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Processing and Morphology Impacts on Mechanical Properties of Fungal Based Biopolymer Composites

Fungal based biopolymer matrix composites with lignocellulosic agricultural waste as the filler are a viable alternative for some applications of synthetic polymers. This research provides insight into the impact of the processing method and composition of agriwaste/fungal biopolymer composites on structure and mechanical properties. The impact of nutrition during inoculation and after a homogenization step on the three-point bend flexural modulus and strength was determined. Increasing supplemental nutrition at inoculation had little effect on the overall composite strength or modulus; however, increasing carbohydrate loading after a homogenization step increased flexural stress at yield and bulk flexural modulus. The contiguity of the network formed was notably higher in the latter scenario, suggesting that the increase in modulus and strength of the final composite after homogenization was the result of contiguous hyphal network formation, which improves the integrity of the matrix and the ability to transfer load to the filler particles.

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1. Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, 110 Eighth Street, Troy, NY, 12180, USA

   Leah C. Smith, Jamie Freitag & Linda S. Schadler

2. Ecovative Design, LLC., 70 Cohoes Avenue, Green Island, NY, USA

   Gregory J. Tudryn

3. Department of Mechanical Engineering, Union College, Schenectady, NY, USA

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1. Gregory J. Tudryn
2. Leah C. Smith
3. Jamie Freitag
4. Ron Bucinell
5. Linda S. Schadler

Correspondence to Linda S. Schadler.

Tudryn, G.J., Smith, L.C., Freitag, J. et al. Processing and Morphology Impacts on Mechanical Properties of Fungal Based Biopolymer Composites. J Polym Environ 26, 1473–1483 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10924-017-1047-9

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• Published: 15 June 2017

• Issue Date: April 2018

• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10924-017-1047-9

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