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Production and Testing of Moisture Behavior and Thermal Properties of Rapeseed Straw and Ganoderma resinaceum Mycelium Bio-Composites
Published on: September 5, 2025
Multiscale and programmable engineering of edible mushroom mycelium-based materials.
Xiangfen Kong1, Shijun Xiao1, Hongwen Yu2
1Engineering Research Center of Chinese Ministry of Education for Edible and Medicinal Fungi, Jilin Agricultural University, Changchun 130118, China; College of Mycology, Jilin Agricultural University, Changchun 130118, China; Jilin Province Key Laboratory of Fungal Phenomics, Jilin Agricultural University, Changchun 130118, China.
Edible mushroom mycelium materials offer renewable alternatives across diverse formats. Research synthesizes how cultivation and processing influence material properties, guiding future development for these bio-based systems.
Area of Science:
- Biomaterials Science
- Mycology
- Materials Engineering
Background:
- Edible mushroom mycelium is a versatile biological resource.
- Mycelium-based materials represent a growing class of renewable, bio-based products.
- These materials span various forms including composites, hydrogels, and aerogels.
Purpose of the Study:
- To review and synthesize the structure-property-function relationships of edible mushroom mycelium-based materials.
- To explore how different processing routes and parameters influence material characteristics.
- To identify advancements and challenges in the development and application of these materials.
Main Methods:
- Literature review and synthesis of existing research on mycelium-based materials.
- Analysis of factors influencing material properties, including strain selection, substrate, cultivation, and post-processing.
- Assessment of emerging technologies like synthetic biology, advanced manufacturing, and AI for process control and scale-up.
Main Results:
- Mycelium-based materials are not a single engineering class but diverse systems (composites, gels, aerogels, etc.).
- Evidence is strongest for substrate-bound composites and laminates; gels, aerogels, and hybrids are more exploratory.
- Strain, substrate, cultivation, and post-processing significantly impact material structure, properties, and function.
Conclusions:
- Controllability and scale-up can be enhanced by synthetic biology, advanced manufacturing, and AI.
- Barriers to widespread adoption include reproducibility, moisture sensitivity, durability, cost, and regulatory hurdles.
- Future progress requires route-specific benchmarking, robust process control, and validation under realistic conditions.
