Composite material, and methods for production thereof
AssigneeBolt Threads, Inc.
InventorsMatthew Jordan Smith, Julian Goldman, Maxime Boulet-Audet, Steven Joseph Tom, Hua Li, Tyler John Hurlburt
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Abstract
Provided herein are mycelium materials and methods for production thereof. In some embodiments, a mycelium material includes: a cultivated mycelium material including one or more masses of branching hyphae, wherein the one or more masses of branching hyphae may be disrupted or pressed and/or a bonding agent may be combined with the cultivated mycelium material. Methods of producing a mycelium material are also provided.
Claims23
A composite mycelium material, comprising:
- a. a cultivated mycelium material comprising one or more masses of branching hyphae, wherein the one or more masses of branching hyphae is disrupted;
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- b. a bonding agent;
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- c. a dye.
A method of producing a composite mycelium material, the method comprising:
- a. generating a cultivated mycelium material comprising one or more masses of branching hyphae;
- b. disrupting the cultivated mycelium material comprising the one or more masses of branching hyphae;
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- c. adding a bonding agent to the cultivated mycelium material;
- thus producing the composite mycelium material.
A method, comprising:
- a. generating a cultivated mycelium material;
- b. pressing the cultivated mycelium material;
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- c. contacting the pressed cultivated mycelium material with a solution comprising a bonding agent.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.