Development of an extrudable paste to build mycelium-bound composites

• Main Authors: Soh, Eugene, Chew, Zhi Yong, Saeidi, Nazanin, Javadian, Alireza, Hebel, Dirk, Le Ferrand, Hortense
• Other Authors: School of Materials Science and Engineering
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2020
• Subjects: Engineering::Manufacturing; Bio-composite; Extrusion
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/143487
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Mycelium-bound composites are promising materials for sustainable packaging, insulation, fashion, and architecture. However, moulding is the main fabrication process explored to date, strongly limiting the ability to design the complex shapes that could widen the range of applications. Extrusion is...