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Understanding the Role of Controlled Environments for Producing Mycelium‐bound Composites: Advancing Circular Practices for Integrating Biotechnology into the Construction Industry

“…Current practices adopted by industries utilizing fungi for enzymatic production and companies' efforts in commercializing MBCs showcase a practical methodology for implementing and automating SSF processes on a construction scale. [72,86,118,119] This approach provides an enclosed bioreactor-like controlled environment (CEn) to optimize material and enzymatic production while maintaining consistency throughout the incubation period. [104,120] In particular, the adoption of fungal-based materials into the construction industry, beyond current material performance limitations, is directly associated with the knowledge transfer of SSF and CEns as complementary processes for manufacturing building components.…”

“…The former relates to composites formed solely by mycelial mass and generally manufactured using a liquid‐state fermentation process (LSF) or Solid‐state surface formation (SSSF). [ 35 , 36 , 37 , 38 ] In contrast, the latter is characterized by the growth of a fungal strain on a specific lignocellulose substrate [ 39 , 40 ] and is characterized by a SSF process. [ 41 ] In both methods, the air contained within the mycelial network or between the loosely packed substrates and mycelia matrix results in a low‐density material with foam‐like properties (with a density between 60–300 kg m −3 ) similar to polystyrene and polyurethane.…”