Composite material
AssigneeEcovative Design LLC
InventorsEben Bayer, Gavin R. McIntyre
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Abstract
The composite material is comprised of a substrate of discrete particles and a network of interconnected mycelia cells bonding the discrete particles together. The composite material is made by inoculating a substrate of discrete particles and a nutrient material with a preselected fungus. The fungus digests the nutrient material over a period of time sufficient to grow hyphae and to allow the hyphae to form a network of interconnected mycelia cells through and around the discrete particles thereby bonding the discrete particles together to form a self-supporting composite material.
Claims18
A self-supporting composite material comprising
- a substrate of discrete particles;
- and
- a network of interconnected mycelia cells extending through and around all of said discrete particles to fully colonize said substrate and bond said discrete particles together.
A self-supporting composite material comprising
- a substrate of discrete bulking particles;
- and
- a network of interconnected mycelia cells extending through and around all of said discrete particles to fully colonize said substrate and bond said discrete bulking particles together.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.