Fungal biotechnology: From yesterday to tomorrow

MG Roth, NM Westrick, TT Baldwin - Frontiers in Fungal Biology, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Fungi have been used to better the lives of everyday people and unravel the mysteries of
higher eukaryotic organisms for decades. However, comparing progress and development …

Mushroom-derived innovations: sustainable biomaterials for biomedical engineering

S Srivastava, P Mathur, P Prakash, E Falletta… - Biomedical Materials & …, 2024 - Springer
This study investigates the transformative potential of mushroom-derived biomaterials within
biomedical engineering, presenting them as sustainable and eco-friendly alternatives to …

Biodegradable wastepaper-based foam with ultrahigh energy-absorbing, excellent thermal insulation, and outstanding cushioning properties

B Zhang, W Tao, Z Ren, S Yue… - … Sustainable Chemistry & …, 2023 - ACS Publications
A new biodegradable foam with low density (0.065–0.081 g/cm3), high porosity (> 92%), low
thermal conductivity (0.044 W/mK), excellent mechanical properties, and outstanding …

[HTML][HTML] Living mycelium composites discern weights via patterns of electrical activity

A Adamatzky, A Gandia - Journal of Bioresources and Bioproducts, 2022 - Elsevier
Fungal construction materials—substrates colonised by mycelium—are getting increased
recognition as viable ecologically friendly alternatives to conventional building materials. A …

Mycofabrication of mycelium-based leather from brown-rot fungi

J Raman, DS Kim, HS Kim, DS Oh, HJ Shin - Journal of Fungi, 2022 - mdpi.com
Sustainable substitutes for leather can be made from mushroom mycelium, which is an
environmentally friendly alternative to animal and synthetic leather. Mycelium-based leather …

Mining logical circuits in fungi

N Roberts, A Adamatzky - Fungal machines: sensing and computing with …, 2023 - Springer
Living substrates are capable for nontrivial mappings of electrical signals due to the
substrate nonlinear electrical characteristics. This property can be used to realise Boolean …

Electrical response of fungi to changing moisture content

N Phillips, A Gandia, A Adamatzky - Fungal Biology and Biotechnology, 2023 - Springer
Mycelium-bound composites are potential alternatives to conventional materials for a variety
of applications, including thermal and acoustic building panels and product packaging. If the …

[HTML][HTML] Mycelium as a self-growing biobased material for the fabrication of single-layer masks

V French, C Du, EJ Foster - Journal of Bioresources and Bioproducts, 2023 - Elsevier
Disposable face masks are an essential piece of personal protective equipment for workers
in medical facilities, laboratories, and the general public to prevent the spread of illnesses …

Mem-fractive properties of mushrooms

AE Beasley, MS Abdelouahab, R Lozi… - Bioinspiration & …, 2022 - iopscience.iop.org
Memristors close the loop for I–V characteristics of the traditional, passive, semi-conductor
devices. A memristor is a physical realisation of the material implication and thus is a …

Polyethylene glycol infiltrated biomass-derived porous carbon phase change composites for efficient thermal energy storage

Y Hu, M Zhang, B Quan, X Li, X Hu, H Wu… - … Composites and Hybrid …, 2024 - Springer
With the sharp increase in modern energy consumption, phase change composites with the
characteristics of rapid preparation are employed for thermal energy storage to meet the …