The rise of mycelium-based materials across industries: a review

Abstract

Mycelium-based materials are an interesting area of research, several industries are involved in exploring the possibilities. This review aims to identify the main industries and product group. Not only the most popular areas are mentioned, such as architecture, fashion and packaging. We also collected some special applications where these materials could be used in the future. This material family have several advantageous properties, but their application also faces many challenges. Our collection of precedents includes good and questionable examples, to draw attention to the need of further research.