ArticleFungal biology and biotechnology2021
Towards fungal sensing skin.
Article in Fungal biology and biotechnology, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.
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9 citing papers in PubMed.
- Fungal Frontiers in (Bio)sensing.Biosensors · 2026Review
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- MycelioTronics: Fungal mycelium skin for sustainable electronics.Science advances · 2022Article
- Language of fungi derived from their electrical spiking activity.Royal Society open science · 2022Article
- Connecting materials sciences with fungal biology: a sea of possibilities.Fungal biology and biotechnology · 2022Article
- Risk assessment of fungal materials.Fungal biology and biotechnology · 2022Review
- Retraction Note to: Fungal sensing skin.Fungal biology and biotechnology · 2021Article
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Abstract
A fungal skin is a thin flexible sheet of a living homogeneous mycelium made by a filamentous fungus. The skin could be used in future living architectures of adaptive buildings and as a sensing living skin for soft self-growing/adaptive robots. In experimental laboratory studies we demonstrate that the fungal skin is capable for recognising mechanical and optical stimulation. The skin reacts differently to loading of a weight, removal of the weight, and switching illumination on and off. These are the first experimental evidences that fungal materials can be used not only as mechanical 'skeletons' in architecture and robotics but also as intelligent skins capable for recognition of external stimuli and sensorial fusion.
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