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Materials researched for design & architecture

lab Mycelium 2020

Mycelium in industrial design and architecture

Reviews how mycelium composites have been used in design and architecture, and runs experiments comparing composites produced in different ways as alternatives to synthetic foams.

Built / tested: mycelium composite test samples

As reported in: Attias, Danai, Abitbol et al. (2020). Mycelium bio-composites in industrial design and architecture: Comparative review and experimental analysis. Journal of Cleaner Production. doi:10.1016/j.jclepro.2019.119037

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