Preparation of Mycelium Pulp from Mushroom Fruiting Bodies
Hiroya Nakauchi,
Yoshihiko Amano,
Satomi Tagawa
Abstract:We developed a new method to extract mycelial fibers, without destroying their structure, from the fruiting bodies of mushrooms. After chemical treatment with NaOH and H 2 O 2 , the fruiting bodies were decolorized via an environmentally friendly method using sunlight irradiation. The visible light reflectance of decolorized fruiting bodies was more than 80%. Ultrasonic treatment was used to defibrillate the fruiting bodies at the mycelial level, and a white micrometer-sized dispersion of mycelial fibers (myce… Show more
Set email alert for when this publication receives citations?
scite is a Brooklyn-based organization that helps researchers better discover and understand research articles through Smart Citations–citations that display the context of the citation and describe whether the article provides supporting or contrasting evidence. scite is used by students and researchers from around the world and is funded in part by the National Science Foundation and the National Institute on Drug Abuse of the National Institutes of Health.