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Fungi in Mycelium-Based Composites: Usage and Recommendations

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dc.abstract.enMycelium-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.
dc.affiliationWydział Leśny i Technologii Drewna
dc.affiliation.instituteKatedra Obrabiarek i Podstaw Konstrukcji Maszyn
dc.affiliation.instituteKatedra Chemicznej Technologii Drewna
dc.contributor.authorSydor, Maciej
dc.contributor.authorCofta, Grzegorz
dc.contributor.authorDoczekalska, Beata
dc.contributor.authorBonenberg, Agata
dc.date.access2026-03-09
dc.date.accessioned2026-03-17T11:56:08Z
dc.date.available2026-03-17T11:56:08Z
dc.date.copyright2022-09-09
dc.date.issued2022
dc.description.abstract<jats:p>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.</jats:p>
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dc.description.number18
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dc.description.versionfinal_published
dc.description.volume15
dc.identifier.doi10.3390/ma15186283
dc.identifier.issn1996-1944
dc.identifier.urihttps://sciencerep.up.poznan.pl/handle/item/7786
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dc.languageen
dc.relation.ispartofMaterials
dc.relation.pagesart. 6283
dc.rightsCC-BY
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dc.subject.enmycelium
dc.subject.enfungi
dc.subject.enbiomaterial
dc.subject.enbio-composite
dc.subject.enbio design
dc.subject.enmycelium-based material
dc.subject.enmycelium-based composites
dc.subject.enbiopolymers
dc.subject.enwood
dc.subtypeReviewArticle
dc.titleFungi in Mycelium-Based Composites: Usage and Recommendations
dc.title.volumeSpecial Issue Bio-Based Materials from Wood and Non-wood Fibers: Development, Properties and Design
dc.typeJournalArticle
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oaire.citation.issue18
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