Uses leftover substrate from mushroom farming plus sawdust as the feedstock for mycelium-bound thermal insulation boards.
Built / tested: insulation board samples
As reported in: Schritt, Vidi, Pleissner (2021). Spent mushroom substrate and sawdust to produce mycelium-based thermal insulation composites. Journal of Cleaner Production. doi:10.1016/j.jclepro.2021.127910
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Made hybrid aerogels by self-assembling silk fibroin inside a silica network, reported as compressible, heat-insulating and fire-retardant, with a route towards 3D printing.
Built / tested: silk–silica hybrid aerogels
As reported in: Maleki, Montes, Hayati-Roodbari et al. (2018). Compressible, Thermally Insulating, and Fire Retardant Aerogels through Self-Assembling Silk Fibroin Biopolymers Inside a Silica Structure—An Approach towards 3D Printing of Aerogels. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces. doi:10.1021/acsami.8b05856