Table 5 Textile Materials

US11118305B2

14.09.2021

THE FYNDER GROUP INC, US

Fungal textile materials and leather analogs

US 17.06.2040

CN114901902A;

US11414815B2 (17.06.2040);

US11427957B2 (17.06.2040);

US11447913B2 (17.06.2040);

US11643772B2 (17.06.2040);

US11649586B2 (21.07.2041)

US11718954B2 (17.06.2040);

US11952713B2

(17.06.2040);

KR20220024666A;

JP2022538816A;

CA 3143603A1; TW202116537A;

EP3986186A4

A method for making a durable sheet material, comprising:

a) Contacting an inactivated fungal biomass with an aqueous solution comprising a liming substance;

b) Contacting the inactivated fungal biomass from step (a) with an aqueous solution comprising a deliming substance;

c) Contacting the inactivated fungal biomass from step (b) with an aqueous solution comprising a polymer;

d) Contacting the inactivated fungal biomass from step I with an aqueous solution comprising a crosslinker;

e) Contacting the inactivated fungal biomass from step (d) with an aqueous solution comprising a plasticizer;

f) Drying the inactivated fungal biomass from stI(e) to form a dried inactivated fungal biomass; and

g) Heat-pressing the dried inactivated fungal biomass to form the durable sheet material

(the various US patents vary in specifics of the method, e. g. by specifying a ratio of fungal biomass:polymer, or by providing very detailed process instructions)