3D-Printed Mycelium Biocomposites: Method for 3D Printing and Growing Fungi-Based Composites.

ABSTRACT: Despite recent advances in 3D printing and additive manufacturing, the main materials in rapid prototyping are derived from finite resources such as petroleum-based plastics. Researchers are developing alternatives to exhaustible and potentially environmentally harmful materials through biomaterials. Mycelium biocomposites are one promising area of inquiry; when mycelium decomposes biomass, it produces a composite biomaterial, which is fully compostable and has beneficial structural and hydrophobic properties. However, mold-based fabrication methods for biocomposites require tooling and limit the possible shapes. We introduce a novel method for directly 3D printing mycelium biocomposites without the need for molds or tooling. Our method comprises three main contributions: Mycofluid, a myce

SUBMITTER: Luo D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12038323 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature