Walls That Grow: Fungal Species-Driven Performance of Mycelium-Based Composites Grown on Rice-Husk Waste.

Zahra Parhizi, Ewa Jadwiszczak, John Dearnaley, Deirdre Mikkelsen, Paulomi Polly Burey

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Article in Polymers, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1 citing paper in PubMed.

Bio-Composite Progress (Part A): Advances in Mycelium-Based Composites as Sustainable Alternatives to Plastic and Foam Packaging.Polymers · 2026
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Authors and funding

5 authors.

Zahra ParhiziCentre for Future Materials (CFM), University of Southern Queensland, Toowoomba, QLD 4350, Australia.ORCID 0000-0002-0425-8434

Ewa JadwiszczakSchool of Science, Engineering and Digital Technologies, University of Southern Queensland, Toowoomba, QLD 4350, Australia.

John DearnaleySchool of Science, Engineering and Digital Technologies, University of Southern Queensland, Toowoomba, QLD 4350, Australia.ORCID 0000-0001-9842-727X

Deirdre MikkelsenSchool of Agriculture and Food Sustainability, University of Queensland, St. Lucia, QLD 4072, Australia.ORCID 0000-0001-7113-2578

Paulomi Polly BureyCentre for Future Materials (CFM), University of Southern Queensland, Toowoomba, QLD 4350, Australia.

Funding

Australian Department of Education through a Regional Research Collaboration (RRC) no number

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Mycelium-based composites (MBCs) are gaining attention as sustainable alternatives to conventional materials because they are grown biologically rather than produced through resource-intensive extraction and processing. This study evaluates MBCs for non-load-bearing wall panels and environmentally responsible substitutes for traditional building materials. A reproducible manufacturing process is presented, and heat-pressed panels are characterised for physical, mechanical, and chemical performance. Novelty lies in species-driven evaluation using rice-husk waste as the sole lignocellulosic substrate and a Queensland-native

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biomaterialfungal compositemechanical propertiesmyceliumrice husk

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PMID42076316

DOI10.3390/polym18080932

PMCPMC13119626

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