ReviewMaterials (Basel, Switzerland)2022
Fungi in Mycelium-Based Composites: Usage and Recommendations.
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- What we (still don't) know about wood-degrading fungi: an overview of threats and utilization potentials.Applied microbiology and biotechnology · 2026Review
- Agro-mycelial derived biocomposite for circular economy: technological developments, strategic insights, and market dynamics.World journal of microbiology & biotechnology · 2026Review
- Tensile characterization and life cycle assessment of fungal-colonized 3D-printed PLA/wood biocomposites.Scientific reports · 2026Article
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- Valorisation of waste OSB into sustainable mycelium-based composites for insulation applications.Scientific reports · 2026Article
- Sandwich Mycelium-Based Composite Panels Fabricated with a Lightweight Core from Forest Waste UsingJournal of fungi (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Walls That Grow: Fungal Species-Driven Performance of Mycelium-Based Composites Grown on Rice-Husk Waste.Polymers · 2026Article
- Extraction, Characterization and Applications of Biopolymers from Sustainable Sources.Polymers · 2026Review
- Molecular breeding alters mycelium material properties in the white-rot fungus Pleurotus ostreatus.Applied microbiology and biotechnology · 2026Article
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- Effect of fungal species on thermal conductivity and chemical composition in mycelium-based insulation.Scientific reports · 2026Article
- A Comprehensive Characterisation of Mycelium-Based Biomaterials Developed fromJournal of fungi (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- The Fungus Among Us: Innovations and Applications of Mycelium-Based Composites.Journal of fungi (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
- Binder Jetting 3D Printing of Biomass-Fungi Composite Materials: A Preliminary Experimental Study.Biomimetics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Tailoring the Mechanical Properties of Fungal Mycelium Mats with Material Extrusion Additive Manufacturing of PHBH and PLA Biopolymers.ACS omega · 2024Article
- Perspectives of Insulating Biodegradable Composites Derived from Agricultural Lignocellulosic Biomass and Fungal Mycelium: A Comprehensive Study of Thermal Conductivity and Density Characteristics.Biomimetics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- A Review Delving into the Factors Influencing Mycelium-Based Green Composites (MBCs) Production and Their Properties for Long-Term Sustainability Targets.Biomimetics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Review
- Mycelium-Based Composites: Surveying Their Acceptance by Professional Architects.Biomimetics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- "You Are What You Eat": How Fungal Adaptation Can Be Leveraged toward Myco-Material Properties.Global challenges (Hoboken, NJ) · 2024Article
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Abstract
Mycelium-Based Composites (MBCs) are innovative engineering materials made from lignocellulosic by-products bonded with fungal mycelium. While some performance characteristics of MBCs are inferior to those of currently used engineering materials, these composites nevertheless prove to be superior in ecological aspects. Improving the properties of MBCs may be achieved using an adequate substrate type, fungus species, and manufacturing technology. This article presents scientifically verified guiding principles for choosing a fungus species to obtain the desired effect. This aim was realized based on analyses of scientific articles concerning MBCs, mycological literature, and patent documents. Based on these analyses, over 70 fungi species used to manufacture MBC have been identified and the most commonly used combinations of fungi species-substrate-manufacturing technology are presented. The main result of this review was to demonstrate the characteristics of the fungi considered optimal in terms of the resulting engineering material properties. Thus, a list of the 11 main fungus characteristics that increase the effectiveness in the engineering material formation include: rapid hyphae growth, high virulence, dimitic or trimitic hyphal system, white rot decay type, high versatility in nutrition, high tolerance to a substrate, environmental parameters, susceptibility to readily controlled factors, easy to deactivate, saprophytic, non-mycotoxic, and capability to biosynthesize natural active substances. An additional analysis result is a list of the names of fungus species, the types of substrates used, the applications of the material produced, and the main findings reported in the scientific literature.
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