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US 11,359,074 B2Granted
Solution based post-processing methods for mycological biopolymer material and mycological product made thereby
AssigneeEcovative Design LLC
InventorsJessica Kaplan-Bie, Gavin R. McIntyre, Lucy Greetham, Ian Bonesteel, Alex Carlton, Eben Bayer
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Abstract
A mycological biopolymer material is subjected to treatment in one or more solutions that work to enhance and/or retain the inherent material properties of the material. In one embodiment, the solution is an organic solution; in another embodiment, the solution is an organic solvent with a salt; in another embodiment, the solution is an organic solvent phenol and/or polyphenol; and in another embodiment, a series of such solutions is used.
Claims21
A method comprising the steps of:
- obtaining a tissue consisting essentially of fungal mycelium containing native moisture, wherein said fungal mycelium is free of any stripe, cap or spores;
- treating said tissue with an organic solvent solution for a period of time sufficient to permit permeability into the tissue while desiccating the tissue to replace said native moisture with said solvent solution;
- removing said tissue from said solution;
- pressing said tissue to a minor thickness thereof;
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- thereafter drying said tissue, thereby providing a processed mycological biopolymer having a density within a range of 15 pcf to 50 pcf.
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