Hoenerloh Aileen, Ozkan Dilan, Scott Jane
Hub for Biotechnology in the Built Environment, School of Architecture, Planning and Landscape, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 7RU, UK.
Biomimetics (Basel). 2022 May 3;7(2):55. doi: 10.3390/biomimetics7020055.
The demand for sustainable materials derived from renewable resources has led to significant research exploring the performance and functionality of biomaterials such as mycelium and bacterial cellulose. Whilst the growing conditions and performance of individual biomaterials are understood, to achieve additional new and enhanced functionality, an understanding of how biomaterials can be used together as composites and hybrids is required. This paper investigates the compatibility of mycelium and bacterial cellulose as two biomaterials with different qualities for the development of a large-scale biohybrid structure, the prototype. Their compatibility was tested through preliminary design experiments and a material tinkering approach. The findings demonstrate that under optimal conditions mycelium and bacterial cellulose can grow in each other's presence and create composites with an extensive array of functions. However, there is a need to develop further fabrication settings that help to maintain optimal growing conditions and nutrition levels, whilst eliminating problems such as contamination and competition during growth.
对源自可再生资源的可持续材料的需求，引发了大量探索诸如菌丝体和细菌纤维素等生物材料性能与功能的研究。虽然我们了解单一生物材料的生长条件和性能，但为实现更多新的和增强的功能，还需要了解生物材料如何作为复合材料和杂化材料一起使用。本文研究了菌丝体和细菌纤维素这两种具有不同特性的生物材料在开发大规模生物杂化结构原型方面的兼容性。通过初步设计实验和材料修补方法对它们的兼容性进行了测试。研究结果表明，在最佳条件下，菌丝体和细菌纤维素可以在彼此存在的情况下生长，并形成具有广泛功能的复合材料。然而，需要进一步开发制造环境，以帮助维持最佳生长条件和营养水平，同时消除生长过程中的污染和竞争等问题。
