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 …

[HTML][HTML] Fungal mycelium as leather alternative: A sustainable biogenic material for the fashion industry

A Amobonye, J Lalung, MK Awasthi, S Pillai - Sustainable Materials and …, 2023 - Elsevier
The global leather industry has been at the receiving end of various environmental and
ethical backlash as it mainly relies on animal agriculture which contributes to deforestation …

[HTML][HTML] Fungi in mycelium-based composites: usage and recommendations

M Sydor, G Cofta, B Doczekalska, A Bonenberg - Materials, 2022 - mdpi.com
Mycelium-Based Composites (MBCs) are innovative engineering materials made from
lignocellulosic by-products bonded with fungal mycelium. While some performance …

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 …

Current trends, limitations and future research in the fungi?

KD Hyde, P Baldrian, Y Chen, KW Thilini Chethana… - Fungal Diversity, 2024 - Springer
The field of mycology has grown from an underappreciated subset of botany, to a valuable,
modern scientific discipline. As this field of study has grown, there have been significant …

[HTML][HTML] Healthy function and high valued utilization of edible fungi

Y Zhang, D Wang, Y Chen, T Liu, S Zhang… - Food Science and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Edible fungi are large fungi with high added value that can be utilized as resources. They
are rich in high-quality protein, carbohydrate, various vitamins, mineral elements and other …

A comprehensive framework for the production of mycelium-based lignocellulosic composites

E Elsacker, S Vandelook, A Van Wylick… - Science of The Total …, 2020 - Elsevier
Environmental pollution and scarcity of natural resources lead to an increased interest in
develo** more sustainable materials. For example, the traditional construction industry …

[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 …

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 …

Challenges and opportunities in scaling up architectural applications of mycelium-based materials with digital fabrication

S Bitting, T Derme, J Lee, T Van Mele, B Dillenburger… - Biomimetics, 2022 - mdpi.com
In an increasing effort to address the environmental challenges caused by the currently
linear economic paradigm of “produce, use, and discard”, the construction industry has been …