Identification mark and a method for manufacturing the identification mark

Abstract

An identification mark and a method for manufacturing the identification mark is disclosed. The method includes providing a block of mycelium and integrating an NIR florescent dye into a surface of the block to define a first pattern in the surface of the block of mycelium. Once the NIR florescent dye is inserted, the NIR florescent dye is allowed to dry. Thereafter, the block of mycelium with dried NIR florescent dye is compressed into a thin sheet of mycelium leather and the compression results in distorting the shape of the first pattern into a second pattern. The created second pattern is the identification mark readable by the NIR camera and an illumination source.

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