wall integrity kinase, MpkA, impacts cellular phenotypes that alter mycelial-material mechanical properties

K Gray, H Edwards, AG Doan, W Huso, JH Lee… - Fungal Biology and …, 2024 - Springer
Mycelial materials are an emerging, natural material made from filamentous fungi that have
the potential to replace unsustainable materials used in numerous commercial applications …