From nature to design: Tailoring pure mycelial materials for the needs of tomorrow

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dc.contributor.authorWhabi, Viraj
dc.contributor.authorYu, Bosco
dc.contributor.authorXu, Jianping
dc.date.accessioned2024-10-10T17:23:12Z
dc.date.available2024-10-10T17:23:12Z
dc.date.issued2024
dc.description.abstractModern efforts to influence materials science with principles of biology have allowed fungal mycelial materials to take a foothold and develop novel solutions for the circular bioeconomy of tomorrow. However, recent studies have shown that the value of tomorrow’s green materials is not determined simply by their environmental viability, but rather by their ability to make the polluting materials of today obsolete. With an inherently strong structure of chitin and ?-glucan, the ever-adaptable mycelia of fungi can compete at the highest levels with a litany of materials from leather to polyurethane foam to paper to wood. There are significant efforts to optimize pure mycelial materials (PMMs) through the entire process of species and strain selection, mycelial growth, and fabrication. Indeed, the promising investigations of novel species demonstrate how the diversity of fungi can be leveraged to create uniquely specialized materials. This review aims to highlight PMMs’ current trajectory, evaluate the successes in technology, and explore how these new materials can help shape a better tomorrow.
dc.description.reviewstatusReviewed
dc.description.scholarlevelFaculty
dc.description.sponsorshipThis research was supported by the Global Science Initiative of McMaster University (GSI2020-03).
dc.identifier.citationWhabi, V., Yu, B., & Xu, J. (2024). From nature to design: Tailoring pure mycelial materials for the needs of tomorrow. Journal of Fungi, 10(3), Article 3. https://doi.org/10.3390/jof10030183
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.3390/jof10030183
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1828/20556
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherJournal of Fungi
dc.rightsAttribution CC BY
dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
dc.subjectbiodegradable materials
dc.subjectfoams
dc.subjecthyphal structures
dc.subjectliquid-state surface fermentation
dc.subjectmycelial films
dc.subjectmycelium-based leathers
dc.subjectporous materials
dc.subjectsolid-state fermentation
dc.subjectstrain optimization
dc.subjectsubmerged fermentation
dc.titleFrom nature to design: Tailoring pure mycelial materials for the needs of tomorrow
dc.typeArticle

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