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US 12,716,049 B2Granted
Thermal insulation material from mycelium and forestry byproducts
AssigneeUniversity of Alaska Anchorage
InventorsPhilippe Amstislavski, Zhaohui Yang, Maria D. White
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Abstract
Disclosed are biodegradable insulation materials comprising a structural scaffold; and at least one temperature resilient fungus. Also disclosed are methods of making and using biodegradable insulation materials comprising a structural scaffold; and at least one temperature resilient fungus. For example, disclosed are methods of insulating an infrastructure comprising administering the disclosed biodegradable insulation materials to an infrastructure.
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A method for producing a biodegradable insulation material comprising
- a. forming a structural scaffold;
- b. inoculating the structural scaffold with at least one temperature resilient fungus and a nutritive media under environmental conditions that allow for mycelium growth;
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- c. allowing mycelium of the temperature resilient fungus to colonize the scaffold.
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