Solution based post-processing methods for mycological biopolymer material and mycological product made thereby
AssigneeEcovative LLC
InventorsJessica Hannah Kaplan-Bie, Gavin Reim McIntyre, Lucy Elaine Greetham, Ian Thomas Bonesteel, Alex James Carlton, Eben D. 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.
Claims24
A mycological biopolymer material consisting essentially of a fungal mycelium free of any stipe, cap, or spores, wherein the mycological biopolymer material has a density in a range of 15 pcf to 50 pcf and an elasticity in a range of 2000 psi to 8000 psi.
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