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US 2022/0396052 A9Published application
Method of Forming a Mycological Product
AssigneeEcovative Design LLC
InventorsEben Bayer, Gavin McIntyre
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Abstract
The method grows a mycelial mass over a three-dimensional lattice such that a dense network of oriented hyphae is formed on the lattice. Growth along the lattice results in mycelium composite with highly organized hyphae strands and allows the design and production of composites with greater strength in chosen directions due to the organized nature of the supporting mycelia structure.
Claims6
A method of making a mycological product comprising the steps of
- providing a three-dimensional framework;
- and
- growing mycelium on said framework in an environment held at a temperature and humidity to stimulate mycelia growth for a time sufficient for the mycelia growth to form a dense network of oriented hyphae on said framework.
A method of forming a product comprising
- providing a three-dimensional lattice having at least two grids oriented orthogonally to each other;
- coating the lattice with a mixture of starch and water;
- thereafter placing the lattice in a bed of inoculum containing Plearotus ostreatus in a nutrient carrier;
- thereafter stimulating mycelium growth over and through said grids of the lattice to produce a dense network of hyphae;
- and
- allowing said hyphae to interweave over time to produce a mat of said thickly formed mycelia on said lattice.
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