Bioderived artificial nails
OwnerBarbara BOURLANDinventor
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Abstract
Artificial nails made from mycelium material provide a bioderived alternative to plastic artificial nails. The disclosed mycelium material-containing artificial nails may be plain or decorated with colored layers, may be sold in sized sets, and after being worn and discarded may biodegrade, desirably in a home compost unit, and will do so much more readily than conventional plastic nails.
Claims20
An artificial nail comprising mycelium material.
A method for making artificial nails comprising mycelium material, the method comprising the steps of forming a mycelium-containing sheet substrate, and in either order i) molding or otherwise shaping the substrate into nail shapes having a convex underside and at least partially rounded perimeter, and ii) hardening or rigidifying the substrate or nail shapes.
A method for applying artificial nails comprising the step of adhering an artificial nail comprising mycelium material to a natural nail or portion thereof or to another artificial nail or portion thereof.
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