3D Printing of Biomass-Fungi Composite Material: A Preliminary Study. (April 2020)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Bhardwaj, Abhinav; Vasselli, Joseph; Lucht, Matt; Pei, Zhijian; Shaw, Brian; Grasley, Zachary; Wei, Xingjian; Zou, Na
• Is Part Of: Manufacturing letters. Volume 24(2020)
• Page Start: 96
• Page End: 99
• Publication Date: 2020-04
• Subjects: Biomass -- Fungi -- 3D printing -- Additive manufacturing -- Material extrusion; Manufacturing industries -- Periodicals; Production engineering -- Periodicals; Manufacturing industries; Periodicals; 670
• DOI: 10.1016/j.mfglet.2020.04.005
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 2213-8463

Abstract

Abstract: This paper reports a 3D printing based manufacturing method using biomass-fungi composite material. The biomass is derived from waste agricultural materials. The fungi grow through the biomass and bind the biomass together. The novel method comprised the preparation of a printable biomass-fungi mixture. After printing, the fungi grew inside the printed sample over a few days. The feasibility of this new method was demonstrated by a preliminary experiment. In comparison to molding based manufacturing processes, 3D printing can facilitate greater flexibility in design and print custom designs for packaging and construction applications.