A composite material with enhanced resistance, and methods for production thereof
AssigneeBolt Threads, Inc.
InventorAmir Ahmad Bakhtiary Davijani
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Abstract
Provided herein are mycelium materials and methods for production thereof. In some embodiments, a mycelium material includes: a mycelium material including one or more disrupted fibers, wherein the one or more disrupted fibers is oriented in a z-direction and/or a bonding agent may be combined with the mycelium material. Methods of producing a mycelium material are also provided.
Claims110
A composite mycelium material, comprising:
- a. a mycelium material comprising one or more disrupted fibers, wherein the one or more disrupted fibers is oriented in a z-direction;
- and
- b. a bonding agent.
A composite mycelium material, comprising:
- a. a mycelium material comprising one or more fibers oriented in a z-direction;
- and
- b. a fiber additive.
A system, comprising;
- a. a mycelium composition comprising one or more disrupted fibers, wherein the one or more disrupted fibers is oriented in a z-direction;
- b. an apparatus having one or more projections;
- c. a solution;
- and
- d. a bonding agent.
A composite mycelium material, comprising:
- a. a mycelium material comprising one or more disrupted fibers oriented in a z-direction;
- b. a bonding agent comprising a vinyl acetate-ethylene copolymer;
- and
- c. a lyocell fiber.
A composite mycelium material, comprising:
- a. a mycelium material comprising one or more disrupted fibers oriented in a z-direction;
- b. a bonding agent comprising a vinyl acetate-ethylene copolymer;
- and
- c. an abaca fiber.
A method of producing a composite mycelium material, the method comprising:
- a. generating a mycelium material comprising one or more disrupted fibers;
- b. adding a solution to the mycelium material to produce a mycelium composition;
- c. manipulating the mycelium composition comprising one or more disrupted fibers such that the one or more disrupted fibers is oriented in a z-direction;
- d. adding a bonding agent to the mycelium composition;
- and
- e. draining the solution;
- thus producing the composite mycelium material.
A method, comprising:
- a. generating a mycelium material;
- b. contacting the mycelium material with a solution comprising a bonding agent and a solution;
- and
- c. needling the mycelium material.
A method, comprising:
- a. generating a mycelium material;
- b. contacting the mycelium material with a solution comprising a bonding agent and a solution;
- and
- c. manipulating the mycelium material.
A method, comprising:
- a. generating a mycelium composition comprising a mycelium material, a solution, and a bonding agent;
- and
- b. manipulating the mycelium composition.
A composite fibrous material, comprising:
- a. a fibrous material comprising one or more disrupted fibers, wherein the one or more disrupted fibers is oriented in a z-direction;
- and
- b. a bonding agent.
A method of producing a composite mycelium material, the method comprising:
- a. generating a mycelium material;
- and
- b. manipulating the mycelium composition comprising one or more disrupted fibers such that the one or more disrupted fibers is oriented in a z-direction.
A method of producing a composite mycelium material, the method comprising:
- a. generating a mycelium material comprising one or more disrupted fibers;
- b. manipulating the mycelium composition comprising one or more disrupted fibers such that the one or more disrupted fibers is oriented in a z-direction;
- and
- c. adding a bonding agent to the mycelium composition.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.