CPC D06N 3/0015 (2013.01) [A41B 11/00 (2013.01); B01D 11/0203 (2013.01); B29C 70/06 (2013.01); B29C 70/42 (2013.01); C08J 5/24 (2013.01); C08J 5/245 (2021.05); C08J 5/249 (2021.05); C08L 99/00 (2013.01); C12N 1/14 (2013.01); D04H 1/42 (2013.01); D06N 3/00 (2013.01); D06N 3/0013 (2013.01); B29K 2105/0038 (2013.01); B29K 2105/0872 (2013.01); B29K 2311/00 (2013.01); C08J 2399/00 (2013.01); C08J 2405/08 (2013.01); C08J 2429/04 (2013.01); C08J 2431/04 (2013.01); C08L 2205/06 (2013.01); C08L 2312/00 (2013.01)] | 31 Claims |
1. A method for preparing a leather analog material comprising fungal biomass, comprising:
(a) size-reducing an inactivated cohesive fungal biomass;
(b) causing an aqueous solution, comprising a solvent, a polymer, and a plasticizer, to infiltrate the size-reduced inactivated fungal biomass to a fungal biomass:polymer loading ratio of between 25:75 and 75:25 by blending the size-reduced inactivated fungal biomass with the solution to form a blended composition;
(c) curing the biomass to remove solvent from the biomass and form the leather analog material, wherein the leather analog material has a tensile strength of at least about 4.5 MPa and a thickness of between about 0.5 mm and about 30 mm; and
(d) adhering a non-fungal textile backing to the biomass.
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