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Fungal cell wall production and utilization as a raw resource for textiles

  • US 5,854,056 A
  • Filed: 11/28/1997
  • Issued: 12/29/1998
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/28/1997
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A method for producing fungal pulp, comprising the steps of:

  • a) producing spores from a filamentous fungus;

    b) producing mycelia from the spores;

    c) growing the mycelia into a flat sheet,wherein the mycelia are grown into a flat sheet by;

    i) placing the mycelia into a shallow trough containing nutrient broth andii) allowing the mycelia to grow until filaments from adjacent mycelia intermesh; and

    d) recovering the fungal pulp.

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