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US 5,854,056 AGranted
Fungal cell wall production and utilization as a raw resource for textiles
OwnerWilliam J. A. Dschidainventor
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Abstract
The present invention reveals a product from fungi and a method for making the product. The method involves producing spores from a filamentous fungus, producing mycelia from the spores, growing the mycelia into a flat sheet, and recovering the fungus product. The fungus product is used as a raw resource for the production of textiles.
Claims19
A method for producing fungal pulp, comprising the steps of:
- a) producing spores from a filamentous fungus;
- b) producing mycelia from the spores;
- c) growing the mycelia into a flat sheet,
- wherein the mycelia are grown into a flat sheet by:
- i) placing the mycelia into a shallow trough containing nutrient broth and
- ii) allowing the mycelia to grow until filaments from adjacent mycelia intermesh;
- and
- d) recovering the fungal pulp.
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A fungal pulp produced by the steps of:
- a) producing spores from a filamentous fungus;
- b) producing mycelia from the spores;
- c) growing the mycelia into a flat sheet,
- wherein the mycelia are grown into a flat sheet by:
- i) placing the mycelia into a shallow trough containing nutrient broth and
- ii) allowing the mycelia to grow until filaments from adjacent mycelia intermesh;
- and
- d) recovering the fungal pulp.
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A method for producing fungal pulp, comprising the steps of:
- a) producing spores from a filamentous fungus;
- b) producing mycelia from the spores;
- c) growing the mycelia into a flat sheet,
- wherein the mycelia are grown into a flat sheet by:
- i) placing the mycelia into a shallow trough containing nutrient broth and
- ii) allowing the mycelia to grow until filaments from adjacent mycelia intermesh;
- and
- d) recovering the fungal pulp, wherein the fungal pulp is recovered by:
- i) draining the nutrient broth from the shallow trough,
- ii) washing the intermeshed mycelia,
- iii) drying the intermeshed mycelia and
- iv) recovering the fungal pulp as an interwoven mat.
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