Reports a process for growing and treating mycelium mats from brown-rot fungi into a leather-like sheet material.
Built / tested: leather-alternative sheets
As reported in: Raman, Kim, Kim et al. (2022). Mycofabrication of Mycelium-Based Leather from Brown-Rot Fungi. Journal of Fungi. doi:10.3390/jof8030317
Reviews functionalised silk fibres built into textiles that sense, conduct or handle light.
As reported in: Wu, Ma, Liu (2021). From Mesoscopic Functionalization of Silk Fibroin to Smart Fiber Devices for Textile Electronics and Photonics. Advanced Science. doi:10.1002/advs.202103981
Grew bacterial cellulose from a kombucha culture and processed it as a stable hydrogel to tune its properties for use as a textile material.
Built / tested: textile samples
As reported in: Kamiński, Jarosz, Grudzień et al. (2020). Hydrogel bacterial cellulose: a path to improved materials for new eco-friendly textiles. Cellulose. doi:10.1007/s10570-020-03128-3
Soaked bacterial cellulose membranes in two commercial water-repellent textile finishes (a silicone and a fluorocarbon) to make sheets that resist water but still let vapour through, aimed at textile and shoe uses.
Built / tested: water-repellent cellulose membrane samples
As reported in: Fernandes, Gama, Dourado et al. (2019). Development of novel bacterial cellulose composites for the textile and shoe industry. Microbial Biotechnology. doi:10.1111/1751-7915.13387